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Jumu’ah Salah Registration – 04/02/2021

Iqama times:

Fajr – Half hour after the adhan
Dhuhr – 1:30pm – after time change
Asr : 4:30pm – after time change
Maghrib – 10 minutes after sunset
Isha -10 minutes after adhan
Registration for Jumu’ah Qutbah April 2nd 2021:
Registration will be required to attend Jumu’ah Qutbah. Please register at the site below:
If you do not register you may not be allowed to enter the masjid as we are doing this to safely have Jumu’ah prayers indoors.
You will be required to wear an N-95 facemask and stay 6 feet apart and take wudu at home. Please bring your prayer rug and a bag to keep your shoes in. PLEASE DO NOT COME TO THE MASJID IF YOU ARE IN ANY WAY UNWELL (that includes sore throat, sinus issues, fevers or GI issues). Please think about the weakest among us who may contract the virus from you and may not survive and we will be held accountable for this.
We will have a short khatira on Facebook live after Isha on Monday and Thursday with Imam Refai.
Since Ramadan is less than 2 months away we will be increasing programing through Facebook live over the next two months. Ramadan programing will be determined by the science of the pandemic.
PLEASE TAKE WUDU prior to coming as the wudu area has been sealed closed for your safety.
For more information visit our facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/IAGHBERLIN and enjoy the pictures of our recent events (Don’t forget to like us on facebook) and visit our website at https://www.berlinmosque.org/
If you would like to donate by internet please visit our website where you can donate online at https://www.berlinmosque.org/
The masjid is helping the needy as well as refugee families at this time of crisis. Please consider donating.
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February 2021 newsletter

Assalaamu-alaikum dear brothers and sisters,
Iqama times:
Fajr – Half hour after the adhan
Dhuhr – 12:30pm
Asr :3:15pm
Maghrib – 10 minutes after sunset
Isha – 7:30pm
You will be required to wear a facemask and stay 6 feet apart and take wudu at home. Please bring your prayer rug and PLEASE DO NOT COME TO THE MASJID IF YOU ARE IN ANY WAY UNWELL (that includes sore throat, sinus issues, fevers or GI issues). Please think about the weakest among us who may contract the virus from you and may not survive and we will be held accountable for this.
From February 1st we will have a short khatira on Facebook live after Isha on Monday and Thursday with Imam Refai.
Jumua Salat will also be on Facebook live Insha Allah. Jumua Salat will continue to be outdoors given that some are predicting a spike in cases due to the new variants. As soon as the numbers are reasonable we will have the prayers indoors Insha Allah.
Since Ramadan is just over 2 months away we will be increasing programing through Facebook live over the next two months. Ramadan programing will be determined by the science of the pandemic.
PLEASE TAKE WUDU prior to coming as the wudu area has been sealed closed for your safety.
For more information visit our facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/IAGHBERLIN and enjoy the pictures of our recent events (Don’t forget to like us on facebook) and visit our website at https://www.berlinmosque.org/
If you would like to donate by internet please visit our website where you can donate online at https://www.berlinmosque.org/
The masjid is helping the needy as well as refugee families at this time of crisis. Please consider donating.
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January 2021 at Berlin

Assalaamu-alaikum,
Iqama Times:
Fajr – Half hour after the Adhan
Dhuhr – 1:00pm
Asar – 2:30pm
Maghrib – 10 minutes after Sunset
Isha – 7:30pm (throughout the winter months)
Join us for the daily prayers in congregation – Short Khathira after Isha daily.
For more information visit our facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/IAGHBERLIN and enjoy the pictures of our recent events (Don’t forget to like us on facebook) and visit our website at https://www.berlinmosque.org/
SPECIAL EVENTS:
**** Friday 10th January 6pm to 7:30pm Occupied Palestine – Mazin Qumsiyeh. This is a pot-luck event please bring a dish to share.
IMPORTANT FUTURE EVENTS
If you would like to donate by internet please visit our website where you can donate online at https://www.berlinmosque.org/
Daily and weekly events:
Quranic Arabic classes with Sr. Ghoufran begin Saturday January 25th – 9am to 11am. Please register on the 25th at 9am to learn the language of the Qur’an. $100 a semester.
Daily – Join us for the daily prayers in congregation with Imam Faraghali.
Weekly
– Sunday School 10:30am to 1:30pm. All are encouraged to stay and pray with your children for Dhuhr Salat.
– Friday Jumma khotba – 1pm to 1:30pm – Please come early as the khotba is part of the Salat.
– Qur’an class Monday and Thursdays – from 6pm to 7:30pm – $20 a month
First day will be on Thursday 5th – registration (please bring your fees on the first day – coordinated with Br. Mukhtar Suleiman
– Arabic classes Saturday – 9am to 11am – $100 per semester
1st day of class and registration (please bring your fees on registration day) Saturday January 25th with Sr. Ghoufran Allababidi
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Eid ul Adha Mubarak at Berlin Masjid

Eid ul Adha Mubarak to all of you! Insha Allah Eid ul Adha will be on Friday July 31st.
Eid Salat will be outdoors in the basketball area – weather permitting.
  1. You will be required to bring your prayer rugs and everyone will have to be masked.
  2. Children under 10 years old will not be allowed due to the pandemic.
  3. You will pray 6 feet apart.
  4. Please don’t congregate! Strictly no shaking hands or hugging!
  5. If you have diabetes or any heart or lung disease or are immunocompromised or are elderly you should not come.
  6. You should not come if you are sick – fever, cough, body aches, nausea, vomiting or diarrhea – all could be presentations of COVID-19
  7. Try to come about 10 minutes before the prayer times.
PLEASE TAKE WUDU prior to coming as the wudu area has been sealed closed for your safety.
Prayer times will be 7am 8am and 9am. There will be a 10 minute takbeer and a 10 minute khotba after salat.
Gifts for kids: From 6pm to 8pm on the day of Eid (Friday) there will be a drive through gift bag for children to celebrate Eid. Please do bring your children to the drive through at the masjid.
First 10 days of Dhul Hijjah:
These are the greatest days in the year!
Prophet Muhammad (Sal) said “There are no days in which righteous deeds are more beloved to Allah that these ten days” (Al Bukhari)
We are strongly encouraged to fast on the first nine days and in particular on the 9th of Dhul Hijjah or the day of Arafat!
The prophet (Sal) said “I used to fast the first 9 days of Dhul Hijjah” (Nisa’i)
The prophet (Sal) said “Fasting on the day of Arafat is an expiation for the preceding year and the following year” (Muslim)
Try to keep your tongues wet with zikr of Allah. Spend more time in contemplating the Qur’an.
Insha Allah:
The first of Dhul Hijjah will be on Wednesday July 22nd
The day of Arafat will be on Thursday the 30th of July.
The day of Eid will be on Friday the 31st of July
For more information visit our facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/IAGHBERLIN and enjoy the pictures of our recent events (Don’t forget to like us on facebook) and visit our website at https://www.berlinmosque.org/
If you would like to donate by internet please visit our website where you can donate online at https://www.berlinmosque.org/
The masjid is helping the needy as well as refugee families at this time of crisis. Please consider donating.
PLEASE SHARE THIS WITH ALL YOUR FRIENDS – share the blessing of giving!
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Eid ul Adha Mubarak – prayer times and 1st ten days of Dhul Hijjah

Assalaamu-alaikum dear brothers and sisters,
Eid ul Adha Mubarak to all of you! Insha Allah Eid ul Adha will be on Friday July 31st.
Eid Salat will be outdoors in the basketball area – weather permitting.
  1. You will be required to bring your prayer rugs and everyone will have to be masked.
  2. Children under 10 years old will not be allowed due to the pandemic.
  3. You will pray 6 feet apart.
  4. Please don’t congregate! Strictly no shaking hands or hugging!
  5. If you have diabetes or any heart or lung disease or are immunocompromised or are elderly you should not come.
  6. You should not come if you are sick – fever, cough, body aches, nausea, vomiting or diarrhea – all could be presentations of COVID-19
  7. Try to come about 10 minutes before the prayer times.
PLEASE TAKE WUDU prior to coming as the wudu area has been sealed closed for your safety.
Prayer times will be 7am 8am and 9am. There will be a 10 minute takbeer and a 10 minute khotba after salat.
First 10 days of Dhul Hijjah:
These are the greatest days in the year!
Prophet Muhammad (Sal) said “There are no days in which righteous deeds are more beloved to Allah that these ten days” (Al Bukhari)
We are strongly encouraged to fast on the first nine days and in particular on the 9th of Dhul Hijjah or the day of Arafat!
The prophet (Sal) said “I used to fast the first 9 days of Dhul Hijjah” (Nisa’i)
The prophet (Sal) said “Fasting on the day of Arafat is an expiation for the preceding year and the following year” (Muslim)
Try to keep your tongues wet with zikr of Allah. Spend more time in contemplating the Qur’an.
Insha Allah:
The first of Dhul Hijjah will be on Wednesday July 22nd
The day of Arafat will be on Thursday the 30th of July.
The day of Eid will be on Friday the 31st of July
For more information visit our facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/IAGHBERLIN and enjoy the pictures of our recent events (Don’t forget to like us on facebook) and visit our website at https://www.berlinmosque.org/
If you would like to donate by internet please visit our website where you can donate online at https://www.berlinmosque.org/
The masjid is helping the needy as well as refugee families at this time of crisis. Please consider donating.
PLEASE SHARE THIS WITH ALL YOUR FRIENDS – share the blessing of giving!
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Statement on the Death of George Floyd

Statement on the Death of George Floyd – a victim of police brutality:

The Islamic Association of Greater Hartford Strongly condemns the violent treatment by police officers of George Floyd that lead to his death.  Our nation and our communities are grieving Mr. Floyd’s murder and the brutal death of many others, especially Blacks/African Americans and people of color. Our hearts and prayers go to the families and friends of victims, from George Floyd to Ahmaud Arbery and many others who were victims of police brutality.

Racial minorities are being unjustly victimized and even killed at the hands of some in law enforcement in the United States. It is unfortunate that the judicial system is not geared to adequately protect against this form of abuse. We call for criminal justice reform that will result in the appropriate accountability for these criminal police officers.

Police departments are established for the protection of the community they serve, and as such, should be responsible for treating their assigned communities with respect and fairness. Unfortunately, that is not happening at the present time. It seems we have a system that associates Blackness with criminality which has resulted in unreasonable use of deadly force on Blacks/ African Americans and people of color who are considered to be guilty until proven otherwise as opposed to the innocent until proven guilty which is how it should be.

In the wake of this tragedy, the Islamic Association of Greater Hartford calls on all Americans to stand together to condemn police brutality, demand criminal justice reform, and to work towards better understanding of race and race relations by law enforcement throughout the United States of America. We pray that this will be a pivotal moment that brings real change that our communities no longer have to live and travel in fear due to the color of our skin or the race we belong to. We are one nation under God and all of us are worthy of living free of prejudice in this nation we all love regardless of our race or color.

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Berlin Masjid Virtual Fundraiser – Saturday May 16, 2020 at 9 PM

Assalaamu-alaikum dear brothers and sisters,
I want to personally invite you to the masjid fundraiser. This is a tough year and despite the fear of this pandemic the masjid has been hosting daily programs to keep you updated. We want to ask you to please give whatever you can so that we can keep up with youth and children’s programing as well as adult activities.
VIRTUAL MASJID FUNDRAISER – SATURDAY MAY 16th – Ramadan goal of $100,000. This is the month when the prophet was most generous – let us follow this sunnah as well.
Time: 9pm. It will be via Zoom and Facebook live. Hear from our youth, community members and leaders and Imam’s Omer Bajwa and Refai Arefin with recitation by Sheikh Faraghali.
The Zoom link is:
We have already raised over $20,000 – please be the catalyst that gets us over the finish. TOGETHER WE CAN DO IT! May Allah (SWT) reward you generously this blessed month. May he accept all of our acts of worship and give us Laylat-ul Qadr!
Drive through drop off for Zakat-ul Fitr/Fitrana and masjid donations at the masjid – on Saturday and Sunday from 1pm to 3pm. You will drive up to the box and deposit your donation and drive off. This is for checks and cash. There will be separate boxes for each. If you want to donate via Facebook or the masjid website (berlinmosque.org)
For more information visit our facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/IAGHBERLIN and enjoy the pictures of our recent events (Don’t forget to like us on facebook) and visit our website at https://www.berlinmosque.org/
If you would like to donate by internet please visit our Facebook page: HERE or on our website where you can donate online at https://www.berlinmosque.org/
The masjid is helping the needy as well as refugee families at this time of crisis. Please consider donating.
PLEASE SHARE THIS WITH ALL YOUR FRIENDS – share the blessing of giving!
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Ramadan 2020 Starts Friday April 24 at Berlin Masjid

PAYPAL DONATIONS  or on Facebook Donations

Assalaamu-alaikum,
Ramadan Mubarak to all of you! May Allah give all of you a special month full of blessings and may He accept all your good deeds including your siyam, salat, dua, qiyam, recitation of Qur’an and charitable giving (Zakath and Sadaqa).
DUE TO THE CORONA-VIRUS PANDEMIC THE MASJID IS CLOSED AND WILL NOT OPEN FOR SALAT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. PLEASE STAY HOME AND BE SAFE!
Attached is the prayer time-table for Ramadan 2020
Ramadan Activities – On ‘Facebook live’ on the Islamic Association of Greater Hartford Facebook page
Daily – 15 minutes After Isha Salat Sheikh Faragali will pray 4 raka’at of Tharaveeh – you cannot pray with him but this is meant to make us enjoy the prayer and recitation of the sheikh. Soon after his lecture there will be a 10-15 minute lecture.
On Fridays the lecture will be from Dr. Reza Mansoor as a COVID-19 update and maintaining our spiritual connection in Ramadan.
On Saturdays the lecture will be a youth directed lecture from a visiting scholar.
On Sundays at 5pm (After Asar Salat) there will be a kids program – including an Islamic story to the kids from our youth.
Qur’an competition – Please see instructions below: Deadline for registration – May 1st. Competition May 9th and 10th after Dhuhr Salat
The lecture on the other nights will be with Imam Refai and Imam Sami Shamma
– Friday Jumma khotba – 1pm to 1:30pm – via Facebook live. Jumma khotba is delivered by Imam Refai and Sheikh Faragali on Facebook live through the masjid facebook page.
As you know the masjid still has expenses – including Imams’ salaries and maintenance costs and there is no weekly income from congregational prayers. Please consider giving early and generously to the masjid.
VIRTUAL MASJID FUNDRAISER – SATURDAY MAY 16th – Please donate throughout the month so that we can make our Ramadan goal of $100,000. This is the month when the prophet was most generous – let us follow this sunnah as well.

There is a huge need at present and if you would like to donate to the poor – please donate below. Zakatul Fitr/Fitrana is $10 per person in each household – consider giving more this year due to the real need for assistance in the community at present.

PAYPAL DONATIONS  or on Facebook

If you would like to donate by internet please visit our website where you can donate online

The masjid is helping the needy as well as refugee families at this time of crisis. Please consider donating generously.
Other important activities in Ramadan:
Sewing masks and collecting nonperishable items and toiletries for those in quarrantine and the needy – coordinated through Sr Ambreen Saeed 860-836-7566
Helping the most needy in this time – coordinated through Sr. Suhair Kader 860-759-4510. You can donate through the masjid website and we will serve the most needy Insha Allah
Imam Refai is also coordinating funeral arrangements for those who pass away due to the corona virus outbreak with appropriate precautions and social distancing for Janaza Salat. Please contact him at 203-794-4626 for urgent issues. View document
For more information visit our facebook page: HERE and enjoy the pictures of our recent events (Don’t forget to like us on facebook) and visit our website at https://www.berlinmosque.org/
If you would like to donate by internet please visit our website where you can donate online at https://www.berlinmosque.org/
The masjid is helping the needy as well as refugee families at this time of crisis. Please consider donating.