A reminder that our annual virtual telethon for Lailat-ul-Qadr will be taking place this evening from 5-7 pm. Here is the Zoom link.
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Remembering January 29
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Assalamu Alaikum.
It has been almost five years since a gunman entered the Centre Culturel Islamique in Quebec City and opened fire on the congregation who was gathered there for the Isha prayer. This horrific attack took the lives of six Muslim men and gravely injured many others. It also left many widows, orphans and survivors with irrevocable losses and lifelong trauma.
Last year, the Government of Canada made January 29 a National Day of Remembrance of the Quebec City Mosque Attack and Action Against Islamophobia, to honor the victims and express solidarity with survivors.
Due to ongoing COVID restrictions and public health risks, MANAL will unfortunately not be able to have an in person program at our mosque to commemorate the fifth anniversary of this tragedy.
However, we have prepared a virtual program (please see attached agenda) to be aired from MANAL's website at 7 pm on Saturday, January 29, 2022. Everyone is welcome to stream the program from the link below.
https://liveprayer.manal.ca/
We also encourage you to join a nationwide campaign which involves publicly wearing green squares to express solidarity with the families of the victims and the survivors of this terrible act of Islamophobic violence. You can easily home make your own 2" x 2" square using solid green felt (or any other solid green material) and then attach it to your jacket / coat with a safety pin.
Jazakumullahu Khairan.
MANAL Executive Committee
Updated Measures against COVID-19 at Mosque
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Assalamu alaikum:
The government of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador has now placed the entire province under adapted Alert Level 4 in order to slow and eventually stop the rapid spread of COVID-19 in our province. This Alert Level places limits on the size of religious congregations to a maximum of 50 people at all times.
Therefore, now Jumah prayers will now each be limited to a maximum of 50 attendees to be admitted on a first-come first-served basis to the mosque. This is necessary to abide with government regulations. Also, all those attending the mosque for Jumah prayers will have their vaccination status verified before being admitted. Additionally, washrooms are locked at the mosque, so wudu should be performed at home before arriving at the mosque.
As before, it is very important that all attendees to all congregational prayers adhere to the following measures:
1. It is necessary that all attendees to congregational prayers at the mosque bring their NLVaxPass as proof of vaccination status.
2. Social distancing measures must be adhered to as soon as the mosque is entered.
3. All attendees must wear a mask at all times covering their nose and mouth.
4. All attendees must make wudu at home.
5. All attendees must bring their own prayer mat.
We appreciate all of your cooperation with these measures and pray that insha'Allah everyone stays safe and healthy during these trying times.
Jazakum Allahu Khairan,
MANAL Executives
Update on Mosque Prayer Space Capacity
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Assalamu Alaikum Wa Rahmatullahu Wa Barakatuhu.
Alhamdulillah, we are pleased to share a new update regarding the space capacity for Jumah and other congregational prayers at Masjid Al Noor.
As per the latest public health order, we are now able to operate at full capacity without physical distancing between seated congregants.
To minimize public health risks, other measures will continue to be applied until further notice. Accordingly, when attending the mosque, please remember to:
- have wudu at home
- bring and use your own prayer mat
- wear your face mask at all times
- show your vaccine passport to MANAL screening volunteers
- provide your contact information to MANAL screening volunteers
- sanitize your hands when entering and exiting
- keep physical distancing when you are not seated.
- avoid eating / drinking inside the premises
Jazakumullahu Khairan,
MANAL Executive Commitee
MANAL Islamic School - Registration and Reopening
Dear Brothers and Sisters
Assalamo-Alaikum
MANAL is pleased to inform you that the MANAL Islamic School will reopen on September 18, 2021 at 148 Elizabeth Avenue (Association for New Canadians Building).
September 18th is the registration day. Registration will begin at 10:00am and close at 12:00 noon.
Classes will begin on September 25th. Additional information will be provided on the registration day.
Jazakum Allahu Khairan,
MANAL Executives
Information Session at the Mosque - 25 September
Dear Sisters and Brothers,
Assalamu Alaikum.
As you may remember from our earlier announcements, MANAL is collaborating with Memorial University for an important and timely project that seeks to form a Muslims Archive in our province.
Despite our longstanding settlement and contributions, we Muslims are often perceived as members of a newcomer / transient religious minority group. This wrong perception is partly due to the shortage of archival information and materials documenting NL Muslims’ long history and rich heritage.
Our Project seeks to fill this gap by gathering post-1925 Muslim narratives and archival materials (i.e. photos, letters, certificates, newspaper articles, video recordings etc.).
In that context, we encourage all members of our Muslim community to please donate archival items they may have. More recent materials representing the experiences of relatively newer members are also welcome.
To inform you about the project and archival donation process, our Project Lead Dr. Jennifer Selby and MUNL Archivist Ms. Colleen Quigley will be holding an in person information session at the Social Hall of our Mosque. The session is scheduled for 7:15 PM pm on Saturday, September 25.
All members of our community are invited to attend, provided that they are healthy and not required to self isolate.
Due to physical distancing requirements, we will have limited capacity and attendees will be required to wear a face mask. Tea / coffee will be served while observing social distancing.
If you will be attending the event or have any event related inquiries please email Sr. Ayse Akinturk at aysesule@yahoo.com after writing "NL Muslims Archival Project" in the subject line.
If you already have some archival materials to donate, you are welcome to bring them to the session to share them with the Project team.
The link to project website is copied below for those who would like to learn more.
Jazakumullahu Khairan,
MANAL Executive Committee
The Muslim Narratives and Lives in Newfoundland and Labrador Community Project
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Eid Al Adha Announcement
Dear Sisters and Brothers,
Assalamu Alaikum Wa Rahmatullahu Wa Barakatuhu.
MANAL is pleased to announce that Arafah will be on Monday July 19th and the first day of Eid al Adha will be on Tuesday, July 20th.
As we informed you earlier, we will insha'Allah have 3 physically distanced indoor Eid prayers with a maximum capacity of 200 people per session.
The location for all Eid prayers is Jack Byrne Arena at 7 Kennedys Brook Drive, Torbay.
For a timely procession of all three sessions in compliance with COVID guidelines, the duration of each Eid prayer session will be kept to only 20 minutes, including takbeerat, salat and khutbah.
Accordingly, the starting and ending times for each will be as follows:
1st Eid Session (for brothers only): 07:30 AM - 07:50 AM
2nd Eid Session (for brothers AND sisters): 08:30 AM - 08:50 AM
3rd Eid Session (for brothers AND sisters): 09:30 AM - 09:50 AM
Please note that you may attend ONLY IF:
you are 12 years of age and older
you are healthy without any COVID symptoms
you are not required to self isolate by public health authorities
you have completed online pre-registration& received a confirmation
The registration links for each Eid prayer will insha'Allah be posted at MANAL website (www.manal.ca) at 8:00 AM this Friday, July 16th.
On the day of Eid, please:
Arrive at the Arena at least 20 minutes before the start time of your session
Park at the designated parking lot
Wait inside your car until our volunteers advise you to proceed to the main entrance
Bring your own prayer mat with you
Wear a face mask at all times
Keep physical distancing at all times
Check in at the entrance with our registration screening volunteers
Follow the instructions of our volunteers when entering and exiting the prayer hall
Avoid any physical socializing, eating and drinking inside the premises
Leave the prayer hall as soon as the khutbah is over using the back door exit.
May Allah swt shower His mercy on all of us during these blessed days and reward us with many more Eids to celebrate.
Jazakumullahu Khairan,
MANAL Executive Committee
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