MAC National Newsletter - March 2024 Ramadan 1445

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Check out MAC Ramadan Programs, Ansar Program and #MACCON24!

March Highlights

President-Executive Message

MAC in the News

MAC Ansar Program

Why should you attend MAC Convention 2024?

Words from the Prophet (PBUH)

🌙Ramadan Programming🌙

Tips on making the most of Ramadan

Dear brothers and sisters,

I pray that Allah accept your fasts, prayers, supplications and those of the entire Muslim community in Canada and our Ummah worldwide.

We are halfway through the blessed month of Ramadan. Ibn Taymiyyah said: Thelesson lies in the perfection of the conclusion of a thing, not in the shortcomings of the beginning of it. Let us strive to end better than we started.

As for those who strive hard in Us (Our Cause), We will surely guide them to Our Paths . And verily, Allah is with the good doers

Let us remember the brave men and women resisting injustice & occupation of their land and holy places and defending the honour of our Ummah. The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) informed us of a night more significant than Laylatul Qadr: the night of a guardian who stands watch in a land of fear, uncertain if they will ever return to their family.

May Allah SWT provide solace to our brethren in Palestine and Sudan, guiding them, nourishing the hungry, showing mercy to those who have passed, healing the wounded, vanquishing their foes, and transforming this holy month into a period of triumph, empowerment, and awakening for the Ummah.

Throughout this Ramadan, let us strive to be counted of those who supported our brothers and sisters in Palestine, Sudan and around the world in every possible way, through our duaa, advocacy and donations. May we be recognized as those who stood in solidarity with them.

"Allah is sufficient for us, and He is the best guardian. There is no power or strength except through Allah, the High, the Great."

With warm regards,

Abdullatif Bakbak

President-Executive, MAC

MAC in the News

MAC Ansar Program

The Prophet (PBUH) said: The believers in their mutual kindness, compassion and sympathy are just like one body. When one of the limbs suffers, the whole body responds to it with wakefulness and fever

MAC Convention 2024

Why Attend the MAC Convention 2024?

MAC CONVENTION 2024 is back!Early bird ticket sale ends on Eid!

May 18-20,2024 at the Metro Toronto Convention Center

With Palestine at the forefront of our hearts and mind,
MAC Convention 2024 will challenge you to think critically about some of the most important issues of our time; you will be inspired to imagine and create in ways that change the realities around you; and you will take backtools that will transform various spheres of your life, insha'Allah.This is a conference unlike any other. This is a program where we as a Muslim Canadian community will gather to deconstruct, reinvigorate, reactivate, and redefine where we are going to drivethe narrative of Islam and Muslims in Canada and across our ummah, in the coming phase, insha'Allah.The convention's main program will provide invigorating sessions and dynamic conversations around strength, justice, action and hope on the journey to stand firm in the path of truth.

The MAC Convention 2024 theme is centered around the verse:

O believers! If you stand up for (the cause of) Allah, He will help you and make your steps firm.

Quran translation, Surah Muhammad, verse 7

Join us at the MAC Convention 2024 as we embark on a transformative 3-day journey packed with a variety of parallel programming options, networking and mentoring sessions, an expo (bazaar), carnival, workshops, live performances, a tarbiyah focused childrens program, an entire high school youth segment including a virtual reality quest, and programming for MSAs.

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Words of the Prophet (PBUH)

Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said:

"Whoever fasts the month of Ramadan due to faith and seeking reward, their previous sins will be forgiven. Whoever stands in prayer during the Night of Decree (laylatul qadr) due to faith and seeking reward, their previous sins will be forgiven."

🌙Ramadan Programming🌙

NATIONAL

Daily Ramadan Program: In the Shade of the Qur'an

Tune in every day 40 mins before Maghrib (your local time) and break your fast with our daily program

Scholarly Reflections | Quran Recitation | Evening Supplications | Adhan Al-Maghrib

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Kitchener

London

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Montreal

Montreal South

Montreal West

Ottawa

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Tips on making the most of Ramadan

Ramadan is a time of spiritual reflection, personal growth, self-discipline, and increased worship. It is important to push ourselves but striving against our nafs (ego and desires). Here are some tips to help you make the most of the two remaining weeks of Ramadan.

Select one bad habit and make the intention to get rid of it, especially in Ramadan (ex. watching movies or tv shows). Replace it with a good habit!
Give charity. To support MAC programs, please consider
Replace one thing you waste time on with reading the Quran.
Listen to a YouTube lecture (Ramadan series, Tafseer, etc)
Pray tahajjud in the masjid or at home. Do not forget to make dua while in sujud.
Do daily thikr (remembrance of Allah)
Spend some time in the masjid in the last 10 nights of Ramadan.
Do not forget your zakat al fitr and zakat al mal, if you haven't done so.

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