Assalaamu-alaikum,
NEWS ALLERT – Imam Refai has been selected to be the first full time Imam at Berlin masjid – Please join us in congratulating him. He will start his duties from the 1st of July Inshah-Allah!
Sheikh Syed Faragali will lead prayers and Taraweeh in the month of Ramadan InshahAllah
SPECIAL EVENTS:
Saturday May 9th – 6:00pm to 8:00pm – Tree of Life trip to Palestine – A witness in Palestine – Pot luck event. Hear about the awesome experience our youth and adults experienced (Our visit to Al-Aqsa, the heart breaking scene at Hebron – where the tomb of Abraham is and reclaiming a mosque bombed by the Israelis, where we prayed at) A joint program between Berlin masjid and Old Lyme Congregational Church.
Saturday May 16th – 6:00 to 8:00pm Education and Upbringing (Tarbiyyah) in Islam for a new generation – Pot luck event by brother Mazen Mokhtar – Executive Director of MAS – National.
May 27th and 28th – 5pm to 8pm – Funeral workshop in Urdu for sisters only
DAILY AND WEEKLY EVENTS:
Salat times – Fajr 5:00am, Dhuhr 1:00pm, Asar 5:00pm, Maghrib – sunset and Esha – on time- PLEASE TRY TO ATTEND PRAYERS IN JAMA’A. We would love to have you!
Jumma salat will be from 1pm to 1:40pm.
Qur’an classes – Every Monday and Thursday – 6pm to 8pm
Women’s Qur’an recitation and memorization class with Sr. Ghoufran – Every Wednesday – 1pm to 2pm
Arabic classes – Saturdays from 10am to 12 noon
Friday after maghrib Tafseer with Imam Refai
COMMUNITY NEWS:
We need male Qur’an teachers for Monday and Thursday Qur’an class (6pm to 8pm). We pay $100 a month. Please speak to Mukhtar if you are interested in this offer – 860-966-8041
Other Announcements: (IF YOU WOULD LIKE A BUSINESS ANNOUNCEMENT WITH THE MONTHLY MASJID E-MAIL LETTER – WE CAN DO THIS TO OUR LARGE LISTING FOR $100 AN ANNOUNCEMENT DURING THE MASJID NEWSLETTER – it will appear at the bottom of the e-mail news letter as paid advertisements – as this is a masjid newsletter relevant e-mails will have to be approved)
The masjid will also start a “masjid comfort food group” – to provide food for community members that are in need. We are looking for 20 individuals that can volunteer to cook a dinner in emergencies. We are also looking for volunteers who are willing to transport food. Please contact Sr. Sania Mahmood through her e-mail saniamahmood13@gmail.com. If you have an emergency please contact her so she can activate the group.