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On Saturday, September 13, 2024, OIL hosted a “thank you luncheon” for our OIL Youth group and Youth group mentors, Sister Seema Rizvi and Sister Anar Ebrahim.  We had over 20 people participate including some parents and Board members.  Discussions about the future plans for the Youth group and strategy sessions took place.  The Youth […]

Take some time to view our interactive seminar  on YouTube that occurred during Muharram 1446 with our panelists and audience on the topic of “Living a Soulful Life: The 6 Dimensions of Health” with panelists including: Shaikh Arif Abdul Hussain Dr. Zubina Mawji Maheen Sayal Dr. Hussein Khimjee Lastly, we did a guided meditation conducted by […]

For each of the 10 nights of our Muharram 1446 program, Shaikh Arif reads selected verses from the Quran as part of his lectures. He has generously shared these verses and other supplementary verses with the OIL community via a series of documents that we have made available via Google. Access the Quranic verses referred […]

Muharram 1446 Lecture Series   REGISTER NOW   Multi-day Lecture Series for the first 10 nights of Muharram JULY 7 TO JULY 16*: LECTURES NIGHTLY AT 7:15PM JULY 13: SEMINAR AND DISCUSSION FROM 10:30AM TO 2:30PM JULY 16: Ashura Day schedule: 10am Registration 10:15-11:50 Aamal 11:50-11:55 Marshiya 11:55-12:05 Dr Khimjee talk 12:05-12:45PM Shaikh Arif Majalis […]

Muharram 1446 Regarded as one of ‌the four Islamic sacred months of ⁤the year, ‌Muharram is the first month of the Islamic calendar, thereby marking the Islamic New Year.⁢ During this‌ month, Muslims are forbidden to fight or‍ engage in any​ form of sin. The most sacred day within this month is the Day of Ashura. It […]

  On October 14th, 2023, OIL launched a seminal event to promote and support Islamic art and Muslim artists in the province.  Held at the beautiful Vaughan Studios and Event Space, under the rubric of and with support from Ontario Culture Days, we were able to host over 100 attendees and 12 local area artists. […]

Ramadhan 1445 Lecture Series Get ready for an exhilarating journey into the depths of Islamic wisdom and spirituality! Join us for a captivating five-night series from: March 29th to April 2nd, featuring renowned scholar Dr. Imranali Panjwani Venue: Casa Ricca Banquet Hall, 4801 Steeles Avenue West, Toronto Prepare to be enthralled as Dr. Panjwani delves […]

  Position: Project Coordinator The Organization for Islamic Learning (OIL) seeks a confident and capable administrator to manage day-to-day operations. The successful candidate will be aligned with OIL’s motto of “Enlightenment through Awareness” and committed to seeing OIL flourish as an inclusive educational group. The Project Coordinator will help the organization meet its short- and long-term […]

  In accordance with the constitution, we hereby give notice to the membership of OIL that the AGM will take place, Insha’Allah, on   Saturday 2 December 2023 2pm – 4pm Members will receive an email with details of the meeting, including pertinent materials.   The AGM will include a keynote address by Maheen Sayal entitled, “Building […]

Please join OIL, Dr Imranali Panjwani and your community as we mark Ashura. We are pleased to announce that Dr Panjwani will conduct salat-ul-Jumma on 28 July.   Note: The Ashura program is divided into two sections: daytime program (Amaal) and evening program (Sham-e-Ghareeban). WHEN: 28 July 2023; Daytime program, doors open at 11:30am (Amaal); […]