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Eid al-Fitr Announcement & Prayer Details – Eid Mubarak!
Assalamu Alaikum and Eid Mubarak
Dear brothers and sisters,
Alhamdulillah, consistent with our policy of moon-sighting, the hilal (new moon) has been sighted with the naked eye in multiple locations across the continental U.S. and other countries. As such, Eid al-Fitr will be observed tomorrow Sunday, March 30 InshaAllah.
We congratulate all of you on completing the blessed month of Ramadan and ask Allah (SWT) to accept our fasting, prayers, and acts of worship. We also want to take this opportunity to encourage the revival of the Sunnah of moon-sighting by watching the skies ourselves, and we will continue to support our brothers who will go out this evening to practice this beautiful Sunnah.
Eid Prayer Location and Details:
Due to limited venue availability, Eid prayer and festivities will be held at the Masjid.
Please note: there will be NO general parking at the Masjid. Only a small number of spaces will be reserved for volunteers running errands, drop off of the elderly and for registered vendors.
To accommodate the community:
• Free parking is available at the University of Hawai‘i, behind the Kennedy Theatre located at 1770 east-west road
• A shuttle service operated by VIP will run every 12–15 minutes starting at 8:00 AM, transporting attendees between the front of Kennedy Theatre and the Masjid.
• We strongly encourage everyone to use this shuttle, or to park legally in the surrounding neighborhood, being respectful to neighbors and avoiding any blocked driveways.
If you plan on looking for street parking near the Masjid rather than parking at UH, we suggest that you drop off elderly family members or loved ones at the Masjid entrance first, then find parking. Please allow yourself extra time, and plan for the possibility of a 10-minute walk, as nearby parking may not be available.
Schedule:
• Takbirat will begin at 9:00 AM, followed by the prayer and khutbah. This portion of the program should end by approximately 10 AM.
• A community breakfast and lunch, along with activities for children, refreshments, and snacks will be provided throughout the day.
• The event will conclude with the Asr prayer.
Let us come together in joy, unity, and gratitude on this blessed occasion. May Allah accept from us and from you, and may He bring peace and relief to our brothers and sisters around the world.
Eid Mubarak!
The Muslim Association of Hawaii (MAH)
Nightly Ramadan Program
As the blessed month of Ramadan is approaching and anticipated to begin on Thursday March 23, we are delighted to invite you to join us for our Ramadan program at the Masjid. We have planned a spiritually uplifting program, led by our Imam, that we hope will benefit everyone.
The program will inshaAllah begin nightly at 8:15 PM with Isha prayer followed by four rakat Taraweeh. This will be followed by a short talk on various aspects of Islam and Ramadan. Following the talk, we will continue with four additional rakat Taraweeh followed by a short recitation of the Quran. To end, we will offer Shaf’a prayer, followed by Witr and Dua. The program will conclude at approximately 9:30 PM nightly. Tahajjud prayers will inshaAllah be offered in the last 10 nights starting at 4:00 AM.
As announced many times at Jummuah prayer, parking near and around the Masjid continues to be a most contentious subject with our neighbors. Numerous complaints have been made to City Council members, state agencies, and the Honolulu Police Department. We are each ambassadors of Islam, and as such, this is not the message we want to send nor is it the reputation we want to create.
Our Prophet (SAW) taught us to be kind, thoughtful, and considerate to our neighbors. We look forward to Ramadan each year, but our neighbors unfortunately do not. With that in mind, this year we’re refocusing our efforts on being a great neighbor; the kind of neighbor our religion expects us to be therefore, there will be no Iftaar in the Masjid during this Ramadan. We will instead focus on our religious obligations and honor the teachings of our beloved Prophet (SAW). As a further reminder, please be courteous to our neighbors with respect to parking and noise.
We hope this Ramadan will be a time of spiritual growth and reflection. May Allah (SWT) accept our worship and prayers and bless us with His mercy and forgiveness. Jazaakom Allah Kheir!