AssalamuAlaikum Dear Brothers and Sisters

As was announced last Friday, MAH is holding its mid-term General Body Meeting on February 14th, 2010 after Dhuhr Prayer at its Hamilton Mountain Mosque. In this meeting, the Board of Directors will Insha’Allah discuss progress and future plans with MAH’s general membership.

Income-tax receipts are in the making and will be mailed out soon. However, many Brothers and Sisters did not provide the Treasurer of MAH with their contact information, so please kindly take a close look at the list currently posted on the Bulletin Board to make sure your phone number and address are included; otherwise, please add this information in front of your name. For those who cannot come to the Masjid, please call Brother Saleem Khan (289 237 4899) and give him the required information ASAP.

Please renew your MAH membership before March 1st, 2010 by filling out the application forms and returning them with your payment to Brothers Saeed Ghabn, Husam Hameed, Wajdi Masha’lah or Kamal Gurgi. For voting members, fees are $50.00 per person and $10.00 for each dependent student over 16 years of age. The list of voting members will be posted next week Insha’Allah. If you are a voting member, please make certain that your name is included on the list; otherwise, please contact any of the Brothers mentioned above.

In response to the latest unfortunate incident of hate, SISO will be holding “An Attack on One is an Attack on All” rally at the New Dawn Reception House (21 Rosedene Avenue, Hamilton Mountain) tomorrow, Saturday, February 6th at 3:00 pm.  

PEARL, a not-for-profit charitable organization endorsed by ISNA, has come up with a sustainable medical project in Afghanistan, a country desolated by war, poverty and lack of medical care. Please donate generously to this project to help your Brothers and Sisters in Afghanistan get the desperately needed basic medical services.

If you are interested in becoming a Firefighter, Hamilton Emergency Services is now recruiting. The application process will open on February 11th and will close on March 10th. For more information, please see the relevant flyer, grab one of the provided pamphlets at the Hamilton Mosque, or visit www.hamilton.ca/fire.

The Islamic Foundation of North America will hold its 5th Annual North American Qur’aan Competition for both boys (March 12, 13, and 14, 2010) and girls (March 6, 2010). Details are posted in the Bulletin Boards of Hamilton and Umar mosques and on MAH’s website at www.hamiltonmosque.com or at IFNA’s web site at www.qiraatcompetition.com.

The Awliya Community Services is organizing a Volunteer Youth Contest with the chance to win up to $1000.00. Please see the pertinent flyer for more details or visit www.awliya.ca. The deadline for registration is April 30, 2010.

AssalamuAlaikum Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuh,
Your Brothers in the MAH’s Board of Directors