MCC East Bay

*Cancelled* #TeamFajr Bi-Weekly Sunday Breakfast
2020-04-19 05:30 - 06:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | MCC East Bay, 5724 W Las Positas Blvd #300, Pleasanton, CA, 94588, United States
**Effective March 12, 2020, all MCC activities, including the weekly Jumu’ah Friday prayers, are suspended until further notice.**
Join us every other Sunday and pray Fajr in congregation! Qari Amar Bellaha then does a quick dua and then we enjoy breakfast together in community.
Bring an optional breakfast item and bring the entire family! For brothers & sisters.
MCC provides tea, coffee, orange juice & muffins.
Winter & Spring 2020 dates and Fajr times:

Sunday, January 12 | Fajr Iqamah at 6:30 a.m.
Sunday, January 26 | Fajr Iqamah at 6:30 a.m.
Sunday, February 9 | Fajr Iqamah at 6:15 a.m.
Sunday, February 23 | Fajr Iqamah at 6 a.m.
Sunday, March 8 | Fajr Iqamah at 6:30 a.m.
Sunday, March 22 | Fajr Iqamah at 6:15 a.m.
Sunday, April 5 | Fajr Iqamah at 5:45 a.m.
Sunday, April 19 (last Fajr gathering before Ramadan) | Fajr Iqamah at 5:30 a.m.

Questions? events@mcceastbay.org

Increasing Faith in Trying Times | Sidi Shahryar Abbasi
2020-04-19 20:00 - 21:00 | CA
Join Sidi Shahryar Abbasi for how our faith can help, thrive and spiritually fortify us in these turbulent times.

Watch free webinar live at 8 p.m. each Sunday until Ramadan at https://mcceastbay.org/dose-2

More Sidi Shahryar: https://mcceastbay.org/shahryar

Please note: The MCC facility is closed. All programming is taking place online only. Details at https://mcceastbay.org/virtual

Questions? events@mcceastbay.org

Daily Virtual Qur'an Recitation with Qari Amar
2020-04-25 13:30 - 14:15, 2020-04-26 13:30 - 14:15, 2020-04-27 13:30 - 14:15, 2020-04-28 13:30 - 14:15, 2020-04-29 13:30 - 14:15, 2020-04-30 13:30 - 14:15, 2020-05-01 13:30 - 14:15 | CA
With the MCC likely closed for the entirety of Ramadan, Qari Amar Bellaha helps us virtually bridge the absence of community Taraweeh prayers in this holy month by reciting in his sonorous voice one Qur’anic chapter (juz) each day from 1:30 to 2:15 p.m.

Daily recitation schedule https://mcceastbay.org/recitation
Live daily link: https://mcceastbay.org/live
Qur’an Recitations in Virtual Ramadan 2020 Playlist: https://mcceastbay.org/ramadan20
Watch Taraweeh in Ramadan ’19: https://mcceastbay.org/taraweeh
More Qari Amar: https://mcceastbay.org/amar

Questions? events@mcceastbay.org

Purification of the Heart for Youth & Adults | Ustadha Hosai
2020-04-30 17:00 - 18:00 | CA
On the heels of Ustadha Hosai Mojaddidi‘s acclaimed adult session on this topic, pre-teens & teens (11 to 18) and adults are invited to join her insightful twice-weekly Ramadan sessions on the twenty-five spiritual diseases of the heart and their cures.

Purification Series in Ramadan ’20 Playlist: https://mcceastbay.org/ramadan-poh
5 p.m. to 6 p.m. | For anyone ages 11 and up | Seven sessions | Every Tuesday & Thursday in Ramadan ’20 (ends Tuesday, May 19) | RSVP at https://mcceastbay.org/purification

This session was initially geared to teens and parents of teens and now designed for everyone. Sr Hosai has geared this class towards the family with focus on the teens. Any person 11+ may join. Please share.

The Zoom link will be sent after registration. The book “Purification of the Heart” is not mandatory to attend, but encouraged for you to own and reflect on. It is also available as an e-Book.

Purification Series in Ramadan ’20 Playlist: https://mcceastbay.org/ramadan-poh
Ustadha Hosai’s Purification Series for Adults: https://mcceastbay.org/heart-purification
Ramadan 2020 Virtual Guide: https://mcceastbay.org/ramadan
Watch Ramadan ‘Thrive at Home’ Playlist at https://mcceastbay.org/reflections
Watch other Ramadan reminders at https://mcceastbay.org/ramadan-reminders
More Sister Hosai: https://mcceastbay.org/hosai

Questions? events@mcceastbay.org

This discussion-based introductory class on the twenty-five spiritual diseases of the heart and their cures as defined by Imam Al-Haddad in his classic poem Matharat al-Qulub and translated by Shaykh Hamza Yusuf with commentary in Purification of the Heart. This exploration of Islamic spirituality delves into the psychological diseases and cure of the heart. The diseases examined include miserliness, envy, hatred, treachery, rancor, malice, ostentation, arrogance, covetousness, lust, and other afflictions that assail people and often control them.

About the Book “Purification of the Heart: Signs, Symptoms and Cures of the Spiritual Diseases of the Heart“:
The suffering of the world is spoken of in terms of wars, starvation, hatred, competition, and the struggle of the survival of the fittest. Yet all the suffering of the world originates in the human heart. Every crime committed, every act of oppression, every callous cruelty, and every injustice to the self or others emanates from the hearts of men. However, for every wrong wrought by the human heart, a thousand acts of mercy have issued forth: every mother’s love, every child’s forgiveness, every teacher’s care, and every father’s concern for the well-being of his progeny–all have their source in the core of the human being, the human heart. If we are to right the world, we must first rectify our hearts, and this is why every revelation has been granted to humanity in order to make firm our hearts. Before you is a text that gives practical means and methods of transformation. Learn them, and use them, and then pass them on. This exploration of Islamic spirituality delves into the psychological diseases and cures of the heart. The causes and practical cures of these diseases are discussed, offering a penetrating glimpse into how Islam deals with spiritual and psychological problems and demonstrating how all people can benefit from these teachings.
