Little Mosque on the Prairie

Dec 06, 2010

Amaar recounts his first Christmas in Mercy to Rev. Thorne after a tussle over their shared space reminds Amaar of the growing pains he had at the mosque as a rookie imam. Meanwhile, Yasir upsets Sarah when he stuffs Hamoudi Construction invoices into her Christmas cards as a cost-cutting measure.

Jan 09, 2007

When a young lawyer from Toronto decides to become an Imam, he decides to move west to the prairies to pursue his true calling. As the new spiritual leader arrives in his new home, the Muslim community butts heads with locals.

Jan 17, 2007

When Baber decides to put up a barrier to separate men and women at the mosque, a war of words along gender lines erupts.

Jan 31, 2007

An open house held in Mercy that is meant to bridge gaps between the Muslim and non-Muslim communities has unexpected consequences.

Feb 07, 2007

Rayaan and her mother have an argument over the swimming schedule at the local pool.

Feb 14, 2007

The mosque has a new member and this leads to much discussion among the populace of Mercy.

Feb 21, 2007

Yasir's mother arrives for a visit and has plans that could prove disruptive for him and his family.

Feb 28, 2007

Rayyan considers dating a local fireman and this proves to be unsettling for a few people.

Mar 07, 2007

With the Anglican church in Mercy facing financial troubles and a visit from the Archdeacon, the Muslim community tries to help out.

Oct 03, 2007

Baber and Yasir decide to set up a Muslim cemetary but this does not go over well with some in the local community.

Oct 10, 2007

Amaar and Rayyan become co-hosts of a public access Islam themed show.

Oct 17, 2007

A Burka wearing newcomer stirs up a wide range of emotions in Mercy.

Oct 24, 2007

Sarah is jubilant when she wins the lottery until she remembers that, as a practicing Muslim, she isn't supposed to gamble.

Nov 07, 2007

A local company's stock price rises dramatically and everybody in town wants to take advantage of the opportunity.

Nov 14, 2007

Amaar has to deal with conflicting emotions when a former friend and now bitter rival comes to Mercy.

Nov 20, 2007

The people at the mosque become suspicious when an agent from the Canadian Security Intelligence Service comes to town.

Nov 28, 2007

Baber starts to rethink his outlook on life when Amaar inadvertently gives him the " evil eye ".

Dec 05, 2007

Amaar and Rayyan go with Baber to the US consulate to get Baber removed from the American " No Fly List ".

Dec 12, 2007

Rayyan decides to add a few yuletide touches to cheer up Sarah, who is openly longing for the traditions of Christmas.

Dec 12, 2007

During preparations for New Year's Eve festivities, many people in Mercy reflect back on what they were doing five years earlier.

Jan 09, 2008

Amaar challenges Fred Tupper to a curling showdown though Amaar's knowledge of the sport is rather limited.

Jan 16, 2008

Amaar thinks Layla has a crush on him and tries to figure out a way of ending it quickly.

Jan 23, 2008

Sarah looks to replace the " Welcome to Mercy " sign with one written in multiple languages but this proves to be more difficult than she anticipates.

Jan 30, 2008

The mayor tries to have the " Wheat Week " celebration canceled but this move lands her in hot water with the people of Mercy.

Feb 06, 2008

During the Ramadan period, Amaar challenges his congregation to abstain from lying, getting angry or gossiping but this proves to be difficult for some.

Feb 13, 2008

A childhood friend of Rayyan's visits Mercy and Rayyan finds herself infatuated.

Feb 20, 2008

J.J. and Rayyan look for a chaperone for their budding relationship.

Feb 27, 2008

J.J. seems to be intimidated by Rayaan's dating experience.

Mar 05, 2008

After a short courtship, J.J. decides to ask Rayyan to marry him.

Oct 01, 2008

In the season premiere, we find out whether or not Rayyan accepted JJ's marriage proposal - and what Amaar does about it.

Oct 08, 2008

When Amaar returns to Toronto to re-think his future, Yasir comes to the rescue, only to find that winning Amaar might not be as easy as he thought.

Oct 15, 2008

Amaar returns to Mercy to resume his role as Imam but finds he has to reapply for the job.

Oct 22, 2008

Layla signs up Baber for an online dating site but soon decides that she must prevent her father from meeting the woman he is matched with.

Oct 29, 2008

Yasir hires Amaar to work as a construction assistant but soon realizes that not everybody is qualified to work such a position.

Nov 05, 2008

Yasir joins a local lodge to make business contacts but soon realizes that he may be in over his head.

Nov 19, 2008

Baber enlists Yasir and Sarah's help in planning a party for Layla's sixteenth birthday but Layla isn't keen on the idea.

Nov 26, 2008

Fatima looks to make a number patrons toting laptops happy at her cafe but risks alienating the rest of her customers in the process.

Dec 03, 2008

J.J. is called back to Dubai and this development threatens to cause problems for the relationship between him and Rayyan.

Jan 05, 2009

Rayyan and Yasir both want to be on Sarah's team in a charity marathon, which leaves Sarah a difficult choice to make.

Jan 12, 2009

Amaar befriends a reporter new to the Mercy area but this friendship is tested when the two wind up in jail.

Jan 19, 2009

Amaar is enlisted by a friend to go on a double date but finds his confidence somewhat shaken by the outcome.

Jan 26, 2009

Fred gets some unsettling news from a visit to Rayyan's clinic and decides to change his life radically as a result with his rocky relationship with the local Muslim community the first thing to be changed.

Feb 09, 2009

Amaar's attempts to get a raise for himself fail and Fred decides to help him by pursuing the matter on his own.

Feb 16, 2009

JJ tells Rayyan that his parents have bought them a palace in Dubai to live in and the couple try to decide whether to live in Dubai or stay in Mercy.

Feb 23, 2009

Yasir says he is too busy to attend a marriage workshop with Sarah but soon comes to regret his decision.

Mar 02, 2009

JJ opens an early wedding present but has no idea what the gift is and neither does anybody else.

Mar 09, 2009

Baber insists that the Muslim women enter the mosque through a separate entrance. However, when he has a change of heart, Baber finds it difficult to undo what he has begun.

Mar 16, 2009

J.J.'s parents arrive for the wedding and J.J.'s mother tells Rayyan something in private and swears Rayyan to secrecy over.

Mar 23, 2009

J.J. and Rayyan’s wedding date arrives and chaos threatens to unravel what should be a joyous occasion.

Sep 28, 2009

Rev. Magee's replacement wants Amaar and the Muslims out until he realizes his congregates like having the Mosque around.

Oct 05, 2009

When Amaar invites Rev. Thorne to co-host a party, the minister hijacks the planning and almost tanks the event.

Oct 12, 2009

Amaar thinks Reverend Thorne is stealing his sermons but his idea to prove this threatens to backfire on him.

Oct 19, 2009

After Rayyan forbids surprise visits, Sarah sneaks into Rayyan's home to get her emergency key and finds herself trapped inside the house.

Oct 26, 2009

Reverend Thorne installs a vending machine during a fundraiser fasting session that Amaar is leading over a thirty hour period. Amaar finds he may have to fight the temptation of easy food with faith.

Nov 02, 2009

Yasir is determined to win the bid to renovate the church even if it results in bankrupting him in the process.

Nov 09, 2009

Yasir accidentally breaks Thorne's statue of Jesus and when he tries to secretly replace it, Yasir receives an unexpected surprise.

Nov 23, 2009

Sarah agrees to help Reverend Thorne improve the church's profile in the area. In response, Amaar recruits Nate to help do the same for the mosque.

Nov 30, 2009

Thorne tricks Amaar into taking part in a charity boxing match and Amaar finds that if he tries to back out, he might lose face in the community.

Jan 04, 2010

Amaar is dumbfounded when he learns Reverend Thorne is faking injuries sustained from the charity boxing match in an effort to make Amaar look bad and generate sympathy for Thorne.

Jan 11, 2010

Amaar and Reverend Thorne become lost during a camping trip in the woods. During their struggle to find the way home, the two discover they have more in common than either believed previously.

Jan 18, 2010

The Mayor fires Sarah for lying at an inopportune time. Sarah is determined to get her job back and hatches a scheme to do just that.

Jan 25, 2010

Amaar accidentally opens a letter meant for Rev. Thorne and learns more about him than he really wanted to know.

Feb 01, 2010

Rayyan is thrilled when a friend from her days at college comes to visit. However, Rayyan's enthusiasm is dampened when she finds out the real reason her friend is in Mercy.

Feb 08, 2010

When Thorne encourages Baber to share his extreme views on the radio, Amaar conspires with an unlikely ally to get him off the air.

Mar 01, 2010

Amaar sides with Rayyan in a disagreement with fundamentalists but this decision may be prove to be a costly one for him.

Mar 08, 2010

Amaar decides to stay in Mercy after he is fired as Imam. Meanwhile, Baber takes over for Amaar as Imam and things go badly very quickly.

Mar 15, 2010

With an archbishop coming for a visit and looking to meet the Muslims in Mercy, Thorne tries to hide the fact that he has evicted the mosque.

Jan 03, 2011

Amaar searches for the perfect way to propose to Rayyan after getting Yasir's permission to marry his daughter. Sarah volunteers to help but soon what is supposed to be the most magical night ever becomes a series of comic misfires. Meanwhile, when Thorne finds the town has turned on him after his bad behaviour toward the Muslims, he tries to find a new way to fit in.

Jan 10, 2011

Rayyan sets out to convince Amaar that they should have children some day by inviting him to help her babysit a newborn. But when the baby takes to Amaar and not to Rayyan, she's less sure she's in a hurry to become a mother. Meanwhile, Thorne recruits Sarah to help him win over Amaar as a friend but instead ends up destroying a peace offering he had made to the Imam.

Jan 17, 2011

Amaar becomes self-conscious about his own meagre earnings compared to those of his fiancée, Rayyan, who is always eager to pick up the cheque and pay for gifts. He decides a pre-nup is the best way to show her he won't be financially dependent on her. Meanwhile, Thorne is wracked with guilt when Sarah discovers he lied to replace her in a community bridge game.

Jan 24, 2011

Amaar shares personal information about Rayyan.

Jan 31, 2011

Thorne sabotages Amaar's housing options to keep him as a permanent roommate.

Feb 07, 2011

Rayyan urges Amaar to befriend a lonely Rev. Thorne but quickly finds herself shut out when the former frenemies find much in common. Meanwhile, when a mishap at the Mosque is misread as a hate crime, Sarah covers for the Mayor until she has to come clean and mend fences between the Anglicans and the Muslims.

Feb 14, 2011

The excitement of their first joint purchase is ruined when Rayyan discovers that Amaar heard her snoring as she tried out mattresses. Meanwhile, Sarah, Thorne and Baber try to outdo each other in the charity department when a man down on his luck passes through town.

Feb 21, 2011

Amaar and Rayyan learn that Rev. Thorne has fallen in love with the local librarian and Rayyan's interfering, against Amaar's advising her to stay away, may sabotage the budding romance.

Feb 28, 2011

Urged on by the women of the Mosque, Rayyan runs for the board. But her victory is short-lived when Baber finds a clause in the constitution forbidding women from participating. Worse yet, Amaar agrees to uphold the constitution, no matter how upset Rayyan is. Meanwhile, Thorne enlists Sarah to help him connect with the people of Mercy and she loses her newfound friends to him.

Mar 07, 2011

When Yasir announces his impending return, Amaar and Rayyan seize the opportunity of his visit to set a wedding date. They soon discover they don’t have time to plan a big wedding and turn the event over to Sarah, who goes over the top with arrangements they don't love. Amaar saves the day when he finds the perfect spot for them to marry. Meanwhile, the only way Thorne can get Baber to help with his tax problem is to convince cranky Fred to do a favour for Baber.

Mar 14, 2011

Rev. Magee arranges an Islamicly appropriate bachelor party for Amaar.

Mar 21, 2011

Having mastered his work at the mosque, Amaar has devoted himself to good works volunteering for Islamic Assistance International and is thrilled when they offer him a full-time job. But that joy is tempered with sadness when he realizes the job would take him to Montreal and that Rayyan isn't sure she wants to move. Meanwhile, Sarah and the Mayor become convinced a new doctor in town is trying to steal Rayyan's practice.

Mar 28, 2011

Not wanting to cast a pall over their special day, Amaar and Rayyan decide to wait until after the wedding to let their family and friends know they're moving to Montreal. But Baber overhears their juicy news and lets it slip at the worst possible moment. Everyone's shocked reaction threatens to derail the special occasion. Meanwhile, Yasir feels left out and struggles to find his role in the family and in town.

Jan 09, 2012

Sarah and Rayyan work at cross purposes to help each other come to terms with Sarah's divorce.

Jan 16, 2012

When Amaar tries to solve Rayyan's problems at work, he causes her extra stress at home.

Jan 23, 2012

After blowing out the old fuse box in their house, Amaar tries to impress Rayyan by playing Mr. Handyman but has to secretly enlist Sarah’s do-it-yourself expertise to get the job done. Rayyan becomes suspicious of his sudden upsurge in Mr.-Fix-it skills and volunteers Amaar to fix Fred’s shower, Meanwhile, Baber and Thorne challenge each other to a fasting competition that escalates to insane heights, even for them.

Jan 30, 2012

Amaar needs Baber and Thorne’s cooperation to win a coveted Multi-Faith Award, but Baber and Thorne try to cut Amaar out when they discover the award comes with a cash prize. Meanwhile, Ann sets Sarah up on the worst first-date of her life, which leads to the worst second-date of her life. And Nate and Fatima team up to make a multi-ethnic sandwich.

Feb 06, 2012

Amaar and Rayyan’s first official dinner party as a married couple goes off the rails when Thorne’s brother Charles shows up in Mercy.

Feb 13, 2012

Amaar gets a sign from above in the most unexpected, yet fateful manner.

Feb 20, 2012

Amaar tries to get the town to support his new Mosque, but finds only disinterest and some outright derision when he reveals that his divine inspiration came from a chicken. Meanwhile, Baber is determined to prove the town isn’t ready for a new mosque by trying to get himself arrested. Sarah has a crisis of faith and considers eating bacon, while Ann suffers a crisis of love while sexting the now absent Charles Thorne.

Mar 05, 2012

Sarah feels undervalued by Ann and agrees to work for Darnelly’s Mayor, Glenda Beckford, not realizing that Ann’s college ‘frenemy’ has ulterior motives for hiring her. Meanwhile, Amaar is so consumed with his plans for the new Mosque, he manages to forget Rayyan’s birthday. Baber and Thorne compete for clients at the mosque/church’s last rummage sale.

Mar 12, 2012

When Amaar inadvertently leads everyone to believe that the new Mosque is haunted, Sarah runs damage control and suggests he and Rayyan spend the night in the Mosque to prove it’s completely ghost-free. Meanwhile, a love-struck Nate goes to extreme lengths to ask Poppy out on a date. And Thorne helps Baber overcome his irrational fear of Jinn.

Mar 26, 2012

In the lead up to the series finale, Amaar reveals to Baber that he plans to be the Imam of the new Mosque. In turn, Baber revolts and forms a splinter Mosque. Meanwhile, Ann is distraught over Charles’ upcoming nuptials to a younger woman and comes up with a bizarre strategy to fight for her man. And Sarah attempts to rejoin the church choir, with fiery results.

Apr 02, 2012

In a series finale that lets Little Mosque on the Prairie live up to it’s namesake, Amaar prepares for the grand opening of the new Mosque, while trying to get Baber to end his boycott. Charles returns to Mercy with a plan to win Ann. Sarah reaffirms her Muslim faith; and, with Mercy Anglican burnt to a crisp, Thorne finds an unexpected new home for his congregation.