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Crescent Chronicles #3
Newsletter where we share new events, halal spots and interesting information for Muslims in NZ
Crescent Chronicles
March 11, 2024
As Salam Alaikum 👋
Welcome to our new subscribers! This is Crescent Chronicles, the newsletter that’s all about keeping you in the know! Brought to you by the team at Kiwi Muslim Directory.
Tonight let's come together to sight the moon for the holy month of fasting, Ramadan. Please report any sightings to Sheikh Amir - 021 242 4560
🌙 Ramadan Kareem! Please keep us in your dua 🙏
Also, let us remember the martyrs of March 15th this Ramadan, and keep them in our duas.
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👀 TLDR
📆 18 Events & Activities, 3 Cities
🍔 2 New Food Options
💰 6 Donation Opportunities
🚗 Events happening over the next fortnight & more
#1 Unity Summit 2024 When: Friday 15th of March, 9am-5.30pm Where: Multicultural Recreation Community Centre, 455 Hagley Avenue, Christchurch Cost: $25 Sign up: Buy tickets in the link | #2 Word on the Street When: Friday 15th of March, 3pm-6pm Where: Bridge of Remembrance, Cashel St, Christchurch Cost: Free Sign up: More information at link |
#3 Ladies Iftaar When: Saturday 16th of March, Doors Open at 7pm Where: Mt Albert Senior Citizens Hall, 3B Wairere Avenue, Mount Albert, Auckland. Cost: $20 Sign up: Book your tickets here | #4 Suhoor for the Shabab When: Night of Friday 15th to morning Saturday 16th of March, Where: NSIA Hub, 58 Akoranga Drive Cost: Free Sign up: Males over 16 only. Register here |
#5 51 Threads Exhibition When: Saturday 16th of March, 10am-2pm Where: 40 Winchester St, Lyttelton Cost: Free Sign up: More information at link | #6 Unity Picnic & Peace Train When: Sunday 17th of March, 10am-1.30pm Where: Christchurch Botanic Gardens, Rolleston Ave Cost: Free Sign up: More information at link |
#7 Walk the Talk for Unity When: Sunday 17th of March, 9am-10am Where: Victoria Square, Christchurch Cost: Free Sign up: More information at link | #8 Sisters Iftaar by IWCNZ When: Saturday 23rd of March, 6.45pm Where: 95 Browns Rd, Manurewa Cost: $35/person - 3 course meal Sign up: Muslimahs age 12+. Buy your ticket here |
#9 Ramadan Gala 2024 When: Saturday 23rd of March, 10am-4pm Where: 95 Browns Rd, Manurewa Cost: Free Sign up: No sign up required. If you would like to register a stall email | #10 Ramadan Expo When: Saturday 23rd of March, 12pm-3pm Where: New Lynn Community Centre Cost: Free Sign up: NA |
#11 Ramadan Community Iftaar When: Saturday 30th of March, 7.30pm Where: Hall B, Claudelands Event Centre, Corner of Brooklyn Rd & Heaphy Terrace, Hamilton Cost: Free Sign up: Register by 20th March by emailing [email protected] | #12 Al Manar Trust Ramadan Quran Competition 2024 When: Saturday 30th of March, 9am Start, 5pm Prizegiving followed by Iftaar Where: Masjid Arrahman, 72 Carr Rd Cost: Free Sign up: RSVP & more information in link |
#13 Quran Memorisation & Recitation Competition When: Sunday 31st of March, 10am-3pm, 6pm Prizegiving Where: Avondale Islamic Centre, 122 Blockhouse Bay Rd, Avondale, Auckland Cost: Free Sign up: RSVP & more information in link | #14 New Lynn Ramadan Market When: Saturday 6th of April, 6.30pm-8.30pm Where: New Lynn Community Centre Cost: Free Sign up: No sign up required. If you would like to register a stall, see here link |
#15 New Windsor Eid Fest When: Saturday 20th of April, 11am-3pm Where: New Windsor School, 185 New Windsor Rd, Auckland. Cost: Free Sign up: For a stall sign up here | #16 Whau Eid Festival When: Saturday 20th of April, 11am-2pm Where: New Lynn Community Centre Cost: Free Sign up: No sign-up up required. If you would like to register a stall, see here link |
#17 Eid Gala When: Saturday 20th of April, 10am-3pm Where: Porchester Islamic Centre, 463 Porchester Rd, Randwick Park Cost: Free Sign up: No sign-up required. For more information contact [email protected] | #18 Eid Night Bazaar When: Sunday 21st of April, 5pm-10pm Where: Mount Roskill War Memorial Hall Cost: Free Sign up: No sign-up required. If you would like to register a stall, see link |
Online
#1 Pearls of the Quran by Ustadha Waseema Ahmed When: 16th, 23rd and 30th of March from 10am to 11am Where: On Zoom - tinyurl.com/quranreflections24 Meeting ID: 965 0426 7080 Cost: Free Sign up: No sign-up required. Program for Sisters |
🍔 The latest in halal food
New halal outlets that were not included in the latest edition of the Kiwi Muslim Directory
#1 Paramount Indian Cuisine | Address: 547 Great South Rd, Otahuhu, Auckland |
#2 Wicked Chicken - Hamilton | Address: 951 Te Rapa, Northgate, Hamilton |
💸 Donations/Fundraising
#1 FIANZ Ambulance Waqf Fund | Note: Donation to purchase a Gen 4 Ambulance for St John’s - Sadaqah Jariyah Bank Account Details: Account #: 02-0500-0737236-006 Contact: More info at www.fianz.com |
#2 UNRWA | Note: Appeal for donation to UNRWA Contact: More info at https://donate.unrwa.org |
#3 Donate a Brick for Masjid & Darul Uloom | Note: Donate a brick for Masjid & Darul Uloom in West Auckland, under the supervision of Maulana Bashir Ahmed Diwan. Darul Uloom Arabia Islamia New Zealand. $50 for 1 Brick Bank Account Details: Name: Auckland Islamic Trust Contact: More info at www.ait.org.nz |
#4 Masjid E Zahra NZ Donations | Note: We need your Help! Donate Generously for the Construction of a Masjid & Earn Rewards in Both Worlds! Estimated cost of $1.5M Bank Account Details: Name: Al Falah Educational Trust Contact: More info at www.alfalah.nz |
#5 Baitul Duwafah - NZs first rest home dedicated to the Muslim community | Bank Account Details: Direct Deposit: Bank of New Zealand Account #: 02-0191-0438450-00 Swift Code: BKNZNZ22 Contact: Mrs. Ismail - 027 315 6006 Ms. Fazilat Shah - 027 624 2037 |
#6 Eid Gift Drive | Note: Every Sunday 1pm-2pm from 1st March-31st March. Drop off gifts to Masjid Tawheed, 38 St George St, Papatoetoe. Gifts will be donated to families at the Mangere Refugee Resettlement Centre. |
#7 Ramadhan Food Packs - from $3 Day! | Note: Feed the Needy Muslims during Ramadhan. Funds will be distributed based on supply, access and need around the world. Priority will be given to Palestine. Bank Account Details: BNZ Account #: 02-0208-0121311-002 Reference: Ramadan Contact: More info and donate online at https://almanar.co.nz/project/ramadhan-food-pack/ |
🙏 Quran Ayah of the Day
“O you who believe! Fasting is prescribed for you, as it was prescribed for those before you, that you may become righteous.”