MCC East Bay

Eid Ul Fitr Carnival
2023-04-29 11:00 - 15:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | MCC East Bay, 5724 W Las Positas Blvd #300, Pleasanton, CA, 94588, United States
Join us for the Sixth Annual Tri-Valley Celebration Carnival in the MCC parking lot from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, April 29, 2023.

Please RSVP here.

Admission is $20/family (1-4 family members). $5 for each additional member. Admission includes all activities except food trucks.

The Eid Fun Fair features various activities, including pony rides, a petting zoo, a mechanical bull, a Ferris wheel, carnival games, a photo booth, face painting, a gladiator joust, an obstacle course, and snow cones, popcorn, corn hole, Jenga, cotton candy, food trucks (Halal Taco truck, Arimas Baked Co., Chai Mai Cart, and Halal Bites of Chicago), and more! We will also have a special pirate ride. Here’s a list of what we will have this year:

Carnival Games & Prizes

Inflatables (Slides, Jumpy House, Obstacle Course, Joust)

Pony Rides

Petting Zoo

Bungee Run

Mechanical Bull

Mini Ferris Wheel

Viking Ship Amusement Ride

Photo Booth

Face Painting

Balloon Twisting

Jumbo Connect 4, Jenga & Corn Hole

Snow Cones, Cotton Candy, Popcorn

Food Trucks: Taco Truck, Chai Mai Cart, Halal Bites of Chicago

Volunteers needed: https://mcceastbay.org/eid-volunteers

MCC is a special-needs-friendly community. Special-needs families: please let us know you are coming so we can give you a special band so you do not have to wait in any of the carnival lines. Please message us at help@mcceastbay.org

Dr. Rania Awaad's Weekly Friday Evening Halaqa
2023-04-28 19:00 - 21:00
Ustadha Dr. Rania Awaad holds a weekly Friday evening women’s gathering about navigating contemporary issues.

7 p.m. to 9 p.m. | Every Friday from April 28, 2023 to June 2, 2023 | MCC Conference Room | Free; no registration or RSVP required to attend in person | To join virtually, register at https://mcceastbay.org/zoom

– More Dr. Rania: https://mcceastbay.org/rania

– Watch past Dr. Rania’s Friday Evening Halaqa recordings: https://mcceastbay.org/womens-halaqa

– Join Dr. Rania’s WhatsUp group: https://chat.whatsapp.com/HlHmFFnGbwvCvLl6uGD1C4

Free babysitting is provided in Room 16. Facility map: https://mcceastbay.org/facility-map

Questions? events@mcceastbay.org

This halaqa is hosted parallel to our girl’s program in partnership with Rahmah Foundation.

Ustadha Rania AwaadRaised in the U.S., Ustadha Rania Awaad began her formal study of the traditional Islamic sciences when her parents permitted her to travel to Damascus, Syria, at 14. Her desire to continue studying the Deen resulted in multiple trips back to Damascus, interspersed between her high school, college, and medical studies. She was honored to receive Ijaazah (authorization to teach) several branches of the Shari’ah sciences at the hands of many renowned scholars, including many female scholars. She has received Ijazah to teach Tajwid in the Hafs and Warsh recitations from the late eminent Syrian scholar Shaykh Abu Hassan al-Kurdi. In addition to completing several advanced texts of the Shafi’i madhhab, she is licensed to teach texts of Maliki fiqh, Adab, and Ihsan. Currently, Ustadha Rania teaches online and local classes for The Rahmah Foundation, Rabata, and is on the faculty of Zaytuna College, where she teaches courses in Shafi’i fiqh, women’s issues in fiqh and has helped develop and co-direct the Tajweed and Hifz program.

Ustadha Rania is also a medical doctor with a specialty in Psychiatry. She completed her Psychiatric residency and fellowship training at Stanford University, where she is currently on the faculty as a Clinical Instructor in the Stanford Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences department. Her medical interests include addressing mental health care concerns in the Muslim community- particularly that of Muslim women and girls. She has been awarded grants from the NIMH (National Institute of Mental Health) to research this topic and has presented her findings at several medical conferences. Other ongoing endeavors include compiling manuscripts addressing female-related mental health and medical issues from a fiqh-oriented perspective. She currently serves as the Director of the Rahmah Foundation, a non-profit organization that teaches Muslim women and girls traditional Islamic knowledge. In this capacity, she also heads the Murbbiyah Mentoring Program, which trains young women to teach and mentor Muslim girls and teens. Ustadha Rania is both a wife and a mother; she has been counseling and teaching women classes on Tajwid, Shafi’i Fiqh, Ihsan, marriage, and raising children since 1999.

Learn more about Dr. Rania and her work at http://med.stanford.edu/psychiatry/research/MuslimMHLab.html

Every Friday evening, the MCC bustles with activity. MCC hosts four halaqas to increase God-consciousness for youth, women, and men.

From 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., join Dr. Rania Awaad‘s women’s gathering about navigating contemporary issues. This wide-ranging Muslimah halaqa is in the MCC Conference Room, and the first hour is live-streamed here (watch past sessions at https://mcceastbay.org/halaqa). This halaqa is organized in partnership with The Rahmah Foundation.

Friday evening sessions in spring 2023:

– April 28

– May 5

– May 12

– May 19

– May 26 (Last Day)

Three Jumu’ah Services @ MCC
2023-04-28 13:30 - 16:00
For our Jumu’ah services on Friday, April 28, masks are optional to attend any MCC service, and no RSVP is necessary:

1:30 p.m. – 1:50 p.m. – INDOOR ONLY

– Sidi Mahdy Amine 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

– To be determined speaker 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

– Sidi Sarim Mundres delivers this sermon.

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

Please attend at 2:30 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 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 Sidi Mahdy: https://mcceastbay.org/mahdy

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 remain indoors for the five daily prayers and three Jumu’ah services as long as health officials deem it safe. All the Jumu’ah prayers are indoors in the MCC Prayer Hall. Learn more at https://mcceastbay.org/prayer

Sidi Mahdy Amine is a Zaytuna College alumnus and practicing attorney. He also teaches Islamic Studies at ILM Tree and he serves as Convert Care Coordinator for Ta’leef Collective. “I want people to feel the true beauty of Islam when they encounter Ta’leef. Was not our Prophet (upon him peace and blessings) the radiant embodiment of outer and inner beauty? One who saw him was in awe, and one who knew him fell in love. I hope Taleef translates that experiential beauty to a relevant American context while honoring the ethos and principles of the rich Islamic tradition.” Ustadh Mahdy Amine was born and raised in Chicago. Attending Universal School, he served as captain of the high school basketball team, then graduated from Loyola University Chicago at the age of 19 with a double bachelor in economics and political science, and after that from the University of Minnesota School of Law-all while serving as President of the Muslim Students Association at each respective institution. Concurrent with his studies and work, Mahdy helped found CAIR Chicago, has been teaching for nearly 20 years, and served as a member of the band Noorification, which released two albums, and four music videos, and performed at over 100 national and international venues. Mahdy is married, has three little girls, and is blessed to be a survivor. In 2012, Mahdy resigned from his job as Corporate Counsel for Dell Corporation to attend Zaytuna College, the first-ever accredited Muslim liberal arts college in the US, graduating with the first class in 2014. He then visited and studied briefly in Tarim, Yemen. Mahdy currently works as Senior Vice President, General Counsel of a global cancer diagnostic and research laboratory, teaches Islamic Studies at Ilm Tree, a home school co-op in Lafayette, CA, regularly delivers sermons at various communities, and serves as Convert Care Coordinator at Ta’leef Collective in Fremont, California.

More Sidi Mahdi: https://mcceastbay.org/mahdy

*Canceled* Indian American Muslim Council Tables @ MCC Jumu'ahs
2023-04-28 13:30 - 16:00
IAMC is the largest US-based advocacy organization of Indian American Muslims.

Their objectives are:

Promote Pluralism, Tolerance and Respect

To promote the common values of pluralism, tolerance, and respect for human rights that form the basis of the world’s two largest secular democracies – the United States and India.

Increasing interfaith and inter-community understanding

To work towards increasing inter-faith and inter-community understanding in the United States, with particular focus on the Indian Diaspora with a view to safeguard individuals and societal institutions from infiltration by divisive and hate-filled ideologies.

Increasing Education and Awareness

To provide a platform for increasing education and awareness about issues of interest to the Indian community in the United States.

To Build Alliances and Relationships

To build alliances and relationships with all individuals and groups who share our basic values, in order to work together for achieving the above objectives.

To be a Responsible voice

To provide a responsible voice for the Indian Muslim Diaspora in the United States in their quest for all of the above objectives.

Masjid Al Islam Tables @ MCC Jumu'ahs
2023-04-28 13:00 - 16:00
Masjid Al Islam is in urgent need of help. They are at risk of losing their masjid and urgently need to raise $30,000 by June 30, 2023.

Weekly Women’s Seerah Bookclub (virtual) | Ustadha Leila Fakira
2023-04-25 18:30 - 20:00
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.

RSVP for the live registration link below at https://mcceastbay.org/bookclub. RSVP is needed to join us virtually.

Event Details:

The discussion takes place every Tuesday from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. with a break in Ramadan ’24.

Please register online 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-ZayidTranslators: Susan Imady, Tamara Gray, & Randa MardiniBinding: SoftcoverPages: Vol 1, 570; Vol 2, 558Publisher: Daybreak Press

Questions? bookclub@mcceastbay.org

Remembering Sidi Mouaz Al-Nass
2023-04-23 18:15 - 20:00
Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji’un

Assalamu Alaikum Beloved MCC Community:

We are sorry to announce the passing of Sidi Mouaz Al-Nass, son of our beloved community teacher Shaykh Samer Al-Nass. He passed this morning in Houston.

Sidi Mouaz was in a medically-induced coma after discovering a tumor in the last ten days of Ramadan. His Janazah is after Zuhr (2 p.m. tomorrow, Monday, April 24, 2023, at Masjid Hamza in Houston, Texas.

From Asr to Maghrib (6:15 p.m. to 8 p.m.) today, join us in person or online in the MCC Conference Room to recite Surah Yaseen and Darood with several of our community teachers whose life this young man touched.

Sidi Mouaz’s beautiful voice filled our hearts with joy for many years. His 2017 video calling the Adhan (call to prayer) at Alhambra Palace in Spain went viral.

Mouaz Al-Nass, of Syrian descent, was born in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. He studied Inshad and Maqamat under experts while studying Tajweeed and Fiqh under his father, Dr. Samir Al-Nass, a world-renowned scholar from Syria. He holds a university degree in Management Information Systems from Syria. As an expert singer and drummer, Mouaz has been involved in many musical performances in the USA, UK, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia.

We ask Allah (SWT) to bless his soul with His forgiveness and mercy, accept his prayers and good deeds, and make him among the people of Paradise. May Allah (SWT) give his family and friends patience and increase them in Iman.

Allahumma Ameen (O’ Allah, hear this prayer).

Tafseer of Surah Yaseen
2023-04-23 13:45 - 14:45, 2023-04-16 13:45 - 14:45
Every Sunday | 1:45 p.m. to 2:45 p.m. | MCC Conference Room | Join in-person or watch live at mcceastbay.org/live

Every Sunday afternoon, Shaykh Talal will lead us through Surah Yaseen, unfolding the lines, stories, and lessons we can benefit from.

-More Shaykh Talal: https://mcceastbay.org/talal-Previous sessions: HTTP://mcceastbay.org/tafseer-yaseen

Shaykh Talal Ahdab serves on the MA faculty at Zaytuna College. He pursued a rigorous and structured classical curriculum with Islamic authorities, focusing on Islamic theology, epistemology, ontology, language, jurisprudence, and legal theory. Over the last twenty years, he has taught the Islamic disciplines to senior students and professors of Islamic studies. His research interests include exploring how modern challenges can be addressed through Islam’s rich tradition of knowledge and scholarship. Shaykh Talal is fluent in Arabic. Shaykh Talal joined the Zaytuna College faculty in the Fall of 2017.

More Shaykh Talal: https://mcceastbay.org/talal

Two Jumu’ah Services @ MCC
2023-04-21 13:30 - 15:00
For our Jumu’ah services on Friday, April 21, masks are optional to attend any MCC service, and no RSVP is necessary:

1:30 p.m. – 1:50 p.m. – INDOOR ONLY

– Hafiz Sami Rehman 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

– To be determined speaker 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 at 2:30 p.m. to avoid heavier first-service congestion whenever possible. Masks are optional.

Jumu’ah parking for two services is in the MCC and the neighboring HP lot. The aerial map at https://mcceastbay.org/hp

– Virtually watch these two sermons from home: https://mcceastbay.org/live

– More Hafiz Sami: https://mcceastbay.org/sami

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 remain indoors for the five daily prayers and two Jumu’ah services as long as health officials deem it safe. All the Jumu’ah prayers are indoors in the MCC Prayer Hall. Learn more at https://mcceastbay.org/prayer

Eid ul-Fitr Prayer Services
2023-04-21 07:00 - 12:00
For 2024 prayer services for Eid, see here: https://mcceastbay.org/event/eid-ul-fitr-prayer-service/

Thank you for a beautiful Ramadan together in the community!

Eid ul-Fitr ’23 will be celebrated on Friday, April 21, pending moonsighting. Alhamdulillah!

Please pay your household’s Zakat ul-Fitr ($12/person) before the Eid prayers.

Here are MCC’s arrangements for Eid morning on Friday:

– FIRST PRAYER– Location: MCC East Bay Prayer Halls, 5724 W Las Positas Blvd., Pleasanton, CA 94588– Takbeer begins at 7 a.m.– 7:15 a.m.: Eid prayer begins promptly, followed by a sermon– Khateeb: Sidi Masoud Qazen

– SECOND PRAYER– Location: Fallon Sports Park– Takbeerat begins at 9 a.m.– 9:15 a.m.: Eid prayer begins promptly, followed by a sermon– Khateeb: To Be Announced

– THIRD PRAYER– Location: Fallon Sports Park– Takbeerat begins at 10:30 a.m.– 10:45 a.m.: Eid prayer begins promptly, followed by a sermon– Khateeb: Hafiz Sami Rehman

If Eid is confirmed for Saturday, April 22, the three services will be at the MCC facility.

**Please bring your prayer mat and an umbrella (if necessary, to the outdoor service). Parking congestion is expected, especially at the second prayer service; please come early.

Masks are optional. The Eid prayer will start promptly.

Each Eid service will be less than 30 minutes long. The Eid prayer will start promptly at 7:15 a.m., 9:15 a.m., and 10:45 a.m. Please arrive early.

Eid parking for the first prayer services is in the MCC parking lot and the adjacent HP lot. The aerial map at https://mcceastbay.org/hp

Eid Prayer parking at Fallon Sports Park: https://mcceastbay.org/fallon

– Virtually watch the Eid three sermons from home: https://mcceastbay.org/live (YouTube) & https://mcceastbay.org/facebook

*MCC adheres to the traditional principle that Islamic lunar months begin and end based on confirmed, verified naked-eye sightings of the new crescent moon globally. See here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohpzeUf9w9c

Please remember that for Eid, the congregational salat is prayed for first, and then worshipers listen to the Eid sermon. Please stay seated after the prayer.

– Eid Takbeer (played on a loop to play on the car ride to prayer): https://youtu.be/LXrs2DXZB4E

– Eid Takbeer (played on a loop to repeat on the car ride to MCC): https://mcceastbay.org/takbeer

– Prior Eid al-Fitr Khutbahs: https://mcceastbay.org/eid-fitr

– More Sidi Mahdy: https://mcceastbay.org/mahdy

– More Sidi Hafiz: https://mcceastbay.org/sami

– 7 Sunnahs on the Night and Day of Eid

– The Fiqh of Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha

– The Night of Eid and Sunnahs of Eid al-Adha

Questions? events@mcceastbay.org

Daily Singles Iftar
2023-04-20 19:25 - 20:00, 2023-04-19 19:25 - 20:00, 2023-04-18 19:25 - 20:00, 2023-04-17 19:25 - 20:00, 2023-04-16 19:25 - 20:00, 2023-04-14 19:25 - 20:00
MCC is honored to host a nightly dinner for all our single brothers & sisters. The Iftar space is gender segregated.

Only on Saturdays, the singles Iftar is suspended and joins the community-wide Iftar.

The singles Iftar space is in the room next to the kitchen. Map: https://mcceastbay.org/facility-map

Singles Iftar registration for the new week opens at noon on Saturdays:

– Starting Wednesday, March 22: RSVP for Thursday, March 23 to Friday, March 31 at https://mcceastbay.org/singles-1

– Starting Saturday, April 1: RSVP for Sunday, April 2 to Friday, April 7 at https://mcceastbay.org/singles-2

– Starting Saturday, April 8: RSVP for Sunday, April 9 to Friday, April 14 at https://mcceastbay.org/singles-3

– Starting Saturday, April 15: RSVP for Sunday, April 16 to Thursday, April 20 at https://mcceastbay.org/singles-4

Food is served in takeout boxes to make it easier to take leftovers home.

Free. Optional donation.

– Ramadan timetable: https://mcceastbay.org/timetable

– More about events and activities in Ramadan 2023 at mcceastbay.org/ramadan

Odd-Night Program & Suhoor
2023-04-19 23:45 - 2023-04-20 06:00, 2023-04-15 23:45 - 2023-04-16 06:00
On every odd night in the blessed last ten nights of Ramadan, join us after Taraweeh ends at about 11:15 p.m. in the MCC Prayer Hall for special Qur’an recitation, zikr (devotional acts), Salat Tasbeeh, time for individual worship, advice, nasheed, and a free community Suhoor meal before Fajr prayer in congregation.

The blessed Laylat al-Qadr 27th night is on Monday, April 17. The Qur’an Khatam completion in Taraweeh begins at 9:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 19.

Qari Amar Bellaha and a special guest speaker facilitate the nightly odd-night program. No RSVP is needed to attend Qiyam. RSVP is required for Suhoor (please see below).

– 11:30 p.m. to 6 a.m. | Tuesday, April 11 (21st night) | Special Guest Speaker: Ustadh Mahdy Amine

– 11:30 p.m. to 6 a.m. | Thursday, April 13 (23rd night) | Special Guest Speaker: Ustadh Mahdy Amine

– 11:30 p.m. to 6 a.m. | Saturday, April 15 (25th night) | Special Guest Speaker: Ustadh Feraidoon Mojadedi

– 11:30 p.m. to 5:35 a.m. | Monday, April 17 (27th night)* | Special Guest Speaker: Ustadh Dr. Ali Ataie

– 11:30 p.m. to 5:35 a.m. | Wednesday, April 19 (29th night)** | Special Guest Speaker: Ustadh Mahdy Amine*Laylatul Qadr (Night of Power)**Qur’an Khatam Night During Taraweeh prayer at 9:30 p.m.

Suhoor Meals:

The community Suhoors are being hosted by groups in the MCC congregation:

– Tuesday, April 11 (21st night): Senior Afghan sisters who pray at Taraweeh

– Thursday, April 13 (23rd night): Sisters and brothers of Hyderabadi descent

– Saturday, April 15 (25th night): Sisters and brothers of South Indian descent

– Monday, April 17 (27th night): Sisters and brothers of Pakistani descent

– Wednesday, April 19 (29th night): Sisters and brothers of Arab descent

Please join us for a Suhoor meal (RSVP required) in the early mornings of:

Wednesday, April 12 (RSVP at mcceastbay.org/suhoor-1)

Friday, April 14 (RSVP at mcceastbay.org/suhoor-2)

Sunday, April 16 (RSVP at mcceastbay.org/suhoor-3)

Tuesday, April 18 (RSVP at mcceastbay.org/suhoor-4)

Thursday, April 20 (RSVP at mcceastbay.org/suhoor-5)

To help sponsor the cost of a Suhoor or Iftar meal at the MCC this Ramadan, please visit https://mcceastbay.org/ramadan-meals

To join the limited space for Itikaf at MCC in the last ten days, please register at HTTP://mcceastbay.org/itikaf

Odd Nights Program Schedule:

Tuesday, April 11:

Taraweeh (9:30 p.m. to 11:15 p.m.)

Break (15 min)

Talk by Sidi Mahdy, Salat Tasbeeh, & Dua (11:30 p.m. to 1:30 a.m.)

Break (90 min)

Qiyam (3 a.m. to 4 a.m.)

Suhoor

Thursday, April 13:

Taraweeh (9:30 p.m. to 11:15 p.m.)

Break (15 min)

Talk by Sidi Mahdy, Salat Tasbeeh, & Dua (11:30 p.m. to 1:30 a.m.)

Break (90 min)

Qiyam (3 a.m. to 4 a.m.)

Suhoor

Saturday, April 15:

Taraweeh (9:30 p.m. to 11:15 p.m.)

Break (15 min)

Talk by Ustadh Feraidoon, Salat Tasbeeh, & Dua (11:30 p.m. to 1:30 a.m.)

Break (90 min)

Qiyam (3 a.m. to 4 a.m.)

Suhoor

Monday, April 17:

Taraweeh (9:30 p.m. to 11:15 p.m.)

Break (15 min)

Talk by Dr. Ali Ataie, Salat Tasbeeh, & Dua (11:30 p.m. to 1:30 a.m.)

Break (90 min)

Qiyam (3 a.m. to 4 a.m.)

Suhoor

Wednesday, April 19:

Taraweeh (9:30 p.m. to 11:15 p.m.)

Break (15 min)

Talk by Sidi Mahdy, Mawlid/Nasheed, Salat Tasbeeh, & Dua (11:30 p.m. to 1:30 a.m.)

Break (90 min)

Qiyam (3 a.m. to 4 a.m.)

Suhoor

More details:

– Ramadan ’23 Iqama & Events calendar: https://mcceastbay.org/timetable

– Odd nights program schedule: https://mcceastbay.org/odd-night

– Watch Ramadan reflections: https://mcceastbay.org/reflections

– Watch Ramadan reminders: https://mcceastbay.org/ramadan-reminders

– More Qari Amar: https://mcceastbay.org/amar

– More Sidi Mahdy: https://mcceastbay.org/mahdy

– More Sidi Feraidoon: https://mcceastbay.org/feraidoon

– More Dr. Ataie: https://mcceastbay.org/ali

Questions? events@mcceastbay.org

Khatam Night Special Program | Qari Amar Bellaha & Sidi Mahdy Amine
2023-04-19 23:00 - 2023-04-20 18:00
Join Qari Amar Bellaha and Sidi Mahdy Amine at Taraweeh for the completion of the Qur’an.

– 11:30 p.m. to 6 a.m. | Tuesday, April 11 (21st night) | Special Guest Speaker: Ustadh Mahdy Amine

– 11:30 p.m. to 6 a.m. | Thursday, April 13 (23rd night) | TBA

– 11:30 p.m. to 6 a.m. | Saturday, April 15 (25th night) | Special Guest Speaker: Ustadh Feraidoon Mojadedi

– 11:30 p.m. to 5:35 a.m. | Monday, April 17 (27th night)* | Special Guest Speaker: Ustadh Dr. Ali Ataie

– 11:30 p.m. to 5:35 a.m. | Wednesday, April 19 (29th night)** | Special Guest Speaker: Ustadh Mahdy Amine

Qari Amar Bellaha and a special guest speaker facilitate the nightly odd-night program. No RSVP is needed to attend Qiyam. RSVP is required for Suhoor (please see below).

– 11:30 p.m. to 6 a.m. | Tuesday, April 11 (21st night) | Special Guest Speaker: Ustadh Mahdy Amine

– 11:30 p.m. to 6 a.m. | Thursday, April 13 (23rd night) | TBA

– 11:30 p.m. to 6 a.m. | Saturday, April 15 (25th night) | Special Guest Speaker: Ustadh Feraidoon Mojadedi

– 11:30 p.m. to 5:35 a.m. | Monday, April 17 (27th night)* | Special Guest Speaker: Ustadh Dr. Ali Ataie

– 11:30 p.m. to 5:35 a.m. | Wednesday, April 19 (29th night)** | Special Guest Speaker: Ustadh Mahdy Amine*Laylatul Qadr (Night of Power)**Qur’an Khatam Night During Taraweeh prayer at 9:30 p.m.

Laylatul Qadr (Night of Power)
2023-04-17 23:30 - 2023-04-18 06:00
On every odd night in the blessed last ten nights of Ramadan, join us after Taraweeh ends at about 11:15 p.m. in the MCC Prayer Hall for special Qur’an recitation, zikr (devotional acts), Salat Tasbeeh, time for individual worship, advice, nasheed, and a free community Suhoor meal before Fajr prayer in congregation.

The blessed Laylat al-Qadr 27th night is on Monday, April 17. The Qur’an Khatam completion in Taraweeh begins at 9:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 19.

Qari Amar Bellaha and a special guest speaker facilitate the nightly odd-night program. No RSVP is needed to attend Qiyam. RSVP is required for Suhoor (please see below).

– 11:30 p.m. to 6 a.m. | Tuesday, April 11 (21st night) | Special Guest Speaker: Ustadh Mahdy Amine

– 11:30 p.m. to 6 a.m. | Thursday, April 13 (23rd night) | TBA

– 11:30 p.m. to 6 a.m. | Saturday, April 15 (25th night) | Special Guest Speaker: Ustadh Feraidoon Mojadedi

– 11:30 p.m. to 5:35 a.m. | Monday, April 17 (27th night)* | Special Guest Speaker: Ustadh Dr. Ali Ataie

– 11:30 p.m. to 5:35 a.m. | Wednesday, April 19 (29th night)** | Special Guest Speaker: Ustadh Mahdy Amine*Laylatul Qadr (Night of Power)**Qur’an Khatam Night During Taraweeh prayer at 9:30 p.m.

Suhoor Meals:

The community Suhoors are being hosted by groups in the MCC congregation:

– Tuesday, April 11 (21st night): Senior Afghan sisters who pray at Taraweeh

– Thursday, April 13 (23rd night): Sisters and brothers of Arab descent

– Saturday, April 15 (25th night): Sisters and brothers of Hyderabadi descent

– Monday, April 17 (27th night): MCC Social Committee

– Wednesday, April 19 (29th night): MCC Social Committee

Please join us for a Suhoor meal (RSVP required) in the early mornings of:

Wednesday, April 12 (RSVP at mcceastbay.org/suhoor-1)

Friday, April 14 (RSVP at mcceastbay.org/suhoor-2)

Sunday, April 16 (RSVP at mcceastbay.org/suhoor-3)

Tuesday, April 18 (RSVP at mcceastbay.org/suhoor-4)

Thursday, April 20 (RSVP at mcceastbay.org/suhoor-5)

To help sponsor the cost of a Suhoor or Iftar meal at the MCC this Ramadan, please visit https://mcceastbay.org/ramadan-meals

To join the limited space for Itikaf at MCC in the last ten days, please register at HTTP://mcceastbay.org/itikaf

Odd Nights Program Schedule:

Tuesday, April 11:

Taraweeh (9:30 p.m. to 11:15 p.m.)

Break (15 min)

Talk by Sidi Mahdy, Salat Tasbeeh, & Dua

Break (90 min)

Qiyam (3:20 a.m. to 4 a.m.)

Suhoor

Thursday, April 13:

Taraweeh (9:30 p.m. to 11:15 p.m.)

Break (15 min)

Salat Tasbeeh, & Dua

Break (90 min)

Qiyam (3:20 a.m. to 4 a.m.)

Suhoor

Saturday, April 15:

Taraweeh (9:30 p.m. to 11:15 p.m.)

Break (15 min)

Talk by Ustadh Feraidoon, Salat Tasbeeh, & Dua

Break (90 min)

Qiyam (3:20 a.m. to 4 a.m.)

Suhoor

Monday, April 17:

Taraweeh (9:30 p.m. to 11:15 p.m.)

Break (15 min)

Talk by Dr. Ali Ataie, Salat Tasbeeh, & Dua

Break (90 min)

Qiyam (3:20 a.m. to 4 a.m.)

Suhoor

Wednesday, April 19:

Taraweeh (9:30 p.m. to 11:15 p.m.)

Break (15 min)

Talk by Sidi Mahdy, Mawlid/Nasheed, Salat Tasbeeh, & Dua

Break (90 min)

Qiyam (3:20 a.m. to 4 a.m.)

Suhoor

More details:

– Ramadan ’23 Iqama & Events calendar: https://mcceastbay.org/timetable

– Odd nights program schedule: https://mcceastbay.org/odd-night

– Watch Ramadan reflections: https://mcceastbay.org/reflections

– Watch Ramadan reminders: https://mcceastbay.org/ramadan-reminders

– More Qari Amar: https://mcceastbay.org/amar

– More Sidi Mahdy: https://mcceastbay.org/mahdy

– More Sidi Feraidoon: https://mcceastbay.org/feraidoon

– More Dr. Ataie: https://mcceastbay.org/ali

Questions? events@mcceastbay.org

Ramadan Weekly Storytime on Sundays | Khala Sahar
2023-04-16 12:00 - 13:00
Every Sunday in Ramadan, Khala Sahar reads and entertains our young children in an engaging hour for ages 2 to 10 with a fun Islamic theme.12 p.m. to 1 p.m. | Sundays, 3/26, 4/2, 4/9, & 4/16 | Conference Room | In-person only, no live-stream option | Free; no registration needed

RAMADAN WEEKLY STORYTIME ON SUNDAYS!

Sunday, March 26, from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.

Sunday, April 2, from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.

Sunday, April 9, from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.

Sunday, April 16, from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.

*PLEASE NOTE THE NEW DAY IN RAMADAN*RAMADAN BOOK DRIVE

Please help us give back to children and families most in need in our community. We will collect new Islamic children’s books to give as Eid gifts. Drop off at MCC storytime.

– More Sister Sahar: https://mcceastbay.org/sahar

– More sessions for young Muslim children: https://mcceastbay.org/children

About the Facilitator

Sister 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 her own 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.

Khala Sahar’s Book Raffle: Win a free book! On a blank piece of paper, write your name, age, and 10 books read between each story time (or print out the book log to fill out). Bring your book log to storytime and enter the raffle. For every 10 books read, enter your name an additional time! The more you read, the more chances you have to win! (Note: books can be read independently, aloud by someone to the child, or an audiobook). Print the log: https://mcceastbay.org/log

Questions? events@mcceastbay.org

Kids' Ramadan Craft Activities
2023-04-15 13:30
For ages 4 to 12, join Sister Emira Mustafa for craft-filled Saturday afternoons this Ramadan where our kids create beautiful Ramadan crafts.

Saturdays, March 25th, April 1st, 8th & 15th | 1:30 p.m. | Ages 4 to 12 | Conference Room | $25/session or $90 for all four | Register at mcceastbay.org/ramadan-kids

Activities on Saturday, March 25th:

– 30 Acts of Kindness Challenge

Activities on Saturday, April 1st:

– Moon Phases Ramadan Decorations

Activities on Saturday, April 8th:

– Framed Copper Embossing

Activities on Saturday, April 15th:

– Eid Mubarak Door Wreath or Wooden Plaque Sign

These are parent-and-me activities. Parents are required to stay and monitor children throughout the event. Only registered children receive materials for the projects. Sessions are capped at 100 children per session.

Note: No refunds due to the purchase of materials specific to each program. Otherwise, seat may be transferred.

MCC has a standing policy that financial need should never hold a person back from attaining spiritual or practical knowledge from any event or class held within the community center. To request a financial waiver, message scholarship@mcceastbay.org

About the Facilitator:

Sister Emira Mustafa is the founder of Craft E Muslims, a business with a mission to creatively connect the heart and mind through fun innovative methods.

She has published two workbooks available on Amazon titled “Islamic Themed Fall Festival Activity Kit” and “Practically Preparing for Ramadan.” Her Etsy page features many Islamic-themed crafting kits sure to inspire a love of learning within our community.

Here is one of her crafting videos on how to make a Rustic Eid Twinkle Light Banner: https://youtu.be/J8xIJOTy5dM

– More Sr. Emira: https://mcceastbay.org/emira

– More sessions for young Muslim children: https://mcceastbay.org/children

Questions? events@mcceastbay.org

Eid Bazar
2023-04-15 11:00 - 17:00
Before the Eid day festivities, come to MCC to do some shopping from community vendors at our Seventh-Annual Eid Bazar.

11 a.m. to 5 p.m. | Saturday, April 15 | MCC Foyer (free to enter)

Admission is free. Bring the entire family.

Come get henna art and shop for jewelry, clothes, soaps, hijabs, Islamic books, Islamic dolls, abayas, and more!

Don’t miss this opportunity to support our local vendors and do a little shopping before Eid.

Some of the vendors for this bazaar are:

Asiyah’s Collection

@iznadesicollection

orchard.soap

Ig @paketnusantara (Indonesian dresses)

TurkuazShawls

mehndi_by_marriam

Amitat appeal

Yalla Kafala

FOR VENDORS:

Limited vendor spots are available on a first-come, first-serve basis in the MCC Foyer. Complete the interest form at mcceastbay.org/bazar-eid

For questions about this Bazar, please email bazar@mcceastbay.org or call Sister Shazia Ashraf at (925) 640-2967.

Women’s Qiyam & Suhoor
2023-04-14 23:30 - 2023-04-15 05:00
*In-person positively full. Please join us online.*

Join our esteemed panel of speakers for a night of prayer, remembrance, and reminders starting after Taraweeh prayer (12:30 a.m.).

12:30 a.m. to 6 a.m. | Friday, April 14 – Saturday, April 15 | Prayer Hall | Free | Suhoor provided at about 4 a.m. | Register at HTTP://tinyurl.com/grandqiyam

Cosponsored with The Rahmah Foundation. For female teens and women only.

– More The Rahmah Foundation at the MCC: https://mcceastbay.org/rahmah-foundation

– More Ustadha Dr. Rania Awaad: https://mcceastbay.org/rania

– More sessions for Muslim women: https://mcceastbay.org/women

– More Dr. Rania’s Friday Evening Halaqas: https://mcceastbay.org/womens-halaqa

– More Ustadha Hosai: HTTP://mcceastbay.org/hosai

Qiyam Ul-Layl literally translates to “standing during the night”. And in the Islamic Tradition, the Prophet Muhammad PBUH said, “The best prayer after the obligatory prayers is the night prayer.” (Sahih Muslim)

About the Speakers

Shaykha Ieasha Prime

Ieasha 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 training 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.

Ustadha Rania Awaad

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, 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 held certifications (ijaza) in Qur’an, Islamic Law, and other Islamic sciences branches. 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.RaniaAwaad

– More from Dr. Rania: https://mcceastbay.org/rania

Ustadha Hosai Mojaddidi

Ustadha Hosai is the co-founder of MH4M (http://mentalhealth4muslims.com), established in 2010. For nearly 20 years, she has been actively involved in the Muslim community in the Bay Area and southern California working and volunteering for many notable organizations. Learn more about her at http://hosaimojaddidi.com – More Ustadha Hosai: https://mcceastbay.org/hosai Ustadha Hosai Mojaddidi was born in Afghanistan and moved to the United States with her family at age two. She credits her Islamic journey to 1996, when she attended Islamic classes in Hayward, California. These classes were taught by her teacher and mentor since then, Shaykh Hamza Yusuf. One of her main focus areas 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. – More Ustadha Hosai: https://mcceastbay.org/hosai Ustadha 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 co-founded 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.

– More from Ustadha Hosai: https://mcceastbay.org/hosai

Ustadha Shamira Chothia Ahmed

Born and raised in California’s Central Valley, Shamira is passionate about educating and empowering Muslim women to reach their highest spiritual potential through acquiring sacred knowledge.

After graduating as a Valedictorian from her large public high school, Shamira’s 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.

After completing her intensive Alimah studies in South Africa and England and further studies in Damascus, Syria, Shamira received various licenses (ijazas) to teach the sacred sciences.

In 2005, Ustadha Shamira taught Hanafi fiqh to women at the Zaytuna Institute in California and, since then, has led 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.

In 2013, Ustadha Shamira specialized in the detailed rulings of menstruation, lochia, and abnormal discharge under Dr. Mufti Abdur Rahman Ibn Yusuf Mangera’s direction and assisted in compiling Imam Abu Hanifa’s Al-Fiqh al-Akbar Explained.

In 2008, she earned a Master’s Degree in Demographics and Social Analysis from the University of California at Irvine

Ustadha Shamira is a co-founder of The Rahmah Foundation and is currently a teacher for Nur Al-Iman, a full-time online shariah program teaching the fardh Al ayn and more to young women.

She has passionately advocated for a natural birth, infusing her natural birth classes with Islamic spirituality since 2009. She is also a certified lactation counselor, a virtual birth doula, and a birth consultant.

You can find Ustadha Shamira hiking, playing, or exploring with her husband and five children in sunny California.

Hafiza Suzane Derani

Hafitha Suzane Derani received her Ijaza in Tajwid at age 15, and she completed the memorization of the Qur’an shortly after. She subsequently received her Ijaza in the ten canonical readings (qira’at) of the Qur’an in 2023. She graduated with a B.A. in European and Middle Eastern history, focusing on secondary education. She is an educator with extensive experience teaching the Qur’an to students of all ages and backgrounds for over twenty years. She also taught history and Islamic studies to middle and high school students. With her traditional training and classical teaching experience, Hafitha Suzane has taught multi-level individualized and group classes for children, teens, and adults. She has also held motivational workshops for teens and women on how to excel in their Qur’an studies. Hafitha Suzane released her first Islamic children’s book, “The Quran My Best Friend, in Ramadan 202. She lives in Michigan with her family, where she continues to reach Qur’an. She serves as a board member for The Rahmah Foundation. Hafitha Suzane continues to further her studies in the different sciences of the Qur’an with scholars worldwide and write books for children and mentor youth.

Women’s Qiyam & Suhoor
2023-04-14 23:30 - 2023-04-15 05:00
Join our esteemed panel of speakers for a night of prayer, remembrance, and reminders starting after Taraweeh prayer (11:15 p.m.).

Post Taraweeh till Suhoor | Saturday, April 15 | Conference Room | Free | Suhoor provided at about 4 a.m. | Register at HTTP://tinyurl.com/grandqiyam

*Friday, March 31 sisters’ Qiyam is virtual only. Please sign up for it here.*

Cosponsored with The Rahmah Foundation. For female teens and women only.

– More The Rahmah Foundation at the MCC: https://mcceastbay.org/rahmah-foundation

– More Ustadha Dr. Rania Awaad: https://mcceastbay.org/rania

– More sessions for Muslim women: https://mcceastbay.org/women

– More Dr. Rania’s Friday Evening Halaqas: https://mcceastbay.org/womens-halaqa

Qiyam Ul-Layl literally translates to “standing during the night”. And in the Islamic Tradition, the Prophet Muhammad PBUH said, “The best prayer after the obligatory prayers is the night prayer.” (Sahih Muslim)

“When Allah, the Most Merciful, created the woman, He gave her mercy as her nature. He created her for mercy.”

About the Speaker:

Dr. Rania Awaad, M.D. is a Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the Stanford University School of Medicine where she is the Director of the Muslim Mental Health Lab and Wellness Program and Director of the Diversity Clinic. She pursued her psychiatric residency training at Stanford where she also completed a postdoctoral clinical research fellowship with the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). Her research and clinical work are focused on the mental health needs of Muslims. Her courses at Stanford range from teaching a pioneering course on Islamic Psychology, instructing medical students and residents on implicit bias and integrating culture and religion into medical care to teaching undergraduate and graduate students the psychology of xenophobia. Her most recent academic publications include an edited volume on “Islamophobia and Psychiatry” (Springer, 2019), Islamic Psychology (Routledge, 2020) and an upcoming text on Muslim Mental Health. She has also produced a toolkit, fact sheet, CME course, and is now editing a clinical textbook on Muslim mental health for the American Psychiatric Association. Dr. Awaad is particularly passionate about uncovering the historical roots of mental health care in the Islamic intellectual heritage. Through her outreach work at Stanford, she is also the Clinical Director of the San Francisco Bay Area branches of the Khalil Center, a spiritual wellness center pioneering the application of traditional Islamic spiritual healing methods to modern clinical psychology. She has been the recipient of several awards and grants for her work. Prior to studying medicine, she pursued classical Islamic studies in Damascus, Syria and holds certifications (ijaza) in Qur’an, Islamic Law and other branches of the Islamic Sciences. Dr. Awaad has also served as the first female Professor of Islamic Law at Zaytuna College, a Muslim Liberal Arts College in Berkeley, CA where she taught courses on Shafi’i Fiqh and Women’s Fiqh and Qur’anic sciences for nearly a decade. In addition, she serves as the Director of The Rahmah Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to educating Muslim women and girls. At Rahmah, she oversees the Murbiyyah spiritual mentoring program for girls. Dr. Awaad is a nationally recognized speaker, award-winning teacher, researcher and author in both the Islamic and medical sciences. Follow her on I/T: Dr.RaniaAwaad

– More from Dr. Rania: https://mcceastbay.org/rania

Jumu’ah Services @ MCC
2023-04-14 13:30 - 16:00
For our Jumu’ah services on Friday, April 14, masks are optional to attend any MCC service, and no RSVP is necessary:

1:30 p.m. – 1:50 p.m. – INDOOR ONLY

– Shaykh Talal Ahdab 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

– To be determined speaker 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

– Sidi Shaan Mukhtar delivers this sermon.

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

Please attend at 2:30 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 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 Shaykh Talal: https://mcceastbay.org/talal

– More Sidi Shaan: https://mcceastbay.org/shaan

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 remain indoors for the five daily prayers and three Jumu’ah services as long as health officials deem it safe. All the Jumu’ah prayers are indoors in the MCC Prayer Hall. Learn more at https://mcceastbay.org/prayer

Shaykhh Talal Ahdab serves on the MA faculty at Zaytuna College. He pursued a rigorous and structured classical curriculum with Islamic authorities, focusing on Islamic theology, epistemology, ontology, language, jurisprudence, and legal theory. Over the last twenty years, he has taught the Islamic disciplines to senior students and professors of Islamic studies. His research interests include exploring how modern challenges can be addressed through Islam’s rich tradition of knowledge and scholarship. Shaykh Talal is fluent in Arabic. Shaykh Talal joined the Zaytuna College faculty in Fall of 2017.

More Shaykh Talal: https://mcceastbay.org/talal

Sidi Mahdy Amine is a Zaytuna College alumnus and practicing attorney. He also teaches Islamic Studies at ILM Tree and he serves as Convert Care Coordinator for Ta’leef Collective. “I want people to feel the true beauty of Islam when they encounter Ta’leef. Was not our Prophet (upon him peace and blessings) the radiant embodiment of outer and inner beauty? One who saw him was in awe, and one who knew him fell in love. I hope Taleef translates that experiential beauty to a relevant American context while honoring the ethos and principles of the rich Islamic tradition.” Ustadh Mahdy Amine was born and raised in Chicago. Attending Universal School, he served as captain of the high school basketball team, then graduated from Loyola University Chicago at the age of 19 with a double bachelor in economics and political science, and after that from the University of Minnesota School of Law-all while serving as President of the Muslim Students Association at each respective institution. Concurrent with his studies and work, Mahdy helped found CAIR Chicago, has been teaching for nearly 20 years, and served as a member of the band Noorification, which released two albums, and four music videos, and performed at over 100 national and international venues. Mahdy is married, has three little girls, and is blessed to be a survivor. In 2012, Mahdy resigned from his job as Corporate Counsel for Dell Corporation to attend Zaytuna College, the first-ever accredited Muslim liberal arts college in the US, graduating with the first class in 2014. He then visited and studied briefly in Tarim, Yemen. Mahdy currently works as Senior Vice President, General Counsel of a global cancer diagnostic and research laboratory, teaches Islamic Studies at Ilm Tree, a home school co-op in Lafayette, CA, regularly delivers sermons at various communities, and serves as Convert Care Coordinator at Ta’leef Collective in Fremont, California.

More Sidi Mahdi: https://mcceastbay.org/mahdy

Sidi Shaan Mukhtar was raised in the MCC community and from a young age had been involved in youth programs throughout the Bay Area. He has helped start various high school MSA and youth Halaqas at different mosques. He is currently a senior at UC Davis where he is finishing up his undergraduate degree.

– More Sidi Shaan: https://mcceastbay.org/shaan

– More sessions for Muslim teenagers: https://mcceastbay.org/teens

*Canceled* MCC Girl Daisy & Brown Scouts 322239 Sells Cookies @ MCC Jumu’ahs
2023-04-14 13:30 - 16:00
Our little Tri-Valley Muslimahs in Girl Scouts Troop hosted a backpack and toy drives for our community’s most deserving families.

We now sweetly support these young girls: by purchasing cookies for you and your family this Friday. Girl Scout cookies are now halal-certified.

You can also gift a cookie box to needy families served by the MCC Food Pantry by purchasing a box after Jumu’ah and placing the cookies in the Toy bin in the MCC lobby. The cookies will be gifted from parents of Zakat-eligible families to their children on Eid morning.

MCC supports our Girl Scouts Troops that we proudly host in their annual cookie sales to support educational programming, community projects, and more.

Questions? girl-scouts@mcceastbay.org
