30 MORE | Doors Open Toronto 2014 – Masjids, Islamic Centres, and a Djerga

05 23 14'

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Every year, The City of Toronto, in partnership with many building owners, decide to open up their public and private spaces.

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:

  • Leading tours of Masjid Toronto on Saturday and Sunday Morning between 10 a.m and 1 p.m.
  • Welcoming Visitors to the Canadian Sufi Cultural Centre between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. on Saturday afternoon.

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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30 MORE | Salat al Jumah, Friday Prayer – Masjid Abou Bakr Alsiddiq, Mezquita de Bogotá, Colombia

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Mezquita de Bogotá, Colombia - Masjid Abou Bakr Alsiddiq

As I arrived in Masjid Abou Bakr Alsiddiq, The Mezquita de Bogotá, the Friday Qhutbah has already begun…

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30 MORE | Mariana Parra ‏(@MarianaParraMM) All the muslim people fulfill the five pillars of Islam? Please an example to fulfill each one

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30 MORE | Salat al Jumah, Friday Prayer – WUF7 Green Pavillion, World Urban Forum 7, Medellín, Colombia

04 11 14'

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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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30 MORE | World Urban Forum, Muslim Prayer Space – 4th Floor, WUF7 Green Pavillion, Plaza Mayor – Medellín, Colombia

04 05 14'

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Muslim Prayer Room, World Urban Forum, WUF7 Green Pavillion 4th Floor, Plaza Mayor, Medellín Colombia, Saturday April 5 2014 - 019

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!

Muslim Prayer Room, World Urban Forum, WUF7 Green Pavillion 4th Floor, Plaza Mayor, Medellín Colombia, Saturday April 5 2014 - 007

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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30 MORE | Moonsighting for Jumada-at-Thania 1435 – Medellín, Colombia

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New moonsighting for Tuesday April 1 2014 from in front of Medellin's only masjid

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30 MORE | VIDEO: Meet Sister Rania – Medellín, Colombia

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Sister Rania has lived in Medellín, Colombia for eight years.
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30 MORE | VIDEO: Meet Young Brother Abdullah, Medellín, Colombia

03 28 14'

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After Jumah Prayers in Medellín, Colombia I introduced myself to Young Brother Abdullah.

He is 18 years old, Colombian, and being from Medellín, makes him a real Paisa. Which is how local residents in this city self-identify.

Abdullah embraced Islam at the age of 13.

He learned of Islam from Sister Rania, a Muslim family friend.

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30 MORE | VIDEO: Jumah Qhutbah – Medellín, Colombia

03 28 14'

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This is Brother Ahmed, he normally delivers The Jumah Qhutbah, The Friday Sermon, in Medellín’s only Masjid.

He wasn’t here last week, yet Alhumdulillah, Praise be to God-Alone, I was able to somewhat follow along in his mixing of Arabic and Spanish to get a gist of what his message was for this week.

Perhaps you might feel the same watching and listening. InshAllah!

Here are some images from my Second Jumah here in Medellín, Colombia…

Brother Abdul Haq Founder of Medellin's First Masjid looks back at the Photographer as i take this photo Friday March 28 2014
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30 MORE | Muslim Sisters in Medellín

03 26 14'

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Mariana asking and learning about Muslim Community in Medellin Colombia from Brother Abdul Haq inside Masjid after Salat al Jumah Friday Prayers 2014-03-21-50031
Mariana asking and learning about Muslim Community of Medellín, Colombia from Brother Abdul Haq after Salat al Jumah. She is writing her Senior Thesis about the Muslims here.

As first, I assumed this young woman in a headscarf was a Muslim Sister, perhaps a newer Muslim who had embraced Islam locally?

I would learn she is a Student researching Islam and Muslims for her Senior Thesis.

Mariana has been present in Medellín’s only Masjid each Friday for the past several weeks. Salat al Jumah is really the only time Muslim Sisters are ever at the masjid. Hence, her research is taking a bit longer than one may think.

We ended up interviewing each other. Me for her research paper, and her for this 30Masjids blog post.

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30 More | Jumah in Medellín, Colombia

03 21 14'

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AsalamAlayKum from Medellín, Colombia!

I came here ahead of the Seventh World Urban Forum happening April 5-11, 2014.

In 2010, I attended the Fifth World Urban Forum held in Rio De Janerio, Brazil.

Both of the Muslim Communities I found in Rio De Janeiro and Medellín share some similarities:

  • Both have about 100 Muslim families in total in a city of millions
  • Both cities only have the single Masjid.
  • Each city’s masjid are open for only part of the day, usually Maghrib and Isha prayers

InshAllah, a much longer story will be posted about this fascinating city and its Muslim story to date, including an interview with the founder of the First Masjid in Medellín, Colombia, Brother Abdul Haq!

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30 MORE | Charlotte Douglas Airport Chapel

03 16 14'

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I am en route ultimately to Medellín, Colombia several weeks ahead of the Seventh World Urban Forum. 

If I could have, I would have prayer in the Chapel at Pearson International Airport. However the plane left Toronto before Maghrib Sunset Time, and I decided to not pray while in flight.

Originally, I decided that once I arrive in Florida, that is where I could catch up my Sunset and Night Prayer as this connection in Charlotte, North Carolina was too short to risk taking a few minutes break to pray.

Upon arriving in Charlotte Douglass Airport, my connecting flight was delayed about 40 minutes. Alhumdullilah, I could pray and InshAllah arrive in Florida having completed even my Isha Prayers on time.

A quick look at the CLT airport map and the Chapel was easy enough to locate. It’s on the second floor in the middle of the Terminal connecting all the gates. To find it, immediately go up the stairs where it says USO. Walk left, and there on the first corner on your right, is the Multi-Faith Chapel.

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30 MORE – Free Hot Chocolate: “Who is Hussein?” | Yonge-Dundas Square, Toronto

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30 MORE | VIDEO: “Happy Eid” – By TrueStoryASA

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Hii, so we decided to go out a day before Eid and spread the LOVE that we always spread with each other on Eid with the Public! We want the world to know what Eid is all about:) So many people LOVED it and were so happy how it brought a lot of people together. Hope you all enjoyed the video and spread the LOVE not only on Eid but everyday! Happy Eid! and much LOVE to all the people who aren’t Muslim and still wish us a Happy Eid! much LOVE!

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30 MORE – GTA Eid al Adha – Shaikh Abdullah Hakim Quick | Direct Energy Centre

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Was looking forward to listening to Shaikh Abdullah Hakim Quick as I expected his Qhutbah to be excellent, and, Alhumdulillah, it was!

This Eid al Adha Sermon touched upon the Canadian Census Numbers counting the nation’s first Muslims in 1871 right down to the most recent numbers and where the Muslims will be in Canada by 2030. And what all that means.

Abdullah Hakim’s Eid Sermon wrapped up with a very workable 10 point manifesto on how to be Contributing Canadians as we venture forth to the year 2030, when we’re expected to make up a full 5% of the Canadian Population.

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