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SUMMARY:NISA Tables @ MCC Jumu’ahs
DESCRIPTION:NISA (North American Islamic Shelter for the Abused)\, established in 2002\, was founded to alleviate challenges related to abuse and domestic violence within the Muslim community. Their primary goal is to reduce incidents of domestic violence and achieve domestic harmony among families through collaborative efforts with the community and other established organizations. \nVisit their table this Friday to learn more about their efforts and to support them.
URL:https://mcceastbay.org/event/nisa-tables-mcc-jumuahs-2/
LOCATION:MCC East Bay\, 5724 W Las Positas Blvd #300\, Pleasanton\, CA\, 94588\, United States
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SUMMARY:Jumu’ah Services @ MCC & Rosewood
DESCRIPTION:For MCC’s four Jumu’ah services on Friday\, Oct. 10\, 2025: \n\n1:30 p.m. to 1:50 p.m.\n\n Sidi Muhammad Elmarouk delivers this sermon at MCC East Bay\n\n\n1:40 p.m. to 2:10 p.m.\n\n Hafiz Atef Arabi delivers this sermon at Rosewood Conference Center\, 4450 Rosewood Dr.\, Pleasanton\n\n\n2:30 p.m. to 2:50 p.m.\n\nHafiz Atef Arabi delivers this sermon at MCC East Bay\n\n\n3:40 p.m. – 4 p.m.\n\nHafiz Abdullah Ayyaz delivers this sermon at MCC East Bay\n\n\n\n*Please attend at 2:30 or 3:40 p.m. at MCC to avoid heavier first-service congestion whenever possible\, or please attend the off-site MCC Jumu’ah service\, that is\, each week at the Rosewood Commons\, 4450 Rosewood Dr (Building 5).\, Pleasanton. Rosewood is only a five-minute drive from MCC. \n\n\nPlease note that the former HP lot (now Pleasanton School District) is no longer available to our congregation. The District graciously provides the MCC congregation a limited number of parking space. Please come to the third or fourth Jumuah at MCC to ease up parking congestion or\, better yet\, attend our weekly parallel satellite prayer from 1:40 p.m. to 2:10 p.m. at Rosewood Center (Building 5): https://mcceastbay.org/rosewood \n\n– Virtually watch the three MCC sermons from home: https://mcceastbay.org/live\n– More Sidi Muhammad Elmarouk: http://mcceastbay.org/muhammad\n– More Sidi Atef: http://mcceastbay.org/atef\n– More Hafiz Abdullah: http://mcceastbay.org/abdullah-ayyaz\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. \nQuestions? events@mcceastbay.org \n  \n 
URL:https://mcceastbay.org/event/weekly-jumuah-services-mcc-rosewood-9/
LOCATION:MCC East Bay\, 5724 W Las Positas Blvd #300\, Pleasanton\, CA\, 94588\, United States
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SUMMARY:Sacred Knowledge Night: Pursuing Islamic Studies in America
DESCRIPTION: \nMany in our community wonder how they can deepen their Islamic studies and pursue knowledge of the deen. But with rising costs\, political instability\, and many other challenges\, where do we turn? \nThis event will bring together a circle of our younger community’s Imams and students of knowledge under one roof: \n\n– Hafiz Muhammad Elmarouk\, who studied at Bayan Islamic Graduate School\n– Ustadh Basil Farooq\, who studied at Qalam Seminary\n– Sidi Ahmed Khan\, who studied at Zaytuna College\n– Sidi Shaan Mukhtar\, who studied at The Islamic Seminary of America (TISA) (Also\, the event MC)\n– Sidi Hassan Khawaja\, who studied at DUA Seminary (Dārul-‘Ulūm al-Ashrafiyya)\n– Hafiz Afraz Khan\, who studied at AIM Seminary (The Majlis)\n– Ustadh Quran Hodge\, who studied at Al-Maqasid\n\nFriday\, October 10\, 2025 | 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. | MCC Prayer Hall | Join us in-person or watch virtually at mcceastbay.org/live \nSeeking Islamic knowledge during dark times is a form of protection. “How to Pursue Islamic Studies in the West” is a valuable information session\, particularly for Muslim women and men aspirants (of any age) who have considered pursuing Islamic scholarship alongside another career. The speakers will discuss their experiences at their respective alma maters\, including their missions\, curricula\, teachers\, enrollment processes\, etc. \nQuestions? events@mcceastbay.org \nThe evening will feature: \n\n– Introductions to each seminary: mission\, programs\, and opportunities for study.\n – Guidance on pathways of learning for different stages of life—full-time\, part-time\, and online.\n – Q&A and community discussion on how we can strengthen sacred learning here at home.\n\nThis talk\, “Studying Islam in America: An Open House with US-Based Islamic Seminaries\,” is intended for parents\, teens\, and young professionals exploring Islamic Study options available in the U.S. and Canada. \nSidi Shaan Mukhtar \nSidi Shaan Mukhtar was born in the Bay Area and raised in the MCC community from a young age. Shaan has actively contributed to establishing MSAs at high schools and community colleges\, as well as youth halaqas\, at various mosques in the San Francisco Bay Area. Shaan holds a BA in Political Science from UC Davis and has pursued a passion for Islamic learning. He attended the Ilm Tree Homeschooling Cooperative during middle school\, where he studied Islamic Sciences under Shaykh Rami Nsour.   During college\, Shaan took a gap year to study Arabic in Jordan. He is currently pursuing his MA in Islamic Studies at the Islamic Seminary of America (TISA)\, where he studies alongside senior American Muslim scholars\, including Shaykh Yasir Qadhi\, Shaykha Tamara Gray\, and Dr. James Jones. He currently works in tech and resides in the Bay Area with his wife\, where he continues to engage in community building and outreach. \nSidi Muhammad Elmarouk \nHafiz Muhammad Elmarouk is a professional calligrapher and student of knowledge.  \nHe was born and raised in the Bay Area. At the age of 14\, he moved overseas to Mauritania\, where he memorized the entire Holy Quran. From Mauritania\, he traveled to Jordan\, where he studied the Islamic sciences and traditional Islamic calligraphy for four years\, receiving Ijazas in Tajweed and Hadith narration. From Jordan\, he moved to Turkey\, where he completed his calligraphy training and studied Fiqh under the guidance of renowned Syrian scholars. Muhammad continues to study privately and has taught the Islamic Sciences for six years. He now resides in Toronto\, Canada\, where he is pursuing a Master’s degree in Islamic Theology. Sidi Muhammad trained and competed in BJJ and wrestling for ten years in the USA and Jordan. \nImam Basil Farouq \nUstadh Basil Farouq grew up in the UAE and the Bay Area. He completed memorizing the Quran at the age of 14. Later\, he completed his study of the ten canonical qirā’āt of the Quran and received authorization (ijāza) to transmit and teach them at Recite with Love. He completed a BA in Economics and Applied Mathematics from UC Berkeley in 2019 and worked full-time as an economist in the antitrust litigation industry. \nSidi Basil Farouq has pursued higher Islamic education for over five years and is currently an ‘Alimiyyah student at Qalam Institute in Dallas. He has studied Tafsīr\, Hadith\, Fiqh (Shāfi’ī and Hanafī)\, Usul al-Fiqh\, ‘Aqīda\, Tajwīd\, ‘Ulum al-Qur’an\, and Arabic Literature. He is also conducting research and writing on various topics within Quranic Studies and Tafsīr under the guidance of his teachers. He recently published a short book titled “Within Its Depths: How the Canonical Recitations Affect the Meaning of the Qur’an.” \nHafiz Afraz Khan \nHafiz Afraz Khan is an organizer and faith worker. Upon completing his MBA from the University of California\, Berkeley\, he transitioned into social impact consulting\, supporting nonprofits and philanthropic organizations. He now works at the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)\, leading legislative advocacy campaigns across states to help build legal protections in areas such as immigration and free speech. Afraz memorized the Qur’an after 8 years of study and conducts tajweed classes for the local community. \nAfraz expanded on his studies by attending Zaytuna College’s Summer Quranic Arabic Intensive\, completing a classical Arabic course through Studio Arabiya\, and studying under Imam Khalid Latif for several years. He is currently a seminary student at The Majlis in their Community Servants Program. As part of his community work\, Afraz serves as a teacher at Lighthouse Mosque in Oakland\, where he conducts weekly classes on Qur’anic engagement and spiritual development. He volunteers as a chaplain for incarcerated populations and supports student programming at colleges such as Los Medanos and Stanford. Afraz delivers khutbahs across the Bay Area and has led taraweeh at Berkeley Masjid and Lighthouse Mosque\, and has also conducted nightly talks on the lessons in each section of the Qur’an. \nQur’an Hodge \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. Sidi 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 children in Castro Valley. \nHassan Khawaja \nHassan Khawaja studied Data Science at UC Berkeley. After completing his degree\, he worked in corporate for a year before moving to Sacramento\, where he helped run a woodworking business with an artist. \nThough he had no intention of pursuing Islamic studies\, nor had he ever considered it\, by Allah ﷻ’s grace\, the door to study opened. \nHe is now in his fifth year of the seven-year ʿĀlimiyya program at DUA Seminary\, while also working in the tech field\, Alhamdulillāh. \n\n– More Sidi Shaan: http://mcceastbay.org/shaan\n– More Sidi Muhammad: http://mcceastbay.org/muhammad\n– More Imam Basil: http://mcceastbay.org/basil
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SUMMARY:Women's Weekly Friday Evening Halaqa | The Rahmah Foundation
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 girls’ halaqa. \n\n\n\n7 p.m. to 9 p.m. | Every Friday from September 19\, 2025\, to May 22\, 2026 (calendar) |  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 Night Halaqa (FNH) 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 FNH Fall session runs from Friday\, September 19\, 2025\, to May 22\, 2026\, with no halaqas on the following dates: Friday\, November 28\, December 19\, December 26\, January 2\, February 20 through March 27\, April 3\, and April 10. 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 women’s halaqa is hosted at MCC and runs parallel to the girls & teens 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. Questions? events@mcceastbay.org
URL:https://mcceastbay.org/event/womens-weekly-halaqa/2025-10-10/
LOCATION:MCC East Bay\, 5724 W Las Positas Blvd #300\, Pleasanton\, CA\, 94588\, United States
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