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Salim Qureshi calls Toronto muslims to prayer, In Islam there are no religious services as such - just a prayer meeting
Salim Qureshi calls Toronto muslims to prayer, In Islam there are no religious services as such - just a prayer meeting

Salim Qureshi calls Toronto muslims to prayer, In Islam there are no religious services as such - just a prayer meeting

Date6/27/1964
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Original Toronto Star caption: Salim Qureshi calls Toronto muslims to prayer; In Islam there are no religious services as such - just a prayer meeting
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0013333F
Original Toronto Star caption: Muslims celebrate end of Ramadan; Metro's Muslim community; which numbers over 100;000; celebrated Eid al-Fitr yesterday marking the end of the month of Ramadan; the holiest of Muslim celebrations. Religious ceremonies were held in several locations across Metro; including the International Centre in Mississauga; above; where thousands of the faithful bowed in prayer as part of the ancient tradition.
Original Toronto Star caption: Muslims celebrate end of Ramadan; Metro's Muslim community; which numbers over 100;000; celebrated Eid al-Fitr yesterday marking the end of the month of Ramadan; the holiest of Muslim celebrations. Religious ceremonies were held in several locations across Metro; including the International Centre in Mississauga; above; where thousands of the faithful bowed in prayer as part of the ancient tradition.
5/28/1987
5,000 Metro-area muslims at prayers, About 5,000 Muslims from Metro and the suburbs gathered this morning in the Coliseum at Exhibition Place to offer(...)
5,000 Metro-area muslims at prayers, About 5,000 Muslims from Metro and the suburbs gathered this morning in the Coliseum at Exhibition Place to offer(...)
12/2/1976
Wandering eyes: Hamzah Qureshi, 6, is caught in a restless moment during the Eid-ul-Adha festive celebrations that attracted thousands of Muslims to the Metro East Trade Centre yesterday
Wandering eyes: Hamzah Qureshi, 6, is caught in a restless moment during the Eid-ul-Adha festive celebrations that attracted thousands of Muslims to the Metro East Trade Centre yesterday
6/1/1993
Muslims praying in Toronto's Jami Mosque represent a new facet of Canadian religious life
Muslims praying in Toronto's Jami Mosque represent a new facet of Canadian religious life
1/5/1979
Metro Muslims End Month Of Fasting, Muslims in Canada and throughout the world have been observing fasting of the month of Ramadhan, which ended yeste(...)
Metro Muslims End Month Of Fasting, Muslims in Canada and throughout the world have been observing fasting of the month of Ramadhan, which ended yeste(...)
9/15/1977
Overhead view of large number of people bent over praying with a young girl standing and a path ...
Muslims kneeling to pray during a festival at the Canadian National Exhibition
7/13/1989
Two sides: Canadian Arabs and Muslims, like metro family above praying during gulf war, often found themselves at odds with some war sympathizers
Two sides: Canadian Arabs and Muslims, like metro family above praying during gulf war, often found themselves at odds with some war sympathizers
1/28/1991
More than 1,000 Muslims gathered at the International Centre in Mississauga today to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Ahmadiyya Movement, which (...)
More than 1,000 Muslims gathered at the International Centre in Mississauga today to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Ahmadiyya Movement, which (...)
3/23/1989
Children as well as adults crowd into the upper room for ardent, vocal prayer after the regular Sunday evening service at Toronto's Evangel Temple.Rev(...)
Children as well as adults crowd into the upper room for ardent, vocal prayer after the regular Sunday evening service at Toronto's Evangel Temple.Rev(...)
1/28/1970
These Toronto Moslems kneel in prayer to celebrate the ascension of Mohamed to heaven and his return to earth 1,350 years ago. Prayers are a sacred ex(...)
These Toronto Moslems kneel in prayer to celebrate the ascension of Mohamed to heaven and his return to earth 1,350 years ago. Prayers are a sacred ex(...)
10/9/1969
New Mosque nears completion, Electrician Muzafar Choudhary prepares an electrical outlet for instatllation into the Bait-Ul-Islam Mosque, owned by the(...)
New Mosque nears completion, Electrician Muzafar Choudhary prepares an electrical outlet for instatllation into the Bait-Ul-Islam Mosque, owned by the(...)
8/17/1992
Family Prayers: Parbhat Sood and his family worship at the Hindu shrine in his home
Family Prayers: Parbhat Sood and his family worship at the Hindu shrine in his home
12/22/1988