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CIOG PRESIDENT EID-UL-FITR 2008 MESSAGE

Allahu Akbar Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akhbar, La illa ha illah la, Allahu Akbar Allahu Akbar, Wal lil ah lil Hamd.
Allah is the Greatest! Allah is the Greatest and there is no God but Allah
Allah is the Greatest! Allah is the Greatest and to Him belongs all Praise.

My dear brothers and sisters - I greet you with the universal greetings of Islam. Assalam-O-Alaikum. May the peace mercy and blessing of Allah be with you all.

On his Holy and Auspicious occasion, the end of the Holy month of Ramadan, I would like on behalf of myself, family and the Central Islamic Organisation of Guyana to wish all Guyanese and especially our muslim brothers and sisters Eid Mubarak!! Eid Mubarak!! Eid Mubarak!!

Today the day of Eid-Ul-Fitr, we join with over 1.5 billion Muslims worldwide to congratulate each other with greetings of Eid Mubarak.  Today, we are happy that we have obeyed the command of our Creator, Sustainer and Cherisher - Allah - who has no partners, no associates, no sons or daughters, He is Allah, the one true God.  Today, the day of Eid, we turn to Him, giving praises to Him and thanking Him for being alive to witness Ramadan and to serve Him and be one of His obedient servants.  Today we know that He – Allah will bless us and our families with all the rewards He has promised us.

On this day of Eid, let us remember the poor and needy in our country; let us pray for those who are sick in our country, those who need our love, care and attention.  Let us as we celebrate Eid reach out to the less fortunate in the Society and do our best to help them.  On this day of Eid, let us reflect on the role we can play in the ongoing struggle to reduce poverty in our country.

The Holy month of Ramadan was a training ground to reawaken us – physically, morally and spiritually.  This training is necessary in order to us to continue to play a role in the development of our family, our community and country.  We need to work with our Guyanese brothers and sisters of all religions, races and cultures to make Guyana a better place for our future generations.  We must educate ourselves and take a positive role in promoting peaceful relations among all Guyanese.

On this day of Eid, let us redouble our efforts to encourage and motivate young brothers and sisters to become leaders in every field of human endeavor, in every field of knowledge. Let us pledge today to join the fight to wipe out illiteracy in our nation.

Our beloved Prophet Muhammad (SAW) said that we should seek knowledge from the cradle to the grave.  He also said that knowledge is the lost property of the Muslims; where ever he or she finds it they should take benefit from it. Let us encourage our community to explore all avenues to become better educated.  Education is the key in the eradication ignorance and poverty.

On this day of Eid, let us reflect on the area of Nation building of this our dear land of Guyana. We all have to make a commitment to become actively involved in the development process.  Great responsibilities have come to us and equally great should be our determination and commitment to discharge them. 

Brothers and sisters, fellow Guyanese, in order to achieve success here and in the hereafter, we need to turn to the Creator and Sustainer of the Universe and beg Him to bless us with success.  If we are true in our belief and practice of our faith and we turn to Him sincerely we will always be successful in our endeavors.

On this day of Eid, let us pray to Allah to help us and guide us to achieve our objectives so that we can have a peaceful, united and blessed Guyana.

 

EID MUBURAK TO YOU ALL.

CIOG News

Sighting of the Ramadan Moon
Muslims are advised to look for the Ramadaan crescent on the evening of Saturday, August 31, 2008.

Muslim Evening at Carifesta X
The Muslim Cultural Evening at Carifesta X was held on Sunday, August 24, 2008. Thousands of Muslims from all across Guyana gathered on the tarmac of the National Park to witness the display of Islamic culture- cuisine, fashion, art, architecture & literature, the first ever exhibition of its kind.

Condolences
The CIOG extends their condolences to the relatives of the following persons:
            - Brother Nizamudeen of Mahaica
            - Charles Abrahim Mohamed of Middle Road, Vryheid’s Lust

Upcoming events/ Projects

PROJECT:
Construction of Diamond/Golden Grove Masjid

It is located at Lot 655 Section C, Block Y Golden grove Housing Scheme. This masjid will be able to facilitate worshippers from Diamond, Grove, Samantha Point and anyone else who wish to visit. It can accommodate up to 800 worshippers. The land where the masjid is being constructed was donated by the Guyana Government to CIOG. The architectural design was done by Sister Ferzanna Mohamed and Brother Davendra Dharry. This funding for the masjids came from members of the local Muslim community.

Construction Site