This year the International Day of Peace, which is marked each year on 21 September, falls on a Friday September 21, 2012. Cultural Enrichment Services Inc. will be leading our local communities in marking the day.    King Khalid Mosque is inviting visitors to join us after Friday Prayers (Salaatul-Jumu'a) at Maghrib time to exchange messages of peace, to celebrate local peace-building activities in our area and to enjoythe peace we have

  Every Tuesday Evening: Boys Nights Our boys ( from 10 years up) will learn about Islam and have different activities for their youth group. Every Thursday Evening: Girls Nights Our daughters (from 10 years up) will learn about Islam and have different activities for their youth group Every Friday Evening: Friday Night Programs For this month of September and October, the emphasis is on teaching people how to properly make prayers. Many brothers

Eid al-Adha (Arabic: عيد الأضحى‎ ‘Īd al-’Aḍḥá, IPA: [ʕiːd al ʔadˁˈħaː], “feast of sacrifice”) or “Festival of Sacrifice” or “Greater Eid” is an important religious holiday celebrated by Muslims worldwide to commemorate the willingness of Abraham (Ibrahim) to sacrifice his son Ishmael (Isma’il) as an act of obedience to God, before God intervened to provide him with a sheep to sacrifice instead.[1] Eid al-Adha

This week's Friday night program after Maghrib will feature two NFL players Br Hussain Abdullah of the Minnesota Vikings and Br Hamza Abdullah who plays for the Arizona Cardinals who are visiting Raleigh. They just completed a tour of 30 mosques in 30 days during Ramadan. They'll be sharing their experiences both from the NFL and their spiritual journey.

The ILC ( Islamic Learning Center) at Shaw University is taking applications for the Fall season 2012 for students willing to study Islamic studies, Quran and Arabic. The program is as follow: 9-09-2012: A big day, 1st day of school, orientation and also registration continues with new students. 9-16-2012: Last day of registration, any student that come after this date will have to wait for the sping season insh’Allah All our students will receive

Dear Community Members and Friends of our Community, We are quite pleased to inform you of a new change in our Jumaah's name. For many years now, we have referred to ourselves as Jamaah At Taqwah @ Shaw University Mosque. Beginning September 1, 2012, our ummah will be known as King Khalid Ibn Abdul-Aziz Al-Saud Mosque. Actually, this is the original name of the Mosque when the building was built thirty years ago - as prominently displayed on the

The ILC ( Islamic Learning Center) at Shaw University is about to start taking applications for the Fall season 2012 for students willing to study Islamic studies, Quran and Arabic. The program is as follow: 8-19-2012: Information were given to parents regarding the schedule of registration 9-02-2012: First day of registration for the school 9-09-2012: A big day, 1st day of school, orientation and also registration continues with new students. 9-16-2012:

  The Shaw University Mosque Events Committee is pleased to announce the holding of the Eid Festival on August 19th, 2012 at the grounds of Shaw University Mosque. The details of the festival are as follows: Date: Sunday August 19, 2012 Time: 4:00pm until 8:00pm Location: Shaw University Mosque, 122 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd Raleigh NC 27601 Details:  Come celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr at this year's Shaw University Mosque Eid Festival 2012!

What's an IFTAR? Iftar is the evening meal Muslims break their fast during the Islamic month of Ramadan. Iftar is one of the religious observances of Ramadan, and is often done as a community, with people gathering to break their fast together. Iftar is done right after Magrib ( sunset) time There is Iftar at Shaw Masjid every evening . The Prophet, Prayers and Peace of Allah be upon him, said: «He, who serves food to a fasting person to break his

Shaw Masjid would like to apologize for the misunderstanding which happened last Sunday July 22nd. Iftar started minutes late. These misunderstandings will never occur anymore insh'Allah. In keeping with the traditions of Shaw University Mosque, community Iftar (breaking the fast) during the month of Ramadan will be held this Sunday July 29, 2012 and every day (if enough volunteers are available to cook for a limited number of brothers and sisters