I have the windows open in my [Danforth] apartment. Just before sitting down to eat I heard a call in the distance, a voice so familiar but out of reach, out of place. Like a ghost limb I hadn't used in years. The adhaan. Never heard in 22 years of living here. Warm, magical. https://t.co/WyMtSWjeCU
— بسنت عماد الدين عبدالمنعم محمود مطر (@Pacinthe) April 29, 2020
There is City of Toronto permission for a ward in Scarborough for Public Adhans :
Councillor,
Please Clarify, :
Is this permission for all wards City of Toronto wide ?
Or only in your Ward 24 ?
Any Masjids in your ward broadcasting yet ?
— HïMY SYeD 🕌 30 Masjids in 30 Days of Ramadan (@30masjids) April 28, 2020
Haven’t heard back from Councillor Paul Ainslie yet.
As Ramadan 2020 rolls on, we can expect more Canadian Masjids to begin loudspeakering nightly Calls to The Sunset Prayer.
Comments Off on Night 6 – VIDEO – Public Adhan Al Maghrib – Call to The Sunset Prayer – Masjid Quba – Islamic Society of Ajax – Ontario
Beautiful. Muslim call to prayer being broadcasted in Ajax at sunset. The call to prayer will occur each night at sunset throughout Ramadan. pic.twitter.com/lRQMPe7wmx
prayer allows Muslims in Ajax to feel connected and together while social distancing. The 2-minute call to prayer will only occur once daily at sunset, and members are not permitted to congregate at the mosque, including during the call to prayer.
Broadcasting the prayer allows Muslims in Ajax to feel connected and together while social distancing. The 2-minute call to prayer will only occur once daily at sunset, and members are not permitted to congregate at the mosque, including during the call to prayer. 2/2
Broadcasting the prayer will allow the Muslim community in Ajax to feel connected while social distancing, as they are currently not permitted to congregate at the mosque due to #COVID19. The 2-minute call to prayer will happen daily at sunset.
— Sterling Lee – Ajax Ward 2 Regional Councillor (@yourvoice4ajax) April 29, 2020
Comments Off on Night 6 – VIDEO – Public Adhan Al Maghrib – The Call to Sunset Prayer – Brampton Makki Masjid – Islamic Society of Peel
“The call to prayer (Adhan) is an unfamiliar sound to many people and can now be heard daily before the sunset prayer (Maghrib) outside at the Brampton Makki Masjid at 8450 Torbram Rd.
Sunset is approximately at 8:17pm at this time of year, and changes about a minute or two each day.”
The City Of Brampton in Peel Region has no by-law prohibiting Public Adhans being broadcast outside Masjids via loudspeaker.
Unlike other cities around Metropolitan Toronto, like Markham and Pickering or Scarborough, no municipal permission was really needed here in Brampton.
Alhumdulillah.
Likewise, Church bells already ring out throughout the year in Brampton.
Comments Off on 30 MORE | VIDEO – Twitter Thread : “On my way to join the women’s mukabela, and for the first time in my life, I heard a woman’s voice emanating from the loudspeakers of a mosque (Hadžijska džamija).” — By Madinah Javed – #FemaleReciters Campaign
It was a great honour and surprise to be invited to recite Qur'an at the women's mukabela. I was welcomed to sit with the #femalereciters at the front of the Hadžijska džamija. Usually only local hafizat are allowed to participate. I was touched by their hospitality and kindness. pic.twitter.com/qB1KftDct3
The Qur'an is a recited book which touches the hearts of males and females. Men do not have ownership of the Qur'an. People should listen to the recitation and focus on the meaning, rather than criticize the reciter's gender, colour, or dress. #femalereciterspic.twitter.com/zGmrpyaPx4
Comments Off on Night 5 – VIDEO – Public Adhan Al Maghrib – The Call to Sunset Prayer – ICCM Milton – Islamic Community Centre of Milton
Maghrib Adhan at ICCM by Imam Sh. Huzaifah Khan.
Alhamdulillah ICCM is the only masjid in the west end of GTA to do loud adhan outside.
Thanks to Regional Councillor Zeeshan Hamid for getting this approved from the town of Milton.
In an effort to celebrate Ramadan during COVID-19 when the places of worship are closed, the mosque in Milton is doing a call to prayers at sundown every evening throughout Ramadan. https://t.co/nVRjskWcAw
The call to prayer (athan) was broadcasted by loudspeaker today for the first time ever in the Halton region thanks to the advocacy of Milton, Ontario Councillor @zeehamid4 . Thank you Councillor for brightening up Ramadan for us Miltonians! Full video : https://t.co/YZTeLn4anopic.twitter.com/DRVr365OR5
Comments Off on Night 5 – VIDEO – Public Adhan Al Maghrib – The Call to Sunset Prayer – Masjid Usman – Pickering Islamic Centre
“AssalamuAlaikum
Alhumdulillah, by the mercy of Allah SWT, we are pleased to announce that our Masjid has received permission from the City of Pickering to broadcast our Athaan outside the facility and to the community in the month of Ramadan.
Starting today, our Athaan can be heard live at Maghrib time.
We are grateful to our city officials for accepting our request and making this happen.”
Starting today, our Athaan can be heard live at Maghrib time.
We are grateful to our city officials for accepting our request and making this happen.
Comments Off on Day 4 – VIDEO – Public Adhan Al Maghrib – The Call to Sunset Prayer – UMCC – Ummah Masjid and Community Centre – 2510 St Mathias Street – Halifax, Nova Scotia
Starting tonight at sunset, local mosques will be broadcasting their call to prayer during Ramadan. While people will not be gathering in mosques due to Public Health measures, the call to prayer signals a message of unity and hope for all during these challenging times.
We can now add Halifax in Maritime Canada to Canada’s Public Adhan in Ramadan 2020 List.
The mosque has sought special permission from the municipal government to broadcast this solidarity prayer. No public health measures will be violated in the process.
"This is a show of unity and solidarity that HRM will overcome these problems & difficult times together," the mosque said in a statement. Listen to the 'adhan'. pic.twitter.com/9GRk8LPuBg
Thank you to the city of Halifax for approving to allow all mosques in Halifax to give the Adhan through loudspeakers at sunset for the month of Ramadan. 🌙 #Ramadan2020#NSstrongpic.twitter.com/VC98kOhfFA
So touching to hear community in a time of need! 💙 Thank you @SafuraSyed & @maisoondyousif for taking me to the Mosque in Halifax. It was a religiously grounding experience of unity.
Comments Off on Night 4 – VIDEO – Public Adhan Al Maghrib – The Call to Sunset Prayer – Markham Masjid – Islamic Society of Markham
Last night I had requested the @cityofmarkham and our honourable Councillor @khalidusman to allow the Markham Masjid to mark sundown each evening for the month of Ramadan by giving the Athan outside.
Markham Masjid started broadcasting the Maghrib adhan over loudspeaker today & I’m so blessed to break my fast by the sound of adhan through my window Alhumdulilah
Comments Off on Day 3 – Drive-Thru Iftar – Sayeda Khadija Centre – Faith of Life Network – Mississauga, Ontario
Day 3 of Ramadan 2020 was weird.
The Pandemic Lockdown has transformed this project’s premise from
30 Masjids in 30 Days of Ramadan,
to
30 Masjids At Home in 30 Days of Ramadan 2020.
Yet, unexpectedly, Sayeda Khadija Centre‘s Drive-Thru Iftar Pick-Up, for regular Masjid attendees, allowed us a real, and not virtual, Masjid visit !
@ihslimi just announced drive-thru iftars for folks who need a meal. Loving the innovative concept to serve the cmty during these difficult times. Other mosques should follow this example.
We could still visit the Masjid in person during Ramadan 2020 to pick up an Iftar Meal.
After praying Asr, The Late Afternoon Prayer, at home, we hopped in the car and headed out . . .
Sayeda Khadija Centre’s Drive-Thru Iftar Pick-Up service was what you would expect it to be.
Cars enter from one side of the Masjid, then await their turn.
The “Temporarily Closed” sign posted outside Sayeda Khadija Centre entrance included a link to their donation page.
Because of the Pandemic Lockdown, every Masjid, Musallah, Islamic Centre, Temple, Synagogue, Church in Canada is physically closed, yet still financially on the hook for their monthly bills.
The actual Drive Thru Iftar Meal Pick Up was simple.
Tables outside on the parking lot.
Pre-Packaged Iftar Meals in disposable containers atop those tables.
You lower the passenger side car door window.
A volunteer wearing a face safety mask asks you through your open car window, “How many meals ?”
The volunteer, wearing disposable blue safety gloves, hands you the Iftar meals through the car window.
And that took all of a few moments.
Thank you. Come Again.
Next !
We exit around the other side of the masjid and begin the return journey . . .
MashAllah!
Minutes later we are home with our Drive-Thru Iftar meals.
The first thing we did at home, of course, was to wash our hands.
Only then, with hands washed, did I place the three Iftar Trays on the dining table.
Around 7 p.m., we began listening to Brother Asim Malik deliver this evening’s Pre-Iftar Lecture from the same Sayeda Khadija Centre in Mississauga via livestream.
An hour plus change passes while we listen to the Pre-Iftar Lecture.
Time well spent.
We broke our fast at home listening to Adhan Al Maghrib, The Call to Sunset Prayer, livestreaming from Sayeda Khadija Centre.
On any previous Ramadan Weekend, after breaking our fast in a large Public Iftar Gathering, we would be praying with hundreds of fellow worshippers inside a large Prayer Hall.
Tonight, it’s a couple of prayer mats spread out on the living room floor.
I don’t know about you, but I really, really, really, really, needed a coffee to go with my Iftar Meal tonight.
Chicken.
Rice.
Paneer.
We added the triangle of bread.
And of course the coffee.
Alhamdulillah.
This Drive Thru Iftar Pick Up is only available on Saturday and Sunday between 6 p.m and 8 p.m.
It’s for people who really need an Iftar meal.
It’s mostly intended for the regular people would normally gather on the weekends in Ramadan inside Sayeda Khadija Centre to break their fast, pray Maghrib, and enjoy their Iftar Meals with friends and extended family.
This is one service among many activities Sayeda Khadija Centre is providing to its regular congregation during the Pandemic Lockdown.
So, Toronto… umm…
Please don’t show up at the Drive-Thru Iftar if you wouldn’t normallyshow up at Sayeda Khadija Centre on a Ramadan Weekend.
This program is running on donations, by and mostly for its own congregation.
Yet, if you really need an Iftar Meal, no one is going to ask you for ID nor turn you away.
Comments Off on 30 MORE | Twitter Thread : “What effect Ramadan will have on the health of Muslims in the midst of SARS-COV-2 Pandemic.” — Dr Waheed Khan
This research investigated if intermittent prolonged fasting practiced during the month of Ramadan could positively affect the inflammatory state. 2/https://t.co/l21uGUIpX4
Another study, conducted 1 week before Ramadan fasting, at the end of the third week of Ramadan, and 1 month after the cessation of Ramadan month. 4/https://t.co/i9aXrGudzC
[gview file=”http://30Masjids.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/The-effects-of-diurnal-intermittent-fasting-on-proinflammatory-cytokine-levels-while-controlling-for-sleepwake-pattern-meal-composition-and-energy-expenditure.pdf” title=”The effects of diurnal intermittent fasting on proinflammatory cytokine levels while controlling for sleepwake pattern, meal composition and energy expenditure”]
The results indicate that fasting attenuates inflammatory status of the body by suppressing proinflammatory cytokine expression and decreasing body fat and circulating levels of leukocytes. 6/
At risk patients could be identified by detection and serial monitoring of this subset of inflammatory monocytes using flow cytometry.https://t.co/C3rwMBVhzE#Covid_19
Comments Off on Night 3 – Public Adhan Al Maghrib / Call to The Sunset Prayer during Ramadan 2020 – Jame Abu Bakr Siddique Masjid – SMA – Scarborough Muslim Association – Toronto
Alhumdulillah by the mercy of Allah, permission was granted by the local authorities to broadcast the Maghrib #adhaan on the loudspeakers for the month of Ramadhan. May Allah bless the government and safeguard the inhabitants of Scarborough, Canada. Thank you! @Thompson_37pic.twitter.com/YqMHZKlFSi
— Jame Abu Bakr Siddique Masjid (@SMA_AbuBakrSid) April 26, 2020
At a time when the hearts are longing to be in the Masjid but can't, we thank @cityoftoronto@Thompson_37 for giving our hearts some peace& solace. May Allah unite our hearts and protect us all during these trying times#Ramadan 📣 As salaatu fee buyootikum (Pray in your homes) pic.twitter.com/KM6HRQh297
— Jame Abu Bakr Siddique Masjid (@SMA_AbuBakrSid) April 26, 2020
@syedKashaf95@asadowaisi@syedasimwaqar First time in the history of Canada. Local Govt allowed our 2 masajid to call Adan outside the masjid to show solidarity with Muslims in the holy month of Ramadan. Left is Madina Masjid Toronto, Right Jami Abu Bakar, Scarborough pic.twitter.com/xLVYsoS3i4
Comments Off on Night 3 – VIDEO – First Ever Public Adhan Al Maghrib / Call to The Sunset Prayer during Ramadan 2020 – Madinah Masjid – Toronto
For the first time in the history of Minnesota, the adhan was broadcast over an outdoor speaker placed over the rooftop of Dar Al-Hijrah Mosque in Cedar-Riverside neighborhood.
In an effort to celebrate Ramadan during the COVID-19 outbreak, Madinah Masjid on Danforth will mark sundown each night by broadcasting the call to prayer for two minutes over their speaker throughout the month of Ramadan (until May 23).#RamadanMubarakpic.twitter.com/xaWKiIlh2x
This is for all who have not been able to visit their respective places of worship and for all our brave front line workers. May Allah remove this disease from the world and open the door to his house once again. Ameen pic.twitter.com/ouPkWmj3oO
This is for all who have not been able to visit their respective places of worship and for all our brave front line workers. May Allah remove this disease from the world and open the door to his house once again. Ameen pic.twitter.com/xuMVfuzlck
1st Time in Canadian history, Adhan (Azaan) at Toronto Madina Mosque in Scarborough. pic.twitter.com/17dVVT98mF
— Muhammad Aslam Malik (@Muhamma79158378) April 26, 2020
@syedKashaf95@asadowaisi@syedasimwaqar First time in the history of Canada. Local Govt allowed our 2 masajid to call Adan outside the masjid to show solidarity with Muslims in the holy month of Ramadan. Left is Madina Masjid Toronto, Right Jami Abu Bakar, Scarborough pic.twitter.com/xLVYsoS3i4
Comments Off on Day 2 – Dr. Abdullah Hakim Quick – Curing The Spiritual Ailments in Ramadan – Saturday Lecture Series – IIT – Islamic Institute of Toronto
Comments Off on Day 2 – LIVESTREAM – Drive-Thru Iftar Program – Canada Pakistan Trade & Cultural Association of Manitoba – Winnipeg Grand Mosque – Manitoba Islamic Association – 2445 Waverley Street
Canada Pakistan Trade & Cultural Association in collaboration with the Manitoba Islamic Association, Muslim Students’ Association, Pakistani Students’ Association, Canadian Muslim Women’s Institute and the Winnipeg Central Mosque is conducting a ‘’Drive Thru Iftaar Program’’.
A drive through corridor will be created and people will be able to pick packaged food and drive away through the MIA mosque loop at 2445 Waverley Street.
Comments Off on 30 MORE | Twitter Thread : #RamadanMealsTO – Downtown Toronto Free Ramadan Iftar Meals Program — By Walied Khogali Ali
“~ Very Important Announcement – Ramadan Support.
Please spread the word if you would like support or know of a family that requires access to food this Ramadan.
RamadanMealsTO is a grassroots group of community members whose goal is to ensure that everyone has access to fresh food and halal prepared meals during this blessed month of Ramadan.
This request form concerns the delivery of fresh halal meals and grocery food kits daily during the Month of Ramadan (April 24 – May 22, 2020) in Downtown Toronto.
After you fill out this order request,
RamadanMealsTO will review details/availability and will follow up with a confirmed delivery time.
If you would like urgent service or direct information, please contact us at ramadanmealsto@gmail.com
Answers to this request form are CONFIDENTIAL to the organizers and the individual making the delivery only.
Due to COVID19,
all deliveries will be contact less and will be dropped off at your door between 6 – 8 PM
If you would like to donate to our cause to feed community members during Ramadan,
please send us an e-transfer to ramadanmealsto@gmail.com”
RamadanMealsTo is a grassroots group of community members whose goal is to ensure that everyone has access to fresh food and halal prepared meals during this blessed month of Ramadan.
After you fill out this order request, RamadanMealsTO will review details/availability and will follow up with a confirmed delivery time. If you would like urgent service or direct information, please contact us at ramadanmealsto@gmail.com#Ramadan2020#COVID19
If you would like to donate to our cause to feed community members during Ramadan, please send us an e-transfer to ramadanmealsto@gmail.com#Ramadan2020#COVID19
Available in these Downtown Toronto Neighbourhoods :
Regent Park
St. Jamestown
Moss Park
Esplanade
It was narrated that Zayd ibn Khaalid al-Juhani said: The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Whoever gives iftaar to one who is fasting will have a reward like his, without that detracting from the reward of the fasting person in the slightest”
On the COVID TO app today: RamadanMealsTO delivering fresh food/halal prepared meals, takecare19 for accessible and inclusive mental health resources to cope with COVID-19, Sew for TO making non-medical items, and DIY Deliveries, helping local restaurants! #InItTogether
Also, a special thank you to RamadanMealsTO’s Iftaar Program, who have, along with community partners and the Muslim Community of Downtown Toronto Omar Bin Khatab, been raising money and distributing halal cooked meals and food baskets to those in need. pic.twitter.com/hHRzFF6sWd
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