We had a very successful Scriptural Sharing on the Environment May 31 with over 70 people in attendance and many families in attendance at the break the fast for Ramadan afterwards. Our special thanks to Pastor Jim Mercurio and the First United Methodist Church for hosting us. Virginia Fulton did an excellent job as our […]
The month of Ramadhan [is that] in which was revealed the Qur’an, a guidance for the people and clear proofs of guidance and criterion. So whoever sights [the new moon of] the month, let him fast it; and whoever is ill or on a journey – then an equal number of other days. Allah intends […]
ICNA annual convention was held on March 30 – April 1, 2018, in Baltimore, MD. As Lighthouse for Humanity, we opened our booth at the convention where we had the opportunity to reach out to Muslims from all across America and meet with many people to talk about our services and books we read, the […]
On June 12th, Imam Baykar Yurdakul was invited to Town of Bloomfield’s town council meeting to deliver a speech on the meaning of Ramadan. Audience listened attentively as Imam Baykar talked about Ramadan’s place in a Muslim’s life. We thank Mayor Joan Gamble and her staff for the opportunity to introduce Bloomfield’s Muslim community to […]
The month of Ramadhan [is that] in which was revealed the Qur’an, a guidance for the people and clear proofs of guidance and criterion. So whoever sights [the new moon of] the month, let him fast it; and whoever is ill or on a journey – then an equal number of other days. Allah intends […]
The Letters by Imam Said Nursi from the Risale-i Nur Collection is now available as an audio book on our web site: http://lh4h.org/audio-books/letters/ The voice belongs to our beloved brother Zakaria from Atlanta, GA. The book is not fully complete, awaiting editing of some later chapters. Check back the link often as the updates will […]
Bloomfield Muslim Community Center is now open for 5 times daily Salah (congregational prayer). Please come with your friends, family, and neighbors to join us in offering our daily Salah to our Creator & tafakkur (meditation) upon the Creator. Prayer times are posted on our homepage at lighthouse4h.org For questions please call Imam Baykar directly at […]
Unitarian Universalist Society: East`s, Director of Religious Education, Gina Campellone, brought a group of students from her society to Bloomfield Muslim Community Center. Imam Baykar and Mustafa Akbulut presented the basics of Islam and took questions.
Lighthouse for Humanity: Bloomfield Muslim Community Center stands firmly against injustice. To that affect we have participated in Vigils/Memorials across CT including: Asylum Hill Congregational Church – Hartford, CT – June 13, 2016 Unitarian Universalist East – Manchester CT – June 15, 2016 Granby Town Green – Granby CT – June 16, 2015 First Congregational […]
On April 12th, Director of the Istanbul Foundation for Science & Culture Dr. Faris Kaya and Hartford Seminary alumnus and Imam of Bloomfield Muslim Community Center Baykar Yurdakul visited the Seminary, conversing with Admissions Director Tina Demo and a number of current students on Imam Said Nursi’s study of the Qur’an. They also met with Dr […]