Dear Muslim Community

Please be advised that this website macnz.org, the MAC official facebook page , and announcements from government agencies are the only official sources of information about the recent events and the preparations that will follow to recover from it.
The below section will be updated with any information and announcments we have as soon as possible

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Christchurch Crisis Update 4.2

1. The Police are engaging with families directly. Each family has been assigned an individual case officer. They are working with each family discussing the release of their deceased. There was a meeting yesterday, and will be again today at 6pm with these families discussing this along with details of next steps.

2. The Community leaders took part in a blessing alongside Ngai Tahu. The respected ‘Kai Karakea’ visited and blessed both Mosques this morning.

3. A meeting took place today discussing the return of the two mosques. We are working on a timeline with Police on when they will be reopened. A dedicated representative from each Mosques is being assigned to work with the Police on this. The key focus is to ensure that they will be returned to us in a state that is suitable for our community to continue regular prayer and activities.

4. Owners of the cars that are within the cordoned off areas will be contacted individually by Police to arrange the return of their cars.

5. Arrangements for Jummah are being discussed for this coming Friday. We will provide an update when a venue has been determined.

6. The coroner team are doing absolutely everything in their power to work through their processes as quickly as possible. They have brought in teams from around New Zealand and from overseas to work around the clock. The Ghusl (washing) teams are established and ready to go and the Burial site is prepped and all processes are in place. Our priority is to engage with the families with the official engagement process.

7. More Specific information on the Janaza is still being finalised. Further information will be provided at our public briefing at 9pm tonight at the Horticultural Centre.

Situation updates

Dear Muslim Community

Since yesterday, every victim’s family have been assigned a case officer from the police who is in charge of giving them status updates as soon as they develop, there has been a meeting with the families yesterday where they have been briefed about the status of their deceased loved ones and the plan going forward, and there is another meeting this evening to give them further updates.

As for the Janazah and Ghosl, the families have been given the choice whether to wait for a mass Janazah or have their loved ones buried as soon as possible, for those who chose to have their loved ones buried as soon as possible, the procedure will start once the police allow them to collect the bodies, which should be within the next couple of days.

For the mass Janazah, it will be held once the final body is ready, which according the current status will be by Wednesday afternoon or Thursday morning.

Victim support donation

Salam Alykom,
MAC has dedicated the following two accounts for the support of the victims of Christchurch:
Bank: BNZ
Acc#: 02-0800-0041468-06
Reference: CHC Janaza
Bank: BNZ
Acc#: 02-0800-0041468-05
Reference: 15 March

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MAC Events

UC Islamic Awareness Week 2017

Join us in a range of enlightening events and learn more about Islam’s true aspirations!

Below is a summary of all the events happenining in IAW:

Halal101 Ft. Bro Mazharuddin Syed – A talk about what is halal food and its importance for Muslims
2nd of October – 12-1pm at E14

Booth – Find our booth around the Undercroft and indulge in our cool activities including Arabic calligraphy, Henna, Hijab try-outs, Quran Listening and free food!
3rd and 4th of October – 11-2pm at Undercroft

Malice in Wonderland Ft. Mehded Maryam Sinclair – Prepare to be enthralled by the amazing author and world renown Islamic story teller from the UK, Mehded Maryam Sinclair, she’ll be sharing her storytelling performance of an oft-repeated setting of the Quran: Ancient Egypt.
3rd of October – 6pm at E6

Hijab Panel – Get to learn and understand different perspectives of how the Hijabi lifestyle is influenced in today’s society and age directly from our trusty guest speakers from Nawawi Center: Ayesha Jones and Nadiah Ali. Questions are encouraged!
4th of October, Wed – 6pm at E16 (Eng. Core)

Closing Ceremony – We have a few performances lined up including beautiful Quran recitation, Malaysian performances and Nasheeds, videos summarising our campaign and final words of wisdom from a surprise guest.
5th of October – 6pm at E6

We hope to see you at our events insha’Allah!

Note: Light refreshments will be served at most events!

Quiz Night

Salaam Everyone,
Next Saturday, 23rd December, inshaaAllah, there will be a Brothers Quiz Night at Masjid An Nur. Details are in the attached poster. Refreshments & snacks will be provided. Please register for approximate head count.

Meeting between MAC, FIANZ and The Police

Assalamoalaikum Brothers and Sisters , Some special moments were captured nicely during the meeting between MAC, FIANZ and The Police.

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