Ramadan - Muslim Association of Puget Sound

MAPS
Ramadan
2016
BOOKLET
RAMADAN 1437
MUSLIM ASSOCIATION OF PUGET SOUND
17550 NE 67TH CT, REDMOND, WA 98052
\WWW.MAPSREDMOND.ORG
“O you who believe!
Fasting is prescribed
for you as it was
prescribed for those
before you, that
you may become
Al-Muttaqun
(the
pious).”
[Qur’an, 2:183]
WELCOMING
RAMADAN
M
uslim Association of Puget Sound (MAPS –
Masjid ArRahmah) would like to congratulate
the community on the arrival of the blessed month
of Ramadan. It’s that time of the year, which brings
our community close to each other worshipping
together in harmony and peace connecting to our
God spiritually. As always, May Allah swt make the
upcoming Ramadan also source of blessing and
forgiveness for all.
We pray to Allah SWT that all of you have a blessed
Ramadan and a spiritually uplifting experience. Please
continue to provide us feedback by sending an email
to: [email protected]
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“Let us all make an effort to fast,
increase our prayers, do good
deeds, stop our bad habits, ask
for Allah’s forgiveness, beg for
His mercy, forgive those who may
have wronged us, thank those
who have helped us, reconnect
with our parents and relatives, assist those in need and establish
our mosque and community. “
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
-en our spiritual attachment to Allah, The Almighty. We
will be having Taraweeh prayers nightly and Qiyam-ulLayl in the last 10 nights. We are having a Qur’an memorization competition. Ar-Rahmah Academy will start a
Qur’an intensive course for several age groups. Precious
Hearts will start a Ramadan Enrichment class for ages
4-6 and ages 7-10. And many more programs are being
planned by various committees and groups. Please visit
www.mapsredmond.org for the latest program schedule and information.
-Mahmood Khadeer (MAPS President)
PREPARING FOR RAMADAN
Abu Huraira (ra) related that the Prophet (pbuh)
said: Whoever fasts during Ramadan with faith
and seeking his reward from Allah will have his
past sins forgiven. Whoever prays during the
nights in Ramadan with faith and seeking his reward from Allah will have his past sins forgiven.
And he who passes Lailat al-Qadr in prayer with
faith and seeking his reward from Allah will have
his past sins forgiven (Bukhari, Muslim).
Assalamu Alaykum and Ramadan Kareem dear
Community Members,
It is with much joy that we welcome the blessed
month of Ramadan. We thank Allah, The Merciful, for giving us an opportunity again this year to
seek His favor and His forgiveness during the holy
month. Despite the long summer hours, our community feels very excited this month to renew our
commitments to Allah and His Deen, to reconnect
with the Prophet (pbuh) and his teachings, to rejuvenate our souls and spirits and to rekindle our
family and social bonds. At MAPS, we have been
busy preparing for the Generous Month.
During this month when the Qur’an was revealed,
we have a number of programs planned to deep2
During this Month of fasting, we will be having daily
Iftaars for singles, Friday and Saturday Iftaars for the
whole community and one inter-faith Iftaar for our
non-Muslim friends and neighbors. The mosque will be
opened for long hours and on many days for 24 hours.
To that effect, we are preparing the building nicely. We
have been accelerating our projects and have put two
commercial grade playsets on the east side of the building, opened up a state-of-the-art library and constructed
a modern coffee bistro and seating area. We are also
repainting and recoating the mosque, cleaning up the
landscaping, adding furniture to the lounge area and
redecorating the halls.
Let us all strive to reap the best rewards during this
month. Let us all make an effort to fast, increase our
prayers, do good deeds, stop our bad habits, ask for Allah’s forgiveness, beg for His mercy, forgive those who
may have wronged us, thank those who have helped us,
reconnect with our parents and relatives, assist those in
need and establish our mosque and community.
More specifically, I am asking all of our community to do
3 + 3 things this Ramadan:
Personal 3:
•
Encourage your kids to fast, even if for a few
hours, and have a few Iftaars with your family
•
Memorize one Surah of the Holy Qur’an
•
Spend some time praying alone in the middle
of the night
Community 3:
•
Attend at least a few Taraweeh and Qiyam-ulLayl prayers at MAPS
•
Attend at least one community Iftaar at MAPS
•
Donate some money to MAPS for the poor or
to upkeep and grow our mosque; fulfill your
pledge
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IMAM joban’s ADVICE
Prayer Times - Ramadan 1437 / June 6-July 5, 2016
The Holy Fast has begun
Together with the Fajar Adhan,
Let the Fast bring Happiness to you.
Let Grace abound In your home
May Allah bless and protect you
Ramadan is the month of blessings....
Whose beginning is MERCY,
Whose middle is FORGIVENESS, and
Whose end is CELEBRATION
May this Ramadan be as bright as ever.
May this Ramadan bring joy, health and
wealth to all.
May this Ramadan bring in you the
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE (CONT.)
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Donate some money to MAPS for the poor or
to upkeep and grow our mosque; fulfill your
pledge
I pray that Allah, The Most Glorious, will accept all
of our efforts and fast and will forgive all of our
shortcomings and sins during this month. I look
forward to seeing and meeting all of you at MAPS
this Ramadan. Please remember all the board
members and volunteers in your dua’s during this
month. They have been the backbone of MAPS
and have been hard at work to deliver an excellent experience to the community.
Jazak-um-ullah-Khairan,
Mahmood Khadeer
President
MAPS
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most brightest and choicest
happiness and
love you have ever wished for.
Ya ALLAH our sins are so many
But Your Mercy is limitless
Please forgive Us
You are The Greatest Forgiver
You love to forgive
Please forgive us,
our parents,
our family
And the whole Muslim ummah
past & present.
Day
June
July
Ramadan
Fajr Imsaak
Sunrise
Dhuhr
Asr
Maghrib
Isha
Mon
6
1
3:02
5:11
1:08
5:22
9:04
10:34
Iqama Times
Ramadan 1st - 30th
Tue
7
2
3:01
5:11
1:08
5:22
9:05
10:35
Wed
8
3
3:00
5:10
1:08
5:22
9:05
10:35
Fajr
15min + Adhan
Thu
9
4
2:59
5:10
1:08
5:23
9:06
10:36
Duhr
1:30 PM
Fri
10
5
2:59
5:10
1:09
5:23
9:07
10:37
Asr
6:00 PM
Sat
11
6
2:58
5:10
1:09
5:23
9:07
10:37
Maghrib 10 Min + Adhan
Sun
12
7
2:58
5:10
1:09
5:24
9:08
10:38
Isha
Mon
13
8
2:57
5:09
1:09
5:24
9:08
10:38
Tue
14
9
2:57
5:09
1:09
5:24
9:09
10:39
Wed
15
10
2:57
5:09
1:10
5:24
9:09
10:39
Thu
16
11
2:56
5:09
1:10
5:25
9:10
10:40
Fri
17
12
2:56
5:09
1:10
5:25
9:10
10:40
Sat
18
13
2:56
5:09
1:10
5:25
9:10
10:40
Sun
19
14
2:56
5:10
1:11
5:25
9:10
10:40
Mon
20
15
2:57
5:10
1:11
5:26
9:11
10:41
Tue
21
16
2:57
5:10
1:11
5:26
9:11
10:41
Wed
22
17
2:57
5:10
1:11
5:26
9:11
10:41
Thu
23
18
2:58
5:11
1:11
5:26
9:11
10:41
Fri
24
19
2:58
5:11
1:12
5:26
9:11
10:41
Sat
25
20
2:59
5:11
1:12
5:26
9:11
10:41
Sun
26
21
3:00
5:12
1:12
5:27
9:11
10:41
Mon
27
22
3:01
5:12
1:12
5:27
9:11
10:41
Tue
28
23
3:01
5:13
1:12
5:27
9:11
10:41
Wed
29
24
3:02
5:13
1:13
5:27
9:11
10:41
Thu
30
25
3:03
5:14
1:13
5:27
9:11
10:41
Fri
1
26
3:05
5:14
1:13
5:27
9:10
10:40
Sat
2
27
3:06
5:15
1:13
5:27
9:10
10:40
Sun
3
28
3:07
5:16
1:13
5:27
9:10
10:40
Mon
4
29
3:08
5:16
1:14
5:27
9:09
10:39
Tue
5
30
3:10
5:17
1:14
5:27
9:09
10:39
To Sponsor Iftar visit www.mapsredmond.org or call 425-861-9555
11:00 PM
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DUAS
DUA FOR KEEPING FAST
Bisawmi ghadinn nawaiytu min shahri Ramadan
I intend to keep the fast today in the month of Ramadan.
DUA FOR BREAKING FASTING
Allahumma Inni laka sumtu wa bika amantu [wa alayka tawakkalto]
wa ‘ala rizqika aftartu
O Allah! I fasted for You and I believe in You [and I put my
trust in You] and I break my fast with Your sustenance.
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TARAWEEH SCHEDULE
RAMADAN AT MAPS
FIRST DAY OF RAMADAN IS ON THURSDAY,
JUNE 18 AND EID WILL BE ON FRIDAY, JULY
17, 2015. FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES HAVE
BEEN PLANNED FOR RAMADAN THIS
YEAR.
IFTAR PROGRAM
Weekday Iftar for Singles: There will be Iftar provided on Sundays through Thursdays for singles.
Families are welcome to bring food to share and
break their fast at MAPS.
Weekend Iftar for Broad Community: On Fridays
and Saturdays, there will be sponsored Iftar for
everyone.
SUHOOR PROGRAM
Suhoor Last Ten (10) Nights: MAPS will make arrangements for suhoor during the last ten nights
for people praying Qiyamul Lail and doing Itekaf. We
encourage community members to sponsor these
suhoor, as usually over 300 people stay for suhoor.
QIAMUL LAIL SCHEDULE
Qiyamul Lail program will start on Saturday night,
which will be the start of last asharaa (last 10 days).
The timing for start of Qiyamul-Lail is going to be
To sponsor Iftar or Suhoor, please send an email to
[email protected] or sign-up at the notice board posted on the wall near the office.
DAILY TARAWEEH PROGRAM
The Isha prayer in Ramadan will start at 11pm throughout
the month as there is not much change in Isha time in June/
July. Isha prayer will be followed Taraweeh prayers and we
intend to finish everything by 12:15am, except on days when
we’ll hold Fund Raising by external organizations and MAPS.
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Sh. Mohamad Joban (MJ)
Nabil Salam (NS)
Abdulaziz Alshaikh (AA)
Abdurrahman Hijazy (AH)
Hasan Alarusi (HA)
Abdul Majid Rahman (AR)
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RAMADAN AT MAPS (CONT.)
KHATIRAH SCHEDULE
15 minutes before Isha
(Describing the juz that the
Imams going to recite that
night)
OVER
4,000
PEOPLE ACROSS PUGET
SOUND COME TO MAPS TO
FULFILL THEIR RELIGIOUS
OBLIGATION
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TIPS TO ACCOMODATE CHILDREN IN THE MOSQUE
Here are a few tips for accommodating children at MAPS this Ramadan:
MAKE USE OF
THE BABYSITTING
ARANGEMENTS
The Holy Fast has begun
Together with the Fajar Adhan,
The Prophet SAW said: “When I
Let the Fast bring Happiness to you.
stand for prayer, I intend to prolong
Let Grace abound In your home
it, but on hearing the cries of a child,
May Allah bless and protect you
I cut it short, as I dislike to trouble
Ramadan is the month of blessings....
the child’s mother” (Reported by
Whose beginning is MERCY,
Bukhari).
Whose
is FORGIVENESS, and
CHILDREN WELCOME
ATmiddle
MAPS
Whose end is CELEBRATION
These hadiths illustrate how natural it
May this Ramadan be as bright as ever.
was for babies, toddlers, and children
The Messenger of Allah came
out Ramadan
to us for one
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May this
bringofjoy,
and
be part of the Prophet’s Masjid. The
two later prayers [Thuhr, Asr],
carrying
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to all. Hasan or HusProphet (pbuh) understood the nature
sein. The Prophet SAW then
came
to the bring
frontinand
May this
Ramadan
you the of children and cared for their needs
put him down, said Takbir
forbrightest
the prayer and comand comfort in the Masjid.
most
Children thrive where they feel a sense
menced praying. During the prayer, he performed a
of belonging. If we want our children
very long prostration, so I raised my head and there
to feel they belong in the Muslim comwas the child, on the back of the Messenger of Allah,
munity, they must feel welcome at the
who was in prostration. I then returned to my prosMasjid. Children gathering or playing
tration. When the Messenger of Allah had offered
with friends are not signs of a rowdy
the prayer, the people said: “O Messenger of Allah!
Masjid or misbehavior. They are signs
In the middle of your prayer, you performed prosof a flourishing community in which
tration and lengthened it so much that we thought
children are building friendships that
either something had happened or that you were
will connect their hearts and minds to
the Masjid.
receiving revelation!” He said: “Neither was the case.
CHILDREN’S
PROGRAMS
Actually, my grandson made me his mount, and I did
not want to hurry him until he had satisfied his wish”
(Reported by Nasaa’i, Ibn Asaakir, and Haakim).
The Messenger of Allah would pray holding
Umaamah bint Zaynab bint Rasoolillaah. He would
put her down when he prostrated, and then pick her
up again when he stood up (Reported by Bukhari
and Muslim).
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At the same time, a Masjid is a
place where people come to spiritually connect with Allah SWT and
expect a peaceful, quiet environment to worship, pray and reflect.
When children are running around
or being loud during the prayers,
it can distract worshippers from
hearing the khutbah/salah being
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MAPS is hiring several babysitters throughout the month of
Ramadan. We are planning month-long activities and crafts
for all children who attend. There is no fee to drop children
with the babysitters. Please make use of these arrangements. If you children are not praying by your side, they
Remember that MAPS has a separate Mother-and-Kids
room and another Father-and-Kids room. These rooms
are safe and both have live video and audio feeds of the
prayers. Please use these rooms if you are praying with
your children.
Instead of staring at a father as he runs after his energetic
toddler or a mother as she struggles to calm a quiet baby,
offer to help. A polite “can I watch your son while you pray”
or “would you like me to hold that diaper bag” earns Sadaqa for you and helps parents control their children
The Masjid has the responsibility to provide frequent
friendly reminders for parents and children on the rules
and manners of the Masjid. These announcements can be
boring and even irritating but please understand that they
are needed and help communicate the message.
Anas bin Malik relates that “the Prophet did not use insults
or bad language or curse” (Reported by Bukhari). Our duty
is to remind children gently about the etiquettes of the
Masjid. Children of all ages will stop and listen to a person who smiles, says Salam, chats with them, and shows
In case of misbehavior, show respect to others: consider
removing the child from the Main Hall and moving to other
designated areas for Father/Kids and Mother/Kids rooms.
If you expect the child to make noise, sit near the exits, so
you can leave the Main Hall in a hurry.
FUNDRAISING EFFORTS
EID PRAYERS
Eid prayers are the most attended events at MAPS. We hope that you, your family
and friends can all join us this year. MAPS will hold three (3) Eid Prayers on Wednesday, July 6, 2016
Organizations serving the community rely on our
generous donations during Ramadan to raise
funds for their operations throughout the year.
These fundraisings also provide a channel for
the community to fulfill their Zakat/sadaqa obligations and benefit from the increased Thawab
during the blessed month.
Instead of having fundraisings every weekend
night, we are transitioning to a model to streamline and optimize everybody’s experience during
taraweeh prayers. MAPS will hold total of four (4)
fund raisings throughout the month of Ramadan
during taraweeh prayers and one after Jummah,
as follows:
GROUP 2 – JUNE 18 - LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS
These are local organizations which were selected for
diversity of their impact (charity, advocacy, education,
and local Islamic center).
1.Al-Saddaqa
2.
CAIR Washington
3.
Median Academy
4.
Islamic Centre of Kent.
TWO FUNDRAISINGS WILL BE EXCLUSIVELY
FOR MAPS
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2.
Friday, June 17, 2016
Night 27th Ramadan – Friday, July 1, 2016.
GROUP 1 – JUNE 10TH - NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
These organizations do relief and development
work across the world including Africa, Middle
East, and Asia.
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4.
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Amoud Foundation
Kinder USA
Zakat Foundation of America
Islamic Relief USA
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RAMADAN PROGRAMS & ACTIVITIES
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RAMADAN PROGRAMS & ACTIVITIES
1.
Kinder USA is distributing fresh food baskets in Gaza, Palestine, to needy families. A $120 basket includes chicken, cheese,
vegetables, and more, and can feed a family of 10 for one month!
2.
In Lebanon, some refugee children can neither attend Lebanese schools nor UNRWA schools, so Kinder is supporting an education center to help some students
3.
In Lebanon, Kinder is rehabilitating some shelters to make
them safer for refugees to live in
4.
In Greece, we are providing 1000 refugee children aged 4-17
with backpacks full of supplies ($20 each or 18 Euros) and children
under 4 years will receive stuffed animals (approx $10 or 8 Euros)
www.kinderusa.org
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RAMADAN PROGRAMS & ACTIVITIES
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RAMADAN PROGRAMS & ACTIVITIES
20857 108TH AVE SE
Kent WA 98031
Phone: (253) 850-2260
1. Islamic Center of Kent has been serving the Muslim community on the South
Seattle corridor since early 90s. The current masjid operates out of two separate
buildings one each for men and women.
2. The community has plans to build a combined masjid to accommodate 600 650 musallees. This is planned to be done in two phases and the required county
& city permits are being obtained. The overall design finalization is also in progress with experienced architects and engineering firms engaged.
3. The high level estimate for first phase of the masjid complex is ~ $5 Million
4. The community purchased an adjacent building early last year to be able to
have full access to the access way that divided the two properties. There is currently an interest free payment plan for this property with the seller. The plan for
this building is to be refurbished to be an Islamic School in the future.
5. We currently have ~ $850,000 outstanding payments on the newly acquired
building - payable as $25,000 per quarter.
6. The estimate for converting the building into a school is ~500,000.
RAMADAN PROGRAMS & ACTIVITIES
In more than a decade of service, the Washington State chapter of CAIR (CAIR-WA)
has resolved well over 500 cases of anti-Muslim discrimination, conducted hundreds
of media interviews, had tens of thousands of mentions in local and national media,
and registered about 10,000 Muslim voters in our state. Learn more at www.cairseattle.org
CAIR-WA is an efficiently-run, high-performance organization, with four full-time
staff members, numerous dedicated volunteers and interns, and an office near downtown Seattle in the International District dedicated to serving local Muslims.
Your consistent support with a monthly gift of $200/month or the highest monthly
amount you can afford, with enable CAIR-WA to:
o defend hundreds of local Muslims’ civil rights every year
o train hundreds of media speakers to change millions of fellow Americans’ hearts
and minds
o train hundreds of local Muslims in political engagement to ensure lawmakers represent our interests
o help hundreds of local Muslim youth enter careers in media and politics where they
shape public opinion and laws.
7. We request you to help us with both these initiatives. You may denote you generous contributions to be for the New Masjid Complex or the New School Project
or as generic contribution towards both.
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RAMADAN PROGRAMS & ACTIVITIES
PROVIDED PRE-PACKED BOXES
OF FOOD PROVISIONS TO OVER
200
NEEDY FAMILIES PRIOR TO
THE START OF RAMADAN
2015.
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“The month of Ramadhan
[is that] in which was revealed the Qur’an, a guidance for the people and
clear proofs of guidance
and criterion. So whoever
sights [the new moon of]
the month, let him fast it”
[Qur’an 2:185]
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LEAD, SERVE, AND MAKE THE DIFFERENCE