Welcoming Ramadan 2024/1445
Ramadan Programs at MAPS Seattle
The address of MAPS-Seattle is:
2100 5th Ave, Seattle, WA 98121
As-salaamu Alaikum –
Ramadan Kareem (Have a generous Ramadan) everyone!
We are so happy to be entering into the blessed month of Ramadan. It provides all of us ample opportunities to grow God consciousness at individual level and increase togetherness and bonding at the community level.
Our teams in all three locations; MAPS Redmond, MAPS Seattle, and MAPS Snohomish County have planned a full range of spiritual and social activities. In addition, MAPS Redmond is hosting an Interfaith Iftar on 3/17 at 5:00pm for you to invite your co-workers, neighbors, your kids’ school principals, teachers, and friends.
I highly encourage you to go through this booklet to learn about details of every activity and participate with your families. In this month, the foot traffic in all our facilities peak, hence your cooperation with volunteers would be highly appreciated. It will help make this Ramadan safe, peaceful, and happy for all our attendees.
During this Ramadan, as we joyously observe the holy month, let us be mindful of our brothers and sisters in Gaza enduring an unimaginable level of genocide. May Allah SWT bring an end to their suffering, grant them freedom from oppression, and reunite them with their homes. Alongside our daily community iftars, we urge everyone to contribute to the cause by donating to approved organizations collecting funds on various nights at MAPS.
If we can be of any other service to you in this month, please do let us know, we’ll do our best to accommodate you, Insha’Allah (God willing).
JazakAllahu Khairan (May Allah SWT reward you all)
Mohammad N. Vakil
President, MAPS Board of Directors
As-salaamu Alaikum –
Welcome Ramadan,
As the month of Ramadan arrives, I extend my warmest greetings and sincerest congratulations to you and your families.
I remind myself and all of you, my beloved brothers, and sisters, of the profound wisdom behind our fast, as Allah instructs us, so “…that you may have taqwa (God-consciousness).” This month offers us a unique opportunity to deepen our connection with Allah, to cultivate self-discipline, and to enhance our gratitude and awareness of the needs of those around us.
This month is also the month of the Quran. Let us enjoy its recitation, understand its meaning, reflect on its verses, and practice it in our lives.
This month is also a time when our prayers are accepted more and more. So, let’s turn our prayers especially towards those facing hardship and conflict in the world, especially our brothers and sisters in Gaza. May Allah bring them relief, peace, and an end to genocide, oppression, and apartheid.
This month let’s challenge ourselves to extend our hospitality and generosity in new ways. I encourage you to invite someone from our community to your home for iftar whom you have not invited before. Remember, the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said, “Whoever feeds a fasting person will get a reward like theirs, without the fasting person losing any reward.” Especially remember to invite our convert brothers and sisters who were not born Muslim and may not have any Muslim family to break fast with.
May Allah accept our fasts, our prayers, and our acts of charity. May He ease the hardships of those in need and bless our efforts with success. May this Ramadan enlighten our souls and allow the love of Allah to reach our hearts and the hearts of our children.
Wishing you a Ramadan filled with barakah. May you be protected and enveloped in the mercy of the Almighty.
Ramadan Mubarak!
Jazakumullahu Khairan
Sincerely,
Adam Jamal
Imam Masjid al-Rahmah (MAPS)
- First 20 nights: The masjid will be open from Duhr to Taraweeh. And back open for Fajr.
- Last 10 nights: The masjid will be open from Duhr to Fajr.
| Iqama Times | ||
| Fajr | All Ramadan | 15 mins after Adhan |
| Dhuhr | All Ramadan | 1:30 PM |
| Asr | All Ramadan | 5:00 PM |
| Maghrib | All Ramadan | 10 mins after Adhan |
| Isha | 10-Mar to 21-Mar | 9:00 PM |
| 22-Mar to 3-Apr | 9:15 PM | |
| 4-Apr to 9-Apr | 9:30 PM | |
- Dates and water will be available daily to help people break their fast.
- Community iftars will be hosted every Wednesday and Friday.
- Sisters-only potluck Iftar will be hosted on Ramadan 13, March 23.
- Please visit https://app.aplos.com/aws/give/maps/seattleramadan for Iftar sponsorship.
- Light suhoor will be provided in last 10 nights of Ramadan.
Daily Taraweeh prayers will be led by Hafidh Obaid Farooqui, Hafidh Neehal Hussain and Hafidh AbdulSamad Umar at our Seattle location. Imam Akram will host a 5-minute Khatira after 4 rakats of Taraweeh.
Qiyam-ul-Layl will be organized during the last 10 nights starting on March 30, 2024. The prayer will start at 12.15am.
Organizations serving the community rely on our generous donations during Ramadan to raise funds for their operations throughout the year. These fundraising also provide a channel for the community to fulfill their Zakat/Sadaqa obligations and benefit from increased rewards during the blessed month.
MAPS Seattle will have two combined fundraising events for external organizations. Our hope is that diversity within these two groups will allow all MAPS members to find the cause that is dearest to them and contribute to it during the fundraising. Here are the organizations:
Group 1
Date: Saturday, March 16, 2024
Time: During Taraweeh
Speaker: TBD
- Baitulmaal – Alhamdulillah serving needy people in 14 countries for almost 20 years. Helping with food, health education and development programs. We are 4 stars on Charity Navigator. We specialize in Sadaqah Jariyah and will use the funds to support our projects around the world. Our operational expenses according to our filed taxes are 8% (one of the lowest in the US). We are well known with our professional and high-quality work that made most of well-known influencers in the United States endorse us. https://baitulmaal.org/
- Quba Masjid – Towards Prayer Rugs which is essential for those who come here five times for prayers. https://masjidqubawa.org/aboutus/
Group 2
Date: Saturday, March 23, 2024
Time: During Taraweeh
Speaker: TBD
- ICNA Relief – ICNA Relief strives to uplift the underserved in the US through a nationwide network of shelters, food pantries, health clinics, skill development programs, disaster relief services, refugee services and more. ICNA Relief works to build healthy communities, strengthen families, and create opportunities for those in despair while maintaining their dignity.
ICNA Relief is a national org, but all donations are spent on local projects. Some of our projects are Women’s Transitional home (for women and kids), Men’s Re-Entry home (for brothers who are coming out of jail), and we will be opening our resource center in the next month or two Insha’Allah. We will offer free counseling services and refugee services. https://icnarelief.org/washington/
- Mihraab Foundation – To continue the local work and service of the greater Seattle community by offering Islamic educational, youth, and hifdh programs. Inshallah, we will use the funds to continue, build, and expand our programs, services, and benefits. We are also looking to make a down payment on a facility in the Greater Seattle area. https://www.mihraab.org/
MAPS Seattle Fundraisers
- Friday, March 22, 2024, during Friday prayers – Speaker: Abdirahman Kariye
- Friday, March 22, 2024, during Iftar – Speaker: Imam Akram Baioumy
- Friday, April 5, 2024, during Taraweeh (27th Night of Ramadan) – Speaker: Imam Fuad Mohamed
| 1.15pm | 2.15pm | |
| Mar 15 | Br. Sherief Yusuf | Br. Sherief Yusuf |
| Mar 22 | Br. Alaa Badr | Br. Anas Azeemi |
| Mar 29 | Sh. Akram Baioumy | Sh. Akram Baioumy |
| April 5 | Sh. Akram Baioumy | Sh. Akram Baioumy |
Don’t forget to fulfill your Zakat obligations. Zakat-ul-
Please send your Zakat, Zakat-ul-Fitr and Fidyah donations to MAPS by Friday, April 5th so that we can disburse to needy local families in time for Eid, Insha’Allah.
How to Pay:
- Online at mapsredmond.org/donation
- Kiosks/collection boxes at MAPS
- Zelle donations@mapsredmond.org and include Zakat-ul-Fitr in the note.
MAPS Seattle will hold two (2) Eid Prayers on Wednesday, April 10, 2023.
| Takbeerat Starts | Prayer Starts | Khateeb | |
| 1st Prayer | 6:30AM | 7:00AM | Imam Akram |
| 2nd Prayer | 8:30AM | 9:00AM | Imam Akram |
| 3rd Prayer | 10:30AM | 11:00AM | Br. Anas Azeemi |
The Amazon Doppler garage (2021 7th Ave) is located one block away from MAPS Seattle. Parking at this Amazon location is free on:
- Monday-Friday: 4PM to 2AM
- Saturday-Sunday: 7AM to 2AM.
Street parking is available with limited availability. Street parking is free after certain hours, depending on the block.
