Nov 30, 2011
Chers amis(e),
Vous trouverez ci-joint le message du Maire de Montréal, M. Gérald Tremblay:
À l’occasion du Nouvel An 1433 de l’hégire, je suis heureux d’offrir mes meilleurs vœux à l’ensemble de mes concitoyennes et concitoyens de la communauté musulmane. Voilà une belle occasion de célébrer et de nous réjouir d’habiter une ville qui favorise la paix et l’harmonie ici et dans le monde. Montréal vient justement d’être accréditée comme « Cité interculturelle ». Notre ville a obtenu cette reconnaissance internationale du Conseil de l’Europe et de la Commission européenne pour l’ensemble de ses actions dans le domaine interculturel. Cet honneur, je suis heureux de le partager avec vous et je veux vous assurer que nous allons continuer à faire tout en notre pouvoir pour renforcer Montréal comme métropole inclusive.
Je vous souhaite une année à la mesure de vos espérances!
I am pleased to extend my best wishes for the New Islamic Year 1433 Hijri to my fellow Montrealers from the Muslim community. This is a wonderful opportunity to celebrate and to rejoice that we live in a community committed to peace and harmony here and throughout the world. The Council of Europe and the European Commission have just recognized Montréal as an “Intercultural City” for its many intercultural activities. I am pleased to share this honour with you and I can promise that we will do everything in our power to build on Montréal’s reputation as an inclusive metropolis.
Nov 28, 2011
بِسْمِ اللّهِ الرَّحْمـَـنِ الرَّحِيمِ
“وَاصْبِرْ نَفْسَكَ مَعَ الَّذِينَ يَدْعُونَ رَبَّهُم بِالْغَدَاةِ وَالْعَشِيِّ يُرِيدُونَ وَجْهَهُ وَلَا تَعْدُ عَيْنَاكَ عَنْهُمْ تُرِيدُ زِينَةَ الْحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَا وَلَا تُطِعْ مَنْ أَغْفَلْنَا قَلْبَهُ عَن ذِكْرِنَا وَاتَّبَعَ هَوَاهُ وَكَانَ أَمْرُهُ فُرُطًا”
الكهف 28
“And keep yourself patient [by being] with those who call upon their Lord in the morning and the evening, seeking His countenance. And let not your eyes pass beyond them, desiring adornments of the worldly life, and do not obey one whose heart We have made heedless of Our remembrance and who follows his desire and whose affair is ever [in] neglect”
Al-Kahf 28
Nov 28, 2011
The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said:
“There are seven whom Allah will shade in His Shade on the Day when there is no shade except His Shade: a just ruler; a youth who grew up in the worship of Allah; a man whose heart is attached to the mosques; two men who love each other for Allah’s sake, meeting for that and parting upon that; a man who is called by a woman of beauty and position [for illegal intercourse], but he says: ‘I fear Allah’; a man who gives in charity and hides it, such that his left hand does not know what his right hand gives in charity; and a man who remembered Allah in private and so his eyes shed tears.” (Al-Bukhari & Muslim)
Nov 26, 2011
Jazakoum Allah khairan everybody who contributed to the success of the monthly gathering. It was really a great event. Everybody was extremly delighted to see all of this happiness in the same place.
Thanks for Br. Hassan As-Shaharni for his well thought reminder. Thanks also for the well organized game. Thanks for Razi for his translation. His translation was so great that everybody was enjoying the game regardless of the language.
Thanks for Ahmad, Issam, Mouhamad, Khaled and everyone else who kept running around to serve everyone. Thanks for Sami and Othman for the overall organization and management.
Congratulations for our fresh graduate engineer. Wish him all the best. Congratulations for Hajj Saad and Hajj Shams-d-Doha who just came back from the house of Allah.
May Allah reward you all and may Allah gather you all in his paradise.
Nov 26, 2011
This is to let you know that the moon has not been sighted anywhere in the world on Friday, 29th Zul-Hijja, 1432, 25th of November, 2011, in accordance with our criteria. Therefore, Saturday, November 26th, is the 30th day of Zul-Hijja and Sunday, November 27th, is the first day of Muharram and the first day of the Islamic new year 1433.
I would like to take this opportunity to wish you, your family and Muslims around the world all the best.
Please don’t forget that Rasoul Allah (SAAW) encouraged fasting the 9th and 10th of Muhrram, which will be on Monday and Tuesday, December 5th and 6th, in shaa Allah. We fast these days to thank Allah Taala for saving Prophet Mousa (AA) and his people from oppression.
Let us start our new year with obedience and repentance to Allah Taala, asking Him SWT to forgive us all our shortcomings and to guide us toward the straight path, unite the Umma of Muhammad SAAW toward better future and success in this life and the hereafter, and to bestow His mercy and protection on all of us.
This is a good chance for ourselves and our children to reflect on the life long struggle of the Prophet SAAW and his companions, their sacrifices to bring Islam to us, and the lessons learned from Seera in general and Hijra in particular.
All the best to you and yours
Wa assalamou alaikoum
Salam Elmenyawi – Muslim Council of Montreal
http://www.muslimcouncil.org
