Rajab 24, 1437 A.H

Newsletter Issue: May 01, 2016 ISGVF Connections – April 2016 Edition

In this connection

ISGVF Updates Front steps repairs Weekly Activities

Upcoming Events Welcome Ramadan Diseases of the Heart

April Month Events Meet & Greet Final Prophet of God, Proofs of

Prohethood Food distribution Program College Admission and

Scholarship

Community News

Weekend School

All praise and thanks are due to Allah (SWT) for His Mercy and

endless Blessing. We pray that ISGVF Connections always finds

you and your family in the best of health and Imaan, (Ameen)

Front steps repairs

Contractor has resumed the front steps construction work and

InshAllah will be completed soon.Thanks to everyone for your

patience and co-operation during this work.

InshAllah ISGVF will be hosting Welcoming Ramadan program on Saturday May 07, 2016 after Magrib in activity hall, Please join us to welcome Ramadan.

Guest Speaker : Shaykh Dr. Mateen Khan

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ISGVF upcoming event DISEASES

OF THE HEART, Friday May 20,

2016 at at Activity Hall from 7:30

pm. All are welcome.

Guest speaker :

Shaikh Waleed

Weekly Activities

Monday: Arabic/Qur’an

learning session held by Tarik

Salim every Monday in School

Bldg. from 8:30 PM to 9:30

PM after Isha Prayer.

Wednesday: Sisters meet in

School Bldg. for Halaqa.

Interest Sister may stop by on

Wednesdays to meet sisters

and get additional information

or send an

emailISGVF_Coucil@yahoo.com

.

Friday: Weekly Friday Halaqa

held at ISGVF. Different topics

of interest are covered by

different speakers every week.

Halaqa ends with potluck

snacks and tea.

ISGVF Interfaith Program

On April 11 - ISGVF hosted

about 25 people for our Arab/

Muslim/ Sikh/ and Asian

working Group where great

leaders in law enforcement

attended

William F. Sweeney,

Jr., Special Agent in Charge of

the Federal Bureau of

Investigation

Marcus Brown,

Director & Homeland Security

Advisor, PA Department of

Homeland Security

Zane David Memeger,

United States Attorney

April Month Events

April 01 - Meet & Greet

Event - Guest Br.Ejaz Sabir

Alhamdulillah, It was great

support from community. This

event was an opportunity for

all community members (old

and new) to get to know each

other.

Rosemont college Students

On April 15 - A group of 10 Rosemont college students with their professor Erik Ranstrom to observe our Friday khutba and prayers. After the prayers, Br. Mohammad Aziz and Br. Ejaz Sabir entertained them for over for 2 hours talking about American Muslims, Islam and many other topics in a Q & A format.

60 students from a very elite

high school - The Hill

On April 29 - A group of 60 students from a very elite high school,The Hill visited to observe Second Khutba and Salah,

Br. Mansoor Salahuddin and Br. Syed Fazal coordinator them until 3 pm talking about American Muslims, Islam and many other topics in a Q & A format.

April 16, ISGVF Food

distribution

programvolunteers distributed

food items to 30 families in

Norristown community.

Saturday & Sunday : 8:30

AM to 2 PM weekend

Islamic School.

Visit our website at

http://www.isgvf.com/ for an

updated list of all events and

activities.

Weekend School Updates

The Quran competition was

successfully held on Sunday April

10th, 2016 from 10:00 am to Zuhr

followed by lunch arranged by the

PTA. We would like to thank all

volunteers and PTA members who

have worked together to make this

event successful. We appreciate all

efforts of the students for

memorizing long Suras, also parents

who have encouraged their children

to achieve this goal, May Allah

accept their efforts and reward them

in Dunya and hereafter. . Winners of

the competition are

Elementary School: Aatif Hasan,

Suhayla Abdus Shaheed,Shihan Ayman, Ifrah Bilal, Saqib Sabzar,Hasib Syed, Samya Badi, Hafsa Bhatti & Zaina Sohail

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Apri 24, Final Prophet of God, Proofs of Prohethood

Excellent speech by Ustadh

Mohammad Elshinawy.

Ustadh explain history &

proofs of prohethood with

clear presentation.

Adopt

PennDOT has already installed

sign boards one at Devon Post

Office and another at Wells

Fargo Bank on Swedesford

Road. ISGVF assigned Br.

Zakir Syed as coordinator and

volunteers can contact him. All

Volunteers are required to

attend a training session.

ISGVF volunteers will be

responsible for litter pick-up

according to the following

schedule in 2016 (pick up could

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April 29 - Workshop towards

‘College Admission and

scholarship” Guest speaker Prof. Muqtedar

Khan. Great workshop helpful to

towards children college

education.

A-Highway

Volunteers should reach the masjid

by 6:30 AM and the cleanup will

start at 7:00 am. Children from 7th

grade and above will go on the road

while younger children will clean

the masjid and surrounding. All

children have to be accompanied

with the parent or guardian.

PennDot require everybody to sign

up as a volunteer. All the

volunteers are encouraged to sign

up with him before May 15th.

All the community members and

especially weekend school students

(Middle/High school sessions) will

be encouraged to volunteer for this

project along with their parents.

All litter pickup schedule starts one

hour after sunrise to avoid heavy

traffic on the road.

Mid/High School: Adam Gomaa,

Samir Badi, Mahnoor Haider,

Muhibbullah Fazili, Saifullah Fazili,

Sara Ayesha Shakir, Ahmad Hamid,

Nour Mimouni & Ahmed Syed.

Congratulations to all the winners.

With the advent of Spring finally

arriving, please make sure your child

wears full pants ( no sizes of shorts

allowed for boys), tops with sleeves

(sleeveless not allowed) and girls

have their hijaabs in the weekend

school bag.

The Progress Reports is in your

Childs backpack, it needs to be

signed and returned for the next

marking period.

ISGVF weekend school graduation is

scheduled for Sunday June 5th, 2016.

Please save this date to join the

ceremony with your family. for more

details, please visit www.isgvf.com

be either Saturday or Sunday).

1. May 15

2. July 23 or 24

3. Oct. 22 or 23

4. Dec. 10 or 11

ISGVF Reflections

Narrated by Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle (p.b.u.h) said, "Any

person who takes a bath on Friday like the bath of Janaba and then

goes for the prayer (in the first hour i.e. early), it is as if he had

sacrificed a camel (in Allah's cause); and whoever goes in the

second hour it is as if he had sacrificed a cow; and whoever goes in

the third hour, then it is as if he had sacrificed a horned ram; and if

one goes in the fourth hour, then it is as if he had sacrificed a hen;

and whoever goes in the fifth hour then it is as if he had offered an

egg. When the Imam comes out (i.e. starts delivering the Khutba),

the angels present themselves to listen to the Khutba."

Be clean: "It is obligatory for every Muslim that he should take a bath once in

seven days, where he should wash his head and body."

Don't step over: Abu Dawood (1118) and Ibn Maajah (1115) narrated that ‘Abd-

Allah ibn Busr (may Allah be pleased with him) said: A man came

and started stepping over the people one Friday when the

Messenger of Allah (p.b.u.h) was delivering the Khutba, and the

Prophet (p.b.u.h) said to him: “Sit down, for you have annoyed

(people).” Classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh Abi Dawood.

Keep quiet: Narrated by Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle (p.b.u.h) said, "When the

Imam is delivering the Khutba, and you ask your companion to

keep quiet and listen, then no doubt you have done an evil act."

Women should come: Narrated by Ibn Umar:

One of the wives of Umar (bin Al-Khattab) used to offer the Fajr

and the Isha prayer in congregation in the Mosque. She was asked

why she had come out for the prayer as she knew that Umar

Muslim Interscholastic

Tournament (MIST)

Congratulations to all students who

participated in the Muslim

Interscholastic Tournament (MIST)

that took place on April 9th. April

16th and 17th! Mashallah, five teams

represented ISGVF masjid at the

tournament with the utmost diligence,

spirit and talent. Here is a list of

teams and competitors who

participated in the tournament and

their respective accomplishments

Additional Details - View the

document

disliked it, and he has great ghaira (self-respect). She replied,

"What prevents him from stopping me from this act?" The other

replied, "The statement of Allah's Apostle (p.b.u.h): 'Do not stop

Allah's women-servants from going to Allah’s Mosques'. This is

what prevents him."

Friday is an Eid: “This is a day of Eid that Allah swt has ordained for the Muslims,

so whoever comes to Jumuah, let him do ghusl, and if he has any

perfume let him put some on, and you should use the miswaak.”

Narrated by Ibn Maajah, 1098; classed as hasan by al-Albaani in

Saheeh Ibn Maajah.

Thus the Muslims have three Eids: Eid al-Fitr, Eid al-Adha and

Jumuah. It was narrated that ‘Abd-Allah Ibn ‘Amr said: The

Messenger of Allah (p.b.u.h) said: “There is no Muslim who dies

during the day of Friday or the night of Friday but Allah will

protect him from the trial of the grave.” Narrated by al-Tirmidhi,

1074; classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Ahkaam al-Janaa’iz, p. 49,

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Conditions of forgiveness of sins: The expiation of sins from one Friday to the next is subject to all

the conditions mentioned above being met, namely doing ghusl,

cleaning oneself, putting on perfume, wearing one's best clothes,

walking in a calm and dignified manner, not stepping over people,

not pushing between two people, not offending others, praying

naafil prayers, listening attentively and avoiding idle speech.

By Br. Tarik Selim

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