Al-Huda Islamic Center of Ithaca
About Al-Huda Islamic Center
The first formally organized activities for Muslims in Ithaca that we can trace began in the late 1960s and were begun by Muslim staff and faculty members to serve the Muslim population at Cornell University and its surrounding Community.
Call for Donations to help augment the Emergency Relief Fund.
Please keep in your du’aa our Brothers and Sisters in Palestine in the difficulties they face. We are discussing with the Helping Hand for Relief and Development organization a time for them to visit us to raise funds for humanitarian aid. You can donate through them to assist with the relief efforts for Palestine, the recent earthquakes in Afghanistan and disasters in North Africa and other crises afflicting our umma.
The natural disasters that have occurred in Morocco, Libya, Afghanistan and North Africa continue to hold our attention and concern.
Please make du’a for the victims their families and their communities in the trials they are faced with.
For those interested in contributing online can do so through our “Make a Donation Button” at the top of this page, choose Emergency Reserve Fund from the dropdown, and write a comment indicating the donation is for present disaster relief.
If you wish your donation to go towards a specific emergency please state that on the comment field.
Unless specified otherwise donations will be divided between the various emergencies and sent to relief organizations serving in each country.
May Allah SWT make it easy for all affected.
Please give generously ….
Jazaak Allahu khair.
Volunteer Service Opportunity
Ithaca Kitchen Cupboard
Our next Volunteer Dates for the Ithaca Kitchen Cupboard are as follows
August 29th 2023
October 31st 2023
January 30th 2024
Thank You to the volunteers who helped last week to pack food at the Ithaca Kitchen Cupboard. The Al-Huda Islamic Center shares the responsibility of providing workers to serve individuals and families in need of food in one of the oldest food pantries.
The needs of the poor have been increasing in recent months. The work is simple and rewarding and requires about 2 hours of your time.
Our next scheduled time to provide workers will be on Tuesday October 31st 2023.
We seek three volunteers who can work between 1 and 3 PM on this day. Please sign up if you can help meet this responsibility.
For those interested in volunteering for the above please fill in the Volunteer Input form on this page …
Daily Prayers in Congregation
Salat Times October 20 – October 26, 2023
Please refer to the calendar below for the local prayer time schedule. The congregational prayers will begin at the following times:
Fajr : 6:20 AM
Dhur : 1:30 PM
Asr : 4:15 PM
Maghrib: Sunset + 10 mins
‘Isha : 7:45PM
Installation of the childrens Playground
The installation of the playground is now complete and it is ready for use.
Thank you to all the volunteers who have worked to assemble the structure and components.
We hope for many children to enjoy it in the years to come as more families gather to spend time at the masjid, in shaa’Allah.
Friday Prayer
Iqama: 1:40 pm
We welcome you to join us for the Jumu’ah prayer, held every week in the masjid.
Sisters are welcome, we have a designated room.
Muslim Community Potluck Dinner.
We need volunteers to help setup for the community dinners and for clean up.
Children’s Islamic School
If you would like for your children to participate arrive early on school days to register them.
Al Huda-Islamic Center is looking for a volunteer to serve as the Islamic School Principal. If interested please visit the Children’s Islamic School tab on the top of this page for more information.
Masjid Kitchen Project.
Plans are being explored to purchase equipment for the Masjid kitchen to better support our events. We are waiting for pricing on components and will make decisions when the information is in hand, and plan to share a design with the community.
Quran Reading Classes.
Quran reading classes will be held at the Masjid for brothers ages 12 and up.
Classes will begin October 21st 2023 after Maghreb.
All brothers in the community who are interested in learning to read and recite the Quran properly are welcome to join.
Please see adjoining Brochure for more details….
