Traffic advisory for Jummah Prayer | Community Iftar Next Friday | Annual Fundraiser | Ramadan Youth Programs | BDS Presentation 6pm, March 28

السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته

Peace be Upon You

Give yourself extra time when coming as well as departing from the Jummah Prayer

Limited Parking for Jummah at University Lutheran Church - Friday, March 29 | Please proceed to University Methodist Church 1120 S Harrison Rd

Parishioners at the University Lutheran Church will be attending Good Friday Services on March 29. Therefore, parking at ULC is limited and our parking attendant posted at the ULC entrance will let their members in and direct our members to park at the University Methodist Church once allotted spots for us are filled.

Please carpool if you can.
Please drive slowly in the ULC lot owing to additional bidirectional traffic at the South entrance.
Please park on the West end of the University Methodist Church lot (1120 S Harrison Rd, East Lansing, MI 48823) as it will be closer to walk along the street Narcissus Dr to get to Islamic Center (instead of Harrison Rd)

See image below for directions for Parking at/Walking from the University Methodist Church 1120 S Harrison Rd

Ramadan & Eid Information (as previously announced)

1st day of fasting of Ramadan - Monday, March 11, 2024.

Taraweeh Prayer - 9:20 pm

Community Iftars:

March 15 & March 29

Everyone is welcome as guests of the Islamic Center.

Eid-ul-Fitr - Wednesday, April 10

9:00 am Takbeerat

9:30 am Prayer, followed by sermon

Fun activities for children will follow

Eid Venue: Old Sam's Club

Off South Cedar

340 E Edgewood Blvd

Lansing, MI 48911

Students Iftar Registration Form

Sponsor a daily Studets' iftar

Itikaf Registration form

Click here or image below for PDF version of the R amadan Prayer Timings

A printed copy is available at the Islamic Center as well.

Community Iftar is next Friday - March 29

Sponsor Students' Iftar

Please donate towards the Students' iftar by clicking here

https://isglramadan.setmore.com/

Ramadan Annual Fundraiser

Place consider donating generously towards our Ramadan Annual Fundraiser

Imam Sohail will lead a fundraiser tonight between the Taraweeh prayers.

You may also Zelle your donation to finance@lansingislam.com

What is BDS | 6 pm, March 28 via Zoom

Join Lansing for Palestine during Israeli Apartheid Week #IAW2024 for a virtual community teach-in with Dr. Luqa AbuFarah, to learn more about the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement and how it can contribute to a Free Palestine. Dr. AbuFarah serves as the North American BDS Coordinator for the BDS National Committee.

Thursday March 28th, 2024 at 6:00pm (EST)

2024 Quran Memorization & Recitation Competition

Click here to register

Youth Iftar Cooking Competition

The Iftar Cooking Competition will take place on April 4, 2024 between 7:00-8:30pm, youth boys and girls between ages 9-18 may participate. Please complete 1 form for your team, each team may have 3 'chefs' and will present at least 3 items to be judged.

Competition Instructions:

A recipe must be submitted for each submission including ingredients, measurements of ingredients, and cooking instructions. This is to ensure that those with allergies or diet restrictions can be made aware. A sign will be places at your table if your item contains dairy, egg, meat, nuts, etc.

Please cook enough of each item to feed at least 50 people as this iftar dinner will be open to the entire Mosque Community as well as the judges for the competition.

Food will be cooked at home (the kitchen will not be available) so it is recommended to use aluminum foil containers for any hot items.

Parents may help assist the teams in the cooking for safety purposes, however, they may not help more than one team and the teams are encouraged to do the majority of the cooking and assembly.

Each submitted recipe will be admitted into a Youth Ramadan Digital Cookbook, which can be purchased at the Masjid Coffee Shop to fundraiser for future youth programs. It is a digital version and will be available for download in pdf format upon purchase. By entering the competition and submitting the recipes below you consent to participate in this cookbook and will receive a free copy for your personal use.

https://forms.gle/wETwUcZ2sRZsZr757

Local Media Coverage

How one Michigan State player, Mady Sissoko, is playing while fasting for Ramadan - https://www.mlive.com/spartans/2024/03/how-one-michigan-state-player-is-playing-while-fasting-for-ramadan.html

WhatsApp Community

Our old WhatsApp Announcements Group

is being disbanded.

We request everyone to exit the old group and join the new Community Group

In this new Community, you will find several groups which you can join based on your interest and relevance, and you can also exit one or more groups anytime. Announcements will be posted in the Community group which you will receive even if you don't join any of the groups.