Our brothers with their daughters and sons (as young as 3 year to teens) prayed Fajr in the masjid. It was a beautiful start to the day - followed by breakfast and discussion on Islam. We plan to continue regular Fajr pray breakfast events for the community.
MACCLM Sunday School students created posters and presented them to the community. The topics included:
The community held a Townhall meeting followed by a lecture on Gender Diversity in Islam by Imam Hassan Aboul-Azm. The lecture was arranged in collaboration with LightHouse, The Academy of Faith and Spiritual Science.
Engaging robotics coding course offered by our esteemed brother Dr. Atilla Akil.
The community held a barbeque party at the center to celebrate Eid Ul Ahda. It was a hot day with temperatures during the mid day up to 97 degrees. Masha Allah it dropped later in the day and the members enjoyed the barbeque and played basketball and soccer at the field.
Eid ul Ahda prayer was held on the historical grounds in front of the Lexington Visitor Center. It was nice to see brothers and sisters from in and around Lexington joining the prayers.
Eid al-Fitr is the earlier of the two official holidays celebrated within Islam (the other being Eid al-Adha). The religious holiday is celebrated by Muslims worldwide because it marks the end of the month-long dawn-to-sunset fasting of Ramadan. It falls on the first day of Shawwal in the Islamic calendar; this does not always fall on the same Gregorian day, as the start of any lunar Hijri month varies based on when the new moon is sighted by local religious authorities. The holiday is known under various other names in different languages and countries around the world. The day is also called Lesser Eid, or simply Eid.
2020 and 2021 were challenging for the community. During the COVID restrictions we still held Eid prayers, kurbani and barbeque to celabrate the events.
Alhamdulillah, the lease to purchase agreement was signed to acquire the property for the Muslim American Community Center of Lexington, MA (MACCLM) on September 10, 2019 (Muharram 10, H1441). The agreement was signed between MACCLM and Lexington Peace Center LLC. The property is located at 344 Lowell Street, Lexington, MA.
Engaging robotics coding course offered by our esteemed brother Dr. Atilla Akil.
Eid-Celebration Picnic was held at Lincoln Park in Lexington on June 22, 2019. It was a potluck lunch. Cuisine from different part of the world was the main attraction! We had games/sports, food followed by Maghrib prayer at the outing.
The newly formed Muslim American Community Center of Lexington (MACCL), a non-profit religious organization, started it journey on Sunday, March 17 with an inaugural ceremony at the Lexington Historical Society Building , Depot Square Lexington. Around one hundred Lexington Muslims and invited dignitaries