VirtualMosque.com is calling for a Global Evening of Qiyam1 this Saturday February 12, 2011.
We ask everyone who visits this blog, no matter where you are, to organize a local qiyam program to pray for the people of Egypt. National Muslim organizations, MSAs and regional coalitions, masajid, youth groups, families – even groups of neighbors! – can come together and raise your hands in du`a‘ for the people of Egypt. The time is short, and the task is large. This global event may not go down in the history books, but we pray it goes down in something even more valuable: our records of deeds. We pray that Allah showers the earth with His angels on Saturday, and that they find His slaves crying in sincere prayer.
Just as the Egyptians used Facebook, Twitter, text messaging, and the internet to stand for their liberation, let us also join them in using these tools to gather masses of Muslims to pray qiyam. When the Mubarak regime temporarily shut down the internet and cell phone services, they misunderstood something: they are unable to cancel the rest of the world’s access to these tools. They cannot control the blessings of Allah.
Let us honor the Egyptian example of using these tools for a just cause, and show them that the world is with them: standing in prayer, just as they are standing in Tahrir and elsewhere. The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ taught us that there is no veil between the prayer of the oppressed and their Creator. Let us appeal to Him in prayer as an ummah on the same evening asking for the same things.
Leave a comment on this post, mentioning your location as well as your name and organization, if you plan on answering this call. Be from the first to answer—the sabiqoon2—and get more reward by commenting sooner rather than later, as your expression of solidarity will contribute to the momentum of others.
We will feature your qiyam event, big or small, insha’Allah so that the people in Egypt can see that we all stand behind them – and to show our Creator that we are not neglectful of our brothers and sisters, and we have not turned away from His favors and signs. Rather, we have turned towards Him and remembered “the Days of Allah.”
- Qiyam is an extra prayer offered after Isha at night. During the witr du`a’, one is able to ask God to assist and liberate the people of Egypt. If prayed in congregation, everyone is able to share the same call, begging Allah to shower His Mercy and Aid upon the Egyptian people. ↩
- Qur’an, 56:10-14. ↩
This is an excellent effort masha Allah. On behalf of MAS, I am calling on all of our chapters across America to participate in this Evening of Qiyam for Egypt. As an American who loves Freedom, and a Muslim who loves justice, I call on everyone to support this noble initiative.
Hossam AlJabri, Muslim American Society Executive Director
Doa is a brain of worshiping…insha-Allah I will do the Qiam with my family and pray Allah to accept our doa and bless our brothers in Egypt(Muslims and Christians) and relief their suffering and bring them a good leader who has Taqwa and fear of Allah.
I think u should call this Global Evening of Prayer for Egypt so it includes non-Muslims and is more interfaith. Also, for ppl who aren’t in a community they can pray on their own iA. Jazaks!
Assalamu Alaikum,
I will participate in San Diego insha Allah. I know a Qiyam is being planned as I type.
WS
Muslema
MAS, San Diego Chapter
I’ll be doing qiyaam Saturday night insha’Allah, with my family! SoCal represent. 🙂
I always get the question about collective and organized qiyam when it comes to things like this. Can you please clarify. Some say it should only be done in Ramadan as that ws the prophetic precedent for an organized qiyam and the case of Ibn Abbas (r) joining the prophet (saw) in his qiyam doesn’t count as evidence for an organized qiyam.
What are the conditions and evidences? I really would like to see a fiqhi discussion on it as sometimes qiyam programmes are organized at local masajid by youth groups as da’wah and tarbiyah activites. There’s a lot of goodness in them, but it always brings up the issue from some about their fiqhi basis.
Some discussion on this would be much appreciated to clear doubts from anyone’s mind who may find himself holding back from your proposed global qiyam idea.
I plan on doing it.
Suhaib
Let’s see if Young Muslims can encourage all our chapters to participate as well insha Allah
Nice Idea. I come from Germany but spend these days in Jeddah and Mekkah. I try pray Quiam in front of the Kaaba.
ALLAHU AKBAR! PLEASE KEEP US IN YOUR DUAA WHILE THERE!
please brother…make du’a for the safety of Muslim nations at all places and countries.
may ALLAH make things easier for their affairs, fiddunya wal akhirah…
may ALLAH give us extra strength, ameen
Assalamu Alaikum,
Why don’t we expand the scope of the qiyyam to all of our brothers and sisters in the world, including Egypt?
It is nice to see we are supporting our brothers and sisters, but how come our qiyyams and fundraising runs on the same cycle as the news (i.e., we only organize such events when the news covers these events)?
Our brothers and sisters are struggling for freedom in our own neighborhoods and all over the world.
AS
I’m in from San Diego iA!
Jamaal
I’m in from TN.
We’ll be joining at masjid Omar in Fullerton/Anaheim insha Allah!
Assalaamu Alaikum,
InshaAllah MAS YOUTH of Arizona will answer the call.
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=198454913500923&pending
Hazim
As-salaamu’alaikum wa rahmatullah. The Muslim Youth Alliance at IIOC (aka Masjid Omar Al Farouk)will be in the house (of Allah), standing… and on their hands and knees insha’Allah.
Br.Aatif
UC Berkeley, CA insha’allah
I think the point is to do something locally, so if you have the capacity/ability to do an interfaith event that should be fine too. Just make sure to also pray some Qiyam and make dua! Not every effort needs to cover every possible angle– that’s for individual people to take initiative.
I’m in Berkeley and will do it inshAllah. I’m also encouraging my friends in UAE to do it 😀
i am attending with all my senses inshaa Allah.
may Allah accept our good deeds from us all.
i have a suggestion, why don’t we exptend the event? why just one night? why not every night until this thing is over? or at least every week.
Allahoma make the best of us be in charge of us and don’t make the worst of us in charge of us.
May Allah forgive us all.
Alhamdo lelahi Rabi Alalameen.
Mohamed Khalil,
Memphis, TN, USA
Houston here 🙂
I pledge insA!
ws,
This just came from a friend there in Cairo. We can’t let the momentum die.
“I can see things getting big again in the coming week
in Egypt esp if the people keep getting more aggressive.
tahreer isnt enough esp if they go to the presidential palace he has his own army (tanks, planes) that answer only to him. these people are ruthless tyrants who are probably ready to murder thousands more before leaving,
but Allahu Akbar.”
Jamaal
Fasting and Qiyam,
Like its Ramadan!
The place where Shaytan wrecks is,
Down here in Sugar Land, Texas 😉
I pledge to make qiyam inshaa’Allah.
But please make it interfaith.
I plan on it, InshaAllah!
-Tempe, AZ
Assalaamualiakum,
inshAlah, MAS YOUTH San Diego will participate.
London, UK iA 🙂
San Diego, CA – in sha’ Allah
Insha’Allah I’m in too from Pismo Beach, California.
Asalamualaikum,
Twin Cities- Minnesota.
InshAllah for our Brothers and Sisters in Egypt. May Allah Bless all our efforts
Count us in, insha Allah. We’ll try to organize something here in they valley (socal).
inshaAllah! Southern California is in!
We’re getting together at the Islamic Society of Orange County this Saturday inshaAllah.
wassalam,
Soondus
MAS OC
Young Muslims (ICNA) holding it down at usual! MAS is working too. Where are the MSA WEST and MSA National folks at? Let’s get ISNA, CAIR, MPAC, al-Maghrib, neighborhood coalitions, families, everyone. Interfaith or otherwise, let’s mobilize to do what we can!
Imam Suhaib’s OWN home-town has got to represent!!
We are in insha’Allah!
Bay Area,CA
Southern California MAS Chapters, ISOC, ICOI Youth Group and many others will be at the ISOC masjid all night insha’allah!
MAS Southern California Chapters with ISOC and ICOI Youth Group will answer the call iA
Excellent idea. I plan to do it with my family.
inshaAllah down!
I pledge myself to the effort, inshAllah.
May Allah transform us all for the good.
I plan to attend this in San Diego insha’allah along with the rest of my family.
My family will participate in this insha Allah.
Allahu Akbar! MAS California representing!
http://mascalifornia.org/new/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=127&Itemid=196
If Corona Masjid doesn’t hold one, then there will be one for sisters at my house insha’Allah!
Insha’a Allah, I am down
MSA National encourages all chapters to join together in this beautiful initiative and pray for peace, safety, justice and human rights for our brothers and sisters in Egypt.
We’re publicizing on our Facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/msanational) and Twitter (http://twitter.com/msanational).
insya Allah,will perform at home with loved ones..in fact,the freedom for people of egypt is always in my daily prayers and du’aaa
MCA, iA.
can there be a call to do Du’a in Qunut in the 5 prayers?
insya Allah will perform one at home with loved ones..in fact,the freedom for people of egypt is always in my daily prayers n du’aaa
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Will do iA from San Diego
God bless you all
This is more than what i have excepected
Assalamo Alaikom
Excellent initiative
You have our full support at Reading Islam
http://www.onislam.net/english/reading-islam/living-islam/first-steps/prayers/450955-global-evening-prayers-for-egypt-saturday-12-febr.html
Jazakum Allah Khairan
Islamic Association of North Texas in Richardson, TX will be hosting an evening of reflection and prayer.
Joining us will be Shaykh AbdulNasir Jangda and Imam Yaseen Shaikh. Check out the event on our website here, called “Prayer for our People” http://www.iantyouth.com/2011/02/prayerforourpeopl/
Assalamu alaikum
We have our group of friends ( moms and kids aged 2 to 20) usual gettogether for dinner on satureday. Insha allah we will make this occation in to something much more by joining in the prayer for the people of egypt.
from Vancouver
Canada
Hello, I’m in Vancouver. Can I join you Shafani?
perfect idea
salaam,
I can’t arrange a congregation but I will, enshallah observe the Qiyam myself for the people of Egypt and for all the Muslim nation oppressed throughout the world.
I pray for a transition in Egypt, a transition that’s beneficial and based on Islamic values of justice, ameen.
My family and I are planning to do this inshaAllah.
From Malaysia
Alhadullah Islam bekhier
Alhudullah Islam bekheir brothers and sisters God bless you all
Thank you is not enough for
Gaby
Suhaib
and all of you
Allahu akbar wa alhamdullah
Wish if i were in California now to to check your hands and thank you all
Imam Eldib
Cairo Egypt
Salam Alaikum Imam,
Alhamdulillah Islamic Center of Central Missouri in Columbia Missouri participated in a Qiyam. May Allah(SWT) accept from us. JazakAllah Khair.
Regards,
Taha H
barak Allahu feekum,
may we please do this again?
Assalaamualekum Imam Webb,
I want to request you to please arrange another global Qiyam for the people of Egypt.
Live Streaming from Al-Jazeera:
http://mubasher-misr.aljazeera.net/livestream/
Everyone please keep Egypt in your dua’s.
Jazakum Allahu Khair