Salat/Namaz times in New York City

Second in the short series of ramadan articles, is this picture of salat/prayer times. The picture was taken in the middle of Ramadan at the 29th street mosque (5th Avenue and Broadway), also known as Musjid ur Rahman.

Times vary greatly from mosque to mosque, with some opting for a start to Isha/Esha much later than others.

In fact, I met a taxi driver who said that taxi drivers had arranged a special facility for Isha/Esha and taraweeh prayers somewhere in Queens (Northern Boulevard?) which started at 1am, after the taxi drivers shift for the nite was over. What a great idea.

Jumma at the United Nations

Namaaz salat at the UN United Nations

If you are visiting the United Nations Headquarters in NY, then this information may be helpful if you need a place to pray on a Friday.

• Prayers take place between approx 1.10 pm and 2pm every Friday. (The time does not change per season, nor does it change for daylight saving time).
• Prayer accomodation is provided for men and women.
• There are no convenient facilities for wudhu/washing, so use one of the public washrooms
• Prayers start with azaan at about 115pm.
• There are then the regular two sermons (delivered in English)
• There is a roster of different speakers each week
• The venue is accessible from the third floor staircase above the library building (Dag Hammarsjkold Library). Prayers take place on the fourth floor.
• For access for ladies, you will need to go up to the third level, then walk down the passage to use the rear staircase to go up to the fourth floor.
• Hope this helps.
• Jumma mubarak

Ahlan Wasahlan

Bismillah hir rahman nir raheem,

Welcome to the first post on the blog dedicated to chronicle the friday jumma prayer activities at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. The purpose of the blog is primarily to provide information to residents and visitors alike, to share information, to provide reports, and to encourage the activity of the community, insha-Allah.

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