Dear Brothers and Sisters,

Assalamu Alaikum.

This Friday (July 3rd), we will insha'Allah have two (2) sessions of Jumah prayers at our mosque. In compliance with public health regulations, each session will be at limited capacity:

• First Session (Only for Brothers)                : 1.10 pm - 1.30 pm
• Second Session (Brothers AND Sisters)    : 2.00 pm - 2.20 pm

If you wish to attend any of these Jumah sessions, you MUST pre-register using the corresponding link at the end of this announcement.

Further information about mosque attendance rules can be found in the attached posters (in Arabic and English).

Please note that you can not register, and you can not attend the mosque if you:

• are not feeling well and showing COVID 19 symptoms
• have traveled outside the country in the last 14 days
• have come in contact with a case of suspected or confirmed COVID-19 in the last 14 days
• are in a high-risk group due to a serious underlying chronic medical condition

If you are over 60 and have any medical condition other than specified above, you should consider not attending.

MANAL is not responsible and will not be held liable for any congregant sustaining harm, injury, or illness as a result of their attendance.

Your information is collected only for registration and contact tracing purposes.

Once successfully registered, you are not allowed to transfer your reservation to another session or person.

If you do not show up despite being registered, you will not be eligible to register next Friday. If you did so last week, again, you are not eligible to re-register and attend this week.

Before heading to the mosque for your Jumah session, please make sure to have:

• Your own prayer mat. You will not be allowed in the prayer hall without a prayer mat.
•  Your online reservation confirmation & Photo ID: You will be required to present these to MANAL volunteers. Otherwise, you will not be let in.
• Your face mask. You will not be allowed on the premises without a face mask
• Wudu at home. You will not be allowed to use mosque washrooms for taking wudu

As you reach the mosque, please:

• Arrive at least 15 minutes before the prayer time
• If driving, park at the lot by the NTV station making sure that you don't forget your mask, prayer mat, registration confirmation and photo ID in your car 
• Line up outside the mosque parking gate maintaining physical distancing. You will be admitted after MANAL volunteers administer screening and checking in procedures.
• Follow the instructions of MANAL volunteers and remember they are giving their time to ensure our safety. Offensive and threatening behavior by any member of the congregation will not be tolerated.
• When instructed, present your photo ID and your pre-registration confirmation.
• ALWAYS WEAR YOUR FACE MASK, KEEP 2 METERS APART FROM ONE ANOTHER & AVOID SOCIALIZING (i.e. NO HANDSHAKING OR HUGGING)
• NEVER SMOKE IN / AROUND MOSQUE PREMISES
• DO NOT OFFER OR SHARE FOOD OR DRINK IN / AROUND MOSQUE PREMISES

As you enter the Mosque, please:

• Take off your shoes and place them in a MANAL provided plastic bag
• Sanitize your hands using MANAL provided sanitizers
• Follow the instructions to proceed to the prayer hall, ALWAYS WEARING YOUR FACE MASK, KEEPING 2 METERS APART AND AVOIDING SOCIALIZING (i.e. NO HANDSHAKING OR HUGGING)
• Find the next available numbered spot and place your personal prayer mat
• Keep your shoes bag next to you.
• NEVER SIT OR PRAY IN CROSS TAPED AREAS
• Do not use electric outlets to charge devices.
• BE READY TO LEAVE RIGHT AFTER FARD (i.e. pray Sunnah and Nafl at your home)

 As you leave the Mosque premises, please:

• Wait your turn to exit from the back door, ALWAYS WEARING YOUR FACE MASK, KEEPING 2 METERS APART AND AVOIDING SOCIALIZING (i.e. NO HANDSHAKING OR HUGGING)
• Take your shoes bag with you and put them back at the back-door landing area.
• Sanitize your hands with MANAL provided sanitizers
• Proceed to your car, ALWAYS KEEPING 2 METERS APART AND AVOIDING SOCIALIZING (i.e. NO HANDSHAKING OR HUGGING)
• Drive off in an organized manner to facilitate emptying the parking lot.

Thank you for your kind understanding and cooperation.

Here are the links to register for tickets:

Jazakumullahu Khairun,

MANAL Executive Committee

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

Assalamu Alaikum Wa Rahmatullahu Wa Barakatuhu

As you know, all places of worship, including our local mosque, had been closed since late March to minimize the risk of spread of Covid 19 in our province. For Muslims and members of other faith communities, this had been a sad and challenging time. We feel the pain of the families who lost their beloved ones during this pandemic and pray for a smooth recovery of those who are still fighting the disease.

As of June 8, 2020 and after weeks of almost no new cases, our province has finally moved to Alert Level 3 in its reopening plan. At this level, we are still not able to open our local mosque for public gatherings and congregational prayers.

However, when we will insha'Allah move to next Alert Levels in the near future, we anticipate that our Provincial Chief Medical Officer of Health may be allowing places of worship to reopen with limited capacity and with the condition of observing strict protocols to minimize public health risks.

MANAL has been working on the details of its own reopening plan, taking into account the instructions of provincial public health authorities and the guidelines from the "Canadian Muslim Covid 19 Task Force". Over the next few days and weeks, we will be sending a number of successive community e-mails to keep you informed and updated on our plan. Through these e-mails, we will announce the restrictions, procedures and protocols that must be strictly observed by our Muslim community if and when we will insha'Allah reopen our mosque.

We thank you in advance for your patience, attention and cooperation.

Jazakum Allahu Khairun.

MANAL Executive Committee

Click here for a link to a message from Dr. Syed Pirzada, president of the Muslim Association of Newfoundland and Labrador on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr, filmed on Friday May 21, 2020.

Assalamu alaikum,

Click here for a link to a video of the first public Adhan for Jum'aa at Masjid al Noor filmed on Friday, May 22, 2020.