1216 Hunt Club Road Assunnah Muslims Association

"May Allah (SWT) keep you and your families safe and may He grant you success in this Dunya and the Akhira." - Jalil Marhnouj 2

About AMA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Our Journey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-9 Our Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-11 Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Our Goal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Our Mission/Vision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15-18 Testimonials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19-20 Contact Us . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 3

The Assunnah Muslims Association (AMA) is a charitable organization that operates through two arms – the AMA Community Centre and Masjid ar-Rahmah (Mosque of Mercy). Masjid Ar-Rahmah (Mosque of Mercy) promotes spiritual development and Islamic awareness in our community here in Ottawa and around the globe. The AMA Community Centre focuses on community development and caters to people from all faiths and backgrounds. 4

The Day It All Began It all began on Dec. 23rd, 1992. A dedicated group of Muslims came together to establish a place of prayer called Dar-Assunnah located in the east end of Ottawa. Time To Move We moved to a new location on Bank street across from South Keys Shopping Centre. Don't let the corner store sign fool you, this new place of prayer became our home for many years. Investment For The Future With help from the community, we were able to purchase a plot of land on 1216 Hunt Club Road which would serve as the location of our new masjid and community centre. Non-Profit Status It was in 2004 that we registered as the nonprofit: Assunnah Muslims Association (AMA). 1992 1996 1998 2004 5

Phase 1 Of Construction In 2007 we began construction on our future masjid. The first major phase of the masjid project involved cutting trees on the property, cleaning debris from the site, performing earthworks (land leveling and top soiling), and excavation. Phase 2 Of Construction The second phase involved the installation of the water main, main sanitary system, water storm management system, and all required earthworks (hauling, backfill, leveling, etc.). Phase 3 Of Contruction The base of the masjid is formed, power lines are integrated, and work on both the interior and exterior of the building begins. Phase 4 Of Construction The building is slowly beginning to take its final form. Drywall is added to the basement and the washrooms are now functional. Finally, the parking lot is transformed from barren land into paved roads. 2007 2008 2009 2011 6

Phase 5 Of COnstruction The basement is receiving its final touches before the contractor allows us to partially occupy the building. This means we can use the basement floor for worship while construction continues on the floors above. Opening Day We were granted partial occupancy of our new masjid and we were able to leave our old building on Bank Street for good. Although construction upstairs was ongoing, we were permitted to use the basement for worship. Grand opening The base of the masjid is formed, power lines are integrated, and work on both the interior and exterior of the building begins. Current This is how the masjid turned out after many years of hard work. 2012 2012 2016 2016- 7

This is what the outside looks like

This is what the inside looks like

JalilMarhnouj M ohamoudHagi-Ade n SamehAyoub Vice President President Treasurer 10

RamadanIdris AbdirazakAbdi MunirShalghum Director Secretary Director 11

A t M a s jid A r - R a h m a h , w e o f f e r m a n y k n o wle d g e c o u r s e s , o n e o f t h e m b ein g Al B a y a n s c h o ol, w h e r e s t u d e n t s le a r n h o w t o r e a d a n d r e cit e t h e H oly Q u r a n. T h e A M A C o m m u nit y C e n t r e o f f e r s c o u n s elin g f o r m e n , w o m e n , c hild r e n , a n d f a milie s. If y o u a r e in n e e d o f a n y kin d o f h elp , t h e A M A h a s t r ain e d p r o f e s sio n als a n d p e o ple w h o h a v e c o n n e c tio n s wit h c o m m u nit y m e m b e r s a n d r e s o u r c e s t h a t c a n b e u s e f ul. W h e t h e r it's f o r a p a r t y , a w o r k s h o p , a w e d din g , o r a n y t hin g els e , t h e A M A c o m m u nit y h all is a v aila ble t o r e n t. T o le a r n a b o u t a v aila bilit y , r e n t al f e e s , a n d t h e p r o c e s s f o r r e n tin g , y o u c a n visit t h e w e b sit e: mymasjid.ca 1 2

AMA's goal is to provide a welcoming community for those in need to develop a stronger connection with the community and their religion 13

AMA is a non-profit, registered charity with the vision to inspire a spiritual and caring community. Our mission at AMA is to create a welcoming community for all through spiritual upliftment, education, community engagement, and promoting diversity and equity. 14

Our Events 2017-2022 2022-2022 2022-2022 2019-2019 The Seerah Course Tajweed - A Letter A Day Adhan Competition 15

The Seerah course was an event that ran from the summer of 2017 to the fall of 2022. The event took place during long weekends as the content took over 6 hours to cover. Each class took place in the AMA community centre and over 100 people participated! This is a clip of Abu Umar beginning the class 16 This is the instructor, Sheikh Abu Umar Abdulazeez

The Tajweed: A letter a day course was an online YouTube video series that was taught by one of our AMA volunteers, Huzaifa Hassanali. The purpose of the course was so that non-native Arabic speakers could learn how to properly pronounce the letters of the Arabic alphabet. 17 This is our instructor, Huzaifa Hassanali In episode 5, viewers were taught how to pronounce the Arabic letter "('ayn)"

The adhan competition was a one-day competition in which contestants aged 9-20 participated in an adhan (call to prayer) competition. The contestants were judged based on their voice, their pronunciation, and their clearness. The Winner of the competition, Zakaria Aden 18 Ahmed Ridha 2nd Place Shahreer Ahmed 3rd Place

Testimonials

"My favorite Masjid in Ottawa, the nicest and most spacious MashaAllah, the Imam is amazing, and the facilities are great. Taraweeh and Tahajjud are amazing MashaAllah, They have an enormous activity space in the basement, and they do hold many activities and host many events and conferences" -Khaled Jarrar "The right place to learn Islam. Friendly people, well-maintained, and beautiful" -Ehab Teima "Amazing design the ceiling is really high making you feel comfortable inside. When parking is busy they have workers directing traffic which also helps." -Maher Jebara

(613)523-9977 1216 Hunt Club Road, Ottawa, Ontario [email protected] 1216 Hunt Club Road Ottawa, ON, K1V 2P1 21