 Alhamdulillah, by the grace of Allahu azzawajjal, Abu Bakr Islamic Centre held a fundraising event featuring Shaykh Saad Nomani from Madinah. The 800 people who attended were treated to an outstanding display of talent by Shaykh Saad Nomani reciting the noble Quraan in many different styles imitating many famous Imams. The highlight of the night was a replication of Shaykh Abdur Rahman as Sudais which mesmerized all those in attendance. The management of Abu Bakr Islamic Centre were honoured that Shaykh Saad Nomani accepted their invitation and visited Vancouver officially for the first time. Abu Bakr Islamic Centre has an outstanding debt of approximately $940,000. Pledges and donations collected in this event were north of $150,000Alhamdulillah.  The fundraising portion of the program was conducted by Shaykh Ahmad Shehab. In November 2017, Abu Bakr Islamic Centre received their Charitable status and have since started issuing tax deductible receipts. Abu Bakr Islamic Centre offers many services to the community such as 5 times salwaat, children’s and adults’ islamic educational classes, Jumuah and taraweeh. The management committee of Abu Bakr Islamic Centre would like to thank Almighty Allah for making this event successful. Also the support from all those who attended, donated, helped out in preparation and the Muslim media for their coverage was much appreciated. A special Thank you to Naveed Waraich, who went above and beyond the call to make this event a success. To donate towards paying off the house of Allah, please visit abubakr.ca and find the various methods of payments in the donation section. All donations will be eligible for a tax deductible receipt. |
Saturday, April 25, 2026
