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Prayer Times

FAJR

03:44 AM

IQAMAH: 05:00 AM

Salaat start on time

Gate closed after salaat

DHUHR

12:56 PM

IQAMAH: 01:15 PM

Salaat start on time

Gate closed after salaat

ASR

04:56 PM

IQAMAH: 05:30 PM

Salaat start on time

Gate closed after salaat

MAGHRIB

08:28 PM

IQAMAH: 08:37 PM

Salaat start on time

Gate closed after salaat

ISHA

10:08 PM

IQAMAH: 10:15 PM

Salaat start on time

Gate closed after salaat

Friday Times

Jumua	Khutba	Khateeb
Jumaah Kutbah	01:15 PM	Shaykh Waseem Abdullah

About Us

Masjid Al-Ansar, Inc. is in close collaboration with the other Muslim organizations in the New York City area. We have direct relations with many organizations whose objectives coincide with our philosophy of mono-theism and the upliftment of the human order. Our international brotherhood spreads across geographic and cultural backgrounds. Our observances and celebration of events are related to the brotherhood of the New York Islamic Foundation, the North American Muslim Organization, and the World Muslim Organization. We share in the belief that resides with the Almighty Allah as the ever Supreme. We comply with the guidance of the Holy Quran, and we further comply with all the laws and regulations of civilized societies with specific observation of the laws of the United States of America. We believe in individual freedom, limited only when that individual freedom restricts the freedom of any other human being, Muslim or non-Muslim.

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Announcement & Updates

Assalamu alikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh

Welcome to Muharram 1448

Assalam o alikum

The imaan and executive of Masjid Al Ansar would like to wish you and your family a Happy New Year. May Allah continue to blessed our community throughout the year and may the year bring peace, prosperity & happiness to the world

Muharram being the first month of the Islamic New Year holds great importance in Islam.

It is one of the four sacred months in the Islamic calendar. Muharram in its literal sense means “forbidden”. Similar to the other sacred months, waging war during this month is forbidden.

“The year is of twelve months, out of which four months are sacred: Three are in succession Dhul-Qa’ da, Dhul-Hijja and Muharram, and (the fourth is) Rajab…” (Bukhari 3197)

Ashura this year is to take place on the 25th and 26th of June 2026 (9th and 10th Muharram accordingly). But a lot of Muslims are still confused about what is Ashura in Islam? Ashura holds special significance due to which Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) used to fast on this day. Earlier on it was obligatory to fast on the 10th of Muharram. However later, fasting was made obligatory in the month of Ramadan only.

Narrated by Hazrat Aisha (RA):

“The people used to fast on ‘Ashura (the tenth day of the month of Muharram) before the fasting of Ramadan was made obligatory. And on that day the Ka’ba used to be covered with a cover. When Allah made the fasting of the month of Ramadan compulsory, Allah’s Apostle said, “Whoever wishes to fast (on the day of ‘Ashura’) may do so; and whoever wishes to leave it can do so.” (Bukhari 1592)

But why did he fast on this day? On this day, Prophet Musa (AS) performed the miracle with the help of Allah (SWT) whereby he was able to save his people from the Pharaoh by dividing the sea into two parts creating a pathway for his people to safely cross the sea, while the Pharaoh’s army drowned. Hence, the Jews used to fast on Ashura i.e. the10th of Muharram.

The Prophet (PBUH) himself fasted on this day and also ordered the Muslims to do so as he said that:

“I am closer to Moses than they.” (Bukhari 3397) : Click here to read more