Qui sommes-nous - Mosquée Al-Rawdah
La Mosquée Alrawdah fait partie des établissements administrés par l’Association musulmane du Canada (MAC) qui est une association sans but lucratif et un organisme charitable.
La Mosquée Al-Rawdah regroupe les fidèles de la communauté pour pratiquer leur foi, spiritualité, apprendre et partager.
Agrandie pour accueillir plus que 1000 personnes, la Mosquée ouvre ses portes pour les prières quotidiennes, les sermons de vendredi, des cours, des rappels religieux et des conférences en arabe et en français offerts par nos imams Ahmed Kandil et Mahdi Tirkaoui et des invités spécialisés.
Des rappels en arabe et en français :
Offerts principalement par notre imam chevronné Ahmed Kandil, les rappels en arabe couvrent des sujets variés de la religion : jurisprudence islamique, hadiths, histoires des compagnons du prophète et sont offerts principalement les vendredi, samedis et dimanches en soirée et en après-midi.
L’imam Mahdi Tirkaoui présente les sermons de vendredi et des rappels en français à la mosquée. Il est aussi responsable de plusieurs activités éducatives adressées aux jeunes.
Le mois de Ramadan:
Le mois de Ramadan est un moment privilégié de l’année. Un programme spécial est offert durant les jours et les nuits de ce mois béni. Les prières de nuit (Tarawih et Tahajjod), des rappels et conférences, des repas communautaires de rupture du jeûne (Iftar) et avant l’aube (Souhour), un programme de retrait spirituel (Ietikaf), un concours de mémorisation de Coran avec des prix estimables, collecte et distribution de l’aumône obligatoire (Zakat-ul-Fitr), programmes pour les jeunes de tous âges et aussi pour les femmes.
The Vision
To establish a permanent Islamic presence in downtown Toronto with a mosque and facilities to meet the religious, social and intellectual needs of Muslims and non-Muslims alike.
History
Masjid Toronto, became a mosque in January 2002. Prior to that date, the building was a commercial bank – a branch of the Royal Bank of Canada.
The history of the building goes back several decades. Since the 1940s, the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) operated a branch on 168 Dundas street west. In February 1987 RBC leased the adjacent lot, 160 Dundas street west in order to expand its operations. Shortly afterward, RBC started rebuilding its location over the two lots. The existing building represents the construction done by RBC on both land lots.
For many years, Muslims working in downtown Toronto have rented various spaces to perform the congregational Friday prayer. As the Muslim population grew, it became more challenging to find a space every week to accommodate the growing congregation. By the late 90’s, efforts began to acquire a building to serve as a permanent prayer space for the Muslim community.
In early 2000 the Muslim Association of Canada (MAC) started negotiations to acquire the bank building on 168 Dundas St West. By January 2002, MAC was able to finalize a lease agreement with RBC and open the building to the public as a mosque (a Muslim place of worship). The mosque was called Masjid Toronto, which means Toronto Mosque in Arabic. Payments for the building were completed in 2008.
Today, Masjid Toronto is one of the busiest mosques in the city. Large numbers of worshippers attend the mosque as it is strategically located in the downtown core, in close proximity to the Toronto financial district (Bay Street), the Discovery district, four local hospitals (Princess Margaret, Mount Sinai, Sick Kids, Toronto General), U of T and Ryerson University.
