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SUMMARY:Weekly Ramadan Women's Dhikr Circle | Ustadha Hosai Mojaddidi
DESCRIPTION:Join Ustadha Hosai Mojaddidi every Sunday in Ramadan (except the last one) for weekly in-person women-only dhikr circles filled with recitation\, reflection\, and Salawat. \n\n\n\nThis Sisters Healing & Du’ah Circle supports sisters experiencing grief/loss\, marital challenges\, parenting challenges\, health challenges\, caring for elderly parents/loved ones\, isolation\, etc. \n\n\n\n11 a.m. to 12 p.m. | Sundays\, 2/22\, 3/1\, & 3/8 | Conference Room | Free; no registration needed \n\n\n\n\n– More Ustadha Hosai: https://mcceastbay.org/hosai\n\n\n\n– ‘Purification of the Heart Series: (Women): https://mcceastbay.org/muslimah-purification\n\n\n\n– ‘Purification of the Heart Series: (Adults): https://mcceastbay.org/heart-purification\n\n\n\n– ‘Purification of the Heart Series (Teens): https://mcceastbay.org/purification\n\n\n\n– ‘Agenda to Change our Condition’ Series: https://mcceastbay.org/agenda\n\n\n\n– ‘Modern Muslim Parenting’ Series: https://mcceastbay.org/islamic-parenting\n\n\n\n\nSchedule \n\n\n\n\n– Welcome\n\n\n\n– Recitation of Ratib al-Shahr wird\n\n\n\n– Recitation of Surah Yasin\n\n\n\n– Dhikr\n\n\n\n– Salawat\n\n\n\n– Short reflection (khatira)\n\n\n\n\nAbout Ustadha Hosai Mojaddidi: Hosai Mojaddidi is the co-founder of mentalhealth4muslims.com\, where she advocates for and writes about various mental health-related topics tailored for Muslims. She has served the American-Muslim community for nearly 20 years as an activist\, writer/editor\, mediator\, interfaith organizer\, and public speaker\, covering a variety of topics\, including women’s issues\, marriage/family\, education\, and self-development\, interfaith bridge-building\, spirituality\, etc. \n\n\n\nIn her spare time\, she enjoys reading\, writing\, blogging via social media (Facebook\, Instagram\, and Twitter)\, doing arts and crafts\, visiting gourmet coffee shops\, and exploring the countless beautiful parks\, beaches\, and nature preserves throughout Northern California where she lives with her husband\, two sons\, and fish named Max. \n\n\n\nQuestions? events@mcceastbay.org
URL:https://mcceastbay.org/event/womens-dhikr-circle/2026-03-01/
LOCATION:MCC East Bay\, 5724 W Las Positas Blvd #300\, Pleasanton\, CA\, 94588\, United States
CATEGORIES:Women's Activities
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SUMMARY:Prophetic Focus: Honoring the Body as an Amanah | Shaykh Ieasha Prime & Dr. Rania Awaad
DESCRIPTION:For Sisters! Join us for a Ramadan Learning Circle focused on honoring the body as an amanah and rediscovering the Prophet’s ﷺ balanced approach to worship\, rest\, and self-care. Let’s redefine productivity this Ramadan with intention\, compassion\, and balance. \nDiscover the Prophet ﷺ’s balanced approach to worship\, rest\, and self-care. This session will explore how Islam encourages caring for our physical and spiritual well-being\, addressing burnout\, sleep deprivation\, and the pressure of “Ramadan productivity.” Learn how to redefine a truly productive Ramadan through balance\, intention\, and compassion. \nSunday\, March 1 | 1:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. PST | MCC Prayer Hall (capped at 400 sisters) | Join in-person or watch virtually (for registered sisters\, we will send you the unlisted livestream link one hour before we go live) | Free (option to pre-order take-out Iftar dinner boxes); RSVP at http://mcceastbay.org/healing-circle \nUnfortunately\, we do not have the space to host an Iftar due to other events at MCC already happening during Iftar time. Please plan to break your fast elsewhere or purchase to-go Iftar boxes. \nCo-hosted by Maristan\, The Rahmah Foundation\, & MCC East Bay \nQuestions? events@mcceastbay.org \nIeasha Prime is the Director of Women’s Programming at Dar al Hijrah Islamic Center in Virginia and the founder of the DC Muslim Women’s Conference. She converted to Islam more than 20 years ago\, after serving as a Youth Ambassador to Morocco and Senegal. There\, she developed a thirst for knowledge that led her to sit at the feet of some of the top Islamic Scholars of our time and learn from them. After having participated in several circles of knowledge in the US\, Ieasha decided to pursue religious studies abroad. She studied Arabic and the Quran at the Fajr Institute in Cairo\, Egypt. Later\, she moved to Hadramaut\, Yemen\, and enrolled in Dar al Zahra\, an Islamic University for Women. There\, she studied Aqeedah\, the Quran\, Hadith\, Arabic\, Jurisprudence (Fiqh)\, Islamic law\, the Purification of the Heart\, and other religious-related subjects. She has received several scholarly licenses (ijaza). The work she is most committed to and enjoys has been developing Islamic programming\, Islamic Studies curriculum\, and Rites of Passage programs for youth and adults. The majority of her life has been as an educator and activist. She is most passionate about combining Islamic studies\, cultural art\, activism\, and service to train leaders to rise above whatever challenges stand in their way and those of the community they serve. In addition to her full-time work\, she is the co-founder and Executive Director of Barakah INC\, an organization committed to training Muslim women in traditional Islamic sciences with a focus on modern application. Sister Ieasha is best known for her participation in the National Women’s March and for the courses she teaches on traditional knowledge\, the challenges of race and gender in the Muslim community\, and Spirituality. Ieasha Prime is a proud wife and mother of three children. \n– More Shaykha Ieasha Prime: http://mcceastbay.org/prime \nShaykah Dr. Rania Awaad M.D.\, is a Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the Stanford University School of Medicine\, where she is the Director of the Stanford Muslim Mental Health & Islamic Psychology Lab as well as Stanford University’s Affiliate Chaplain and Affiliate Professor of Islamic Studies. In the community\, she serves as the President and Co-Founder of Maristan\, a holistic mental health nonprofit serving Muslim communities\, and the Director of The Rahmah Foundation\, a non-profit organization dedicated to educating Muslim women and girls. Prior to studying medicine\, she pursued classical Islamic studies in Damascus\, Syria\, and holds certifications (ijaza) in the Qur’an\, Islamic Law\, and other branches of the Islamic Sciences. Follow her @Dr.RaniaAwaad \nRaised in the U.S.\, Ustadha Rania Awaad 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 led to multiple trips back to Damascus\, interspersed with her high school\, college\, and medical studies. She was honored to receive Ijazah (authorization to teach) in several branches of the Shari’ah sciences from many renowned scholars\, including several female scholars. She has received an Ijazah to teach Tajwid in the Hafs and Warsh recitations from the late eminent Syrian scholar Shaykh Abu Hassan al-Kurdi. \nIn 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. She has also helped develop and co-direct the Tajweed and Hifz program. Ustadha Rania is also a medical doctor specializing 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 those 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. \nShe is the Director of the Rahmah Foundation\, a non-profit organization that teaches Muslim women and girls traditional Islamic knowledge. 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– More from Shaykha Dr. Rania: http://mcceastbay.org/rania
URL:https://mcceastbay.org/event/prophetic-focus/
LOCATION:MCC East Bay\, 5724 W Las Positas Blvd #300\, Pleasanton\, CA\, 94588\, United States
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SUMMARY:Special Needs/Disabilities Family Iftar | Shaykh Rami Nsour
DESCRIPTION:– Accommodations for separate registration or check-in lines to avoid long wait times\n\n\n\n– Nearby accessible parking accommodations\n\n\n\n– Ample aisle space in halls/venues to maneuver wheelchairs in and out\n\n\n\n– Sign Language Interpreter for programs\n\n\n\n– Accessible seating near the front and sides of the hall with ease of access\n\n\n\n– Front of hall reserved\, designated seating specifically for guests who are Deaf to see an ASL Interpreter\n\n\n\n– Ramp/lifts/elevators provided throughout the venue as appropriate\, including the stage\n\n\n\n– Specialized childcare arrangements for children with disabilities provided by capable\, trained volunteers\n\n\n\n– Captions on media/videos shown where an ASL Interpreter is not available\n\n\n\n– Ushering for guests with special needs\n\n\n\n\nCaregiving in Ramadan \n\n\n\n\nHalaqah with Therapist Wajma Nasir \n\n\n\nRespite care provided\n\n\n\nFamily social time\n\n\n\nIftar together\n\n\n\nGoody bags for children\n\n\n\n\nLocation: MCC East Bay\, 5724 W. Las Positas Blvd. Suite 300\, Pleasanton\, CA 94588 \n\n\n\n\n\nContact help@mcceastbay.org with any questions. MCC’s Special Needs Coordinator Shereen Qaadri will get right back to you\, inshaAllah! \n \n\n\n\n\n\n  \n  \n\n\n\n\n\nFor Individuals & Families with Special Needs or Disability who reside in the San Francisco Bay Area: Join MCC’s Seventh Annual Iftar! Shaykh Rami Nsour will be our esteemed guest speaker at this Iftar. \n\n\n\n4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. | Sunday\, March 1\, 2026 | MCC Conference Room\, followed by Iftar in the Banquet Hall |  Free; RSVP required | Register at: https://mcceastbay.org/special-iftar \n\n\n\nSchedule  \n\n\n\n\n– 4:30 p.m. – Asr prayer\n\n\n\n– 4:45 p.m. – Pre-Iftar session in Prayer Hall with Sheikh Rami Nsour\n\n\n\n– 5:55 p.m. – Walk out to the Banquet Hall to socialize and reflect before breaking the fast with dates.\n\n\n\n– 6:05 p.m. – Maghrib prayer in Prayer Hall\n\n\n\n– 6:20 p.m. – Iftar in Banquet Hall\n\n\n\n– 8 p.m. – Isha/Taraweeh prayers\n\nSponsored by Muhsen Bay Area and MCC East Bay.  \nPlease also attend Muhsen Bay Area’s annual Ramadan fundraiser on Saturday\, February 28: https://donations.swiftgive.org/event/page/muhsen-bay-iftar \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nQuestions? help@mcceastbay.org \n\n\n\n\n– More Muhsen co-sponsored events at MCC: https://mcceastbay.org/muhsen\n– More Maristan videos at the mosque: http://mcceastbay.org/maristan\n\n\n\n\nLearn more about how MCC is privileged to accommodate our special needs community: https://mcceastbay.org/accommodating-disabilities \n\n\n\n\n\nAt this Iftar\, Br. Aman Patel and Br. Wali is joining us from MUHSEN HQ. \nAlhamdulillah\, since 2017\, the MCC East Bay has been proud to be the first masjid on the West Coast to be certified as special-needs friendly. In 2019\, MCC East Bay became the first gold-certified masjid in California. We are working hard to become the first platinum-certified masjid on the West Coast. \n\n\n\nWatch an event recap of a prior special needs event: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hEZTL0CtzOE. \n\n\n\nThis Iftar is in partnership with Muhsen Bay Area & Maristan. \n\n\n\nQuestions or accommodation requests? help@mcceastbay.org. MCC’s Special Needs Coordinator\, Shereen Qaadri\, will get back to you promptly\, inshaAllah. \n\n\n\nBelow is a list of practices approved and endorsed by MUHSEN (Muslims Understanding and Helping Special Education Needs) to facilitate inclusion and accommodation at MCC events for individuals and families with special needs. \n\n\n\n\n– Accommodations for separate registration or check-in lines to avoid long wait times\n\n\n\n– Nearby accessible parking accommodations\n\n\n\n– Ample aisle space in halls/venues to maneuver wheelchairs in and out\n\n\n\n– Sign Language Interpreter for programs\n\n\n\n– Accessible seating near the front and sides of the hall with ease of access\n\n\n\n– Front of hall reserved\, designated seating specifically for guests who are Deaf to see an ASL Interpreter\n\n\n\n– Ramp/lifts/elevators provided throughout the venue as appropriate\, including the stage\n\n\n\n– Specialized childcare arrangements for children with disabilities provided by capable\, trained volunteers\n\n\n\n– Captions on media/videos shown where an ASL Interpreter is not available\n\n\n\n– Ushering for guests with special needs\n\n\n\n\nCaregiving in Ramadan \n\n\n\n\nHalaqah with Therapist Wajma Nasir \n\n\n\nRespite care provided\n\n\n\nFamily social time\n\n\n\nIftar together\n\n\n\nGoody bags for children\n\n\n\n\nLocation: MCC East Bay\, 5724 W. Las Positas Blvd. Suite 300\, Pleasanton\, CA 94588 \n\n\n\n\n\nContact help@mcceastbay.org with any questions. MCC’s Special Needs Coordinator Shereen Qaadri will get right back to you\, inshaAllah!
URL:https://mcceastbay.org/event/seventh-annual-special-iftar/
LOCATION:MCC East Bay\, 5724 W Las Positas Blvd #300\, Pleasanton\, CA\, 94588\, United States
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SUMMARY:MCC '26 Daily Iftar - Week Three (RSVP Req'd)
DESCRIPTION:MCC is honored to host a nightly dinner for all our sisters & brothers without local family\, travelers\, and commuters.  \n\n\n\nThe daily Iftar is suspended only on the first two Saturdays and joins the community-wide Iftar on those days. \n\n\n\nThe daily Iftar space is in the Kindergarten room next to the kitchen. Map: https://mcceastbay.org/facility-map: \n\n\n\nDaily Iftar registration for the new week opens at 5 p.m. on Sundays: \n\n\n\n\n– Starting Tuesday\, Feb. 17: RSVP for Wednesday\, Feb. 18 to Friday\, Feb. 20 at https://mcceastbay.org/daily-1\n\n\n\n– Starting Sunday\, Feb. 22: RSVP for Sunday\, Feb. 22 to Friday\, Feb. 27 at https://mcceastbay.org/daily-2\n\n\n\n– Starting Sunday\, March 1: RSVP for Sunday\, March 1 to Saturday\, March 7 at https://mcceastbay.org/daily-3\n\n\n\n– Starting Sunday\, March 8: RSVP for Sunday\, March 8 to Saturday\, March 14: https://mcceastbay.org/daily-4\n– Starting Sunday\, March 15: RSVP for Sunday\, March 15 to Thursday\, March 19: https://mcceastbay.org/daily-5\n\n\n\n\nQuestions? events@mcceastbay.org \nRSVP is required for each Iftar you plan to attend that week. Nominal $5/person charge. Food is served in takeout boxes to make it easier to take leftovers home. \n\n\n\n\n– Contribute towards an Iftar or Suhoor at MCC: mcceastbay.org/sponsorship\n\n“Whoever gives food for a fasting person to break his or her fast will have a reward like theirs\, without that  decreasing the reward of the fasting person” (Tirmidhi). \n\n\n\n– Ramadan timetable: https://mcceastbay.org/timetable \n\n\n\n\n– More about events and activities in Ramadan 2026 at mcceastbay.org/ramadan
URL:https://mcceastbay.org/event/daily-iftar-week-three/
LOCATION:MCC East Bay\, 5724 W Las Positas Blvd #300\, Pleasanton\, CA\, 94588\, United States
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