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Ramadan 2024

(Updated Thurs., April 4)

1) Eid is expected to be on wednesday April 10th. A final decision will be announced on Monday night (29th of Ramadan). 

2) Eid prayer venue for April 10 is Brazos County Expo Complex, 5827 Leonard Rd, Bryan, TX 77807.
On April 10th, takbeerat to begin 9.15 am and prayer will be at 9.30 am insha-Allah.

In case Eid is on Tuesday, the location and prayer timings will be emailed on Monday night. 

3) Zakatul Fitr is due ($10 per person) before Eid. You can use any charitable organization like ICNA Relief or Zakat Foundation to distribute your zakat fitr. 
If you want ICBCS to distribute on your behalf, please give it by Sunday, April 7th, by Isha zakat.icbcs.org
 
4) An Eid excuse letter is provided here.
 

(Updated Thurs., March 28)

The gravel parking lot is unavailable this weekend:
Due to Easter Weekend, St. Mary’s church will need the entire gravel lot next to the Hudson Apartments for overflow parking on the nights of Thurs-Friday-Saturday (March 28, 29, 30).  ICBCS has agreed not to use any spaces for those three nights.  Therefore we ask that everyone use street parking and College Main Parking Garage instead—both of these options cost $2.50 per hour on those nights. Street parking requires downloading the ParkMobile app and the parking garage only accepts debit or credit cards (Visa, Mastercard, or Discover). College Main garage is a 5 minute walk to ICBCS, so please plan a few extra minutes for parking and walking over.  Thank you for your patience and understanding in this matter.

 

(Updated Sun., Mar 10, 6:14 PM)

Insha-Allah, tomorrow, Monday, March 11 will be the first day of Ramadan. Taraweeh will begin tonight after Isha at 9:15 pm. Here is a link to the Ramadan schedule.

If you would like to sponsor Iftar, here is the link: bit.ly/icbcs-iftar24

1) Prayer areas

Brothers will pray in main hall and overflow will be in the gym (not upstairs). 
Sisters will pray in their area downstairs as well as upstairs.

2) Babysitting 

For children 4-8 baby sitting will be provided in the upstairs area (Sisters’ side). Children under 4 must be with their moms or dads. Children above 8 who are not praying will be in the student center upstairs.

3) Parking Announcements:

In addition to masjid parking lots, parking is available on Stasney and Tauber  (free on Sunday-Wednesday, College Main Parking Garage. Limited parking available in St Mary’s gravel lot for sisters and elderly. Permits will be distributed tonight insha-Allah. Please contact Sr. Huda (hudanaeem@gmail.com) or Sr. Haajirah (haajirahsiddiqi12@gmail.com). Please do not use the church lot without a permit. 

Please do not park in the apartment complex across the street or the adjacent apartment building. 

4) Taraweeh

This year we are planning to finish taraweeh and witr by 10:15pm insha-Allah. Each day imams will recite from approximately the beginning of each juz to 8 pages.

Zakat al-Fitr is the special obligatory alms paid by all Muslims at the end of the Ramadan fasting month. If you’d like to pay your Zakat al-Fitr through ICBCS, please pay using this link (zakat.icbcs.org) by Sunday, April 7, Isha (9:15 PM). If you haven’t paid your zakat by then, you can pay your zakat through relief organizations such as Zakat Foundation or any other charity.

(Updated Thurs., March 28)

The gravel parking lot is unavailable this weekend:
Due to Easter Weekend, St. Mary’s church will need the entire gravel lot next to the Hudson Apartments for overflow parking on the nights of Thurs-Friday-Saturday (March 28, 29, 30).  ICBCS has agreed not to use any spaces for those three nights.  Therefore we ask that everyone use street parking and College Main Parking Garage instead—both of these options cost $2.50 per hour on those nights. Street parking requires downloading the ParkMobile app and the parking garage only accepts debit or credit cards (Visa, Mastercard, or Discover). College Main garage is a 5 minute walk to ICBCS, so please plan a few extra minutes for parking and walking over.  Thank you for your patience and understanding in this matter.
 
We have limited parking so please do not waste (leave empty) any parking spots by blocking them. We also encourage carpooling as much as possible. See below for other available parking options in the area. :
 
– Metered street parking along Tauber and Stasney Streets is free on Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday nights (from 5pm onwards). Metered street parking costs $2.50 per hour on Thursday- Saturday nights from 8pm onwards (free between 5-8pm).  Paid metered parking requires use of the ParkMobile app on any smartphone.
 
– College Main Parking Garage at $2.50 per hour every night. (309 College Main St.)
 

– Limited parking available in St Mary’s gravel lot for sisters and elderly. Permits will be distributed tonight insha-Allah. Please contact Sr. Huda (hudanaeem@gmail.com) or Sr. Haajirah (haajirahsiddiqi12@gmail.com). Please do not use the church lot without a permit. 

Please do not park in the apartment complex across the street or the adjacent apartment building. 

In sha Allah Iftar is provided every night at the masjid. If you’d like to sponsor iftar this month, please visit this sign up sheet: bit.ly/icbcs-iftar24

Be considerate:
        – Follow the rules.
        – Avoid talking loudly when the taraweeh prayer is going on.
        – Ensure your cell phones are off or on silent mode.
        – Insha-Allah there will be plenty food to go round – remember the principle of “ithar” (giving preference to others).
        – Staff and volunteers are doing their best so if you have a concern, please express it gently and they will try to address it. 
 
Safety: 
        – Sisters should avoid walking alone after taraweeh or before qiyam prayers. Either try to get rides with families or at least be in groups.
        – Everyone needs to watch out for any unusual behavior of strangers.
   

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