AssalamuAlaikum everyone,
Alhamdulillah by the grace of Allah, Wednesday, May 28th 2025, is the First of DhulHijjah 1446 AH and hence, Eid ul Adha is on Friday, June 6th 2025.
First Eid Prayer will be at 6:30 AM at KIC (Kalamazoo Islamic Center, 1520 W. Michigan Avenue)
The main Eid Prayer will be at 9:00 AM at KIS (Mind Builders Islamic Academy, 805 E. Osterhout Ave)
With that, we will host only one Juma at 1:30 PM at KIC (Kalamazoo Islamic Center, 1520 W. Michigan Avenue)
Thus, we enter the best days of the entire year in which Allah SWT loves to be worshipped. Among these days, the prime day of the entire year is the 9th of DhulHijjah The Day of Arafah, which begins on sundown of Wednesday and ends at sundown Thursday June 5th. Fasting this day is promised by the Prophet of Allah ﷺ to be an expiation of the past and present year’s sins (Sahih Muslim). People are forgiven and decreed to be among the people of Paradise.
In the meantime, let us focus on devoting time* out of sincere love for Allah swt to do the following:
1️⃣ Anyone intending to do Udhiyya Sacrifice should not clip their nails or trim hair starting the first of ZulHijjah till their sacrifices are done.
2️⃣ Improve in Daily 5 prayers with their volunteer sections (Sunan) and pray in congregation at KIC.
3️⃣ Offer Volunteer Prayers, such as Sunnah, Nafal, Duha, Awwabeen, Tasbih, & Tahajjud
4️⃣ Do Zikr of Morning and Evening – and as much possible through out the day.
5️⃣ Fast all 9 days but especially focus on the 9th day – Arafah.
6️⃣ Do special Remembrance of Allah i.e., Takbeerat starting after Fajr Prayer of 9th and lasting until Asr of 13th of ZhulHijjah. (June 5, Thursday till June 9, Monday) They are:
الله اكبر الله اكبر لا إله إلا الله والله اكبر الله اكبر ولله الحمد
AllahuAkbar AllahuAkbar La ilaha illAllahu WallahuAkbar AllahuAkbar wa LillahilHamd
7️⃣ Give Charity – Sadaqa
8️⃣ Avoid sins, arguments, and practice higher morals of Islam.
9️⃣ Plan on doing sacrifice Udhiya/Qurbani, remembering the passion of prophet Ibrahim عليه .السلام
To learn more about these days, watch this video: https://youtu.be/UDc-2coCqrU
May Allah enable us to do the deeds that He shall be pleased with. Ameen
Sincerely,
Imam, KIC