Assalamu Alaikum,

ICNA Relief is running a Food Drive. Here's an email from them. Please support....

Feed the Hungry Food Drive 09

Muslims are encouraged to invite and share the great value of their beliefs with others and to fulfill the rights of their neighbors, colleagues and friends throughout their life. Prophet Muhammad (s) mentioned the rights of neighbors upon a Muslim in this eloquent narration:

The rights of the neighbor is that, when he is sick you visit him; when he dies, you go to his funeral; when he is poor you lend him (money); and when he is in need you protect him.

It is this reason why the volunteers of ICNA Chicago devote their time and energy to fulfill their obligation and serve the community at large. ICNA Relief is starting the annual "Feed the Hungry" Food Drive designed to address the basic human needs of the under served Muslim communities within the Chicago land area. It is our desire to fight against human sufferings, by assisting our neighbors in achieving basic needs that all human beings are entitled to

Volunteers from ICNA Relief have setup collection bins for this project throughout various Islamic Centers and Islamic Schools around the Chicago land area. These collection bins will be available for food collection from Friday May 15, 2009 to Sunday June 01, 2009.

Please click here for the latest list of collection centers. We are collecting canned foods, rice, cereal, cooking oil in addition to cash donations to serve at least 1000 Muslim families in our area including more than 150 Muslim refugee families from Iraq, Burma, Somalia, Russia, and Sudan who are now living in Chicago land area.

Your support is necessary for the success of this important project. Therefore we humbly request you to support this initiative by donating generously or volunteering to this project.

We look forward to your support and urge you to forward this message to you friends and community so they too can join this effort and be part of letting the general public know why Islam is the religion for humanity.

Jazakumallah Khair.
ICNA Relief - Chicago
relief@icnachicago.org

Assalamu-Alaikum,

Eid Mubarak to you!!

Aurora and Naperville Neighbor-Nets of ICNA jointly organized a Ramadan dinner for friends, neighbors, librarians, and teachers at Tall grass Club house on September 20, 2008.

Alhamdulillah, about hundred people including more than sixty guests attended the event.

Please visit the picture gallery at: http://www.mswschicago.org/gallery/v/ramadan2008iftar

Aurora Neighbor-Net of ICNA organized a display on Ramadan and Eid-ul-Fitr at Eola public library. Presentation and artifacts on Ramadan and Eid were on display for the whole month of Ramadan.

Visit the picture gallery at: http://www.mswschicago.org/gallery/v/librarydisplay2008/

Assalamu-alaikum,

We had arranged our annual summer picnic at Blackwell Forest Preserve on August 23rd 2008. Alhamdulillah, it turned out to be a beautiful day and everyone had a lot of fun.

Check out the picnic picture album: http://www.mswschicago.org/gallery/v/summerpicnic2008/

JazakAllah

Assalamu Alaikum wrwb,
Insha Allah, on Saturday July 26th, 2008, Six Flags Great America at Gurnee, IL, will be host to thousands of Muslims for the 4th annual Muslim Family Day, an event organized by ICNA Chicago. This event is a fun outing for the entire family with halal food, dedicated place for salat, and presence of thousands of muslims! Come and enjoy with your fellow muslims famililies.

Special Discounted Ticket Price: $30
Save over 45% of the retail price $54.99...
100's of rides and shows
Children aged 2 and under free!

Tickets Locations:
Click here to buy tickets Online!!
DIC - Downtown Islamic Center
Nayab Mart - Devon
Iqra Bookstore - Devon
ICNA Dawah Center - Devon & California
IFS Book Store - Islamic Foundation, Villa Park
Medina Market - Lombard
Medina Market - Aurora
Mosque Foundation - Bridgeview

Zabiha food vendors are:
Desi Grill | Lombard, IL
Anmol Restaurant | Milwaukee, WI

Organized By:
ICNA Chicago
6224 N. California Ave.
Chicago , IL 60659

800-662-ISLAM(4752)
www.icnachicago.org
sixflags@icnachicago.org

Tickets:
$40 per Person
$100 per Family

Guest Speakers:
Dr. Shaikh Ahmed Kobiesy
Professor at Syracuse University - Author, Iman, Chaplain ~ Graduate of Madina University in Hadith and Islamic Studies.

Imam Omar Suleiman
Renowned speaker at dawah, youth, and humanitarian conventions ~ Graduate in Islamic Law and Hadith from Islamic Academy of Research Science in UAE.