Eid ul Adha 2023/1444

Assalamu Aleykum brothers and sisters,

Eid is the celebration of individuals, families, the local jama’ and the whole ummah in unity.

Eid ul Adha will be celebrated this year at the Bosnian Islamic Centre on Wednesday the 28th of June.

Eid prayers will be offered twice to accommodate our growing community Elhamdulillah.

First Eid prayer will be offered at 7 am, with the second offered at 9 am.

Eid ul Adha is the commemoration of the sacrifice of Prophet Ibrahim (a.s.) and his family. Allah commands us to sacrifice in His Name as remembrance of this historic event.

For those who have the necessary means and would like to donate through our masjid, please see the earlier message posted on our website for further details. Kurbani payments will be accepted right up until Eid day (28th June).

From the Board of the Bosnian Islamic Centre,

Welcome everyone and Eid Mubarek to you all!

Esselamu aleykum, respected brothers and sisters in faith!

We are at your service for everyone who wants to make a sacrifice for the year 2023, organized by the Rijaset of the Islamic Community in Bosnia and Herzegovina!

Each Kurban in the amount of $345, can be paid until Wednesday, June 28, 2023, in-person, online (by MOHID | by Mervice) or by check to the address;
BIC, 75 Birmingham St., Etobicoke, ON M8V 2C3.

Kurban literally means to approach someone or something. The one who slaughters the sacrifice, by that act, approaches the Supreme Lord. And the Lord of the worlds prescribed this worship because He loves it and made it one of the means by which His slaves will come close to Him.

The word “udhijje” literally means sacrifice. The sacrifice we slaughter is a sacrifice we offer to our Lord out of gratitude for the blessings He has showered upon us. With this act, we show that for the love of our Lord we are ready to sacrifice our possessions and that we are ready to renounce.

Eid-ul-Adha, which commemorates the readiness of Ibrahim a.s. and his family to the greatest sacrifice is a holiday in which we are all called to sacrifice selfishness, envy, greed, lies, slander, suspicion and mutual mistrust in order to get even closer to our family, friends and neighbors.

May this Eid restore our faith and hope for a better and happier life; let harmony reign among us; may our unity in faith and love restore our self-confidence to understand that the secret of success in this world is helping each other for good!
Lord of all worlds unite our hearts in sincere love. Ameen!

Board of Directors, Bosnian Islamic Center

The Bosnian Islamic Centre will be celebrating End-ul-Fitr on Friday April 21, 2023.

The final day of Ramadan and fasting is on Thursday April 20, 2023.

Salat Eid-ul-Fitr will be prayed at the Bosnian Islamic Centre (at 75 Birmingham St.) at 8am in the morning following Takbeerat-ul-Eid.

Please come early to get your spot. Bring your family and friends to celebrate End-ul-Fitr with our community.

The Bosnian Islamic Centre is now hosting two new Halaqa events on a weekly basis:

Halaqa for Brothers / Men:

• on Friday evenings, between Maghrib and Isha prayers
• on Sunday mornings, after Fajr prayer