Ramadan Activities
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا
The Fiqh Council of North America has determined that the first day of Ramadan is on Tuesday, April 13.
Therefore, Taraweeh prayer at the Hoda Center will start on Monday night, April 12 insha'Allah
As the blessed month of Ramadan approaches, the Hoda Center will perform Taraweeh prayers with safety guidelines. As with the Jumaa prayers, everyone should pray on the marked areas on the carpet (socially distanced), wear a mask, and bring a prayer rug. We request that everyone respect and follow these rules for everyone's safety. We request that you only bring children who will be praying. For everyone's safety, there will be no babysitting services and no children will be allowed to run around during the prayers.
Fajr: 6:30 am
Isha: 9:15 pm
Taraweeh prayer time: will follow Isha prayer insha'Allah
To shorten the Taraweeh prayers, we will only pray 1/2 Juz each night and the Juz will start during Isha prayer insha'Allah.
For the Community:
There will be no iftar at the Hoda Center this Ramadan. Falafel King is providing Iftar every night of Ramadan insha’Allah. 3 menu options available:
Menu 1: Gyro, pita bread, hummus, and salad
Menu 2: Falafel, pita bread, hummus, and salad
Menu 3: Chicken, rice, hummus, and salad
If you want to sponsor Iftar at Falafel King, each Ramadan Iftar box will be $7 for all menus. You may sponsor as many iftars as you would like. Please contact Brother Ghassan at (352) 328-6281 or (352) 375-6342.
For those who would like to get Ramadan Iftar for free, please call Falafel King at (352) 375-6342 the day before and inform them of how many meals and which menus you would like, and then pick up before 7 pm on the following day at Falafel King. Ramadan Iftar will be provided every night in Ramadan insha’Allah at Falafel King.
Other Community iftar options:
Kabab House...contact Dev at 972-281-7073
Catering by Ghazala...contact 616-284-9641
Fazal from Kebob Cafe...631-922-2993
For the Students:
For the college students who are in Gainesville during Ramadan, some mothers in the community have offered to provide home cooked meals. To do the student iftar sign up, please click the link below:
https://docs.google.com/forms/