EID MUBARAK

Following the Hajj announcement, ISNA and Fiqh Council of North America decided that Eid Al-Adha will be on Monday, Dec. 8, 2008

According to Saudi Press Agency, the Supreme Judicial Council announced that Saturday, Nov. 29, 2008, is the first day of the lunar month of Zil-Hijja, and accordingly Arafat Day will be on Sunday, the 9th of Zil-Hijja, corresponding to Dec. 7, 2008, and Eid Al-Adha day will be on Monday, the 10th of Zil-Hijja, corresponding to Dec. 8, 2008, said a statement released today by the Supreme Judicial Council.

The ICM Elections 2008 for EC and BOT has been delayed for 1 week, because the Nominations Comitte did not receive enough number of nominees to hold the elections on time.
The New Nomination deadline will be on Dec. 5, 2008 and the Elections should be held on Dec. 12, 2008

Eid Udhiyah (Qurbani is Urdu/Persian word derived from Arabic Qurban) meaning the sacrifice of an animal for the sake of God.

It is an act of worship, performed by Muslims all over the world in resemblance of the story of the Prophet IBRAHIM (Abraham) Peace be upon him, and his obedience to Allah Almighty after testing him and his submission, and imitating the act of the pilgrims who are performing Hajj in the holy city of Mecca these days.

ICM members who are willing to sacrifice an animal, can contact one of the following members who provide this service:

1- Kassar’s Food (Contact Br. Abdullah Kassar): Phone: (304) 599-7252 or see him in person at his store http://www.kassarfoods.com/ . His deadline to submit a request is ONE week before the Eid day (Please check the Eid announcement).

2- MSA-WVU Eid Udhiyah (Qurbani) Service: DeadlineTuesday December 02, 08 at Isha prayer. contact: Ayman  Abaza- E-mail: aabaza@mix.wvu.edu Cell: (304)906-7218 or Malik- E-mail: mmalik@mix.wvu.edu Cell: (304)238-3515

May Allah accept your good deeds. 

Names and contact info of the Noimination Committe members are:

Ahmad Aboraya: (304) 685-9619: aboraya1@verizon.net
Ali Demircan: (304) 692-8897: ademircan@tiefenbach.us
Mohamed Ghanem:(304) 293-5628: dr.mohamedghanem@yahoo.com

Eligible ICM members who want to run for the BOT or the EC positions should submit nomination request to one of the Nomination Committee members either by e-mail or by a signed letter.Verbal nomination is not acceptable.The nomination request should include three points:

• The nominee specifies that he or she wants to run for the BOT or EC position or both.
• The nominee will abide by the ICM constitution.
• The nominee is willing to sign the Conflict of Interest Form.

Complete announcement is posted on the ICM bulletin board. All requests/questions should be directed to one of the Nomination Committee members mentioned above.

Dr. Yusoff Dawood who used to be a member of our community in Morgantown, moved to Springfield, Massachusetts last year to work at Tufts University, MA.

There he served as the Chair of Obstetrics and Gynecology Department (Baystate Medical Center - Tufts University) and a Lecturer at Tufts University School of Medicine.

He had a heart attack and passed away on Sunday, Nov. 9th, 2008.

May Allah bless him, grant him mercy, and forgive his sins. Our hearts goes to him and his family.

Please keep him in your prayer, make a lot of Duaa for him, and ask Allah for his forgiveness.

May Allah bless him, forgive his sins, and make his grave a part of Paradise.
Amin

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Eidul Adha 1429

The position adopted by the Fiqh Council of North America and the European Council of Fatwa and Research about Eidul Adha is that it should be celebrated following the Day of Hajj (Yaum ‘Arafah). Thus the final date of Eidul Adha will be determined after the announcement of Hajj by the Hajj authorities in Makkah.

According to the astronomical calculations, the month of Dhul Hijjah will begin on Saturday, November 29, 2008 and the expected date of Eidul Adha is Monday, December 8, 2008. Please check for the final announcement after November 29.
 
(For details on the Shar’i position of the Fiqh Council on Eidul Adha, see the full article, “Eidul Adha is Connected with Hajj, by Dr. Zulfiqar Ali Shah, www.fiqhcouncil.org)