MCC East Bay

RSVP for an MCC Outdoor Jumu'ah
2021-05-07 13:30 - 16:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | MCC East Bay, 5724 W Las Positas Blvd #300, Pleasanton, CA, 94588, United States
RSVP for a prayer spot at the outdoor MCC Jumu’ah on Friday, May 7:

First service: 1:30 p.m. to 1:50 p.m.
Second service: 2:30 p.m. to 2:50 p.m.
Third service: 3:40 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Ustadh Dr. Ali Ataie leads the first prayer service, Mohammad Abdul Baseer leads the second Friday prayer service, and Sidi Shaan Mukhtar leads the third service.
Outdoor prayer space is limited and a RSVP is required. Registration opens to all promptly at 5 p.m. each Thursday.

RSVP for the outdoor prayer services:

1:30 p.m. Jumu’ah: https://mcceastbay.org/jumuah-1
2:30 p.m. Jumu’ah: https://mcceastbay.org/jumuah-2
3:40 p.m. Jumu’ah: https://mcceastbay.org/jumuah-3

Watch these three sermons live from home: https://mcceastbay.org/live
– More Ustadh Ataie: https://mcceastbay.org/ataie
– More Br. Mohammed Abdul Baseer: https://mcceastbay.org/baseer
– More Sidi Shaan: https://mcceastbay.org/shaan

Questions? events@mcceastbay.org
Alameda County is in the orange tier, which means COVID-19 cases are still happening.
We remain cautiously outdoors for the five daily prayers and three outdoor Jumu’ah services (weather permitting). Learn more at https://mcceastbay.org/reopening
We limit the number of worshipers at each service. You may forfeit your prayer spot if you do not arrive in the MCC parking lot when the sermon begins promptly at 1:30 p.m./2:30 p.m./3:40 p.m. each Friday.

Daily Juz Recitation
2021-05-07 18:15 - 19:00, 2021-05-08 18:15 - 19:00, 2021-05-09 18:15 - 19:00, 2021-05-10 18:15 - 19:00
Due to the pandemic, Qari Amar will recite shortened rakats (cycles) in MCC’s nightly outdoor Taraweeh.
Qari Amar will help bridge our connection with the Qur’an by virtually reciting one chapter everyday in his sonorous voice.
The daily recitation (schedule) are broadcast after Asr prayer daily from 6:15 p.m. to about 7 p.m. on MCC’s Facebook and YouTube.

– Qur’anic Recitation playlist: https://mcceastbay.org/ramadan21
– 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

Ramadan Reflection | Dr. Ali Ataie
2021-05-07 20:45 - 20:55, 2021-05-08 20:45 - 20:55, 2021-05-09 20:45 - 20:55, 2021-05-10 20:45 - 20:55
Join us nightly live at 8:45 p.m. for a brief virtual pre-Isha/Taraweeh Khatera (spiritual reminder).

Week 1 (April 12-18): Imam Tahir Anwar
Week 2 (April 19-25): Ustadha Dr. Rania Awaad
Week 3 (April 26-May 2): Ustadh Feraidoon Mojadedi
Week 4 (May 3-May 10): Ustadh Dr. Ali Ataie

Watch these reminders on YouTube at mcceastbay.org/live
Watch these reminders on Facebook at mcceastbay.org/facebook

– More Ramadan Reflections: https://mcceastbay.org/reflections
– More Ramadan lectures, sermons, programs & Tarawih reminders: https://mcceastbay.org/ramadan-reminders

– More Imam Tahir: https://mcceastbay.org/tahir
– More Ustadha Dr. Rania: https://mcceastbay.org/rania
– More Ustadh Feraidoon: https://mcceastbay.org/feraidoon
– More Ustadh Dr. Ali: https://mcceastbay.org/ali-ataie

Questions? events@mcceastbay.org

My First Ramadan: Amanda's Story
2021-05-08 08:00 - 17:00
In Ramadan 2021, facilitators from MCC’s New Muslim Support Group interview a new Muslim in our 70+ new Muslim cohort.
Each person shares the opportunities and struggles along his or her spiritual journey and provides insight to the Muslim community at large about how to better welcome and support our sisters and brothers who are newer to the faith.
1 p.m. every Saturday in Ramadan | Watch at https://mcceastbay.org/live

– April 17: Sister Ameena
– April 24: Brother Thomas
– May 1: Sister Kei
– May 8: Sister Amanda

Learn how MCC supports our new(er) brothers and sisters in faith at https://mcceastbay.org/new-muslim

– After Shahadah | Talks for New Muslims Series: https://mcceastbay.org/after-shahada
– Shahadah moments at MCC: https://mcceastbay.org/shahada

Questions? events@mcceastbay.org
Watch revert interviews from MCC’s virtual Ramadan in 2020:

– Georgia: https://youtu.be/mCI3PumPJGg
– Kevin: https://youtu.be/bzixJLb6BK8
– Laura: https://youtu.be/WMSpBMhcWno
– Miguel: https://youtu.be/xESN17ptG70

Back-to-School Backpack Drive
2021-05-08 09:00 - 13:00 | MCC East Bay, 5724 W Las Positas Blvd #300, Pleasanton, CA, 94588, United States
With our community’s generosity, Girl Scouts Troops 30875 and 32705 have reached their goal of brightening the Eid al-Fitr holiday for over 700 children of families in the Bay Area who have recently received Zakat or regular food rations from the MCC Pantry.
Please continue to support us for our next community service project and spread cheer this upcoming Eid al-Adha holiday by contributing to our school supply drive. Our troops again plan to empower 175 schoolchildren from Bay Area families which have recently received Zakat from the MCC. Additionally, if enough donations are received, we hope to empower 530 more schoolchildren who have recently received Zakat or regular food rations from the MCC Pantry.
Each school age child will receive a new backpack with school supplies and younger children will receive a toy!
There are four ways to donate to the Fourth-Annual MCC Girl Scouts Troop Backpack Drive:

Purchase backpacks (including supplies) and have them delivered to MCC: https://mcceastbay.org/backpacks
Donate via secure link: https://mcceastbay.org/drive-donations
Drop off new/unused backpacks and supplies to MCC every Saturday (through June 26th) from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m
Drop off/mail gift cards or checks payable to “Girl Scouts” to:
MCC (c/o Girl Scouts)
5724 W. Las Positas Blvd. Suite #300
Pleasanton, CA 94588

Be a blessing to the community and help us brighten Eid-ul-Adha and the school year for these deserving children in our community.
Questions for Girl Scouts Troops 30875 and 32705? girl-scouts@mcceastbay.org

Youth Ramadan Connections | Sidi Mahdy
2021-05-08 18:30 - 19:30
Join us in a virtual interactive space for youth ages 13-18 space to share and make deeper connections with one another and with God.

6:30 to 7:30 p.m. | Saturdays | RSVP at mcceastbay.org/connections

– April 17: Sidi Mahdy Amine
– April 24: Sidi Ali Dia
– May 1: Ustadha Hosai Mojaddidi
– May 8: Sidi Mahdy Amine

Sponsored by Taleef Collective & MCC East Bay
Questions? events@mcceastbay.org

27th Night: Indoor & Outdoor Tarawih
2021-05-08 21:35 - 23:15 | MCC East Bay, 5724 W Las Positas Blvd #300, Pleasanton, CA, 94588, United States
In the blessed last ten days of Ramadan, MCC offers indoor and outdoor prayer areas for Isha & Taraweeh on the five odd nights (only outdoor space available on even nights).
Space is limited and registration required nightly. Isha starts promptly at 9:35 p.m. Taraweeh ends by about 10:50 p.m.
RSVP at: https://mcceastbay.org/taraweeh-registration
These are the arrangements in the last ten nights:

Sunday, May 2 (21st night) – Indoor or outdoor option
Monday, May 3 – Outdoor only
Tuesday, May 4 (23rd night) – Indoor or outdoor option
Wednesday, May 5 – Outdoor only
Thursday, May 6 (25th night) – Indoor or outdoor option
Friday, May 7 – Outdoor only
Saturday, May 8 (27th night)* – Indoor or outdoor option
Sunday, May 9 – Outdoor only
Monday, May 10 (29th night) – Indoor or outdoor option

*Laylatul Qadr night
Our ongoing safety precautions such as mask wearing and social distancing will apply to all prayer areas.
We strongly recommend those who choose to pray indoors do so only if fully vaccinated as of two weeks ago. Positively no children under 13.
However, we understand vaccination is a personal health decision, and as such, there will be no such enforcement when attending services at MCC. We respect your personal decision when choosing whether to pray indoors or outdoors.
We encourage congregants to make a choice that is safest for yourself, your family, and our community when choosing to pray indoors or outdoors when at MCC.
Please remember that outdoor areas pose a much lower risk of infection when compared to indoor areas.
We will continue to offer outdoor prayer areas for the months to come, and again, strongly recommend that outdoor areas be used in lieu of indoors whenever possible.
Safety requirements for all prayer areas (indoors and outdoors):

Capacity is limited and social distancing must be adhered to.
Nightly registration is required and admission is on first-come-first-serve-basis until capacity is reached.
Wear a mask at all times and bring a prayer rug.
Make wudu at home as MCC’s bathroom, wudu areas and water fountains will remain closed.
Absolutely no children under 13 allowed.
Registration is required for each member of your family.
No socializing or gathering in and around the masjid before or after prayers.
Anyone with flu-like symptoms will be requested to leave.

We ask Allah for protection during these last ten days of Ramadan.
Questions? events@mcceastbay.org
Additionally, on the odd nights in the last ten days of Ramadan, join us for a night of Qur’an recitation, zikr (devotional acts), advice and nasheed (vocal acts). These programs are virtual only; these activities will not take place at the MCC facility.

Nightly guests: Ustadh Tarif Arabi, Qari Amar Bellaha, Sidi Mahdy Amine, Sidi Umair Qadr, and Bay Area Munshideen’s Abu Hamed.
Watch at mcceastbay.org/live

From 11:15 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. on:

Sunday, May 2nd (21st night): Ustadh Tarif Arabi
Tuesday, May 4th (23rd night): Ustadh Tarif Arabi
Thursday, May 6th (25th night): Ustadh Feraidoon Mojadedi
Saturday, May 8th (27th night)*: Ustadh Dr. Ali Ataie
Monday, May 9th (29th night)

*Laylatul Qadr

– Watch Ramadan reflections: https://mcceastbay.org/reflections
– Watch Ramadan reminders: https://mcceastbay.org/ramadan-reminders
– More Qari Amar: https://mcceastbay.org/amar
– More Amu Tarif: https://mcceastbay.org/tarif
– More Ustadh Feraidoon: https://mcceastbay.org/feraidoon
– More Ustadh Ataie: https://mcceastbay.org/ali-ataie
– Ramadan 2021 Virtual Guide: https://mcceastbay.org/ramadan

Odd-Night Program (27th)
2021-05-08 23:59 - 2021-05-09 01:30
On the odd nights in the last ten days of Ramadan, join us for a night of Qur’an recitation, zikr (devotional acts), advice and nasheed (vocal acts). These programs are virtual only; these activities will not take place at the MCC facility.

Nightly guests: Ustadh Tarif Arabi, Qari Amar Bellaha, Sidi Mahdy Amine, Sidi Umair Qadr, and Bay Area Munshideen’s Abu Hamed.
Watch at mcceastbay.org/live

11:15 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. | Sunday, May 2nd (21st night)
11:15 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. | Tuesday, May 4th (23rd night)
11:30 p.m. to 12:45 a.m. | Thursday, May 6th (25th night)
11:59 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. | Saturday, May 8th (27th night)* Special guests Ustadh Feraidoon: & Ustadh Dr. Ali Ataie
11:59 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. | Monday, May 9th (29th night)**

*Laylatul Qadr
**Khatam Night

These are also the Taraweeh arrangements in the last ten nights:

Sunday, May 2 (21st night) – Indoor or outdoor option
Monday, May 3 – Outdoor only
Tuesday, May 4 (23rd night) – Indoor or outdoor option
Wednesday, May 5 – Outdoor only
Thursday, May 6 (25th night) – Indoor or outdoor option
Friday, May 7 – Outdoor only
Saturday, May 8 (27th night)* – Indoor or outdoor option
Sunday, May 9 – Outdoor only
Monday, May 10 (29th night) – Indoor or outdoor option

*Laylatul Qadr & Khatam
RSVP required at: https://mcceastbay.org/taraweeh-registration

– Watch Ramadan reflections: https://mcceastbay.org/reflections
– Watch Ramadan reminders: https://mcceastbay.org/ramadan-reminders
– More Qari Amar: https://mcceastbay.org/amar
– More Amu Tarif: https://mcceastbay.org/tarif
– More Ustadh Feraidoon: https://mcceastbay.org/feraidoon
– More Ustadh Ataie: https://mcceastbay.org/ali-ataie
– Ramadan 2021 Virtual Guide: https://mcceastbay.org/ramadan

Questions? events@mcceastbay.org

Ramadan Repentance | Sidi Shahryar
2021-05-09 18:00 - 18:30
The gates of Heaven are flung open for us and God loves His Tawabeen (repentant). Each Sunday this Ramadan, join Sidi Shahryar Abbasi to learn how to win this immense forgiveness of our major & minor sins.
Sundays in Ramadan | 6 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. PST | Watch at mcceastbay.org/live

We have all made our fair share of mistakes throughout our lives. Alhamdulillah that we have an All Forgiving and generous Lord. Allah reminds us in the Quran that He loves the tawabeen, those who regularly repent to him. We have approached the most blessed of months – Ramadan, a month in which the gates of heaven are opened and the gates of Hell are closed. It is a month of mercy, divine secrets and immense forgiveness.

So how do we begin the journey of seeking repentance in Ramadan?
Join us in this four-part series where we will discuss:

– How to change your life this Ramadan
– How to seek Allah’s forgiveness for our major and minor sins
– The practical components of repentance
– The signs of an accepted repentance

Questions? events@mcceastbay.org

– More Sidi Shahryar: https://mcceastbay.org/shahryar
– 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 “Controlling Your Desires” Series: https://mcceastbay.org/desires

Odd-Night Program (29th)
2021-05-09 23:59 - 2021-05-10 01:30
On the odd nights in the last ten days of Ramadan, join us for a night of Qur’an recitation, zikr (devotional acts), advice and nasheed (vocal acts). These programs are virtual only; these activities will not take place at the MCC facility.

Nightly guests: Ustadh Tarif Arabi, Qari Amar Bellaha, Sidi Mahdy Amine, Sidi Umair Qadr, and Bay Area Munshideen’s Abu Hamed.
Watch at mcceastbay.org/live

11:15 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. | Sunday, May 2nd (21st night)
11:15 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. | Tuesday, May 4th (23rd night)
11:30 p.m. to 12:45 a.m. | Thursday, May 6th (25th night)
11:59 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. | Saturday, May 8th (27th night)* Special guests Ustadh Feraidoon: & Ustadh Dr. Ali Ataie
11:59 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. | Monday, May 9th (29th night)** Special guest Imam Zaid Shakir

*Laylatul Qadr
**Khatam Night

These are also the Taraweeh arrangements in the last ten nights:

Sunday, May 2 (21st night) – Indoor or outdoor option
Monday, May 3 – Outdoor only
Tuesday, May 4 (23rd night) – Indoor or outdoor option
Wednesday, May 5 – Outdoor only
Thursday, May 6 (25th night) – Indoor or outdoor option
Friday, May 7 – Outdoor only
Saturday, May 8 (27th night)* – Indoor or outdoor option
Sunday, May 9 – Outdoor only
Monday, May 10 (29th night) – Indoor or outdoor option

*Laylatul Qadr & Khatam
RSVP required at: https://mcceastbay.org/taraweeh-registration

– Watch Ramadan reflections: https://mcceastbay.org/reflections
– Watch Ramadan reminders: https://mcceastbay.org/ramadan-reminders
– More Qari Amar: https://mcceastbay.org/amar
– More Amu Tarif: https://mcceastbay.org/tarif
– More Ustadh Feraidoon: https://mcceastbay.org/feraidoon
– More Ustadh Ataie: https://mcceastbay.org/ali-ataie
– More Imam Zaid Shaikir: https://mcceastbay.org/zaid-shakir
– Ramadan 2021 Virtual Guide: https://mcceastbay.org/ramadan

Questions? events@mcceastbay.org
