In this edition:

• IIT All-Star Night presented by @muslimi.official
• Pre-School Drop-In Program
• Winter 2023 Semester
• National Day of Remembrance of the Quebec City Mosque Attack
• Amira Elghawaby appointed as Canada’s first representative to combat Islamophobia

Showcase your skills in a night of All-Star festivities to be crowned winner.

Competitions include:
Tire Boss Skills Competition
High Line Three Point Contest
Mushkaki Dunk Contest
Food Fueled by Halal Meals

Do you have pre-school age kids? Want something fun to do with them? Our Sunday morning (see dates in flyer) Pre-School Drop-In Program provides a great environment for kids to interact with each other and have fun!

All courses have begun with the following schedules:

In-person and online:
1. The Great Fitna - Shaikh Abdool Hamid, 7 pm Wednesday
2. From the Hearts of the Prophets - Shaikh Musleh Khan, 7 pm Thursday
3. Morocco, Spain and the Mediterranean - Dr. Abdullah Hakim Quick, 7 pm Tuesday (beginning Feb. 7)

In-person only:
1. Fresh Start Advanced for Youth - Sh. Musleh Khan, 6:30 pm Wednesday

Online only:
1. Forty Hadith of Imam Nawawi - Dr. Julie Lowe, 7 pm Thursday - Zoom access via registration
2. 101 Hadith to illuminate your life - Sh. Ahmad Kutty - 3 short sessions per week streamed on YouTube and FB only. 6:30 pm Monday, Wednesday, Sunday

Register today!

Our flagship Friday Night Classes for Children and Youth runs every Friday from 6:00 – 8:00 PM.

For children 6-12 years old, we cover basic Islamic Studies, Qur’an Recitation, Dua’s and Akhlaaq. Emphasis is on values and concepts, as well as on learning to read Arabic and memorizing the shorter chapters of the Qur’an.

For Youth 13 and above, we engage them in discussion about challenges they are facing, and use the situations to discuss fundamental Islamic concepts of Tawhid, Prophethood, Taqwa, Gender Issues, the Qur’an, the Day of Judgement etc.

Classes run every Friday, unless when Friday is a holiday.

There is a nominal fee of $10/child per month or $50 per child for the full period until March.

No requirement for registration. We will establish a “first-come, first-serve” rule. While the mandatory requirement for masking has been lifted, we highly encourage our congregation to continue masking as COVID still remains a threat.

Alhamdulillah IIT will be offering a Girls Ball Hockey program on Monday evenings starting January 16!

There will be two sessions:
Girls 6-11 - Mondays 6:00 - 7:00 PM
Girls 12-16 - Mondays 7:00 - 8:00 PM

For more information on registering or volunteering please email iitgirlsballhockey@gmail.com

On this National Day of Remembrance of the Quebec City Mosque Attack, we pray that our brothers who were brutally gunned down can taste the sweetness of paradise; we pray for their families and those injured. We pledge to work together to fight Islamophobia and all forms of hate and xenophobia wherever they appear. May Allah guide us all to what is good.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the appointment of a special representative on combating Islamophobia that will advise the federal government on how to better fight discrimination against the Muslim community.

Compared to all other scriptures, the Qur’an is the best preserved in both the hearts of Muslims and the written copies of the codex (muṣḥaf)—a manifestation of Allah’s promise to protect Divine revelation from distortion.

Friday Khutbah | Four Essential Things to Know | Shaikh Ahmad Kutty

Why Wealth Is Like A Magnifying Glass - Sh. Navaid Aziz

How To Check If You Are Spiritually Alive or Dead? - Sh. Musleh Khan

Qur'anic Tafseer: Surah Ma'idah Ayah #38 | The Punishment of Stealing | Sh. Abdool Hamid

Illuminate Your Life: 101 Prophetic Traditions | Peace Making | Sh. Ahmad Kutty

Khulafaa Ar Rashidun | Major Events 30th Year after Hijrah | Sh. Abdool Hamid

From The Hearts of the Prophets: Du'a and it's Response | Sh. Musleh Khan

The Uselessness of Gossip

Shereeza Ibrahim. B.A.Psych, M.S.W, R.S.W.
Clinical Counsellor and Author

Gossip. We have all done it. Perhaps it has valid uses. Let’s explore this. You might be motivated to gossip because you feel you are protecting one individual from another (i.e. “She is unreliable, so don’t depend on her to bring the decorations. One time she…..”).

Sadaqah jariyah

Sadaqa jariyah means ongoing or perpetual charity.

It is a form of charity which, unlike other charities, survives the donor and continues to be a source of blessings for the donor long after they have passed. The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, “When a person dies, all his works cease except three things: ongoing charity, beneficial knowledge, or righteous offspring that pray for him.” (Reported by Muslim and others on the authority of Abu Hurayrah)

The Islamic Institute of Toronto offers a wide variety of online courses taught by qualified scholars, most of which are free. We also have reliable religious answers, podcasts, and an active YouTube channel.