Al Salam Alaykom wa Rahmat Allah wa Barakatu

The Letterkenny Islamic Association wishes to congratulate all Muslims in Letterkenny, Co. Donegal and all around the world on the occasion of Eid ul-Adha which is confirmed for Tuesday the 20th of July insha Allah.

May Allah accept from us and from you.

Sadly, we are unable to hold Eid prayers with as many people as we can fit in the community centre as we have done in the past. Due to social distancing, numbers for Eid prayers will be limited. We shall be holding multiple sessions and registration will be performed via our WhatsApp group. If you are not in our WhatsApp group and would like to be added, please get in touch.

When performing Eid prayers, don’t forget the takbeer!

The words of the takbeer are as follows:

الله أكبر الله أكبر الله أكبر، لا إله إلا الله

الله أكبر الله أكبر، و لله الحمد

God is The Greatest, God is The Greatest.  There is no deity except for God.

God is The Greatest, God is The Greatest.  All praise is to God.

You can listen to what it sounds like here:

Eid Mubarak!

The Letterkenny Islamic Association would like to wish all Muslim brothers and sisters in Letterkenny, Co. Donegal and all around the world a blessed month of Ramadan which will, God willing, start on Tuesday the 13th of April. May God accept the best deeds from us and from you. Ameen.

Please find below the Ramadan timetables for both Letterkenny and Donegal town. Please use the timetable for the location closest to you.

Don’t forget there’s also an app for both Android and iPhone with daily prayer times. You can specify your location and it will display the prayer times for you.
Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ie.farend.prayer
Apple iOS: https://apps.apple.com/ie/app/prayer-timetable/id1505376171

Unfortunately, Covid is still here and this means that, like last year, our experience of Ramadan is different to what we’re used to.

As always, we pray to God that He makes this disease pass and helps all of mankind to get through this and with the least suffering. And we pray for all the front line medical staff helping all those who are sick and all those people who are keeping our essential services running. Ameen.

We urge everyone to please follow the guidelines as laid out by the HSE and the government regarding social distancing over the holy month of Ramadan. Even though we can’t pray taraweeh in congregation, we can still pray with our families thank God. And we can have iftar with our families. But we urge people not to go to each other’s houses and to keep with social distancing God willing.

https://www2.hse.ie/coronavirus/

Ramadan is the month of Quran, worship and charity giving. We can still do these things thank God.

If it becomes possible to pray taraweeh later in the month, we shall post an update.

We wish you all a blessed and merciful Ramadan insha Allah.

Al Salam Alaykom wa rahmat Allah wa barakatu

Sadly, we are not in a position to start Friday prayers just yet. Some details need to be arranged with the community centre before we can resume. And our centre is of course not big enough.

The centre is open for fajr prayer and we shall be expanding it to other prayers soon God willing.

We shall be in touch again regarding Friday prayers as soon as is possible God willing.

Thank you for your patience and jazakum Allah khairan.

As the country enters phase 3 of lockdown restrictions lifting, places of worship may now re-open.

Therefore, we are re-opening our centre. Initially ONLY for the fajr prayer.

Please note the following:

• Please perform wudu at home. Wudu may not be performed in the masjid
• Please sanitise hands upon entry. Hand sanitiser gel will be made available
• Please bring your own prayer mat. We ask that if you have forgotten to bring one or were not aware, that you please return home
• Please wear a face mask to help prevent the spread to others
• Please don’t come if having ANY symptoms (cough, fever etc.) Please check your temperature before leaving home. If you are showing symptoms, you will be respectfully asked to leave. Please help us avoid any embarrassing situations
• No children below the age of 12
• 2 metre social distancing to be observed in the masjid. Please keep your distance whilst praying
• We kindly suggest our respected senior members pray at home for their own safety

We kindly ask that all attending the masjid following the above instructions and to help us fight this virus.

As mentioned, this is ONLY for fajr for now. We will re-open for other prayers depending on how things go.

May God keeps us safe from this disease and all evils. Ameen.

The Letterkenny Islamic Association would like to wish all Muslim brothers and sisters in Letterkenny, Co. Donegal and all around the world a blessed month of Ramadan which will insha Allah start on Friday the 24th of April. May God accept the best deeds from us and from you. Ameen.

Please find below the Ramadan timetables for both Letterkenny and Donegal town. Please use the timetable for the location closest to you.

This year, Ramadan will be different under these current circumstances. We pray to God that He makes this disease pass quickly and helps all of mankind to get through this as quickly as possible and with the least suffering. And we pray for all the front line medical staff helping all those who are sick and all those people who are keeping our essential services running. Ameen.

We urge everyone to please follow the guidelines as laid out by the HSE and the government regarding social distancing over the holy month of Ramadan. Even though we can’t pray taraweeh in congregation, we can still pray with our families thank God. And we can have iftar with our families. But we urge people not to go to each other’s houses and to keep with social distancing God willing.

https://www2.hse.ie/conditions/coronavirus/coronavirus.html

Ramadan is the month of Quran, worship and charity giving. We can still do these things thank God.

We wish you all a blessed and merciful Ramadan insha Allah.

Al Salam Alaykom wa Rahmat Allah wa Barakatu

In light of the announcement made by Taoiseach Leo Varadkar on Thursday and along with the main mosques in Dublin (South Circular Road, Clonskeagh etc) and others in Ireland, the Letterkenny Islamic Association announce that there will be no Friday prayers in Letterkenny until further notice.

People may pray Thuhr in their homes or jumaa in very small groups (e.g 3 to 5 people) in their homes/place of work.

We encourage everyone to keep up-to-date with the HSE’s recommendations on the Coronavirus (COVID-19) on their website.

https://www2.hse.ie/conditions/coronavirus/coronavirus.html

We pray to God that He keeps us safe and makes these days pass quickly. Ameen.

In celebration of Eid ul-Adha, there will be an Eid dish party in the Letterkenny Community Centre insha Allah.

As we’ve done in previous Eid parties, this will be a dish party where everyone is encouraged to bring food and sweets so that we can all share our international tastes.  There’ll be food from Sudan, Pakistan, Morocco, Egypt, Bangladesh, India and lots more countries so don’t miss out on the chance to taste them all! 🙂

Plates, cutlery etc will be provided.

We intend to ensure that the food is separated so that everyone gets a good helping. Please bring your dish in two separate containers if possible.

There will be a bouncy castle and play area for children as well along with some fun and games for the kids 🙂

It’s always a fun occasion for all the family.  Both adults and children enjoy the occasion. So don’t miss it!!

Venue: Letterkenny Community Centre

Date: Sunday the 11th of August

Time: 2:30 – 6 pm

Schedule:
2:30 – 3:30 pm: Gather & Play
3:30 pm: Food served
4 – 6 pm: Play and games for the kids

Looking forward to seeing you there insha Allah!!