Comments Off on 30 MORE | Day 22 – Twitter Thread : “Mayor Tory and Toronto MP Nathaniel Erskine Smith host virtual Ramadan celebration; forget to invite the two local Muslim MPPs”
So proud of the #manel, eh? Eventhough it excluded the 2 Muslim women elected to represent those exact 2 wards. So embarassing for all of you, but clearly you have no shame.
Had no idea they hadn’t been invited until it was pointed out as it’s often the case that elected officials are invited to events and unable to attend.
Comments Off on 30 MORE | Night 22 – VIDEO – Guest Blog Post: The Islamic Centre of Kingston – ISK — By Dr. Mona Rahman
“Find out from Sr. Mona Rahman what things were like before the Islamic Centre of Kingston was established,
and the story of how two groups of youth got to know each other through a Masjid activity to dismantle their misperceptions of each other,
resulting in more participation in youth activities and a sisterhood which developed and continued through to their adulthood.”
By Dr. Mona Rahman (@naeema_mnr) | Kingston, Ontario
The Islamic Society of Kingston was founded in the late 1960s as the Queen’s Islamic Society (mainly students and some faculty) and followed the route of many MSAs in North America,
evolving to the ISK as members settled in the community in the university town.
We, the first generation of children of the founding families in the 1970s and 1980s, did not grow up with a masjid.
Rather the community activities were held at various venues in the city,
with many activities centred around Queen’s University.
As the community grew from a handful of families,
it was clear that we needed a masjid to call our own which came to fruition in 1996 as the Islamic Centre of Kingston.
The small community of 200 were able to raise the $1 Million to make this dream a reality over time,
and we prayed our first Taraweeh Prayers in the unfinished Musallah in February of 1996.
Today the community has grown more than 10x to 3,000 people in the area and we have clearly outgrown the masjid.
Islamic Studies Classes on Saturdays have to be held in three sessions to accommodate all the students with intermediates having class from 11-12:30, primaries from 2-3:30 pm and juniors from 3:30-5 pm.
Qur’an classes are held on weeknights.
The playroom which was specifically built in the original design for the children and youth was recently transformed into an expanded Sisters area for the Musallah,
a very difficult decision but a sacrifice that was made.
As a result,
there is no longer a designated space for children/youth to hang out and play during Taraweeh, lectures or dinners.
Ramadan Iftar dinners (pre-COVID) have gotten so crowded that people can’t find room to sit,
and many go outside or into the Musallah.
The children have nowhere to play without disruption.
We have also now gotten to the point where we need to have more than one Jama’a for Salat-ul-Jumu’ah.
Many times,
particularly on long weekends when people are travelling on the 401,
we will have a completely full house with both the Musallah and community hall full to the brim at Jumu’ah.
Unfortunately, when things are so crowded it becomes a deterrent for people to attend social events.
Moreover, it is difficult for families with children in many age groups on Saturdays when they need to chauffeur children back and forth.
Even if children stay for supervised activity during their siblings’ classes, they are confined to a small space of the kitchen during the cold months.
Most importantly, though the different groups are keen to have activities more often, we are restricted by space to coordinate with each other.
The youth in particular need a space where they can gather with their Muslim peers and also develop an attachment to the masjid.
Alhamdullillah,
we have finally gotten the building permit from the city to launch Phase I of our extension project.
We already have raised over $1 Million towards this and this Ramadan have set a goal of $500,000 to get us closer to getting the shovels in the ground.
Comments Off on Day 21 – LIVESTREAM – Resilient Hour – Shaikh Abdul Wahab Saleem – IIT – Islamic Institute of Toronto
“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.”
Comments Off on 30 MORE | Day 21 – Twitter Thread : “So grateful to say I’m a moderna girl now! If you’re Muslim and fasting you should still get vaccinated. I’m so grateful for the team at MAC Islamic Community Centre…” — By Nashwa Khan – Colonized Turtle Island
“So grateful to say I’m a moderna girl now!
If you’re Muslim and fasting you should still get vaccinated.
I’m so grateful for the team at MAC Islamic Community Center
and others in the Muslim community supporting vaccine efforts.
💉
also shoutout to my nurse Harkiranpreet for the lovely conversation,
Comments Off on 30 MORE | Day 21 – “We’ll speak to author Dany Assaf about his new book and his family’s connection to the very first mosque built in Canada” – CBC – Edmonton AM
At 7:35 a.m. we will talk to an Edmonton lawyer and author about his new book and his family's connection to the very first mosque built in Canada. #yeg
Comments Off on Night 21 – VIDEO – Laylatul Qadr – Better than 1,000 months – Ramadan Reminder – Shaikh Omar Suleiman – Yaqeen Institute for Islamic Research Canada
Comments Off on Night 21 – VIDEO – Laylatul Qadr – Dr. Yasir Qadhi – Memphis, Tennessee
Go by the dates of your community. The world of the unseen doesn’t operate limited to our time/space reality. Still, regardless of your time zone, do extra worship on all ten nights. https://t.co/1mXyrkl4Lh
Recorded during Ramadan 2014 inside Memphis Islamic Center,
Explains how best to spend one’s time during Laylatul Qadr . . .
Why Laylatul Qadr is called so and what are its merits?
What kind of worship we need to observe during the Night of Qadr?
Which night is most likely to be Night of Qadr?
And why should we care, in the first place, about this night?
Dr. Yasir Qadhi mentions 4 meanings of the word Qadr and Night of Qadr:
Qadr means importance, dignity and honour.
Laylatul Qadr is called so because it is a very important and dignified night.
The second meaning is close to the first but it is related to believers who worship Allah on this night;
they are dignified and honoured people.
Qadr also means constriction;
Laylatul Qadr is called so because a huge number of Angels come down in this night to Earth.
It will be congested with honourable angels.
Qadr means predestination;
on this night Allah decides and decrees what will happen in the next year.
Tonight it begins – the most blessed nights of the year. No matter how the first part of Ramadan went, now is the time to give it our utmost. Sacrifice as much as you can for worship in upcoming nights – for it's not a sacrifice, but the greatest investment you can possibly make.
