Category: Announcement

Almighty Allah reminds us in the Qur’an:

 “Do the people think that they will be left to say, “We believe” and they will not be tried?” (Qur’an: ‘Ankabut 2)

The one who looks after a widow or a needy person, is like the one who strives in Gods’s cause or the one who performs prayers all night and fasts all the day!

Let us plan to come to the Masjid as a family at least for one prayer in a week and get blessings of God. Let us keep our local Masjid as one of the places to visit weekly!

After Muhammad’s death, she became involved in the power politics of the early Muslim community, and acquired substantial influence by the time of her death.

Safiyya was born in Medina to Huyayy ibn Akhtab, the chief of the Jewish tribe Banu Nadir. Her mother, Barra bint Samawal, was from the Banu Qurayza tribe. She was the granddaughter of Samaw’al ibn Adiya from the Banu Harith tribe. According to a source, she was married off to Sallam ibn Mishkam, who later divorced her.^[3]

When the Banu Nadir were expelled from Medina in 625, her family settled in Khaybar, an oasis near Medina. Her father and brother went from Khaybar to join the Meccan and Bedouin forces besieging Muhammad in Medina during the Battle of the Trench. When the Meccans withdrew Muhammad besieged the Banu Qurayza. After the defeat of the Banu Qurayza in 627 Safiyya’s father, a long-time opponent of Muhammad, was captured and executed by the Muslims.^[4]

In 627 or early in 628, Safiyya married Kenana ibn al-Rabi, treasurer of the Banu Nadir; she was about 17 years old at that time.

In n May 629, the Muslims defeated several Jewish tribes (including the Banu Nadir) at the Battle of Khaybar. The Jews had surrendered, and were allowed to remain in Khaybar on the provision that they give half of their annual produce to the Muslims. The land itself became the property of the Muslim state.^[6] This agreement, Stillman says, did not extend to the Banu Nadir tribe, who were given no quarter.^[7] Safiyya’s husband, Kenana ibn al-Rabi, was also killed.

According to  al-Bukhari, Muhammad stayed for three days between Khaybar and Medina, where he consummated his marriage to Safiyya.

Muhammad suggested that Safiyya convert to Islam, and she agreed and thus became Muhammad’s wife Safiyya did not bear any children to Muhammad.

Despite her conversion, Muhammad’s other wives teased Safiyya about her Jewish origin. Doubts about Safiyya’s loyalty to Islam and the suspicion that she would avenge her slain kin are themes in the Sirah Rasul Allah.

Regarding Safiyya’s Jewish descent, Muhammad once said to his wife that if other women insulted her for her “Jewish heritage” and were jealous because of her beauty, she was to respond, “Aaron is my father, Moses my uncle, and Muhammad my husband.

In 656, Safiyya sided with caliph Uthman ibn Affan, and defended him at his last meeting with Ali, Aisha, and Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr. During the period when the caliph was besieged at his residence, Safiyya made an unsuccessful attempt to reach him, and supplied him with food and water via a plank placed between her dwelling and his.

Safiyya died in 670 or 672, during the reign of Muawiyah, and was buried in the Jannat al-Baqi graveyard. She left an estate of 100,000 dirhams in land and goods, one-third of which she bequeathed to her sister’s son, who followed Judaism. Her dwelling in Medina was bought by Muawiyya for 180,000 dirhams.

Her dream was interpreted as a miracle, and her suffering and reputation for crying won her a place in Sufi works. She is mentioned in all major books of hadith for relating a few traditions and a number of events in her life serve as legal precedents.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Safiyya_bint_Huyayyhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramla_bint_Abi_Sufyan

The Outaouais Islamic Centre invites you to the Commemoration of the Quebec Mosque shooting of January 29th 2017.

Six people were killed including Ibrahima Barry (aged 39), Mamadou Tanou Barry (aged 42), Khaled Belkacemi (aged 60), Aboubaker Thabti (aged 44), Abdelkrim Hassane (aged 41) and Azzedine Soufiane (aged 57).

Nineteen others were injured, including Aymen Derbali, who is now paralyzed.

The event will be held at Gatineau mosque on January 29^th, 2019 at 6:30PM at 4 rue Lois, Gatineau.

There will be two guests of honor Brother Aymen Darbali, a victim of the shooting, and Imam Hassan Guillet who delivered the eulogy for the Quebec shooting victims.

Our commemoration would be greatly enriched by your participation.

Prayer Times: The Week of January 18, 2019

Fajr-6.30 a.m.

Zuhr-12.30 p.m.

Asr-3.00 p.m.

Maghrib Athan Times Friday (4.57 p.m.), Saturday (4.59 p.m.), Sunday (5.00 p.m.), Monday (5.01 p.m), Tuesday (5.03 p.m.), Wednesday (5.04 p.m.), Thursday (5.05 p.m.)

Please note magrib prayers will be performed 5 minutes after athan times. 

Isha-8.00 p.m.

You can also access SNMC prayer schedule here; https://www.snmc.ca/prayer/