Islamic Center of Long Island Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem Assalamu Alaikum wa Rahmatullah wa Barakatuh Dear Brothers and Sisters in Islam: I hope and pray that this year brings you and your families abundant blessings and mercy from Allah (swt) and that you may stay in the best state of Iman (faith) and health. We all are familiar with the most famous proverbs “Time is money” and “Time is Gold”. Time has great importance in the life of a human being. Humanity has always been anxious with time, the passage of time, the measurement of time, and the scientific qualities of time. Time is a blessing on all of us. We should concentrate on how we use time ac- cording to our Islamic perspective. Allah Almighty has clearly stated the value of time in the Quran. We should make the use of time wisely to increase our faith in this life and the hereafter too. Our beloved Prophet (SAW) said about time in a Hadith: “There are two blessings which many people lose: (They are) health and free time for doing good” (Bukhari). From this saying, we can conclude that we should utilize our time for doing good deeds for the sake of Almighty Allah’s plea- sure. We order our lives around time and in Islam lives are structured around the daily prayers. We should offer prayers on time which are obligatory on every Muslim. In Islam, believers are encouraged to be certain of time, to know its importance and to organize it intelligently. If human beings do not waste or abuse time, but rather think of it as a bless- ing from Allah (swt), then they have every reason to hope for success both in this life and in the hereafter. I personally invite you to contribute to the center’s ongoing projects, whether it is a small or large contribution, all are welcome. With the blessings of Allah (swt) and the com- munity such as ours, we look forward to InshaAllah another successful year full of accomplishments. We pray that Allah (swt) protects this community from all evils and showers His blessings upon it. Ameen. 2019 Highlights • Highest Enrollment of Weekend School Students • First Full-Time Hifz Program with Academics at ICLI • Successful Summer Camp Sincerely, Your Brother in Islam, (Mufti) Mohammad Farhan Executive Director Narrated ‘Abdullah bin ‘Amr: 835 Brush Hollow Rd. Westbury, New York 11590 Tel: (516) 333-3495 | Fax: (516) 342-3703 | www.icliny.org The Prophet never used bad language neither a “Fahish nor a Mutafahish. He used to say “The best amongst you are those who have the best manners and character.” Al-Bukhari & Muslim © Al-Anwar Designs. Photograph by Riad K. Ali. Year Completed: 1991 • Expansion Completion: 2016 Muslims’ Contributions to Civilization (Astronomy) Jumada I - Jumada II January Determining the times of the daily prayers made astronomy a source of concern for Muslim there were used in Europe for two centuries. Dur- throughout the year, the direction of Mecca from scholars a thousand years ago. Most of the great ing the renaissance, Regiomontanus had to rely on every geographical location, the beginning of each astronomical discoveries happened in observato- Muslim books for his sources and Copernicus re- month in the Islamic calendar, coupled with the ries in the East, but for the 300 years that Muslims ferred repeatedly in his book “De Revolutionibus” Quran revelations about the heavens that needed ruled Toledo in Spain, it was the center of world to Al-Zarqali and Al-Battani, Muslim astronomers 1441 2020 to be explored, were religious motivations that astronomy. The new astronomical tables made of the 10th and 11th centuries. - مجادى اﻷوىل مجادى اﻵخرة - Source: 1001 Inventions, Muslim Heritage in Our World, Foundation for Science Technology and Civilization كانون الثاين يناير January 2020 ال�سبت Saturday اجلمعة Friday اخلمي�س Thursday الأربعاء Wednesday الثالثاء Tuesday الإثنني Monday الأحد Sunday ICLI IQAMAH SCHEDULE JUMMAH TIMES 5:57 فجر Fajr 5:57 5:57 5:57 First Khutbah 1:00 PM 7:18 �رشوق Date Fajr Dhuhr Asr Maghrib Isha 1 Sunrise 7:18 2 7:18 3 7:18 4 Second Khutbah 2:05 PM New Year’s Day Zuhr 12:00 ظهر 11:59 11:59 11:58 8:30 3:15 1:15 6:15 1/10 - 1/01 *All prayer times & Islamic dates noted 3:00 ع�رش At Asr 2:57 2:58 2:59 1/11 - 1/20 6:15 1:15 3:30 8:30 are projected. Please check the website 4:42 مغرب Sunset monthly for the most accurate timings. Maghrib 4:40 4:41 4:41 1/21 - 1/31 6:15 1:15 3:45 8:30 Isha 6:00 6:00 6:01 6:02 ع�ساء Jumada I 7 8 9 6 5:57 5:57 5:57 Fajr 5:57 5:57 5:57 5:57 5 7:18 6 7:18 7 7:18 8 Sunrise 7:18 9 7:18 10 7:18 11 7:17 12:00 12:01 12:01 Zuhr 12:01 12:02 12:02 12:03 3:01 3:02 3:03 Asr 3:04 3:05 3:06 3:07 4:43 4:44 4:45 Maghrib 4:46 4:47 4:48 4:49 10 6:03 11 6:04 12 6:05 13 Isha 6:05 14 6:06 15 6:07 16 6:08 Notes 5:57 5:57 5:56 Fajr 5:56 5:56 5:56 5:55 12 7:17 13 7:17 14 7:16 15 Sunrise 7:16 16 7:16 17 7:15 18 7:15 12:03 12:03 12:04 Zuhr 12:04 12:04 12:05 12:05 3:08 3:09 3:10 Asr 3:11 3:12 3:13 3:14 4:50 4:51 4:52 Maghrib 4:54 4:55 4:56 4:57 17 6:09 18 6:10 19 6:11 20 Isha 6:12 21 6:13 22 6:14 23 6:15 5:55 5:54 5:54 Fajr 5:53 5:53 5:52 5:52 19 7:14 20 7:14 21 7:13 22 Sunrise 7:12 23 7:12 24 7:11 25 7:10 Zuhr 12:05 Martin Luther King Jr. 12:06 12:06 12:06 12:07 12:07 12:07 3:16 Day 3:17 3:18 Asr 3:19 3:20 3:21 3:23 4:58 4:59 5:00 Maghrib 5:02 5:03 5:04 5:05 24 6:16 25 6:17 26 6:18 27 Isha 6:19 28 6:20 29 6:21 30 6:22 5:51 5:50 5:50 Fajr 5:49 5:48 5:48 Dec 2019 26 27 28 29 Sunrise 30 31 7:10 7:09 7:08 7:07 7:06 7:05 S M T W T F S 12:07 12:08 12:08 Zuhr 12:08 12:08 12:08 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 3:24 3:25 3:26 Asr 3:27 3:29 3:30 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 5:06 5:08 5:09 Maghrib 5:10 5:11 5:13 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 6:23 6:25 6:26 Isha 6:27 6:28 6:29 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 1 Jumada II 2 3 4 5 6 29 30 31 VISION Be a center of excellence for developing and Islamic Center of Long Island Feb 2020 sustaining a progressive, vibrant Islamic community and a nurturing environment for the society at large. S M T W T F S MISSION 835 Brush Hollow Road, Westbury, New York 11590 1 Serve and engage Muslims by promoting the values 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 and teaching of Islam and to advocate inter-faith Phone: (516) 333-3495 - Fax: (516) 342-3703 - Email: [email protected] 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 harmony in a multicultural environment in 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 accordance with the Holy Qur’an and Sunnah. www.icliny.org facebook.com/ICLINY twitter.com/ICLINY 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Putra Masjid City: Putra Jaya Country: Malaysia Year Established: 1999 The Prophet, PBUH, said: “Whoever believes in Allah and the Last Day, should not hurt his neighbor and whoever believes in Allah and the Last Day, should serve his guest generously and whoever believes in Allah and the © Al-Anwar Designs. Photograph by Riad K. Ali. Last Day, should talk what is good or keep quiet.” Al-Bukhari & Muslim Muslims’ Contributions to Civilization (Hospital Development) Jumada II - Rajab February Islamic hospitals began in 8th Century Baghdad medicine to all patients free of charge. It had two the powerful and the weak, the poor and the and in some ways they resembled xenodocheions bath houses (one for men and one for women), rich, of the subject and the prince, of the citizen as they also looked after lepers, the invalid and a rich library, and a section for the insane. It was and the brigand, without demand for any form the destitute. The first organized ‘proper’ hospi- an incredibly advanced institution. “It’s [the hos- of payment, but only for the sake of God, the tal was built in Cairo between 872 and 874 CE. pital’s] duty to give care to the ill, poor, men and provider.” The constitution establishing the al- 1441 2020 The Ahmad ibn Tulun Hospital treated and gave women until they recover.