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SUMMARY:Islamic Relief USA Tables @ MCC Jumu'ahs
DESCRIPTION:Islamic Relief USA is hosting a fundraiser on Saturday\, Oct. 25\, at Emerald San Ramon with Dr. Mohamed Subeh\, who served in Gaza. The event is called With Love to Sudan\, Palestine & Syria. Please visit their table this Friday to support them and purchase the tickets.
URL:https://mcceastbay.org/event/islamic-relief-usa-tables-mcc-jumuahs/
LOCATION:MCC East Bay\, 5724 W Las Positas Blvd #300\, Pleasanton\, CA\, 94588\, United States
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SUMMARY:Takmil Tables @ MCC Jumu'ahs
DESCRIPTION:Teach a Kid Make Individual Life (TAKMIL) is a nonprofit that focuses on out-of-school children in rural Pakistan\, providing quality education through technology aligned with national standards to bridge educational gaps and empower marginalized communities. \nTakmil California chapter is hosting its annual event on Oct 31st at Mehran restaurant at 7 pm. \nPlease visit the table this Friday for information regarding the event.
URL:https://mcceastbay.org/event/takmil-tables-mcc-jumuahs/
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. 24\, 2025: \n\n1:30 p.m. to 1:50 p.m.\n\nDr. Youssef Ismail delivers this sermon at MCC East Bay\n\n\n1:40 p.m. to 2:10 p.m.\n\nUstadh Omar Naisan delivers this sermon at Rosewood Conference Center\, 4450 Rosewood Dr.\, Pleasanton\n\n\n2:30 p.m. to 2:50 p.m.\n\nUstadh Omar Naisan delivers this sermon at MCC East Bay\n\n\n3:40 p.m. – 4 p.m.\n\nUstadh Haseeb Sadat 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 Dr. Youssef: https://mcceastbay.org/youssef\n– More Ustadh Omar: https://mcceastbay.org/omar\n– More Ustadh Haseeb: http://mcceastbay.org/haseeb\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/jumuah-services-mcc-and-rosewood-7/
LOCATION:MCC East Bay\, 5724 W Las Positas Blvd #300\, Pleasanton\, CA\, 94588\, United States
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SUMMARY:Career Panel for Teens (After Jumu'ah)
DESCRIPTION:In our ongoing series to help teens find their career path\, this month\, we hear from a family therapist\, a tech leader\, a chemical engineer\, and an internal medicine doctor. We meet over pizza and snacks right after the weekly teen Jumu’ah! \nAfter the Friday youth Jumu’ah ends at 4 p.m.\, please join us for a great career panel to learn about possible careers and get advice\, tips\, and resources to help you prepare for your future. \n4 p.m. to 5 p.m. (right after weekly teen Jumu’ah ends) | Friday\, October 24\, 2025 | MCC Conference Room | Join in person or watch virtually at mcceastbay.org/live \nWhatever your plans after high school\, our panel speakers will have something for you! Pizza and snacks will be provided\, so join us and come with interest\, questions\, and a friend. Also\, hear from professionals in various careers about what living your faith out in the workplace looks like. Parents and adults are also welcome to join. \nThis career panel\, moderated by a high schooler\, aims to inspire our youth and allow them to interact with professionals in various career areas\, like doctors\, data scientists\, engineers\, and more! You will hear professionals answer questions about their skills\, opportunities\, and what excites them about their job—plenty of time for Q&A. \n \nQuestions? events@mcceastbay.org \nPanelist biographies \nMaham Bawaney has a bachelors degree in Data Science and Economics and is a Product Manager at Adobe on their internalecosystem of data management tools. Her role involves strategizing for long term product initiatives while bridging gaps between teams who are building and utilizing internal products. Outside of tech\, she has several years of experience with Nonprofit Project Management and entrepreneurship. \nSr. Sheeba Fatima leads a team of expert problem solvers (Product Support Managers) at Google. She helps major companies all over the world make their online and offline payment systems work smoothly\, which includes supporting partners who use products like Google Pay and Wallet. She is passionate about two things simplifying complex technical integrations and as a manager\, helping her team members learn and grow in their careers. \n  \nSanti Chrisanti has a PhD in Materials Science and Engineering and over 15 years of experience in different industries. She is currently leading a team of chemists\, materials\, and chemical engineers in one of  the largest multinational biotech companies. Her team is developing next-generation sequencing technologies. She is broadening her skillset by doing an internal internship in competitive market analysis while also completing a graduate certificate in organization behavior from Harvard extension university.She is blessed with a very patient Quran teacher. \n  \n  \n  \nSaba Usmani is a digital marketing analytics leader with over ten years of experience in marketing strategies\, executing experimentation\, data science\, and customer insights in the financial and retail industries. With a computer science and management science education\, she transitioned from a career in software development to analytics. She helps business teams utilize prediction models and make data-driven decisions. \n  \n  \n  \nSister Farheen is a California-licensed structural engineer currently working as senior plan review engineer for various Jurisdictions. She holds a Master’s degree in Structural Earthquake Engineering from the State University of New York. She has 10 years of experience as a structural design engineer prior to plan review.\, Currently\, she serves as a Senior Plan Review Engineer\, where she reviews plans submitted to the Building Department for permit applications. Her responsibilities include ensuring architectural\, structural\, and accessibility compliance with current building standards\, including California building codes. The primary goal of her work is to ensure structural safety\, fire safety\, and accessibility compliance of submitted plans prior to issuance of building permits by city.  \n  \n  \nQuestions? events@mcceastbay.org
URL:https://mcceastbay.org/event/friday-career-panel/
LOCATION:MCC East Bay\, 5724 W Las Positas Blvd #300\, Pleasanton\, CA\, 94588\, United States
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SUMMARY:Friday Night Teen High School Halaqa | Sidi Quran Hodge
DESCRIPTION:Join Ustadh 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 high school boys only—no younger boys are allowed. Each session is capped at 30 teens. Once limited spots are full\, please kindly join the waitlist. \nThe first hour is physical activity in the gym (basketball\, flag football\, or soccer)\, and the latter hour is pizza and a teen halaqa with Sidi Quran.  \n7 p.m. to 9 p.m. | Fridays | October 24\, 2025\, to May 22\, 2026 (with a break in Ramadan 2026) | $400/person | Hart Middle School | Register at mcceastbay.org/boys  \nThe MCC has a standing policy that financial need should never prevent a family in the East Bay from benefiting from any MCC offering. To request a financial waiver\, please complete the application at mcceastbay.org/scholarship \nCoach Amir Rashad also leads a Friday Night Elementary & Middle School Boys Halaqa & Hangout: \nQuestions? events@mcceastbay.org  \nLocation of Friday evening sessions for high school boys in ‘25 and ‘26: \n\n\n\n– October 24\, 2025\, at Dublin High School \n– October 31\, 2025\, at Dublin High School \n– November 7\, 2025\, at Donlon Elementary School\n– November 14\, 2025\, at Donlon Elementary School\n– November 21\, 2025\, at Donlon Elementary School\n– November 28\, 2024 (no session)\n– December 5\, 2025\, at Donlon Elementary School\n– December 12\, 2025\, at Donlon Elementary School\n– December 19\, 2025\, at Donlon Elementary School\n– December 26\, 2024 (no session)\n– January 2\, 2025 (no session)\n– January 9\, 2026\, at Hart Middle School in Pleasanton\n– January 16\, 2026\, at Hart Middle School in Pleasanton\n– January 23\, 2026\, at Hart Middle School in Pleasanton\n– January 30\, 2026\, at Hart Middle School in Pleasanton\n– February 6\, 2026\, at Hart Middle School in Pleasanton\n– February 13\, 2026\, at Hart Middle School in Pleasanton\n– February 20\, 2026 (no season in Ramadan)\n– February 27\, 2026 (no session in Ramadan)– March 6\, 2026 (no session)\n– March 13\, 2026 (no session in Ramadan)\n– March 20\, 2026 (no session in Ramadan)\n– March 27\, 2025 (no session)\n– April 3\, 2026\, at Hart Middle School in Pleasanton\n– April 10\, 2026\, at Hart Middle School in Pleasanton\n– April 17\, 2026\, at Hart Middle School in Pleasanton\n– April 24\, 2026\, at Hart Middle School in Pleasanton\n– May 1\, 2026\, at Hart Middle School in Pleasanton\n– May 8\, 2026\, at Hart Middle School in Pleasanton\n– May 15\, 2026\, at Hart Middle School in Pleasanton\n– May 22\, 2026\, at Hart Middle School in Pleasanton\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 addressing community issues\, particularly the challenges that Muslim youth face. He lives with his wife and child in Castro Valley. \n\n– More Quran Hodge: https://mcceastbay.org/quran-hodge
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SUMMARY:The Quran Connection: A Women's Journey Guided by Revelation | The Rahmah Foundation
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an inspiring gathering that will deepen our connection with the Book of Allah\, offering reflection\, discussion\, and practical takeaways for everyday life. Together\, we will uncover how revelation shapes faith\, resilience\, and purpose\, and how women throughout history and today continue to draw strength and direction from it. \nWhether you seek to strengthen your personal relationship with the Qur’an or to be uplifted in the company of fellow sisters\, this journey invites you to engage your heart\, mind\, and spirit in light of divine guidance. \nSaturday\, Oct. 25\, 2025 | 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. | MCC Prayer Hall | Sisters Ages 14+ | $45 (in-person) or $30 (virtual) | Register at mcceastbay.org/quran-connection \nNo babysitting option | Pre-paid lunch provided in the Banquet Hall. Coffee and tea will be served. \nThe event will not be publicly live-streamed. A link to view the live-stream will be emailed an hour before the event. \nMCC has a standing policy that financial need should never hold a person back from attaining spiritual or educational knowledge within the four walls of the Muslim Community Center. For a financial waiver for this event\, please email scholarship@mcceastbay.org.  \nThe Rahmah Foundation and MCC East Bay are sponsors for this event. \n\n\n– More videos in collaboration with Rahmah Foundation: HTTP://mcceastbay.org/rahmah-foundation \n\n\n– First Conference “Womanhood Defined”: https://mcceastbay.org/womanhood-retreat \n\n– Second Conference “Womanhood Reimagined”: http://mcceastbay.org/reimagine\n– Third Conference “Womanhood Inspired”: http://mcceastbay.org/inspired\n– Fourth Conference: “Womanhood Qiyam:” https://youtu.be/ZqwrJQmXhT0 & https://youtu.be/YyC5HYcGi0c\n– Fifth Conference: http://mcceastbay.org/reflect\n\nQuestions? events@mcceastbay.org \nAbout the Speakers \nUstadha Shamira Chothia Ahmed\nBorn and raised in California’s Central Valley\, Shamira Chothia Ahmed is passionate about educating and empowering Muslim women to reach their highest spiritual potential through acquiring sacred knowledge. \nHaving graduated as valedictorian from a large public high school\, her studies led her — following a brief soul-searching stint at Georgetown University — to seek sacred knowledge from scholars on three continents — Africa\, Europe\, and Asia. \nUstadha Shamira began her journey in seeking sacred knowledge at the women’s Dar-ul-Uloom Mu’eenal Islam seminary in South Africa\, and completed the five-year intensive ‘alima program at Ja’mia Al-Imam Muhammad Zakariyya\, one of Britain’s first and most renowned Islamic universities for women. There she was granted ijāzah (authorization) in Sahīh al-Bukhārī\, Sahīh al-Muslim\, Sunan at-Tirmidhī\, Sunan Abī Dāwūd\, Sunan an-Nasā’ī\, and Sunan Ibn Mājah. Thereafter\, she continued her Arabic and Qur’anic studies in Damascus\, Syria where she obtained an ijāzah in Tajwīd of the Ḥafṣ recitation from the late eminent Syrian scholar\, Shaykh Ḥasan al-Kurdī. \nIn 2005\, Ustadha Shamira taught Hanafi fiqh for women at the Zaytuna Institute in California and since then has taught various Islamic sciences in venues across North America. In 2008\, she earned a Master’s Degree in Demographics and Social Analysis from the University of California at Irvine\, focusing on the identity formation of the Muslim-American population. \nIn 2013\, Ustadha Shamira specialized in the detailed rulings of menstruation\, lochia\, and abnormal discharge under the direction of Mufti Abdur Rahman Ibn Yusuf Mangera and assisted in compiling Imam Abu Hanifa’s Al-Fiqh al-Akbar Explained. \nUstadha Shamira is a co-founder of The Rahmah Foundation\, a non-profit organization dedicated to disseminating traditional Islamic knowledge by qualified female teachers to Muslim women around the globe. \nShe is a passionate advocate for natural birth\, infusing her natural birth classes with Islamic spirituality since 2009\, and has been a qualified lactation counselor since 2011. \nHer latest endeavor is her sisters-only YouTube channel catering to women’s educational and spiritual needs through short talks and reminders. Ustadha Shamira resides in sunny\, Southern California with her husband and four children. \nUstadha Rania Awaad\nRania Awaad\, M.D. is a Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the Stanford University School of Medicine where she is the Director of the Muslim Mental Health Lab and Wellness Program and Director of the Diversity Clinic. She pursued her psychiatric residency training at Stanford where she also completed a postdoctoral clinical research fellowship with the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). Her research and clinical work are focused on the mental health needs of Muslims. Her courses at Stanford range from teaching a pioneering course on Islamic Psychology\, instructing medical students and residents on implicit bias and integrating culture and religion into medical care to teaching undergraduate and graduate students the psychology of xenophobia. Her most recent academic publications include an edited volume on “Islamophobia and Psychiatry” (Springer\, 2019) and upcoming texts on Islamic Psychology (Routledge\, 2020) and Muslim Mental Health. She has also produced a toolkit\, fact sheet\, CME course\, and is now editing a clinical textbook on Muslim mental health for the American Psychiatric Association. Dr. Awaad is particularly passionate about uncovering the historical roots of mental health care in the Islamic intellectual heritage. Through her outreach work at Stanford\, she is also the Clinical Director of the San Francisco Bay Area branches of the Khalil Center\, a spiritual wellness center pioneering the application of traditional Islamic spiritual healing methods to modern clinical psychology. She has been the recipient of several awards and grants for her work. Prior to studying medicine\, she pursued classical Islamic studies in Damascus\, Syria and holds certifications (ijaza) in Qur’an\, Islamic Law and other branches of the Islamic Sciences. Dr. Awaad has also served as the first female Professor of Islamic Law at Zaytuna College\, a Muslim Liberal Arts College in Berkeley\, CA where she taught courses on Shafi’i Fiqh and Women’s Fiqh and Qur’anic sciences for nearly a decade. In addition\, she serves as the Director of The Rahmah Foundation\, a non-profit organization dedicated to educating Muslim women and girls. At Rahmah\, she oversees the Murbiyyah spiritual mentoring program for girls. Dr. Awaad is a nationally recognized speaker\, award-winning teacher\, researcher and author in both the Islamic and medical sciences. \nFollow her on I/T: Dr.RaniaAwaad \nUstadha Suzane Derani\nRaised in Michigan\, Ustadha Suzane began studying the Qur’an at a very young age\, all throughout her regular schooling. In 1996\, Suzane traveled to Damascus\, Syria to pursue Islamic sciences\, with studies in Arabic\, Seerah\, Aqeedah\, Shafii Fiqh and Qur’an memorization. She also studied Seerah with the late esteemed Shaykha Samira al Zayid and other Syrian scholars. Suzane felt a deep passion and connection to the Qur’an and later returned to Syria in 1998 to further her Qur’an studies. She holds a degree in the Hafs recitation of the Qur’an from the late esteemed Syrian scholar and Qur’an expert\, Shaykh Abul Hasan al-Kurdi. Following her ijaza\, she worked toward completing the memorization of the Qur’an at the age of 18. A few years after returning from Syria\, Suzane moved to the Bay Area\, California and taught tajwid for a brief year at Zaytuna Institute in Hayward\, California. There\, she also studied under Shaykh Hamza Yusuf\, Imam Zaid Shakir and other local scholars. Suzane also studied Hadith in numerous workshops in the East Bay with Shaykh Samer an-Nas. Suzane has over twenty years experience teaching the memorization of the Qur’an as well as its accompanying sciences\, tajweed and tafseer\, and continues to teach privately. \nSuzane graduated with a B.A. in European and Middle Eastern history\, with a focus on secondary education. She is an educator with extensive experience teaching history to high school students in private school. With her traditional training and classical teaching experience\, Suzane has taught multi-level individualized and group classes for children\, teens and adults. Additionally\, she has held motivational workshops for teens and women on how to excel in their Qur’an studies. Suzane released her first Islamic children’s book\, The Quran My Best Friend\, in the month of Ramadan\, 2020. She is currently living in the Bay Area with her family where she home schools her kids along with teaching the Qur’an. She serves as a board member for the Rahmah Foundation. Suzane continues to further her studies in the different sciences of the Qur’an with scholars around the world as well as write books for children and mentor youth throughout the Bay Area. \nUstadha Hosai Mojaddidi\n\nUstadha Hosai is the co-founder of MH4M (http://mentalhealth4muslims.com)\, established in 2010. For nearly 20 years\, she has been actively involved in the Bay Area and southern California Muslim community\, working and volunteering for many notable organizations. Learn more about her at http://hosaimojaddidi.com \n– More Ustadha Hosai: http://mcceastbay.org/hosai \nUstadha Hosai Mojaddidi was born in Afghanistan and moved to the United States with her family at age two. She credits her Islamic journey to the year 1996 when she began attending Islamic classes in Hayward\, California. These classes were taught by her teacher and mentor since then; Shaykh Hamza Yusuf. \nOne of her main areas of focus is to help create a strong sisterhood for the women in the community by leading halaqas (spiritual study circles) and support groups whilst offering individual spiritual counseling and mentoring. She noted that many of the spiritual problems encountered were actually reflective of the deep and complicated mental health issues of the community and would be better served by focusing on mental health. Thus\, along with her cousin Dr. Nafisa Sekandari\, they co-founded a website called Mental Health 4 Muslims (www.mentalhealth4muslims.com). \n\nUstadha Mona Elzankaly\nBorn in Cairo\, Egypt and raised in Southern California\, Ustadha Mona Elzankaly graduated from the University of California\, Riverside with a bachelor’s degree in computer science and mathematics in 1994. \nIn 1998 Ustadha Mona began seeking sacred knowledge at the Zaytuna Institute in Hayward CA. She later traveled internationally seeking sacred knowledge. She has studied under many eminent scholars such as Shaykh Hamza Yusuf\, Shaykh Khatri\, Shaykh Abd Allah b. Bayyah\, Shaykh Muhammad al-Yaqoubi\, Shaykh Salik b. Siddina\, Imam Zaid Shakir\, Habib Umar b. Hafiz\, Habib Ali al-Jifri and other scholars from Syria\, Yemen and Egypt. \nUstadha Mona obtained different Ijaazahs in Tajwid\, different books of hadith\, Aqidah\, and Maliki Fiqh. In 2008 She completed the four-year Zaytuna Seminary pilot program and received a baccalaureate degree in Islamic Studies. In 2014 she completed a four-year Islamic Shari’a program at al-Azhar University in Cairo Egypt. \nUstadha Mona began teaching in 2002 both privately and publicly. She has taught for Zaytuna Institute\, Sisters Deen Intensive\, Dar al-Zahra Tarim Yemen\, The Rahmah Foundation and Meadows of al-Mustafa. She currently teaches at Nur al-Iman an Islamic studies program for ladies. \n\n\n\n– First Conference “Womanhood Defined”: https://mcceastbay.org/womanhood-retreat\n– Second Conference “Womanhood Reimagined”: http://mcceastbay.org/reimagine\n– Third Conference “Womanhood Inspired”: http://mcceastbay.org/inspired\n– Fourth Conference: “Womanhood Qiyam:” https://youtu.be/ZqwrJQmXhT0 & https://youtu.be/YyC5HYcGi0c\n– Fifth Conference: http://mcceastbay.org/reflect\n\nSponsored by The Rahmah Foundation & MCC East Bay.
URL:https://mcceastbay.org/event/rahmah-conference/
LOCATION:MCC East Bay\, 5724 W Las Positas Blvd #300\, Pleasanton\, CA\, 94588\, United States
CATEGORIES:Women's Activities
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LOCATION:MCC East Bay\, 5724 W Las Positas Blvd #300\, Pleasanton\, CA\, 94588\, United States
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SUMMARY:Holistic Underground Inc (Alamida Foundation) Tables @ MCC Jumu’ahs
DESCRIPTION:Alamida Foundation is a non-profit organization in Oakland\, CA that provides Islamic Education and Services for all ages in the SF Bay Area and sustains the underserved community of Uganda.
URL:https://mcceastbay.org/event/holistic-underground-inc-alamida-foundation-tables-mcc-jumuahs-2/
LOCATION:MCC East Bay\, 5724 W Las Positas Blvd #300\, Pleasanton\, CA\, 94588\, United States
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SUMMARY:NARIKA Tables @ MCC Jumu'ah
DESCRIPTION:NARIKA is a grassroots movement org that supports survivors of Intimate Partner Violence (IPV)\, particularly from South Asian and immigrant backgrounds\, with culturally responsive and linguistically diverse case management\, legal resources\, wellness programs & support groups\, and economic empowerment workshops. Visit their table this Friday to learn more about their cause and how you can support them.
URL:https://mcceastbay.org/event/narika-tables-mcc-jumuah/
LOCATION:MCC East Bay\, 5724 W Las Positas Blvd #300\, Pleasanton\, CA\, 94588\, United States
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ORGANIZER;CN="Muslim Community Center - East Bay":MAILTO:events@mcceastbay.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251031T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251031T160000
DTSTAMP:20260504T001752
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LAST-MODIFIED:20251030T211743Z
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SUMMARY:Jumu’ah Services @ MCC & Rosewood
DESCRIPTION:For MCC’s four Jumu’ah services on Friday\, Oct. 31\, 2025: \n\n1:30 p.m. to 1:50 p.m.\n\nUstadh Ibrahim Qureshi delivers this sermon at MCC East Bay\n\n\n1:40 p.m. to 2:10 p.m.\n\nSidi Hashim Mir delivers this sermon at Rosewood Conference Center\, 4450 Rosewood Dr.\, Pleasanton\n\n\n2:30 p.m. to 2:50 p.m.\n\nHafiz Yaseen Mahmood delivers this sermon at MCC East Bay\n\n\n3:40 p.m. – 4 p.m.\n\nHafiz Yaseen Mahmood 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 Ustadh Ibrahim: https://mcceastbay.org/ibrahim\n– More Hafiz Yaseen: http://mcceastbay.org/yaseen\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-and-rosewood/
LOCATION:MCC East Bay\, 5724 W Las Positas Blvd #300\, Pleasanton\, CA\, 94588\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251031T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251031T183000
DTSTAMP:20260504T001752
CREATED:20251024T003251Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251031T001055Z
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SUMMARY:Family Movie Night on October 31st!
DESCRIPTION:For Ages 6 & Up: Join us for a cozy\, family-friendly movie night on Friday\, October 31st. Grab a blanket and enjoy an evening filled with laughter\, community connection\, and fun. \nAfter the movie\, stick around for popcorn\, exciting activities\, and candy distribution — the perfect way to end the night with smiles all around! We will have Halal Bites of Chichago foodtruck outside as well! \nDate & Friday\, Oct. 31 | 4:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. (Between Asr & Maghrib) | MCC Conference Room | $5/child ($8 at the door) | Register at mcceastbay.org/movie-night \nQuestions? events@mcceastbay.org \nMCC has a standing policy that financial need should never prevent a person from attending any community center activity. To request a financial waiver\, please complete our financial waiver request: HTTP://mcceastbay.org/scholarship \n  \n
URL:https://mcceastbay.org/event/family-movie-night/
LOCATION:MCC East Bay\, 5724 W Las Positas Blvd #300\, Pleasanton\, CA\, 94588\, United States
CATEGORIES:Family Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251101T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251101T110000
DTSTAMP:20260504T001752
CREATED:20251021T190143Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251021T190143Z
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SUMMARY:Monthly Sisterhood Hike | Sisters in the Outdoors
DESCRIPTION:Join us at 8 a.m. on Saturday\, Nov. 1\, for a hike at Sunol Wilderness Regional Preserve in Sunol to get to know other sisters in the community and enjoy the great outdoors. No children\, please (female teens\, okay). Let us know you are coming: https://mcceastbay.org/rsvp \nIf sisters want to walk around more\, they can do it depending on their interest/time. The hike will be canceled if there are not enough RSVPs or depending on the weather. \n\n– When: Saturday\, Nov. 1\n– Time: 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. – Please arrive a little early to park and find the group. The group can wait till 8:15 a.m. and will start the hike. Please be on time\, since we cannot hold the group.\n– Carpool: We highly recommend carpooling. No carpool is available from MCC for this hike. Carpooling encouraged others on this hike. Please note that cell phone service is not available at the parking lot\, so we kindly request that you arrive on time.\n– Parking: $5 parking fee. We will meet in the parking lot outside the gate. Please do not go inside the park even if the gate is open. We like to emphasize that there is no cell reception in the parking lot\, so please be there on time. We will not break the group to come back to get someone from the parking lot if they are running late.\n– Meeting Point: Sunol Visitor Center\n– Trail: Little Yosemite\n– Distance: 5.8 miles\n– Difficulty: Moderate\n– Misc: Wear hiking shoes if possible. There will be a small water crossing\, and your shoes might get wet. Bring a small breakfast/ Lunch sandwich or something to eat. Carry enough water\, a hat\, and a light jacket. Please download All Trails map (free version) in case you decide to return in the middle of the hike. This will be very helpful in navigating back to the parking lot.\n– RSVP: By Friday\, Oct. 31\, please let us know you are coming for this hike: https://mcceastbay.org/rsvp\n\nSr. Aparna Khan and Sr. Sohaila will be leading this hike. If you have trouble finding the group on the day of the hike\, please call or text Sr. Aparna at (408) 480-6584 or Sr. Sohaila at (925) 786-7698. Please remember that we cannot hold all the group\, so we request you to please be on time. \nFor future hikes\, please subscribe to the MCC newsletter and/or add your phone number to the Women’s Hiking WhatsUp group. \nPlease wear comfortable walking/hiking shoes\, carry a water bottle\, a small snack\, a hat\, sunglasses\, and hiking poles if you have one.  \nQuestions? hiking@mcceastbay.org \nAbout this trail: \nThis loop takes you to Little Yosemite via Camp Ohlone Road\, Gear Road\, Backpack Road\, and McCorkle Trail. You’ll be traveling along Alameda Creek for the first leg of your journey. This route also passes by a spur trail that takes you to several backcountry campsites such as Cathedral\, Eagle’s Eyrie\, and Sycamore.
URL:https://mcceastbay.org/event/monthly-sisterhood-hike-sunol/
LOCATION:Sunol Wilderness\, 1895 Geary Rd\,\, Sunol\, California\, 94586\, United States
CATEGORIES:Women's Activities
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251101T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251101T163000
DTSTAMP:20260504T001752
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SUMMARY:Stories of Strength & Surrender:  An Afternoon of Faith\, Reflection\, & Sisterhood | Ustadha Shamira Chothia Ahmed
DESCRIPTION:Sisters: Join us for a meaningful gathering exploring the lives of the Four Greatest Women ever created\, as mentioned in authentic hadith:
Sayyida Khadija (RA)\, Sayyida Fāṭima (RA)\, Sayyida Maryam (AS)\, and Sayyida Āsiya (AS). \nThis course will guide participants through their lives — not as distant figures of history\, but as timeless examples that can inspire the path of every woman today. Through reflective teaching\, dhikr\, and guided journaling\, attendees will be invited to draw strength from their legacy and apply it to their own lives\, inshaAllah. \nSaturday\, Nov. 1 | 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. PST (After Dhur) | MCC Conference Room | Sisters Ages 14+ | In-person or virtually | $25 early-bird (ends Oct. 29) or $35 regular admission (a recording of the program will be available for those who register) | Register at https://mcceastbay.org/greatest-women \n🌸 Open to all women and teens
🖊 Bring a journal and an open heart \nCo-sponsored by Her Sacred Path\, The Rahmah Foundation\, & MCC East Bay \nMCC has a standing policy that financial need should never hold a person back from attaining spiritual or educational knowledge within the four walls of the Muslim Community Center. For a financial waiver for this event\, please email scholarship@mcceastbay.org. \nQuestions? events@mcceastbay.org \nAbout Ustadha Shamira \nUstadha Shamira Chothia Ahmed is passionate about educating and empowering Muslim women to grow in knowledge and closeness to Allah ﷻ. Born and raised in California’s Central Valley\, she graduated as valedictorian before briefly pursuing pre-med studies at Georgetown University. Her heart was soon drawn to sacred knowledge\, and she began her ‘alimah studies at Dar-ul-Uloom Mu’eenal Islam in South Africa\, completing the five-year intensive program at Ja’mia Al-Imam Muhammad Zakariyya in Bradford\, UK—one of the first and most renowned Islamic universities for women. She furthered her studies in Damascus\, Syria\, where she received an ijāzah in Tajwīd of the Ḥafṣ recitation from the late eminent Syrian scholar\, Shaykh Ḥasan al-Kurdī. She later earned a Master’s degree in Demographics and Social Analysis from UC Irvine\, focusing on Muslim-American identity formation. In 2005\, she taught Hanafi fiqh for women at the Zaytuna Institute in California and has since taught across North America. She trained under Mufti Abdur Rahman Ibn Yusuf Mangera in women’s fiqh\, also assisting in the preparation of Al-Fiqh al-Akbar Explained. Alongside her teaching\, she is also a certified birth doula and lactation educator\, offering spiritual and practical support to women in their childbearing years. She is the founder of Her Sacred Path\, a global initiative dedicated to spiritually empowering women through classes\, mentorship\, and community\, and the co-founder of the Rahmah Foundation\, which has served women’s education in the Bay Area for nearly two decades. A wife and mother of five\, she enjoys spending time with her family\, fitting in a strength workout when she can\, and dreaming of having more time to read.
URL:https://mcceastbay.org/event/greatest-women/
LOCATION:MCC East Bay\, 5724 W Las Positas Blvd #300\, Pleasanton\, CA\, 94588\, United States
CATEGORIES:Sisters Program
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251106T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251106T223000
DTSTAMP:20260504T001752
CREATED:20251028T184815Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251107T045859Z
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SUMMARY:Remembering the Beloved ﷺ  | Shaykh Yahya Rhodus
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an inspiring evening of remembrance with our beloved teacher\, Shaykh Yahya Rhodus\, to connect the listener to the Prophet ﷺ and his teachings. The more we know about his life\, character\, and way\, the more we will come to love and follow the one beloved to Allah. PDF for gathering: https://bit.ly/39mLNXV \nThursday\, November 6\, 2025 | 8 p.m. (after Isha prayers) to 10:30 p.m. | MCC Prayer Hall | Join us in-person or virtually at mcceastbay.org/live \nShaykh Yahya is joined in this gathering by our beloved Bay Area teachers\, Qari Amar Bellaha\, Qari Tayeb Bouamama\, and Sidi Mahdy Amine. This program includes a recitation of the prophetic biography in poetry form\, followed by a counsel intended PDF for gathering: https://bit.ly/39mLNXV \nOn Saturday\, Nov. 8\, 2025\, Shaykh Rhodus will also give a free workshop at MCC about the traits of the righteous. Learn more at: https://mcceastbay.org/event/traits-of-righteous \n“Prayer itself orients and situates us\, just as these gatherings do. Every time we come together\, it is an opportunity for us to realign\, to reset\, to remind ourselves of what is truly important.” – Shaykh Yahya Rhodus \nQuestions? events@mcceastbay.org \nAbout Shaykh Yahya \nOne of the most well-respected Muslim scholars in the Western world\, Shaykh Yahya Rhodus\, has spent the best part of two decades studying at some of the most prestigious learning institutions in the Muslim and Western worlds. \nHaving embraced Islam at 19 in Santa Clara\, California\, he immediately began studying the Islamic sciences with Shaykh Hamza Yusuf and visiting Mauritanian scholars\, such as Shaykh Khatri Wuld Bayba and Shaykh Abd Allah Wuld Ahmadna. Shortly thereafter\, he traveled to Mauritania to pursue a full-time course of study where he could learn from one of Mauritania’s most outstanding scholars\, Murabit al-Hajj. Following an interim study period in Damascus\, Syria\, Shaykh Yahya spent the best part of seven years in Tarim\, in the Hadramawt Valley of Yemen. There\, he studied at the reputable school\, Dar al-Mustafa\, with the renowned scholars Habib Umar bin Hafiz and Habib Ali al-Jifri. \nSince then\, Shaykh Yahya has been the official translator for Habib Umar and Habib Ali at various international speaking engagements\, including the Common Word Conference held at Yale University in 2008. Upon returning to the United States\, Shaykh Yahya was a full-time instructor at Zaytuna College. He has a B.A. in Near Eastern Studies from UC Berkeley and an M.A. in Islamic Studies from the Graduate Theological Union. He is pursuing a Ph.D. in Theology and Religious Studies at the University of Cambridge\, England\, in collaboration with Dr. Tim Winter (Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad). \nHe is the Founding Director of al-Maqasid\, where he is a full-time scholar and teacher. Al-Maqasid’s mission is to cultivate holistic learning environments rooted in knowledge\, devotion\, and service by providing full-time\, part-time\, online\, and community programs. \n\n– More Sheikh Yahya: http://mcceastbay.org/yahya
URL:https://mcceastbay.org/event/remembering-the-beloved/
LOCATION:MCC East Bay\, 5724 W Las Positas Blvd #300\, Pleasanton\, CA\, 94588\, United States
CATEGORIES:Family Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251107T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251107T145000
DTSTAMP:20260504T001752
CREATED:20251106T213057Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251108T025755Z
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SUMMARY:Jumu’ah Services @ MCC & Rosewood
DESCRIPTION:For MCC’s four Jumu’ah services on Friday\, Nov. 07\, 2025: \n\n12:30 p.m. to 12:50 p.m.\n\nShaykh Abdullah bin Hamid Ali delivers this sermon at MCC East Bay\n\n\n12:40 p.m. to 1:10 p.m.\n\nHafiz Rehan Chishty delivers this sermon at Rosewood Conference Center\, 4450 Rosewood Dr.\, Pleasanton\n\n\n1:30 p.m. to 1:50 p.m.\n\n Sidi Mahdy Amine delivers this sermon at MCC East Bay\n\n\n2:30 p.m. – 2:50 p.m.\n\nUstadh Mohammed Abdul Baseer delivers this sermon at MCC East Bay\n\n\n\n*Please attend at 12:30 or 2:30 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 first or fourth Jumuah at MCC to ease up parking congestion or\, better yet\, attend our weekly parallel satellite prayer from 12:40 p.m. to 1:10 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 Shaykh Abdullah: http://mcceastbay.org/abdullah\n– More Hafiz Rehan: http://mcceastbay.org/rehan\n– More Ustadh Abdul Baseer: http://mcceastbay.org/mohammed\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/jumuah-services-mcc-and-rosewood-8/
LOCATION:MCC East Bay\, 5724 W Las Positas Blvd #300\, Pleasanton\, CA\, 94588\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251107T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251107T150000
DTSTAMP:20260504T001752
CREATED:20251016T192032Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251016T192228Z
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SUMMARY:Alameda County Transportation Commission Tables @ MCC Jumu'ahs
DESCRIPTION:Eligible 6th–12th graders at over 160 Alameda County schools can apply for a free Student Transit Pass\, which gives students unlimited free rides on local buses\, 50% off BART\, and other youth transit discounts. Visit the Alameda County Transportation Commission table this Friday to see if you qualify and start riding for free!
URL:https://mcceastbay.org/event/alameda-county-transportation-commission-tables-mcc-jumuahs/
LOCATION:MCC East Bay\, 5724 W Las Positas Blvd #300\, Pleasanton\, CA\, 94588\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251107T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251107T150000
DTSTAMP:20260504T001752
CREATED:20251016T192530Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251107T173707Z
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SUMMARY:New Jumu’ah Times (Winter Schedule)
DESCRIPTION:Sunday\, November 2\, 2025\, is when Daylight Saving Time changes. Please remember to set your clocks back one hour. \n\n\n\nMCC’s Jumu’ah times will change this Friday\, Nov. 7: \n\n\n\n\n– First Khutbah: 12:30 p.m. to 12:50 p.m. Location: MCC Prayer Hall\n– Second Khutbah: 12:40 p.m. to 1:10 p.m. Location: Rosewood Commons\n– Third Khutbah: 1:30 p.m. to 1:50 p.m. Location: MCC Prayer Hall\n– Fourth Khutbah: 2:30 p.m. to 2:50 p.m. Location: MCC Prayer Hall\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThere is no parking in any neighboring parking lots\, including the Pleasanton Unified School District lot (former HP lot). \n\n\n\nDue to the shorter time frame for Zuhr prayers before Asr\, MCC will not offer Jumu’ah for youth (3:40 p.m. to 4 p.m.) until Friday. March 8\, 2026\, is the end of Daylight Saving Time (DST). \n\n\n\nThe daily Iqamah times change beginning Sunday\, November 2\, are: \n\n\n\n\n– Fajr: 6 a.m.\n\n\n\n– Zuhr: 12:30 p.m.\n\n\n\n– Asr: 3:45 p.m.\n\n\n\n– Isha: 8 p.m.\n\n\n\n\nDownload the ’25 Prayer & Iqamah timetable: HTTP://mcceastbay.org/timetable \n\n\n\nQuestions? events@mcceastbay.org
URL:https://mcceastbay.org/event/new-jumuah-times-winter-schedule-2/
LOCATION:MCC East Bay\, 5724 W Las Positas Blvd #300\, Pleasanton\, CA\, 94588\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251107T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251107T150000
DTSTAMP:20260504T001752
CREATED:20251029T044532Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251103T172747Z
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SUMMARY:Ibrahim Khalilullah Islamic Center Tables @ MCC Jum'uahs
DESCRIPTION:Bay Area-wide Hifz and Qirat competition is being held at Ibrahim Khaleelullah Islamic Center in Fremont by Al FurQan Qirat Academy on November 15th. \nThis is an excellent opportunity for boys and girls ages 9-25 to learn and compete in understanding the Qur’an. Please visit their table this Friday to learn more about the program and to participate. \nIKIC & Al-Furqaan Academy invite you to the Bay Area Annual Qirat & Hifz Competition! \n🏆 Win Big! Cash Prizes & Trophies\n✨ Compete with the best talent in the Bay Area\n👦👧 Separate categories for Boys & Girls (ages 9-25)\n🕌 Hifz & Nazira categories available\n🍔 Food trucks & fun for families! \n📅 Event Date: Nov 15\, 2025 @ 12 pm \n📍 Location: Ibrahim Khaleelullah Islamic Center\, Fremont \n💰 Registration Fee: $20 \n📩 Contact: sf.qurancompetitions@gmail.com \n🕓 Last Date to Register: Nov 6 \n🔗 Register Now: https://tinyurl.com/qiratcompetition2025
URL:https://mcceastbay.org/event/ibrahim-khalilullah-islamic-center-tables-mcc-jumuahs/
LOCATION:MCC East Bay\, 5724 W Las Positas Blvd #300\, Pleasanton\, CA\, 94588\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251107T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251107T160000
DTSTAMP:20260504T001752
CREATED:20251022T214821Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251022T214821Z
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SUMMARY:Humanity-Increased Tables @ MCC Jumu’ahs
DESCRIPTION:Humanity-Increased\, a non-profit responding to the humanitarian crisis in Uyghur\, is helping sisters and widows who are either disabled themselves or caring for disabled orphaned children\, who are at immediate risk of eviction from the apartments they currently live in due to rising rent in Türkiye. \nPlease visit their table this Friday to support their cause.
URL:https://mcceastbay.org/event/humanity-increased-tables-mcc-jumuahs-3/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251107T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251107T210000
DTSTAMP:20260504T001752
CREATED:20250904T072825Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251108T030717Z
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SUMMARY:Smarter Sadaqah: Creating a Family Foundation to Multiple Impact and Maximize Tax Savings | Hafiz Yaser Ali J.D.
DESCRIPTION:As the year ends and tax season approaches\, people typically increase their charitable giving. But what if you could do more — give generously\, save taxes legally\, and build lasting reward?  \nIn this practical session\, Attorney Yaser Ali will show how a Family Foundation can function as a modern waqf—a vehicle that lets you give and invest strategically\, support causes you care about\, and reduce your taxable income at the same time. \nFriday\, November 7\, 2025 | 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. | Prayer Hall | Free; no registration required | Join in person or watch virtually at mcceastbay.org/live \nYou’ll learn: \n\n\nHow to set up a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit entity before year-end to maximize tax deductions \n\n\nThe key differences between a Donor Advised Fund and a Foundation\, and when each makes sense \n\n\nHow to use these tools for Zakat and Sadaqah locally and internationally \n\n\nHow to include a bequest (wasiyah) in your estate plan to continue your charitable impact beyond your lifetime \n\n\nWhether you give a little or a lot\, this session will show you how to turn your generosity into Smarter Sadaqah—charity that saves taxes\, multiplies blessings\, and builds your family’s legacy of ongoing good. \nQuestions? events@mcceastbay.org \nAbout Shaykh Yaser \n\n\n\nShaykh Hafiz Yaser Ali\, J.D.\, is a trusts & estates attorney specializing in helping American Muslims create tax-efficient\, Sharia-compliant estate plans. Yaser is a graduate of U.C. Berkeley School of Law and is trained in classical Islamic Inheritance Law. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nFor a talk about advance care planning: https://youtu.be/hSVVdlQ_ocI\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMore Islamic perspectives on end-of-life matters: https://mcceastbay.org/end-of-life\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMore special guests hosted at the MCC: https://mcceastbay.org/guests\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFuneral & burial options in the San Francisco Bay Area: https://mcceastbay.org/funeral\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMore Hafiz Yaser: https://mcceastbay.org/yaser\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWills & Trusts attorneys in the community: https://mcceastbay.org/will/\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nhttps://youtube.com/live/pBxwEtVe2r8\n\n\n\n\n\nhttps://youtube.com/live/Q0G28AwEQdY\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://mcceastbay.org/event/smarter-sadaqah/
LOCATION:MCC East Bay\, 5724 W Las Positas Blvd #300\, Pleasanton\, CA\, 94588\, United States
CATEGORIES:Family Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251108T070000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251108T093000
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SUMMARY:Monthly Men's Hike
DESCRIPTION:For Brothers! Join a brotherhood that hikes through life’s ups and downs\, finding strength and community in the great outdoors.  \nOur Monthly MCC Brothers Hike caters to various fitness levels and explores East Bay’s serene landscapes. Whether you’re a seasoned hiker or just looking to start\, we welcome you to share in this journey of fellowship and discovery.\n\nSaturday\, November 8 | 7:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. | Brushy Peak Regional Preserve | No children\, please (teenage boys\, okay) | RSVP at mcceastbay.org/brothers-hike \nIf brothers want to walk around more\, they can do it depending on their interests/time. The hike will be canceled if there are insufficient RSVPs\, depending on the weather. \n\nWhen: Saturday\, November 8\, 2025\nTime:  7:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. – Please arrive early to park and find the group. The group can wait until 7:10 a.m.\, and then start the hike. Please be on time since we cannot hold the group.\nCarpool: We highly recommend carpooling. No carpool from MCC is available for this hike. \nParking: Free\nMeeting Point: Laughlin Ranch Staging Area\nTrail: West Side Loop to Brushy Peak Loop Trial\nDistance: Around 4.5 miles.\nDifficulty: Moderate.\nMisc: Pack a snack and water for yourself. Wear hiking shoes if possible. Bring a small breakfast/ Lunch sandwich or something to eat. Carry enough water\, a hat\, and a light jacket. Please download the All Trails map (free version) if you decide to return in the middle of the hike. This will be very helpful when navigating back to the parking lot.\nRSVP: By Friday\, November 7\, please let us know you are coming for this hike: https://mcceastbay.org/brothers-hike\n\nMohammed Kadoura leads these monthly hikes for the brothers. If you have trouble finding the group on the day of the hike\, please call or text Br. Mohammed at (617) 935-7347. Please remember that we cannot hold the group\, so we request that you arrive on time. \nFor future hikes\, please subscribe to the MCC newsletter and add your phone number to the Men’s Hiking WhatsApp group. \nPlease wear comfortable walking/hiking shoes\, carry a water bottle\, a small snack\, a hat\, sunglasses\, and hiking poles if you have any.  \nQuestions? hiking@mcceastbay.org  \nAbout this trail: \nThe trail meanders between chaparral shrub communities and lush meadowlands before progressively climbing to Brushy Peak. With its natural outcrops and oak trees\, this scrubby peak with a circular summit offers panoramic views over Livermore and the nearby windmill-dotted highlands. Look out for local wildlife along the trail\, including rattlesnakes\, hares\, and other bird species.
URL:https://mcceastbay.org/event/monthly-brothers-hike-2/
LOCATION:Brushy Peak Regional Preserve\, Livermore\, California\, United States
CATEGORIES:Men's Activities
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251108T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251108T110000
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SUMMARY:Mommy & Me Saturday Session | MCC's Mommy & Me Program
DESCRIPTION:For our Toddlers and Preschoolers (ages 1-5): Join us on Saturday mornings for a Mommy & Me session where children will develop a love for Islam\, Allah (swt)\, and RasulAllah (saw) through book reading\, sing-alongs\, Parachute Time\, activities\, and more! \nSaturday\, Nov. 08 | 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. | Conference Room or Prayer Hall | $20 per session | Register at mcceastbay.org/happyhearts \nThese Mommy & Me sessions are designed for girls and boys ages one to four who are accompanied by a female guardian. Moms\, grandmothers\, and so on are welcome. This is also a great opportunity to connect with other moms and caretakers in the MCC community. \nOur Mommy and Me sessions begin with dua and a salaam/greeting song and end with the Fi-Amanillah song and kid-favorite parachute time. \nQuestions? Happy Hearts Playgroup Facilitator Sr. Khadija at mommyandme@mcceastbay.org \nMCC has a standing policy that financial need should never hold a person back from attending any activity held in the community center. To request a financial waiver\, please complete our financial waiver request: HTTP://mcceastbay.org/scholarship
URL:https://mcceastbay.org/event/mommy-me-saturday-session/
LOCATION:MCC East Bay\, 5724 W Las Positas Blvd #300\, Pleasanton\, CA\, 94588\, United States
CATEGORIES:Sisters Program,Young Children
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251108T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251108T130000
DTSTAMP:20260504T001752
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SUMMARY:Traits of the Righteous | Shaykh Yahya Rhodus
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an inspiring session with our beloved teacher Shaykh Yahya Rhodus to explore the defining qualities of the righteous as described in the Qur’an and Sunnah. \nTogether\, we’ll reflect on what it truly means to live with sincerity\, humility\, and steadfast faith in today’s world\, and how to embody these timeless virtues in our daily lives and strengthen our connection with Allah and others. \nSaturday\, Nov. 8 | 10 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. | MCC Conference Room | $15/person | Join in-person or virtually | Register at mcceastbay.org/traits \nOn Thursday\, November 6\, Shaykh Yahya will also hold an evening gathering: https://mcceastbay.org/event/remembering-the-beloved/ \nQuestions? events@mcceastbay.org \nMCC has a standing policy that financial need should never hold a person back from attaining spiritual or educational knowledge within the four walls of the Muslim Community Center. For a financial waiver for this event\, please email scholarship@mcceastbay.org. \n\n– More Sheikh Yahya: http://mcceastbay.org/yahya\n\nAbout Sheikh Yahya Rhodus \nOne of the most well-respected Muslim scholars in the Western world\, Shaykh Yahya Rhodus\, has spent the best part of two decades studying at some of the most prestigious learning institutions in the Muslim and Western worlds. \nHaving embraced Islam at 19 in Santa Clara\, California\, he immediately began studying the Islamic sciences with Shaykh Hamza Yusuf and visiting Mauritanian scholars\, such as Shaykh Khatri Wuld Bayba and Shaykh Abd Allah Wuld Ahmadna. Shortly thereafter\, he traveled to Mauritania to pursue a full-time course of study where he could learn from one of Mauritania’s most outstanding scholars\, Murabit al-Hajj. Following an interim study period in Damascus\, Syria\, Shaykh Yahya spent the best part of seven years in Tarim\, in the Hadramawt Valley of Yemen. There\, he studied at the reputable school\, Dar al-Mustafa\, with the renowned scholars Habib Umar bin Hafiz and Habib Ali al-Jifri. \nSince then\, Shaykh Yahya has been the official translator for Habib Umar and Habib Ali at various international speaking engagements\, including the Common Word Conference held at Yale University in 2008. Upon returning to the United States\, Shaykh Yahya was a full-time instructor at Zaytuna College. He has a B.A. in Near Eastern Studies from UC Berkeley and an M.A. in Islamic Studies from the Graduate Theological Union. He is pursuing a Ph.D. in Theology and Religious Studies at the University of Cambridge\, England\, in collaboration with Dr. Tim Winter (Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad). \nHe is the Founding Director of al-Maqasid\, where he is a full-time scholar and teacher. Al-Maqasid’s mission is to cultivate holistic learning environments rooted in knowledge\, devotion\, and service by providing full-time\, part-time\, online\, and community programs. \n\n– More Sheikh Yahya: http://mcceastbay.org/yahya
URL:https://mcceastbay.org/event/traits-of-righteous/
LOCATION:MCC East Bay\, 5724 W Las Positas Blvd #300\, Pleasanton\, CA\, 94588\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251109T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251109T200000
DTSTAMP:20260504T001752
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SUMMARY:Ninth-Annual Family Fun Fall Fest
DESCRIPTION:For ages 0 to 17\, join us for the Ninth-Annual MCC Family Fall Festival. This popular annual event will be positively capped at 400 children. \nThis year\, we will have halal food trucks\, a live petting zoo\, an immersive bubble experience\, goodie bags\, and more! We will also have activities such as face painting\, archery\, potato sack races\, and a scavenger hunt! \nTeen volunteers ages 15+ are needed; sign up through this form. Dinner from the food trucks is provided for volunteers. \nRSVP at mcceastbay.org/fall-fest\nSpecial need families\, RSVP (for free) at mcceastbay.org/muhsen-fall \n3:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. (Isha) Ages 2 – 17 $8.00 per child pre-registration $11.00 per child at the door \nPre-registration is required for goodies bags. One goodie bag for each registered child. \nEntrance for parents and children under 2 is free. \nList of Vendors: \n\nHalal Bites of Chicago\nSG Zeeshan Burgers\nYomna Bendary from Siraat\nMCC Youth Hot Chocolate\n\nParents: Please do not bring children in costume. Please watch this sermon to see why MCC has made this annual investment to put on annually this popular event that is attended by hundreds of children: https://mcceastbay.org/halloween-sermon \nCommunity vendors: This event is for children. The organizers have decided not to host community vendors so we can entirely focus on the kids attending this annual event. \nSchedule (see facility map at https://mcceastbay.org/facilty-map): \n\n– 3:30 p.m. – Registration begins in front of the Mens’ Entrance\n\n\nPotato Sack Races (Conference Room) \n\n\nFace painting\, Henna\, Ring Toss\, Coloring (Banquet Hall & Main Hallway) \n\n\n\n– 5:13 p.m – Maghrib Prayer (Prayer Hall)\n– 5:30 p.m.\n\n\nIslamic Talk about animals in Islam (Sr. Uroosa Shah) \n\n\nBubble show (Prayer Hall) \n\n\n\n– 6:30 p.m. – Scavenger Hunt\n\nHot Chocolate for Sale by MCC Youth\n\n\n\n– 8 p.m.– Isha Prayer (Prayer Hall) \n\n\nOur special needs family guests receive free food vouchers for every member of the family attending\, fast passes for all activities\, goody bags at registration time\, special seating during the interactive shows\, and quiet space\, if necessary. Questions? Please email us at help@mcceastbay.org \nMCC has a standing policy that financial need should never hold a person back from attaining knowledge offered within the four walls of MCC the facility. To request a financial waiver or discount\, please complete: https://mcceastbay.org/scholarship \nQuestions? Email: events@mcceastbay.org
URL:https://mcceastbay.org/event/ninth-annual-fall-fest/
LOCATION:MCC East Bay\, 5724 W Las Positas Blvd #300\, Pleasanton\, CA\, 94588\, United States
CATEGORIES:Family Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251114T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251114T145000
DTSTAMP:20260504T001752
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SUMMARY:Jumu’ah Services @ MCC & Rosewood
DESCRIPTION:For MCC’s four Jumu’ah services on Friday\, Nov. 14\, 2025: \n\n12:30 p.m. to 12:50 p.m.\n\nUstadh Ibrahim Qureshi delivers this sermon at MCC East Bay\n\n\n12:40 p.m. to 1:10 p.m.\n\nUstadh Omar Naisan delivers this sermon at Rosewood Conference Center\, 4450 Rosewood Dr.\, Pleasanton\n\n\n1:30 p.m. to 1:50 p.m.\n\n Shaykh Talal Ahdab delivers this sermon at MCC East Bay\n\n\n2:30 p.m. – 2:50 p.m.\n\nUstadh Omar Naisan delivers this sermon at MCC East Bay\n\n\n\n*Please attend at 12:30 or 2:30 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 first or fourth Jumuah at MCC to ease up parking congestion or\, better yet\, attend our weekly parallel satellite prayer from 12:40 p.m. to 1:10 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 Ustadh Ibrahim: https://mcceastbay.org/ibrahim\n– More Ustadh Omar: mcceastbay.org/omar\n– More Shaykh Talal: http://mcceastbay.org/talal\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/jumuah-services-mcc-rosewood-13/
LOCATION:MCC East Bay\, 5724 W Las Positas Blvd #300\, Pleasanton\, CA\, 94588\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251114T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251114T150000
DTSTAMP:20260504T001752
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LAST-MODIFIED:20251029T163941Z
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SUMMARY:Bay Area Community Health Tables @ MCC Jumu'ahs
DESCRIPTION:Bay Area Community Health was formed in 2020 on the strength of Southern Alameda County’s Tri-City Health Center and Santa Clara County’s Foothill Community Health Center. Formed during the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic\, Bay Area Community Health (BACH) brings more than 70 years of combined service to an area that stretches from Union City to Gilroy. \nThis Friday\, they will be providing information and enrollment on Medi-Cal and other public benefit programs\, and access to primary care service appointments. Visit their table to learn more.
URL:https://mcceastbay.org/event/bay-area-community-health-tables-mcc-jumuahs/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251114T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251114T150000
DTSTAMP:20260504T001752
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LAST-MODIFIED:20251114T000012Z
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SUMMARY:Al Medina Education Center Tables @ MCC Jumu'ahs
DESCRIPTION:Al Medina Education Center and Masjid is a Mosque in Newark that was established in 2009. They provide spiritual\, educational\, and social services to residents of the Bay Area and to communities abroad. They are having a fundraising dinner at 5 pm in Sapphire Hall\, Hayward\, this Sunday\, November 16.  Visit their table to learn more and support them.
URL:https://mcceastbay.org/event/al-medina-education-center-tables-mcc-jumuahs-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251114T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251114T210000
DTSTAMP:20260504T001752
CREATED:20250714T023640Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251225T011124Z
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SUMMARY:The Islamic American Legacy | Sidi Muizz Rafique
DESCRIPTION:The Islamic American legacy explores a rich and complex history woven into the fabric of the United States from its earliest days. It encompasses the contributions of early Muslim explorers\, the presence of Muslims among enslaved Africans\, the experiences of immigrant communities\, and the ongoing impact of Islam on American culture and society. Explore their stories of resilience\, community\, and loss. \n7 p.m. to 9 p.m. | Friday\, November 14\, 2025 | MCC Prayer Hall | Join in person or watch virtually at mcceastbay.org/live \nQuestions? events@mcceastbay.org  \nAbout the Speaker\nA graduate of UCLA and Georgetown University Law Center\, Sidi Muizz Rafique is a native of Southern California who has lived in the Bay Area for almost a decade.  He is the author of  “A Fish in a Basket: The Story of Prophet Musa and Al-Khadir” and has published a series of articles with Al-Madina Institute.  \nDiscover the deep roots of the Islamic American Legacy\, shaped by Muslim immigrants\, converts\, & enslaved African Muslims who have enriched the cultural\, social\, & intellectual fabric of the United States for over a century.
URL:https://mcceastbay.org/event/islamic-american-legacy/
LOCATION:MCC East Bay\, 5724 W Las Positas Blvd #300\, Pleasanton\, CA\, 94588\, United States
CATEGORIES:Family Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="Muslim Community Center - East Bay":MAILTO:events@mcceastbay.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251115T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251115T220000
DTSTAMP:20260504T001752
CREATED:20250926T104812Z
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SUMMARY:From Palace to Prophecy: The Journey of Musa ﷺ | Mufti Hussain Kamani
DESCRIPTION:Born during the reign of the tyrant Firaun\, Musa was set adrift in the Nile by his mother to save his life\, only to be raised in the very palace of his oppressor. Yet\, destiny called him back as a prophet\, armed with divine purpose. Musa’s story reminds us that no matter our beginnings\, it is our steadfastness in faith that truly defines our path. Join us for our upcoming Miftaah seminar\, From Palace to Prophecy as we explore and extract lessons from the life of Prophet Musa AS. ‍ \n7 p.m. to 10 p.m. | Saturday\, November 15 | MCC Prayer Hall | $10/person | Register at mcceastbay.org/musa \n\n\n“From Palace to Prophecy” is an Islamic seminar tour by the Miftaah Institute at MCC East Bay\, focusing on the life of Prophet Musa (Moses). The tour features Mufti Hussain Kamani\, who explores and extracts lessons from Musa’s journey from the tyrannical Pharaoh’s palace to his prophetic calling. The seminar aims to inspire faith and provide moral guidance by highlighting themes like steadfastness in faith\, honesty\, forgiveness\, and trust in divine decree\, drawing from both the Prophet Musa’s story and the Qur’an.\n\n\n\nMCC has a standing policy that financial need should never hold a person back from attaining spiritual or educational knowledge within the four walls of the Muslim Community Center. For a financial waiver for this event\, please email scholarship@mcceastbay.org.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKey Aspects of this program:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFocus: \n\nThe life of Prophet Musa (Moses) and his transformation from his origins to becoming a prophet.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEducational Content:\n\n\nMusa’s Story: The seminar delves into his birth under a tyrant\, being cast adrift\, and growing up in the oppressor’s palace. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDivine Purpose: The focus on his destiny to return and be a prophet armed with divine purpose. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nQur’anic Wisdom: The beauty and literary power of the Qur’an\, particularly Surah Yusuf (the story of Prophet Joseph)\, is showcased for its literary enhancement and moral lessons. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThemes:\n\n\nSteadfastness: Defining one’s path through unwavering faith. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEthical Standards: The importance of honesty and integrity\, even in the face of temptation. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDivine Decree: Trusting and accepting Allah’s plan and decree with grace. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPurpose:\nTo uplift hearts and deepen faith by providing insights into spiritual and ethical teachings.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nList of Confirmed Vendors:\n– Asiyah’s collection (Modest dresses\, abayas\, and hijabs)\n– The Golden Meem (Handmade ceramics and a few calligraphic paintings)\n– Neat Parent (Handmade hijri calendars\, mugs\, tumblers\, bookmarks\, baby items\, wudu bottles\, and keychains for Muslims)\n– Sittysrecipes (Knafa & date cookies Mamoul)\n– Lahore de Khusbo Food Truck\n– MCC Bake Sale \nMufti Hussain Kamani\nMufti Hussain Kamani is the Director of the Qalam Seminary and a senior faculty member\, where he teaches Hadith\, Fiqh\, and Tazkiyah. With over two decades of experience in teaching and community leadership\, he has mentored and trained over a thousand students\, many of whom now serve as imams\, chaplains\, educators\, and leaders across the United States. \nBorn in Elizabethtown\, Kentucky\, to a Hindu convert to Islam and a Muslim father\, Mufti Kamani began his pursuit of sacred knowledge at a young age\, traveling internationally to memorize the Quran. He later undertook rigorous studies in the United Kingdom\, completing a seven-year Alimiyyah program followed by postgraduate specialization in Islamic Law and Legal Verdicts with a focus on the Hanafi Madhab. Since 2015\, he has served as the Imam at Masjid Al-Rahman in Carrollton\, where he leads prayers\, delivers sermons\, and conducts weekly educational programs. \nDedicated to preserving classical scholarship while addressing contemporary challenges\, he has made thousands of hours of lectures freely available through the Qalam Podcast\, ensuring accessible Islamic learning for students worldwide. Beyond his academic work\, he has trained in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu for over 14 years and runs Kamanionline.com\, a Muslim men’s clothing brand known for its elegant and modest apparel. \nMufti Kamani’s work is driven by a deep commitment to tradition and a dedication to shaping a new generation of leaders who meet the challenges of the modern world.
URL:https://mcceastbay.org/event/mufti-hussain-kamani/
LOCATION:MCC East Bay\, 5724 W Las Positas Blvd #300\, Pleasanton\, CA\, 94588\, United States
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SUMMARY:Entrepreneurship\, Start-Ups\, & Funding | MCC East Bay AI Program Event
DESCRIPTION:Join Mansoor Khan\, Laiq Ahmed\, and Arpit Patel for an inspiring evening that combines expert insights\, student stories\, live demos\, and interactive discussions to deepen your understanding and engagement with Artificial Intelligence (AI).  \nDiscover the real secrets behind building products people love\, with a fast-paced\, founder-friendly session on Product–Market Fit designed for the next generation of entrepreneurs. You’ll learn how top startups identify real customer pain\, validate ideas quickly\, build MVPs that actually matter\, and create a repeatable PMF loop used by companies like Superhuman\, Airbnb\, and Figma. \nWhether you’re launching your first idea or leveling up your startup game\, this session gives you the tools\, worksheets\, and mindset to turn problems into products—and products into movements. \nSunday\, Nov. 16 | 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 pm (Maghrib to Isha) | MCC Conference Room | Join us in-person or watch live at mcceastbay.org/live \nQuestions? events@mcceastbay.org \n 
URL:https://mcceastbay.org/event/exploring-ai-together/
LOCATION:MCC East Bay\, 5724 W Las Positas Blvd #300\, Pleasanton\, CA\, 94588\, United States
CATEGORIES:Artificial Intelligence
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ORGANIZER;CN="Muslim Community Center - East Bay":MAILTO:events@mcceastbay.org
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