Comments Off on Day 28 – LIVESTREAM – Resilient Hour – Shahina Siddiqui – ISSA – Mustafa Farook – NCCM – IIT – Islamic Institute of Toronto
“***LIVE***
Resilient Hour | from the Islamic Institute of Toronto
The hour before the breaking of the fast is perhaps the most difficult;
yet it signifies the strong will of the believer to take the hardship of the day to its conclusion and to take comfort in the knowledge that we will accomplish yet another day of worship.”
Because of being in the first Drive-In Iftar cohort,
A small stage was still being set up in front.
Area Politicians would be arriving & I imagine they’d stand on it to be visible to people inside their vehicles.
What is encouraging to witness,
Is how younger people have been entrusted with logistics decision making & process re-invention.
This Ramadan 2021 began with 15% Indoor Capacity allowed for Houses of Worship,
But was reduced to only 10 people allowed indoors during Week 2 of Ramadan 2021.
ISNA Canada worked with the rules as they were and transformed the Drive-Thru Iftar
Into a “Drive-In” outdoors stay-in-car Iftar Pickup that met Provincial Rules for Drive-By services for Houses of Worship.
Some Masjids and Organizations experience stasis due to “Founders Syndrome”,
When well meaning “Uncles” do not retire to make space for following generations of stewardship.
Once up a time that might have been ISNA Canada.
Today,
During a Pandemic,
Drive-Thru, and then Drive-In Iftars,
Confirm Islamic Centre of Canada is in good hands.
Young Hands.
Eid Mubarak Everybody !
As of tonight @ISNA_Canada will have served 25,598 Iftar meals through their drive-in program! This successful and safe initiative would not have been possible without generous donors and the dedicated organizers and volunteers. pic.twitter.com/vsYLT07ozg
In these final nights of Ramadan, I joined @ISNA_Canada’s drive-in Iftar! Although we couldn’t be together in person for Iftar this month, the centre still found a fun way to come together and celebrate community.#RamadanMubarak! pic.twitter.com/M16PZhuCIE
Our final drive in iftar for Ramadan this year is today! We will be distributing the largest number of meals yet thanks to all our sponsors! pic.twitter.com/z4L8hG7mEF
Comments Off on 30 MORE | Day 28 – Pop-Up Vaccine Clinic – The Khayr Project – Hamilton Mountain Mosque – 1545 Stone Church Road East – Hamilton, Ontario
Starting this Monday May 10th, inshaa Allah. Please register by email : vaccines@seedsofleadership.ca [include Full Name & Telephone number to contact]#thekhairprojectpic.twitter.com/ktjQ4cSr3X
Comments Off on 30 MORE | Day 27 / Night 28 – Twitter Thread : “A vaccine clinic opening well past Iftar / sunset during Ramadan is the most culturally-appropriate thing I’ve ever seen in my life.” — By Tai Huynh
Two hours before clinic opened, the makeshift pharmacy was already in high gear, getting all the doses ready. pic.twitter.com/Frtay11M6i
The other brilliant thing: throughput is incredible. Here's how they do it: 2 lines. Line 1 is walk-ins. Line 2 is pre-booked, which helped keep the throughput high during the afternoon lull when line 1 was low—a chronic problem for pop-ups. pic.twitter.com/E9Znjk5bp8
Not novel concept. Airlines have been doing it forever…it's called a standby list. I've seen pop ups panic in the afternoon when the line dies and they start contacting @VaxHuntersCan and opening it up to everybody. Get a pre-booked list in place before you stage a pop up.
We are grateful to our staff & community ambassadors for their hard work in pre-registering local residents through door knocking using IPads provided by @MGHToronto Also would like to thank all front line health workers for their commendable service & all our partners. Salute! https://t.co/i4re7kfxAD
— TNO-THE NEIGHBOURHOOD ORGANIZATION (@TNOtoronto) May 10, 2021
Yesterday felt different in #Flemingdon and #Thorncliffe. 4,050 people vaccinated late into the night which helped those observing Ramadan. We are also hearing more folks report they already got their first vaccine and they are so happy! Congrats to all. https://t.co/KokijFCd4k
— Flemingdon Health Centre (@fhc_chc) May 10, 2021
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Wow! Subhana Allah! What a stunning beautiful sunrise this morning. This is the clearest day we ever had in these last 10 nights and the sun fits the description of the Hadith. But we always say: Allah knows best! pic.twitter.com/QPxT52duDu
Comments Off on Night 27 – LIVESTREAM – Laylatul Qadr – Taraweeh Prayer – Annual special Program for the Night of the 27th – Sayeda Khadija Centre – Mississauga
“Salam & Ramadan Kareem!
Welcome to the Live Broadcast of Isha Salat & Taraweeh Prayers from Sayeda Khadija Centre.
following the one they did last year during Ramadan 2020.
We arrived shortly before the official 7 p.m. start time,
And they were ready to receive us.
They had at least three Iftar Table Stations set up with sets of volunteers at each one.
This would space out and speed up with the efficient Iftar Pickups in a tightly spaced parking lot.
Being among the first arrivals,
We experienced what has become a theme during our Drive-Thru Iftar masjid visits this year,
Volunteers weren’t as ready to immediately accept cash donations as they were with handing the Iftar Pickups.
That’s okay.
Everyone arriving and donating after us would benefit from whatever readiness was made up on the fly because of our Sadaqah, Masjid, and Zakat donations.
The Iftar from Masjid Khalid Bin Al-Walid was incredible !
They made efforts to include everything you’d want in an Iftar Dinner.
It was GENEROUS,
Alhumdulillah.
Each serving included small items for dessert.
They insisted on water bottles for each of us in the car.
Even plastic utensils were in the bag.
The dinners were different.
We got macaroni and cheese with BBQ chicken wings versions ,
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Comments Off on 30 MORE | Day 26 – Twitter Thread : “So I just rounded up a bunch of Makkah wallpapers and photoshopped all traces of the Clock Tower out of each one :)” — By @AntiqueAbdullah
So I just rounded up a bunch of Makkah wallpapers and photoshopped all traces of the Clock Tower out of each one 🙂 pic.twitter.com/cAGFLlNu6b
BUY/STREAM:
iTunes, Apple Music, Spotify, Deezer, Amazon Music, Tidal,
This song is about re-connecting with so many of those distinct experiences and aspirations that come about as we observe Ramadan in the Greater Toronto Area, and really also in large metropolitan cities anywhere in the world.
It’s a cover of an original song that came out last year, by my dear brother Isam Bachiri in 2020. I loved the song, and I loved it even more when he suggested that I pen a cover for Toronto.
As part of our labels (First Spring Records) #ShareTheProphet initiative, 100% of the profits from this single will be donated to Give 30, an initiative to fight hunger by supporting food banks in Canada and the United States during Ramadan. So every song purchase and stream will raise funds for this blessed project.
Thank you for all your love, support, and prayers. I pray that you enjoy this song even more than we enjoyed crafting it. Please do share it with others.
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CREDITS:
VOCALS
Nader Khan
BACKGROUND VOCALS
Nader Khan, The Blacksmiths (Dr. Faisal Haq Shaheen)
LYRICS
Nader Khan
SONGWRITERS
Nader Khan, Isam Bachiri, Özcan Ajrulovski, Anders Greis, Nana Jacobi
PERCUSSION
Nader Khan, The Blacksmiths (Dr. Faisal Haq Shaheen)
PRODUCER, SOUND ENGINEER
Norm Sabourin
RECORDING, MIXING, MASTERING
First Spring Studios, Aquasound Studios
