June 2020

Dear Brothers and Sisters, Assalamu Alaikum Wa Rahmatullahu Wa Barakatuhu. Alhamdullillah, as soon as our province moved to Alert Level 2, we managed to reopen our mosque for Jumah prayers. Our first two sessions took place on June 26th and both of them proceeded in an orderly manner. We thank all those community members who pre-registered through MANAL website and attended the prayers in full compliance with public health regulations. If you fulfill the age (12 years and older), health and travel related criteria we communicated in our previous announcements and if you wish to attend Jumah prayers this Friday, please stay tuned. We will insha'Allah post new online pre-registration links at MANAL Website at 10 pm this Wednesday, July 1st. Please kindly note that: You will be admitted to a Jumah session ONLY IF you have successfully completed your online pre-registration for that session. If you pre-registered for last week's Jumah but did not show up, you are not eligible to re-register and attend this week's Jumah (Even if you attempt to pre-register again, you will be sent a cancellation notification). This is as per the terms and conditions which you already agreed upon when pre-registering last week. We urge our community to limit their registration to a maximum of one brother and one sister per family. We thank you all for your kind understanding and cooperation. Jazakumullahu Khairun. MANAL Executive Committee

Dear Brothers and Sisters. Assalamu Alaikum Wa Rahmatullahu Wa Barakatuhu. Please read the information below and the following English posters and Arabic posters for more information. First session: 1.10 pm -1.30 pm (Brothers Only) Second session: 2.00 pm - 2.20 pm (Brothers and Sisters) IF YOU WISH TO ATTEND JUMAH PRAYER AT THE MOSQUE, YOU MUST COMPLETE AN ONLINE PRE-REGISTRATION FORM FOR ONE OF THESE SESSIONS. We urge you to please keep registration limited to only one person per family / household. Also, before proceeding to pre-registration links at the end of this announcement, please remember that YOU CANNOT ATTEND THE MOSQUE IF: • You are less than 12 years old • You are not feeling well and showing COVID 19 symptoms • You have traveled outside the country in the last 14 days • You have come in contact with a case of suspected or confirmed COVID-19 in the last 14 days • You are in a high-risk group due to a serious underlying chronic medical condition If you are over 60 and have any medical condition other than specified above, you should consider not attending. MANAL is not responsible and will not be held liable for any congregant sustaining harm, injury, or illness as a result of their attendance. Please note that the personal information you will be asked during pre-registration is collected only for registration screening and contact tracing purposes. Once successfully registered, you are not allowed to transfer your reservation to another session or person. If you do not show up despite being registered, you will not be eligible to register next Friday. When coming to Jumah for your reserved session, you MUST bring / have the following with you, otherwise you WILL NOT BE ADMITTED: • Your registration confirmation • Your Photo ID • Your own facemask • Your own prayer mat • Your wudu (mosque washrooms will not used for wudu) As you arrive to the mosque for your reserved session of Jumah, please: 1. Make sure to reach at least 15 minutes before the prayer time 2. Stop by the gate of the mosque parking lot and let MANAL volunteers administer screening and checking in procedures. 3. Follow the instructions of MANAL volunteers and remember they are giving their time to ensure our safety. Offensive and threatening behavior by any member of the congregation will not be tolerated. 4. When instructed, present your photo ID and your pre-registration confirmation. 5. Park your car where you are instructed to by MANAL volunteers 6. ALWAYS WEAR YOUR FACE MASK, KEEP 2 METERS APART FROM ONE ANOTHER & AVOID SOCIALIZING (i.e. NO HANDSHAKING OR HUGGING) 7. NEVER SMOKE IN / AROUND MOSQUE PREMISES 8. DO NOT OFFER OR SHARE FOOD OR DRINK IN / AROUND MOSQUE PREMISES As you enter the Mosque prayer halls, please: 1. Take off your shoes and place them in a MANAL provided plastic bag 2. Sanitize your hands using MANAL provided sanitizers 3. Follow the instructions to proceed to the prayer hall, ALWAYS WEARING YOUR FACE MASK, KEEPING 2 METERS APART AND AVOIDING SOCIALIZING (i.e. NO HANDSHAKING OR HUGGING) 4. Find the next available numbered spot and place your personal prayer mat 5. Keep your shoes bag next to you. 6. NEVER SIT OR PRAY IN CROSS TAPED AREAS 7. Do not use electric outlets to charge devices. 8. BE READY TO LEAVE RIGHT AFTER FARD (i.e. pray Sunnah and Nafl at your home) As you leave the Mosque premises, please: 1. Wait your turn to exit from the back door, ALWAYS WEARING YOUR FACE MASK, KEEPING 2 METERS APART AND AVOIDING SOCIALIZING (i.e. NO HANDSHAKING OR HUGGING) 2. Take your shoes bag with you and put them back at the back-door landing area. 3. Sanitize your hands with MANAL provided sanitizers 4. Proceed to your car, ALWAYS KEEPING 2 METERS APART AND AVOIDING SOCIALIZING (i.e. NO HANDSHAKING OR HUGGING) 5. Drive off in an organized manner to facilitate emptying the parking lot. You can register for one of the Jumah sessions (June 26) using one of the following links: First Session (Brothers Only): https://buytickets.at/manal/386601 Second Session (Brothers) : https://buytickets.at/manal/386602 Second Session (Sisters): https://buytickets.at/manal/387403 We thank you in advance for complying with all the above listed rules and procedures to minimize public health risks. May Allah (swt) keeps us all safe and well. Jazakumullahu Khairun, MANAL Executive Committee

Dear Sisters and Brothers, Although we still do not know the exact day of our mosque reopening, our plan is to begin by hosting Jumah prayers only. We will take a gradual approach to proceed safely and minimize public health risks. Since our usable capacity will significantly shrink after applying physical distancing rules, we plan to offer two (2) consecutive sessions of Jumah per week. Each session will be 20 minutes long in total. One Jumah session will be for brothers only, while the other one will be open to both brothers and sisters. Before we reopen for Jumah prayers, we will post online pre-registration links at the MANAL Website (www.manal.ca). Admission to the mosque will be through online pre-registration only and your information will be collected for contact tracing purposes. If the capacity is already full for both sessions by the time you attempt to pre-register, then you will not be allowed to attend. In that case, please do not come to the mosque but wait for the pre-registration links of the following week. If you successfully completed your pre-registration, please note that you can not transfer it to another session or person. Also, if you do not show up for a Jumah session you are already registered for, you will not be eligible to register next Friday. Before coming to the mosque, please make sure to: 1. Double check your health condition to verify if you are still eligible to attend. If not eligible, please stay home (please see the following PDF document for current ineligibility criteria). 2. Have a copy of your pre-registration confirmation and your photo ID with you 3. Bring and wear your own face mask 4. Bring your personal prayer mat with you 5. Take your wudu at home. (no wudu taking in mosque washrooms) Pre-registered and eligible-to-attend congregants will also be required to comply with the following procedures: When you arrive at the mosque, please: 1. Be in time and reach there at least 15 minutes before the prayer. 2. ALWAYS WEAR YOUR FACE MASK, KEEP 2 METERS APART FROM ONE ANOTHER & AVOID SOCIALIZING (i.e. NO HANDSHAKING OR HUGGING) 3. NEVER SMOKE IN/AROUND MOSQUE PREMISES 4. Stop before the gate of the mosque parking lot and let MANAL volunteers go through screening and checking in procedures. 5. When instructed, present your photo ID and your pre-registration confirmation. 6. Park your car where you are instructed to by MANAL volunteers As you enter the Mosque, please: 1. Take off your shoes and place them in a MANAL-provided plastic bag 2. Sanitize your hands using MANAL-provided sanitizers 3. Follow the instructions to proceed to the prayer hall, ALWAYS WEARING YOUR FACE MASK, KEEPING 2 METERS APART AND AVOIDING SOCIALIZING (i.e. NO HANDSHAKING OR HUGGING) 4. Find the next available numbered spot and place your personal prayer mat there. 5. Keep your shoes bag next to you. 6. NEVER SIT OR PRAY IN CROSS-TAPED AREAS 7. BE READY TO LEAVE RIGHT AFTER FARD (i.e. pray Sunnah and Nafl at your home) When exiting the mosque, please: 1. Wait your turn to exit from the back door, ALWAYS WEARING YOUR FACE MASK, KEEPING 2 METERS APART AND AVOIDING SOCIALIZING (i.e. NO HANDSHAKING OR HUGGING) 2. Take your shoes bag with you and put them back on at the back-door landing area. 3. Sanitize your hands with MANAL-provided sanitizer 4. Proceed to your car, ALWAYS KEEPING 2 METERS APART AND AVOIDING SOCIALIZING (i.e. NO HANDSHAKING OR HUGGING) Insha'Allah, in our next communication, we hope to be able to inform you of our exact reopening date AND share the pre-registration links. So, please stay tuned. Thanks for your patience, attention and collaboration. MANAL Executive Committee

Dear Sisters and Brothers, Assalamu Alaikum Wa Rahmatullahu Wa Barakatuhu. We pray that our province will continue to smoothly progress in its reopening plan and that Masjid Al Noor will insha’Allah be allowed to welcome its congregants soon. Unfortunately, even if / when we reopen, we will not be able to use our mosque regularly or at full capacity due to public health restrictions. Instead, we will be required to minimize all activity and accommodate only a limited number of congregants per session to not exceed: 1. The size of public gatherings allowed by provincial health authorities AND 2. The number of usable prayer spots after applying physical distancing rules Also, to minimize health risks, YOU WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE TO ATTEND THE MOSQUE IF, AS OF THE DAY OF YOUR PLANNED ATTENDANCE: You have been in contact with a person with confirmed or suspected COVID 19 case in the last 14 days, through your work setting or in your households. You or any of your household member experience any COVID 19 symptoms during the last 14 days (i.e. new or worsening cough, headache, fatigue or weakness, difficulty breathing, fever, muscle aches, sinus congestion, altered sense of smell or taste, abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting or diarrhea) You have traveled outside the province in the last 14 days, have been directed by a health authority to self-isolate or had a close contact with a person who has recently returned to the province You are in a high-risk group through a chronic medical condition (i.e. heart disease, high blood pressure, diabetes, lung disease, kidney disease, liver disease, weak immune system due to transplant, cancer treatment or medication) You are younger than 12 years or older than 65 years IF YOU DO NOT FALL IN ANY OF THE ABOVE CATEGORIES: Then, please stay tuned for MANAL's next community announcement. Through e-mail and MANAL Website (www.manal.ca), we will communicate important registration and other procedures you will need to follow. Thanks for your patience, attention, and cooperation. MANAL Executive Committee