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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-6/2024-01-09/
LOCATION:MCC East Bay\, 5724 W Las Positas Blvd #300\, Pleasanton\, CA\, 94588\, United States
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SUMMARY:Seerah Stories & Art | Artist Tarannum Saeed | Ages 5 to 11
DESCRIPTION:For ages 6 to 11\, embark on a unique journey that blends the beauty of Seerah stories with the magic of artistic expression! Our upcoming series of Art Sessions is designed for young minds ready to explore the life of Prophet Muhammad (saw) through the lens of creativity.These sessions are a great opportunity for children to develop social skills with their Muslim peers while increasing their Islamic knowledge. \n\n\n\n5 p.m. to 7 p.m. | Wednesdays | January 10 to February 7 | $145/child or $29/session (all materials provided) | Register at https://mcceastbay.org/seerah-art \n\n\n\nIf less than 5 students enroll\, we will cancel the class. \n\n\n\nQuestions? events@mcceastbay.org \n\n\n\nMCC has a standing policy that financial need should never hold a person back from attaining knowledge offered within the four walls of MCC’s facility. To request a financial waiver or discount\, please complete: https://mcceastbay.org/scholarship \n\n\n\nAbout the FacilitatorAs a lover of art for the sake of Allah (SWT)\, Tarannum Saeed wishes to imbue and foster a love for art in the youth of the Muslim community. She has conducted art classes in painting\, crafts\, and other fine arts\, both in person and on Zoom\, and she has showcased her Islamic art and calligraphy at community art fairs. She has also served as a Kindergarten teacher at the MCC Sunday School and Ilm Academy in Fremont.
URL:https://mcceastbay.org/event/seerah-stories-art-artist-tarannum-saeed-ages-5-to-11/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Classes & Activities,Young Children
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SUMMARY:The Soul's Journey (virtual) | Sidi Shahryar Abbasi
DESCRIPTION:Join Sidi Shahryar Abbasi every Wednesday until Ramadan ’24 at 7 p.m. virtually to dive into the text\, The Lives of Man\, by Imam Abdallah Ibn Alawi Al-Haddad where we understand life’s purpose\, through the five stages of our journey to Allah (swt).  \n\n\n\nHosted at Lighthouse Mosque. Streamed only on MCC media channels. Watch past sessions at https://mcceastbay.org/journey \n\n\n\n – More Sidi Shahryar: https://mcceastbay.org/shahryar  – Sidi Shahryar’s “Real Talk Series”: https://mcceastbay.org/real-talk  – Sidi Shahryar’s “Traits of the Righteous” Series: https://mcceastbay.org/hallmark  –  Sidi Shahryar’s “Controlling Your Desires” Series: https://mcceastbay.org/desires  – Sidi Shahryar’s “Soul’s Journey Series: https://mcceastbay.org/journey \n\n\n\nShahryar graduated from the UC Berkeley Haas School of Business and was the External Affairs Vice President of UC Berkeley’s student government. He is an experienced speaker\, mentor\, and coach. Send him questions at: ask.abu.taha@gmail.com and learn more about him at https://www.tiktok.com/@islamic_spirituality. Learn more about him at The Success Company: https://www.successcompany.co/about-us \n\n\n\nJoin Sidi Shahryar Abbasi every Wednesday until Ramadan ’24 at 7 p.m. virtually to dive into the text\, The Lives of Man\, by Imam Abdallah Ibn Alawi Al-Haddad where we understand life’s purpose\, through the five stages of our journey to Allah (swt). \n\n\n\nHosted at Lighthouse Mosque. Streamed only on MCC media channels. Watch past sessions at https://mcceastbay.org/journey \n\n\n\n\nhttps://youtu.be/Lh-6tl3SXDc
URL:https://mcceastbay.org/event/the-souls-journey/2024-01-10/
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SUMMARY:Private Event
DESCRIPTION:Conference Room
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240112T123000
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SUMMARY:Jumu’ah Services @ MCC & Dublin Library
DESCRIPTION:For MCC’s Jumu’ah services on Friday\, January 12\, 2024: \n\n\n\n\n12:30 p.m. to 12:50 p.m.\n\nSidi Mahdy Amine delivers this sermon at MCC.\n\n\n\n\n\n1:30 p.m. to 1:50 p.m.\n\n– Sidi Mahdy Amine delivers this sermon at MCC.\n\n\n\n\n\n1:40 p.m. to 2:10 p.m.\n\n– Sidi Shaan Mukhtar at the Dublin Library this Friday.\n\n\n\n\n\n2:30 p.m. – 2:50 p.m. \n\n– Hafiz Abdullah Ayyaz delivers the sermon at MCC.\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlease attend at 12:30 or 2:30 p.m. to avoid heavier second-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 first and fourth 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 Mahdy: https://mcceastbay.org/mahdy\n\n\n\n– More Sidi Shaan: https://mcceastbay.org/shaan\n\n\n\n– More Hafiz Abdullah: https://mcceastbay.org/abdullah-ayyaz\n\n\n\n\nFor parents attending with young children indoors at the main MCC facility\, we offer private mothers’ and fathers’ rooms with an audio and visual connection to the 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
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SUMMARY:Foundation For Islamic Scholarship and Teaching Tables @ MCC Jumu'ahs
DESCRIPTION:Founded in 2016\, the Foundation for Islamic Scholarship and Teaching (FIST) is a private\, non-profit corporation created to provide financial support and assistance to scholars and students of classical Islam.They are raising funds to sponsor Umrah trips for the unrecognized heroes in our community and to feed the needy in Madinah. \n\n\n\n\n– To sponsor Umrah trips\, send donations via Zelle to donate@islamicscholarship.org\n\n\n\n– To feed the poor in Madinah\, send donations via Zelle to miskinmedina@gmail.com\n\n\n\n– To nominate a community hero in the San Francisco Bay Area: HTTP://mcceastbay.org/community-hero\n\n\n\n\nHeroes for Umrah/Hajj\n\n\n\nIn our Heroes for Umrah/Hajj program\, we take the unsung heroes and unrecognized\, long-standing volunteers of our local communities who lack financial means to the blessed cities of Mecca and Medina accompanied by notable scholars who teach them before and during their travels. Upon return\, these heroes present educational reflections for the wider community. \n\n\n\n“Those who spend their wealth in the Cause of Allah and do not follow up their gifts with reminders of their generosity or with injury\, their reward is with their Lord. On them shall be no fear\, nor shall they grieve” – Surah al-Baqara\, 2:262
URL:https://mcceastbay.org/event/fist-tables-mcc-jumuahs/
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SUMMARY:Friday Night Primer | Shaykh Samer Al-Nass
DESCRIPTION:Samer Al-Nass\n\n\n\nJoin us for a free primer about the forty hadith on the Virtues of Dhikr of Allah (swt) & Prophet Muhammad’s (saw) intercession (also known as Shifa’ al-Kubra) with Shaykh Samer Al-Nass\, who will expound on this topic at a weekend intensive. Shaykh Samer is a renowned scholar of the Qur’an\, Tafsir\, and Hadith. \n\n\n\n6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. | Friday\, January 12 | MCC Prayer Hall | Free | Join us in person or watch virtually at mcceastbay.org/live \n\n\n\nAttending the Friday night talk is optional for those attending the weekend workshop to receive the Ijaza certificate. Register for the weekend intensive with Shaykh Samer: https://mcceastbay.org/forty-hadith \n\n\n\nIjaza with Sanad (certificate) will only be given to the in-person attendees. Online viewers will benefit from virtually joining the retreat\, but he or she will not receive a completion certificate.  \n\n\n\nForty Hadith on The Virtue of Dhikr of Allah (the Exalted) is Sheikh Yusuf al-Nabhani’s collection of forty hadith on dhikr/divine remembrance. This is from his collection of forty hadith on forty subjects. Included is the commentary on these hadiths\, which further elucidates the practice.  \n\n\n\nForty Hadith About His (may Allah bestow peace and blessings be upon him) Intercession/Shifa’ Al-Kubra is a collection of hadith about the Day of Judgement. \n\n\n\nBoth books will be available to purchase at a discounted price on-site. \n\n\n\nImam Yusuf al-Nabhani Sheikh Yusuf al-Nabhani (1849-1932) was a Palestinian scholar. After his initial studies in his locality\, he studied in al-Azhar\, Egypt\, between 1866 and 1872\, where he studied the Islamic disciplines with numerous prominent scholars. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nAt the request of Shaykh Samer\, attendees will receive an Ijaza certificate only if he or she attends in person. Online viewers may watch and benefit virtually but will not receive a certificate at the end of this weekend intensive. \n\n\n\nThe event will not be publicly live-streamed. Public release of the recordings will be at the discretion of every speaker. There’s no guarantee recordings will be released on the media channels for MCC East Bay. Please try to attend the program in person or live online. The event is taking place on Pacific Standard Time. \n\n\n\nQuestions? events@mcceastbay.org \n\n\n\nMCC has a standing policy that financial need should never hold a person back from attaining spiritual knowledge. For a financial-based scholarship discount code\, please email scholarship@mcceastbay.org \n\n\n\nAbout the Presenter:Shaykh Samer was born in Damascus\, Syria\, where he studied at the College of Medicine of the University of Damascus. He went on to study in the United States\, where he qualified in internal medicine. \n\n\n\nThe Shaykh has studied under some of the great ‘ulama of the Levant (Shaam) and the Arabian peninsula. He has a traditional license to teach (ijazah) in the ten styles of recitation of the narration of the Shatibiyyah and the Durra from the world-renowned Shaykh Muhammad Sukkar. He received an ijazah in the ten styles of recitation of the narration of Tayyibah from the Egyptian Shaykh Ahmad Mustafa in Riyadh\, Saudi Arabia\, himself a student of Shaykh Abd al-Aziz al-Zayyat of Egypt. Shaykh Samer has a traditional license to teach (ijazah) in Islamic law (fiqh) and theology and creed (‘aqida) from Shaykh Lutfi al-Fayumi and the late Hanafi Mufti\, Shaykh Adib al-Kallas. He also studied with the previous Mufti of Syria\, Shaykh Abu Yusr Ibn `Abidin. Shaykh Samer was honored to study hadith in Mecca with the great Indonesian-Meccan Shaykh Yasin al-Fadani and with Shaykh Nur ud-din `Itr of Syria. He also has an ijazah in Prophetic traditions (hadith) from the late Shaykh `Abd Allah Siraj al-Din of Aleppo\, Syria. \n\n\n\nShaykh Samer is presently a teacher at Ma’had al-Fatih al-Islami in Damascus\, teaching the Hanafi fiqh manual Al-Hidayah in the department of Islamic Law (Shariah)\, and lecturer on the ten recitations of the Qur’an in the MA program. The Shaykh teaches Qur’anic recitation (tajwid) after fajr prayers daily in the blessed mosque of Shaykh Ibn `Arabi\, a post given to him by his Shaykh and father-in-law\, one of the illustrious Shaykhs of Quran in the Levant (Sham)\, the late Shaykh Muhammad Sukkar. Shaykh Samer has been teaching various Islamic studies courses in England and North America since 2000. \n\n\n\n\nPast Shaykh Samer video recordings: https://mcceastbay.org/samer
URL:https://mcceastbay.org/event/shaykh-samer-al-nass/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Classes & Activities
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SUMMARY:East Bay Tahajjud Tigers: Tahajjud\, Witr & Fajr in Congregation
DESCRIPTION:The Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and give him peace) said\, “Our Lord\, Blessed\, and Exalted is He\, descends (i.e.\, His mercy and concern descends) to the lowest heaven when the final third of the night remains and says\, “Who is there to call on Me so I may answer them? Who is there to ask of Me so I may give them? Who is there to seek My forgiveness so I may forgive them?” [Bukhari] \n\n\n\nJoin us on a Saturday morning before Fajr to pray 4 units of Tahajjud (Night Prayer) & Witr Prayers in the congregation\, followed by Fajr prayer and then light\, yummy snacks. \n\n\n\nThere is no better way to start a day than to pray Tahajjud and Fajr in the congregation along with your loved ones! \n\n\n\nSaturday\, Jan. 13 | 5:20 a.m. to 6:30 a.m. | MCC Prayer Hall | All ages welcome | RSVP at mcceastbay.org/tahajjud-tigers \n\n\n\nLight snacks will be provided after the Fajr Adhan in the Banquet Hall. \n\n\n\nTentative Schedule:5:10 – doors open5:20 – Tahajjud starts (Huffaz will recite Juz #2 – first half)6:05 – Fajr Adhan6:10 – Snacks are served6:30 – Fajr iqamah6:45 – cleanup
URL:https://mcceastbay.org/event/night-prayers/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Family Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240113T090000
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SUMMARY:Private Event
DESCRIPTION:Banquet Hall & PCPH Classrooms
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240113T090000
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SUMMARY:Weekend Retreat with Shaykh Samer Al-Nass
DESCRIPTION:Learn about the forty hadith on the Virtues of Dhikr of Allah (swt) & on Prophet Muhammad’s (saw) intercession (also known as Shifa’ al-Kubra) with Shaykh Samer Al-Nass at the weekend intensive. Shaykh Samer is a renowned scholar of Qur’an\, Tafsir\, and Hadith. \n\n\n\nIjaza with Sanad (certificate) will be given to the attendees.  \n\n\n\nForty Hadith on The Virtue of Dhikr of Allah (the Exalted) is Sheikh Yusuf al-Nabhani’s collection of forty hadith on dhikr/divine remembrance. This is from his collection of forty hadith on forty subjects. Included is the commentary on these hadiths\, which further elucidates the practice.  \n\n\n\nForty Hadith About His (may Allah bestow peace and blessings be upon him) Intercession/Shifa’ Al-Kubra is a collection of hadith about the Day of Judgement. \n\n\n\nBoth books will be available to purchase at a discounted price on-site. \n\n\n\nFri. Jan 12\, 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. (Introduction – Free) | Sat. Jan 13\, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.\, Sun. Jan 14\, 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. | MCC Conference Room | $25/in-person for the weekend or $10/person (watch live online both days)  \n\n\n\nRegister at https://mcceastbay.org/forty-hadith \n\n\n\nThe event will not be publicly live-streamed. Public release of the recordings will be at the discretion of every speaker. There’s no guarantee recordings will be released on the media channels for MCC East Bay. Please try to attend the program in person or live online. The event is taking place on Pacific Standard Time. \n\n\n\nQuestions? events@mcceastbay.org \n\n\n\nMCC has a standing policy that financial need should never hold a person back from attaining spiritual knowledge. For a financial-based scholarship discount code\, please email scholarship@mcceastbay.org \n\n\n\nAbout the Presenter:Shaykh Samer was born in Damascus\, Syria\, where he studied at the College of Medicine of the University of Damascus. He went on to study in the United States\, where he qualified in internal medicine. \n\n\n\nThe Shaykh has studied under some of the great ‘ulama of the Levant (Shaam) and the Arabian peninsula. He has a traditional license to teach (ijazah) in the ten styles of recitation of the narration of the Shatibiyyah and the Durra from the world-renowned Shaykh Muhammad Sukkar. He received an ijazah in the ten styles of recitation of the narration of Tayyibah from the Egyptian Shaykh Ahmad Mustafa in Riyadh\, Saudi Arabia\, himself a student of Shaykh Abd al-Aziz al-Zayyat of Egypt. Shaykh Samer has a traditional license to teach (ijazah) in Islamic law (fiqh) and theology and creed (‘aqida) from Shaykh Lutfi al-Fayumi and the late Hanafi Mufti\, Shaykh Adib al-Kallas. He also studied with the previous Mufti of Syria\, Shaykh Abu Yusr Ibn `Abidin. Shaykh Samer was honored to study hadith in Mecca with the great Indonesian-Meccan Shaykh Yasin al-Fadani and with Shaykh Nur ud-din `Itr of Syria. He also has an ijazah in Prophetic traditions (hadith) from the late Shaykh `Abd Allah Siraj al-Din of Aleppo\, Syria. \n\n\n\nShaykh Samer is presently a teacher at Ma’had al-Fatih al-Islami in Damascus\, teaching the Hanafi fiqh manual Al-Hidayah in the department of Islamic Law (Shariah)\, and lecturer on the ten recitations of the Qur’an in the MA program. The Shaykh teaches Qur’anic recitation (tajwid) after fajr prayers daily in the blessed mosque of Shaykh Ibn `Arabi\, a post given to him by his Shaykh and father-in-law\, one of the illustrious Shaykhs of Quran in the Levant (Sham)\, the late Shaykh Muhammad Sukkar. Shaykh Samer has been teaching various Islamic studies courses in England and North America since 2000. \n\n\n\n\nPast Shaykh Samer video recordings: https://mcceastbay.org/samer
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SUMMARY:Weekend Retreat with Shaykh Samer Al-Nass
DESCRIPTION:Learn about the forty hadith on the Virtues of Dhikr of Allah (swt) & on Prophet Muhammad’s (saw) intercession (also known as Shifa’ al-Kubra) with Shaykh Samer Al-Nass at the weekend intensive. Shaykh Samer is a renowned scholar of Qur’an\, Tafsir\, and Hadith. \n\n\n\nIjaza with Sanad (certificate) will be given to the attendees.  \n\n\n\nForty Hadith on The Virtue of Dhikr of Allah (the Exalted) is Sheikh Yusuf al-Nabhani’s collection of forty hadith on dhikr/divine remembrance. This is from his collection of forty hadith on forty subjects. Included is the commentary on these hadiths\, which further elucidates the practice.  \n\n\n\nForty Hadith About His (may Allah bestow peace and blessings be upon him) Intercession/Shifa’ Al-Kubra is a collection of hadith about the Day of Judgement. \n\n\n\nBoth books will be available to purchase at a discounted price on-site. \n\n\n\nFri. Jan 12\, 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. (Introduction – Free) | Sat. Jan 13\, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.\, Sun. Jan 14\, 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. | MCC Conference Room | $25/in-person for the weekend or $10/person (watch live online both days)  \n\n\n\nRegister at https://mcceastbay.org/forty-hadith \n\n\n\nThe event will not be publicly live-streamed. Public release of the recordings will be at the discretion of every speaker. There’s no guarantee recordings will be released on the media channels for MCC East Bay. Please try to attend the program in person or live online. The event is taking place on Pacific Standard Time. \n\n\n\nQuestions? events@mcceastbay.org \n\n\n\nMCC has a standing policy that financial need should never hold a person back from attaining spiritual knowledge. For a financial-based scholarship discount code\, please email scholarship@mcceastbay.org \n\n\n\nAbout the PresenterShaykh Samer AlNass was born in Damascus\, Syria\, where he studied at the College of Medicine of the University of Damascus. He studied in the United States\, where he qualified in internal medicine. \n\n\n\nThe Shaykh has studied under some of the great ‘ulama of the Levant (Shaam) and the Arabian peninsula. He has a traditional license to teach (ijazah) in the ten styles of recitation of the narration of the Shatibiyyah and the Durra from the world-renowned Shaykh Muhammad Sukkar. He received an ijazah in the ten styles of recitation of the narration of Tayyibah from the Egyptian Shaykh Ahmad Mustafa in Riyadh\, Saudi Arabia\, himself a student of Shaykh Abd al-Aziz al-Zayyat of Egypt. Shaykh Samer has a traditional license to teach (ijazah) in Islamic law (fiqh) and theology and creed (‘aqida) from Shaykh Lutfi al-Fayumi and the late Hanafi Mufti\, Shaykh Adib al-Kallas. He also studied with the previous Mufti of Syria\, Shaykh Abu Yusr Ibn `Abidin. Shaykh Samer was honored to study hadith in Mecca with the great Indonesian-Meccan Shaykh Yasin al-Fadani and with Shaykh Nur ud-din `Itr of Syria. He also has an ijazah in Prophetic traditions (hadith) from the late Shaykh `Abd Allah Siraj al-Din of Aleppo\, Syria. \n\n\n\nShaykh Samer is presently a teacher at Ma’had al-Fatih al-Islami in Damascus\, teaching the Hanafi fiqh manual Al-Hidayah in the department of Islamic Law (Shariah)\, and lecturer on the ten recitations of the Qur’an in the MA program. The Shaykh teaches Qur’anic recitation (tajwid) after fajr prayers daily in the blessed mosque of Shaykh Ibn `Arabi\, a post given to him by his Shaykh and father-in-law\, one of the illustrious Shaykhs of Quran in the Levant (Sham)\, the late Shaykh Muhammad Sukkar. Shaykh Samer has taught various Islamic studies courses in England and North America since 2000. \n\n\n\n\nPast Shaykh Samer video recordings: https://mcceastbay.org/samer
URL:https://mcceastbay.org/event/shaykh-samer-al-nass-3/
LOCATION:CA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240114T173000
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SUMMARY:*Postponed* Remosqued: Cultivating Intentional Community | Imam Ahmed Deeb & Ustadha Hosai Mojaddidi
DESCRIPTION:Due to travel delays from two panelists\, this event has been rescheduled to 5:30 p.m. on Sunday\, January 21. See here: https://mcceastbay.org/event/rescheduled-remosqued \n\n\n\nWhat is community? How should it feel and look like? How did the Prophet (peace be upon him) develop the communal culture of the model community in Madinah? This interactive workshop will examine these and more through an integrated framework of community psychology and the Sunnah. Join us to be part of this groundbreaking community effort examining loneliness\, governance\, and a sense of community in the American mosque. \n\n\n\n\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-UraE5oAyQ\n\n\n\n\n5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. | Sunday\, Jan. 14 | MCC Conference Room | In person only; event not live-streamed or recorded \n\n\n\nQuestions? events@mcceastbay.org \n\n\n\nThis is part of a series of interactive talks happening across masjids and Islamic centers in the Bay Area to redefine and reenergize the concept of community in our mosques. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nImam Ahmad Deeb has been serving communities from an early age under the training and mentorship of his father\, Shaykh Abdallah Deeb. After finishing his bachelor’s in Psychology at 19\, he traveled to Cape Town\, SA\, and completed formal seminary training. He returned to the USA and completed his M.A. in Islamic Studies and Leadership at Bayan’s foremost accredited Muslim graduate school. His thesis topic was “Re-forming Islamic Reform: Ma’loom min al-Dīn bil Darūrah\, the Theology of Law\, and the Epistemological Limits of Ijtihād.” \n\n\n\nHis academic interests and love of community work led him to community psychology\, where he is a doctoral candidate and researcher in the field. He co-founded Itqaan Institute\, a premier Qur’an learning institute led by his father. He is co-founder and instructor of Pillars Seminary—a part-time institute that aims to provide the general public with formal\, balanced\, and structured training in Islam. Most recently\, with his father and Shaykh Ismail Bowers\, he established Shifaa Community\, a virtual intentional community that promotes holistic wellness and structured religious guidance. In his free time\, he continues his study of the Islamic tradition with scholars worldwide and provides consulting to communities across the country. \n\n\n\n\n– More Sidi Ahmed Deeb: https://mcceastbay.org/ahmad\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nUstadha Hosai is the co-founder of MH4M (http://mentalhealth4muslims.com)\, which was 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. Learn more about her at http://hosaimojaddidi.com  \n\n\n\n– More Ustadha Hosai: https://mcceastbay.org/hosai \n\n\n\nMunir Safi cut his teeth as a breaking newspaper reporter for several years in his home state of Missouri before finding a second career in Islamic nonprofit management after he moved to California. He has served the MCC East Bay community since 2016. He oversees the facility\, programming\, events\, classes\, congregation support\, website\, marketing\, communications\, A/V and media\, social media\, interfaith\, community\, prison outreach\, and supporting MCC’s varied social services. 
URL:https://mcceastbay.org/event/intentional-community/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Family Events
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SUMMARY:Women’s Seerah Bookclub (in-person) | Ustadha Leila Fakira
DESCRIPTION:Join our weekly sisters’ in-person & virtual 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 and will begin reading Volume 2. \n\n\n\nEvery Monday in-person & virtual | 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. | MCC Conference Room | Women only | RSVP for the live registration link at https://mcceastbay.org/bookclub. RSVP is needed to join us virtually. \n\n\n\nEvent Details: \n\n\n\nThe in-person & virtual discussion takes place every Monday from 11 a.m. to 12:30 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. In this bookclub\, we will be starting volume 2 of “The Prophetic Narrative” by Samira al-Zayid. \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– https://daybreak.rabata.org/products/soft-cover-a-compendium-of-the-sources-on-the-prophetic-narrative \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-Zayid \n\n\n\nTranslators: Susan Imady\, Tamara Gray\, & Randa Mardini \n\n\n\nBinding: Softcover \n\n\n\nPages: Vol 1\, 570; Vol 2\, 558 \n\n\n\nPublisher: Daybreak Press \n\n\n\nQuestions? bookclub@mcceastbay.org
URL:https://mcceastbay.org/event/seerah-on-mondays/2024-01-15/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Women's Activities
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240116T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240116T131500
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SUMMARY:Principles of Religion | Ustadha Nihad Hemmoudeh
DESCRIPTION:Ustadha Nihad Hemmoudeh facilitates a 45-minute live Zoom session for sisters on the principles of religion\, such as acts of worshipping Allah (swt)\, the good character of a Muslim\, and more. These talks will be recorded and available on MCC’s YouTube\, Facebook\, and Instagram publicly. \n\n\n\nUstadha Nihad will be using the book\, “The Forty in the Fundamentals of Religion” by Al-Ghazali.12:30 p.m. to 1:15 p.m. PST | Tuesdays | 12 consecutive weeks from Oct. 31 to Jan. 16\, 2024 | No pre-registration needed | Join live each week at 12:30 p.m. on Zoom at mcceastbay.org/principles \n\n\n\nWatch the prior sessions in this series: HTTP://mcceastbay.org/principle-seriesMore Ustadha Nihad: \n\n\n\n\n– Ustadha Nihad’s “Principles of Religion” series: https://mcceastbay.org/principle-series\n\n\n\n– Ustadha Nihad’s “Women Around the Messenger” series: HTTP://mcceastbay.org/women-series\n\n\n\n– Ustadha Nihad’s “Forty Hadith Qudsi” series: https://mcceastbay.org/qudsi\n\n\n\n– Ustadha’s Nihad’s “Pearls of Islam: The Wives of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)” series: https://mcceastbay.org/pearls-series\n\n\n\n– Ustadha Nihad’s Surah al-Kahf series: https://mcceastbay.org/kahf\n\n\n\n– Ustadha Nihad’s Juz Amma series: https://mcceastbay.org/quran-tafseer\n\n\n\n– Hafidha Nihad’s Sahaba (Companions) Series Sessions: https://mcceastbay.org/companions-series\n\n\n\n– Ust. Nohad’s Al-Nawawi Hadith Series: https://mcceastbay.org/nawawi\n\n\n\n– More Ustadha Nihad: https://mcceastbay.org/nihad\n\n\n\n\nQuestions? events@mcceastbay.org
URL:https://mcceastbay.org/event/religion-series/2024-01-16/
LOCATION:CA
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SUMMARY:Principles of Religion | Ustadha Nihad Hemmoudeh
DESCRIPTION:Ustadha Nihad Hemmoudeh facilitates a 45-minute live Zoom session for sisters on the principles of religion\, such as acts of worshipping Allah (swt)\, the good character of a Muslim\, and more. These talks will be recorded and available on MCC’s YouTube\, Facebook\, and Instagram publicly. \n\n\n\nUstadha Nihad will be using the book\, “The Forty in the Fundamentals of Religion” by Al-Ghazali.12:30 p.m. to 1:15 p.m. PST | Tuesdays | 12 consecutive weeks from Oct. 31 to Jan. 30\, 2024 | No pre-registration needed | Join live each week at 12:30 p.m. on Zoom at mcceastbay.org/principles \n\n\n\nWatch the prior sessions in this series: HTTP://mcceastbay.org/principle-seriesMore Ustadha Nihad: \n\n\n\n\n– Ustadha Nihad’s “Principles of Religion” series: https://mcceastbay.org/principle-series\n\n\n\n– Ustadha Nihad’s “Women Around the Messenger” series: HTTP://mcceastbay.org/women-series\n\n\n\n– Ustadha Nihad’s “Forty Hadith Qudsi” series: https://mcceastbay.org/qudsi\n\n\n\n– Ustadha’s Nihad’s “Pearls of Islam: The Wives of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)” series: https://mcceastbay.org/pearls-series\n\n\n\n– Ustadha Nihad’s Surah al-Kahf series: https://mcceastbay.org/kahf\n\n\n\n– Ustadha Nihad’s Juz Amma series: https://mcceastbay.org/quran-tafseer\n\n\n\n– Hafidha Nihad’s Sahaba (Companions) Series Sessions: https://mcceastbay.org/companions-series\n\n\n\n– Ust. Nohad’s Al-Nawawi Hadith Series: https://mcceastbay.org/nawawi\n\n\n\n– More Ustadha Nihad: https://mcceastbay.org/nihad\n\n\n\n\nQuestions? events@mcceastbay.org
URL:https://mcceastbay.org/event/principles-of-religion-ustadha-nihad-hemmoudeh/
LOCATION:CA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240116T183000
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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-6/2024-01-16/
LOCATION:MCC East Bay\, 5724 W Las Positas Blvd #300\, Pleasanton\, CA\, 94588\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240117T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240117T210000
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SUMMARY:The Soul's Journey (virtual) | Sidi Shahryar Abbasi
DESCRIPTION:Join Sidi Shahryar Abbasi every Wednesday until Ramadan ’24 at 7 p.m. virtually to dive into the text\, The Lives of Man\, by Imam Abdallah Ibn Alawi Al-Haddad where we understand life’s purpose\, through the five stages of our journey to Allah (swt).  \n\n\n\nHosted at Lighthouse Mosque. Streamed only on MCC media channels. Watch past sessions at https://mcceastbay.org/journey \n\n\n\n – More Sidi Shahryar: https://mcceastbay.org/shahryar  – Sidi Shahryar’s “Real Talk Series”: https://mcceastbay.org/real-talk  – Sidi Shahryar’s “Traits of the Righteous” Series: https://mcceastbay.org/hallmark  –  Sidi Shahryar’s “Controlling Your Desires” Series: https://mcceastbay.org/desires  – Sidi Shahryar’s “Soul’s Journey Series: https://mcceastbay.org/journey \n\n\n\nShahryar graduated from the UC Berkeley Haas School of Business and was the External Affairs Vice President of UC Berkeley’s student government. He is an experienced speaker\, mentor\, and coach. Send him questions at: ask.abu.taha@gmail.com and learn more about him at https://www.tiktok.com/@islamic_spirituality. Learn more about him at The Success Company: https://www.successcompany.co/about-us \n\n\n\nJoin Sidi Shahryar Abbasi every Wednesday until Ramadan ’24 at 7 p.m. virtually to dive into the text\, The Lives of Man\, by Imam Abdallah Ibn Alawi Al-Haddad where we understand life’s purpose\, through the five stages of our journey to Allah (swt). \n\n\n\nHosted at Lighthouse Mosque. Streamed only on MCC media channels. Watch past sessions at https://mcceastbay.org/journey \n\n\n\n\nhttps://youtu.be/Lh-6tl3SXDc
URL:https://mcceastbay.org/event/the-souls-journey/2024-01-17/
LOCATION:CA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240118T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240118T210000
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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 (Second 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– More Ustadha Hosai: HTTP://mcceastbay.org/hosai\n\n\n\n– More events for women: HTTP://mcceastbay.org/women\n\n\n\n\nWe talk about spirituality\, self-development\, relevant and contemporary topics\, and issues related to Muslim women’s various roles and responsibilities 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. The 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 at https://mcceastbay.org/muslimah-purification. Watch past Ustadha Hosai recordings at https://mcceastbay.org/hosai \n\n\n\nQuestions? events@mcceastbay.org
URL:https://mcceastbay.org/event/gathering-of-hearts/2024-01-18/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Women's Activities
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240119T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240119T145000
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SUMMARY:Jumu’ah Services @ MCC & Dublin Library
DESCRIPTION:For MCC’s Jumu’ah services on Friday\, January 19\, 2024: \n\n\n\n\n12:30 p.m. to 12:50 p.m.\n\nShaykh Talal Ahdab delivers this sermon at MCC.\n\n\n\n\n\n1:30 p.m. to 1:50 p.m.\n\n– Shaykh Talal Ahdab delivers this sermon at MCC.\n\n\n\n\n\n1:40 p.m. to 2:10 p.m.\n\n– Sidi Quran Hodge at the Dublin Library this Friday.\n\n\n\n\n\n2:30 p.m. – 2:50 p.m. \n\n– Sidi Quran Hodge delivers the sermon at MCC.\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlease attend at 12:30 or 2:30 p.m. to avoid heavier second-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 first and fourth 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 Shaykh Talal: https://mcceastbay.org/talal\n\n\n\n– More Qur’an Hodge: https://mcceastbay.org/quran-hodge\n\n\n\n\nFor parents attending with young children indoors at the main MCC facility\, we offer private mothers’ and fathers’ rooms with an audio and visual connection to the 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/four-jumuah-services-3/
LOCATION:CA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240119T190000
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SUMMARY:Story of Revelation: Introduction to the Quran
DESCRIPTION:Get inspired and develop a yearning for the book of Allah (swt) by learning the sciences of the Qur’an with Ustadh Basil Farooq from Kitaab Academy. Join us as we delve into major topics about the Quran\, including its definition\, names and meanings\, nature of revelation\, and modes of revelation. \n\n\n\nFriday\, January 19\, 2024 | 7 p.m. – 9 p.m. | MCC Prayer Hall | Join in person or watch live at mcceastbay.org/live \n\n\n\nAbout Ustadh Basil \n\n\n\nUstadh Basil grew up in the UAE and the Bay Area. He completed his memorization of the Quran at the age of 14. Later\, he completed his study of the ten canonical qirā’āt of the Quran and received authorization (ijāza) to transmit and teach them at Recite with Love. He completed BAs in Economics and Applied Mathematics from UC Berkeley in 2019 and worked full-time as an economist in the antitrust litigation industry. \n\n\n\nHe has pursued higher Islamic education for over five years and is currently an ‘Alimiyyah student at Qalam Institute in Dallas. He has studied Tafsīr\, Hadith\, Fiqh (Shāfi’ī and Hanafī)\, Usul al-Fiqh\, ‘Aqīda\, Tajwīd\, ‘Ulum al-Qur’an and Arabic Literature. He is also conducting research and writing on various topics within Quranic Studies and Tafsīr under the guidance of his teachers. He recently published a short book titled “Within its Depths: How the Canonical Recitations Affect the Meaning of the Qur’an.”
URL:https://mcceastbay.org/event/story-of-revelation/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Family Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240119T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240119T213000
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SUMMARY:Career Panel @ SRVIC | Our Ummah Network
DESCRIPTION:Are you looking to network and build skills? Then you don’t want to miss this opportunity.  \n\n\n\nSan Ramon Valley Islamic Center is hosting a Career Panel this Friday evening with speakers and talks from various career fields.  \n\n\n\nThis is a great opportunity for those curious about different career fields\, entering the workforce\, or experienced professionals. \n\n\n\nFriday\, Jan. 19 | 8 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. | SRVIC | Free\, RSVP required to attend @ https://srvic.org/event/career-panel | Tea & refreshments will be served
URL:https://mcceastbay.org/event/career-panel-srvic/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Family Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="San Ramon Valley Islamic Center":MAILTO:newsletter@srvic.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240120T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240120T133000
DTSTAMP:20260404T165005
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SUMMARY:Private Event
DESCRIPTION:Banquet Hall\, Conference Room\, Picnic Area\, and the Sunday School parking lot
URL:https://mcceastbay.org/event/private-event-nk-5/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Private Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240120T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240120T110000
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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\, Dec. 16 | 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. | Room 22 | 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/dhikr-circle-2/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Women's Activities
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240120T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240120T123000
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SUMMARY:Ethical Meat\, Diary & Produce Consumption | Fahim Alwan
DESCRIPTION:Inspired by the Hadith\, “the stomach is the house of diseases\, and prevention is the best medicine\,” join a two-decade veteran in the health food industry to talk about the trickle-down effect corporate-controlled agribusiness has on our health\, particularly meat\, dairy\, and produce.  \n\n\n\n11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. | Saturday\, January 20 | Prayer Hall | Join us in person or watch virtually live or on replay at mcceastbay.org/live \n\n\n\nThis discussion aims to unravel the profound impact of conscientious food choices on our well-being. We will learn about the stark differences between organic/nonorganic foods\, grass-fed versus non-grass-fed meat\, and more. \n\n\n\nQuestions? events@mcceastbay.orgAbout the PresenterUnder the guidance of Shuyook in Homs\, Syria\, Fahim Alwan first developed a fundamental understanding of Islam. He embarked on a lifelong journey exploring human health. \n\n\n\nHis educational foundation in agricultural engineering and marketing set the stage for a career in various health and health food industries\, from selling medical equipment to vitamins and supplements to ultimately leading to a profound realization about the essence of well-being: quality food. \n\n\n\nInspired by the Prophetic Hadith\, who said that “the stomach is the house of diseases\, and prevention is the best medicine\,” Fahim dedicated himself to providing the highest quality food to the Muslim community. \n\n\n\nHis commitment extended to help source fresh organic meat and produce from local farmers to create a tangible impact on people’s health. \n\n\n\nObserving the transformative effects of his work\, Fahim intensified his efforts to help those in need of essential\, health-conscious foods.  \n\n\n\nAs he posed critical questions about the connection between ethical food choices and health\, he pondered the stark difference between factory-farmed products and locally sourced\, ethical\, and organic alternatives. \n\n\n\nFahim founded BlossomPure Organic\, an eco-certified halal organic\, grass-fed meat and poultry company\, in 2002 in Ontario\, Canada. 
URL:https://mcceastbay.org/event/ethical/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Family Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240121T173000
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SUMMARY:*Rescheduled* Remosqued: Cultivating Intentional Community | Imam Ahmed Deeb & Ustadha Hosai Mojaddidi
DESCRIPTION:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-UraE5oAyQ\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhat is community? How should it feel and look like? How did the Prophet (peace be upon him) develop the communal culture of the model community in Madinah? This interactive workshop will examine these and more through an integrated framework of community psychology and the Sunnah. Join us to be part of this groundbreaking community effort examining loneliness\, governance\, and a sense of community in the American mosque. Learn more at https://www.remosqued.com  \n\n\n\n5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. (Isha) | Sunday\, Jan. 21 | MCC Conference Room | In person only; event not live-streamed or recorded \n\n\n\nJoin us for light refreshments at 5:30 p.m. before the program from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Isha is at 8 p.m. \n\n\n\nQuestions? events@mcceastbay.org \n\n\n\n– More Sidi Ahmed Deeb: https://mcceastbay.org/ahmad– More Ustadha Hosai: HTTP://mcceastbay.org/hosai \n\n\n\nThis is part of a series of interactive talks happening across masjids and Islamic centers in the Bay Area to redefine and reenergize the concept of community in our mosques. This program will not be live-streamed at the speakers’ request.  \n\n\n\nLearn more at https://www.remosqued.com  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nImam Ahmad Deeb has been serving communities from an early age under the training and mentorship of his father\, Shaykh Abdallah Deeb. After finishing his bachelor’s in Psychology at 19\, he traveled to Cape Town\, SA\, and completed formal seminary training. He returned to the USA and completed his M.A. in Islamic Studies and Leadership at Bayan’s foremost accredited Muslim graduate school. His thesis topic was “Re-forming Islamic Reform: Ma’loom min al-Dīn bil Darūrah\, the Theology of Law\, and the Epistemological Limits of Ijtihād.” \n\n\n\nHis academic interests and love of community work led him to community psychology\, where he is a doctoral candidate and researcher. He co-founded Itqaan Institute\, a premier Qur’an learning institute led by his father. He is co-founder and instructor of Pillars Seminary—a part-time institute that aims to provide the general public with formal\, balanced\, and structured training in Islam. Most recently\, with his father and Shaykh Ismail Bowers\, he established Shifaa Community\, a virtual intentional community that promotes holistic wellness and structured religious guidance. In his free time\, he continues his study of the Islamic tradition with scholars worldwide and provides consulting to communities across the country. \n\n\n\n\n– More Sidi Ahmed Deeb: https://mcceastbay.org/ahmad\n\n\n\n– More Ustadha Hosai: https://mcceastbay.org/hosai\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nUstadha Hosai Mojaddidi co-founded 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. Learn more about her at http://hosaimojaddidi.com  \n\n\n\n– More Ustadha Hosai: https://mcceastbay.org/hosai \n\n\n\nMunir Safi cut his teeth as a breaking newspaper reporter for several years in his home state of Missouri before finding a second career in Islamic nonprofit management after he moved to California. He has served the MCC East Bay community since 2016. He oversees the facility\, programming\, events\, classes\, congregation support\, website\, marketing\, communications\, A/V and media\, social media\, interfaith\, community\, prison outreach\, and supporting MCC’s varied social services.  \n\n\n\nWhat is Remosqued?Be a Voice of Change and Improve Your Communities.\n\n\n\nParticipate in a groundbreaking academic study on what community means for American Muslims\, what it should look like\, and how our spaces should be governed. It will integrate community psychology with Islam and the voices of those who take the survey at HTTP://remosqued.com \n\n\n\nWhat do you get?\n\n\n\n\n01 Make history by being part of a landmark study to improve masjid communities across America and beyond\n\n\n\n02 You are immediately entered into a raffle to win free prizes like an iPad\, gift cards\, free A-Z consulting for your community\, and more!\n\n\n\n03 Enjoy an exclusive podcast conversation on community with Imam Ahmad Deeb and special guests this summer for all who finish the survey\n\n\n\n04 Be the first to receive a copy of the book as soon as it’s published\n\n\n\n05 See your needs and concerns reflected in the first-ever psychological\, academic study on American Masajid!
URL:https://mcceastbay.org/event/rescheduled-remosqued/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Family Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240122T110000
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SUMMARY:Women’s Seerah Bookclub (in-person) | Ustadha Leila Fakira
DESCRIPTION:Join our weekly sisters’ in-person & virtual 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 and will begin reading Volume 2. \n\n\n\nEvery Monday in-person & virtual | 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. | MCC Conference Room | Women only | RSVP for the live registration link at https://mcceastbay.org/bookclub. RSVP is needed to join us virtually. \n\n\n\nEvent Details: \n\n\n\nThe in-person & virtual discussion takes place every Monday from 11 a.m. to 12:30 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. In this bookclub\, we will be starting volume 2 of “The Prophetic Narrative” by Samira al-Zayid. \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– https://daybreak.rabata.org/products/soft-cover-a-compendium-of-the-sources-on-the-prophetic-narrative \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-Zayid \n\n\n\nTranslators: Susan Imady\, Tamara Gray\, & Randa Mardini \n\n\n\nBinding: Softcover \n\n\n\nPages: Vol 1\, 570; Vol 2\, 558 \n\n\n\nPublisher: Daybreak Press \n\n\n\nQuestions? bookclub@mcceastbay.org
URL:https://mcceastbay.org/event/seerah-on-mondays/2024-01-22/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Women's Activities
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240123T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240123T131500
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SUMMARY:Principles of Religion | Ustadha Nihad Hemmoudeh
DESCRIPTION:Ustadha Nihad Hemmoudeh facilitates a 45-minute live Zoom session for sisters on the principles of religion\, such as acts of worshipping Allah (swt)\, the good character of a Muslim\, and more. These talks will be recorded and available on MCC’s YouTube\, Facebook\, and Instagram publicly. \n\n\n\nUstadha Nihad will be using the book\, “The Forty in the Fundamentals of Religion” by Al-Ghazali.12:30 p.m. to 1:15 p.m. PST | Tuesdays | 12 consecutive weeks from Oct. 31 to Jan. 16\, 2024 | No pre-registration needed | Join live each week at 12:30 p.m. on Zoom at mcceastbay.org/principles \n\n\n\nWatch the prior sessions in this series: HTTP://mcceastbay.org/principle-seriesMore Ustadha Nihad: \n\n\n\n\n– Ustadha Nihad’s “Principles of Religion” series: https://mcceastbay.org/principle-series\n\n\n\n– Ustadha Nihad’s “Women Around the Messenger” series: HTTP://mcceastbay.org/women-series\n\n\n\n– Ustadha Nihad’s “Forty Hadith Qudsi” series: https://mcceastbay.org/qudsi\n\n\n\n– Ustadha’s Nihad’s “Pearls of Islam: The Wives of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)” series: https://mcceastbay.org/pearls-series\n\n\n\n– Ustadha Nihad’s Surah al-Kahf series: https://mcceastbay.org/kahf\n\n\n\n– Ustadha Nihad’s Juz Amma series: https://mcceastbay.org/quran-tafseer\n\n\n\n– Hafidha Nihad’s Sahaba (Companions) Series Sessions: https://mcceastbay.org/companions-series\n\n\n\n– Ust. Nohad’s Al-Nawawi Hadith Series: https://mcceastbay.org/nawawi\n\n\n\n– More Ustadha Nihad: https://mcceastbay.org/nihad\n\n\n\n\nQuestions? events@mcceastbay.org
URL:https://mcceastbay.org/event/religion-series/2024-01-23/
LOCATION:CA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240123T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240123T200000
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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-6/2024-01-23/
LOCATION:MCC East Bay\, 5724 W Las Positas Blvd #300\, Pleasanton\, CA\, 94588\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240124T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240124T210000
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SUMMARY:The Soul's Journey (virtual) | Sidi Shahryar Abbasi
DESCRIPTION:Join Sidi Shahryar Abbasi every Wednesday until Ramadan ’24 at 7 p.m. virtually to dive into the text\, The Lives of Man\, by Imam Abdallah Ibn Alawi Al-Haddad where we understand life’s purpose\, through the five stages of our journey to Allah (swt).  \n\n\n\nHosted at Lighthouse Mosque. Streamed only on MCC media channels. Watch past sessions at https://mcceastbay.org/journey \n\n\n\n – More Sidi Shahryar: https://mcceastbay.org/shahryar  – Sidi Shahryar’s “Real Talk Series”: https://mcceastbay.org/real-talk  – Sidi Shahryar’s “Traits of the Righteous” Series: https://mcceastbay.org/hallmark  –  Sidi Shahryar’s “Controlling Your Desires” Series: https://mcceastbay.org/desires  – Sidi Shahryar’s “Soul’s Journey Series: https://mcceastbay.org/journey \n\n\n\nShahryar graduated from the UC Berkeley Haas School of Business and was the External Affairs Vice President of UC Berkeley’s student government. He is an experienced speaker\, mentor\, and coach. Send him questions at: ask.abu.taha@gmail.com and learn more about him at https://www.tiktok.com/@islamic_spirituality. Learn more about him at The Success Company: https://www.successcompany.co/about-us \n\n\n\nJoin Sidi Shahryar Abbasi every Wednesday until Ramadan ’24 at 7 p.m. virtually to dive into the text\, The Lives of Man\, by Imam Abdallah Ibn Alawi Al-Haddad where we understand life’s purpose\, through the five stages of our journey to Allah (swt). \n\n\n\nHosted at Lighthouse Mosque. Streamed only on MCC media channels. Watch past sessions at https://mcceastbay.org/journey \n\n\n\n\nhttps://youtu.be/Lh-6tl3SXDc
URL:https://mcceastbay.org/event/the-souls-journey/2024-01-24/
LOCATION:CA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240125T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240125T110000
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SUMMARY:Mommy and Me Winter Session | MCC's Mommy & Me Program
DESCRIPTION:In this five-week fall session\, our toddlers and pre-schoolers (ages 1-5) will develop love for Islam\, Allah (swt)\, and RasulAllah (saw) through book reading\, sing-alongs\, Parachute Time\, activities\, and more! \n\n\n\nThursdays\, 1/25\, 2/1\, 2/8\, 2/15\, & 2/22  | 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. | Conference Room | $70 for five sessions or $20 per session | Register at HTTP://mcceastbay.org/happyhearts \n\n\n\nThese Mommy & Me sessions are designed for girls and boys ages one to four who are accompanied by a female guardian. Moms\, grandmothers\, and so on are welcome. This is also a great opportunity to connect with other moms and caretakers in the MCC community. \n\n\n\nOur Mommy and Me sessions begin with dua and a salaam/greeting song and end with the Fi-Amanillah song and kid-favorite parachute time. \n\n\n\nQuestions? Happy Hearts Playgroup Facilitator Sr. Khadija at mommyandme@mcceastbay.orgMCC has a standing policy that financial need should never hold a person back from attending any activity held in the community center. To request a financial waiver\, please complete our financial waiver request: HTTP://mcceastbay.org/scholarship
URL:https://mcceastbay.org/event/winter-happyhearts/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Young Children
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