Canada’s First Mosque:

Canada’s first mosque – The Al Rashid – is dedicated to Arab-Muslim pioneers whose names appear in the book. These individuals were the builders of that mosque. The names and spellings, as given, are the way they appeared in the Arabian Muslim Charter, which was registered in 1938. The names in brackets, however, are provided by the author in order to let the readers become aware of the names the pioneers were known by when they were living in Canada.

Excerpts:

1. After Prophet Muhammad (P.B.U.H.) had died, his followers continued to memorize Allah’s messages, but these followers would soon realize that there was a need to write these messages in a book known as the Qur’an which was originally written in the Arabic Language so that the messages would never be lost.

2. In reality, the new mosque would serve both as a religious center as well as a social gathering place. It would appear to be the ideal place for their growing community.

3. AHAMED TARRABAIN (FRANK TARRABAIN), who would be known over the years, while living in Canada, as Frank Tarrabain, arrived to the Canadian mainland in 1905. He came from the village of Lala, Lebanon accompanied by his friend Sam Jamha, as a teenager.