MCC East Bay

Pearls of Islam: The Wives of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)
2022-06-07 11:30 - 12:15 (America/Los_Angeles) | CA
Ustadha Nihad Hemmoudeh facilitates a 45-minute live Zoom session for sisters (posted publicly the next day on MCC’s YouTube, Facebook, and Instagram) about the wives of the Prophet (peace be upon him), who are the best generation of the Islamic nation, then and now.
11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. | 11 consecutive weeks from Tuesday, June 7 to August 16 | No pre-registration needed | Join live on Zoom at https://mcceastbay.org/pearls
**Session extended till August 16, on Tuesdays.
In this 11-week series, we traverse their backgrounds, their etiquette and manners, and their devotion to Allah and His Messenger ﷺ.
The weekly live session is for sisters only. Boys & girls ages 8 to 14 are welcome to join. Join the live session at 11:30 a.m. each Tuesday at https://mcceastbay.org/pearls

– Ustadha’s Nihad’s “Pearls of Islam: The Wives of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)” series: https://mcceastbay.org/pearls-series
– Ustadha’s Nihad’s Surah Kahf series: https://mcceastbay.org/kahf
– Ustadha’s Nihad’s Juz Amma series: https://mcceastbay.org/quran-tafseer
– Hafidha Nihad’s Sahaba (Companions) Series Sessions: https://mcceastbay.org/companions-series
– More Ustadha Nohad: https://mcceastbay.org/nihad

Questions? events@mcceastbay.org
This series looks at the Mothers of the Believers in a way to enlighten the hearts, minds, and souls of the Muslims in the West. It is through the wonderful examples of the lives of the wives that we can achieve a correct and balanced understanding when approaching issues such as building the Islamic family, social life, working, parenting, and raising children.

Juz Recitation
2022-06-07 18:30 - 19:15, 2022-06-08 18:30 - 19:15, 2022-06-09 18:30 - 19:15, 2022-06-10 18:30 - 19:15, 2022-06-11 18:30 - 19:15 | CA
In Ramadan 2022, Qari Amar Bellaha will recite regular rakats (cycles) at MCC’s nightly indoor Taraweeh, which will begin after Isha at 9:30 p.m.
In addition, Qari Amar will virtually also recite one chapter everyday in his sonorous voice.
The daily recitation (schedule) are broadcast after Asr prayer daily from 6:30 p.m. to about 7:15 p.m. on MCC’s Facebook and YouTube.

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

Questions? events@mcceastbay.org

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

Playlist at https://mcceastbay.org/tarawih

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

See what else MCC is doing in this Holy Month

https://mcceastbay.org/ramadan

Weekly Women's Seerah Bookclub
2022-06-07 18:30 - 20:00, 2022-06-08 18:30 - 20:00 | MCC East Bay, 5724 W Las Positas Blvd #300, Pleasanton, CA, 94588, United States
Join our weekly sisters’ virtual & in-person Seerah book club where we have an active discussion, take away lessons for our daily lives, and inshaAllah fall in love with the Prophet ﷺ. This summer, we are reading “The Prophetic Narrative” by Samira al-Zayid.
RSVP for the live registration link below at https://mcceastbay.org/bookclub. RSVP needed to join us virtually or in-person in the MCC Conference Room (masks and social distancing optional).
**Last two sessions are ONLINE ONLY from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Tuesday. New Book Club will be from August 23 to December 20, 2022.
Event Details:
The discussion takes place every Wednesday from 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. and in Summer ’22 runs from Wednesday, May 18 to August 3, 2022. The sessions are hybrid: meaning in-person & virtual sessions.
Please register online or in-person to receive the link to the Whatsapp thread where all communication and updates will be made.
Book Purchase:
If you wish to follow along with the book, please purchase the book. The book can be purchased here:

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

Questions? bookclub@mcceastbay.org

About the Book

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

Questions? bookclub@mcceastbay.org

Interfaith Chat
2022-06-08 17:00 - 18:00 | MCC East Bay, 5724 W Las Positas Blvd #300, Pleasanton, CA, 94588, United States
MCC proudly hosts the Interfaith Interconnect monthly religious chat with Trish Munro (Jewish) and Karan Saini (Sikh) on how each community welcomes children and youth into the faith and what rite of passage ceremonies are traditional in each culture.
5 p.m. to 6 p.m. | Wednesday, June 8 | MCC Conference Room | Suite 100 (Enter from “A” and park at “Outdoor Prayer Space” as listed on this map: https://mcceastbay.org/hp
Join in person or live on Zoom at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82965087998
Doors/Zoom open at 4:40.
Join us to hear the history, ages, and traditions included in these events in this “coming of age/rites of passage” talk.

– More MCC interfaith events: https://mcceastbay.org/interfaith
– MCC’s interfaith advocacy efforts: https://mcceastbay.org/interfaith-ethos

Questions? events@mcceastbay.org
Presentations 5 pm-6 pm and followed by an optional break-out group discussion to 6:30 pm.

Practical Spirituality Series
2022-06-08 19:30 - 20:30 | MCC East Bay, 5724 W Las Positas Blvd #300, Pleasanton, CA, 94588, United States
Are you feeling stuck in your relationship with Allah? Feeling unsure about how to progress spiritually while balancing the hustle and bustle of life? If so, this series is for you: https://mcceastbay.org/practical
Join us for a virtual weekly class with Sidi Shahryar Abbasi focused on practical spirituality. Each week, we discuss a topic to help us traverse the spiritual path and ultimately achieve nearness to Allah (SWT). The topics range from how to make intentions, devotions and daily duas (supplications), easy shortcuts to maximize your rewards, the importance of good character, how to balance spirituality as a working professional, and much, much more.
We will primarily be focusing on the text “The Book of Assistance” by the great Saint and Knower of Allah, Imam Abdullah Ibn Alawi Al Haddad.
7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. | Wednesdays | Sept. 8 to Summer ’22 (suspended in Ramadan) | Watch at https://mcceastbay.org/live and watch past series recordings at https://mcceastbay.org/practical

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

Questions? events@mcceastbay.org

Tri-Valley Haven Tables @ Jumu'ah
2022-06-10 13:30 - 14:00 | MCC East Bay, 5724 W Las Positas Blvd #300, Pleasanton, CA, 94588, United States
Tri-Valley Haven tables at the first Jumu’ah (1:30 p.m. to 1:50 p.m.) on Friday, June 10, 2022.
Tri-Valley Haven’s mission is to create homes safe from abuse and contribute to a peaceful society. Tri-Valley Haven is present today to give information regarding the broad range of safety net services to individuals, such as shelter, food, counseling, and case management.

COMMUNITY
April 21, 2020 | Volume 4, Number 4

Tri-Valley Haven Unique Community Resource
By Hacienda Pulse Staff Writer

For more than 40 years, Tri-Valley Haven has been a unique community resource. The nonprofit is the only rape crisis center in the Tri-Valley region. Its homeless shelter serves single women, women with children, men with children, and intact families consisting of a mom, dad and children. Tri-Valley Haven’s domestic violence shelter and its homeless shelter both take boys up to the age of 18 years old as part of families, while most shelters do not.
Tri-Valley Haven offers many other services as well. They include a 24-hour crisis hotline, counseling, and a legal clinic to assist victims in applying for restraining orders. The Haven also runs a food pantry that serves thousands of Tri-Valley families in need. The nonprofit operates nine mobile pantries every month throughout the Tri-Valley to serve residents who cannot get to its Livermore pantry location.
The Haven’s mission is to create homes safe from abuse and contribute to a more peaceful society one person, one family, and one community at a time. As part of that mission, Tri-Valley Haven is dedicated to breaking the cycle of abuse and poverty through education such as Teen Dating Violence Prevention classes taught by its staff at local middle and high schools. The nonprofit’s Healthy Relationship and Consent classes help keep children and youth free from physical and emotional harm, according to Christine Dillman, Director of Development. She notes that nearly 10% of high school students reported being hit, slapped, or physically hurt in a dating relationship in the past 12 months, according to statistics from the US Centers for Disease Control. Moreover, 25% of girls and 16% of boys in the United States will be sexually assaulted before they turn 18 years of age, according to the National Sexual Violence Resource Center.
“This is unacceptable,” says Dillman. “The Haven delivers prevention and bystander education to reduce physical and emotional violence in our community. Our programs teach students to develop healthy boundaries in their friendships and dating relationships, recognize warning signs of unhealthy relationships, and to utilize safe methods to intervene in potentially unhealthy situations. We discuss sexual consent with students in an age-appropriate manner, which helps prevent sexual assault. We empower students to create healthy relationships with their peers based on respect. We focus on awareness and changing behaviors, providing teenagers with realistic tools they can employ to keep themselves and their friends safe from abuse.”
Tri-Valley Haven has opened an office on Black Avenue in Pleasanton in order to make counseling services and drop-in restraining order assistance more accessible to Pleasanton residents. The Haven’s Pleasanton office is near downtown Pleasanton and is easily reachable via public transportation. Since opening this location, Tri-Valley Haven has seen an increase in survivors from Pleasanton seeking support.
Volunteers who wish to answer the Haven’s 24-hour crisis-line or to provide crisis counseling to survivors go through a 70-hour Tri-Valley Haven training certified by California’s Office of Emergency Services. “Tri-Valley Haven could not do all of its amazing work without volunteers,” says Dillman. “The Haven has volunteers who work at our food pantry, thrift store, and at our community building.”
The nonprofit also relies heavily on donors to support its services. California’s recent shelter-in-place order has created additional challenges for Tri-Valley Haven in continuing to provide food and shelter resources to those in need. The Haven’s thrift store, which provides revenue for the pantry and the homeless shelter, has had to close due to the COVID-19 outbreak. “Providing resources during COVID-19 is a challenge for us and other food pantries,” according to the organization. “We definitely need help meeting the needs which continue to grow.”
For more information about Tri-Valley Haven, please visit www.trivalleyhaven.org.

Indoor MCC Jumu’ahs
2022-06-10 13:30 - 16:00 | MCC East Bay, 5724 W Las Positas Blvd #300, Pleasanton, CA, 94588, United States
**With area schools ending, the third Jumu’ah (3:40 p.m.) will be suspended after tomorrow.**
For our Jumu’ah services on Friday, June 10, masks are mandator to attend any MCC service and no RSVP is necessary:

1:30 p.m. – 1:50 p.m. – INDOOR ONLY

– Dr. Abdullah bin Hamid Ali delivers this sermon.

– No social distancing option in Prayer Hall (shoulder-to-shoulder). Social distance worship is available for women in Banquet Hall & men in Conference Room.

2:30 p.m. – 2:50 p.m. – INDOOR ONLY

– Sidi Ibrahim Qureshi delivers this sermon.

– No social distancing option in Prayer Hall (shoulder-to-shoulder). Social distance worship is available for women in Banquet Hall & men in Conference Room.

3:40 p.m. – 4 p.m. – INDOOR ONLY

– Hafiz Taha Abdullah delivers this sermon.

– No social distancing option in Prayer Hall (shoulder-to-shoulder). Social distance worship is available for women in Banquet Hall men in Conference Room.

Please attend 2:30 prayer or 3:40 p.m. to avoid heavier first-service congestion whenever possible. Masks are optional.
Jumu’ah parking for three services is in the MCC parking lot and the neighboring HP lot. The aerial map at https://mcceastbay.org/hp

– Virtually watch these three sermons from home: https://mcceastbay.org/live
– More Dr. Abdullah: https://mcceastbay.org/abdullah
– More Sidi Ibrahim: https://mcceastbay.org/ibrahim
– More Hafiz Taha: https://mcceastbay.org/taha

For parents attending with young children indoors, MCC offers private mothers’ and fathers’ rooms with an audio and visual connection to Prayer Hall. Parents can watch the sermon and pray while in the company of other parents with young children. The mothers/fathers prayer room is just past the Banquet Hall doors into the school area.
Questions? events@mcceastbay.org
The Alameda County Health Department reports COVID-19 cases are still happening.
We are cautiously indoors for the five daily prayers and for three Jumu’ah services. All the Jumu’ah prayers are indoors in the MCC prayer hall. Learn more at https://mcceastbay.org/prayer

Private Event
2022-06-10 13:30 - 19:30 | MCC East Bay, 5724 W Las Positas Blvd #300, Pleasanton, CA, 94588, United States
Prayer Hall, Banquet Hall, Picnic Area

Monthly Sisterhood Hike
2022-06-11 06:30 - 08:00 | Rocky Ridge & Kings Canyon loop trail junction, RV89+2J, Moraga, CA 94556
Join us from 6:30 a.m. to 8 a.m. on June 11 for a Saturday morning hike at the Rocky Ridge View and Elderberry Loop Trail in San Ramon to get to know other sisters in the community and enjoy the great outdoors. The team will wait for 10 to 15 minutes max before we head on the hike. There is no network in the area, please arrive on time.

When: Saturday, June 11
Time: 6:30 a.m. – 8 a.m.
Carpool: No MCC carpool is available for this hike. Carpool encouraged with others on the hike.
Location: Rocky Ridge View and Elderberry Loop Trail, San Ramon, CA 94582
Distance: Around 5.0 miles
All Trails: https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/california/rocky-ridge-view-and-elderberry-loop-trail
Difficulty: Easy to Moderate

Misc: Please wear comfortable walking/hiking shoes, carry enough water, a small snack, hat, sunglasses, and hiking poles if you have. No cell network in that area, suggest carpooling and downloading the AllTrail maps.

RSVP: Message Hike Leader Sr. Sohaila Ahmadyar at hiking@mcceastbay.org with your name & cell phone number by Friday, June 10 to RSVP.

Please come prepared with water, snack, and hiking/running shoes.
Sr. Sohaila Ahmadyar will be leading the hikes in June and July. On the day of the hike, if you have trouble finding the group, please call or text Sr. Sohaila at 925-786-7698. Please remember that we cannot hold all the group so we request you to please be on time.
For future hikes, please subscribe to the MCC newsletter and/or add your phone number to the Women’s Hiking WhatsUp group.
Please wear comfortable walking/hiking shoes, carry a water bottle, a small snack, hat, sunglasses, and hiking poles if you have.
Check out this 4.7-mile loop trail near Alamo, California. Generally considered a moderately challenging route, it takes an average of 2 h 20 min to complete. This is a very popular area for birding, hiking, and trail running, so you’ll likely encounter other people while exploring. The trail is open year-round and is beautiful to visit anytime. Dogs are welcome but must be on a leash.
Questions? hiking@mcceastbay.org

Muslim Teen Gamechangers Network
2022-06-12 10:00 - 12:00 | MCC East Bay, 5724 W Las Positas Blvd #300, Pleasanton, CA, 94588, United States
For Bay Area Muslim high schoolers, this 10-week interactive summer social justice training program hosted at MCC East Bay in Pleasanton equips teens with tools to critically understand their world, effectively challenge injustice & build legacies of positive change in our communities. Hosted at MCC, lunch is included weekly in this empowerment training grounded in an optimistic Islamic worldview.
10 a.m. to noon | Sundays | June 5 to August 7 | $50/teen (financial waivers available) | MCC Conference Room | Register by emailing San Francisco Bay Area’s Usmaan Alloo at ualloo@cair.com
Watch session recordings at mcceastbay.org/mgn

Sunday, June 5, 2022: Welcome, The Politics of Personhood & Exploring Identity (Ayesha Hamid)
Sunday, June 12, 2022: Power: Stereotypes & Knowledge (Maimoona Afzal Berta)
Sunday, June 19, 2022: Know History, Know Self (Fatima Mekkaoui)
Sunday, June 26, 2022: Know Family, Know Self (Usman Aloo)
Sunday, July 3, 2022: Engaging Local Government (Aziz Akbari)
Sunday, July 10, 2022: No session (Eid al-Adha holiday break)
Sunday, July 17, 2022: Social Movements & Community Organizing
Sunday, July 24, 2022: Capitalism & Consumerism
Sunday, July 31, 2022: Community Organizing Plan Presentation
Sunday, August 7, 2022: Graduation

Sponsored by CAIR-SFBA & MCC East Bay. Please email ualloo@cair.com if you need the fee reduced or waived for financial reasons.
MGN is a social justice training program for Muslim high school students that equips participants with the tools to critically understand their world, effectively challenge injustice, and build legacies of positive change in their communities. The program consists of weekly interactive sessions centered on themes of identity, history, social responsibility, and organizing tools, all grounded in an Islamic worldview.
The standard fee to become a member of the Muslim Gamechangers Network is $50, and payment must be received by the first day of the program to complete your registration. The MGN Membership fee helps us sustain this comprehensive empowerment project for our youth, including the cost of materials, staff time, and field trips.
The deadline to apply is on Sunday, May 29, 2022.
Questions? events@mcceastbay.org
