Our Activities

What we do, and when

The Association's programmes follow the Hijri calendar, so their dates move forward by about eleven days each year in the Gregorian calendar. These are the stations of the year as our work has settled: most of them recur every year, and the time and place of each gathering are announced when it approaches. The invitation is open to men and women at these gatherings generally.

4 consecutive years
The fiqh of Hajj course: 5 consecutive years
Ceremony bidding farewell to the pilgrims to the Sacred House of God: 6 mosques
Mosques covered by the Association's programmes: 6 campaigns
Named dawah campaigns: 3 meetings in 3 mosques
Meetings of the dawah month “Like a single body”: 5 suras
Suras expounded in the “Nur al-Bayan” project: 5 episodes
Episodes of the “Ramadan Messages” series: More than 70 participants
Participants in the most beautiful adhan voice competition: 67 entries
Entries in the “Muhammad is my example” competition: More than 500 posts since 2021
Archive of the Association's posts: About 330 buses
Convoy buses to al-Aqsa in 2024 (the Mosque Committees): 98 buses
Ramadan buses in 2024 (the Mosque Committees)

The Outreach Year

Commemoration of the Night Journey and Ascension: A devotional evening in Rajab. In 2023 it was held as a series moving between five mosques, then in recent years it settled into a single joint evening, the most recent held in cooperation with the Outreach and Reform Movement.
Welcoming Ramadan: Lessons in Sha'ban under the title “How we welcome Ramadan”, held in the town's mosques shortly before the month begins, together with a lecture on the fiqh of fasting and zakat.
The month of Ramadan: Daily lessons in the mosques immediately after the afternoon (Asr) prayer, the Tarawih prayers and the night prayer (qiyam) programme at al-Faruq Mosque, and the observance of the last ten nights.
Eid al-Fitr: The Eid prayer held jointly at the open prayer ground, and the takbir procession on the eve of Eid. If the weather prevents the prayer from being held at the prayer ground, it is held in the town's mosques and this is announced at the time.
The Hajj season: The course on the fiqh of Hajj for pilgrims to the Sacred House of God from Qalansawe and the surrounding area, followed by the farewell ceremony for the pilgrims at the mosque.
The ten days of Dhu al-Hijjah and Eid al-Adha: A day-by-day reminder of the merit of the ten days and the deeds proper to them, then the takbir procession and the Eid al-Adha prayer held jointly at the sports ground.
Commemoration of the Prophetic Hijrah: A single devotional evening in Muharram, delivered by a visiting scholar in one of the town's mosques.
Commemoration of the Prophet's birthday (Mawlid): The widest of our seasons of the year, and not one year has passed without it. Its forms have varied between a week of evenings in the mosques, the neighbourhood lessons, and a competition for the sons and daughters of the town.
The seasonal outreach campaign: A campaign carrying a single motto from the Book of God, under which a series of lessons and seminars is arranged in the mosques and the neighbourhood courtyards.

Ramadan in Qalansawe

Ramadan is the longest of the Association's seasons and the busiest in work. It begins before the month enters, with lessons preparing to receive it, and then the daily lessons are distributed among the mosques of the town immediately after the afternoon (Asr) prayer, each mosque having its own sheikh on that day. At al-Faruq Mosque the Tarawih prayer is held as twenty rak'ahs, followed in the last third of the night by a night prayer (qiyam) programme with suhur, whose time moves earlier when the clocks go forward to summer time. We ask God Almighty to accept from us and from you the prayer, the fasting and the night prayer.

Mosque lessons after the Asr prayer: A short lesson on each day of the month, rotating among the mosques of the town according to a schedule that is announced, delivered in each mosque by one of its sheikhs.
Tarawih and the night prayer at al-Faruq Mosque: The Tarawih prayer of twenty rak'ahs every night, followed by a night prayer (qiyam) programme with suhur in the last third of the night, continuing to the end of the month.
Observing the last ten nights: The night prayer programme intensifies during the last ten nights, and its schedule is announced night by night.
“Ramadan Messages”: A short illustrated series published throughout the month, one message after another, concluding with the Eid message.

The Hajj season

Each year the Islamic Association prepares, in cooperation with the Islamic Council for Ifta, the course on the fiqh of Hajj for pilgrims to the Sacred House of God. The course was held in 2026 for the fourth consecutive year, presented by Shaykh Mahmoud al-Arif Watad, member of the Islamic Council for Ifta, and it extends over two to three sessions comprising a clear exposition of the rulings of Hajj and its rites and answers to the questions of those present. The course brings together the pilgrims of that year from Qalansawe and the surrounding area.

The course is followed by the farewell ceremony for the pilgrims at the mosque after the sunset (Maghrib) prayer: a fragrant recitation from the Book of God, then a devotional exhortation by the guest of the ceremony, and at the close the distribution of gifts to the pilgrims presented by the Association. This ceremony has been held every year since 2022. We ask God Almighty to return the pilgrims to their families safe and rewarded, and to make it an accepted Hajj, an appreciated effort and a trade that will never perish.

Eid: a congregational prayer and a takbir march

At Eid the Islamic Association calls its people to a single congregational prayer at the sports ground, old and young, men, women and children, in application of the Sunna of the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace, of holding the Eid prayer in the open prayer ground. The time of the prayer is announced to the hour and the minute, and a prayer area is prepared for women in the same ground. The prayer has been held at the northern sports ground, at the covered football pitch, and in the yard of Khalid ibn al-Walid School, according to what is available each year. If the weather prevents it from being held in the open prayer ground, it is held in the mosques of the town and this is announced on the day.

On the night of Eid the takbir march sets out from al-Ribat Mosque to the northern park, and at its end there are gifts and activities for children. The march, and the activities connected with it on the night of Eid, were cancelled in 2024 and 2025, in solidarity with our people and our brothers in Gaza, and as a call to keep things brief and to refrain from displays of extravagance; the march then returned at Eid al-Adha in 2026. May God accept from us and from you our acts of obedience.

The circles of the Qur'an and its people

The project “Nur al-Bayan: memorising and expounding the words of the Most Merciful” is a weekly circle held every Saturday immediately after the sunset (Maghrib) prayer at al-Faruq Mosque, with Sheikh Muhammad Khatib. It runs along two tracks: general lessons in the exegesis of the Noble Qur'an, and groups for memorisation and follow-up for those who wish to memorise what is expounded in the lesson. The circle has proceeded in its exegesis one sura after another: Ya-Sin, then Ibrahim, then al-Saffat, then al-Mu'minun, then al-Naml.

Among our occasions of joy is to see the fruit of these circles in the sons of the town. The Islamic Association honoured its dutiful son Sheikh Adi Masoud Yassin on the occasion of his memorisation of the Book of God Almighty, and then congratulated him on obtaining an unbroken chain of transmission (isnad) in the Noble Qur'an back to the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace. We ask God Almighty to make the Great Qur'an the spring of our hearts.

The neighbourhood lessons

Alongside the lessons in the mosques, the Islamic Association carries its lesson out to the neighbourhoods of the town and the courtyards of its houses. The lesson is held in a courtyard opened by its owners, immediately after the night (Isha) prayer, and is attended by the people of the neighbourhood and those near them; the invitation is open to men and women. These lessons have been held under the banners of the outreach campaigns, so that the neighbourhood became a place of learning as it is a place of neighbourly company.

We extend particular thanks to the households that received these gatherings for the excellence of their hosting and the graciousness of their hospitality, and to the people of the neighbourhoods for their good reception. Whoever among our people wishes to host a lesson in the courtyard of his house or in his neighbourhood may contact us.

Women's dawah

The invitation is general, to men and to women, at the Association's evening gatherings and lessons in general, which is what we state in our announcements, and a prayer area is prepared for women at the congregational Eid prayer. Alongside this, the Association's women's mosque committee holds its own meetings for women and girls, among them the evening gathering “You Are the Story” for young adult women, which was held with prior registration and devoted to speaking about the hijab and religious commitment. The women's dawah also held a ceremony honouring the women pilgrims to the Sacred House of God from Qalansawe and the surrounding area, which opened with a recitation from the Book of God and included a faith exhortation, an interactive quiz and the distribution of gifts.

Record of the outreach campaigns

The Association's seasonal lessons and seminars are arranged under a single campaign carrying a motto from the Book of God; their dates and mosques are announced in advance, and they conclude with a joint gathering. These are the campaigns held so far:

“In love of Taha the Guide” — 2023: An outreach week marking the Prophet's birthday (Mawlid), a series of lessons moving between the town's mosques.
“I was sent only to perfect noble character” — 2024: An outreach programme aimed at instilling noble values and Islamic character in daily life, held as a series of neighbourhood lessons, among them the lesson “Violence is an illness with a cure” in cooperation with the Committee for the Spreading of Peace.
“Like a single body” — 2025: The outreach month in August 2025, three gatherings in three mosques: the dawn of the steadfast at Salah al-Din Mosque, the merit of invoking blessings upon the Beloved, peace and blessings be upon him, at al-Rahma Mosque, and the merit of supplication at al-Ribat Mosque.
“I desire only reform” and “Prostrate and draw near” — 2025: A campaign calling to the reform that begins in the heart and in sincere intention, comprising gatherings and sessions in the neighbourhoods of the city, among them a youth seminar.
“And He has forbidden usury” — 2026: A campaign on moderation in living and spending, which included the seminar “And do not be extravagant”, presented by Mr Ghassan Salih, financial and administrative consultant.

Where we meet

The Association's programmes move deliberately in rotation among the mosques of Qalansawe, so the gatherings of a single campaign are distributed over more than one mosque and each mosque has its share of the lessons and evenings. Alongside the mosques we meet in the town's halls, its sports grounds and the courtyards of its houses when a gathering calls for greater space.

Salah al-Din Mosque: The most widely attended of our mosques for the major evenings and the lessons of visiting scholars, and from it the buses of the journeys to the blessed al-Aqsa Mosque set out.
al-Faruq Mosque: The mosque of the Qur'an circles; in it is the “Nur al-Bayan” project every Saturday after the sunset (Maghrib) prayer, and in it are the Tarawih and the night prayer (qiyam) programme in Ramadan.
al-Ribat Mosque: From it the Eid takbir procession sets out to the northern park, and in it are lessons and evenings within the outreach campaigns.
al-Rahma Mosque: The seat of the course on the fiqh of Hajj for pilgrims to the Sacred House of God, and in it are seasonal evenings and lessons.
The Old Mosque — Ali ibn Abi Talib Mosque: One of the mosques of the fixed rotation for the Night Journey and Ascension evenings and the Ramadan lessons.
al-Rayyan Mosque: One of the town's mosques in which the congregational prayers are held when they are distributed among the mosques.
The Ahliyya School and al-Sil Hall: The place for the youth evenings and for the gatherings too large for the mosque, and for courses in the Islamic sciences.
The northern sports ground and the northern park: The joint Eid prayer ground, and the end point of the takbir procession, where gifts are distributed to the children.

The Association's committees

A number of working committees branch out from the Islamic Association, each with its own field, and their members take part in the work voluntarily, seeking reward from God.

The Outreach Committee: It oversees the observance of religious and outreach occasions and the arrangement of the lessons and evenings in the town's mosques.
The Women's Mosque Committee: It attends to the gatherings and evenings of women and girls, among them the evening “You are the Story”.
The Association's Youth Committee: It carries out voluntary field work, including the camp for cleaning the town's mosques in welcoming the blessed month of Ramadan.
The Athar Youth Committee: A committee branching from the Association, launched in 2026 with the “Academic Guidance” project, and aiming to provide a youth environment that invests the skills of the individual towards a more upright society.

Our partners in the work

The Islamic Association does not work alone; it has partners in the town and the surrounding area with whom meetings are held and courses are prepared, and each of these bodies has its own field in which it works alone.

The Islamic Council for Ifta: It takes part with the Association in preparing the fiqh of Hajj course each year, and one of its members delivers it.
The Dawah and Reform Movement: A partner in the faith evening gatherings, among them the evening gathering marking the Night Journey and Ascension.
The Mosque Committees — Qalansawe: An independent body concerned with running the convoys to al-Aqsa to the blessed al-Aqsa Mosque, which announces its weekly and monthly programme, the registration numbers and the sponsorship of the buses; the buses are sponsored by charitable donors.
The Knowledge and Life Association: An association in the town concerned with the memorisation institute and with programmes for children, among them the programme “Our character is our mark” for primary school pupils.
The Spreading Peace Committee: A partner in the lessons on rejecting violence, among them the lesson “Violence is an illness with a cure”.

Our guests from among the people of knowledge

At its evening gatherings and lessons the Islamic Association hosts people of knowledge from among the imams of the town and from outside it, and a number of them have attended year after year. These are some of them, not by way of limitation, and we ask God to reward them well on our behalf.

Sheikh Mahmoud al-Arif Watad: A member of the Islamic Council for Ifta; he delivers the fiqh of Hajj course for the pilgrims to the Sacred House of God, and he has lessons in the dawah campaigns and on the anniversary of the Hijra.
Sheikh Ali Kamal: Imam of al-Ribat Mosque, and among those who have most often delivered the Association's lessons and evening gatherings in the seasons of the Night Journey and Ascension, the Prophet's birthday (Mawlid) and the Hijra.
Dr Hussein Walid: One of the Association's recurring guests; he has lectures on the rulings of Hajj, and evening gatherings on the Night Journey and Ascension, the Hijra and the reception of Ramadan.
Professor Mashhour Fawwaz: President of the Council for Ifta; he gave the lecture on the fiqh of fasting and zakat, the exhortation “The Messenger, the exemplar”, and a lesson on the anniversary of the Prophet's birthday (Mawlid).
Sheikh Muhammad Madi: A guest at the evening gatherings on the Night Journey and Ascension, among them the gathering “A night journey on earth and an ascension to heaven”.
Sheikh Muhammad Khatib: The holder of the weekly “Nur al-Bayan” circle on the memorisation and exegesis of the Noble Qur'an at al-Faruq Mosque.
Sheikh Salih Bakhbakh: Imam of Salah al-Din Mosque; he gave the evening gathering marking the Prophet's birthday (Mawlid) in his mosque.
Sheikh Dr Abdullah Ayyash: A guest at the Mawlid lesson on character and its connection to the character of the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace.
Guests from outside the pulpit: The Association has also hosted Mr Ghassan Salih, the financial and administrative consultant, at the seminar “And do not be extravagant”; and Dr Abd al-Razzaq Matani, professor of archaeology and architecture, at the heritage evening gathering “Between Qalansawe and Ramla”.

Our published series

Alongside the meetings, the Islamic Association publishes short series that join one season to the next, and they are preserved in full in the archive of the Association's posts.

“Ramadan Messages”: An illustrated series of five episodes published in Ramadan 1447, the first of them “What has passed is little, and what remains is mighty and its reward is great”, concluding with the Eid message.
The weekly hadith series: A brief explanation of one hadith each week; it has reached the eleventh hadith: “Holding to certainty and keeping away from doubtful matters”.
Character cards: Short cards published every day or two, on restraining oneself in anger, on the measure of excellence being piety, and on a person occupying himself with what benefits him and leaving what does not concern him.
Recording of the fiqh of Hajj course: The sessions of the fiqh of Hajj course in 2023 were recorded and published in full on YouTube for those who were unable to attend.

Milestones from the Association's course

These are milestones from what the Islamic Association has held, arranged by their years; their details are preserved in the archive of publications.

2021
The “Muhammad is my example” competition marking the Prophet's birthday (Mawlid), in which sixty-seven pupils, boys and girls of the town, took part, concluding with a ceremony honouring the winning girls. In the summer, the “Our youth are good” festival at al-Sil Hall, and the Eid takbir procession.
2022
The Eid al-Fitr prayer held jointly at the northern sports ground under the motto “The Eid prayer in congregation”, and a week of devotional evenings in the town's mosques marking the Prophet's birthday.
2023
The series of Night Journey and Ascension evenings in five mosques, the launch of the course on the fiqh of Hajj at al-Rahma Mosque, the outreach week “In love of Taha the Guide”, and the night prayer with the qunut of calamities in the town's mosques week after week.
2024
The campaign “I was sent only to perfect noble character” and the launch of the neighbourhood lessons, the opening of the “Nur al-Bayan” project at al-Faruq Mosque, and the competition for the most beautiful call to prayer, in which the number of participants exceeded seventy.
2025
The outreach month “Like a single body” with three gatherings in three mosques, the launch of the campaign “I desire only reform”, the evening “You are the Story” for girls, and the honouring of Shaykh Adi Masoud Yasin on the occasion of his memorisation of the Book of God.
2026
The campaign “And He has forbidden usury” and the seminar “And do not be extravagant”, the series “Ramadan Messages”, the launch of the Athar Youth Committee with the “Academic Guidance” project, the return of the Eid takbir procession, and the heritage evening “Between Qalansawe and Ramla”.

Frequently asked questions

These are answers to what is most often asked about the Association's gatherings and programmes, and for any further question our door is open for contact.

When are the Association's gatherings held?

Most gatherings are held immediately after the sunset (Maghrib) prayer or immediately after the night (Isha) prayer, and the time and place are announced before the gathering. What falls outside this — such as the joint Eid prayer, the takbir procession, and the night prayer (qiyam) programme in Ramadan — is announced with its own timing.

Is the invitation open to women?

The invitation is open to men and women at the Association's evenings and lessons generally, and a prayer area is prepared for women at the joint Eid prayer. The Women's Mosque Committee has its own gatherings for women and girls. Whatever is excepted from this is stated in the announcement.

Where are the gatherings held?

In the town's mosques in rotation among them, in the courtyards of the neighbourhoods and houses within the neighbourhood lessons, and at the Ahliyya School and al-Sil Hall when a gathering is large.

How do I join the course on the fiqh of Hajj?

The course is announced in the Hajj season of each year and extends over two to three sessions. It is designated for the pilgrims of that year from Qalansawe and the surrounding area, and it is enough to follow its announcement and attend at the appointed time.

How do I host a lesson in my neighbourhood?

Whoever wishes to open the courtyard of his house or his neighbourhood for one of the neighbourhood lessons may contact us, and the date is arranged within the existing series of lessons.

How do I take part in a convoy of the journeys to al-Aqsa?

The convoys are run by the mosque committees in Qalansawe, an independent body that announces its weekly and monthly programme, the registration numbers and the sponsorship of the buses, and women have their own registration line.

Does the Association have work specific to youth?

Yes; the Association has a youth committee that carries out voluntary field work, and from it branched the Athar Youth Committee, which began its work with the “Academic Guidance” project.