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Assalamu Alaikum. We would like to inform you that MANAL will be hosting a community picnic at Masjid An Noor (430 Logy Bay Road) for all members of our Muslim community. It will insha'Allah take place from 12 pm to 3 pm on Sunday, September 4th. If we have to reschedule it due to unexpected extreme weather, we will again reach out to you. So please check your emails and MANAL website for any updates. Please note that food and beverages will be provided during the picnic. To minimize the need for limited parking space and to save fuel energy, we encourage you to please consider car pooling and public / active transportation when coming to the mosque. Those of you who will be driving are requested to follow the instructions of MANAL volunteers on site and to park only at available / designated parking spots you are directed to. We look forward to seeing you all during our community picnic. If you have any questions, please email us at manal@manal.ca Jazakumullahu Khairan, MANAL Executive Committee

Assalamu alaikum, This is a reminder that for today's party for youth and children at the Techniplex it is important that all attendees only park in the Techniplex parking lot and nowhere else. There are other parking spaces closeby belonging to private residents, and these should be avoided in order to not interfere with potential emergency services to these residents, many of whom are elderly. Jazakum Allahu Khairan.

Dear Brothers and Sisters. Assalamu Alaikum Wa Rahmatullahu Wa Barakatuhu. As part of our Eid Al Adha celebrations, MANAL is organizing a Kids Party from 3:30 PM to 5:30 PM on SUNDAY, July 10 at the indoor facility of Techniplex (39 Churchill Avenue, St. John's). The party is intended for both young preschoolers AND older school-aged children of our Muslim community. There will be inflatable bouncy castles, slides, fun games, twisted balloons and more. Also, one third of the facility will be reserved for our youth who may be interested in playing indoor soccer. Please note that all attending children have to be supervised by and be under full responsibility of their parent / guardian. As per the rules of the facility, food and drinks will not be allowed. However, at the end of the event, all attending children will be provided take away juices & snacks as they leave the premises. We also advise everyone to bring their personal water bottles for their own use. Wishing you all a very blessed Eid Al Adha together with your families and beloved ones. Jazakumullahu Khairan, MANAL Executive Committee

Dear Brothers and Sisters. Assalamu Alaikum Wa Rahmatullahu Wa Barakatuhu. MANAL is pleased to announce that Arafah will be on Friday, July 8 and the first day of Eid Al Adha will be on Saturday, July 9. All praise and thanks are due to Allah SWT for this and His other blessings upon us. We cordially invite all members of our Muslim community to join our Eid prayer at 8:00 AM on Saturday, July 9th at the indoor facility of Techniplex (39 Churchill Avenue, St. John's). All congregants are kindly requested to please: have wudu at home wear a face mask bring own prayer mat arrive at around 7:30 am to allow enough time to settle before the start of the prayer. follow instructions of MANAL volunteers to park at designated spaces (if driving) We wish you all a very blessed Eid together with your families and beloved ones. Also, we would like to thank the management of Techniplex for accommodating our Eid prayers in their space. In the next few days, we will share more information about MANAL's Eid celebration program. So please stay tuned for updates from our website and mail list. Jazakumullahu Khairan, MANAL Executive Committee

Dear Sisters and Brothers, Assalamu Alaikum Wa Rahmatullahu Wa Barakatuhu. With the lifting of most COVID 19 restrictions in our province, MANAL has updated its own protocol. Accordingly, when attending Masjid An Noor: congregants are no longer required to bring their own prayer mats congregants will no longer be asked to show their vaccine passports children of all ages are now welcome to attend congregational prayers but must be supervised by their parents / guardians at all times Please note that there is no change in our mask mandate. So, please make sure to bring and wear your own face mask inside the mosque to help protecting the most vulnerable. We also encourage you to please sanitize your hands when entering and exiting. Thanks for all your support and cooperation as we navigated these difficult times together over the last two years. Jazakumullahu Khairan MANAL Executive Committee

Dear Sisters and Brothers, Assalamu Alaikum. It has been almost a year since four members of a multi-generational Muslim family were killed in an Islamophobic attack by being struck to death while they were side walking in their London Ontario neighborhood. The youngest member of the family survived with some injuries, but has lost his parents, his grandmother and his only sibling during this horrific incident. As we approach the first anniversary of the London attack, we invite all of you to please take some time to remember and pray for the victims. On June 6, after Maghrib prayer, our volunteer imam(s) will offer a Quran recitation and make douaa for our London Family. This will be a private service only for the members of our Muslim community / Mosque congregation. May Allah swt grant our deceased brother (Salman Afzaal) and our deceased sisters (Talat Afzaal, Madiha Salman and Yumnah Afzaal) with the highest ranks of Jannah. May Allah swt also protect our young brother Fayez Afzaal, giving him a long and healthy life before reuniting him with his family in Jannah. Jazakumullahu Khairun. MANAL Executive Committee

The continuous rise of hate crimes targeting Canadians of various racial, ethnic, and religious backgrounds is a very serious and alarming problem. According to recent data from Statistics Canada, the number of police-reported hate crimes targeting race or ethnicity almost doubled in 2020 with an average increase of 80% from the previous year. The increase in hate crimes against Asian and Southeast Asian communities was recorded as the highest with a rise of 301%. On the other hand, the same statistics, as well as the news of the violent attacks of the last few years, clearly show that Muslims continue to be the major target of religiously motivated hate crimes in Canada. As communities on the receiving end of such crimes, we know that these statistics represent only the tip of the iceberg. Many hate crimes are not reported to the police because victims fear repercussions or feel unsupported. In some cases, even if they are reported as hate crimes, many of them don’t end up being filed and classified as such. While racism and Islamophobia are certainly not as prominent in Newfoundland and Labrador as they are in the rest of Canada, the local incidents of the last few years suggest that we are not immune to such hatred. Especially in the wake of vandalism that targeted our Masjid An Noor mosque in St. John’s in March 2022 and then the physical assault against two visibly Muslim teenage sisters in May 2022, it has become clear that anti-Muslim racism is rising in our province. As Muslim Newfoundlanders and Labradorians, we are concerned. We demand more concrete action for the prevention and elimination of racially and religiously motivated hate crimes against our communities. In the meantime, we confirm MANAL’s readiness to collaborate with all municipal, provincial, and federal actors for the design of proper policy interventions. The victims of anti-Muslim racism are not alone. MANAL has reached out to the teenage Muslims sisters who were attacked in St. John’s to provide them and their family all kinds of support and assistance. We are committed to support their spiritual, emotional, and social well being and advocating for their rights together with our allies including Addressing Islamophobia in NL, the Anti-Racism Coalition of NL, and the National Council of Canadian Muslims.

In the name of Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful Dear Brothers and Sisters, Assalamu’ Alaykum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh It is with a heavy heart that we see the passing of Ramadan, the month of spiritual uplift, mercy and endless blessings, but at the same time we are grateful to Allah (SWT) for enabling us to experience this Ramadan through in-person congregational prayers and hope to experience many more Ramadans in the future. We would like to share important information with our community as part of Eid celebrations. For those who have not yet paid, Zakatul Fitr is $20 per person and must be paid BEFORE the Eid prayer. You can pay your Zakatul Fitr through the donation boxes located at the mosque or through a member of the MANAL Executive Committee. Ramadan is a month during which all good deeds, and especially charity, are rewarded more than other times of the year. We encourage all our brothers and sisters to donate generously to the MANAL Fundraising Drive to build a new Islamic Centre in Torbay. This will be our legacy and gift to future Muslim generations in this province. The construction of the Islamic Centre must begin as soon as possible as per permit requirements obtained by MANAL from the Town of Torbay and Service NL. Please make sure that your donation to the Islamic Centre project is over and above the annual donation to support the operation of Masjid Al-Noor at 430 Logy Bay Road. Through your donations, you will Insha'Allah leave an ever lasting legacy which will benefit you and your families both in this world and in the hereafter. Allah (SWT) says in the Holy Quran: لَن تَنَالُواْ الْبِرَّ حَتَّى تُنفِقُواْ مِمَّا تُحِبُّونَ وَمَا تُنفِقُواْ مِن شَيْءٍ فَإِنَّ اللّهَ بِهِ عَلِيمٌ (3:92) [But as for you, O believers,] never shall you attain to true piety unless you spend on others out of what you cherish yourselves; and whatever you spend - verily, God has full knowledge thereof. The first day of Eid will Insha'Allah be Monday May 2nd. There will be only one Eid prayer and it will be held at 8.00 AM on Monday (May 2nd) at the Techniplex (39 Churchill Avenue, Pleasantville, St. John’s). Please see attached map for the location and driving directions. Please note that there will be no Eid prayer at the Mosque. When you come to the Techniplex for the Eid prayer, please make sure that you bring your own prayer mat and park in the designated parking area only. It is very important that all attendees to the EID prayer adhere to the following measures: 1. Bring NLVaxPass as proof of vaccination . 2. Wear a mask at all times covering nose and mouth. 3. Make wudu at home. 4. Bring own mussala (prayer mat) to prayer. Taking this opportunity, MANAL would like to thank all the volunteers who help us maintain the Mosque and manage MANAL’s operational activities throughout the year and especially during the holy month of Ramadan. May Allah (SWT) bless our community and the whole Muslim ummah with a happy and peaceful Eid. Eid Mubarak Jazakum Allahu Khairun, MANAL Executive Committee