Ojalá Foundation

Monthly News & Updates

March 2025 | Issue 3

Welcoming Ramadan at MEC mosque!

The Ojalá Foundation’s "Welcoming Ramadan" event at MEC Mosque was a beautiful success. A heartfelt thank you to the Dawah Committee for their invaluable collaboration in fostering a welcoming and educational environment for new Muslims and the broader community.

Alhamdulillah, we were blessed to witness a beautiful shahada, reminding us of the purpose and value of events like this.

May Allah ﷻ bless everyone involved and grant us all an accepted and spiritually fulfilling Ramadan. We look forward to more opportunities to grow and strengthen our community together.

Ramadan baskets for New Converts

Alhamdulillah, Ojalá Foundation was happy to prepare Ramadan gift boxes for new converts, many celebrating their first Ramadan.

These thoughtful boxes included essential items such as modest clothing, Zamzam, dates, prayer rugs, black seeds, and more, along with an explanation of the Sunnah behind them.

This beautiful initiative reflects the spirit of unity and support within our convert community.

May Allah ﷻ reward everyone involved, and in this blessed month please continue to keep our new Muslim brothers and sisters in your du'as.

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Islamic Corner

Fasting Beyond Food: Guarding the Tongue in Ramadan

Ramadan is here! fasting is not just about abstaining from food and drink—it also includes refraining from bad speech, harmful actions, and negative behavior.

The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ said:

"Whoever does not give up false speech and evil deeds, Allah is not in need of his leaving his food and drink." (Bukhari)

This means that true fasting involves controlling one's tongue, avoiding gossip, backbiting, arguing, and all forms of harmful speech.

Instead, a fasting person should focus on kindness, patience, and remembrance of Allah ﷻ, making Ramadan a time of both physical and spiritual purification.

Coming events

Community Iftar for Converts and their families

This Ramadan, keep us in your du'as

This Ramadan, we kindly ask you to keep us in your duas as we work toward the noble goal of establishing The First Latino mosque in the Midwest.

This initiative aims to create a welcoming space for Latino Muslims to pray, learn, and grow in faith together. With Allah’s ﷻ guidance and the support of our community, we hope to build a center that fosters unity, education, and dawah.

May Allah ﷻ bless this effort and make it a source of guidance for generations to come. Ameen.

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