[ISNRV] 2025 Ramadan Announcement

Business Islamic Society of New River Valley (ISNRV) (Masjid Al-Ihsan)

4 months ago

Assalam Alaikum Dear Brothers and Sisters,

We hope everyone is in good health. Ramadan in our community will, inshaAllah,be on this upcoming Saturday, March 1st, 2025. We will start praying taraweeh (tahajjud) on the evening of Friday, inshaAllah. These dates are based on the calendar put out by the Fiqh Council of North America (FCNA) which uses calculations to determine the first days of Ramadan.

Pre-Ramadan Activities

**Masjid Ramadan Decoration, Wednesday, February 26 (5:00-8:00 PM):The youth group(5th grade and up)**are meeting at the masjid at 5:00 pm to decorate for Ramadan. Please come ready to help prepare the masjid for Ramadan this year and get the community ready for a monthof worship and devotion, inshaAllah. If you have children who would like to join the youth group, please email[email protected]for more details or come to this event.

Moonsighting Activity, Friday, February 28, 2025 at 6:00 PM, at Kipps Elementary:We will try and sight the new moon after Maghrib on the night before the start of Ramadan. We will meet at Kipps Elementary at6:00 pmto try and get a clear view of the new moon inshaAllah. Bring binoculars or a telescope if you have them. This activity is weather-dependent!

Regular Ramadan Activities

**Regular Iftars for Singles and Students:**If you are single and would like to sign up to receive aniftar, please visit the following:https://forms.gle/uKZWheQ1ptnfpKkR Families and others who are interested in cooking foriftar should signup as soon as you can atthe following:SINGLES IFTAR RAMADAN 2025
If you wish to sponsor an iftar it will cost $800 for a full or $400 to sponsor half an iftar. You can sign up to sponsor an iftar by emailing[[email protected]

](mailto:[email protected])**Community Potluck Iftar, Each Saturday of Ramadan (starting second Saturday of Ramadan):**we will hold a community potluck iftar. Bring your favorite dishes and join us for this community potluck dinner. Iftars will alternate between Blacksburg and Radford.

Saturday March 1st: Singles Iftar only, no community Potluck
Saturday March 8th: Community Potluck (ISNRV Main Center)
Saturday March 15th: Community Potluck (ISNRV Radford)
Saturday March 22:Community Potluck (ISNRV Main Center)
Saturday March 29:Community Potluck (ISNRV Radford)

**Taraweeh Prayers, Nightly Khatira, and Tahajjud:**InshaAllah we will delay isha iqama to 8:15 pm before the time change (Sunday March 8th) and 9:15 pm after the time change. There will also be a short khatirah after the first four rak'ahs of the taraweeh prayers.

Youth Group Itikaf Night, Saturday, March 8th, 2025**:**This event is for middle school and high school and is an opportunity to stay in the masjid overnight and enjoy a mix of fun and spiritual activities insha'allah. To participate, please contact[email protected].

**Quran Competition:**For all who would like to participate, we will hold a quran competition. This is a great way to stay connected and challenge ourselves to memorize more Quran during this month. You can sign up for the Quran competition using the following link:https://forms.gle/hvThuDuavwDcqqDH8

We ask Allah to bless our community and efforts during this blessed month inshaAllah.

Ramadan Mubarak,
ISNRV Executive Board

Islamic Society of New River Valley (ISNRV) Inc.
1284 North Main Street
Blacksburg, VA 24060
(540) 961-5210