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SUMMARY:MCC’s Annual Day of Arafat Talk & Iftar Community Dinner (Eve of Eid)
DESCRIPTION:7 p.m. – Qur’an recitation by Qari Amar Bellaha\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n7:15 p.m. – Talk & Q&A with Sheikh Hamzah Abdul-Malik\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n8:15 p.m. – Ending dua with Qari Amar Bellaha\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n8:30 p.m. – Maghrib and Iftaar dinner\n\n\n\n\n\n\n7 p.m. to 9 p.m. | Thursday\, June 5\, 2025 | Conference Room & Banquet Hall | $5/person; RSVP at http://mcceastbay.org/arafat \nQuestions? events@mcceastbay.org \n\n\n\n\n\n\n– Details about the Eid al-Adha prayers 2025: https://mcceastbay.org/event/eid-al-adha-25\n– More talks on Dhull Hijjah: http://mcceastbay.org/dhul-hijjah\n– Merits of the First Ten Days of Dhul Hijjah | Shaykh Talal Ahdab: https://mcceastbay.org/event/the-ten-honored-days\n– More Hajj talks & sermons: https://mcceastbay.org/hajj\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe day before Eid al-Adha is the blessed Day of Arafah\, when the Hajj pilgrims gather in worship on the plains of Arafah. \n\n\n\nAbout this particular day\, our Prophet (PBUH) teaches us: “Fasting on the Day of ‘Arafah absolves the sins for two years: the previous year and the coming year … ” [Muslim] \n\n\n\nPlease fast on Arafah and join your community for a complimentary Iftar at sunset. RSVP is required so we can have enough dinner for you and your family. The registration cost is nominal\, designed to hold community members accountable for the sponsored food at this special annual Iftar event. \n\n\n\nHere are also ten acts to do in the blessed days of Dhul Hijjah. More about these sacred ten days. \n\n\n\nDeeds of the Day of Arafah \n\n\n\nThe Prophet Muhammad ﷺ said: “Fasting the day of Arafah expiates the sins of two years: the past one and the coming one.” (Muslim). So\, don’t miss the reward of fasting it\, and join the community iftars at Masjid Annoor and the Qur’an Center on that day. \n\n\n\nAlso\, increase your dhikr\, recitation of the Qur’an\, good deeds\, and duas before the morning of Eid. Don’t forget to include in your duaas your family\, friends\, relatives\, neighbors\, MCC community\, and the wider Ummah\, and make a special dua for our brothers in Gaza/Palestine on this special day. \n\n\nhttps://youtu.be/Lx4aHJeOews?si=NvuEESL67dOF-Xsd\n\n\n  \n\n  \n\nThings to Do on the Day of Arafah\n\n\n\n1. Fasting on the Day of Arafah \nThe Day of Arafah fasting is highly encouraged and recommended for those not going on Hajj. \n\n\n\n “Fasting on the Day of Arafah expiates the sins of the past year and the coming year.” (Muslim) \n\n\n\n2. Du’aa of Arafah The Prophet Muhammad\, peace be upon him\, said of the Day of Arafah dua: \n\n\n\n “The most excellent dua is the dua on the Day of Arafah\, and the best of what I and the prophets before me have said is “There is nothing that deserves to be worshipped in truth except Allah; he is Alone and has no partner\, to Him belongs the dominion and to Him belongs all praise\, and He is All-Powerful over all things.'” (Muwatta) \n\n لا إله إلا الله وحده لا شريك له ، له الملك ، وله الحمد ، وهو على كل شيء قدير \n\n\n\n3. Making Tahleel\, Takbeer\, Tahmeed and Tasbeeh It is a Sunnah of our Prophet (PBUH) to recite the Tahleel\, Takbeer\, and Tahmeed as many times as possible on the day of Arafah and also on the days of Tashreeq (11th\, 12th\, and 13th of Dhul Hijjah). \n\n\n\n\n\n\nTahleel is to say “Laa ilaaha il-lal-laah”\nTakbeer is to say “Allahu Akbar”\nTahmeed is to say “Alhamdulillaah”\nTasbeeh is to say “Subhanallaah”\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n 4. Seek forgiveness from Almighty Allah The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) said: \n\n “On this day\, Allah\, the most Exalted\, descends to the nearest heaven\, and He is proud of His servants on the earth and says to those in heavens\, look at My servants\, they have come from far and near\, with hair dishevelled and faces covered with dust\, to seek my Mercy. Even if their sins are as much the sand or the froth of the sea\, I shall forgive them.” \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \nQuestions? events@mcceastbay.org  \n\n\n7 p.m. to 9 p.m. | Thursday\, June 5\, 2025 | Conference Room & Banquet Hall | $5/person; RSVP at http://mcceastbay.org/arafat\n \n“Fasting on the Day of ‘Arafah absolves the sins for two years: the previous year and the coming year … ” – Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) [Muslim]\n\n\n\n\nPlease join us for MCC’s Annual Arafat Iftar the evening before Eid-ul-Adha. \n\n\n\n7 p.m. to 9 p.m. | Thursday\, June 5\, 2025 | Conference Room & Banquet Hall | $5/person; RSVP at http://mcceastbay.org/arafat \n\n\n\n\n\n\n7 p.m. – Qur’an recitation by Qari Amar Bellaha\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n7:15 p.m. – Talk & Q&A with Sheikh Hamzah Abdul-Malik\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n8:15 p.m. – Ending dua with Qari Amar Bellaha\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n8:30 p.m. – Maghrib and Iftaar dinner\n\n\n\n\n\n\n7 p.m. to 9 p.m. | Thursday\, June 5\, 2025 | Conference Room & Banquet Hall | $5/person; RSVP at http://mcceastbay.org/arafat \nQuestions? events@mcceastbay.org \n\n\n\n\n\n\n– Details about the Eid al-Adha prayers 2025: https://mcceastbay.org/event/eid-al-adha-25\n– More talks on Dhull Hijjah: http://mcceastbay.org/dhul-hijjah\n– Merits of the First Ten Days of Dhul Hijjah | Shaykh Talal Ahdab: https://mcceastbay.org/event/the-ten-honored-days\n– More Hajj talks & sermons: https://mcceastbay.org/hajj\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe day before Eid al-Adha is the blessed Day of Arafah\, when the Hajj pilgrims gather in worship on the plains of Arafah. \n\n\n\nAbout this particular day\, our Prophet (PBUH) teaches us: “Fasting on the Day of ‘Arafah absolves the sins for two years: the previous year and the coming year … ” [Muslim] \n\n\n\nPlease fast on Arafah and join your community for a complimentary Iftar at sunset. RSVP is required so we can have enough dinner for you and your family. The registration cost is nominal\, designed to hold community members accountable for the sponsored food at this special annual Iftar event. \n\n\n\nHere are also ten acts to do in the blessed days of Dhul Hijjah. More about these sacred ten days. \n\n\n\nDeeds of the Day of Arafah \n\n\n\nThe Prophet Muhammad ﷺ said: “Fasting the day of Arafah expiates the sins of two years: the past one and the coming one.” (Muslim). So\, don’t miss the reward of fasting it\, and join the community iftars at Masjid Annoor and the Qur’an Center on that day. \n\n\n\nAlso\, increase your dhikr\, recitation of the Qur’an\, good deeds\, and duas before the morning of Eid. Don’t forget to include in your duaas your family\, friends\, relatives\, neighbors\, MCC community\, and the wider Ummah\, and make a special dua for our brothers in Gaza/Palestine on this special day. \n\n\nhttps://youtu.be/Lx4aHJeOews?si=NvuEESL67dOF-Xsd\n\n\n  \n\n  \n\nThings to Do on the Day of Arafah\n\n\n\n1. Fasting on the Day of Arafah \nThe Day of Arafah fasting is highly encouraged and recommended for those not going on Hajj. \n\n\n\n “Fasting on the Day of Arafah expiates the sins of the past year and the coming year.” (Muslim) \n\n\n\n2. Du’aa of Arafah The Prophet Muhammad\, peace be upon him\, said of the Day of Arafah dua: \n\n\n\n “The most excellent dua is the dua on the Day of Arafah\, and the best of what I and the prophets before me have said is “There is nothing that deserves to be worshipped in truth except Allah; he is Alone and has no partner\, to Him belongs the dominion and to Him belongs all praise\, and He is All-Powerful over all things.'” (Muwatta) \n\n لا إله إلا الله وحده لا شريك له ، له الملك ، وله الحمد ، وهو على كل شيء قدير \n\n\n\n3. Making Tahleel\, Takbeer\, Tahmeed and Tasbeeh It is a Sunnah of our Prophet (PBUH) to recite the Tahleel\, Takbeer\, and Tahmeed as many times as possible on the day of Arafah and also on the days of Tashreeq (11th\, 12th\, and 13th of Dhul Hijjah). \n\n\n\n\n\n\nTahleel is to say “Laa ilaaha il-lal-laah”\nTakbeer is to say “Allahu Akbar”\nTahmeed is to say “Alhamdulillaah”\nTasbeeh is to say “Subhanallaah”\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n 4. Seek forgiveness from Almighty Allah The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) said: \n\n “On this day\, Allah\, the most Exalted\, descends to the nearest heaven\, and He is proud of His servants on the earth and says to those in heavens\, look at My servants\, they have come from far and near\, with hair dishevelled and faces covered with dust\, to seek my Mercy. Even if their sins are as much the sand or the froth of the sea\, I shall forgive them.” \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \nQuestions? events@mcceastbay.org
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LOCATION:MCC East Bay\, 5724 W Las Positas Blvd #300\, Pleasanton\, CA\, 94588\, United States
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SUMMARY:Post-Fajr Khatirah: Humility & Gratitude in Worship | Ustadh Dr. Daoud Nassimi
DESCRIPTION:In this post-Fajr Khatirah (short reminder)\, join a visiting scholar as he discusses how to prepare for worship with humility & approach God with a humble\, dutiful heart. Visiting Scholar Dr. Daoud Nassimi will explore the differences between obedience to Allah and worship of Allah\, as well as how to cultivate humbleness during our acts of worship. \n5:15 a.m. (after Fajr) | Saturday\, June 14 | MCC Prayer Hall | Join us in person or watch virtually at mcceastbay.org/live \nTo help the worshippers of Allah focus more on establishing humility during their acts of worship. \nQuestions? events@mcceastbay.org \nAbout the Speaker\nDr. Daoud Nassimi has been leading the Qurtuba Institute and teaching many courses in every Quarter of the Certificate program in Islamic Sciences. He has also served as an Adjunct Associate Professor of Islam and world religions at NOVA College in Virginia. He has taught numerous Islam courses at Shenandoah University\, Johns Hopkins University\, Kabul University\, and Salam University in Afghanistan. \nDr. Nassimi served as the vice chairman of the Council of Muslim Organizations in the Washington\, D.C.\, Metropolitan area for seven years. He has also served as a volunteer Imam\, Friday Khateeb\, instructor\, and youth and family counselor at the ADAMS Center and many other Masajid in Northern Virginia for 24 years. \nDr. Nassimi has a unique and combined educational background in Engineering and Islamic Studies. After growing up and completing his Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering at Kabul University in Afghanistan\, he came to the United States. He earned his master’s degree in Electrical Engineering at Purdue University in Indiana. He worked as an electrical engineer in the field of telecommunications and satellite communications for 15 years. Then\, due to his passion for Islam and a desire to serve society in more meaningful ways\, he decided to transition his career from engineering to Islamic Studies and Services. \nDr. Nassimi began his academic studies in Islamic sciences by first learning the Arabic language at Imam Muhammad University in Riyadh\, Saudi Arabia. Then\, he moved to Virginia to join the Institute of Arabic and Islamic Sciences. Later\, he earned a second master’s degree in Islamic Studies at Cordoba University\, and then he did his PhD in Islamic Studies from the University of Birmingham in England in 2008. His PhD thesis was on a comparative review of English translations of the Qur’an\, which is currently available in the university’s online library. He is currently a member of the Shari’ah Council of America. Learn more about him here and here.
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