Dear Brothers and Sisters,

Assalamu Alaikum Wa Rahmatullahu Wa Barakatuhu.

The weekend Islamic School for our children has been a consistent service of MANAL ever since our mosque became available for regular use in late 1989.  Alhamdulillah, during the past 30 years, hundreds of children from numerous ethnic and linguistic backgrounds have benefited from this service by gaining essential Islamic knowledge and guidance thanks to the selfless dedication of the volunteer teachers.        

Over the past few years, it became evident that the Muslim population in our city has grown exponentially.  This is especially true for families with young children. Consequently, there has been a rise in the number of children enrolled in the weekend Islamic School.

Unfortunately, our mosque is no longer able to accommodate the increase in the number and size of the classes. It is necessary that we continue this essential service without potentially violating provincial workplace health and safety rules which have strict stipulations on room capacity. Accordingly, it has been decided that the mosque will not be used to conduct weekend Islamic School from December 31, 2019 onward.

However, starting from Saturday, January 4, 2020, MANAL weekend Islamic School will resume its services at the Association for New Canadians' (ANC) Training Center located at 148 Elizabeth Avenue. In September, Br. Abdel Zaher and Sr. Eman visited the new location and explored its educational facilities. As the volunteer Principal and Vice-Principal of MANAL weekend Islamic School, they will continue to be in charge and responsible for the recruitment and supervision of volunteer teachers.  

We are truly grateful to both Br. Abdel Zaher and Sister Eman for their tireless and selfless efforts in educating our young children for over 25 years. We pray that they both continue serving our community and educating our children for many years to come Insha'Allah.

In the coming days, Br. Abdel Zaher will inform the parents about the schedules and other details related to Saturday classes that will be held at the ANC Training Center. In the meantime, you are welcome to e-mail MANAL at manal@manal.ca if you have any questions.

Jazak Allahu Khairan

MANAL Executive Committee

Assalamualaikum.

The MANAL Executive Committee would like to inform all members that the next Annual General Body Meeting will be held on Saturday, January 4, 2020, at 6:30 pm at the mosque Social Hall. 

Further details will be provided in the coming days.

Jazak Allahu Khairan.

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

Assalamu Alaikum Wa Rahmatullahu Wa Barakatuhu.

We would like to inform you that Br. Abdelsalam Abugharara, volunteer chief imam and Friday khateeb of our mosque, was recently presented an award for volunteering with Canadian Blood Services in St. John's. He received his award during the Canadian Blood Services’ Annual "Honoring Canada’s Lifeline" event in Ottawa.

We take this opportunity to congratulate our Brother for his outstanding community service and wish him many other great achievements.

Jazakum Allahu Khairun,

MANAL Exceutive Committee

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

Assalamu Alaikum Wa Rahmatullahu Wa Barakatuhu.

To celebrate the proclamation of October as the Islamic History & Heritage Month in St. John's, we are organizing a family event in collaboration with NL Public Libraries.

The event will be hosted at A.C. Hunter Children's Library and will be held at 2.30 pm on Saturday, November 9th. The details can be found in the event poster (please click on the image above).

Please make an effort to attend with your school aged children as we seek to promote awareness and appreciation of Muslim inventions and contributions to civilization. You may reach us at manal@manal.ca if you have any questions.

Jazakum Allahu Khairun,

MANAL Executive Committee