Ramadan At ICNEV 2024-Important Information, Please Read
Assalamualaikum dear brothers and sisters,
Please join us for Ramadan 2024 at ICNEV with your family, friends and community. We are excited to see all of you at our masjid in this Holy month of blessings and mercy. May Allah SWT allow us to reach and benefit from this month and accept our fasting and Ibadah. Ameen.
**According to Fiqh Council of North America (FCNA) and Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) below are the dates for Ramadan and Eid ul Fitr 1445 AH:
First day of Ramadan- Monday, March 11th, 2024
First Taraweeh Prayers- Sunday, March 10th, 2024
Eid ul Fitr- Friday, April 10th, 2024**
Please see below for an overview of activities at ICNEV during this Ramadan InshaAllah
Safety Restrictions:
For your safety, private security officers will be on site for Taraweeh and Iftaars. Please respect our neighbors and community by not parking in restricted areas and driving safely in and around the masjid area.
Taraweeh Prayers:
We will offer 20 rakahs led by Hafiz Umar Syed and Imam Imam Sarya
To accommodate moms in our community, babysitting will be available daily during Ramadan for kids 3 years and older from 8-10 pm for a drop-in rate of $5 per child per day.
Although we recommend everyone to join us for Taraweeh prayers at ICNEV, for those unable to attend due to health concerns we will be live streaming Taraweeh on our YouTube channel @ICNEV. Please subscribe to our YouTube channel by clicking the link below for Jummah khutbas, daily khatiras, special programs and more.
https://youtube.com/@ICNEV
Annual Fundraiser:
Our Annual Ramadan Fundraiser will be on Friday, March 15th, inshaAllah. Iftar Dinner will be provided. Please mark your calendar and plan to attend.
Our guest speaker is Imam Ibraheem Bakeer.
Registration is free but please register below so we can make the appropriate arrangements:
Also, please encourage your friends and family to join and support your beloved masjid with much needed yearly operational costs.
Community Iftars:
InshaAllah we will have community catered Iftars every Saturday and Community Potluck Iftars every Sunday in Ramadan. We will also have a special board sponsored catered Iftar on Friday, April 5th (27th Night) followed by Qiyam for our community.
We are looking for sponsors for our Saturday Iftars to offset the cost. Please reach out to Br Sarfaraz if you are interested. May Allah SWT reward you.
Please register for Community Iftars using the link below:
Registration fee $15 for adults and $5 for kids under 10
**Please register for each iftar you are planning to attend separately
**Limited capacity- Please reserve your spot early
Community Catered Iftar Dates:
Friday, March 15th (Annual Fundraiser)
Saturday, March 16th
Saturday, March 23rd
Saturday, March 30th
Friday, April 5th (Board sponsored iftar for 27th night)
Saturday April 6th
Potluck Iftars on Sundays:
Every Sunday in Ramadan, join us for a casual potluck iftar with your friends and community. Please bring a dish to share with others. Sign up to bring a dish using link below:
https://tinyurl.com/IcnevPotluck
Potluck dates:
Sunday March 17th (ICNEV Learning Center Family Iftar)
Sunday March 24th
Sunday March 31st
Sunday April 7th
*Dessert Potluck after Khatmul Quran on April 7th (29th Night)
Suhoors at ICNEV:
Suhoor will be provided daily in the last ten nights of Ramadan starting the night of Saturday, March 30th. Please feel free to bring a dish to share.
Ramadan Programs:
InshAllah, we are planning to offer a wide variety of programs this Ramadan for families, youth and sisters, including our popular ICNEV Annual Quran Competition, Youth Iftaar & Qiyams, ICNEV Learning Center Family Potluck Iftar, Daily Maqraat Al Quran, 27th Night Iftar & Qiyam, Khutmul Quran with dessert potluck, Ladies Henna event and more. Details of these programs will be in our weekly newsletter.
In addition we will have Qiyam, tahhajjud, and Suhoors in the last ten nights of Ramadan.
We are in need of volunteers during this Ramadan. Please reach out to any board member if you are able to give some time this Ramadan.
Please take advantage and plan to participate in the above prayers, events, Iftars and programs to inshallah make this a memorable and spiritually uplifting Ramadan for you and your families. We thank our community, our volunteers, teachers, staff and administrators without whom none of this wouldve been possible.
We hope to see you in Ramadan. May Allah SWT bless you and your families. Please keep us in your duas and please remember to support your masjid in this Holy month.
JazakAllah Khair