Crescent Chronicles #27

Newsletter where we share new events, halal spots and interesting information for Muslims in NZ

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👀 TLDR

📆 20 Events & Activities, 3 cities

🍔 1 New Food Options

💰 5 Donation Opportunities

🚗 Events happening over the next fortnight & more

Auckland

#1 Women Wellbeing Program 
See link

When: 11am-1pm | April 23rd

Where: Fickling Convention Centre (LYNFIELD ROOM) 546 Mt Albert road, Three Kings, Auckland

Cost: N/A

Sign up: N/A

#2 Almanar Youth Camp - Mens Camp 2025 The Power of Salat (Age 16+) 

When: April 25th-27th

Where: Lakes Ranch, Rotorua

Cost: $130 per person

Sign up: Limited spots. Register https://tinyurl.com/almanarmenscamp2025 Contact Brother Hammaam at 0212355978

#3 Dawat e Islami - Kids Holiday Program
See link

When: April 18-20th and 25-27th

Where: Faizan-e-Madina Level 1, 371 Dominion road, Mt Eden, Auckland

Cost: N/A

Sign up: Contact: +64 22 636 0818 Registration form 

#4 Darul Uloom Arabia Islamia - Hifdh & Deeniyat Class (Boys 12+ only)

When: 7am-11am | April 26th

Where: 227 Trigg road, Kumeu

Cost: N/A

Sign up: Contact 0225624511 or email [email protected] 

#5 Papatoetoe Islamic Centre - Monthly Jalsa

When: After Magrib | April 27th

Where: 63 Park Avenue, Papatoetoe, Auckland

Cost: N/A

Sign up: N/A

#6 Otago Afghan Association - Sheikh Mahmoud Alazhari
See link

When: 1pm | May 2nd,
7pm | May 2nd, 6pm | May 3rd

Where: Burns Lecture Theatre

Cost: N/A

Sign up: N/A

#7 Tohfatul Banat ( A Short Course for Teenage Girls)

When: 12:30pm-1:30pm | Every Saturday from May 3rd

Where: Umar bin Khattab Learning Academy 185 Stoddard Road, Mount Roskill, Auckland

Cost: N/A

Sign up: Enrol link Enquiries: Call 020 4446 060

#8 Khattab RA Umar Learning Academy - Tohfatul Banat

When: 12:30am-1:30pm | May 3rd

Where: Umar bin Khattab Learning Academy, 185 Stoddard Road, Mount Roskill, Auckland

Cost: N/A

Sign up: 
Contact 0204446060 for any queries. Email: www.ukla.co.nz Enrol: Link

#9 Glamour Events NZ - Halal Food Festival
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When: 12pm-5pm | May 3rd

Where: Manukau Tennis Centre, Auckland

Cost: N/A

Sign up: Vendor registrations [email protected]

#10 Humanitarian Support committee Launch & Fundraiser dinner
See link

When: 6pm-8pm | May 3rd

Where: Zaitoon Kebab and Grill Great South Road  

Cost: On form

Sign up: Form 

#11 First Muslim Academic Conference
See link 

When: May 3rd

Where: Icon room, Te Papa Museum, Wellington

Cost: N/A

Sign up: N/A

#12 IWCNZ - She Thrives
See link

When: 6:30pm | May 7th, 10:30am | 17th, 10:30am | 31st

Where: Auckland CBD

Cost: $15

Sign up: Form 

#13 Iera - Mana Islam Strength of Islam (Hosted by Revert Muslims)
See link

When: 5:30pm | May 10th

Where: NSIA - North Shore Islamic Association 58 Akoranga Dr., Auckland

Cost: N/A

Sign up: N/A

#14 Muslim Expo 2025 - NZ's Muslim Business & Community Event
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When: 10am-4pm | May 17th

Where: Iqra School - New Lynn

Cost: N/A

Sign up: Stall bookings contact [email protected]

#15 Gala day

When: 10am-3:30pm | May 17th

Where: Porchester Islamic Centre 463 Porchester road, Randwick Park

Cost: N/A

Sign up: For more information contact [email protected] or 0212536993

#16 Looolita - Halal Night Bazzar
See link

When: 3pm-8pm | May 31st

Where: Mt Roskill War Memorial Hall

Cost: N/A

Sign up: Stallholders contact: 0275251842 [email protected]

#17 NZ Halal Show

When: November 1st-2nd

Where: Auckland Showgrounds

Cost: N/A

Sign up: Please see website 

Hamilton, Tauranga, Wellington (Join the FB Group)

#1 Sacred sustenance fiqh of food
See link 

When: 10am-4pm | May 4rd

Where: University of Waikato

Cost: N/A

Sign up: N/A

#2 Little Muslims Club Afterschool Programme
See link

When: 3:15pm-4:30pm | Every Monday & Thursdays from May 5th

Where: Tauranga Mosque 85 Eighteenth avenue, Tauranga

Cost: N/A

Sign up: N/A

#3 Future Leaders Programme (FLP) See image & link 

When: May 18th-22nd

Where: See image Link Wellington, New Zealand

Cost: Travel and accommodation costs will be covered by the organisers

Sign up: Contact [email protected] for any queries, apply here 

🍔 The latest in halal food

Halal outlets that were not included in the latest edition of the Kiwi Muslim Directory

#1 Inghams primary and specialty poultry products

Visit FIANZ website for more
Comments: Certified by FIANZ

💸 Donations/Fundraising

#1 Taupo Islamic Centre

We've got the resource consent. And to build this iconic Masjid we need your support more than ever.

Bank Transfer

Taupo Islamic Educational and Welfare Trust
Bank: KiwiBank ⁠
Account Number: 38-9016-0269208-00
Swift code: CITINZ2X Registered Charity Number: CC51724

Please contact Haji Abdul Kuddus: +64 220 9216 57
Haji Hanif Patel +64 217 267 86

#2 Darul Uloom and Masjid

We are urgently in need of $50k to clear Qardh Hasanah due this month. 2 weeks left! We are looking for 10 families that can loan $5k for 10 months. We will provide loan agreements and all loans will be paid back on time inshallah.

Bank Transfer

Bank: Westpac ⁠
Account name: Auckland Islamic Trust (AIT) ⁠
Account Number: 03-0179-0401065-004
Reference: Trigg road DU

Contact: +64 22 562 4511 www.ait.org.nz

#3 SAMA Jame Masjid Al-Mustafa

Sponsor a musallah, you earn rewards for every prayer performed on it, even after leaving this world.

Musallah Sponshorship: $200 each Limited spots available Link 

Bank details:
Account #: 06-0177-0287860-02 Reference: Masjid Musallah

More info: Contact Br. Rizwaan Khan 0212869786

#4 Masjid at-Taqwa

Please donate generously towards our masjid project. Brothers and sisters you can buy unlimited plots or whatever amount you can afford to build house of Allah SWT.
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Bank details:
At Taqwa Trust 02-0191-0043002-008
Ref: Renovation
Swift code: BKNZNZ22
Contact: Email: [email protected] 
Phone: 0800 247 526

#5 Islamic Culture and Dawah Centre

Donate Here: www.fianz.com/product/new-masjid-donation 

Bank Details:

Account Name: Federation of Islamic Associations of New Zealand Inc (FIANZ)
Account No: 02-0500-0737236-13
Reference: New Masjid

🙏 Quran Ayah of the Day

“We constructed the universe with power, and We are expanding it.”

The Holy Quran · Adh-Dhaariyat (The Winnowing Winds) · 51:47