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Wiladat of Imam Muhammad At- Taqi (AS)December 30, 202510t Rajab 1447 AHDonate towards our programs today: https://jaffari.org/donate/Jaffari Community Centre (JCC Live)

Shahadat of Imam Ali An-Naqi (AS)December 23rd, 2025 • The Lecture Commemorates The Wafat Of The 10th Imam, ‘Ali An-Naqi Al-Hādi (A.S.), Highlighting His 41-Year Life Spent Between Medina And Samarra Under Abbasid Surveillance • Imam Al-Hādi (A.S.) Lived Through Intense Political Oppression, Teaching Openly In Medina And Later Guiding The Ummah Through A Network Of Wukala During House Arrest In Sa...

Wiladat of Imam Muhammad Al-Baqir (AS)December 21, 20251st Rajab 1447 AH• Social Media Has Revolutionized The Speed And Reach Of Information, Placing Influence Directly In People’s Hands• The Same Platforms Can Become Tools Of Guidance Or Instruments Of Destruction Depending On Intention And Use• Extremist Movements Have Exploited Social Media By Mixing Truth With Falsehood To Mislead Youth Worldw...

● Social media has transformed how quickly and widely information spreads, placing news directly in people’s hands.● It can be a tool for either good or evil depending on how it’s used.● Extremist groups like ISIS used social media to recruit youth globally, even from countries like the UK and Canada.● In Sydney, a father and son attacked the Jewish community during Hanukkah, killing 15 and injuri...

Wiladat of Bibi Fatima (SA)December 11, 202520th Jamada Al Akhir 1447 AH• Fatima Al-Zahra Is Commonly Described Only Through Her Family Ties• Many Muslims, Including Shias, Limit Her Identity To Being Daughter, Wife, And Mother Of Holy Figures• Allamah Iqbal’s Early Verses Also Focused On Her Relationships Before Realizing Her Independent Merit• Historical Claims That She Was Merely One Of Four Da...

Friday Juma KhutbaDecember 5th, 2025- Canada’s Liberal government may remove the “religious exemption” from hate speech laws in Section 319(3)(b) of the Criminal Code.- Bill C-9 aims to amend the Criminal Code regarding hate propaganda, hate crime, and access to religious/cultural places.- The current exemption protects good-faith expressions or arguments based on religious beliefs or texts from p...

Ayyam E Fatimmiya - Night 4November 24, 20253rd Jamada Al Akhir 1447 AHDonate towards our programs today: https://jaffari.org/donate/Jaffari Community Centre (JCC Live)

Friday Juma KhutbaNovember 21st, 2025The sermon opens by reminding believers to maintain God-consciousness and seek protection from spiritual pitfalls. The global Shia community is commemorating the martyrdom of Lady Fatima al-Zahra (a), whose short life left a profound and lasting impact on Islamic history. Many non-Muslims first drawn to the tragedy of Karbala end up discovering Fatima (a), whic...

Ayyam E Fatimmiya - Night 3November 23, 20252nd Jamada Al Akhir 1447 AHDonate towards our programs today: https://jaffari.org/donate/Jaffari Community Centre (JCC Live)

Ayyam E Fatimmiya - Night 2November 22, 20251st Jamada Al Akhir 1447 AHDonate towards our programs today: https://jaffari.org/donate/Jaffari Community Centre (JCC Live)

Ayyam E Fatimmiya - Night 1November 21, 202530th Jamada Al Ula 1447 AHDonate towards our programs today: https://jaffari.org/donate/Jaffari Community Centre (JCC Live)

Thursday Night Majlis November 20, 202529th Jamada Al Ula 1447 AHDonate towards our programs today: https://jaffari.org/donate/Jaffari Community Centre (JCC Live)

Friday Juma KhutbaNovember 14th, 2025- Emphasizes long-standing guidance to engage politically for community benefit, choosing the “lesser of two evils” since no party fully aligns with Islamic values.- The core standard is supporting candidates who uphold justice for all, especially minorities.- The first migration to Abyssinia illustrates prioritizing a just ruler, even if he is not Muslim.- As...

November 13th, 2025Thursday Night LectureDonate towards our programs today: https://jaffari.org/donate/Jaffari Community Centre (JCC Live)

Thursday Night MajlisOctober 16th, 202523rd Rabi Al-Akhir 1447Donate towards our programs today: https://jaffari.org/donate/Jaffari Community Centre (JCC Live)

Thursday Night Majlis Eve of 15th Jamada Al Ula 1447 AHDonate towards our programs today: https://jaffari.org/donate/Jaffari Community Centre (JCC Live)

Friday Juma KhutbaNovember 7th, 2025- Focus on the oppression in Gaza but also highlight the intra-Muslim conflict in Sudan involving ethnic violence and atrocities. - Emphasize the political power struggle and racial elements in Sudan's conflict, especially violence by the Rapid Support Forces. - Reflect on the Prophet’s sunnah condemning violence against non-combatants including women, child...

November 4th, 2025Jamaada Al Ula 13th, 1447Shahadat of Bibi Fatima (SA)* Bibi Fāṭimah is not only the daughter of the Prophet but an essential part of his mission, and Sunni narrations affirm her elevated status and closeness to the Prophet.* Multiple Sunni scholars confirm that Fāṭimah being “part of the Prophet” means that hurting or angering her is equivalent to hurting or angering the Prophet...

October 27th, 2025Jamaada Al Ula 4th, 1447Wiladat of Bibi Zaynab (SA)• The occasion marks the birth anniversary of Lady Zaynab (s), granddaughter of the Prophet, daughter of ‘Ali and Fāṭimah, and sister of Ḥasan and Ḥusayn.• The Qur’an compares a good word to a good tree with firm roots and fruitful branches, symbolizing a pure and stable lineage—important in spouse selection and family background...

Friday Juma KhutbaOctober 24th, 2025- After discussing gratitude to Allah, the topic moves to repentance and seeking forgiveness.- The Qur’an mentions repentance about 80 times and forgiveness about 20 times.- Repentance and forgiveness are the first steps in spiritual cleansing, just as water cleanses the body.- Allah loves those who repent and those who purify themselves.- Without repentance, hu...

Friday Juma KhutbaOctober 17th, 2025- Last week’s discussion focused on the essence and importance of *shukr* — gratitude to Allāh and to those who serve as means (*wasīlah*) of His blessings.- From Imām al-Ṣādiq (a): Allāh told Prophet Mūsā to thank Him as He deserves; Mūsā replied that even the act of thanking is a blessing from Allāh. Allāh said Mūsā had truly thanked Him once he realized that...

Friday Juma KhutbaOctober 10th, 2025- Canada celebrates Thanksgiving on the second Monday of October.- Gratitude is part of human nature and is emphasized repeatedly in the Qur’an.- Allah commands humans to remember and thank Him for all blessings and sustenance.- Gratitude must be expressed for both material and spiritual blessings, as all provisions ultimately trace back to Allah.- Prophet Sulay...

Thursday Night MajlisOctober 9th, 202516th Rabi Al-Akhir 1447Donate towards our programs today: https://jaffari.org/donate/Jaffari Community Centre (JCC Live)

Friday Juma KhutbaOctober 3rd, 2025- Today marks the birth anniversary of the 11th Imām, Ḥasan al-‘Askari (a).- Islam is a straight path, away from extremes.- Imām al-‘Askari (a) urged moderation and warned against extravagance.- One must live within one’s means and avoid debt.- In modern North America, debt is normalized through student loans and credit systems.- Imām ‘Ali (a) warned that debt ca...

Wiladat of Imam Hasan Al-Askari (AS)Thursday Night ProgramThursday October 2, 20259th Rabi Ul Akhir 1447 AH Donate towards our programs today: https://jaffari.org/donate/Jaffari Community Centre (JCC Live)