Ramadan 2008 Fundraiser

Asalaamu Alaylum Brothers and Sisters,

Since we are a fast growing Muslim community, our Masjid will not be enough to accommodate us and to meet our future needs to have an Islamic school and a recreation center for the youth in the coming years. We have been exploring various ideas. One of them was to buy the adjacent church; but after thoroughly discussing the issue and touring the building, we decided to drop the idea completely for several reasons. First, buying the church will not meet our expectations and will require tremendous funds to renovate it and make it suitable for our use. Second, the terms set by the owners make it impossible to do such deal. Finally, it is located in a flood zone.

We approved a seven to ten year plan to buy new land no less than 10 acres and build a new Masjid, Islamic school and youth recreation center. This land has to have easy access to main highways and all parts of the city of Durham. Additionally, city zoning laws must allow building a Mosque. We are currently in the process of searching for suitable land. If you know of a land for sale that meets the above criteria please contact us.

Insha’Allah we will have a fundraiser on the first and last Friday in Ramadan after Salatul Jumu’ah for that purpose. Please donate generously, as contributing to building a Masjid is a sign of belief in Allah and the Hereafter.

We will continue to improve our current Masjid. The sisters’ bathroom will be renovated after Eid al-Fitr. Insha’Allah a canopy will be built before the end of 2008 to accommodate the increasing number of worshipers on Fridays and on special events. Finally, we are planning to make a Muslim cemetery in Durham. We ask Allah SWT to help us and to make our deeds exclusively for his sake.

Jazakom Allah Khairan,

Hisham Heda
Chairman of Board of Directors
Email: head777@yahoo.com

Iqbal Ahmad
Vice Chairman
fahad3284@hotmail.com