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Richmond Branch
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Richmond Jamea Mosque is the first and the biggest mosque in British Columbia. The land was purchased in 1973 for $122,000 and was paid in full the next year. After seven years of struggling to secure land, the BCMA had its first property with a verbal commitment from the municipality of Richmond.
On February 26, 1978, a month after obtaining the special land use permit, the BCMA established a
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Burnaby Branch
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Burnaby Mosque Land is purchased in 1998. The Burnaby Masjid opened its doors while it was
still under construction. Burnaby has been the leader in
establishing a new role for Mosques in our lives. Not
only does the Burnaby branch hold regular prayers in the
Mosque, but Arabic lessons for children, adult education,
public seminars for non-Muslims on Islam, lectures on
health, movie screenin
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Kelowna Branch
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The BCMA, Kelowna Branch is a non-profit organization of Muslims dedicated to worship, educate and service the community in Kelowna area. We provide several prayer halls for worship; educational programs both in and outside our facility; and we provide numerous services to the community
Five daily prayers, Jumua (Friday) prayers, Taraweeh prayers, Eid prayers, and Janaza (Funeral) prayers
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Vancouver Branch
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Masjid-ul Haqq was purchased in 1998. In 1998, the branch acquired the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses, a church located at 4162 Welwyn Street, half a block north of Kingsway between Victoria drive and Knight street. The property consisted of two buildings: the first, containing a very spacious main prayer area. The basement consisted of two separate rooms along with an office, two bathrooms
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Abbotsford Branch
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A Brief History of the Abbotsford Musallah Abbotsford is a beautiful city located in the Fraser Valley region and this region’s Muslim community began with a small Muslim population of four to five families. Initially, only Friday Jummah prayers and Eid prayers were arranged by Muslim brothers and sisters at the local community halls and in each others’ homes. Over time, the Muslim community
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Nanaimo Chapter
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The Nanaimo Chapter of BCMA, encompassing "the Islamic Centre of Nanaimo"serves the mid-Vancouver Island - all the way from Duncan in the south to Tofino in the North. Friday Jumu’ah prayers are held regularly from 1:00 to 2:00 pm. Eid festivities are celebrated in grand style. These include Eid salaats, weekly Iftar pot luck dinners and functions in the month of Ramadan, Eid functions, etc. There
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Prince George Chapter
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The city of Prince George is located approximately 750 km north of Vancouver and 700 km south of the Yukon/Alaska Border. The population in Prince George is currently estimated at 80,000. The Muslim population in Prince George is growing steadily due to the diversification of the local economy and an effective support network provided by the local Muslim community for the practice of Islam. The Pr
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Women's Affairs
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The History of Women in the British Columbia Muslim Association
The journey of Muslim women in British Columbia and, in particular, as members of the BC Muslim Association is filled with stories of hard work, perseverance, cooperation, and dedication. Today, alhamdulillah, as Islamic awareness is steadily increasing, Muslim women are becoming more visible in numerous aspects of Canadi
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BCMA Extra
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BCMA Summer Day Camp is new innovative, educational and fun-filled initiative program by BCMA Board of Education (BoE) invites kids age 6 to 13 to join in Summer Adventure!
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Mosque is a place of worship, spontaneous and ceaseless praise, and a place where people gather to remember the Divine. Its significance not only limited to remembrance, but in the fact that the remembrace is done in a gathering. It also enable welfare of the community, gives an opportunity to care for others and to love one another. Mosque becomes a powerful and practical implementation of "love thy neighbors" commandment. In the time of the Prophet, mosque was the central place of social welfare, activism and care giving to those who were in need.
A mosque facilitates and promotes worship of One God and therefore fosters a personal bond of love and devotion between man and his God. A mosque is essentially a first step towards fostering unity and brotherhood amongst people and consequently, a powerful force in our endeavors to unite mankind.
The original arabic word, Masjid meaning any place where you do 'sajda' (prostration) before God Almighty. In Sajda or prostration the forehead touching the ground as practiced in Salat or prayer.
Prophet Muhammad said: When a person leave his earthly body, all his or her actions terminate but three:
1. Knowledge through which people benefit,
2. Sadaqa Jaariyya (recurring charity), and
3. Pious child who makes dua or supplication for the parents.
And building of Mosque falls into the Sadaqa Jaariyya or recurring / continuous charity because as long as people come for Divine Remembrance and worship, the merits and blessings are sent to the ones who were behind building the mosque. Sadaqa and Charity in the Qur'an The importance of charity is mentioned many times in the Qur'an. One such verse is: "Give to the near of kin his due, and also to the needy and the wayfarers. Do not squander your wealth wastefully; for those who squander wastefully are Satan's brothers, and Satan is ever ungrateful to his Lord." (17:26-27) Rewards for Giving Charity Giving sadaqa will not diminish a Muslim's wealth. It serves as expiation for sins and yields rewards in the next life.
Allah says: "For those who give in charity, men and women, and loan to Allah a Beautiful Loan, it shall be increased manifold (to their credit), and they shall have (besides) a liberal reward."(Qur'an 57:18).
And, the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: "To give something to a poor man brings one reward, while giving the same to a needy relation brings two: one for charity and the other for respecting the family ties." (Ahmad and Tirmidhi)
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Head Office
(604)270-2522 | Website
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Richmond Branch
(604)233-7006 | Website
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Burnaby Branch
(604) 524-4499 | Website
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Surrey Delta Branch
(604) 596-7834 | Website
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Surrey East Branch
(604) 597-7863 | Website
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Kelowna Branch
(250) 979-1370 | Website
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Vancouver Branch
(604) 873-1787 | Website
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Victoria Branch
250 995-1422 | Website
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Abbotsford Branch
(604) 302-0105 | Website
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Nanaimo Chapter
(250) 754-3471 | Website
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Prince George Chapter
(250)564-5412 | Website
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North Shore Chapter
(604) 925-9991 | Website
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Women's Affairs
(604)270-2522 | Website
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Al-Quran
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Forgiveness - God's Mercy - Qur'an (39:53)
Say: 'O My servants who have transgressed against your own souls: do not despair of God's mercy, for God forgives all sins. It is He who is the Forgiving, the Merciful.'
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Al-Hadees
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(Sahih Bukhari, Volume 3, Book 31, Number 120)
The Prophet (pbuh) said, “There is a gate in Paradise called Ar- Raiyan, and those who observe fasting will enter through it on the Day of Resurrection and none except them will enter through it”.
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