Dear Sisters and Brothers,
Assalamu Alaikum.
We hope you and your families are doing well.
As our province is now in Step 1 of its Transition plan and as Eid Al Adha is around the corner, we are reaching out to share some updates with you.
First of all, thanks for your cooperation as we all navigate this pandemic together. Your compliance with the public health rules inside and outside of our mosque really helped us all to stay safe so far and come through these challenging times as a community.
Although it is too early to say that the pandemic is over, we are now much closer to the end of this tunnel. We encourage you to please continue following public health guidelines (i.e. maintaining physical distancing and wearing face mask) and also to get vaccinated for maximum protection from Covid 19.
We will keep you informed and revise our policies as the government relaxes its public health restrictions. As a first step in this direction, we are revising our admission procedure for Fajr, Maghrib and Isha prayers. Accordingly, effective immediately, you are no longer required to write down your names and contact information as you enter the mosque for these three daily congregational prayers. All congregants will be still be required to enter the mosque by the main entrance and exit by the back door.
MANAL is also working on a plan to resume small scale in person activities at the mosque such as youth club and Quran halaqas. We will insh'Allah inform you soon when we finalize the details of this plan.
As for the upcoming Eid al Adha, please kindly note the following:
- Now that the maximum capacity for physically distanced indoor gatherings is increased to 200 people, MANAL is arranging a bigger facility to host Eid prayers
- Insha'Allah we plan to have 3 consecutive sessions. The first will be for brothers only and the last two will be for both brothers and sisters.
The exact date, location and online registration links for the Eid prayers will insha'Allah be shared soon via email and website announcement. So, please stay tuned.
May Allah swt bless us with a happy, safe and peaceful Eid this year and for many to come.
Jazakumullahu Khairan.
MANAL Executive Committee