HICNY vs Qannects

Hillside Islamic Center has been established to provide the Muslim community in the area with a facility for religious education for both adults and children, library, marriage ceremonies, funeral services, and various other activities in accordance to Islamic traditions and consistent with the law in the USA. Our goal is to promote universal brotherhood, social justice, community development and peace for all. We aim to accomplish this through understanding and dialog amongst people of different faiths and ethnic backgrounds. With this App Stay in touch with Day to day events Get regular prayer times Stay connected with community

Qannects is a social and community platform built around Islamic principles and values, bringing people, masjids, organizations, creators, and communities together in one place. Connect and share Create text, photo, and video posts from your personal profile or a page you manage. Connect with people, follow masjids, organizations, creators, and community pages, and interact through reactions, comments, reposts, saved posts, and sharing. Find and follow masjids Discover local and nearby participating masjids. View available prayer and iqamah information, announcements, events, Ramadan and Eid information, community updates, and public details. Follow masjids to stay informed and connected with your local community. Watch community content Explore videos and available live broadcasts through Qannects Watch. Follow channels and discover content published by creators, masjids, organizations, and community pages. Message and call Communicate with people and participating organizations through Qannects Messaging. Send messages and supported attachments, including photos, videos, files, and voice notes. Where enabled, Qannects also supports audio and video calls. Support causes and community activities Discover events, volunteer opportunities, donation campaigns, and appeals from participating organizations. Support eligible causes through the donation options available in Qannects. Create and manage your presence Create a public page for a project, organization, initiative, or brand. Use one Qannects account to switch between your personal profile and the pages or organization profiles you are authorized to manage. Use Islamic and community tools Read and listen to the Quran, browse by surah or juz, and save ayah bookmarks. Access Qibla direction, the Islamic calendar, the Names of Allah, zakat tools, Janazah announcements, duas, and other practical resources designed to support daily Islamic and community life. Guided by Islamic principles and values Qannects is guided by Islamic principles and values, with an emphasis on service, trust, truthfulness, privacy, modesty, dignity, respectful participation, accountability, and community benefit. Feature availability may vary by account, organization, location, device, and rollout status. Prayer and iqamah information may be calculated or published by participating organizations; always confirm local congregational times with your masjid. Personal account creation is intended for users 13 years of age or older.