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Comments Off on CANADA | Day 11 – First Ten Days of Ramadan 2016 – Newfoundland – Nova Scotia – PEI – New Brunswick – Next? Québec!
Day 11 of 30 Canadian Masjids in 30 Days is a Travel Day.
Began by boarding MaritimeBus in Saint John, New Brunswick after Fajr, Dawn Prayers, and arriving by Asr, Late Afternoon Prayer time, in Québec City/Sainte-Foy.
Originally Day 10 was Fredericton overnight from Iftar until Fajr.
Instead extended my stay in Saint John, NB, by one day upon learning of the new Musalah at 370 Somerset Street.
Giving a day here, taking a day there, all in keeping a flexible schedule of three days for and in each Canadian Province.
InshAllah.
First Ten Days of #Ramadan
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— HïMY SYeD (@30masjids) June 16, 2016
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Left to Right: Abdullah, Qasem, Daoud, Rezk.
Where do you find Muslim Canadians in-between Isha, The Night Prayer, and Fajr, The Dawn Prayer, when it’s The Holy Month of Ramadan?
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Comments Off on CANADA | Day 10 – Yet-to-officially-be-named Musalah – 370 Somerset Street – Saint John, New Brunswick
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Comments Off on CANADA | Day 10 – MSA – UNBSJ – Muslim Students’ Association – University of New Brunswick Saint John
The Muslim Students’ Association of University of New Brunswick Saint John has a prayer space available for Muslim Faculty, Students, and wider community.
Abid Saeed Sheikh, is former Faculty. A Professor of English, at times Professor Sheikh delivered the Friday Sermon on Campus in this prayer room.
It’s located inside Saint John College.
He drove us over then gave me a tour.
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Comments Off on CANADA | Day 10 – Meet Abid Saeed Sheikh – Founding Member – Muslim Association of New Brunswick – Saint John
Abid Saeed Sheikh is a Founding Member of Muslim Association of New Brunswick in Saint John.
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Comments Off on CANADA | Day 9 – [CLOSED] – Musalla Uptown Saint John – 213 Charlotte Street – Saint John, New Brunswick
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Uptown Musalla Saint John at 213 Charlotte Street in Saint John, New Brunswick IS CLOSED. The Musalla has relocated to 370 Somerset Street in North End, Saint John.
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CANADA | Day 9 – VIDEO: Moncton Muslim Association – 99 High Street – Moncton, New Brunswick
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Comments Off on CANADA | Day 9 – Fajr – Association des étudiants musulmans de l’Université de Moncton (AÉMUM) – Salle de Prière – Moncton, New Brunswick
The Muslim Students’ Association at the University of Moncton has use of a basement room on campus at 18 Antoine Maillet Avenue.
It is a very reasonable sized prayer room, or Musallah, with a section for sisters as well. For what I could see, both brothers and sisters make use of the single sink to perform their wudu, the physical washing required before Prayer.
Being the first one here, there was plenty of time to sit and reflect.
From indentures of fingers left in the carpet during previous prayers, it was easy to confirm the Qiblah, the direction facing Makkah, was simply facing the wall on the left of the entrance.
Boxes of dates and remainders of sliced watermelons suggest a hearty Iftar was had here only a few hours ago.
Almost all the signage is in French. That is as it should be, since this is a French Language University.
The majority of the Muslim Students enrolled here are from The Maghreb, the North and West African countries which were at one time, French Speaking colonies.
A number of Maghrebi cultural practices are present in the Prayer Room.
The clothing rack has a number of the very long single shirts hanging on them. As worshippers trickled in ahead of the Dawn Fajr prayer time, a few of the brothers each took one to wear during the prayer.
This is similar to Indo-Pakistani congregations where one may find a basket or box of Prayer Caps by the entrance of the Main Prayer Halls. In the Hanafi School of Thought, it is encouraged to wear skull caps during the Five Daily Prayers.
It being Fajr and a very early start to this day’s Fast, no sisters turned up for Dawn Prayers.
About 18 brothers eventually would arrive for Fajr.
The prayer itself was unrushed and last about 10 minutes.
Many brothers head back to their dorm rooms almost immediately after we concluded Fajr prayers.
Easy to tell everyone is very tired.
I had wanted to speak to some of them to learn more about Ramadan on Campus, but the brother who offered me his apartment to catch some proper rest needs to start his work day, and is waiting for me, and it’s time to go.
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CANADA | Night 8 – Masjid Dar As Salam – Charlottetown – Prince Edward Island | By Omair Imitiaz
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Guest Blog Post By Omair Imtiaz | Charlottetown, PEI
As Salam Alaykum wa Rahmatu Allahi wa barakatuhu
Such a pleasure to have our well travelled Br. Himy join us at Masjid Dar As Salam here in Canada’s smallest province.
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CANADA | Day 7 – Masjid Dar As-Salam – 15 MacAleer Drive, Charlottetown – Prince Edward Island
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Comments Off on CANADA | Day 7 – VIDEO: Muslim Cemetery – Truro Masjid – Islamic Association of Nova Scotia – 533 Pictou Road – Bible Hill – Truro, Nova Scotia
First and oldest Muslim Cemetery in the Maritime Provinces of Canada is found on Bible Hill, just outside Truro, Nova Scotia.
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Comments Off on CANADA | Night 7 – Al-Batool Islamic Society – 249 Bedford Highway – Halifax, Nova Scotia
Al-Batool Islamic Society is located in the Rockingham area of the Bedford Highway at number 249 Bedford Highway in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Passing by overnight en route to Fajr Dawn Prayers at Halifax’s newest Masjid, Al-Barakah, I snapped a couple of photographs.
It’s on the same highway Al-Rasoul Islamic Society is on, but on the Halifax side of municipal boundary line.
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CANADA | Day 6 – Iftar – Al-Rasoul Islamic Society – 1247 Bedford Highway – Bedford, Nova Scotia
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“Old ideas can sometimes use new buildings. New ideas must use old buildings.”
— Jane Jacobs
Al-Rasoul Islamic Society in Bedford, Nova Scotia serves about 100 local Muslim families from a Former Fire Station converted into a Masjid.
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