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Bismillah,
AsalamAlayKum, and Ramadan Mubarak / Blessings of Ramadan be upon each and every one of you!
In the days before and leading up to Ramadan 2014, Muslims meeting me inside Masjids, plus other followers of the 30Masjids Project, have asked me if I would be doing it again this year?
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Comments Off on 30 MORE | Email to Deputy Mayor Norm Kelly – Request to Light up City Hall Twin Towers Green for Start and End of Ramadan 2014
@DMayorKelly Mr. Deputy Mayor, Thank you for verbally OKAYing lighting City Hall green for Ramadan+Eid al Fitr, when we spoke at DDay Event.
— HïMY SYeD (@30masjids) June 16, 2014
From: HiMY SYeD 6 June 2014 16:07
To: deputymayor@toronto.ca
Subject: Email Follow-up to In Person Request to Light up City Hall Twin Towers Green for Start and End of Ramadan 2014Good Afternoon Mr. Deputy Mayor Norm Kelly,
Thank you for immediately saying “YES” to Lighting Up City Hall Green ( The Traditional Colour in Muslim Culture ) for Ramadan, when we spoke in person for only the briefest of moments earlier this afternoon at the conclusion of D-Day Ceremonies in Nathan Phillips Square.
Ramadan is the Muslim Holy Month of Fasting.
Muslims observe a Lunar Calendar, with days beginning at Sunset.
Consequently, Ramadan begins 10 or 11 days earlier each year on the common solar calendar.
The tentative starting date for Ramadan this year is Saturday Evening, June 28 2014.
Ramadan is expected to end on Sunday Evening, July 27 2014.
Eid-al-Fitr ( A Muslim Day of Thanksgiving to acknowledge the successful conclusion of Ramadan ) is anticipated for Monday Morning, July 28 2014.
Due to the possibility of Visual Moonsighting being different than New Moon Calculations, there is a slight chance the actual dates this year are different than listed above.
Nevertheless, Lighting up City Hall Green on a pre-determined schedule with this much notice in advance is something likely to be understood by the wider Muslim Community, if it so happens either lighting is off by one day.
Therefore, on behalf of the wider Muslim Community, I would like to request Toronto City Hall be lit green on the Evening of Saturday June 28 2014 to mark the start of Ramadan, and then again on the evening of Monday July 28 2014 to Mark Eid-al-Fitr and the End of Ramadan.
There are an estimated 75,000 to 80,000 Muslim Families in the Greater Toronto Area.
It will be the first time that Ramadan and Eid al Fitr would be recognized in such a manner in our city.
Thank You Mr. Deputy Mayor for your attention.
Sincerely,
HiMY SYeD
http://30Masjids.ca / http://Twitter.com/30Masjids
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I visited Masjid Toronto today as part of Doors Open Toronto, and it was definitely the highlight of my day.
Everyone I met was so warm and friendly: from the welcomes outside on Dundas and inside at the front desk, to our excellent tour guides Omar and Omair who took us around the building and explained some of the basics of the practice of your faith, to the tireless calligrapher who wrote my name on a souvenir placard with such flair, to the funny ladies in the hall downstairs who loaded my plate with the BEST tuna croquettes, falafel, samosas, and so many delicious sweets!
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Comments Off on 30 MORE | Doors Open Toronto 2014 – Masjid Toronto
2014 was the third time Masjid Toronto has been a part of Doors Open Toronto. The first two years being in 2008 and 2009. So, it’s been a while. However, the visitor count has improved.
Day 1 saw 400 people tour Masjid Toronto; Day 2 a further 300 for a total of 700+ Visitors during the Doors Open Toronto 2014 weekend.
Following are a collection of tweets, images, and an ending video documenting the weekend to share a glimpse of Masjid Toronto and Doors Open Toronto 2014…
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Bosnian Islamic Centre, 75 Birmingham St. (East of Islington Ave) Etobicoke, Part of @Doors_OpenTO: Saturday & Sunday 12 pm – 4:45 pm #DOT14
— HïMY SYeD (@HiMYSYeD) May 24, 2014
For whatever reason, I can’t seem to find anything online, be it pictures, tweets or even a mention, about the Bosnian Islamic Centre and Doors Open Toronto 2014, to include in this blog post.
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Comments Off on 30 MORE | Doors Open Toronto 2014 – Islamic Foundation of Toronto
Come experience and see a full pledge mosque this weekend at @Doors_OpenTO. You are all welcome. Our doors are open. pic.twitter.com/tYkDxG9GrP
— Islamic Foundation (@iftlive) May 20, 2014
.@iftlive a must-see during this year’s #DOT14. What a stunning space! Visit http://t.co/dTwm9bWvzV for details such as hours and a map.
— Doors Open Toronto (@Doors_OpenTO) May 20, 2014
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Comments Off on 30 MORE | Doors Open Toronto 2014 – Islamic Information & Dawah Centre International
Islamic Information & Dawah Centre International, 1168 Bloor St W, at Dufferin, Part of @Doors_OpenTO: Saturday & Sunday 10 am – 5 pm #DOT14
— HiMY SYeD (@30masjids) May 24, 2014
As part of @Doors_OpenTO took a guided tour of Islamic Information & Dawah Centre. #etobicoke #ward1 #ward2 #rexdale. pic.twitter.com/lQCrdwAh4C
— Kenny Robertson (@Robertson_TO) May 24, 2014
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Comments Off on 30 MORE | Doors Open Toronto 2014 – Canadian Turkish Islamic Heritage Association – Pape Cami
Canadian Turkish Islamic Heritage Association (@PapeCami), 336 Pape Ave. Part of @Doors_OpenTO: Saturday & Sunday 10 a.m. – 4:45 p.m. #DOT14
— HiMY SYeD (@HiMYSYeD) May 24, 2014
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Comments Off on 30 MORE | Doors Open Toronto 2014 – Jerrahi Sufi Order of Canada
RT @urzheer Our #Turkish inspired #Sufi Centre @JerrahiCanada is taking part in @Doors_OpenTO. Hope to see u Sat or Sun May 24-25! // #DOT14
— HiMY SYeD (@HiMYSYeD) May 24, 2014
#DoorsOpenToronto happening now! All are welcome! #DOT14 @urzheer pic.twitter.com/JTCxqeSuz2
— Jerrahi Sufi Canada (@JerrahiCanada) May 24, 2014
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Comments Off on 30 MORE | Doors Open Toronto 2014 – Masjids, Islamic Centres, and a Djerga
In 2014, Doors Open Toronto (@Doors_OpenTO) falls on May 24 and May 25.
For one full weekend the wider community may visit and enjoy free tours, learn about the architecture, or simply scratch the itch of curiosity about buildings people have only seen from the outside.
It just so happens that ALL SIX ISLAMIC Buildings participating in Doors Open Toronto 2014 have been visited and blogged about by 30 Masjids at some point during the past three Ramadans!
Personally, I’m volunteering this year at two locations:
Would love to meet readers of this blog in person! Please ask if I’m around when you arrive.
Hopefully, some of you can make it out at the above times, InshAllah.
Following are complete Doors Open Details, Location, Timings, plus links to their corresponding 30Masjids blog stories:
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Comments Off on 30 MORE | Salat al Jumah, Friday Prayer – Masjid Abou Bakr Alsiddiq, Mezquita de Bogotá, Colombia
As I arrived in Masjid Abou Bakr Alsiddiq, The Mezquita de Bogotá, the Friday Qhutbah has already begun…
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@HiMYSYeD All the muslim people fulfill the five pillars of Islam? Please an example to fulfill each one 🙂
— mariana parra (@MarianaParraMM) April 15, 2014
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Comments Off on 30 MORE | Salat al Jumah, Friday Prayer – WUF7 Green Pavillion, World Urban Forum 7, Medellín, Colombia
Friday #Jumah in @WorldUrbanForum #Medellín: TODAY 1 p.m, 4th Floor #WUF7 Green Pavillion: http://t.co/HBL5jzKgtv cc: @HABQ88 @FarazRabbani
— HiMY SYeD (@HiMYSYeD) April 11, 2014
First Adhan-al #Jumah / Call to Friday Prayer, 4th Floor @WorldUrbanForum #WUF7 Green Pavillion, #Medellin — http://t.co/7TNLS9JG0i — HiMY SYeD (@30masjids) April 11, 2014
InshAllah, Alhumdulillah, I will properly updated this blog post. For the moment Here are three images I took during our Jumah in the World Urban Forum in Medellín…
Recording of Jumah Qhutbah I delivered in WUF7 Muslim Prayer Space on Friday April 11, 2014:
[podcast]http://30masjids.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/2014-04-11-Jumah-Qhutbah-WUF7.mp3[/podcast]
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Comments Off on 30 MORE | World Urban Forum, Muslim Prayer Space – 4th Floor, WUF7 Green Pavillion, Plaza Mayor – Medellín, Colombia
AsalamAlayKum from the World Urban Forum in Medellín, Colombia!
With 25,000+ people registered for this United Nations sponsored Biennial forum on Cities and Urbanism, there are bound to be many, many Muslims in attendance.
On the Morning of Saturday April 5, 2014, the First Official Day of WUF7, I asked where the “Multi-Faith Prayer or Meditation Room was?”
After a few moments at one of the numerous Information Kiosks, I was taken by one of the Volunteers to the 4th Floor of the Green (see what WUF7 Organizers did there!) Pavillion.
Pleasantly surprised to see that this wasn’t a Multi-Faith Prayer Space but a Dedicated Muslim Prayer Room, for both Males and Females!
The Qibla Direction was already posted. But no prayer times.
In 2010, I attended World Urban Forum 5 in Rio De Janeiro. The Prayer Space was Multi-Faith. Friday was the last day of the WUF5, like it is now.
Then, we didn’t perform Jumah there, instead because I knew where Rio’s ONLY Masjid was, me and group of African Muslims, hopped into Mini-Buses they had rented, and we headed out to make Jumah. Upon Arrival, we had just missed it. So we all prayed Dhuhr together.
I took it upon myself to schedule a Jumah here at WUF7, InshAllah…
WUF7 Jumah Qhutbah will be at 1 p.m. on Friday April 11 2014, on the 4th Floor of the Green Pavillion, in the Muslim Prayer Room.
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Positive New #Moonsighting Report by @HiMYSYeD in #Medellín, Colombia on Tuesday Evening, April 1 2014 — http://t.co/10bNyJ7Z3D
— HiMY SYeD (@30masjids) April 2, 2014
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