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SUMMARY:Celebrating the Beloved of Allah\, Muhammad (saw) | Women's Mawlid
DESCRIPTION:For Girls & Women Ages 12+: Join our panel of distinguished speakers and guests for a gathering of hearts in remembrance of our Beloved Prophet (peace and blessings upon him): Shaykha lesha Prime\, Ustadha Hosai Mojaddidi\, Ustadha Shamira Ahmad\, Anse Nihad Hammoudeh\, Ustadha Mona Elzankaly & Ustadha Dr. Rania Awaad. \n\n\n\nSaturday\, Sept. 16 | 5 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. PST | MCC Prayer Hall & Conference Room | Women & girls only\, ages 12+ | In-person only (no live stream/recording) | Free\, RSVP Required | Register at https://mcceastbay.org/celebrate \n\n\n\nNo children under 12. No babysitting is provided.  \n\n\n\nEvent Schedule: \n\n\n\n\n– 5 p.m. – Opening remarks by Dr. Rania Awaad (Prayer Hall)\n\n\n\n– 5:10 p.m. – Quran recitation with Anse Nihad Hemmoudeh (Prayer Hall)\n\n\n\n– 5:20 p.m. to 5:40 p.m. – Ustadha Hosai Mojaddidi (Prayer Hall) \n\n\n\n– 5:45 p.m. – Asr prayer and tea break (Prayer Hall & Banquet Hall)\n\n\n\n– 6 p.m. to 6:20 p.m. – Anse Nihad Hemmoudeh (Prayer Hall) \n\n\n\n– 6:20 p.m. to 6:40 p.m. – Ustadha Shamira Ahmad (Prayer Hall)\n\n\n\n– 6:40 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. –  Shaykha lesha Prime (Prayer Hall)\n\n\n\n– 7:30 p.m. Maghrib (Prayer Hall)\n\n\n\n– 7:45 to 8:30 p.m. – Mawlid program moves into the Conference Room (not in the Prayer Hall)\n\n\n\n\nSponsored by The Rahmah Foundation & MCC East Bay. \n\n\n\n\n– More talks in partnership with The Rahmah Foundation: https://mcceastbay.org/rahmah-foundation\n\n\n\n– More Dr. Rania: https://mcceastbay.org/rania\n\n\n\n– More Ustadha lesha Prime: https://mcceastbay.org/prime\n\n\n\n– More Ustadha Hosai: https://mcceastbay.org/hosai\n\n\n\n– More sessions for Muslimahs: https://mcceastbay.org/women\n\n\n\n\nQuestions? events@mcceastbay.org \n\n\n\nAbout our speakers: \n\n\n\nIeasha Prime is the Director of Women’s Programming at Dar al-Hijrah Islamic Center in Virginia and the DC Muslim Women’s Conference founder. She converted to Islam more than 20 years ago after being a Youth Ambassador to Morrocco and Senegal. There she developed a thirst for knowledge that would cause her to sit at the feet and learn from some of the top Islamic Scholars of our time. After participating in several circles of knowledge in the US\, Ieasha pursued religious studies abroad. She studied Arabic and Quran at the Fajr Institute in Cairo\, Egypt. Later\, she moved to Hadramaut\, Yemen\, and enrolled in Dar al Zahra\, an Islamic University for Women. There she studied Aqeedah\, Quran\, Hadith\, Arabic\, Jurisprudence (Fiqh)\, Islamic law\, Purification of the Heart\, and other religious-related learning. She has received several scholarly licenses (ijaza). The work that she is most committed to and enjoys has been the development of Islamic programming\, Islamic Studies curriculum\, and Rites of Passage programs for youth and adults. The majority of her life has been spent as an educator and activist. She is most passionate about combining Islamic studies\, cultural art\, activism\, and service to train leaders to rise above whatever challenges stand in their way and that of the community they serve. In addition to her full-time work\, she is the co-founder and Executive Director of Barakah INC\, an organization committed to training Muslim women in traditional Islamic sciences with a focus on modern application. Sister Ieasha is recently known for participating in the National Women’s March and the courses she teaches on traditional knowledge\, the challenges of race and gender in the Muslim community\, and Spirituality. Ieasha Prime is a proud wife and mother of three children. \n\n\n\nUstadha Dr. Rania Awaad\, M.D.\, is a Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the Stanford University School of Medicine. She is the Director of the Muslim Mental Health Lab and Wellness Program and the Director of the Diversity Clinic. She pursued her psychiatric residency training at Stanford and 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 study 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)\, Islamic Psychology (Routledge\, 2020)\, and an upcoming text on Muslim Mental Health. She has also produced a toolkit\, fact sheet\, and 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. Before studying medicine\, she pursued classical Islamic studies in Damascus\, Syria\, and holds certifications (ijaza) in the 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 the Islamic and medical sciences. Follow her on I/T: Dr.RaniaAwaadUstadha Hosai Mojaddidi is the co-founder of MH4M (www.mentalhealth4muslims.com)\, a site dedicated to providing mental health-related content tailored to the Muslim community. She has served the American-Muslim community for over 20 years as a spiritual advisor\, mental health advocate\, writer/editor\, mediator\, interfaith organizer\, and public speaker\, covering a variety of topics\, including women’s issues\, marriage/family\, youth/teen issues\, education\, self-development\, interfaith bridge building\, spirituality\, etc. She currently offers monthly self-development and spiritual wellness classes with MCC East Bay Masjid and regular educational workshops for students and teachers at local Islamic schools. She also provides periodic talks throughout California and nationally for the Muslim community on various topics. She enjoys reading\, writing\, blogging via social media\, doing arts and crafts\, visiting gourmet coffee shops\, and exploring the countless beautiful beaches and state parks throughout California\, where she lives with her husband and two sons. Learn more about her at http://hosaimojaddidi.co \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nUstadha Shamira Chothia Ahmed: Born 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. \n\n\n\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. \n\n\n\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 programs at Ja’mia Al-Imam Muhammad Zakariyya\, one of Britain’s first and most renowned Islamic universities for women. 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. \n\n\n\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. \n\n\n\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. \n\n\n\nAs a wife and mother of five children\, Shamira has a passion for empowering women in their childbearing years to gain closeness to their Lord through her spiritual birth consultations and virtual doula services. \n\n\n\nUstadha Shamira is a co-founder of the Rahmah Foundation and currently teaches for Nur al-Iman\, a full-time girls shariah program with Ustadha Mona Elzankaly based in the Bay Area.
URL:https://mcceastbay.org/event/womens-mawlid/
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SUMMARY:Being Muslim Weekend Intensive | Dr. Asad Tarsin
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a weekend intensive with Dr. Asad Tarsin to gain clarity on how to live and practice Islam in a clear way by delving into the foundational elements of what Muslims believe in. \n\n\n\nFriday\, Sept. 15 to Sunday\, September 17 | MCC Conference Room | $25/in-person (does not include mid-afternoon lunch) or $15.00/person to watch live online (live link will remain up unlisted indefinitely after stream ends) \n\n\n\nRegister now at mcceastbay.org/being-muslim This intensive will focus on foundational beliefs\, worship\, spiritual refinement\, lifestyle\, and more. This workshop is highly recommended for those new in their journey of Islam\, those returning to faith\, and those who seek a deeper meaning in their faith. \n\n\n\nAttendees can purchase the “Being Muslim” for $14.95 at the retreat. Friday\, September 15\, 2023 (Introduction — Free to attend) \n\n\n\n\nEvening Introductory Lecture\, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. (Join in person or watch virtually at mcceastbay.org/live) \n\n\n\n\nSaturday\, September 16\, 2023 \n\n\n\n\n10 am – 12:30 pm – Sessions 1-2\n\n\n\n12:30 pm – 2 pm Lunch + Dhuhr\n\n\n\n2 pm – 4:30 pm – Sessions 3-4\n\n\n\n\nSunday\, September 17\, 2023 \n\n\n\n\n2 p.m. to 5 p.m. – Sessions 5-6\n\n\n\n5 p.m. to 6 p.m. – Dinner & Asr\n\n\n\n6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. (Maghrib break at 7:15 p.m.) – Sessions 7-8\n\n\n\n\nMCC has a standing policy that financial need should never hold a person back from attaining spiritual or educational services offered within the four walls of the community. For a financial waiver\, please visit mcceastbay.org/scholarship  \n\n\n\nDr. As’ad Tarsin\, Author & InstructorAfter completing his bachelor’s degree in Islamic studies at the University of Michigan\, Asad Tarsin continued his private study of Islamic theology\, sacred law\, philosophy\, and spirituality with various scholars\, including Shaykh Hamza Yusuf and Dr. Sherman Jackson. He has served on the board of the Deen Intensive Foundation for over fifteen years and has a particular interest in creating sustainable models of education for new and returning Muslims\, as well as educating the broader public about the beauty of Islam. “Being Muslim: A Practical Guide” is his first published work. Asad is an emergency physician by training and lives in Michigan with his wife and three children.  \n\n\n\nQuestions? events@mcceastbay.org 
URL:https://mcceastbay.org/event/being-muslim-intensive-2/2023-09-17/
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SUMMARY:The Art of Living: Balancing Mind\, Body\, & Spirit | Ustadha Ieasha Prime
DESCRIPTION:Join us with Ustadha Ieasha Prime this Sunday afternoon to gain practical insights into how to balance mind\, body\, and spirit in these stressful times when we are faced with one challenge after another.  \n\n\n\nSunday\, Sept. 17 | 2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. | MCC Prayer Hall | Women & Men Ages 12+ | Free; RSVP at mcceastbay.org/artofliving  | Join in person or watch live at mcceastbay.org/live \n\n\n\nIn these troubling times\, there is an urgency to understand ourselves and the world we live in. So many doubts\, both conscious and unconscious\, haunt us.  \n\n\n\nBy putting into practice the wisdom shared in this talk\, we will learn how to successfully meet the challenges of everyday life and face life’s inevitable losses and disappointments with grace. \n\n\n\nSponsored by The Rahmah Foundation & MCC East Bay. \n\n\n\n\n– More talks in partnership with The Rahmah Foundation: https://mcceastbay.org/rahmah-foundation\n\n\n\n– More Ustadha lesha Prime: https://mcceastbay.org/prime\n\n\n\n\nIeasha Prime is the Director of Women’s Programming at Dar al-Hijrah Islamic Center in Virginia and the founder of DC Muslim Women’s Conference. She converted to Islam more than 20 years ago after being a Youth Ambassador to Morrocco and Senegal. There she developed a thirst for knowledge that would cause her to sit at the feet and learn from some of the top Islamic Scholars of our time. After participating in several circles of knowledge in the US\, Ieasha pursued religious studies abroad. She studied Arabic and Quran at the Fajr Institute in Cairo\, Egypt. Later\, she moved to Hadramaut\, Yemen\, and enrolled in Dar al Zahra\, an Islamic University for Women. There she studied Aqeedah\, Quran\, Hadith\, Arabic\, Jurisprudence (Fiqh)\, Islamic law\, Purification of the Heart\, and other religious-related learning. She has received several scholarly licenses (ijaza). The work that she is most committed to and enjoys has been the development of Islamic programming\, Islamic Studies curriculum\, and Rites of Passage programs for youth and adults. The majority of her life has been spent as an educator and activist. She is most passionate about combining Islamic studies\, cultural art\, activism\, and service to train leaders to rise above whatever challenges stand in their way and that of the community they serve. In addition to her full-time work\, she is the co-founder and Executive Director of Barakah INC\, an organization committed to training Muslim women in traditional Islamic sciences with a focus on modern application. Sister Ieasha is recently known for participating in the National Women’s March and the courses she teaches on traditional knowledge\, the challenges of race and gender in the Muslim community\, and Spirituality. Ieasha Prime is a proud wife and mother of three children.
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SUMMARY:Women’s Seerah Bookclub (virtual) | Ustadha Leila Fakira
DESCRIPTION:Join our weekly sisters’ virtual-only 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. We are currently reading from\, “The Prophetic Narrative” by Samira al-Zayid. \n\n\n\nRSVP for the live registration link below at https://mcceastbay.org/bookclub. RSVP is needed to join us virtually. \n\n\n\nEvent Details: \n\n\n\nThe discussion takes place every Tuesday from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. with a break in Ramadan ’24. \n\n\n\nPlease register online to receive the link to the Whatsapp thread where all communication and updates will be made. \n\n\n\nBook Purchase: \n\n\n\nIf you wish to follow along with the book\, please purchase the book. The book can be purchased here: \n\n\n\n\n– https://daybreak.rabata.org/products/soft-cover-a-compendium-of-the-sources-on-the-prophetic-narrative\n\n\n\n\nQuestions? bookclub@mcceastbay.org \n\n\n\nAbout the Book \n\n\n\nInternationally 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. \n\n\n\nThis 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. \n\n\n\nAuthor: Samira al-ZayidTranslators: Susan Imady\, Tamara Gray\, & Randa MardiniBinding: SoftcoverPages: Vol 1\, 570; Vol 2\, 558Publisher: Daybreak Press \n\n\n\nQuestions? bookclub@mcceastbay.org \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://mcceastbay.org/event/weekly-womens-seerah-bookclub-6/2023-09-19/
LOCATION:MCC East Bay\, 5724 W Las Positas Blvd #300\, Pleasanton\, CA\, 94588\, United States
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SUMMARY:Private Event
DESCRIPTION:Kindergarten Classrooms
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SUMMARY:Monthly Sisterhood Halaqa | Ustadha Hosai Mojaddidi
DESCRIPTION:Join Ustadha Hosai Mojaddidi for our monthly in-person and online gathering for women (ages 18+) to commune\, reflect\, discuss\, and gain strength and support from each other. \n\n\n\n7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. | Last Thursday each month (3rd Thursday this month) | Free; no registration required | Conference Room or watch live online at https://mcceastbay.org/live \n\n\n\n\n– Watch past session recordings at: https://mcceastbay.org/muslimah-purification\n\n\n\n\nWe talk about spirituality\, self-development\, relevant and contemporary topics\, and issues related to the various roles and responsibilities of Muslim women in today’s knotted-up world. We also examine “Purification of the Heart: Signs\, Symptoms\, and Cures of the Spiritual Diseases of the Heart” by Shaykh Hamza Yusuf. \n\n\n\n\n– More Ustadha Hosai: https://mcceastbay.org/hosai\n\n\n\n– ‘Purification of the Heart’ Series: (Adults): https://mcceastbay.org/heart-purification\n\n\n\n– ‘Purification of the Heart’ Series: (Women): https://mcceastbay.org/muslimah-purification\n\n\n\n– ‘Purification of the Heart’ Series (Teens): https://mcceastbay.org/purification\n\n\n\n– ‘Agenda to Change our Condition’ Series: https://mcceastbay.org/agenda\n\n\n\n– ‘Modern Muslim Parenting’ Series: https://mcceastbay.org/islamic-parenting\n\n\n\n\nSorry\, no babysitting is provided. In-person option is for women only\, and the virtual option so anyone can watch live on: \n\n\n\n\n– YouTube: https://mcceastbay.org/live\n\n\n\n– Facebook: https://mcceastbay.org/facebook\n\n\n\n– Instagram: https://mcceastbay.org/instagram\n\n\n\n\nAbout Ustadha Hosai Mojaddidi:Hosai Mojaddidi is the co-Founder of mentalhealth4muslims.com where she advocates for and writes about various mental health-related topics tailored for Muslims. She has served the American-Muslim community for nearly 20 years as an activist\, writer/editor\, mediator\, interfaith organizer\, and public speaker\, covering a variety of topics including women’s issues\, marriage/family\, education\, and self-development\, interfaith bridge-building\, spirituality\, etc. \n\n\n\nIn her spare time she enjoys reading\, writing\, blogging via social media (Facebook\, Instagram\, and Twitter)\, doing arts and crafts\, visiting gourmet coffee shops\, and exploring the countless beautiful parks\, beaches\, and nature preserves throughout Northern California where she lives with her husband\, two sons\, and fish named Max. \n\n\n\nThese monthly sessions are live-streamed and recorded. Watch past Ustadha Hosai recordings at https://mcceastbay.org/hosai \n\n\n\nQuestions? events@mcceastbay.org
URL:https://mcceastbay.org/event/gathering-hearts/2023-09-21/
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CATEGORIES:Women's Activities
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SUMMARY:Helping Hand for Relief and Development Tables @ MCC Jumu'ahs
DESCRIPTION:Helping Hand is a global humanitarian relief and development organization responding to human suffering in emergency and disaster situations worldwide. In addition to their emergency relief efforts in natural or man-made disasters\, they also work on long-term relief and development programs. \n\n\n\nHelping Hand has been on the ground in Morroco to provide emergency relief to the victims impacted by the devastating earthquake that recently struck Morroco. To support the victims of the earthquake\, visit their website: https://www1.hhrd.org/
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SUMMARY:Jumu’ah Services @ MCC & Dublin Library
DESCRIPTION:For MCC’s Jumu’ah services on Friday\, Sept. 22: \n\n\n\n\nThe first service at MCC is full. To avoid heavy parking congestion\, please do not attend this service. \n\n– Sidi Ibrahim Qureshi delivers this sermon at MCC\n\n\n\n\n\n1:40 p.m. to 2:10 p.m.\n\n– Sidi Abdullah Qureshi delivers the sermon at Dublin Library.\n\n\n\n\n\n2:30 p.m. – 2:50 p.m. \n\n– Sidi Abdullah Qureshi delivers this sermon at MCC\n\n\n\n\n\n3:40 p.m. – 4 p.m.\n\n– Sidi Shaan Mukhtar delivers this sermon at MCC.\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlease attend at 2:30 or 3:40 p.m. to avoid heavier first-service congestion whenever possible. Please note that the former HP lot (now Pleasanton School District) is no longer available to our congregation. Please come to the second and third Jumu’ah to ease up parking congestion or attend the parallel satellite prayer at 1:40 p.m. at Dublin Library: https://mcceastbay.org/satellite-jumuah-library-update \n\n\n\n\n– Virtually watch the three MCC sermons from home: https://mcceastbay.org/live\n\n\n\n– More Sidi Ibrahim: https://mcceastbay.org/ibrahim\n\n\n\n– More Sidi Abdullah: https://mcceastbay.org/abdullah-qureshi\n\n\n\n– More Sidi Shaan: https://mcceastbay.org/shaan\n\n\n\n\nFor 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 working with other parents with young children. The mothers/fathers prayer room is just past the Banquet Hall doors into the school area. \n\n\n\nQuestions? events@mcceastbay.org
URL:https://mcceastbay.org/event/jumuah-services-2/
LOCATION:MCC East Bay\, 5724 W Las Positas Blvd #300\, Pleasanton\, CA\, 94588\, United States
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SUMMARY:Women's Tafseer Class in Farsi | Ustadha Nooria Musleh
DESCRIPTION:For Farsi and Pashto-speaking women who want to learn or brush up on Qur’an\, join this two-hour class every Friday after the third Jumu’ah to connect with the Book of Allah (swt). \n\n\n\nFridays | 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. | Women only | Classroom 1 | In-person only | Join in person or virtually at mcceastbay.org/farsi-tafseer \n\n\n\nQuestions? events@mcceastbay.org
URL:https://mcceastbay.org/event/quran-in-farsi/2023-09-22/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Women's Activities
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230922T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230922T200000
DTSTAMP:20260404T144443
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SUMMARY:Friday Night Women's Halaqa (Virtual)
DESCRIPTION:The Rahmah Foundation‘s Friday Night Halaqas are online until we resume the in-person Halaqa with Dr. Rania Awaad in early October! Join Ustadha Hosai Mojadedi for weekly halaqa on Friday nights.7 p.m. to 8 p.m. | June 2 to Sept. 29\, 2023 | Every Friday during Summer | To join virtually\, register at https://mcceastbay.org/zoom \n\n\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.  \n\n\n\nLearn more about her at http://hosaimojaddidi.com  \n\n\n\n– More Ustadha Hosai: https://mcceastbay.org/hosai  \n\n\n\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. Her teacher and mentor taught these classes since then: Shaykh Hamza Yusuf. One 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 community’s deep and complicated mental health issues 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). Ustadha Hosai is a freelance writer and editor who lectures on various Islamic/spiritual topics.  \n\n\n\n– More Ustadha Hosai: https://mcceastbay.org/hosai  \n\n\n\nUstadha Hosai Mojaddidi is an educator\, public speaker\, author/writer\, spiritual counselor\, and mental health advocate with over 25 years of experience serving the Muslim community. She is the co-founder of MH4M (www.mentalhealth4muslims.com)\, a site dedicated to providing clinically supported & Islamically sound information on common mental health issues. She began her Islamic studies at the renowned Zaytuna Institute (now Zaytuna College) in the San Francisco Bay Area\, where she was blessed to study a variety of topics\, including Qur’anic memorization and recitation\, fiqh\, seerah\, aqeeda\, tazkiyyah an-nafs\, and other sacred sciences directly with Shaykh Hamza Yusuf\, Shaykh Muhammad al-Yaqoubi\, Imam Zaid Shakir\, Qari Amar Bellaha\, and other visiting scholars. She currently offers year-round classes on spiritual development and self-development for adults and youth through different local and national organizations on topics such as parenting\, marriage/family\, women’s issues\, youth issues\, spirituality\, seerah\, tazkiyyah an nafs\, social-emotional learning\, social media literacy\, mental health advocacy\, etc. She is also a published author\, writer\, and active content creator on social media. She is a wife and mother of two and resides in California\, USA.
URL:https://mcceastbay.org/event/friday-night-womens-halaqa-virtual-2/2023-09-22/
LOCATION:MCC East Bay\, 5724 W Las Positas Blvd #300\, Pleasanton\, CA\, 94588\, United States
CATEGORIES:Women's Activities
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230922T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230922T210000
DTSTAMP:20260404T144443
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SUMMARY:Afiya: A Preventative Approach to Healthcare | Dr. Zeshaan Maan 
DESCRIPTION:Join Dr. Zeshaan Maan\, a Stanford/UCSF-trained longevity and regenerative health expert\, to gain valuable insights on increasing lifespan\, staying healthier longer\, and optimizing performance well into old age. This interactive discussion will cover topics such as fitness\, nutrition\, heart disease\, diabetes\, Alzheimer’s\, cancer\, and more. \n\n\n\nFriday\, Sept. 22 | 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. | Conference Room | In-person or watch live at mcceastbay.org/live \n\n\n\nRegistration required at mcceastbay.org/afiya.  \n\n\n\nHosted in collaboration with Afiya Health. \n\n\n\nThe discussion will focus on: \n\n\n\n\n“Sick care” versus “personalized care” health models. \n\n\n\nCommon diseases and illnesses impacting our community.\n\n\n\nEducation on regenerative medicine and precision diagnostics to enable early disease detection and treatment.\n\n\n\nAfiya Health’s core pillars for well-being.\n\n\n\nQ and A Session with the community. \n\n\n\n\n– More talks about lifestyle & health: https://mcceastbay.org/nutrition \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nAbout Dr. Zeshaan Maan:Dr. Zeshaan Maan is the CEO of Afiya Heath and a Stanford/UCSF-trained plastic surgeon specializing in longevity/regenerative medicine and stem cell biology.  \n\n\n\nZeshaan completed training in plastic & reconstructive surgery and postdoctoral scientific training in regenerative medicine and stem cell biology\, both at Stanford University. After residency\, Zeshaan pursued a fellowship in Hand Surgery at UCSF.  \n\n\n\nHis research focuses on biological mechanisms of tissue repair and homeostasis in aging and diabetes. His work has been supported by multiple grants and has resulted in numerous prestigious awards and the publication of more than 100 scientific papers. Zeshaan’s mission is to help turn the science of regenerative medicine into a new field of healthcare focused on prevention rather than the current paradigm of sick care.  \n\n\n\nIn his free time\, Zeshaan enjoys spending time with his family\, including his two young children.   \n\n\n\nZeshaan completed his medical degree at King’s College London\, his Master’s at Imperial College London\, and became a Member of the Royal College of Surgeons before he joined Stanford. He also completed the Ignite Program in Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the Stanford Graduate School of Business. \n\n\n\nQuestions? events@mcceastbay.org
URL:https://mcceastbay.org/event/afiya-health/
LOCATION:MCC East Bay\, 5724 W Las Positas Blvd #300\, Pleasanton\, CA\, 94588\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230923T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230923T110000
DTSTAMP:20260404T144443
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SUMMARY:Monthly Saturday Dhikr/Support Circle | Ustadha Hosai Mojaddidi
DESCRIPTION:Join Ustadha Hosai Mojaddidi for monthly in-person women-only dhikr circles filled with recitation\, reflection\, and Salawat. \n\n\n\nThis monthly Sisters Healing & Du’ah Circle is here to support sisters experiencing grief/loss\, marital challenges\, parenting challenges\, health challenges\, caring for elderly parents/loved ones\, isolation\, etc. \n\n\n\n Saturday\, Sept. 23 | 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. | Conference Room | In-person only | Free; no registration needed \n\n\n\n\n– More Ustadha Hosai: https://mcceastbay.org/hosai\n\n\n\n– ‘Purification of the Heart Series: (Women): https://mcceastbay.org/muslimah-purification\n\n\n\n– ‘Purification of the Heart Series: (Adults): https://mcceastbay.org/heart-purification\n\n\n\n– ‘Purification of the Heart Series (Teens): https://mcceastbay.org/purification\n\n\n\n– ‘Agenda to Change our Condition’ Series: https://mcceastbay.org/agenda\n\n\n\n– ‘Modern Muslim Parenting’ Series: https://mcceastbay.org/islamic-parenting\n\n\n\n\nSchedule \n\n\n\n\n– Welcome\n\n\n\n– Recitation of Ratib al-Shahr wird\n\n\n\n– Recitation of Surah Yasin\n\n\n\n– Dhikr \n\n\n\n– Salawat\n\n\n\n– Short reflection (khatira)\n\n\n\n\nAfter this monthly gathering\, MCC hosts a children’s story-time with Khala Sahar: https://mcceastbay.org/storytime \n\n\n\nAbout Ustadha Hosai Mojaddidi:Hosai Mojaddidi is the co-Founder of mentalhealth4muslims.com where she advocates for and writes about various mental health-related topics tailored for Muslims. She has served the American-Muslim community for nearly 20 years as an activist\, writer/editor\, mediator\, interfaith organizer\, and public speaker\, covering a variety of topics including women’s issues\, marriage/family\, education\, and self-development\, interfaith bridge-building\, spirituality\, etc. \n\n\n\nIn her spare time she enjoys reading\, writing\, blogging via social media (Facebook\, Instagram\, and Twitter)\, doing arts and crafts\, visiting gourmet coffee shops\, and exploring the countless beautiful parks\, beaches\, and nature preserves throughout Northern California where she lives with her husband\, two sons\, and fish named Max. \n\n\n\nQuestions? events@mcceastbay.org
URL:https://mcceastbay.org/event/monthly-sisters-dhikr/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Women's Activities
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230923T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230923T120000
DTSTAMP:20260404T144443
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SUMMARY:Monthly Storytime With Khala Sahar
DESCRIPTION:Each month\, Khala Sahar reads and entertains our young children in an engaging hour for ages 2 to 10 with a fun theme.11 a.m. to 12 p.m. | Saturday\, Sept. 23 | Conference Room | In-person only | Free; no registration needed \n\n\n\nAbout the Facilitator \n\n\n\nSister Sahar grew up in Southern California and earned her bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of California–Irvine (UCI). She went on to work as a behavioral therapist for autistic children for many years. After having two boys\, she dedicated her time to raising and homeschooling them. Sahar enjoys working with children and is inspired by their love and curiosity for life and Allah’s creation. \n\n\n\nQuestions? events@mcceastbay.org \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://mcceastbay.org/event/monthly-storytime/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Young Children
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230923T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230923T170000
DTSTAMP:20260404T144443
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SUMMARY:Summer Social for Women & Children
DESCRIPTION:For Women and children: Join us for a day of fun in the sun! Join us for food trucks\, socializing\, and fun activities for kids\, along with two extraordinary guests: Ustadha Safiyyah Ali & Ustadha Ammarah Bholat. \n\n\n\nSaturday\, Sept. 23 | 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. | Masjid al-Huda | RSVP at wasilahsocial23.eventbrite.com \n\n\n\nHosted in collaboration with Wasilah Connections and Masjid al-Huda in Union City. \n\n\n\nUstādhah Safiyyah Ali is an Islamic scholar who was born and raised in the Bay Area. After graduating from American High School in 2010\, she began her pursuit of Islamic knowledge by learning the Arabic language and eventually traveled to South Africa with her husband\, Muftī Rohullah. Ustādhah Safiyyah completed a five-year course at the girls’ institute\, Miftāh al-Ūloom\, and was granted certification in the Islamic sciences\, such as the Arabic language\, fiqh\, tafsīr\, ʿaqīdah\, ʾusūl\, and ḥadīth. During this time\, she also completed and received certification in the six main books of ḥadīth\, al-ṣiḥāḥ al-sittah\, including the Ṣaḥīḥayn (Bukhārī and Muslim). Upon returning to the US in 2016\, Ustādhah has been serving the Bay Area community by presenting various lectures\, classes\, and youth programs under the auspices of the A’ishah Institute. \n\n\n\nUstadha Ammarah was born and raised in Los Angeles\, CA. At a young age\, she traveled to England to pursue an Alimiyyah degree in Islamic Sciences. Over the next 6 years\, she studied Tafsir\, Hadith\, Fiqh\, Aqeedah\, Usul (foundations of jurisprudence)\, and Arabic Grammar and gained guidance from many esteemed scholars of England. During this time\, she received ijazaat from scholars in the Islamic Sciences with isnād (a linked chain of the prophetic traditions from herself to the Prophet) in numerous books of hadith. Since then\, she has been involved in teaching Islamic Studies and lecturing in various mosques across the Bay Area. \n\n\n\nWasilah’s Mission \n\n\n\nOur mission is to provide holistic support for individuals facing mental\, emotional\, financial\, and personal challenges by building\, facilitating\, and connecting individuals to resources to offer short and long-term solutions to overcome their challenges strategically. Vision Our vision is to create a movement to cultivate a collective community mindset of helping the most vulnerable populations within our community achieve success and wellness at all levels of their lives. – More Wasilah Connections: https://mcceastbay.org/wasilah \n\n\n\nLearn more and support this organization at https://wasilahconnect.org
URL:https://mcceastbay.org/event/summer-social/
LOCATION:CA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230924T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230924T203000
DTSTAMP:20260404T144443
CREATED:20230822T051529Z
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SUMMARY:Private Event
DESCRIPTION:Conference Room
URL:https://mcceastbay.org/event/private-event-js/
LOCATION:CA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230924T191500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230924T210000
DTSTAMP:20260404T144443
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SUMMARY:MCC Board Candidate Forum
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a community meet-and-greet with candidates on Sunday\, Sep. 24th after Maghrib prayers (7:08 p.m.) \n\n\n\nThe Community Meet & Greet will also be live-streamed at mcceastbay.org/live. \n\n\n\nPresident \n\n\n\n\nHumera Nawaz\n\n\n\n\nSecretary \n\n\n\n\nAmer Malik\n\n\n\nAmir Mustafa\n\n\n\n\nDirector At-Large (2) \n\n\n\n\nSeema Badar\n\n\n\nShazia Ashraf\n\n\n\nEdlyn Sammanasu\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n7:15 p.m. to 9 p.m. (Maghrib to Isha) | Sunday\, Sep. 24 | MCC Conference Room | Join us in person or watch virtually at mcceastbay.org/live \n\n\n\nIn this election\, five positions are open: one position for President\, one for position for Secretary\, and two positions for Directors At-large. The voting member criteria and election details are here. \n\n\n\nThe primary responsibilities of the MCC Board of Directors include community leadership\, strategic planning\, policies and procedures\, fundraising and budgeting\, overseeing staff\, event management\, and property management and transactions. \n\n\n\nMCC is now primed for its next level of growth. Thank you for your participation in this essential process for our community. \n\n\n\nMCC ‘23 Election CommitteeAsif Kidwai\, Imtiaz Sardar Ali & Amir Mustafaelections@mcceastbay.org \n\n\n\nSaturday\, Sep. 23\, 2023Community Meet & Greet with candidates from 6:45 p.m. to 8 p.m. (Maghrib to Isha) – live streamed at mcceastbay.org/livestream\n\n\n\nMCC ELECTION TIMELINE \n\n\n\nMonday\, Nov. 29\, 2021Nominations Forms Available at mcceastbay.org/nominationTuesday\, Nov. 30\, 2021Initial eligible voters list generatedMonday\, Dec. 27\, 2021Nominations due by 5 p.m.Friday\, Dec. 31\, 2021Election Committee approves nominationsSunday\, Jan 23\, 2022Election Committee holds a community Meet & Greet with candidates after Maghrib (live streamed at mcceastbay.org/livestream)Fri\, Jan. 28\, 2022Votes due by 5 p.m. (During this election cycle\, the Election Committee intends to implement an electronic voting process)Sun\, Jan 30\, 2022Election Committee announces results (Sign up for MCC announcements at mcceastbay.org/newsletter)Monday\, Feb. 1\, 2022Newly-elected members assume responsibility on 2022 MCC Board  
URL:https://mcceastbay.org/event/board-candidate-forum/
LOCATION:MCC East Bay\, 5724 W Las Positas Blvd #300\, Pleasanton\, CA\, 94588\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230926T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230926T200000
DTSTAMP:20260404T144443
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SUMMARY:Women’s Seerah Bookclub (virtual) | Ustadha Leila Fakira
DESCRIPTION:Join our weekly sisters’ virtual-only 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. We are currently reading from\, “The Prophetic Narrative” by Samira al-Zayid. \n\n\n\nRSVP for the live registration link below at https://mcceastbay.org/bookclub. RSVP is needed to join us virtually. \n\n\n\nEvent Details: \n\n\n\nThe discussion takes place every Tuesday from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. with a break in Ramadan ’24. \n\n\n\nPlease register online to receive the link to the Whatsapp thread where all communication and updates will be made. \n\n\n\nBook Purchase: \n\n\n\nIf you wish to follow along with the book\, please purchase the book. The book can be purchased here: \n\n\n\n\n– https://daybreak.rabata.org/products/soft-cover-a-compendium-of-the-sources-on-the-prophetic-narrative\n\n\n\n\nQuestions? bookclub@mcceastbay.org \n\n\n\nAbout the Book \n\n\n\nInternationally 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. \n\n\n\nThis 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. \n\n\n\nAuthor: Samira al-ZayidTranslators: Susan Imady\, Tamara Gray\, & Randa MardiniBinding: SoftcoverPages: Vol 1\, 570; Vol 2\, 558Publisher: Daybreak Press \n\n\n\nQuestions? bookclub@mcceastbay.org \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://mcceastbay.org/event/weekly-womens-seerah-bookclub-6/2023-09-26/
LOCATION:MCC East Bay\, 5724 W Las Positas Blvd #300\, Pleasanton\, CA\, 94588\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230928T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230928T200000
DTSTAMP:20260404T144443
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SUMMARY:Private Event
DESCRIPTION:Conference Room
URL:https://mcceastbay.org/event/private-event-am/
LOCATION:CA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230928T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230928T210000
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SUMMARY:Islamophobia: How to Address it as a Community | Dr. Hatem Bazian & Corey Salor
DESCRIPTION:*Please note the change in venue* \n\n\n\nJoin us for a Thursday evening with Corey Saylor\, CAIR National’s Research and Advocacy Director along with Dr. Hatem Bazian of UC Berkeley’s Islamophobia Studies Center. They will discuss CAIR’s 2023 Civil Rights Report\, titled “Progress in the Shadow of Prejudice\,” sharing its insightful findings. The presentation will shed light on the significant progress made in the efforts to combat Islamophobia in recent years. \n\n\n\nThursday\, Sept. 28 | 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. | San Ramon Islamic Valley Center | No registration required | In-person or watch live at mcceastbay.org/live \n\n\n\nThe program agenda is as follows:  \n\n\n\n1. Introduction and Welcome 2. Meeting Corey Saylor\, Author of CAIR’s 2023 Civil Rights Report 3. Presentation by Corey Saylor\, CAIR Research and Advocacy Director\, on his findings 4. Discussion on Islamophobia with Dr. Hatem and Corey5. Q&A Session 6. Closing Remarks \n\n\n\n– More CAIR-MCC co-sponsored talks: https://mcceastbay.org/cair  \n\n\n\n– More topics addressing community & social justice issues in the American-Muslim community: https://mcceastbay.org/community  \n\n\n\nAbout the speakers: \n\n\n\nCorey Saylor is the Research and Advocacy Director at the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR)\, the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization. He is an expert on political communications\, media relations\, and anti-Islam prejudice in the United States\, with over two decades of experience. \n\n\n\nThe Wall Street Journal\, the New York Times\, and the Washington Post have sought his opinions. He has appeared on outlets ranging from Fox News to CNN\, the BBC\, and Al Jazeera. \n\n\n\nSaylor has run successful advocacy campaigns against corporate giants such as Burger King and Bell Helicopter-Boeing. \n\n\n\nHe has been active in combatting the Muslim Ban\, anti-Islam legislation nationwide\, and removing biased and inaccurate materials from law enforcement counterterrorism trainings. Saylor has authored a number of reports documenting anti-Islam sentiment and civil rights issues in the United States. \n\n\n\nSaylor has conducted dozens of leadership\, advocacy\, and media trainings across the United States and Europe\, including speaking to audiences at NASA\, Yale\, Princeton\, and the U.S. National War College. \n\n\n\nDr. Hatem Bazian is a scholar of religion\, politics\, and globalization whose field specialties include Islamic Law\, Awqaf and Fatawa Texts\, Classical Arabic\, Palestine\, Islamophobia\, Diaspora and Comparative Immigration\, American Law and Society\, Arab and Arab American Studies\, Race Theory and History\, Colonialism\, Post-Colonial and De-colonial Studies\, Ethnic Studies\, Multi-Cultural and Cross-Cultural Studies\, International Relations and Globalization\, Social and Political Movement\, Comparative Liberation Theologies\, Languages\, and Media. \n\n\n\nDr. Bazian is also a professor in the Departments of Near Eastern and Ethnic Studies at the University of California\, Berkeley\, and an adviser to the Religion\, Politics\, and Globalization Center there. Prior to his post at Zaytuna College\, he taught at UC Berkeley School of Law\, UC Davis\, San Francisco State University\, Graduate Theological Union\, Saint Mary’s College\, and Diablo Valley College. \n\n\n\nDr. Bazian earned his Ph.D. at UC Berkeley in Near Eastern Studies in 2000. His Ph.D. thesis\, titled “Al-Quds in Islamic Consciousness: A Textual Survey of Muslim Claims and Rights to the Sacred City\,” contributes to a better understanding of Muslim attachment and informed political attitudes toward the sacred city of Jerusalem and Palestine in general. \n\n\n\nDr. Bazian is fluent in Arabic and can read and write in Persian\, Turkish\, and German. \n\n\n\nHe joined the Zaytuna College faculty in 2009. \n\n\n\n-More Dr. Hatem: https://mcceastbay.org/hatem \n\n\n\nQuestions? events@mcceastbay.org
URL:https://mcceastbay.org/event/islamophobia/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Family Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230929T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230929T160000
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SUMMARY:Daly City Islamic Center Tables @ MCC Jumu'ahs
DESCRIPTION:Daly City Islamic Center is fundraising to purchase and establish their masjid. So far\, they have raised $1\,368\,731 and need to raise $381\,269 to reach their goal. To support their cause\, visit their website: https://www.dcmosque.com/
URL:https://mcceastbay.org/event/daly-city-islamic-center-tables-mcc-jumuahs/
LOCATION:CA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230929T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230929T160000
DTSTAMP:20260404T144443
CREATED:20230927T001412Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230927T001412Z
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SUMMARY:Northstar Bake Sale for Morocco Earthquake @ MCC Jumu'ahs
DESCRIPTION:Northstar students and their families will be having a bake sale to raise funds for the victims affected by the earthquakes in Morocco and flooding in Libya.
URL:https://mcceastbay.org/event/northstar-bakesale-mcc-jumuahs/
LOCATION:CA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230929T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230929T160000
DTSTAMP:20260404T144443
CREATED:20230929T052252Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230929T052252Z
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SUMMARY:Jumu’ah Services @ MCC & Dublin Library
DESCRIPTION:For MCC’s Jumu’ah services on Friday\, Sept. 22: \n\n\n\n\nThe first service at MCC is full. To avoid heavy parking congestion\, please do not attend this service. \n\n– Imam Tahir Anwar delivers this sermon at MCC\n\n\n\n\n\n1:40 p.m. to 2:10 p.m.\n\n– Sidi Hashim Mir delivers the sermon at Dublin Library.\n\n\n\n\n\n2:30 p.m. – 2:50 p.m. \n\n– Sidi Hashim Mir delivers this sermon at MCC\n\n\n\n\n\n3:40 p.m. – 4 p.m.\n\n– Sidi Abdullah Qureshi delivers this sermon at MCC.\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlease attend at 2:30 or 3:40 p.m. to avoid heavier first-service congestion whenever possible. Please note that the former HP lot (now Pleasanton School District) is no longer available to our congregation. Please come to the second and third Jumu’ah to ease up parking congestion or attend the parallel satellite prayer at 1:40 p.m. at Dublin Library: https://mcceastbay.org/satellite-jumuah-library-update \n\n\n\n\n– Virtually watch the three MCC sermons from home: https://mcceastbay.org/live\n\n\n\n– More Imam Tahir: https://mcceastbay.org/tahir\n\n\n\n– More Sidi Abdullah: https://mcceastbay.org/abdullah-qureshi\n\n\n\n\nFor 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 working with other parents with young children. The mothers/fathers prayer room is just past the Banquet Hall doors into the school area. \n\n\n\nQuestions? events@mcceastbay.org \n\n\n\nSidi Hashim Mir grew up in a town called Waterloo in Canada. After college\, he moved to the Bay Area for work nearly a decade ago. He now lives in Dublin with his family. He was an active Khateeb in his hometown\, Waterloo\, and would like to dedicate his time to the community in the Bay Area.
URL:https://mcceastbay.org/event/four-jumuah-services/
LOCATION:MCC East Bay\, 5724 W Las Positas Blvd #300\, Pleasanton\, CA\, 94588\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230929T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230929T160000
DTSTAMP:20260404T144443
CREATED:20230919T221442Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230919T221442Z
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SUMMARY:Girl Scouts Troop 32047 and 30875 Bake Sale @ MCC Jumu'ah
DESCRIPTION:Our little Tri-Valley Muslimahs in Girl Scouts Troop will be fundraising with a bake sale for the victims affected by the earthquakes in Libya and Morocco.  \n\n\n\nQuestions? girl-scouts@mcceastbay.org
URL:https://mcceastbay.org/event/girl-scouts-troop-32047-and-30875-bake-sale-mcc-jumuah/
LOCATION:CA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230929T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230929T180000
DTSTAMP:20260404T144443
CREATED:20230921T232917Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230921T232917Z
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SUMMARY:Women's Tafseer Class in Farsi | Ustadha Nooria Musleh
DESCRIPTION:For Farsi and Pashto-speaking women who want to learn or brush up on Qur’an\, join this two-hour class every Friday after the third Jumu’ah to connect with the Book of Allah (swt). \n\n\n\nFridays | 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. | Women only | Classroom 1 | In-person only | Join in person or virtually at mcceastbay.org/farsi-tafseer \n\n\n\nQuestions? events@mcceastbay.org
URL:https://mcceastbay.org/event/quran-in-farsi/2023-09-29/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Women's Activities
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230929T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230929T200000
DTSTAMP:20260404T144443
CREATED:20230901T065028Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230901T065028Z
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SUMMARY:Friday Night Women's Halaqa (Virtual)
DESCRIPTION:The Rahmah Foundation‘s Friday Night Halaqas are online until we resume the in-person Halaqa with Dr. Rania Awaad in early October! Join Ustadha Hosai Mojadedi for weekly halaqa on Friday nights.7 p.m. to 8 p.m. | June 2 to Sept. 29\, 2023 | Every Friday during Summer | To join virtually\, register at https://mcceastbay.org/zoom \n\n\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.  \n\n\n\nLearn more about her at http://hosaimojaddidi.com  \n\n\n\n– More Ustadha Hosai: https://mcceastbay.org/hosai  \n\n\n\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. Her teacher and mentor taught these classes since then: Shaykh Hamza Yusuf. One 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 community’s deep and complicated mental health issues 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). Ustadha Hosai is a freelance writer and editor who lectures on various Islamic/spiritual topics.  \n\n\n\n– More Ustadha Hosai: https://mcceastbay.org/hosai  \n\n\n\nUstadha Hosai Mojaddidi is an educator\, public speaker\, author/writer\, spiritual counselor\, and mental health advocate with over 25 years of experience serving the Muslim community. She is the co-founder of MH4M (www.mentalhealth4muslims.com)\, a site dedicated to providing clinically supported & Islamically sound information on common mental health issues. She began her Islamic studies at the renowned Zaytuna Institute (now Zaytuna College) in the San Francisco Bay Area\, where she was blessed to study a variety of topics\, including Qur’anic memorization and recitation\, fiqh\, seerah\, aqeeda\, tazkiyyah an-nafs\, and other sacred sciences directly with Shaykh Hamza Yusuf\, Shaykh Muhammad al-Yaqoubi\, Imam Zaid Shakir\, Qari Amar Bellaha\, and other visiting scholars. She currently offers year-round classes on spiritual development and self-development for adults and youth through different local and national organizations on topics such as parenting\, marriage/family\, women’s issues\, youth issues\, spirituality\, seerah\, tazkiyyah an nafs\, social-emotional learning\, social media literacy\, mental health advocacy\, etc. She is also a published author\, writer\, and active content creator on social media. She is a wife and mother of two and resides in California\, USA.
URL:https://mcceastbay.org/event/friday-night-womens-halaqa-virtual-2/2023-09-29/
LOCATION:MCC East Bay\, 5724 W Las Positas Blvd #300\, Pleasanton\, CA\, 94588\, United States
CATEGORIES:Women's Activities
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230929T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230929T210000
DTSTAMP:20260404T144443
CREATED:20230907T021909Z
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SUMMARY:Book Reading Family Night | Sr. Hina Khan-Mukhtar
DESCRIPTION:Come fall in love with reading! Join us on Friday evening with Mindful Muslim Reader and Sr. Hina Khan-Mukhtar to learn how to raise children who love reading and learn to find the perfect books for your child. There will be books to peruse for all ages\, games\, challenges\, & prizes\, and read-aloud circles for ages 4 to 15. \n\n\n\nFriday\, Sept. 29 | 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. | Conference Room | For ages 4 + | Free; no registration required | In-person or watch live at mcceastbay.org/live \n\n\n\nDo you sigh in relief when you see a book in your child’s hands? You’re thankful your child is off-screen and engaged in something beneficial\, but do you know what your child is reading?  \n\n\n\nReading is crucial\, beneficial\, and instrumental in the lives of our children\, but what they’re reading matters. Words matter. Words build worlds. What world is being built for your child? \n\n\n\nMindful Muslim Reader is a new community resource that helps parents and educators find the best books for their children. We recommend books that help shape your child’s moral worldview. \n\n\n\nLearn why reading is essential for Muslim children and how to select books for your children that nurture their intellect and safeguard their emotions. \n\n\n\nThis story night is hosted in collaboration with Mindful Muslim Reader.Questions? events@mcceastbay.org \n\n\n\nAbout our guest speaker:Hina Khan-Mukhtar is a married mother of three young men and one of the founders of the homeschooling co-operative known as ILM Tree in Lafayette\, California\, which now serves over 35 homeschooling families in the East Bay. In addition to teaching Language Arts to elementary\, middle\, and high school students\, she is also involved in interfaith dialogue. Hina was a monthly contributor to The Muslim Observer’s “Raising Our Ummah” column. She also writes for Seeker’s Guidance\, where she shares parenting advice and ideas for nurturing spiritual traditions in childhood. Learn more about her at https://hinakm.com \n\n\n\n– More Sr. Hina: https://mcceastbay.org/hina– More sessions for young Muslim children: https://mcceastbay.org/children
URL:https://mcceastbay.org/event/mindful-reader/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Family Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230930T070000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230930T093000
DTSTAMP:20260404T144443
CREATED:20230920T021339Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230920T021339Z
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SUMMARY:Monthly Sisterhood Hike | Sisters in the Outdoors
DESCRIPTION:Join us from 7 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. on Saturday\, Sept. 30\, for a Saturday morning hike at Lake Chabot near San Leandro 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 \n\n\n\n\n– When: Saturday\, Sept. 30\, 2023\n\n\n\n– Time: 7 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. – Please arrive a little early to park and find the group. The group can wait till 8:10 a.m. and will start the hike. Please be on time since we cannot hold the group.\n\n\n\n– Carpool: We highly recommend carpooling. No carpool from MCC is available for this hike. Carpool encouraged others on this hike.\n\n\n\n– Parking: Pay at the entrance/kiosks\n\n\n\n– Location: Lake Chabot Park\n\n\n\n– Distance: 7.9 miles\n\n\n\n– All Trails:  https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/california/lake-chabot-west-shore-bass-cove-columbine-honker-bay-east-shore-loop?sh=kyrhg8\n\n\n\n– Difficulty: Moderate\n\n\n\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\n\n\n– RSVP: By Friday\, Sept. 29\, please let us know you are coming for this hike: https://mcceastbay.org/rsvp\n\n\n\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. \n\n\n\nFor future hikes\, please subscribe to the MCC newsletter and/or add your phone number to the Women’s Hiking WhatsUp group. \n\n\n\nPlease wear comfortable walking/hiking shoes\, carry a water bottle\, a small snack\, a hat\, sunglasses\, and hiking poles if you have one.  \n\n\n\nQuestions? hiking@mcceastbay.org \n\n\n\nAbout this trail: \n\n\n\nExperience this 8.7-mile loop trail near San Leandro\, California. Generally considered a moderately challenging route. This is a very popular area for fishing\, hiking\, and horseback riding\, so you’ll likely encounter other people while exploring. The trail is open year-round and is beautiful to visit anytime.
URL:https://mcceastbay.org/event/sisters-hike-2/
LOCATION:MCC East Bay\, 5724 W Las Positas Blvd #300\, Pleasanton\, CA\, 94588\, United States
CATEGORIES:Women's Activities
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230930T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230930T130000
DTSTAMP:20260404T144443
CREATED:20230905T235313Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230905T235313Z
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SUMMARY:Private Event
DESCRIPTION:Conference Room
URL:https://mcceastbay.org/event/private-event-rs/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Private Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230930T184500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230930T220000
DTSTAMP:20260404T144443
CREATED:20230704T030759Z
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SUMMARY:Rabi’ Al-Awwal Mawlid: Shafi'una: Our Intercessor Muhammad ﷺ
DESCRIPTION:The East Bay Annual Mawlid features talks and recitations (Nasheeds) with the theme “Shafi’una: Our Intercessor ﷺ.” Our special guest this year is Shaykh Abdullah Anik Misra. \n\n\n\nWe will have talks\, counsels\, and recitations (Nasheeds) about “The Guiding Light: Muhammad ﷺ” with Shaykh Faraz Khan\, Ustadh Abdullah Anik Misra\, Qari Amar Bellaha\, Ustadh Tarif Arabi\, and Bay Area Munshids. Sidi Mubeen Saifullah will emcee this year’s event. \n\n\n\n6:45 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. | Saturday\, September 30 | MCC Prayer Hall | No RSVP needed to join post-Maghrib Mawlid program (only for pre-Mawlid dinner & babysitting) | Join in person or watch virtually at mcceastbay.org/live \n\n\n\nSan Ramon Valley Islamic Center\, Islamic Center of Livermore\, Ta’leef Collective & MCC East Bay proudly present this Rabbi’al Awwal Annual Mawlid. \n\n\n\nProgram Schedule \n\n\n\n\n– 6 p.m. – Pre-Mawlid dinner (capped at 500 guests) – RSVP required at mcceastbay.org/mawlid-dinner\n\n\n\n– 6:56 p.m. – Maghrib prayer\n\n\n\n– 7 p.m. – Pre-Mawlid program begins (no RSVP needed to join this pre-Mawlid program)\n\n\n\n– 9 p.m. – Isha prayers\n\n\n\n– 9:20 p.m. – Main Mawlid program continues (no RSVP needed to join this main Mawlid program)\n\n\n\n– 10:30 p.m. – Program ends\n\n\n\n\nThis is a family-friendly event. Bring the entire family. Complimentary babysitting during the Mawlid program beginning at 7 p.m. and goodie bags for all kids at the end of the event. RSVP for the main program complimentary babysitting at mcceastbay.org/mawlid-babysitting \n\n\n\nThe Tri-Valley Annual Mawlid ’23 coincides with the weekend of 12th Rabi ul Awwal 1443. \n\n\n\n\n– Watch YouTube Livestream: https://mcceastbay.org/live\n\n\n\n– Watch Facebook Livestream: https://mcceastbay.org/facebook \n\n\n\n– Watch past Mawlid celebrations hosted at MCC: https://mcceastbay.org/mawlid\n\n\n\n– More Shaykh Misra: HTTP://mcceastbay.org/misra\n\n\n\n– More Shaykh Faraz: HTTP://mcceastbay.org/faraz\n\n\n\n– More Sidi Mubeen: https://mcceastbay.org/syed\n\n\n\n– More Sidi Mahdy: HTTP://mcceastbay.org/mahdy\n\n\n\n– More Qari Amar: HTTP://mcceastbay.org/amar\n\n\n\n– More Sidi Tareef: HTTP://mcceastbay.org/tarif\n\n\n\n\nQuestions? events@mcceastbay.org \n\n\n\nThe Mawlid is a joyous expression of the greatest blessing from Allah. \n\n\n\nMawlid (or Mawlid al-Nabi al-Sharif) is the observance of the birth of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad ﷺ\, which is commemorated in Rabi’ al-awwal\, the third month in the Islamic calendar. \n\n\n\n\n– Past Tri-Valley and East Bay AlMawlid alNabawi Celebrations: https://mcceastbay.org/mawlid\n\n\n\n– More about celebrating the Prophet (peace be upon him)’s day of birth: https://seekersguidance.org/answers/general-counsel/innovation-bida-and-celebrating-the-prophets-birthday-mawlid\n\n\n\nIn Defense of the Mawlid – Shaykh Abu Nahla Al Wazani: https://mcceastbay.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/In-Defense-of-the-Mawlid-Shaykh-Abu-Nahla-Al-Wazani.pdf\n\n\n\n\nQuestions? events@mcceastbay.org \n\n\n\n– More Sheikh Abdullah Misra: https://mcceastbay.org/misra \n\n\n\nShaykh Abdullah Anik Misra was born in Toronto\, Canada. Raised in the Hindu tradition\, he embraced Islam in 2001 while studying at the University of Toronto\, where he completed his Bachelor of Business Administration. He then traveled overseas in 2005 to study the Arabic language and Islamic sciences in Tarim\, Yemen\, and Darul Uloom in Trinidad\, West Indies. He spent 12 years in Amman\, Jordan\, focusing on Islamic Law\, Theology\, Hadith Sciences\, Prophetic Biography\, and Islamic Spirituality while also serving as Director of Programs at the Qasid Arabic Institute. He holds a BA in Islamic Studies (Alimiyya)\, authorization in the six authentic books of Hadith\, and has studied one year of specialized training in issuing Islamic legal verdicts (Ifta’). He also holds a certificate in Islamic Counselling and often works with those with religious obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD/waswasa). He is an instructor and researcher in the Islamic Sciences and has taught online and in person for several learning institutes and organizations. He is the author of the Seerah Song\, the first complete Seerah poem written in rhyming English verse to be used as a teaching tool\, performed by Zain Bhikha. He currently resides near Toronto\, Canada\, with his family.  \n\n\n\n– More Sheikh Abdullah Misra: https://mcceastbay.org/misra – Support the Seerah Song Project: https://www.launchgood.com/campaign/seerah_song_project#!/ – Zain Bhikha (Vocal version of (Seerah Song”): https://youtu.be/03qWfCMQNws \n\n\n\nShaykh Faraz Khan is a scholar of Ashʿarī and Maturidi philosophical theology with field specialties in Hanafi Jurisprudence\, Prophetic Biography\, Hadith\, and Logic. At Zaytuna College\, he has taught Kalam Theology\, Creedal Theology\, Prophetic Biography\, Readings in Muslim Spirituality\, and Logic in the Islamic Tradition. Shaykh Faraz also serves as the coordinator of the Honors Program\, in which he has taught Kalam\, Prophetic Biography\, Logic\, Tafsir\, and Hadith. After completing undergraduate studies at the University of Texas at Austin\, he moved to Amman\, Jordan\, in 2004 and read classical texts with distinguished scholars in Ashʿarī and Māturīdī scholastic theology\, Hanafi jurisprudence\, prophetic narration\, logic\, and other religious sciences\, receiving scholarly authorization (ijāza) after seven years of full-time study. \n\n\n\nRaised in Morocco\, Qari Amar Bellaha memorized the Qur’an at 17 from Madrasat Imam Nafia. He has ijaza for the Hafs and Warsh forms of Qur’anic recitation. In 1994 and 1995\, he was awarded top prizes in the National Moroccan Tajweed competition. He is recognized internationally for his recitation’s beauty\, clarity\, and excellence and is one of the Bay area’s foremost Qur’an teachers. Hafiz Amar leads MCC’s Taraweeh prayers each Ramadan. \n\n\n\nAmu Tareef is an international scholar who studied traditional Islamic Sciences at Al-Fath Institute\, al-Azhar branch in Syria. Affectionately known to the community as ‘Ammu (or Uncle)\, he was born and reared in Damascus\, Syria. His teachers include Shaykh Abdul Rahman al-Shaghuri\, Shaykh Hamza Yusuf\, Shaykh Dr. Mustafa al-Khin\, and Shaykh Dr. Samer al-Nass. \n\n\n\nMahdy Amine is a Zaytuna College alumnus and practicing attorney. He also teaches Islamic Studies at ILM Tree and serves as Convert Care Coordinator for Ta’leef Collective.
URL:https://mcceastbay.org/event/grand-mawlid/
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:20231001T061500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231001T071500
DTSTAMP:20260404T144443
CREATED:20230907T234008Z
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SUMMARY:#TeamFajr Monthly Sunday Breakfast & Qur'an Khatam
DESCRIPTION:“If people knew the reward in praying Fajr & Isha in a congregation\, they would go to the Masjid even if they had to crawl” [Bukhari & Muslim] \nJoin Qari Amar Bellaha on the first Sunday of each month. Pray the pre-dawn prayer in congregation (6 a.m.)\, followed by recitations of Surah Yaseen and Al-Wird Al-Latif (booklets provided) in unison\, community dua\, and following sunup\, Salat al-Ishraq prayer in congregation. \nQari Amar will also lead the Khatam (completion) of the Qur’an. Each month\, congregation members complete one Juz of the Holy Qur’an. Please finish your Juz by the first Sunday of each month. Sign up for Juz at mcceastbay.org/juz \nThis program is also streamed virtually at https://mcceastbay.org/live. \nFall & Winter ’23 Sunday Monthly Khatam with Qari Amar: \n\n– August 6\, 2023\n– September 3\, 2023\n– October 1\, 2023\n-November 5\, 2023\n-December 3\, 2023\n\nThe benefits and virtues of reciting the Holy Qur’an and sending Salawat upon Rasulullah (S) are numerous. Along with bringing great barakah into our lives\, these two acts of ‘ibadah are a means by which Allah elevates our rank in Jannah. Though it may be challenging to make a habit of tilawah and Salawat individually\, there is strength in our numbers. Join your MCC community in our goal of collectively completing a completing Qur’an khatam. \nQuestions? events@mcceastbay.org \n\nMore Qari Amar: https://mcceastbay.org/amar\nImam al-Haddad’s litanies (al-Wird al-Latif): https://mcceastbay.org/wird\nThe Prophet (Peace be upon him) said\, “He who performs the Fajr will be under the protection of Allah.” [Muslim]\nThe Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “The best prayer before Allah is Fajr prayer on Friday in congregation.”
URL:https://mcceastbay.org/event/teamfajr/2023-10-01/
LOCATION:MCC East Bay\, 5724 W Las Positas Blvd #300\, Pleasanton\, CA\, 94588\, United States
CATEGORIES:Family Events
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