MAPSRamadan

BOOKLETRAMADAN 1437

MUSLIM ASSOCIATION OF PUGET SOUND

2016

17550 NE 67TH CT, REDMOND, WA 98052

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Muslim Association of Puget Sound (MAPS – Masjid ArRahmah) would like to congratulate

the community on the arrival of the blessed month of Ramadan. It’s that time of the year, which brings our community close to each other worshipping together in harmony and peace connecting to our God spiritually. As always, May Allah swt make the upcoming Ramadan also source of blessing and forgiveness for all.

We pray to Allah SWT that all of you have a blessed Ramadan and a spiritually uplifting experience. Please continue to provide us feedback by sending an email to: feedback@mapsredmond.org

“O you who believe! Fasting is prescribed for you as it was prescribed for those before you, that you may become Al-Muttaqun (the pious).”

[Qur’an, 2:183]

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Abu Huraira (ra) related that the Prophet (pbuh) said: Whoever fasts during Ramadan with faith and seeking his reward from Allah will have his past sins forgiven. Whoever prays during the nights in Ramadan with faith and seeking his re-ward from Allah will have his past sins forgiven. And he who passes Lailat al-Qadr in prayer with faith and seeking his reward from Allah will have his past sins forgiven (Bukhari, Muslim).

Assalamu Alaykum and Ramadan Kareem dear Community Members,

It is with much joy that we welcome the blessed month of Ramadan. We thank Allah, The Merci-ful, for giving us an opportunity again this year to seek His favor and His forgiveness during the holy month. Despite the long summer hours, our com-munity feels very excited this month to renew our commitments to Allah and His Deen, to reconnect with the Prophet (pbuh) and his teachings, to re-juvenate our souls and spirits and to rekindle our family and social bonds. At MAPS, we have been busy preparing for the Generous Month.

During this month when the Qur’an was revealed, we have a number of programs planned to deep-

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

PREPARING FOR RAMADAN

-en our spiritual attachment to Allah, The Almighty. We will be having Taraweeh prayers nightly and Qiyam-ul-Layl in the last 10 nights. We are having a Qur’an memo-rization competition. Ar-Rahmah Academy will start a Qur’an intensive course for several age groups. Precious Hearts will start a Ramadan Enrichment class for ages 4-6 and ages 7-10. And many more programs are being planned by various committees and groups. Please visit www.mapsredmond.org for the latest program sched-ule and information.

During this Month of fasting, we will be having daily Iftaars for singles, Friday and Saturday Iftaars for the whole community and one inter-faith Iftaar for our non-Muslim friends and neighbors. The mosque will be opened for long hours and on many days for 24 hours. To that effect, we are preparing the building nicely. We have been accelerating our projects and have put two commercial grade playsets on the east side of the build-ing, opened up a state-of-the-art library and constructed a modern coffee bistro and seating area. We are also repainting and recoating the mosque, cleaning up the landscaping, adding furniture to the lounge area and redecorating the halls.

Let us all strive to reap the best rewards during this month. Let us all make an effort to fast, increase our prayers, do good deeds, stop our bad habits, ask for Al-lah’s forgiveness, beg for His mercy, forgive those who may have wronged us, thank those who have helped us, reconnect with our parents and relatives, assist those in need and establish our mosque and community.

More specifically, I am asking all of our community to do 3 + 3 things this Ramadan: Personal 3:• Encourage your kids to fast, even if for a few hours, and have a few Iftaars with your family• Memorize one Surah of the Holy Qur’an• Spend some time praying alone in the middle of the night Community 3:• Attend at least a few Taraweeh and Qiyam-ul- Layl prayers at MAPS• Attend at least one community Iftaar at MAPS• Donate some money to MAPS for the poor or to upkeep and grow our mosque; fulfill your pledge

“Let us all make an effort to fast, increase our prayers, do good deeds, stop our bad habits, ask for Allah’s forgiveness, beg for His mercy, forgive those who may have wronged us, thank those who have helped us, reconnect with our parents and relatives, as-sist those in need and establish our mosque and community. “ -Mahmood Khadeer (MAPS President)

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IMAM joban’s ADVICE

The Holy Fast has begunTogether with the Fajar Adhan,Let the Fast bring Happiness to you.Let Grace abound In your homeMay Allah bless and protect youRamadan is the month of blessings....Whose beginning is MERCY,Whose middle is FORGIVENESS, andWhose end is CELEBRATIONMay this Ramadan be as bright as ever.May this Ramadan bring joy, health and wealth to all.May this Ramadan bring in you the

most brightest and choicest happiness andlove you have ever wished for.Ya ALLAH our sins are so manyBut Your Mercy is limitlessPlease forgive UsYou are The Greatest ForgiverYou love to forgivePlease forgive us,our parents,our familyAnd the whole Muslim ummah past & present.

Day June July Ramadan Fajr Imsaak Sunrise Dhuhr Asr Maghrib Isha

Mon 6 1 3:02 5:11 1:08 5:22 9:04 10:34

Tue 7 2 3:01 5:11 1:08 5:22 9:05 10:35

Wed 8 3 3:00 5:10 1:08 5:22 9:05 10:35 Fajr 15min + Adhan Thu 9 4 2:59 5:10 1:08 5:23 9:06 10:36 Duhr 1:30 PMFri 10 5 2:59 5:10 1:09 5:23 9:07 10:37 Asr 6:00 PMSat 11 6 2:58 5:10 1:09 5:23 9:07 10:37 Maghrib 10 Min + Adhan Sun 12 7 2:58 5:10 1:09 5:24 9:08 10:38 Isha 11:00 PMMon 13 8 2:57 5:09 1:09 5:24 9:08 10:38

Tue 14 9 2:57 5:09 1:09 5:24 9:09 10:39

Wed 15 10 2:57 5:09 1:10 5:24 9:09 10:39

Thu 16 11 2:56 5:09 1:10 5:25 9:10 10:40

Fri 17 12 2:56 5:09 1:10 5:25 9:10 10:40

Sat 18 13 2:56 5:09 1:10 5:25 9:10 10:40

Sun 19 14 2:56 5:10 1:11 5:25 9:10 10:40

Mon 20 15 2:57 5:10 1:11 5:26 9:11 10:41

Tue 21 16 2:57 5:10 1:11 5:26 9:11 10:41

Wed 22 17 2:57 5:10 1:11 5:26 9:11 10:41

Thu 23 18 2:58 5:11 1:11 5:26 9:11 10:41

Fri 24 19 2:58 5:11 1:12 5:26 9:11 10:41

Sat 25 20 2:59 5:11 1:12 5:26 9:11 10:41

Sun 26 21 3:00 5:12 1:12 5:27 9:11 10:41

Mon 27 22 3:01 5:12 1:12 5:27 9:11 10:41

Tue 28 23 3:01 5:13 1:12 5:27 9:11 10:41

Wed 29 24 3:02 5:13 1:13 5:27 9:11 10:41

Thu 30 25 3:03 5:14 1:13 5:27 9:11 10:41

Fri 1 26 3:05 5:14 1:13 5:27 9:10 10:40

Sat 2 27 3:06 5:15 1:13 5:27 9:10 10:40

Sun 3 28 3:07 5:16 1:13 5:27 9:10 10:40

Mon 4 29 3:08 5:16 1:14 5:27 9:09 10:39

Tue 5 30 3:10 5:17 1:14 5:27 9:09 10:39

Prayer Times - Ramadan 1437 / June 6-July 5, 2016

To Sponsor Iftar visit www.mapsredmond.org or call 425-861-9555

Iqama TimesRamadan 1st - 30th

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE (CONT.)

I pray that Allah, The Most Glorious, will accept all of our efforts and fast and will forgive all of our shortcomings and sins during this month. I look forward to seeing and meeting all of you at MAPS this Ramadan. Please remember all the board members and volunteers in your dua’s during this month. They have been the backbone of MAPS and have been hard at work to deliver an excel-lent experience to the community. Jazak-um-ullah-Khairan,

Mahmood KhadeerPresident MAPS

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DUA FOR KEEPING FAST

O Allah! I fasted for You and I believe in You [and I put my trust in You] and I break my fast with Your sustenance.

DUA FOR BREAKING FASTING

Bisawmi ghadinn nawaiytu min shahri Ramadan

Allahumma Inni laka sumtu wa bika amantu [wa alayka tawakkalto] wa ‘ala rizqika aftartu

I intend to keep the fast today in the month of Ramadan.

DUAS

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Weekday Iftar for Singles: There will be Iftar pro-vided on Sundays through Thursdays for singles. Families are welcome to bring food to share and break their fast at MAPS.

Weekend Iftar for Broad Community: On Fridays and Saturdays, there will be sponsored Iftar for everyone.

SUHOOR PROGRAM

Suhoor Last Ten (10) Nights: MAPS will make ar-rangements for suhoor during the last ten nights for people praying Qiyamul Lail and doing Itekaf. We encourage community members to sponsor these suhoor, as usually over 300 people stay for suhoor.

To sponsor Iftar or Suhoor, please send an email to manager@mapsredmond.org or sign-up at the no-tice board posted on the wall near the office.

DAILY TARAWEEH PROGRAM

The Isha prayer in Ramadan will start at 11pm throughout the month as there is not much change in Isha time in June/July. Isha prayer will be followed Taraweeh prayers and we intend to finish everything by 12:15am, except on days when we’ll hold Fund Raising by external organizations and MAPS.

1. Sh. Mohamad Joban (MJ)2. Nabil Salam (NS)3. Abdulaziz Alshaikh (AA)4. Abdurrahman Hijazy (AH)5. Hasan Alarusi (HA)6. Abdul Majid Rahman (AR)

IFTAR PROGRAM

RAMADAN AT MAPS

FIRST DAY OF RAMADAN IS ON THURSDAY, JUNE 18 AND EID WILL BE ON FRIDAY, JULY 17, 2015. FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES HAVE BEEN PLANNED FOR RAMADAN THIS YEAR.

TARAWEEH SCHEDULE

QIAMUL LAIL SCHEDULE

Qiyamul Lail program will start on Saturday night, which will be the start of last asharaa (last 10 days). The timing for start of Qiyamul-Lail is going to be

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RAMADAN AT MAPS (CONT.)

KHATIRAH SCHEDULE

15 minutes before Isha(Describing the juz that the Imams going to recite that night)

OVER

4,000PEOPLE ACROSS PUGET SOUND COME TO MAPS TO FULFILL THEIR RELI-

GIOUS OBLIGATION

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The Holy Fast has begunTogether with the Fajar Adhan,Let the Fast bring Happiness to you.Let Grace abound In your homeMay Allah bless and protect youRamadan is the month of blessings....Whose beginning is MERCY,Whose middle is FORGIVENESS, andWhose end is CELEBRATIONMay this Ramadan be as bright as ever.May this Ramadan bring joy, health and wealth to all.May this Ramadan bring in you the most brightest

The Messenger of Allah came out to us for one of the two later prayers [Thuhr, Asr], carrying Hasan or Hus-sein. The Prophet SAW then came to the front and put him down, said Takbir for the prayer and com-menced praying. During the prayer, he performed a very long prostration, so I raised my head and there was the child, on the back of the Messenger of Allah, who was in prostration. I then returned to my pros-tration. When the Messenger of Allah had offered the prayer, the people said: “O Messenger of Allah! In the middle of your prayer, you performed pros-tration and lengthened it so much that we thought either something had happened or that you were receiving revelation!” He said: “Neither was the case. Actually, my grandson made me his mount, and I did not want to hurry him until he had satisfied his wish” (Reported by Nasaa’i, Ibn Asaakir, and Haakim).

The Messenger of Allah would pray holding Umaamah bint Zaynab bint Rasoolillaah. He would put her down when he prostrated, and then pick her up again when he stood up (Reported by Bukhari and Muslim).

The Prophet SAW said: “When I stand for prayer, I intend to prolong it, but on hearing the cries of a child, I cut it short, as I dislike to trouble the child’s mother” (Reported by Bukhari).

These hadiths illustrate how natural it was for babies, toddlers, and children to be part of the Prophet’s Masjid. The Prophet (pbuh) understood the nature of children and cared for their needs and comfort in the Masjid.

Children thrive where they feel a sense of belonging. If we want our children to feel they belong in the Muslim com-munity, they must feel welcome at the Masjid. Children gathering or playing with friends are not signs of a rowdy Masjid or misbehavior. They are signs of a flourishing community in which children are building friendships that will connect their hearts and minds to the Masjid.

At the same time, a Masjid is a place where people come to spir-itually connect with Allah SWT and expect a peaceful, quiet environ-ment to worship, pray and reflect. When children are running around or being loud during the prayers, it can distract worshippers from

CHILDREN WELCOME AT MAPS

TIPS TO ACCOMODATE CHILDREN IN THE MOSQUE

MAPS is hiring several babysitters throughout the month of Ramadan. We are planning month-long activities and crafts for all children who attend. There is no fee to drop children with the babysitters. Please make use of these arrange-ments. If you children are not praying by your side, they

Remember that MAPS has a separate Mother-and-Kids room and another Father-and-Kids room. These rooms are safe and both have live video and audio feeds of the prayers. Please use these rooms if you are praying with your children.

Instead of staring at a father as he runs after his energetic toddler or a mother as she struggles to calm a quiet baby, offer to help. A polite “can I watch your son while you pray” or “would you like me to hold that diaper bag” earns Sad-aqa for you and helps parents control their children

The Masjid has the responsibility to provide frequent friendly reminders for parents and children on the rules and manners of the Masjid. These announcements can be boring and even irritating but please understand that they are needed and help communicate the message.

Here are a few tips for accommodating children at MAPS this Ramadan:

Anas bin Malik relates that “the Prophet did not use insults or bad language or curse” (Reported by Bukhari). Our duty is to remind children gently about the etiquettes of the Masjid. Children of all ages will stop and listen to a per-son who smiles, says Salam, chats with them, and shows

In case of misbehavior, show respect to others: consider removing the child from the Main Hall and moving to other designated areas for Father/Kids and Mother/Kids rooms. If you expect the child to make noise, sit near the exits, so you can leave the Main Hall in a hurry.

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CHILDREN’S PROGRAMS

MAKE USE OF THE BABYSITTING ARANGEMENTS

USE THE PAENT’S ROOM

OFFER TO HELP

DON’T SHRUG REMINDER SESSIONS

CORRECT GENTLY

TAKE ACTION

Organizations serving the community rely on our generous donations during Ramadan to raise funds for their operations throughout the year. These fundraisings also provide a channel for the community to fulfill their Zakat/sadaqa obli-gations and benefit from the increased Thawab during the blessed month.

Instead of having fundraisings every weekend night, we are transitioning to a model to stream-line and optimize everybody’s experience during taraweeh prayers. MAPS will hold total of four (4) fund raisings throughout the month of Ramadan during taraweeh prayers and one after Jummah, as follows:

GROUP 1 – JUNE 10TH - NATIONAL OR-GANIZATIONS

These organizations do relief and development work across the world including Africa, Middle East, and Asia. 1. Amoud Foundation2. Kinder USA3. Zakat Foundation of America4. Islamic Relief USA

GROUP 2 – JUNE 18 - LOCAL ORGANIZATIONSThese are local organizations which were selected for diversity of their impact (charity, advocacy, education, and local Islamic center). 1. Al-Saddaqa2. CAIR Washington3. Medina Academy4. Islamic Center of Kent

TWO FUNDRAISINGS WILL BE EXCLUSIVELY FOR MAPS

1. Friday, June 17, 20162. Night 27th Ramadan – Friday, July 1, 2016.

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FUNDRAISING EFFORTS

Eid prayers are the most attended events at MAPS. We hope that you, your family and friends can all join us this year. MAPS will hold three (3) Eid Prayers on Wednesday, July 6, 2016.

EID PRAYERS

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1. Kinder USA is distributing fresh food baskets in Gaza, Pal-estine, to needy families. A $120 basket includes chicken, cheese, vegetables, and more, and can feed a family of 10 for one month!

2. In Lebanon, some refugee children can neither attend Leba-nese schools nor UNRWA schools, so Kinder is supporting an educa-tion center to help some students

3. In Lebanon, Kinder is rehabilitating some shelters to make them safer for refugees to live in

4. In Greece, we are providing 1000 refugee children aged 4-17 with backpacks full of supplies ($20 each or 18 Euros) and children under 4 years will receive stuffed animals (approx $10 or 8 Euros)

www.kinderusa.org

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1. Islamic Center of Kent has been serving the Muslim community on the South Seattle corridor since early 90s. The current masjid operates out of two separate buildings one each for men and women.

2. The community has plans to build a combined masjid to accommodate 600 - 650 musallees. This is planned to be done in two phases and the required county & city permits are being obtained. The overall design finalization is also in pro-gress with experienced architects and engineering firms engaged.

3. The high level estimate for first phase of the masjid complex is ~ $5 Million

4. The community purchased an adjacent building early last year to be able to have full access to the access way that divided the two properties. There is cur-rently an interest free payment plan for this property with the seller. The plan for this building is to be refurbished to be an Islamic School in the future.

5. We currently have ~ $850,000 outstanding payments on the newly acquired building - payable as $25,000 per quarter.

6. The estimate for converting the building into a school is ~500,000.

7. We request you to help us with both these initiatives. You may denote you gen-erous contributions to be for the New Masjid Complex or the New School Project or as generic contribution towards both.

20857 108TH AVE SEKent WA 98031

Phone: (253) 850-2260In more than a decade of service, the Washington State chapter of CAIR (CAIR-WA) has resolved well over 500 cases of anti-Muslim discrimination, conducted hundreds of media interviews, had tens of thousands of mentions in local and national media, and registered about 10,000 Muslim voters in our state. Learn more at www.cairseat-tle.org

CAIR-WA is an efficiently-run, high-performance organization, with four full-time staff members, numerous dedicated volunteers and interns, and an office near down-town Seattle in the International District dedicated to serving local Muslims.Your consistent support with a monthly gift of $200/month or the highest monthly amount you can afford, with enable CAIR-WA to:

o defend hundreds of local Muslims’ civil rights every year

o train hundreds of media speakers to change millions of fellow Americans’ hearts and minds

o train hundreds of local Muslims in political engagement to ensure lawmakers rep-resent our interests

o help hundreds of local Muslim youth enter careers in media and politics where they shape public opinion and laws.

PROVIDED PRE-PACKED BOXES OF FOOD PROVISIONS TO OVER

200NEEDY FAMILIES PRIOR TO THE START OF RAMADAN 2015.

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“The month of Ramadhan [is that] in which was re-vealed the Qur’an, a guid-ance for the people and clear proofs of guidance and criterion. So whoever sights [the new moon of] the month, let him fast it”

[Qur’an 2:185]

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