MCC East Bay

Voting Site
2022-05-28 08:00 - 2022-06-07 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | MCC East Bay, 5724 W Las Positas Blvd #300, Pleasanton, CA, 94588, United States
In 2022, the MCC congregation is honored to open our community center to Tri-Valley voters for the June statewide direct primary and November special general elections.
For the June ’22 primary election, the Alameda County Registrar of Voters will be using half of the tarped MCC Conference Room (side closer to classrooms). Voters will enter from Suite 100. Facility map: https://mcceastbay.org/facility-map
MCC serves as #000086 accessible voting center polling site in Pleasanton over these 11-days:

– 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, May 28
– 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday, May 29
– 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Monday, May 30
– 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Tuesday, May 31
– 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Wednesday, June 1
– 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Thursday, June 2
– 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday, June 3
– 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, June 4
– 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday, June 5
– 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Monday, June 6
– 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, June 7 (Election Day)

MCC East Bay’s continued partnership with the Registrar of Voters has opened up new opportunities for Tri-Valley Muslims to get involved and build relationships with our local community and its officials. Learn more at: https://acgov.org/rov_app/vcalist
Questions? events@mcceastbay.org

MCC Sunday School End of Year Event
2022-05-29 10:00 - 13:30 | MCC East Bay, 5724 W Las Positas Blvd #300, Pleasanton, CA, 94588, United States
Nearly 420 students enrolled in the MCC Sunday School in 2021-22 celebrate the end of another school year with Qur’anic recitations, nasheeds, awards, and special performances.
The event is held virtually and with a portion (10 a.m. to 1 p.m.) held in person in the Prayer Hall at the Muslim Community Center – East Bay (MCC East Bay) in Pleasanton, California on Sunday, May 29, 2022.

Watch the program live: https://mcceastbay.org/annual-program
More videos from the MCC Sunday School: https://mcceastbay.org/sunday
Learn about the MCC Sunday School: https://www.mccsundayschool.org/
To watch the pre-Covid Seerah Trivia competition: https://youtu.be/C0GEpzXBXGM

The MCC Sunday School was started in Spring 2008 with the first classes offered on two campuses in San Ramon and Pleasanton with fifty-five students in rental facilities. Starting in 2010, both schools were consolidated into one location at the MCC East Bay facility in Pleasanton. The school offers a rich Sunday school experience for over 410 students in Pre-Kindergarten through High School. The school is in session from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Sundays from August to May. Learn more at https://www.mccsundayschool.org
Questions? events@mcceastbay.org

Juz Recitation
2022-05-29 18:30 - 19:15, 2022-05-30 18:30 - 19:15, 2022-05-31 18:30 - 19:15, 2022-06-01 18:30 - 19:15, 2022-06-02 18:30 - 19:15, 2022-06-03 18:30 - 19:15 | CA
In Ramadan 2022, Qari Amar Bellaha will recite regular rakats (cycles) at MCC’s nightly indoor Taraweeh, which will begin after Isha at 9:30 p.m.
In addition, Qari Amar will virtually also recite one chapter everyday in his sonorous voice.
The daily recitation (schedule) are broadcast after Asr prayer daily from 6:30 p.m. to about 7:15 p.m. on MCC’s Facebook and YouTube.

– Qur’anic Recitation playlist: https://mcceastbay.org/ramadan22
– Daily recitation schedule https://mcceastbay.org/recitation
– Watch Tarawih in Ramadan ’19: https://mcceastbay.org/taraweeh
– More Qari Amar: https://mcceastbay.org/amar
– Qari Amar reciting Juz’ Ama 30 (final chapter of Qur’an): https://mcceastbay.org/juz-ama

Questions? events@mcceastbay.org

Qari Amar’s Taraweh 2022 Recitation Schedule at MCC East Bay

Playlist at https://mcceastbay.org/tarawih

Date
Ramadan ’22 Day
Juz
Ayat (links below from last Ramadan)

Saturday, April 2, 2022
1
1
Al Fatiha 1 – Al Baqarah 141

Sunday, April 3, 2022
2
2
Al Baqarah 142 – Al Baqarah 252

Monday, April 4, 2022
3
3
Al Baqarah 253 – Al Imran 92

Tuesday, April 5, 2022
4
4
Al Imran 93 – An Nisaa 32

Wednesday, April 6, 2022
5
5
An Nisa 33 – Al Nisa 147

Thursday, April 7, 2022
6
6
Al Nisa 148 – Al Ma’edah 82

Friday, April 8, 2022
7
7
Al Ma’edah 83 – Al An’am 110

Saturday, April 9, 2022
8
8
Al-An’am 111 – Al-A’raaf 87

Sunday, April 10, 2022
9
9
Al-A’raaf 88 – Al-Anfal 40

Monday, April 11, 2022
10
10
Al-Anfal 41 – At-Tawbah 92

Tuesday, April 12, 2022
11
11
At-Tawbah 93 – Hud 5

Wednesday, April 13, 2022
12
12
Hud 6 – Yusuf 52

Thursday, April 14, 2022
13
13
Yusuf 53 – Ibrahim 52

Friday, April 15, 2022
14
14
Al-Hijr 1 – An-Nahl 128

Saturday, April 16, 2022
15
15
Al-Isra 1 – Al-Kahf 74

Sunday, April 17, 2022
16
16
Al-Kahf 75 – Taha 135

Monday, April 18, 2022
17
17
Al-Anbiyaa 1 – Al-Hajj 78

Tuesday, April 19, 2022
18
18
Al-Muminun 1 – Al-Furqan 20

Wednesday, April 20, 2022
19
19
Al-Furqan 21 – An-Naml 55

Thursday, April 21, 2022
20
20
An-Naml 56 – Al-Ankabut 45

Friday, April 22, 2022
21
21
Al-Ankabut 46 – Al-Ahzab 30

Saturday, April 23, 2022
22
22
Al-Ahzab 31 – Ya Sin 27

Sunday, April 24, 2022
23
23
Ya Sin 28 – Az-Zumar 31

Monday, April 25, 2022
24
24
Az-Zumar 32 – Fussilat 46

Tuesday, April 26, 2022
25
25
Fussilat 47 – Al-Jathiya 32

Wednesday, April 27, 2022
26
26
Al-Jathiya 33 – Adh-Dhariyat 30

Thursday, April 28, 2022
27
27-28
Adh-Dhariyat 31at – Tahrim 12 (Two Juz)

Friday, April 29, 2022
28
29
At Taghabun 64 to Al Ghashiyah 88

Saturday, April 30, 2022
29
30
Al Na’ba 1– Al Na’s 6

See what else MCC is doing in this Holy Month

https://mcceastbay.org/ramadan

Companions Series
2022-05-31 11:30 - 12:15 | CA
Ustadha Nihad Hemmoudeh facilitates a 45-minute live Zoom session for sisters (posted publicly next day on MCC’s YouTube and Facebook about the companions of the Prophet (peace be upon him), who are the best generation of the Islamic nation, then and now.
In this 12-week series, we glean practical insights about their stories and marvels, their etiquette and manners, and their utter devotion to Allah and His Messenger ﷺ.
The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) said: “My Companions are like the stars, whichever of them you follow you will be rightly guided.”
In this weekly series, glean weekly practical insights about the Companion’s stories, marvels, etiquettes and manners, and utter devotion to Allah and His Messenger ﷺ.
The weekly live session is for sisters only. Boys & girls ages 8 to 14 are welcome to join.
11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. | 12 weeks from Tuesday, January 25 to April 12 | No pre-registration needed

Join live each week at https://mcceastbay.org/companions
Watch past sessions at https://mcceastbay.org/companions-series
More Ustadha Nohad: https://mcceastbay.org/nihad

Questions? events@mcceastbay.org

Weekly Women's Seerah Bookclub
2022-05-31 18:30 - 20:00, 2022-06-01 18:30 - 20:00 | MCC East Bay, 5724 W Las Positas Blvd #300, Pleasanton, CA, 94588, United States
Join our weekly sisters’ virtual & in-person Seerah book club where we have an active discussion, take away lessons for our daily lives, and inshaAllah fall in love with the Prophet ﷺ. This summer, we are reading “The Prophetic Narrative” by Samira al-Zayid.
RSVP for the live registration link below at https://mcceastbay.org/bookclub. RSVP needed to join us virtually or in-person in the MCC Conference Room (masks and social distancing optional).
**Last two sessions are ONLINE ONLY from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Tuesday. New Book Club will be from August 23 to December 20, 2022.
Event Details:
The discussion takes place every Wednesday from 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. and in Summer ’22 runs from Wednesday, May 18 to August 3, 2022. The sessions are hybrid: meaning in-person & virtual sessions.
Please register online or in-person to receive the link to the Whatsapp thread where all communication and updates will be made.
Book Purchase:
If you wish to follow along with the book, please purchase the book. The book can be purchased here:

– https://daybreak.rabata.org/products/soft-cover-a-compendium-of-the-sources-on-the-prophetic-narrative

Questions? bookclub@mcceastbay.org

About the Book

Internationally acclaimed as “the most authoritative resource” on the Sīra, this two-volume translation textbook is revolutionary in bringing Prophet Muhammad ﷺ’s life to life for everyone who ventures upon it.
This multiple award-winning, comprehensive compilation of narrations and details of the life of Prophet Muhammad (S) has never before been available in English until now! Internationally acclaimed as “the most authoritative resource” on the Sīra, this two-volume translation textbook is revolutionary in bringing his (S) life to life for everyone who ventures upon it. The original volumes have won the approval and praise of numerous scholars. It is finally available as a treasured text for personal or educational development.
Author: Samira al-Zayid
Translators: Susan Imady, Tamara Gray, & Randa Mardini
Binding: Softcover
Pages: Vol 1, 570; Vol 2, 558
Publisher: Daybreak Press

Questions? bookclub@mcceastbay.org

Practical Spirituality Series
2022-06-01 19:30 - 20:30 | MCC East Bay, 5724 W Las Positas Blvd #300, Pleasanton, CA, 94588, United States
Are you feeling stuck in your relationship with Allah? Feeling unsure about how to progress spiritually while balancing the hustle and bustle of life? If so, this series is for you: https://mcceastbay.org/practical
Join us for a virtual weekly class with Sidi Shahryar Abbasi focused on practical spirituality. Each week, we discuss a topic to help us traverse the spiritual path and ultimately achieve nearness to Allah (SWT). The topics range from how to make intentions, devotions and daily duas (supplications), easy shortcuts to maximize your rewards, the importance of good character, how to balance spirituality as a working professional, and much, much more.
We will primarily be focusing on the text “The Book of Assistance” by the great Saint and Knower of Allah, Imam Abdullah Ibn Alawi Al Haddad.
7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. | Wednesdays | Sept. 8 to Summer ’22 (suspended in Ramadan) | Watch at https://mcceastbay.org/live and watch past series recordings at https://mcceastbay.org/practical

– More Sidi Shahryar: https://mcceastbay.org/shahryar
– Download Imam Al-Haddad’s “Book of Assistance”: https://mcceastbay.org/assistance
– Download Practical Spirituality Resources: https://mcceastbay.org/awraad
– Sidi Shahryar’s “Real Talk Series”: https://mcceastbay.org/real-talk
– Sidi Shahryar’s “Traits of the Righteous” Series: https://mcceastbay.org/hallmark
– Sidi Shahryar’s “Deceptive Desires” Series: https://mcceastbay.org/desires

Questions? events@mcceastbay.org

Blood Drive @ Jumu'ah
2022-06-03 10:30 - 16:30 | MCC East Bay, 5724 W Las Positas Blvd #300, Pleasanton, CA, 94588, United States
As people of faith, it is in our blood to help. Be part of a lifesaving journey to save up to three lives with a 15-minute blood donation.
The MCC community has saved nearly 350 lives! This is our 21st blood drive during Jumu’ah. Each blood drive has always been fully booked or near-fully booked!
Let’s continue that trajectory at this blood drive and keep all our American Red Cross guests busy when they set up in our Banquet Hall from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on a Friday. Sign up at: https://mcceastbay.org/blood-drive
In 2022, MCC will proudly host these quarterly blood drives during Jumuah services from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. with our friends at the American Red Cross:

Friday, March 4, 2022
Friday, June 3, 2022
Friday, September 2, 2022
Friday, December 2, 2022

Book An Appointment
A Power Red donation targets O-, O+, A-, and B- only. The donation process takes an additional 20-30 minutes because donors give two units of concentrated Red Blood Cells, and your platelets and plasma are returned.
Blood donors report feeling a sense of great satisfaction after making their blood donation. Why? Because helping others in need just feels good.
If you have visited India, Pakistan, or another high-risk malaria country and returned within the last 12 months, you are not eligible to donate blood.
Every person who donates blood at MCC in 2022 will receive a voucher for a free meal at iniBurger – Gourmet Burgers in Pleasanton. These vouchers are generously donated by MCC congregation members Leeza and Abdullah Popal, who own these establishments, to encourage community and congregation participation.
MCC Youth: If you are 16 to 18, here is the donor requirements and parental authorization form link.
On the morning of the blood drive, please complete the Rapid Pass online and bring the print-off to speed up the check-in process. Complete at https://mcceastbay.org/rapid
Save a Life

Blood Drive @ Jumu'ah
2022-06-03 10:30 - 16:30 | MCC East Bay, 5724 W Las Positas Blvd #300, Pleasanton, CA, 94588, United States
As people of faith, it is in our blood to help. Be part of a lifesaving journey to save up to three lives with a 15-minute blood donation.
The MCC community has saved nearly 350 lives! This is our 21st blood drive during Jumu’ah. Each blood drive has always been fully booked or near-fully booked!
Let’s continue that trajectory at this blood drive and keep all our American Red Cross guests busy when they set up in our Banquet Hall from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on a Friday. Sign up at: https://mcceastbay.org/blood-drive
In 2022, MCC will proudly host these quarterly blood drives during Jumuah services from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. with our friends at the American Red Cross:

Friday, March 4, 2022
Friday, June 3, 2022
Friday, September 2, 2022
Friday, December 2, 2022

Book An Appointment
Blood donors report feeling a sense of great satisfaction after making their blood donation. Why? Because helping others in need just feels good.
If you have visited India, Pakistan, or another high-risk malaria country and you have returned within the last 12 months, you are not eligible to donate blood.
Every person who donates blood at MCC in 2022 will receive a voucher for either a free meal at iniBurger – Gourmet Burgers in Pleasanton. These vouchers are generously donated by MCC congregation members Leeza and Abdullah Popal, who own these establishments, to encourage community and congregation participation.
MCC Youth: If you are 16 to 18, here is the link to the donor requirements and parental authorization form.
On the morning of the blood drive, please complete the Rapid Pass online and bring the print-off with you to speed up the check-in process. Complete at https://mcceastbay.org/rapid
Save a Life

Blood Drive @ Jumu'ah
2022-06-03 10:30 - 16:30 | MCC East Bay, 5724 W Las Positas Blvd #300, Pleasanton, CA, 94588, United States
As people of faith, it is in our blood to help. Be part of a lifesaving journey to save up to three lives with a 15-minute blood donation.
The MCC community has saved nearly 350 lives! This is our 22nd blood drive during Jumu’ah. Each blood drive has always been fully booked or near-fully booked!
Let’s continue that trajectory at this blood drive and keep all our American Red Cross guests busy when they set up in our Banquet Hall from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on a Friday. Sign up at: https://mcceastbay.org/blood-drive
In 2023, MCC will proudly host these quarterly blood drives during Jumuah services from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. with our friends at the American Red Cross:

Friday, March 3, 2023
Friday, June 2, 2023
Friday, September 1, 2023
Friday, December 1, 2023

Book An Appointment
A Power Red donation targets O-, O+, A-, and B- only. The donation process takes an additional 20-30 minutes because donors give two units of concentrated Red Blood Cells, and your platelets and plasma are returned.
Blood donors report feeling a sense of great satisfaction after making their blood donation. Why? Because helping others in need just feels good.
If you have visited India, Pakistan, or another high-risk malaria country and returned within the last 12 months, you are not eligible to donate blood.
Every person who donates blood at MCC in 2023 will receive a voucher for a free meal at iniBurger – Gourmet Burgers in Pleasanton. These vouchers are generously donated by MCC congregation members Leeza and Abdullah Popal, who own these establishments, to encourage community and congregation participation.
MCC Youth: If you are 16 to 18, here is the donor requirements and parental authorization form link.
On the morning of the blood drive, please complete the Rapid Pass online and bring the print-off to speed up the check-in process. Complete at https://mcceastbay.org/rapid
Save a Life

In Conversation With Ustadha Maryam Amirebrahimi
2022-06-03 19:00 - 20:00 | MCC East Bay, 5724 W Las Positas Blvd #300, Pleasanton, CA, 94588, United States
Ustadha Maryam Amirebrahimi chats virtually with MCC congregation member Hafiza Hibah Thabit about why Ustadha Maryam created Qariah, a unique Qur’an app for girls and women that features more than 60 female Quran reciters from around the world. “Qariah” means a woman Quran reciter.
7 p.m. to 8 p.m. | Friday, June 3 | Watch virtually only (not in person) at https://youtu.be/wY4l5dFmpTU
The Qariah app aims to mainstream the term ‘Qaria’ for women and to ease access to recitations of female reciters and inspire and help create a new generation of little girls who become Quran reciters.
The app is free. It is available on Apple and Google Play stores: http://qariah.app
– More Ustadha Maryam: https://mcceastbay.org/maryam
Ustadha Maryam Amirebrahimi received her master’s degree in Education from UCLA. She holds a second bachelor’s degree in Islamic Studies from Al-Azhar University. Maryam has studied in Egypt, memorized the Quran, and has researched a variety of religious sciences, ranging from Quranic exegesis, Islamic jurisprudence, Prophetic narrations and commentary, and women’s rights within Islamic law, and more for the past 15 years. She’s featured in a video series on faith produced by goodcast.net called The Maryam Amir Show. She actively hosts women who have memorized Quran from around the world to share their journeys through the #FOREMOTHERS campaign. Shaykhah is an instructor with SWISS and Hikmah Institutes and has served as a bonus lecturer with AlMaghrib, DiscoverU, and more. She has been interviewed for her work by major news outlets including BBC, NPR, and CBS. Maryam’s focus in the fields of spiritual connections, identity actualization, social justice, and women’s studies has humbled her the opportunity to lecture throughout the United States and the world, including Jerusalem, Mecca, Medina, Stockholm, London, Toronto, and more. She holds a second-degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do and speaks multiple languages.
– More Shaykha Maryam: https://mcceastbay.org/maryam
Maryam Amirebrahimi received her master’s in Social Justice Education from UCLA, where her research focused on the effects of mentorship rooted in Critical Race Theory for urban high school students of color. She holds a bachelor’s in Child and Adolescent Development from San Jose State University, where she served as the President of the Muslim Student Association for two consecutive years. Currently, she is pursuing a second bachelor’s degree in Islamic Studies through Al Azhar University’s distance learning program. Maryam spent a year studying the Arabic language and Qur’an in Cairo, Egypt and has memorized the Qur’an. She has been presented the Student of the Year award by former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and holds a second-degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do. Maryam frequently travels to speak and work with different communities to address a variety of spiritual topics and social issues. She writes about topics related to social realities, women’s studies, and spiritual connections on the popular online blog, http://suhaibwebb.com. Maryam is a dynamic and outspoken proponent of social justice and women’s rights.
– More Sheikha Mariam: https://mcceastbay.org/maryam
