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Dear Brothers and Sisters, Assalamu Alaikum, As we announced earlier, starting from Monday, April 12, admission to Isha and Taraweeh prayers at the mosque will require online daily pre-registration. The first daily registration link will be posted at MANAL Website at 6:00 AM this Monday morning. If you wish to attend Isha + Taraweeh this Monday, we advise that you register as soon as the link is posted. Under the current Alert Level 2, a maximum of 50 people in total will be able to attend each night, including 40 brothers and 10 sisters. Please kindly remember that you can register and attend the mosque ONLY IF: you are older than 12 years of age you do not have any Covid 19 symptoms you have not recently been outside of the province you are not required to self isolate by public health authorities When coming to the mosque, please make sure to bring your own face mask and prayer mat with you. If you forget your face mask and/or prayer mat, you will be required to purchase from MANAL's back up supplies by making a monetary donation at the main entrance. Also, please note that Zakat-ul Fitr is $20 per person and you are encouraged to pay it at your earliest convenience. Jazakumullahu Khairan MANAL Executive Committee

Dear Brothers and Sisters, Assalamu Alaikum Wa Rahmatullahu Wa Barakatuhu. We pray that you and your families are all doing well and being safe during these challenging times. Alhamdulillah, we are about to experience the Holy Month of Ramadan. We pray to Allah (swt) to help us all to build a strong taqwa during this holy month and to be able to sustain it for the rest of our lives. Please kindly note the following updates about MANAL's ongoing Ramadan and Taraweeh planning: Insha'Allah, the first day of Ramadan will be on Tuesday, April13th and the first Taraweeh will be on Monday, April 12th. Ramadan timetable is attached herewith for your information. It will also be posted at MANAL website for your convenience. Under Alert Level 2, we will insha'Allah have in person Isha + Taraweeh prayers at Masjid Al Noor. The maximum capacity will be 50 people in total (40 brothers + 10 sisters) and admission will be subject to daily online pre-registration. Every morning, we will post a new registration link at MANAL website for those who want to pray Isha AND Taraweeh on that day. Once you register for your day of choice, you will be required to arrive at the mosque shortly before Isha Iqama time and leave as soon as the Taraweeh is over. Due to ongoing public health restrictions, it will not be allowed to consume or share any food and drink at mosque premises. You can only bring your own personal water bottle making sure that you do not share it with others and take it with you as you leave the mosque. It is extremely important that you don't leave any trash behind so that our volunteers can quickly clean and sanitize the mosque for the next day. For those who cannot attend Isha and Taraweeh in person, there will be daily live streaming from MANAL website. During Ramadan, we also plan to organize a series of online webinars with distinguished guest speakers. A detailed program will insha'Allah be shared soon. We wish you and your families Ramadan Kareem. Please stay tuned and check MANAL website for updates. Jazakumullahu Khairan, MANAL Executive Committee

Dear Brothers and Sisters, Assalamu Alaikum We are pleased to inform you that, starting from this Monday, March 29th, our mosque will insha'Allah be reopening for Fajr and Isha prayers. As per the new public health restrictions under the new Alert Level 2, only a maximum of 50 people (including brothers AND sisters) will be allowed for each congregational prayer. Anyone who is 12 years and older may attend these daily prayers if they: are feeling well and not showing Covid-19 symptoms have not traveled in the last 14 days have not come in contact with a case of Covid-19 in the last 14 days are not required to self isolate by public health authorities When coming to and attending the mosque, please make sure to: have wudu at home (no wudu will be allowed at mosque washrooms) bring your own mask and prayer mat enter from the main door register at the main entrance by signing your name and contact information place your shoes in a plastic bag and keep them with you sanitize your hands as you enter and leave keep physical distancing and avoid socializing (no handshaking or hugging) never smoke in and around mosque premises never consume, offer or share food exit from the back door in an orderly fashion as soon as the prayer is over respectfully follow the instructions of our volunteers Also please stay tuned for our upcoming announcements regarding Ramadan arrangements. If you have any questions, please e-mail us at manal@manal.ca. Jazakumullahu Khairun, MANAL Executive Committee

Assalamu Alaikum Wa Rahmatullahu Wa Barakatuhu, Alhamdulillah, Avalon Peninsula, including St. John's, is now in Alert Level 4. Until further notice, Masjid Al Noor will remain closed for daily prayers to minimize the risk for our congregation. However, as of Friday, March 19th, we will insha'Allah reopen for Jumah and will have two Jumah sessions. As per public health restrictions, the maximum capacity for each Jumah session will be 10 PEOPLE ONLY. Due to limited capacity, only brothers will be welcome for Jumah under the current Alert level. Jumah registration links will insha'Allah be posted at MANAL website at 8 am on Wednesday, March 17th. Please remember that you can register for Jumah only if you are older then 12 years old and if you are healthy without any Covid 19 symptoms. Also, you cannot register or attend if you are self isolating due to travel history or any other public health restriction. Only those, who are successfully registered and received a registration confirmation email, will be admitted to Jumah prayers. Please do not come to the mosque for Jumah without registration confirmation or if you develop any symptoms after registering. Jazakumullahu Khairan, MANAL Executive Committee

Dear Brothers and Sisters, Assalamu Alaikum Wa Rahmatullahu Wa Barakatuhu, In response to the recent community spread of COVID 19 in the St. John's metro region, the MANAL Executive Committee has decided to introduce extra measures for the health and well-being of our community members as well as our society at large. Effective February 10th, the Al Noor Mosque, located at 430 Logy Bay Road, will be closed for all congregational prayers until further notice. This includes all daily prayers and weekly Jumah prayers. We advise all members of our Muslim community to continue to strictly follow public health guidelines and act responsibly during these challenging times. We pray for the quick recovery of all our fellow Newfoundlanders and Labradorians who are effected by this recent outbreak. We also express our sincere thanks to our Chief Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Janice Fitzgerald, and to the public health professionals who work tirelessly to keep us all safe during this pandemic. We will continue to update you via the MANAL website (www.manal.ca) as this latest situation evolves. Thank you for your kind understanding and cooperation. Jazakumullahu Khairan MANAL Executive Committtee

Dear Brothers and Sisters, Assalamu Alaikum Wa Rahmatullahu Wa Barakatuhu. About 4 years ago, the Islamic Cultural Center of Quebec (CCIQ) was attacked by a gunman who killed 6 Muslim Canadians and severely injured many others while they were peacefully praying Isha. This brutal Islamophobic attack traumatized not only its immediate victims but also the entire nation and world community. Since then, MANAL and many other Canadian Muslim organizations work and collaborate to address and eliminate Islamophobia in Canada. Our efforts so far included offering our testimony before the House of Commons to help formulate what needs to be done. We also collaborated with allies in our City and Province, organizing local partnerships and events. This year, due to ongoing pandemic, we won't be able to organize in person events to mark the 4th anniversary of Quebec Mosque shooting. However, this doesn't mean that we will forget this tragic moment in our history or lose momentum in our efforts. The following is a highlight of some initiatives that we are taking part in this year as we commemorate the 4th anniversary of Quebec Mosque shooting: Last week, together with over 70 Canadian Muslim organizations, we sent a joint letter to our Prime Minister for the designation of January 29 as a National Day of Remembrance and Action on Islamophobia in Canada. To raise awareness about Quebec Mosque shooting, we are again joining and promoting the national "Green Square Campaign" which involves publicly wearing a small felt green square through the last week of January (NCCM – National Council of Canadian Muslims | Green Square Campaign) This Friday, on January 29, 2021, at 8 pm on NL time, we will be joining an online national vigil and webinar that will be hosted by the CCIQ and NCCM. It is a free public event that will be live broadcasted via NCCM's Facebook page and anyone would be able to watch it on or off FB. (CCIQ’s January 29th Vigil and Webinar) We encourage all our community members to actively participate in the Green Square Campaign and also to tune in on the evening of January 29 to join the national online vigil & webinar. Jazakumullahu Khairan, MANAL Executive Committee

Dear Sisters and Brothers, Assalamu Alaikum Wa Rahmatullahu Wa Barakatuhu. We are informed that the Canadian Muslim COVID-19 Task Force (CMCTF) will be hosting a virtual town hall this Sunday, January 3rd to inform Muslim communities across Canada about the COVID-19 vaccines. Please kindly note that the event will begin at 8:30 PM (NL Time) and that you can watch it either via Facebook or Zoom. The detailed instructions for tuning in are provided below for your information. Jazakumullahu Khairan, MANAL Executive Commitee --- The Canadian Muslim COVID-19 Task Force (CMCTF) would like to invite you to a virtual town hall entitled "Health and Hope on the Horizon: Understanding the COVID-19 Vaccines" on Sunday January 3, 2021 from 7:00pm - 8:30pm (Eastern Standard Time). This town hall aims to provide a neutral platform to openly discuss complicated issues and provide answers to questions Canadian Muslims may currently have pertaining to the COVID-19 vaccines. Inshallah we will have Closed Caption and/or ASL interpretation available for this broadcast. Featuring distinguished panelists: 1) Dr. Abdu Sharkawy, MD, BMSc, FRCPC, Infectious Diseases Expert 2) Sr. Samiya Abdi, MPH, Public Health Specialist 3) Sr. Rabia Khedr, MA, CMCTF Co-chair, Human Rights Advocate 4) Imam Dr, Hamid Slimi, PhD, Islamic Law, Imam and Community Leader 5) Dr. Fatima Kamalia, MD, FRCPC, Pediatrician 6) Imam Yūsuf Badāt, Masters in Islamic Sciences, Imam and Fiqh Expert How to Tune In: The town hall will be conducted on Zoom and will be broadcast directly to the task force's Facebook page (facebook.com/cmcovidtf) as a Live stream. Individuals can also register for the town hall via Zoom (if they don't have or aren't comfortable using Facebook) at Zoom Registration link on our website.