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“Whoever guides someone to goodness will have a reward like the one who did it.”
— Prophet Muhammad ﷺ
This campaign will collect all funds raised by June 11, 2020 at 11:45 PM EDT
Just as the Prophet ﷺ helped to build the first mosque in Medina, the pioneer Muslims of Ottawa followed his footsteps and with limited resources, they decided to rent a space in the basement of the Parkdale United Church to serve the first seed of the Muslim community. That space was utilized as an Islamic Sunday School and a place of worship to gather and perform Jumua and Eid prayers...
The Ottawa Muslim Association is now one of the landmarks and pillars of Islam, not just in Ottawa, but in all of Canada, serving the community through countless programs, 3 schools and two community centres: The Ottawa Mosque, as well as the Hall of Peace [previously the United Church; yes! That same place this journey began 58 years earlier, with Allah’s blessings the Ottawa Muslim Association purchased this space in 2016]
With COVID19, our donations have gone down by 60%, as did most people. However, our services have actually rapidly increased due to a sharp increase in demand! Partly because many mosques completely stopped, and also because of the central role and location of our mosque in the hearts of the community. We have witnessed a spike in counseling services (over the phone), Zakat services, and online classes.
For the ultimate ongoing reward and sadaqa, this is an opportunity to be part of the renovation and maintenance costs for a mosque in need.
Prophet Muhammed ﷺ said:
When the son of Adam dies, all their deeds are halted except for 3:
1- A perpetual charity
2- A beneficial knowledge
3- A righteous child that prays for them
By contributing to this Masjid, you will receive ALL THREE mentioned in the Hadeeth, as this is the oldest continuous charity in Ottawa, and the knowledge that will be taught in the mosque will benefit others, and the mosque attendees will always pray for the ones who helped to build it, insha’Allah!
With the sacred month of Ramadan coming to an end please consider giving generously to maintain our services to the community and beyond, and may Allah reward you for your generosity in dunya and the hereafter.
Dust off some old manuscripts
In our basement there's over 6,000 volumes of Islamic books. Many of which have been out of print for decades!
Sold out!
60 of 60 claimed
Fix a broken tile.
Nothing is insignificant. The reward will surely outlast the structure, God willing
Sold out!
55 of 55 claimed
Replace one burnt bulb
Do you think a 40 year old chandelier has easily replaceable spare parts?
Sold out!
50 of 50 claimed
Clean the minaret
How does the tallest minaret in Ottawa stay clean over the years? Aren't you glad you don't have to be the one who climbs up there?!
34 of 40 claimed
Shine the dome.
Designed to mimic the parliament building, this beautiful green colour is actually rust, and it needs regular maintenance.
Sold out!
35 of 35 claimed
Repaint a dozen parking spots
It took 30 years for us to be able to get our parking lot expanded to fit over 300 cars. Making it one of the largest parking lots in Centre Town. We have 10 accessible spots, and two spots for electric charging cars.
8 of 30 claimed
Sponsor one prayer spot in the backrow
2340 is the number of Friday prayers established in this Masjid. We have never stopped, even during the current pandemic (it's restricted to the Imam and 3 essential Mosque staff members)
10 of 25 claimed
Sponsor one prayer spot in the middle row
575,000 is the number of prostrations (Sujood) offered in this Masjid. We have never stopped, even during the current pandemic (it's restricted to the Imam and 3 essential Mosque staff members)
0 of 20 claimed
Sponsor one prayer spot in the front row
16,000 is the number of Fajr prayers offered in the front rows of the Masjid. We have never stopped, even during the current pandemic (it's restricted to the Imam and 3 essential Mosque staff members)
5 of 15 claimed
Maintain the atmosphere
Keeping the heating/coolest system properly running means a fresh breeze during every prayer for 45 years and counting.
1 of 10 claimed
Maintain the imam's house
The imam's house has been a home to a number of the greatest imams in the city's history, and will continue InshaAllah with your support.
4 of 7 claimed
Maintain the classrooms
These are one of the oldest Islamic classrooms in North America. We have grandparents today who tell us who they learnt Arabic and Quran in them 50 years ago. Imagine the reward you'll have for generations to come.
1 of 5 claimed
Maintain the Minbar
The most important place in the Masjid. More than 2000 hours of wisdom and knowledge has been delivered over the Friday and Eid sermons since the mosque was establish. Your contribution is essential to continue the message of Islam in Ottawa.
1 of 3 claimed
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“Whoever guides someone to goodness will have a reward like the one who did it.”
— Prophet Muhammad ﷺ
Md Shahriar Anwar
M R Miah
Muhammad Siddique
Aisha
Bashar Ismail
Muhammad Shah
Mayeen Talukder
M CHOWDHURY MUAZ
Belal Nazzal
Bassel Elkhateeb
Sadaqaat through e-transfer (32 donors)
Zakawat through e-transfer (42 donors)
Rouyda Khatib
Ghassan Zahran
Mohammad Suliman
An Anonymous kind soul
Nader Ghadban
An Anonymous kind soul
Faisal Sharif
An Anonymous kind soul
GREAT NEWS (and plea!)
Fantastic News!
We reached almost 85% of our fundraising goal!
The trick: we have ONLY TWO DAYS LEFT.
Can you count on you to help us fund Ottawa's oldest Masjid?
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Miss Ramadan?
Assalamu alaikum,
Alhamdolillah throughout Ramadan we managed to raise almost 68% of our fundraising campaign.
We will officially close the fundraiser soon InshaAllah. And we just reached 70% alhamdolillah.
Please consider helping us with the final push, give another donation, even $10 makes a big difference. And please share. In fact, on average every share on Facebook brings us an extra $30, so please do share and write just 5-7 words encouraging people to donate in the final push before the opportunity closes.
*By the way*: launchgood charges us really low fees, and once we go back to PayPal it's gonna go up again, so more of your money will get to where you want it if you donate today.
Be one of the last donours to seal the deal. The link again is:
http://launchgood.com/OttawaMosque
Jazakom Allah Khair and Eid Mubarak
Majed Jarrar
Director for Community Engagement
Ottawa Mosque
A message from the Ottawa Mosque on the 28th of Ramadan
Please see this message, given during Taraweeh tonight:
https://www.facebook.com/OttawaMuslimAssociation/videos/560311208022394/
The 27th of Ramadhān
Tonight is The Night
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