MCC East Bay

Post-Taraweeh Khatira | Badr: When the Impossible Became Possible | Imam Zaid Shakir
2024-03-28 23:15 - 23:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | CA
The People’s Imam returns after long last to MCC this Ramadan! Imam Zaid will speak after the 20 rakat of Taraweeh ends. His visit coincides with the historic Battle of Badr, which took place on the 17th of Ramadan. Imam Zaid will impart lessons from this battle when the impossible became possible.

11:15 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. | Thursday, March 28 | MCC Prayer Hall | Join in person or watch online at mcceastbay.org/live

Questions? events@mcceastbay.org

The historic Battle of Badr took place on the 17th of Ramadan.

As we commemorate the Battle of Badr (17th of Ramadan), we reignite our trust, love, and connection to Allah, who made the seemingly impossible possible by granting Muslims victory and aiding them with Divine assistance. As Muslims in our Ummah struggle in different aspects of our lives, it is Allah ﷻ again who can assist us in times of need and make what we feel to be insurmountable a true victory for this life and the Next.

Join us or tune in to reignite our Badr inspiration in our lives! This was when only 313 Muslims heroically fought on the battlefield at Badr against seemingly insurmountable odds; this night in 2024 is especially relevant given the struggles of our Palestinian brothers and sisters.

On the 17th of Ramadan, our Beloved Prophet ﷺ courageously led 313 Muslims into their first major battle against their adversaries.

The Qurayshi Meccans, with their 1,000-strong army, stood as formidable opponents against the believers. As the two sides clashed on the battlefield, the Quraysh were taken by surprise and retreated in fear.

Angels descended upon the battlefield, turning the tide in favor of the Muslims. This victory marked their success in the first battle fought against the disbelievers.

The Muslim community faced further challenges, with some resulting in less favorable outcomes. However, the fledgling ummah persevered despite these setbacks, paving the way for the continued dissemination of the Prophet’s message.

Thanks to the brave sacrifices of our predecessors 1400 years ago, we are honored to continue spreading the uplifting message of Islam.

Youth Kahf Recitation
2024-03-29 12:00 - 12:30, 2024-04-05 12:00 - 12:30 | CA
Listen to a young MCC Hifz/Advanced Qur’an student studying with Qari Amar Bellaha recite the important Friday Surah al-Kahf with English subtitles at noon each Friday in Ramadan ’24.

– March 15: Zidan Khan

These recitations are part of the MCC Mic Check series, a teen-initiated effort when a youth in the East Bay expresses their love for the Qur’an by reciting their favorite verses with melody and beauty. The Muslim Student Association (MSA) at California High School in San Ramon curated this series.

– Watch the recitation on YouTube at mcceastbay.org/live

– Watch the recitation on Facebook at mcceastbay.org/facebook

– Mic Check Youth Qur’anic recitations at https://mcceastbay.org/mic-check

Questions? events@mcceastbay.org

Reciters in Ramadan ’24:

– March 15: Zidan Khan

– March 22: Sidi Umair Shafi

– March 29:

– April 5:

Reciters in Ramadan ’23:

– March 24: Muhammed Constantino

– March 31: Muhammad Rasyiid Prihardono

– April 7: Muhriz Munir

– April 14: Ahmad Prihardono

Reciters in Ramadan ’22:

– Rayhan Ali: https://youtu.be/b8aPeterrE0

– Haanee Badal: https://youtu.be/gVMDtxrfIlw

– Umair Shafi: https://youtu.be/JwRnFcdJ6LM

– Zacharia Hamze: https://youtu.be/BUSLlXwlx3g

Reciters in Ramadan ’21:

– Omar Ali: https://youtu.be/bcAnFhVm1w4

– Ahmed Hussayni: https://youtu.be/6_56HU_Ngow

– Yusra Constantino: https://youtu.be/EIn59jQibTM

– Taha Abdullah: https://youtu.be/eU4K3EKB6cE

Surah al-Kahf (Arabic: الكهف, meaning: The Cave) is the 18th chapter (sūrah) of the Quran with 110 verses (āyāt). It is considered by many to be among the most important Qur’anic Surahs due to its doctrine, spirituality, guidance, and storytelling.

Abu Sa’id Al-Khudri reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Whoever recites Surat al-Kahf on Friday will have a light between this Friday and the next.” -As-Sunan al-Kubra

Jumu’ah Services @ MCC & Dublin Library
2024-03-29 13:30 - 16:00 | CA
For MCC’s four Jumu’ah services on Friday, March 29, 2024:

1:30 p.m. to 1:50 p.m.

Shaykh Rami Nsour delivers this sermon at MCC.

1:40 p.m. to 2:10 p.m.

– Ustadh Ibrahim Qureshi delivers this sermon at Dublin Library

2:30 p.m. to 2:50 p.m.

– Shaykh Rami Nsour delivers this sermon at MCC.

2:40 p.m. – 3:10 p.m.

– Ustadh Ibrahim Qureshi delivers the sermon at Dublin Library

3:40 p.m. – 4 p.m.

– Hafiz Abdullah Ayyaz delivers this sermon at MCC.

Please attend at 2:30 or 3:40 p.m. @ MCC to avoid heavier first-service congestion whenever possible. Please note that the former HP lot (now Pleasanton School District) is no longer available to our congregation. Please come to the first and fourth Jumuah 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

– Virtually watch the three MCC sermons from home: https://mcceastbay.org/live

– More Shaykh Rami: HTTP://mcceastbay.org/rami

– More Ustadh Ibrahim: HTTP://mcceasbay.org/ibrahim

– More Hafiz Abdullah: HTTP://mcceastbay.org/abdullah-ayyaz

For 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.

Questions? events@mcceastbay.org

Youth Halaqa & Iftar | Imam Bilal Yusuf
2024-03-29 17:30 - 20:30 | CA
For our middle and high school girls & boys (ages 12 to 18), please join us on the first three Fridays in Ramadan for a program just for you: pray Asr in the congregation, listen to a special guest youth halaqa speaker and enjoy a yummy dinner for Iftar.

Stick around and pray Isha/Taraweeh at 9 p.m.

Pre-halaqa attendance is required. Teens may not only come for Iftar.

– Friday, March 15, with Sidi Quran Hodge5:45 p.m. Asr prayer, check-in at 5:30 p.m., halaqa begins at 6 p.m. Maghrib at 7:19 p.m.RSVP at https://mcceastbay.org/youth-1 (opens on Mon., March 11 @ 5 p.m.)

– Friday, March 22, with Sidi Mahdy Amine5:45 p.m. Asr prayer, check-in at 5:30 p.m., halaqa begins at 6 p.m. Maghrib at 7:25 p.m.RSVP at https://mcceastbay.org/youth-2 (opens on Mon., March 18)

– Friday, March 29, with Imam Bilal Ibn Yusuf6 p.m. Asr prayer, check-in at 5:30 p.m.. halaqa begins at 5:45 p.m.; Maghrib at 7:32 p.m.RSVP at https://mcceastbay.org/youth-3 (opens on Mon., March 25)

The schedule is:

5:30 p.m. – Registration + nametags5:45 p.m. – Asr prayers6 p.m. – Introduction6:10 p.m. – Speaker gives a talk (parents may not attend this private talk to allow teens to have an open, frank discussion with the guest speaker)6:30 – Facilitated conversation + QnA6:45 – Fun Game/Activity7:00 – Maghreb Athan

Nominal $5/youth cost only to have an accurate number of attendees. This cost does not cover the cost for this event (donors cover the cost). MCC has a standing policy that financial need should never hold a person back from attending any event held at MCC. For a code, please message scholarship@mcceastbay.org.

Iftar times in Ramadan 2024 at mcceastbay.org/timetable

The youth halaqa and post-Iftar games are held in the MCC Conference Room. The Iftars are held in the Banquet Hall.

Questions? events@mcceastbay.org

MCC '24 Singles Iftar Week Three
2024-03-29 19:20 - 20:30, 2024-03-31 19:20 - 20:30 | CA
MCC is honored to host a nightly dinner for all our single brothers & sisters.

The singles Iftar is suspended only on Saturdays and joins the community-wide Iftar except for the last Saturday (April 6).

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 Saturday, March 9: RSVP for Tuesday, March 12 to Sunday, March 17 at https://mcceastbay.org/singles-1

– Starting Saturday, March 16: RSVP for Monday, March 18 to Sunday, March 24 at https://mcceastbay.org/singles-2

– Starting Saturday, March 23: RSVP for Monday, March 25 to Sunday, March 31 at https://mcceastbay.org/singles-3

– Starting Saturday, March 30: RSVP for Monday, April 1 to Tuesday, April 9: https://mcceastbay.org/singles-4

RSVP is required each Saturday for the Iftars you plan to attend that week. Nominal $3/person charge. 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 2024 at mcceastbay.org/ramadan

Women's Qiyam & Suhoor | The Rahmah Foundation
2024-03-29 23:30 - 2024-03-30 06:30 | CA
Join our esteemed panel of speakers for a night of prayer, remembrance, and reminders starting after the Taraweeh prayer (11 p.m.). This year, distinguished speakers will be Anse Sawsan Imady, Ustadha Halima Afi, Hafidha Husna Sabeer, Ustadha Shamira Chothia Ahmed, Ustadha Hosai Mojaddidi and Dr. Rania Awaad.

11:30 p.m. to 6:30 a.m. | Friday, March 29 – Saturday, March 30 | Prayer Hall | Free; girls and women ages 14+ | Suhoor provided at about 4 a.m. | Register for in-person at mcceastbay.org/womens-qiyam | To join online, register at tinyurl.com/FridayRahmahHalaqa2

Cosponsored with The Rahmah Foundation. For female teens and women only. No babysitting is provided. Space is limited. Please do not bring children.

– 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 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

Anse Sawsan Imady

Ustadha Anse is the author of the forthcoming “Raising a Spiritual Child” manual and a leading scholar. We were honored to host a scholar of her caliber at our community center. Ustadha Anse Sawsan Imady is also a teacher to our own Ustadha Dr. Rania Awaad. Ustadha Anse inspired the Young Muslimah Mentorship program Dr. Rania inaugurated at MCC through The Rahmah Foundation.

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 the Qur’an, Islamic Law, and other Islamic science 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 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.

Ustadha Hosai Mojaddidi

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 began attending Islamic classes in Hayward, California. Since then, her teacher and mentor has been Shaykh Hamza Yusuf.

One of her main areas of focus is to help create a strong sisterhood for women in the community by leading halaqas (spiritual study circles) and support groups while offering individual spiritual counseling and mentoring. She noted that many of the spiritual problems encountered were actually reflective of the deep and complicated mental health issues of the community 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 also a freelance writer and editor and lectures on various Islamic/spiritual topics.

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

Questions? events@mcceastbay.org

Weekly Ramadan Women's Dhikr Circle | Ustadha Hosai Mojaddidi
2024-03-31 10:30 - 12:00 | CA
Join Ustadha Hosai Mojaddidi every Sunday in Ramadan (except the last one) for weekly in-person women-only dhikr circles filled with recitation, reflection, and Salawat.

This Sisters Healing & Du’ah Circle supports sisters experiencing grief/loss, marital challenges, parenting challenges, health challenges, caring for elderly parents/loved ones, isolation, etc.

10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. | Sundays, 3/17, 3/24, & 3/31 | Conference Room | Free; no registration needed

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

– ‘Purification of the Heart Series: (Women): https://mcceastbay.org/muslimah-purification

– ‘Purification of the Heart Series: (Adults): https://mcceastbay.org/heart-purification

– ‘Purification of the Heart Series (Teens): https://mcceastbay.org/purification

– ‘Agenda to Change our Condition’ Series: https://mcceastbay.org/agenda

– ‘Modern Muslim Parenting’ Series: https://mcceastbay.org/islamic-parenting

Schedule

– Welcome

– Recitation of Ratib al-Shahr wird

– Recitation of Surah Yasin

– Dhikr

– Salawat

– Short reflection (khatira)

About 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.

In 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.

Questions? events@mcceastbay.org

Special Needs Iftar | Creating a Community that is Friendly for People with Different Types of Disabilities
2024-03-31 18:00 - 20:30 | CA
Join us for MCC’s Fifth Annual Iftar for San Francisco Bay Area families raising children with special needs.

6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. | Sunday, March 31 | Conference Room, followed by Iftar in the Banquet Hall | Free; RSVP required | Register at: https://mcceastbay.org/special-iftar

Schedule:

– 6 p.m. – Asr prayer

– 6:30 p.m. – Pre-Iftar halaqa in Conference Room with with Br. Ahmed Alkubaisi and Br. Abdullah Mojaddidi.

– 7:20 p.m. – Walk out to the Banquet Hall to socialize and reflect before breaking the fast with dates.

– 7:34 p.m. – Maghrib prayer in Prayer Hall

– 7:44 p.m. – Iftar in Banquet Hall

– 9:15 p.m. – Isha/Taraweeh prayers

Our dear Muhsen holds its annual Bay Area fundraising Iftar this Sunday, March 24: https://muhsen.org/events/muhsen-annual-bay-area-iftar

Respite care during this program will be provided. To volunteer, please fill out the form here.

Questions? help@mcceastbay.org

– More Muhsen co-sponsored events at MCC: https://mcceastbay.org/muhsen

Learn more about how we are privileged to accommodate our special needs community: https://mcceastbay.org/accommodating-disabilities

Parents/caregivers took a break to socialize and learn about resources while all our special-needs guests received personalized one-on-one attention with MCC youth. The panelists are Br. Ahmed Alkubaisi and Br. Abdullah Mojaddedi.

Alhamdulillah, since 2017, the MCC East Bay has been proud to be the first masjid on the West Coast to be certified as special-needs friendly. In 2019, MCC East Bay became the first gold-certified masjid in California. We are working hard to become the first platinum-certified masjid on the West Coast.

Watch an event recap of a prior special needs event: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hEZTL0CtzOE

This Iftar is in partnership with Muhsen.

Questions or accommodation requests? Contact us at help@mcceastbay.org

Below is a list of practices approved and endorsed by MUHSEN (Muslims Understanding and Helping Special Education Needs) to facilitate inclusion and accommodation at MCC events for individuals and families with special needs.

– Accommodations for separate registration or check-in lines to avoid long wait times

– Nearby accessible parking accommodations

– Ample aisle space in halls/venues to maneuver wheelchairs in and out

– Sign Language Interpreter for programs

– Accessible seating near the front and sides of the hall with ease of access

– Front of hall reserved, designated seating specifically for guests who are Deaf to see an ASL Interpreter

– Ramp/lifts/elevators provided throughout the venue as appropriate, including the stage

– Specialized childcare arrangements for children with disabilities provided by capable, trained volunteers

– Captions on media/videos shown where ASL Interpreter is not available

– Ushering for guests with special needs

Sunday, March 31st | 6 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

Creating a Community That is Friendly for People with Different Types of Disabilities Needs

Halaqah with Br. Ahmed Alkubaisi and Br. Abdullah Mojaddidiin in the MCC Conference Room

Respite care provided

Family social time

Iftar together

Goody bags for children

Location: MCC East Bay

5724 W. Las Positas Blvd. Suite 300, Pleasanton, CA 94588

Contact help@mcceastbay.org with any questions

More information is available at: https://mcceastbay.org/event/special-needs-annual-iftar

Odd-Night Program & Suhoor
2024-03-31 21:15 - 2024-04-01 06:00, 2024-04-02 21:15 - 2024-04-03 06:00, 2024-04-04 21:15 - 2024-04-05 06:00, 2024-04-06 21:15 - 2024-04-07 06:00, 2024-04-08 21:15 - 2024-04-09 06:00 | CA
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 Saturday, April 6. The Qur’an Khatam completion in Taraweeh begins at 9:15 p.m. on Monday, April 8.

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. | Sunday, March 31 (21st night) | Special Guest Speaker: Ustadh Amu Tarif

– 11:30 p.m. to 6 a.m. | Tuesday, April 2 (23rd night) | Special Guest Speaker: Ustadh Amu Tarif

– 11:30 p.m. to 6 a.m. | Thursday, April 4 (25th night) | Special Guest Speaker: Ustadh Feraidoon Mojadedi

– 11:30 p.m. to 6 a.m. | Saturday, April 6 (27th night)* | Special Guest Speaker: Ustadh Dr. Ali Ataie

– 11:30 p.m. to 5:50 a.m. | Monday, April 8 (29th night)** | Special Guest Speaker: Imam Zaid Shakir & Shaykh Hisham Mahmoud*Laylatul Qadr (Night of Power)**Qur’an Khatam Night During Taraweeh prayer at 9:15 p.m.

Suhoor Meals:

Groups in the MCC congregation are hosting the community Suhoors:

– Monday, April 1 (21st night): Sisters and brothers of Arab descent

– Wednesday, April 3 (23rd night): Senior Afghan sisters who pray at Taraweeh

– Friday, April 5 (25th night): Continental Suhoor

– Sunday, April 7 (27th night): Sisters and brothers of Pakistani descent

– Tuesday, April 9 (29th night): Sisters and brothers of Hyderabadi descent

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

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

Wednesday, April 3 (RSVP at mcceastbay.org/suhoor-2)

Friday, April 5 (RSVP at mcceastbay.org/suhoor-3)

Sunday, April 7 (RSVP at mcceastbay.org/suhoor-4)

Tuesday, April 9 (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:

Sunday, March 31:

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

Break (15 min)

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

Break (90 min)

Qiyam led by Qari Amar Bellaha (3 a.m. to 4 a.m.)

Suhoor

Tuesday, April 2:

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

Break (15 min)

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

Break (90 min)

Qiyam led by Qari Amar Bellaha (3 a.m. to 4 a.m.)

Suhoor

Thursday, April 4:

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

Break (15 min)

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

Break (90 min)

Qiyam led by Qari Amar Bellaha (3 a.m. to 4 a.m.)

Suhoor

Saturday, April 6:

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

Break (15 min)

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

Break (90 min)

Qiyam led by Qari Amar Bellaha (3 a.m. to 4 a.m.)

Suhoor

Monday, April 8:

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

Break (15 min)

Talk by Shaykh Abdullah Anik Misra, Mawlid/Nasheed, Salat Tasbeeh, & Dua (11:30 p.m. to 1:30 a.m.)

Break (90 min)

Qiyam led by Qari Amar Bellaha (3 a.m. to 4 a.m.)

Suhoor

More details:

– Ramadan ’24 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 Feraidoon: https://mcceastbay.org/feraidoon

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

-More Ustadh Tarif: http://mcceastbay.org/tarif

– More Shaykh Hisham: http://mcceastbay.org/hisham

Questions? events@mcceastbay.org

Al Ghazali for Children | Sr. Aisha Gray Henry
2024-04-01 16:00 - 17:00 | CA
For children ages 5 to 12: Children’s Author Aisha Gray Henry, the charismatic founder of the Ghazali’s Children Project, talks to our children about the timeless teachings of Al-Ghazali in this four-part Ramadan workshop series.

This Ramadan, children will be read a story from the Al-Ghazali series (book 24), which talks about fasting of the tongue, what we say, and what we listen to.

Mondays | 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. PST | Free | Register at mcceastbay.org/ghazali-workshop

Monday, March 11Monday, March 18Monday, March 25Monday, April 1

Sponsored by Fons Vitae and MCC East Bay.

More Sister Virginia Gray Henry: https://mcceastbay.org/aisha

Parents are encouraged to join their children. Children of any age may join. The sessions are especially recommended for children 5 to 12. Sr. Aisha also highly encourages parents to have “The Book of Knowledge for Children” on hand during these sessions. Purchase the series here.

Shaykh Hamza Yusuf says about this book: “This work can help our Muslim children have a more humane and universal understanding of the ethics and teachings of Islam through Imam al-Ghazali. I believe the work is highly relevant and very likely life-altering for those who will be exposed to it early.”

Watch Sister Aisha’s visit to the MCC Sunday School here.

About the Author

Aisha Gray-Henry is the Founder and Director of the charitable foundation and publishing company Fons Vitae. Fons Vitae is currently engaged in the monumental task of bringing out Ghazali’s Ihya in readable English for parents and teachers and adapting it to accommodate children’s workbooks, school curricula, and an instructional DVD. The Book of Knowledge and The Principles of the Creed educational sets are available and used internationally, with Purity and Prayer nearing completion. Included is a children’s interactive website, HTTP://GhazaliChildren.org, a pilot school project, and a prison program. Translations into Urdu, Arabic, and Malay are underway. The Fons Vitae Ghazali Project has been launched with great acclaim in Morocco, Canada, Indonesia, England, and the USA.

Who is Al Ghazali?

An alchemist is a person who can create gold from base metals. It is a quest as old as legend. The truth is that alchemy exists, but not of base metals, but of the human heart.

Imam al-Ghazali (1058-1111 CE) is probably one of the greatest alchemists ever. And in an epoch where the human condition is in its direst straits, never more has there been a need for the chemistry of Imam al-Ghazali.

A theologian, jurist, philosopher, mystic, and polymath, Abu Hamid Muhammad ibn Muhammad al-Ghazali is not only ranked amongst Islam’s finest scholars but is one of mankind’s finest students of the human condition. Known as Algazel to the medieval world, he was born in Tus, the Khorasan province of ancient Persia.

When he had the academic world at his feet in his early thirties, he spurned fame and fortune to go into a mode of self-denial and spiritual seclusion that lasted for many years.

Already an acknowledged master of Holy Law, he re-entered society as a practiced Sufi – a true gnostic. A genius, Imam al-Ghazali was fully proficient in Greek and Roman philosophy, and he debunked its central tenets, proving that Revelation was always going to be superior to human reason. Human thinking could never evolve, he wrote, in an existential vacuum.

All this prompted him to write his magnum opus, the Ihya ‘Ulumad-Din (the Revival of the Religious Sciences). Today, it is regarded as one of the classic works on the human psyche. In the Ihya the author explains how to turn one’s base instincts and desires into the golden ideal.

Today’s modern world – devolved of spirituality and fraught with destructive ills such as materialism, multi-national greed, and violence – needs people like Imam al-Ghazali. This is because Imam al-Ghazali teaches a way to balance the body and soul, thus allowing us to reconcile modernity with spirituality in its broadest and most universal sense. (Source: Dome Publishers)

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MCC '24 Singles Iftar Week Four
2024-04-01 19:25 - 20:30, 2024-04-02 19:25 - 20:30, 2024-04-03 19:25 - 20:30, 2024-04-04 19:25 - 20:30, 2024-04-05 19:25 - 20:30, 2024-04-06 19:25 - 20:30, 2024-04-07 19:25 - 20:30, 2024-04-08 19:25 - 20:30 | CA

Women’s Seerah Bookclub (virtual) | Ustadha Leila Fakira
2024-04-02 18:30 - 20:00 | MCC East Bay, 5724 W Las Positas Blvd #300, Pleasanton, CA, 94588, United States
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

Private Event
2024-04-04 17:30 - 20:00 | CA
Conference Room

Jumu’ah Services @ MCC & Rosewood Conference Center
2024-04-05 13:30 - 16:00 | CA
For MCC’s four Jumu’ah services on Friday, April 5, 2024:

1:30 p.m. to 1:50 p.m.

TBA delivers this sermon at MCC.

1:40 p.m. to 2:10 p.m.

– Sidi Qura’an Hodge delivers this sermon at Rosewood Conference Center.

2:30 p.m. to 2:50 p.m.

– Br. Mohammed Abdul Baseer delivers this sermon at MCC.

2:40 p.m. – 3:10 p.m.

– Sidi Qur’an Hodge delivers the sermon at Rosewood Conference Center.

3:40 p.m. – 4 p.m.

– Sidi Shaan Mukhtar delivers this sermon at MCC.

Please attend at 2:30 or 3:40 p.m. @ MCC to avoid heavier first-service congestion whenever possible. Please note that the former HP lot (now Pleasanton School District) is no longer available to our congregation. Please come to the first and fourth Jumuah 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

– Virtually watch the three MCC sermons from home: https://mcceastbay.org/live

– More Br. Mohammed: HTTP://mcceastbay.org/baseer

– More Sidi Qur’an: HTTP://mcceastbay.org/quran-hodge

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

For 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.

Questions? events@mcceastbay.org

Off-site Jumu'ah @ Rosewood Conference Center
2024-04-05 13:40 - 15:10 | Rosewood Commons Conference Center, 4432 Rosewood Dr, Pleasanton, 94588
On Friday, March 15 & April 5, our weekly off-site Jumu’ah (1:40 p.m. to 2:10 p.m. & 2:40 p.m. to 3:10 p.m.) will be at the Rosewood Commons Conference Center in Pleasanton (4400 Rosewood Dr, Pleasanton). Please attend this Jumu’ah to help ease parking congestion at MCC. Fulfill your religious obligation while helping your local masjid.

The Power of Du’a While Navigating Uncertainties and Trials in Young Adulthood | Dr. Zahra Murtaza
2024-04-06 16:00 - 17:30 | CA
For women 22-35 only: An interactive sisters halaqa/circle to renew our faith while battling hardships.

If you’re looking to strengthen your faith and find support during difficult times, we invite you to join our interactive sisters’ halaqa/circle. This session will encourage meaningful discussions, provide spiritual guidance, and foster a sense of community among like-minded women. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to renew your faith and connect with your sisters in Islam.

4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. | Saturday, April 6 | MCC Conference Room | In person only (no virtual option)

– More Dr. Zahra: https://mcceastbay.org/zahra

Dr. Zahra Murtaza is a Bay Area native who grew up in Pleasanton, California. She has led youth halaqas and taught Sunday School at ICPD and MCC for many years. She is a licensed Clinical-Community Psychologist, providing mental health services to youth and young adults of diverse backgrounds at Children’s Health Council (CHC) and Maristan’s Stanford Muslim Mental Health Initiative. She is passionate about integrating strengths-based approaches (including spirituality) to help individuals and communities heal.

Questions? events@mcceastbay.org

Congregational Prayer During Solar Eclipse
2024-04-08 10:15 - 11:15 | CA
Help us revive a Sunnah by joining us at 9:18 a.m. for worship and the congregational solar eclipse prayer (Salat al-Kusoof) led by Qari Amar Bellaha. The Prophet (PBUH) would engage in worship in the masjid during this unique event.

According to NASA, though the solar eclipse will begin at about 8:05 a.m. to 10:45 a.m., we will perform the congregational four cycles of Salat al-Kusoof; the maximum eclipse is anticipated at 9:18 a.m. We welcome you and your family to come early and stay afterward to perform additional worship.

Saturday, Oct. 14 | 9:18 a.m. to 9:22 a.m. | Prayer Hall | Join in-person

Questions? events@mcceastbay.org

For how to perform this prayer, see here.

The Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023, annular solar eclipse will cross North, Central, and South America. It will be visible in parts of the United States, Mexico, and many countries in South and Central America.

In Pleasanton, the eclipse will start at 8:05 a.m., with the maximum eclipse anticipated at 9:18 a.m. to 9:22 a.m. It will be over by 10:45 a.m. According to NASA, we will witness a partial solar eclipse with the moon obscuring about 80 percent of the sun at the maximum eclipse point in the Tri-Valley.

When the sun was eclipsed at the time of the Messenger of Allah, he rushed nervously to the mosque, dragging his cloak behind him and leading the people in prayer.

He told them that the eclipse was one of the signs of Allah, with which Allah makes His slaves afraid, and that it may be the cause of punishment coming upon the people.

He commanded them to do that which could prevent the punishment, so he commanded them to pray when an eclipse happens and to make du’aa’, seek His forgiveness, give charity, free slaves, and do other righteous deeds so that the punishment would go away and not befall the people.

“The sun and moon are two signs of Allah(ﷻ), and they do not become eclipsed for the death or birth of anyone. If you see that, then pray until it (the eclipse) is over.” – Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him)

According to another hadeeth: “Call on Allah and pray until [the eclipse] is over.”

Salat Al-Kusuf is a recommended Sunnah (Sunnah Muakkada). It is better to perform in congregation but can also be done individually. In Salatul Kusuf, there is no athan or iqama. It is two rakats.

In addition, it can be one long prayer until the eclipse is finished, or it can be done in multiple prayers throughout the eclipse.

Steps of Salatul Kusuf – The Solar Eclipse Prayer:

1. Takbeerat Al-Ihram

2. Recite Fatiha and long surah

3. First Extended Ruku

4. Stand up from Ruku – Read Fatiha (optional) followed by long surah

5. Second Extended Ruku

6. Stand up from Ruku

7. Two Extended Sujoods

8. Stand up for 2nd Rakat and Repeat Steps 1-7

9. Salaam on both sides. If the eclipse is not finished, you may do an additional two rakats or more in the same format until it is complete.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0DbCbpR4Vg
