Da'wah
Da'wah [dæwæ] n 1. a call 2. an invitation
Assalaamu alaikum and welcome to the ICHC Da'wah webpage! To begin, da'wah is an invitation to Islam where one may learn more about this beautiful religion. We are so excited to be a part of this team and hope that you will also find a place on here, either through volunteering, donating, sending suggestions or making dua'a for the da'wah efforts. Please check out all the initiatives we have planned and don't hesitate to send us an email at [email protected] if you have any questions.
Assalaamu alaikum and welcome to the ICHC Da'wah webpage! To begin, da'wah is an invitation to Islam where one may learn more about this beautiful religion. We are so excited to be a part of this team and hope that you will also find a place on here, either through volunteering, donating, sending suggestions or making dua'a for the da'wah efforts. Please check out all the initiatives we have planned and don't hesitate to send us an email at [email protected] if you have any questions.
April KHIDMAH: ICHC Food pantry start-up
Salaam everyone! We are back with Br. Saif’s Sunday dawah! We are changing it up a little and will be spreading our efforts to neighboring cities and towns to educate more people about our beautiful deen while helping them with basic necessities.
Throughout this month, we will be collecting the following items:
5 lb rice bags
15 oz black or kidney beans
28 oz canned tomatoes
48 oz oil
12 or 16 oz pasta box or bag
4 lb bag sugar
cereal
granola bars
Please be mindful of sizes so it makes bagging and distribution easy. Donations can be dropped off at the table in the masjid lobby. JazakAllah khair!
Throughout this month, we will be collecting the following items:
5 lb rice bags
15 oz black or kidney beans
28 oz canned tomatoes
48 oz oil
12 or 16 oz pasta box or bag
4 lb bag sugar
cereal
granola bars
Please be mindful of sizes so it makes bagging and distribution easy. Donations can be dropped off at the table in the masjid lobby. JazakAllah khair!
November KHIDMAH: Da'wah Bingo at the hunterdon care center
Salaam everyone! We have been asked to share knowledge about Islam with the residents at the Hunterdon Care Center. We thought it would be fun to do this using some of their favorite games, one of them which is bingo! We will also do a craft with them as well talk about the importance of gratitude in Islam (given that Thanksgiving will be just a few days away). Volunteers will be helping residents with their bingo cards, craft and other games/activities.
Meeting location: Hunterdon Care Center, 1 Leisure Ct., Flemington, NJ 08822
Meeting Date and Time: Sunday, November 24th 2:15 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Meeting location: Hunterdon Care Center, 1 Leisure Ct., Flemington, NJ 08822
Meeting Date and Time: Sunday, November 24th 2:15 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
October KHIDMAH: grow-a-row
Salaam! We are so excited about our October Khidmah at Grow-a-Row. We will help harvest crops at a farm either in Pittstown or Milford (location to be announced closer to the date). All ages are welcome but children 16 years and under must be accompanied by an adult. Grow-a-row donates farm fresh produce to feeding organizations across the nation, helping thousands of people facing food insecurity. What we harvest will help those in need, inshallah.
Volunteers should:
1. Dress for the weather and to get dirty.
2. Bring a filled, reusable water bottle. There will be a cooler available for refills.
3. Wear sturdy, closed-toed shoes.
4. They will provide disposable gloves but you are welcome to bring your own garden gloves.
Meeting location: Location of farm will be announced a few days before event (either in Milford OR Pittstown)
Meeting Date and Time: Thursday, October 10th, 4 p.m. - 6 p.m.
Volunteers should:
1. Dress for the weather and to get dirty.
2. Bring a filled, reusable water bottle. There will be a cooler available for refills.
3. Wear sturdy, closed-toed shoes.
4. They will provide disposable gloves but you are welcome to bring your own garden gloves.
Meeting location: Location of farm will be announced a few days before event (either in Milford OR Pittstown)
Meeting Date and Time: Thursday, October 10th, 4 p.m. - 6 p.m.
June KHIDMAH: safe harbor easton shelter
Salaam everyone! This month's Khidmah project will be at Easton Safe Harbor Shelter. We will be cooking and serving dinner for about 50 people. We will meet at the masjid and then follow one another to the shelter. We have to serve dinner at 6:00 p.m. so we will leave much earlier in order to give ourselves time to cook and prepare the food. All are welcome ages 15+.
If you cannot volunteer on that day but would like to contribute money towards ingredients for the dinner, please see Sr. Shireen or email [email protected]
Meeting location: Masjid parking lot
Meeting Date and Time: Sunday June 30th @ 2:30 p.m.
If you cannot volunteer on that day but would like to contribute money towards ingredients for the dinner, please see Sr. Shireen or email [email protected]
Meeting location: Masjid parking lot
Meeting Date and Time: Sunday June 30th @ 2:30 p.m.
MAY KHIDMAH: HUNTERDON CARE CENTER
Salaam everyone! This month's Khidmah project will be at the Hunterdon Care Center. We will be helping run a carnival style event for the residents, inshallah. This includes games, readings and other interactive activities. All ages are welcome to join and help.
Meeting location: 1 Leisure Ct., Flemington NJ 08822
Meeting Date and Time: Sunday May 19th, 2024 @ 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Salaam everyone! This month's Khidmah project will be at the Hunterdon Care Center. We will be helping run a carnival style event for the residents, inshallah. This includes games, readings and other interactive activities. All ages are welcome to join and help.
Meeting location: 1 Leisure Ct., Flemington NJ 08822
Meeting Date and Time: Sunday May 19th, 2024 @ 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
FEBRUARY KHIDMAH: MEALS ON WHEELS
Salaam everyone, for our February Khidmah project we will be going to Meals on Wheels. There are very limited slots for volunteers so please only commit if you are absolutely sure you will be able to make it.
Please pick from only ONE of the slots (either site volunteer or driver volunteer).
Meeting location: 4 Gauntt Place, Senior Center, Building #1 Lower Level, Flemington NJ 08822
When: Wednesday, February 28th (timing will depend on if you are volunteering for site or driver)
Please pick from only ONE of the slots (either site volunteer or driver volunteer).
Meeting location: 4 Gauntt Place, Senior Center, Building #1 Lower Level, Flemington NJ 08822
When: Wednesday, February 28th (timing will depend on if you are volunteering for site or driver)
Muslim heritage month
2024 marks the first year that New Jersey celebrates January as Muslim Heritage Month. In lieu of January's Khidmah project, we were able to hold two wonderful events at two of our public libraries, alhamdulillah. We had food, prizes, crafts and educational tables and videos to let people know about our deen, as well as different contributions from Muslims throughout history.
Washington D.C. march for gaza
Alhamdulillah, on January 13, 2024, we were able to get a bus and go over to Washington D.C. to march for Gaza. A group of ICHC community members traveled together and stand up for the injustice happening to our brothers and sisters in Palestine.
Flemington food pantry
Salaam! We had a great time going to the Flemington Food Pantry for our December Khidmah. So many youth joined us, alhamdulillah :)
December KHIDMAH: Flemington food pantry
Salaam everyone, we can't believe it's already almost the end of the year, alhamdulillah! For our December Khidmah, we will be going to the Flemington Food Pantry to help with sorting and stocking donations, cleaning up shelves, creating snack bags, etc.
Meeting location: 154 Route 31 N, Flemington NJ 08822
When: Saturday, December 16 at 12:30 p.m. (it will be for about 1.5-2 hours)
Meeting location: 154 Route 31 N, Flemington NJ 08822
When: Saturday, December 16 at 12:30 p.m. (it will be for about 1.5-2 hours)
November Khidmah: Park cleanup
Salaam everyone! We are looking forward to our November Khidmah project which will be outdoors, inshallah, and focused on the environment! Volunteers will be hosting a fall clean-up along the various Fisherman's lots and Highlands Trail associated with Spruce Run Recreation Area, along Van Syckles Road in Clinton Township. Get ready to pick up loose litter and help clean up before winter. Volunteers should wear sturdy footwear, dress appropriately for the weather and bring garbage bags and gloves.
Meeting location: 1 Van Syckles Road, Clinton NJ 08809
When: Saturday, November 4 at 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Meeting location: 1 Van Syckles Road, Clinton NJ 08809
When: Saturday, November 4 at 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
ICHC open house
Alhamdulillah we had out first open house at our new masjid on Oct. 21! We had 150 non-Muslim guests come and visit. It gave us an opportunity to not only give a tour of our masjid but more importantly it allows us to fulfill one of our main obligations of informing our non-Muslim community about Islam. Jazakullah khair to all the volunteers! Those who brought food, did the activities, tours, manned the tables, and the brothers who did wudu 100 times! And those that cleaned up. May Allah accept from all of us! Ameen!
october khidmah: Dawah for open house
This month, the Khidmah project will be about serving the wider community, as well as our own selves, by learning how to effectively give da'awah in preparation for our Open House. Join us as we collaborate with WhyIslam in an engaging da'awah workshop.
Please fill out the form below if you plan to attend the da'awah training on Sunday, October 15 at 12:00 p.m.
Please fill out the form below if you plan to attend the da'awah training on Sunday, October 15 at 12:00 p.m.
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The Khidmah project: september edition
Our September service will be helping the elderly. We have arranged with Hunterdon Care Center to facilitate a "carnival" on their campus, as well as going into rooms to read to those who cannot physically join in on games and activities. Volunteers can choose to help with games, do readings/chats, refill bird feeders, etc.
We will be going to Hunterdon Care Center (1 Leisure Ct, Flemington, NJ 08822) on Saturday, September 16 from 1:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Please consider volunteering for either the entire time or at least a portion of it. If you are able to commit, please fill out the form so that we can let the Center know how many of our community members will be coming. If you are bringing anyone with you, please indicate that in the form below. By filling out the form, you are releasing ICHC, as well as the Hunterdon Care Center, from any liability that may occur while volunteering.
We will be going to Hunterdon Care Center (1 Leisure Ct, Flemington, NJ 08822) on Saturday, September 16 from 1:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Please consider volunteering for either the entire time or at least a portion of it. If you are able to commit, please fill out the form so that we can let the Center know how many of our community members will be coming. If you are bringing anyone with you, please indicate that in the form below. By filling out the form, you are releasing ICHC, as well as the Hunterdon Care Center, from any liability that may occur while volunteering.
The Khidmah project
We are SO excited to announce a new outreach initiative: The Khidmah Project.
Khidmah, which in many languages means service, is heavily encouraged in our faith, as the Prophet Muhammad (saw) said, "The best people are those that bring most benefit to the rest of mankind," (Daraqutni, Hasan).
The Khidmah Project will be a monthly community service based initiative; every month there will be a different "theme", for example, assisting the elderly, environmental, feeding the homeless, helping animals, etc. For each month, we will announce the day(s) for which we have arranged our volunteers to go into different organizations.
We are planning to launch in September, inshallah, so please stay tuned for our first Khidmah Project opportunity!
ESL Classes
Alhamdulillah we had a wonderful session of ESL classes this summer. The free classes, which ran for six weeks, were open to anyone who was interested in learning English. The majority of our students were from the wider community. We look forward to holding classes again next summer, inshallah :)
Street da'wah at the summer fiesta in flemington (July 29th)
This was our first street dawah booth and alhamdulillah it was a great experience. We had many people ask us questions about Islam and we handed out over 20 copies of the Qur'an in both Spanish and English. Inshallah we plan on continuing da'wah efforts such as this in order to educate our wider community about Islam.
Br. Saif's sunday da'wah
For the past few months, every Sunday morning, Br. Saif and his son, Omar, have been going around Flemington and handing out warm meals and Islamic literature to people in need. We are now looking for volunteers to help by either cooking meals or donating to help cover costs for food and Islamic literature.
To help lighten the load, we are splitting the twenty meals in half so that one person is able to sign up for ten meals; two people for each Sunday. Examples of meals are beans, rice and chicken, pasta, sandwiches, etc. Meals should be individually packaged for easy distribution. Drop offs should be done at 8:30 a.m. on the Sunday morning at the masjid (304 Route 12). Br. Saif will be there to collect the meals.
To donate cooked meals, please click the button below.
To help lighten the load, we are splitting the twenty meals in half so that one person is able to sign up for ten meals; two people for each Sunday. Examples of meals are beans, rice and chicken, pasta, sandwiches, etc. Meals should be individually packaged for easy distribution. Drop offs should be done at 8:30 a.m. on the Sunday morning at the masjid (304 Route 12). Br. Saif will be there to collect the meals.
To donate cooked meals, please click the button below.
To donate money towards da'wah efforts, please click the button below.