TORONTO – As Muslims around the world prepare to welcome `Eid Al-Fitr, which crowns the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, Canadian Muslims have set different venues for celebrating the religious holiday, organizing large gatherings in Toronto and Ottawa.
`Eid Al-Fitr is one the two main Islamic religious festivals along with `Eid Al-Adha.
During `Eid days, families and friends exchange visits to express well wishes and children, wearing new clothes bought especially for `Eid, enjoy going out in parks and open fields.
Here follows a list of main events planned this `Eid across Toronto and Ottawa, as assembled by MuslimLink.ca on Thursday, June 23.
TORONTO
Halton Region: Milton, Oakville, Burlington & Hamilton
Location: 391 Burnhamthorpe Rd E, Oakville, L6H 7B4
1st Prayer: 7:00 AM – Khateeb: Imam Diea Alfanous
2nd Prayer: 8:45 AM – Khateeb: Dr. Nazir Khan
3rd Prayer: 11:00 AM – Khateeb: Hafiz Siraj Muneer
For more details, click here
Peel Region: (Brampton, Mississauga)
Ar-Rashaad Learning Centre
Location: 18 Automatic Road, Unit 2, Brampton, ON L6S 5N5
First Prayer: 7:30 am
Muslim Welfare Centre – Al-Abbas Musallah
Location: 3490 Mavis Rd, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, L5C 1T8
First Prayer: 7:15 am
Second Prayer: 8:15 am
Jamia Islamiah Canada
Location: 2380 Tedlo Rd, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, L5A 3V3
First Prayer: 6:00 am
Second Prayer: 7:00 am
Third Prayer: 8:00 am
Forth Prayer: 10:00 am
ISNA Canada
Location: 2200 South Sheridan Way, Mississauga, L5J 2M4
First Prayer 6:15 am
Second Prayer 8:15 am
Third Prayer 10:15 am
Note: Bring Your Own Prayer Mat
For more details click here
Jame Masjid Mississauga
Location: 5761 Coopers Ave, Mississauga, L4Z 1R9
First Prayer 7:00 am – Hafiz Abdul Qayyom Fareedy
Second Prayer 8:30am – or when Masjid is full – Mufti Amer Ansari
Third Prayer 9:30am – or when Masjid is full – Imam Mohammed Nafis Bhayat
Forth Prayer 10:30am – or when Masjid is full – Ustadh Abdullah Syed
For details click here
Suffah Academy
Location: 6610 Turner Valley Road, Mississauga, L5N 2P1
Lecture 8:30 am, Prayer 9:00 am
For details click here
Muslim Neighbour Nexus Outdoor Salah
Location: Churchill Meadows Community Common Park, 3370 McDowell Dr, Mississauga, L5M
Takbeerat 8:30 am, Prayer 9:00 am
For details click here
ICNA Canada Peel Chapter
Location: Payal Banquet Hall, 3410 Semenyk Court, Mississauga, L5C 4P9
Takbeerat 9:00 am, Prayer 9:30 am
For details click here Toronto Region: East York, North York, Downtown, Etobicoke & Scarborough
MAC Eid Festival Toronto
Location: Enercare Centre, 100 Princes Blvd #1, Toronto, M6K 3C3
Prayer 10:00 am
For details click here
Islamic Institute of Toronto
Location: 1630 Neilson Road, Toronto, M1X 1S3
Prayer 9:00 am
Note: Make Wudu at home
For details click here
Noor Cultural Centre
Location: 123 Wynford Dr, Toronto, M3C 1K1
Dhikr 9:40 am, Prayer 10:00 am
For details click here
Khalid Bin Al-Waleed Mosque
Location: 16 Bethridge Rd Etobicoke, ON M9W 1N1 Canada
First Prayer: 9:30 am
Second Prayer: 10:00 am
Note: Bring your own prayer mats
Durham Region: Ajax, Oshawa, Pickering & Whitby
Pickering Islamic Center
First Prayer 6:00 am at Pickering Islamic Center
Second Prayer 9:30 am at Pickering High School, 18 Church St., Ajax
Bring your own prayer mat/sheets/shoe bag
For details click here
OTTAWA
KANATA
Kanata Muslim Association (KMA)
Time: Takbeerat 7:45 am Prayer 8:00 am
Location: Richcraft Recreation Complex, 4101 Innovation Drive
OTTAWA-WEST
Masjid Jami Omar
Time: First Prayer 7:30 am, Second Prayer 9:00 am
Location: 3990 Old Richmond Road, K2H 8R5
Turkish Association of Canada (TAC)
Time: Prayer 7:15 am
Location: 2955 Michele Heights Community Centre, K2B 8G3
View details here
Dar As Sahaba Outdoor Eid Prayer
Time: Prayer 9:00 am
Location: Ruth Wildgens Park (Behind Boys & Girls Club), 1099 Grenon
Rain Location: Boys & Girls Club, 2825 Dumaurier Avenue (Rain Prayer Times at 8:30 am & 9:30 am)
Cordova Centre
Time: Takbeerat 9:00 am, Prayer 9:45 am
Location: Trend-Arlington Community Centre, 50 Bateman, K2G 5H4
Ottawa Muslim Association (OMA)
Time: First Takbeerat 7:15 am First Prayer at 8:00 am
Second Takbeerat 9:00 am Second Prayer at 9:30 am
Location: Ottawa Main Mosque, 251 Northwestern Avenue, K1Y 0M1
OTTAWA SOUTH
Muslim Association of Ottawa (MAC)
Time: First Prayer at 9:00 am (Takbeerat at 8:30 am)
Second Prayer at 10:00 am
Location: EY Centre, 4899 Uplands Drive
Prayers will be followed by the MAC Eid Festival. View details here
Assunnah Muslim Association
Time: Prayer at 8:30 am
Location: Masjid ar Rahmah, 1216 Hunt Club
Prayers will be followed by the AMA Eid Festival. View details here
BARRHAVEN
South Nepean Muslim Community (SNMC)
Time: First Prayer 7:30 am by Imam Zijad Delic
Second Prayer 9:00 am by Dr. Atif Kabir
Third Prayer 10:30 am by Dr. Reda Beshir
Location: Masjid SNMC, 3020 Woodroffe Avenue
Parking: Parking will be available at 11 Claridge Drive
OTTAWA EAST
Sanad Collective
Time: First Takbeerat at 7:00 am First Prayer at 7:30 am
Second Takbeerat at 9:00 am Second Prayer at 9:30 am
Location: Masjid Rhoda, 1724 Montreal Road, K1J 1J4
View details here
ORLEANS
Masjid Bilal
Time: First Prayer at 8:00 am
Second Prayer at 9:00 am
Third Prayer 10:00 am
Location: Shenkman Arts Centre, 245 Centrum Blvd
Note: Bring your own prayer mats and have wudu
GATINEAU
Outaouais Islamic Centre (CIO)
Time: First Takbeerat 8:00 am First Prayer 8:30 am •
Second Takbeerat 10:00 pm Second Prayer 10:15 am
Location: Masjid Gatineau, 4 Lois Street, J8Y 3R1
Parking: People are encouraged to use the parking lot of the Fonderie. This parking lot is accessible from Montcalm Street.