UVMS

• UVMS Center

• Time: 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM; Khutba starts at 1:10 PM. Prayer starts at 1:30 PM
• Location & Directions: 2 W. Park St 386 3rd floor (Suite 386), Lebanon, NH 03766. Find it

• Dartmouth College

• Time: Starts at 1:00 PM
• Location: North Fairbanks Prayer room, 1st Floor. (Find it)

• Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center (DHMC)

• Time: 1:00 PM - 1:20 PM
• Location: Hospital Chapel in DHMC New Patient Pavilion (1st Floor)

Events

In concordance with ISNA / The Fiqh Council of North America and Saudi moonsighting, the blessed month of Dhul Hijjah is upon us with Day 1 being Monday, June 19th (i.e. beginning Sunday night).

Day of Arafah - Tuesday, June 27
Eid Ul-Adha - WEDNESDAY, June 28

• We welcome this blessed time with our community. Please see the details below:

• These are the 10 holiest days of the year. Extra worship, Dhikr/Remembrance, charity, and fasting (especially Day of Arafah) is recommended.
• People are encouraged to gather on the Day of Arafah, and InshaAllah we will be gathering on June 27 at the UVMS Center anytime from Asr to Maghrib for prayers and dua. We will have iftar of dates, water, and tea. Anyone is welcome to bring more inshallah.
• Eid Prayer at Dartmouth:
  • Location: Collis Common Ground in the Collis Center Building at Dartmouth (Find it on Google Maps, Google Street View of the entrance). Enter from the main door and walk a few steps to the "Collis Common Ground".Enter from the main door and walk a few steps to the "Collis Common Ground"
  • Takbeerat Time: 9:00 AM
  • Eid Prayer Time: 9:15 AM
  • Parking: Metered street parking, and Dartmouth Lots
  • Please bring your own prayer mats if able
  • Potluck Brunch: immediately after Khutba (Signup for Brunch food/drink: Click Here)
• Udhiya / Qurbani (Sacrifice) Farms:
  • Some students and families will be going to Abdali Farms (Farm Info: Facebook Page) on Thursday morning (June 29^th / 2^nd Eid Day) near Claremont to perform the sacrifice/slaughter, any are welcome to join there, estimated to be there from about 10am - 12pm inshAllah. Contact us for more info
  • There are other farms around NH with options for slaughter. One is nearby in Canaan; Fatima's Garden (Farm Info: Facebook Page).
  • Full List of Nearby Farms
  • Suggested online options:
    • Âme & Conscience
    • Islamic Relief
    • ICNA Relief

We are happy to announce that Eid, as per the Fiqh Council of North America, will inshAllah be on Wednesday 10th April 2024.

• EID PRAYERS DETAILS

• Venue: Collis Common Ground in the Collis Center Building at Dartmouth
  • Find it on Google Maps
  • Google Street View of the entrance: [Dartmouth - Google Maps] - enter from the main door and walk a few steps to the "Collis Common Ground".
• Time: 9:00 AM Takbeerat and 9:15 AM Eid Prayer
• It is highly recommended that you bring your own prayer mats
• Please try to arrive early and keep some margin to find parking. There is plenty of on-street parking in the area, but Friday mornings can be expected to be busy. You can also park in any of the nearby paid parking lots.
• We are grateful to the Dartmouth Muslim Chaplain, Abdul Rahman Latif, for reserving the space and making the necessary arrangements.
• Brunch to follow; You could bring finger foods to share in the Eid gathering
• Please watch the WhatsApp "UV Muslim Society" group for any follow-up announcements on parking and other announcements.

• WE ARE NOW OFFICIALLY A 501(C)(3) ORGANGIZATION

• Just recently the IRS approved us as an official 501c(3) organization. Alhumulliah this is a big step for us and will give us more credibility for future endeavours and allow our donors to deduct donations made to us from their taxable income.

• INTER-FAITH TIES

• As communicated earlier, last Friday 25 people from St. Barnabas Church came to our Center to celebrate Ramadan with us and share a meal. Later Rev Geof reached out and appreciated our "... warm welcome and gracious hospitality.." and wanted to maintain and further our relationship. Rev Goef in his short address at UVMS emphasized that they are saddened and appalled by what is happening in Gaza.
• On the same note another Church, Unitarian Universalist Congregation, sent us a letter of support and solidarity against the oppression in Gaza and the Islamophobia in the US and across the world.
• Alhumdulliah our outreach in the Muslim and other religious communities in the Upper Valley is felt strongly with these gestures, all thanks to the helpers and sustainers of our UVMS Community.

• RAMADAN QUICK REMINDERS

• We have sponsored iftars every Friday at the UVMS Center. Saturdays we will have potlucks at Dartmouth College. Sundays will be potlucks at the UVMS Center.
• We are having regular prayers at the UVMS Musallah as well. Timings: Fajr (545am), Zuhr (130pm), Asr (530pm), Magrib (on iftar days), Isha (845pm).

According to the Fiqh Council of North America, the first day of Ramadan will inshallah be on Monday March 11, 2024. Taraweeh prayers will begin Sunday night March 10, 2024.

Eid Al Fitr will be on April 10, 2024 (Wed).

Our Ramadan Programming is below, we hope to benefit from this month collectively as an Upper Valley community, across our UVMS Center and Al-Nur MSA at Dartmouth University.

• IMAMS

• Abdul Rahman Latif will continue to organize and lead Ramadan programming at Dartmouth including Taraweeh, Quran classes, and potluck iftars.
• At the UVMS center, we are blessed to also have joining us two young Hafiz from New York; Ryhan Uddin (Age: 21), and Mahdi Khan (Age: 17)
• Ryhan Uddin is 21 years old and was born and raised in Queens, New York. He lives together with his parents and 3 siblings. Ryhan finished Hifz in 2021 and did revision for one year. After that, he continued his studies into Alim Course and is currently doing his class. For the past two years he has led locally in New York.
• Mahdi Khan is a 17 year old hafiz that was born and raised in Queens New York. Mahdi finished hifz in July of 2022, and he will be done with his revision before Ramadan إن شاء الله. Last year was the first year he led tarawih, and it was at the masjid that he did Hifz.
• Meal Train for daily iftars and suhoor for the visiting Imam: Signup LINK

• TARAWEEH

• Nightly Taraweeh prayers with Khatm al-Quran + Witr, at the UVMS Center.
• Taraweeh to follow Isha prayer after 8:30 PM.
• There will be a short 5 minute talk/khatira after 8 rakats.
• It is important we all work together to keep the place clean, organized, and a quiet peaceful environment for everyone praying in this blessed month. Please accompany all children as we teach them how to participate in masjid activity in a courteous and respectful manner.

• IFTARS

• Weekly Iftars on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.
• Fridays -- "Sponsor an Iftar" -- Sponsored Catered iftars at the UVMS Center. Sign up on the Calendar in the Prayer room to sponsor an iftar as a family or with combined groups.
• Saturdays -- Potluck Iftars at Dartmouth college, Maghrib in the Tucker Center Prayer Room, Iftar in the building besides. Details to follow
• Sundays -- Potluck iftars at the UVMS Center

• QIYAM UL LAYL

• There will be a plan for Qiyam / Tahajjud prayers in the last 10 nights of Ramadan.

• ZAKAT AL-FITR

To pay Zakat Al-Fitr ($12 - $15 per person) prior to Eid, there are many options online, here are two:
• ISBCC link, Boston
• NBIC, NJ (choose zakat fitr from drop-down)

• Contact us with your Name to signup
• Option 1: Go to Paypal and select ‘monthly’ for donation.
• Option 2: Provide a lump sum one-time donation on Paypal

If you value this central prayer space, and all the activities that have borne out of it, please consider becoming a UVMS Sustainer

We also need additional funds during Ramadan to be able to carry out the additional activities. Please consider making a one-time donation under the 'Hafiz Students' category from the above link (goal $8k).