Welcoming Ramadan 2025!
Welcoming Ramadan 2025
Assalamu Alaykum,
As announced, based on the Fiqh council announcement, the dates of Ramadan and Eid-ul-Fitr for the year 2025/1446 AH are as follows.
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First Taraweeh: Friday, February 28th (7:45 pm)
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First Day of Ramadan: Saturday, March 1st
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Eid-ul-Fitr: Sunday, March 30th
We look forward to seeing you all at MAPS this Ramadan. May Allah grant us a Ramadan filled with spiritual growth, forgiveness, and acceptance of our worship and supplications. Ameen.
Visit our Ramadan webpages for more information!
President's Message
Assalaamu Alaikum,
Ramadan Kareem! (Wishing you a generous and blessed Ramadan.)
As we enter this sacred month, we are grateful for the many opportunities it brings—both to strengthen our connection with Allah and to deepen our bonds as a community. Ramadan is a time of reflection, growth, and unity, and we look forward to sharing it with you.
Our teams at MAPS Redmond, MAPS Seattle, and MAPS Snohomish County have put together a diverse lineup of spiritual and social activities to enrich your Ramadan experience. Additionally, MAPS Redmond is hosting an Interfaith Iftar on Sunday, 3/9 at 5:30 PM and MAPS Snohomish is hosting one on Friday, 3/7. These events offer a meaningful way to invite your co-workers, neighbors, school principals, teachers, and friends to experience the beauty of Ramadan alongside us.
I encourage you to explore our Ramadan webpages for details on all our programs and bring your families to participate. With increased foot traffic at all our locations, we kindly ask for your cooperation with our volunteers to ensure a smooth, safe, and welcoming experience for everyone.
This Ramadan, we also seek your support in our expansion project. As our community continues to grow, so does the need for more space to accommodate prayers, programs, and events. The expansion into our new building will allow us to serve even more families and strengthen our community’s foundation. Your generosity in this blessed month can leave a lasting impact—please consider contributing to this vital initiative.
At the same time, let us keep our brothers and sisters in Gaza in our hearts and prayers as they endure unimaginable hardship. May Allah SWT ease their suffering, grant them justice and freedom, and reunite them with their homes.
If there is anything we can do to support you this Ramadan, please do not hesitate to reach out. We are here to serve you and will do our best to accommodate your needs, Insha’Allah (God willing).
Jazakum Allahu Khairan (May Allah SWT reward you all),
Mohammad N. Vakil
President, MAPS Board of Directors
Imam's Message
Assalaamu Alaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh,
Ramadan is here! Alhamdulillah, we are blessed once again with this sacred month—a time of renewal, reflection, and reconnecting with Allah.
As we fast, we remember its deeper purpose: “…so that you may attain Taqwa (God-consciousness).” It is a time to build self-discipline, increase gratitude, and become more aware of those in need.
This is also the month of the Quran. Revealed in Ramadan, it is our guide—let’s engage with it through recitation, reflection, and action.
Our du’as carry special weight this month. Let us pray for those oppressed worldwide, especially in Gaza and beyond. May Allah grant them relief, justice, and peace.
This Ramadan is particularly special as we take a major step forward—investing in a new facility for our growing community. This isn’t just about space—it’s about building a stronger future. A center for faith, learning, and service that will serve generations to come. Your support and du’as will help make it a reality.
Let’s also extend our generosity through hospitality. The Prophet (peace be upon him) said:
“Whoever feeds a fasting person will have a reward like theirs, without diminishing the fasting person’s reward in the least.”
Invite someone new this year for iftar—a neighbor, a community member, or a convert who may not have Muslim family to break fast with.
May Allah accept our fasts, prayers, and acts of charity, ease hardships, and bring barakah to our efforts.
Ramadan Mubarak!
Imam Adam Jamal
Head Imam MAPS
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