Ramadan 2013: 30 Masjids Ontario!

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Bismillah…

Over the past two Ramadans, 30 Masjids has visited many local Muslim communities around the Greater Toronto Area and shared some of their stories in word, photo, and video.

InshAllah, this year, Ramadan 2013, we’ll head out around the Province of Ontario and maybe, just maybe, to a few spots outside Ontario taking us across Canada as well.

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30 MORE | Meet Bassam Tariq, Producer of These Birds Walk – April 29 & 30, 2013 – Hot Docs Film Festival, Toronto

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Bassam Tariq (@Curry_Crayola) , one-half of the two-person crew who created 30 Mosques in NYC and was the inspiration for 30 Masjids right here in The GTA, will be in Toronto on April 29 and 30th to screen his film, These Birds Walk.

You can meet Bassam in person at the first two of the film’s three Hot Docs screenings :

  1. Monday April 29   7:00 p.m.  – Isabel Bader Theatre
  2. Tuesday April 30  3:00 p.m.  – TIFF Bell Lightbox 1
  3. Friday May 3  9:00 p.m. – The ROM Theatre

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VIDEO: Funeral Arrangements for my Grandmother | ISEB – Islamic Society of East Bay – Fremont, California

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From ISEB, Islamic Society of East Bay, Community E-Mail List :

Dear Brothers and Sisters Asslam Alaikum Wa Rahmatullah Wa Barkatahu

On the day of 2nd of Rabiut Thani 1434 (February 12, 2013) Sr Mohsina Khatoon who was a resident of Fremont and the grandmother of Br Mohsin Hassan and Br Tashfeen Ashraf passed away.

May Allah (SWT) have mercy on her soul and accept our prayers and good deeds and grant her Jannat-ul-Firdaws.  May Allah (SWT) grant patience to her family.

* Salatul Janaza will be held tomorrow Wednesday, February 13, 2013 after Salat ul Zuhar at 1:00 PM.

Place: ISEB 33330 Peace Terrace Fremont, CA. 94555

* Burial will be immediately after Janazah prayers at Five Pillars Cemetery, 1761 Laughlin Road, Livermore Ca, 94550.

Jazakallah

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“The spirit of @PinkMosques has brought me to the largest masjid in North America, alhumdulillah” — @Salsabeela

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27th Annual GTA Eid Prayer & Festival — Friday October 26 2012

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Friday October 26 2012 was Eid al-Adha

Largest Eid Prayer in Greater Toronto Area took place in the Better Living Centre.

Following is a storify of GTA Eid al-Adha 2012 . . .

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VIDEO: CBC News Toronto at 6 — Muslims across the Greater Toronto Area celebrate Eid al-Adha

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Watch #CBC News #Toronto for Steven D'Souza (@cbcsteve)'s report on #GTA #Eid-Al-Adha at Better Living Centre #CNE http://twitpic.com/b7myet

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CBC News: Toronto at 6:00 | Oct 26, 2012 | 1:59

Eid celebrations

Muslims across the Greater Toronto Area celebrate Eid
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AUDIO: CBC Ontario Today – Do bricks and mortar matter?

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Himy Syed broke his fast with thirty different Muslim congregations in the GTA over the course of Ramadan. He visited apartment building basements, store fronts and grand masjids with minarets. He found beauty in them all.

Canadian author Jane Urquhart fought to try to keep a church in her community alive even though she doesn’t go to church herself.

How much do bricks and mortar matter to you?

— Ontario Today, CBC Radio One, Thursday August 30 2012

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VIDEO: Maqasid Al-Shariah – Purposes/Principles of Islamic Law – Shaikh Dr Jasser Auda

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Dr. Jasser Auda on Maqaasid ash-Shari’ah (The Intent of Islamic Law)

A one-time Torontonian, he is visiting from Qatar and delivered this concise lecture in Masjid Toronto after Asr Prayer on Thursday August 23 2012.

Dr. Jasser Auda will be speaking at length on the same subject on Saturday afternoon August 25 2012 at University of Toronto Scarborough campus.

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VIDEO: Great British Muslims | Via Zainab Omar

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By Zainab Omar

An important documentary illustrating the contributions of early prominent British Muslims towards establishing Islam in the UK.

 

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VIDEO: Fasting The Six Days of Shawwal – Shaikh Abdool Hamid

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Shaikh Abdool Hamid on Fasting the Six Days of Shawwal after Ramadan.

Ayyub (Allah be pleased with him) relates that the Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace be upon him, his family, and companions) said, “Whoever fasts Ramadan and follows it with six days from Shawwal it is as if they fasted the entire year.” [Muslim, Abu Dawud, Tirmidhi, and Ibn Majah; Ahmad transmitted it from Jabir, Muntaqa]

Thawban (Allah be pleased with him) relates that the Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace be upon him, his family, and companions) said, “Whoever fasts Ramadan, and then six days after Eid, it is [like fasting] an entire year. Whoever does a good deed shall have ten times its reward.” [Ibn Majah, Muntaqa]

Lecture on Wednesday August 22 2012 after Dhuhr Salat in Masjid Toronto.

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30 MORE | VIDEO: A MOVEABLE MOSQUE – Deena’s Footsteps Through Prayer

08 23 12'

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Deena loses her job and decides to start a daily photo blog with her free time.

What results is an intimate glimpse in to a woman’s prayer and the personal struggle connecting with the Divine.

Visit her tumblr at http://amoveablemasjid.tumblr.com

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CBC Ontario Today – Radio Interview

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Day 28 – Risalah Foundation – Vaughan, Ontario | By Zainab Omar

08 21 12'

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By Zainab Omar

A zawiya is a term used for a place of spiritual retreat. There is a special place in north Toronto, amongst various warehouse-type looking places, known as a zawiya. It is not open all the time, but on special occasions such as the first Sunday of every month, Thursday evenings, and various other annual events.

I’ve been there a few times and each time it is a special experience. During very crowded occasions, the sisters go upstairs and can see the event downstairs on a live feed. During more typical occasions, the sisters are in a room towards the back and the brothers are in the front.

Tonight was a typical occasion.

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VIDEO: OMNI TV News – “Month of Ramadan – Toronto cyclist visited 30 Mosques in 30 days”

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Day 31 – Eid Mubarak !

08 19 12'

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Eid Mubarak from GTA Eid Celebration at the Liberty Grand this morning!

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