Jami Omar Ottawa Canada is providing an opportunity to all the Muslims whether living in Ottawa or any other part of the world to take part in the construction of the Masjid. Any Muslim brother or sister can purchase a brick and get his/her name inscribed in the House of Allah.
I am sure we all Muslims are aware of the Hadith about building a masjid which states “Whoever builds a masjid, desiring thereby Allāh’s pleasure, Allāh builds for him the like of it in paradise.”
Why not grab this golden …

The Imam of Ottawa Assalam Mosque, Sheikh Mohamed Rashad, believed to be in his late 50s, collapsed Thursday morning while visiting Mecca, Saudi Arabia, where he was on Hajj with thousands of others.
“In a way, this is the worst day of my life. ,My father was a fragile man to begin with. He was a workaholic. He didn’t believe in taking rests,” said Rashad’s eldest son, Abdul Hakim Moalimishak.
The family is still waiting to learn the cause of Rashad’s death, but Moalimishak said he might have died from liver or …

I went to Britania Park Ottawa to enjoy the first ever Muslim Festival in Ottawa on August 1, 2009. The weather was very nice that day, lots of sun shine but no rain. It has been raining most of the time during this summer in Ottawa. So sunny day without any rain was indeed a blessing of Allah.
The Festival started officially at 11:00am. There were food stalls selling, shawarma, pizza, kababs and other ethnic foods. By the time I went there with my wife and children, all the parking lots …

Ottawa residents have a chance to plant a tree for free  with Councilor Christine Leadman and MPP Yasir Navqvi  on Saturday, August 8, 2009 at 10:30am in Byron Linear Park, Ottawa (Corner of Byron Ave and Golden Ave) for a greener Ottawa community. Councilor Leadman and MPP Naqvi will plant a tree in the Byron Linear Park and then give the remaining white spruce trees to local residents to take with them and plant at home.
The Ottawa residents who are interested in obtaining a white spruce tree to plant in …

The Ottawa Muslims Association (OMA) organized the 4th Annual OMA BBQ  at Vincent Massey Park on July 19, 2009.  The event was a great success!  Over 200 visitors attended the event and  approximately $4,000 in donations were raisedfor the Ottawa Main Mosque. 
 The day was filled with lots of delicious food, fun activities, prizes for the kids, and beautiful weather for all to enjoy alhamdulillah. 
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Canadian Muslim Association is organizing First Muslim Festival in Ottawa on August 1, 2009. Please do come to …

Ottawa Muslim community gathered at Britania Park Ottawa today for a family picnic which was organized by South Nepean Muslim Community (SNMC). Over 500 Muslims showed up at the picnic spot and enjoyed some very good food. There were some other activities for everyone.
We talked to some of the officials of the South Nepean Muslim Community and here is what they have to say about the today’s event and masjid project.
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South Nepean Muslim Community offered their first prayer on the …

Muslim Association of Canada is organizing frist Muslim Summer Festival in Britania Park Ottawa on August 01, 2009 from 11am to 7pm. So, if you are an Ottawa resident, then mark August 01 on your calender for this fun filled day.
For further information you can visit the website of Muslim Summer Festival.

1400 years ago…One man changed the entire world. Today, his legacy is carried on by our pious scholars of the past and present.
The Messenger of Allah (Sallallahu ‘Alayhi Wasallam) said, “The world, with all that it contains, is accursed except for the remembrance of Allah that which pleases Allah; and the religious scholars and seekers of knowledge. [At-Tirmidhi]
Come revive Islam by remembering these pious scholars of our Deen at the 2nd Annual Seekers of Virtue Conference -Reflections on the Heirs of the Prophets
Five inspiring shuyukh:
Shaykh Abdul Karim Hassan – Boston, …

The economic-affair committee of city council of Ottawa has given green signal to sell Ottawa city council’s land. The South Nepean Muslim community (snmc). The decission to approve the sale will go to Ottawa city council on May 25, 2009. The South Nepean Muslim community will pay $1.05 millions for 1.3 hectors of land 3020 Woodroffe Ave.
The Soucth Nepean Muslim community has been working hard for years to build Masjid. We congratulate the community for this good news. The South Nepean Muslim community is raising funds to acquire the land. …

Ottawa Muslims Association has been in the local news due to a number of issues related to Muslim community in Ottawa, Canada. It is always very painful to see such kind of behaviour on part of the people who have been entrusted with huge responssiblity of keeping the Muslim community united. The issue of Immam of Ottawa Mosque has created so much rift between the officials of the Ottawa Muslims Association that a large majority of the officials has decided to resign.
I do beleive that their resignation is not going to make …