Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, "Avoid the seven great destructive sins." They (the people!) asked, "O Allah's Apostle! What are they?" He said, "To join partners in worship with Allah; to practice sorcery; to kill the life which Allah has forbidden except for a just cause (according to Islamic law); to eat up usury (Riba), to eat up the property of an orphan; to give one's back to the enemy and freeing from the battle-field at the time of fighting and to accuse chaste women who never even think of anything touching chastity and are good believers."
Sahih Bukhari Vol 8, Book 82, No 840

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Welcome to The Al Hedaya Islamic Center

In the name of Allah SWT, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful. All praise is for Allah SWT alone whose help and forgiveness we seek. We ask His protection against evil and wrong doing. Whomever Allah SWT guides cannot be misguided and whomever Allah SWT allows to go astray cannot be guided to the straight path. We bear witness that there is no god worthy of worship but Allah SWT, and we bear witness that Muhammad PBUH is His Messenger.

The Hedaya Center (as The Muslim Society of Greater Danbury Inc.) was founded in June 2009 by a few committed sisters in our community as a private summer gathering in Newtown CT that evolved into the ‘Al Hedaya Islamic Center’ with a multi-cultural Muslim Community vision that reflects the core Muslim values of moderation, education and outreach. Our community includes about 50 Muslim households from Arab, African, European, US, Central and South American, Chinese, Thai, Filipino, Indonesian and South Asian origins. Our ethnic and national diversity reflects our community’s rich cultural heritage and Islam’s enduring message of moderation, peace and justice