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Jame Abu Bakr Siddique is also the Scarborough Muslim Association.

It is one of my most favourite Masjids anywhere in the Greater Toronto Area.

Located at 2665 Lawrence Avenue East, SMA is just east of Midland Avenue in Central Scarborough.

Last year as now, I performed Itikaaf for the better part of a day here.

There are so many positive aspects to this community and masjid that this is where I fell behind last year, trying to document that all. I am now behind again in posting.

So, please forgive me for this very, very short post about a very, very big community and very big Masjid.

InshAllah, I will return before Ramadan ends to Jame Abu Bakr Siddique, and share the best of what I have learned here.

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The world-wide Sikh Community experienced a tragedy on Sunday.

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Updated the 30 Masjids route map:

Wednesday August 8 2012 – Day 20 – Dixie Gurdwara Sikh TempleOntario Khalsa Darbar | 7080 Dixie Road, Mississauga

Wednesday, in Solidarity I’ll break fast in the Dixie Gurdwara.

— HiMY SYeD

 

 

After praying Fajr in Masjid Zakariya, I biked down Sheppard Avenue and headed west along Kingston Road.

The sun had yet to rise as I arrived at number 4640.

I hadn’t passed by nor visited Masjid Omar Farooq since last year’s 30 Masjids tour.

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WHAT IF… There was a masjid inside or on the edge of Canada’s Newest National Urban Park?

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Sabah al Khair, Good Morning !

Sitting in an over air-conditioned Tim Horton’s on Geneva Street in St Catharines Ontario at 2 a.m.

Last night, just down the street at 117 Geneva, enjoyed the hospitality of the St Catharines Muslim Community, and am grateful to everyone for making me feel welcome. A special thanks to the brothers who have already been following 30Masjids and recognized me immediately.

A full long read story about Day 16 is forthcoming, InshAllah.

For now, here are the few tweets and twitpics…

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First Ten Days is a collection of 33 photographs which will provide you a flavour of the First Ten Days of Ramadan 2012 from Masjids across Toronto.

This is our second collection.

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The Abdullah Brothers just arrived at ISNA CANADA, 2200 South Sheridan Way, Mississauga.

We just prayed Asr, and they are about to address the youth. Here are the first photographs…

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By Zoheb Kherada, Scarborough

This is a briliant idea by HiMY to enable us to report our Ramadan experience at one platform.

Ramadan in Toronto has been quite different than in Mumbai.

In Mumbai there are lot many people and food is available on the streets whereas in Toronto its more disciplined and despite the fact that the fast duration (summer) is 1.5 times than in Mumbai, it feels easier to keep roza here due to the fantastic facilities this city has to offer.

Will write in detail later.

Zoheb Kherada

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Day 9Masjid QurtabahNorth American Muslim Foundation

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Day 11Masjid Zakariya

 

 

Bismillah…

Introducing 30Masjids BIG Photoblog !

 

 

First Collection is Turkish Tiles.

Inspired by the response to Boston.com’s BIG PICTURE Ramadan Series each year, we’ll continue posting our Ramadan Collections until Eid al Fitr.

The intention is also share Muslim Stories in BIG Photographs after Ramadan as an ongoing open submission photoblog the rest of the year.

Forgive the rough edges, there are many.

Our next collection will be posted as soon as possible, titled “The First Ten Days”

Ramadan Mubarak!

HiMY SYeD

 

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It’s almost time to break the fast.

Islamic Foundation of Toronto or Nugget Mosque  hosts Iftars for locals everyday.

Sundays hosts a wider invitation towards the general Muslim population for Iftar.

It’s Sunday Night…

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It’s early Sunday Morning. Day 10.

Actually, it’s very early Sunday Morning.

Exiting Masjid Huzaifah after Taraweeh prayers, I decide to stay in Scarborough and make my way to the Tim Horton’s across from Nugget Mosque, nickname for The Islamic Foundation of Toronto.

Foundation, (its other nickname) occupies the south west corner of Nugget Avenue and Markham Road, one block north of Sheppard Avenue East.

Year round during the day, Dome and Minaret are a Scarborough Landmark.

During Ramadan nights, they both become impossible to miss.

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