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SUMMARY:MECC Bay Youth Table @ MCC Jumu’ahs
DESCRIPTION:Youths from Middle Eastern Country Care will sell Middle Eastern-inspired merch and donate all their profits to Sudan and Palestine.
URL:https://mcceastbay.org/event/mecc-bay-youth-table-mcc-jumuahs-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240927T133000
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SUMMARY:Third Pillar Islamic Charity Tables @ MCC Jumu'ahs
DESCRIPTION:Third Pillar USA is a charity organization based in the United States\, with a focus on alleviating the pressures of poverty in the local community. The organization is comprised of passionate individuals from across the Bay Area\, working in various professions with a shared commitment. They operate under the guidance of respected scholars in Toronto to ensure that their work aligns with the principles of Islam. We believe that education is one of the most powerful tools in the fight against poverty\, and we strive to provide accessible education to those in need. Our initiatives include building schools\, providing scholarships\, and offering vocational training programs. \nOn this Friday\, they are collecting funds for Gaza refugees in Egypt. Please visit their table for more information.
URL:https://mcceastbay.org/event/third-pillar-islamic-charity-tables-mcc-jumuahs/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240927T133000
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SUMMARY:Jumu’ah Services @ MCC & Rosewood
DESCRIPTION:For MCC’s four Jumu’ah services on Friday\, Sep. 27\, 2024: \n\n\n\n\n*Heavy parking congestion. Kindly avoid this service 🙂 *\n\nUstadh Feraidoon Mojadedi delivers this sermon at MCC East Bay\n\n\n\n\n\n1:40 p.m. to 2:10 p.m.\n\n– Hafiz Afraz Khan delivers this sermon at Rosewood Conference Center.\n\n\n\n\n\n2:30 p.m. to 2:50 p.m.\n\n– Ustadh Ibrahim Qureshi delivers this sermon at MCC East Bay\n\n\n\n\n\n3:40 p.m. – 4 p.m. \n\n– Ustadh Ibrahim Qureshi delivers this sermon at MCC East Bay\n\n\n\n\n\n\n*Please attend at 2:30 or 3:40 p.m. @ MCC to avoid heavier first-service congestion whenever possible\, or attend the off-site MCC Jumu’ah service each week at Rosewood Commons\, 4400 Rosewood Dr.\, Pleasanton.Please note that the former HP lot (now Pleasanton School District) is no longer available to our congregation. Please come to the second or fourth Jumuah to ease up parking congestion or (better yet) attend our weekly parallel satellite prayer at 1:40 p.m. at Rosewood Conference Center: https://mcceastbay.org/rosewood \n\n\n\n\n– Virtually watch the three MCC sermons from home: https://mcceastbay.org/live\n\n\n\n– More Ustadh Feraidoon: http://mcceastbay.org/feraidoon\n– More Sidi Afraz: http://mcceastbay.org/afraz\n– More Ustadh Ibrahim: https://mcceastbay.org/ibrahim\n\n\n\n\nFor parents attending with young children indoors at the main MCC facility\, we offer private mothers’ and fathers’ rooms with an audio and visual connection to the Prayer Hall. Parents can watch the sermon and pray while working with other parents and young children. The mothers’ and fathers’ prayer room is just past the Banquet Hall doors into the school area. \n\n\n\nQuestions? events@mcceastbay.org \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://mcceastbay.org/event/mcc-rosewood-jumuah-3/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240927T180000
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SUMMARY:Monthly Qur'an for Converts | Sidi Afraz Khan
DESCRIPTION:For Our New Muslims! Join us this Friday at MCC with Sidi Afraz Khan to learn about Surah Al-Fatiha\, the seven most recited verses of the Qur’an.  \nThis interactive session focuses on diving deep into the meaning of the surah\, with room for flexibility based on the needs of each student.  \nWhether you’re seeking insight into the message of the surah or looking to strengthen your connection with it\, this session will adapt to help you grow.  \n\nFriday\, Sep. 27 | 6 p.m. to Maghrib (7 p.m.) | MCC Banquet Hall | RSVP required; mcceastbay.org/marhaba-fatiha \n\nQuestions? marhaba@mcceastbay.org \nAfraz Khan is a UC Berkeley MBA graduate and works as a social impact consultant. He completed his BA from New York University in 2017. He most recently worked at the ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union) in their Racial Justice Program\, building cases to fight discrimination in law enforcement\, housing\, and education.  \nAfter eight years of study\, Afraz completed his memorization of the Qur’an and conducted tajweed classes for the local community. Afraz expanded his studies by attending Zaytuna College’s Summer Quranic Arabic Intensive\, completing an 8-week classical Arabic course through Studio Arabiya\, and taking classes in modern standard Arabic at NYU. In 2017\, he completed a summer course through the American Learning Institute for Muslims (ALIM) and is currently a seminary student at The Majlis in SoCal in their Community Servants Program. Afraz has also worked part-time as a Religious Life Adviser at Columbia University\, where he collaborated with university staff to build out programming and resources for the Muslim community.  \nAfraz has delivered Khutbahs to Berkeley Masjid\, Lighthouse Mosque\, Evergreen Islamic Center\, San Ramon Valley Islamic Center\, MCC East Bay\, and others. He has also served as the Imam for Taraweeh at Berkeley Masjid and conducted nightly talks on the lessons in each Qur’an section.
URL:https://mcceastbay.org/event/quran-for-converts/
CATEGORIES:New Muslims
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SUMMARY:Monthly Qur'an for Converts | Sidi Afraz Khan
DESCRIPTION:For Our New Muslims! Join us this Friday at MCC with Sidi Afraz Khan to learn about Surah Al-Fatiha\, the seven most recited verses of the Qur’an.  \nThis interactive session focuses on diving deep into the meaning of the surah\, with room for flexibility based on the needs of each student.  \nWhether you’re seeking insight into the message of the surah or looking to strengthen your connection with it\, this session will adapt to help you grow.  \n\nFriday\, Sep. 27 | 6 p.m. to Maghrib (7 p.m.) | MCC Banquet Hall | RSVP required; mcceastbay.org/marhaba-fatiha \n\nQuestions? marhaba@mcceastbay.org \nAfraz Khan is a UC Berkeley MBA graduate and works as a social impact consultant. He completed his BA from New York University in 2017. He most recently worked at the ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union) in their Racial Justice Program\, building cases to fight discrimination in law enforcement\, housing\, and education.  \nAfter eight years of study\, Afraz completed his memorization of the Qur’an and conducted tajweed classes for the local community. Afraz expanded his studies by attending Zaytuna College’s Summer Quranic Arabic Intensive\, completing an 8-week classical Arabic course through Studio Arabiya\, and taking classes in modern standard Arabic at NYU. In 2017\, he completed a summer course through the American Learning Institute for Muslims (ALIM) and is currently a seminary student at The Majlis in SoCal in their Community Servants Program. Afraz has also worked part-time as a Religious Life Adviser at Columbia University\, where he collaborated with university staff to build out programming and resources for the Muslim community.  \nAfraz has delivered Khutbahs to Berkeley Masjid\, Lighthouse Mosque\, Evergreen Islamic Center\, San Ramon Valley Islamic Center\, MCC East Bay\, and others. He has also served as the Imam for Taraweeh at Berkeley Masjid and conducted nightly talks on the lessons in each Qur’an section.
URL:https://mcceastbay.org/event/monthly-quran-for-converts-sidi-afraz-khan/
CATEGORIES:New Muslims
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240927T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240927T210000
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SUMMARY:Dr. Rania Awaad’s Weekly Friday Evening Halaqa
DESCRIPTION:Ustadha Dr. Rania Awaad holds a weekly women’s gathering on Friday evenings to discuss navigating contemporary issues. This program runs in parallel to the Friday night girl’s halaqa. \n\n\n\n7 p.m. to 9 p.m. | Every Friday from September 20\, 2024\, to February 21\, 2025\, |  MCC Conference Room | Free; no registration or RSVP required to attend in person | To join virtually\, register at https://mcceastbay.org/zoom \n\n\n\n\n\n\n– More Dr. Rania: https://mcceastbay.org/rania\n– Watch past Dr. Rania’s Friday Evening Halaqa recordings: https://mcceastbay.org/womens-halaqa\n– Join Dr. Rania’s WhatsUp group: https://chat.whatsapp.com/HlHmFFnGbwvCvLl6uGD1C4\n– The Rahmah Foundation’s Holiday Calendar: https://mcceastbay.org/rahmah-calendar\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Fall session runs from Friday\, Sept. 20\, 2024\, to May 23\, 2025\, with no halaqas on Friday\, November 29\, December 27\, March 7\, 14\, 21\, 28\, and April 4)\, and we restart from April 11\, 2025 to May 23\, 2025. See calendar. \n\n\n\nFree weekly babysitting is provided in Room 23. Facility map: https://mcceastbay.org/facility-map \n\n\n\nQuestions? events@mcceastbay.org \n\n\n\nThis halaqa is hosted parallel to our girls’ program in partnership with The Rahmah Foundation. \n\n\n\nUstadha Rania Awaad was raised in the U.S. and began her formal study of the traditional Islamic sciences when her parents permitted her to travel to Damascus\, Syria\, at 14. Her desire to continue studying the Deen resulted in multiple trips back to Damascus\, interspersed between her high school\, college\, and medical studies. She was honored to receive Ijazah (authorization to teach) several branches of the Shari’ah sciences at the hands of many renowned scholars\, including many female scholars. She has received Ijazah to teach Tajwid in the Hafs and Warsh recitations from the late eminent Syrian scholar Shaykh Abu Hassan al-Kurdi. In addition to completing several advanced texts of the Shafi’i madhhab\, she is licensed to teach texts of Maliki fiqh\, Adab\, and Ihsan. Currently\, Ustadha Rania teaches online and local classes for The Rahmah Foundation\, Rabata. She is on the faculty of Zaytuna College\, where she teaches courses in Shafi’i fiqh and women’s issues in fiqh and has helped develop and co-direct the Tajweed and Hifz program. \n\n\n\nUstadha Rania is also a medical doctor with a specialty in Psychiatry. She completed her Psychiatric residency and fellowship training at Stanford University\, where she is currently on the faculty as a Clinical Instructor in the Stanford Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences department. Her medical interests include addressing mental health care concerns in the Muslim community- particularly that of Muslim women and girls. She has been awarded grants from the NIMH (National Institute of Mental Health) to research this topic and has presented her findings at several medical conferences. Other ongoing endeavors include compiling manuscripts addressing female-related mental health and medical issues from a fiqh-oriented perspective. She is the Director of the Rahmah Foundation\, a non-profit organization that teaches traditional Islamic knowledge to Muslim women and girls. In this capacity\, she also heads the Murbbiyah Mentoring Program\, which trains young women to teach and mentor Muslim girls and teens. Ustadha Rania is both a wife and a mother; she has been counseling and teaching women classes on Tajwid\, Shafi’i Fiqh\, Ihsan\, marriage\, and raising children since 1999. \n\n\n\nLearn more about Dr. Rania and her work at http://med.stanford.edu/psychiatry/research/MuslimMHLab.html \n\n\n\nEvery Friday evening\, the MCC bustles with activity. MCC hosts four halaqas to increase God-consciousness for youth\, women\, and men. \n\n\n\nJoin Dr. Rania Awaad‘s women’s gathering on navigating contemporary issues from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. This wide-ranging Muslimah halaqa is in the MCC Conference Room\, and the first hour is live-streamed here (watch past sessions at https://mcceastbay.org/halaqa). This halaqa is organized in partnership with The Rahmah Foundation. \nQuestions? events@mcceastbay.org
URL:https://mcceastbay.org/event/weekly-halaqa/2024-09-27/
LOCATION:MCC East Bay\, 5724 W Las Positas Blvd #300\, Pleasanton\, CA\, 94588\, United States
CATEGORIES:Sisters Program
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SUMMARY:Friday Night Boys High School Halaqa | Sidi Quran Hodge
DESCRIPTION:Join MCC Youth Activities Facilitator Sidi Quran Hodge for weekly Friday evening basketball & halaqa sessions for teen high school boys from 9th through 12th grade. \nThese sessions aim to craft our next generation of confident\, faithful Muslim men. These halaqas are for only high school boys only—no younger boys. The sessions are capped at 30 teens. Once limited spots are full\, please join the waitlist. \nPizza is included each week. The first hour is physical activities in the gym (basketball\, flag football\, or soccer)\, and the latter hour is a teen halaqa with Sidi Quran.  \n7 p.m. to 9 p.m. | Fridays | Sep. 20\, 2024 to May 23\, 2025 (with a break in Ramadan ‘25) | $400/person | Register at mcceastbay.org/boys  \nThe MCC has a standing policy that financial need should never hold a family in the East Bay from benefiting from any offering at the MCC facility. To request a financial waiver\, please complete the application at mcceastbay.org/scholarship \nLocation of Friday evening sessions for high school boys in ‘24 and ‘25: \n\n\n\n\n\n– September 20\, 2024\, at MCC East Bay\n– September 27\, 2024\, at MCC East Bay\n– October 4\, 2024\, at Donlon Elementary in Pleasanton\n– October 11\, 202\, at Donlon Elementary in Pleasanton\n– October 18\, 2024\, at Donlon Elementary in Pleasanton\n– October 25\, 2024\, at Donlon Elementary in Pleasanton\n– November 1\, 2024\, at Donlon Elementary in Pleasanton\n– November 8\, 2024\, at Donlon Elementary in Pleasanton\n– November 15\, 2024\, at Donlon Elementary in Pleasanton\n– November 22\, 2024\, at Donlon Elementary in Pleasanton\n– November 29\, 2024 (no session)\n– December 6\, 2024\, at Donlon Elementary in Pleasanton\n– December 13\, 2024\, at Fairlands Elementary School in Pleasanton\n– December 20\, 2024\, at Donlon Elementary in Pleasanton\n– December 27\, 2024 (no session)\n– January 3\, 2025\, at MCC East Bay\n– January 10\, 2025\, location TBA\n– January 17\, 2025\, location TBA\n– January 24\, 2025\, location TBA\n– January 31\, 2025\, Donlon Elementary in Pleasanton\n– February 7\, 2025\, Donlon Elementary in Pleasanton\n– February 14\, 2025\, Donlon Elementary in Pleasanton\n– February 21\, 2025\, location TBA (last session before Ramadan 2025)\n– February 28\, 2025 (no session – join Moonsighting in MCC parking lot)\n– March 7\, 2025 (no session)\n– March 14\, 2025 (no session)\n– March 21\, 2025 (no session)\n– March 28\, 2025 (no session)\n– April 4\, 2025\, at Thomas Hart Middle School\n– April 11\, 2025\, location Amador Valley High School\n– April 18\, 2025\, location Thomas Hart Middle School\n– April 25\, 2025\, location Thomas Hart Middle School\n– May 2\, 2025\, location Thomas Hart Middle School \n– May 9\, 2025\, location Thomas Hart Middle School \n– May 16\, 2025\, location Thomas Hart Middle School \n– May 23\, 2025\, location Thomas Hart Middle School \n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Sidi Quran \nQur’an Hodge is a Bay Area native. He began his Islamic education in 2019\, studying Arabic at the Al Maqasid Seminary in Pennsylvania. Sidi Quran continued to Dar Al Mustafa\, a Yemeni Islamic university in Tarim\, Hadhramaut. At this Islamic seminary founded by Habib Umar bin Hafiz\, Sidi Qur’an studied Ibtidaiyya\, Hadith\, Aqida\, Seerah\, Nahw\, Quran Hifzdh\, Kitaba\, and Tafseer in classical Arabic.  \nSidi Quran has completed certificates in Taleef Collective’s Refining the Core and Zaytuna College’s Permaculture Program. He is passionate about creatively working on community issues\, particularly the challenges Muslim youth face. He lives with his wife and child in Castro Valley. \n\n– More Quran Hodge: https://mcceastbay.org/quran-hodge
URL:https://mcceastbay.org/event/friday-boys-halaqa/2024-09-27/
CATEGORIES:Teen
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