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SUMMARY:Weekly Zumba Classes for Women & Girls | Reham Sedky
DESCRIPTION:Zumba Classes are back! \nFor Women & Girls Ages 12+: Join us for weekly Zumba sessions – a fun\, stress-relieving way to stay active\, boost your energy\, and connect with other sisters. Zumba offers incredible benefits\, such as improved physical health\, mental well-being\, and the chance to make fitness an enjoyable part of your routine lifestyle. \nThis class is designed for women and girls aged 12 and up. It’s open to everyone\, and no experience is needed.  \nPlease note this class is not recommended for anyone with back or knee issues. \nStarts Wednesday\, Nov. 26 | 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. | Weekly | Conference Room (private space) | $15/session | Register at mcceastbay.org/zumba \nClasses will be canceled if fewer than five people register. \nMCC 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\n\nAbout the Instructor: \nMy name is Reham Sedky\, and I’m excited to introduce myself as a certified Zumba instructor from the Mountain House Muslim community. Because I love my community\, I wanted to bring something positive to encourage women to focus on their health and well-being. I noticed many sisters cannot participate in gyms or sports due to privacy concerns or lack of time. This inspired me to become a professional Zumba instructor to offer something new and beneficial. Alhamdulilah\, through our Muslim community\, I was able to provide this class in a private and comfortable environment that meets our needs. \nPlease join me\, and let’s move\, laugh\, and grow stronger together\, Insha’Allah! \nQuestions? events@mcceastbay.org
URL:https://mcceastbay.org/event/womens-zumba/2025-12-17/
CATEGORIES:Women's Activities
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SUMMARY:Purification of the Heart – Men’s Book Club
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a weekly book club and discussion group as we collectively strive to purify our hearts and grow closer to Allah through understanding and treating the spiritual diseases that afflict us all. We will read and reflect on Hamza Yusuf’s translation and commentary of Imam Mawlud’s classical work\, Purification of the Heart: Signs\, Symptoms\, and Cures of the Spiritual Diseases of the Heart. \nEach session will cover one chapter\, including group discussions and reflections on heart diseases and their treatments. \nWhile we encourage consistent attendance for shared reflection and continuity\, each session is self-contained\, and participants are welcome to drop in even if they cannot commit to attending every week. Sidi Mohammed Kaddoura facilitates this group. \nStarts October 16 | Thursdays | 6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. | Conference Room | In-person only \nClass Schedule: Tracking Chapters: Purification of the Heart– Men’s Book Club \nDisclaimer: This book club is intended to stimulate thought and reflection\, not to teach deen. It is not a fiqh or aqidah class. \nDiscussion Group Guidelines \n\nEveryone has something to say; everyone has something to learn.\n\nShy participants are encouraged to contribute.\nTalkative participants are encouraged to listen more.\n\n\nConfidentiality is essential.\n\nDo not share other participants’ reflections outside the group. It’s okay to say\, “someone in my book club made me think about…” but not “so-and-so said…”\n\n\nGive 70 excuses.\n\nAssume good intentions. If disagreements arise\, remember our shared goal is growth. We leave differences in the room and continue with brotherhood outside of it.\n\n\nMaintain emotional awareness.\n\nThe topics we discuss may evoke strong emotions. All participants are expected to remain calm\, respectful\, and emotionally intelligent. Please avoid getting carried away in conversation. Proper etiquette is required at all times.\n\n\n\nBook Purchase \nPlease purchase the book in advance if you want to follow along. Available at: \n\nAmazon: https://www.amazon.com/Purification-Heart-Symptoms-Spiritual-Diseases/dp/1929694156\nZaytuna Bookstore: https://bookstore.zaytuna.edu/products/purificationoftheheart\n\nAbout the Book \nThis exploration of Islamic spirituality delves into the psychological diseases and cures of the heart. The causes and practical cures of these diseases are discussed\, offering a penetrating glimpse into how Islam deals with spiritual and psychological problems and demonstrating how all people can benefit from these teachings. \n\nAuthor: Imam Mawlud (translated and with extensive commentary by Hamza Yusuf) \nAbout the Translator \nHamza Yusuf is an American Islamic scholar and co-founder of Zaytuna College\, the first accredited Muslim liberal arts college in the United States. He is one of the most influential Islamic educators in the Western world\, known for his ability to bridge traditional Islamic scholarship with contemporary issues. \nQuestions? events@mcceastbay.org \n\n\n\n\n\n\nOctober – 16\nWelcome & Book Overview\n\n\nOctober – 23\nIntroduction to Purification\n\n\nOctober – 30\nMiserliness\n\n\nNovember – 06\nNo Meeting\n\n\nNovember – 13\nWantoness\n\n\nNovember – 20\nHatred\n\n\nNovember – 27\nNo Meeting – Thanksgiving\n\n\nDecember – 04\nIniquity\n\n\nDecember – 11\nLove of the World\n\n\nDecember – 18\nEnvy\n\n\nDecember – 25\nNo Meeting – Christmas\n\n\nJanuary – 01\nNo Meeting – New Year’s Day\n\n\nJanuary – 08\nBlameworthy Modesty\n\n\nJanuary – 15\nFantasizing\n\n\nJanuary – 22\nFear of Poverty\n\n\nJanuary – 29\nOstentation\n\n\nFebruary – 05\nRelying on Other than God\n\n\nFebruary – 12\nDispleasure with Divine Decree\n\n\nFebruary – 19\nNo Meeting – Ramadan\n\n\nFebruary – 26\nNo Meeting – Ramadan\n\n\nMarch – 05\nNo Meeting – Ramadan\n\n\nMarch – 12\nNo Meeting – Ramadan\n\n\nMarch – 19\nNo Meeting – Ramadan
URL:https://mcceastbay.org/event/purification-of-the-heart-bookclub/2025-12-18/
LOCATION:MCC East Bay\, 5724 W Las Positas Blvd #300\, Pleasanton\, CA\, 94588\, United States
CATEGORIES:Men's Activities
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SUMMARY:Jumu’ah Services @ MCC & Rosewood
DESCRIPTION:For MCC’s four Jumu’ah services on Dec. 19\, 2025: \n\n12:30 p.m. to 12:50 p.m.\n\nSheikh Farid Dingle delivers this sermon at MCC East Bay\n\n\n1:30 p.m. to 1:50 p.m.\n\nSheikh Farid Dingle delivers this sermon at MCC East Bay\n\n\n1:40 p.m. to 2:10 p.m.\n\nUstadh Quran Hodge delivers this sermon at Rosewood Conference Center\, 4450 Rosewood Dr.\, Pleasanton\n\n\n2:30 p.m. – 2:50 p.m.\n\nUstadh Quran Hodge delivers this sermon at MCC East Bay\n\n\n\n*Please attend at 12:30 or 2:30 p.m. at MCC to avoid heavier first-service congestion whenever possible\, or please attend the off-site MCC Jumu’ah service\, that is\, each week at the Rosewood Commons\, 4450 Rosewood Dr (Building 5).\, Pleasanton. Rosewood is only a five-minute drive from MCC. \n\n\nPlease note that the former HP lot (now Pleasanton School District) is no longer available to our congregation. The District graciously provides the MCC congregation a limited number of parking space. Please come to the first or fourth Jumuah at MCC to ease up parking congestion or\, better yet\, attend our weekly parallel satellite prayer from 1:40 p.m. to 2:10 p.m. at Rosewood Center (Building 5): https://mcceastbay.org/rosewood \n\n– Virtually watch the three MCC sermons from home: https://mcceastbay.org/live\n– More Shaykh Farid: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICJny-qG6Kg\n– More Dr. Ali: http://mcceastbay.org/ali\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 and young children. The mothers’ and fathers’ prayer room is just past the Banquet Hall doors into the school area. \nQuestions? events@mcceastbay.org \n  \n 
URL:https://mcceastbay.org/event/jumuah-services-mcc-rosewood-16/
LOCATION:MCC East Bay\, 5724 W Las Positas Blvd #300\, Pleasanton\, CA\, 94588\, United States
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SUMMARY:Uyghur Foundation Tables @ MCC Jumu'ahs
DESCRIPTION:The Uyghur Foundation is a nonprofit based in San Francisco that provides humanitarian and financial aid to Uyghur orphans and families in need\, as well as programs to help Uyghurs preserve their unique identities and culture. Due to the unprecedented incarceration of Uyghurs in Nazi-style concentration camps by Chinese authorities\, an increasing number of displaced Uyghur orphan children and financially struggling families need humanitarian aid around the world\, especially in significant numbers within Turkey. \nVisit their table this Friday to learn more about their work and how you can support them.
URL:https://mcceastbay.org/event/uyghur-foundation-tables-mcc-jumuahs-3/
LOCATION:MCC East Bay\, 5724 W Las Positas Blvd #300\, Pleasanton\, CA\, 94588\, United States
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SUMMARY:MCC Basketball Youth Halaqa Program Tables @ MCC Jumu'ah
DESCRIPTION:MCC’s Youth Basketball Halaqa program is tabling. This program is a great opportunity to engage kids every Friday with Islamic character building\, structured basketball training\, and pizza & brotherhood. Led by a highly qualified basketball coach in a positive\, faith-centered environment.
URL:https://mcceastbay.org/event/mcc-basketball-youth-halaqa-program-tables-mcc-jumuah/
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SUMMARY:Attorneys @ Jumu'ah: Free Legal Clinic
DESCRIPTION:During the third and fourth Jumu’ah services at MCC\, Legal Attorney Erum Choudhry will be providing a free fifteen-minute consultation in the following areas: \n\nIslamic Estate Planning\nImmigration: Family-based\, employment-based\, Citizenship\nBankruptcy: Chapters 7 and 13\n\nAppointments are required to receive a free consultation. No walk-ins will be allowed. Please sign up at mcceastbay.org/legal-clinic \nThird Fridays of Each Month | 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. | MCC Room 16 | Appointment required (no walk-ins); RSVP at mcceastbay.org/legal-clinic  \nMCC will hold legal clinics on the following days: \n\n2025:\n\nJanuary 17\, 2025\nApr 18\, 2025\nMay 22\, 2025\nJun 20\, 2025\nJul 18\, 2025\nAug 22\, 2025\nSep 26\, 2025\nOct 17\, 2025\nNov 21\, 2025\nDec 19\, 2025\n\n\n\nQuestions? events@mcceastbay.org \nErum Choudhry has more than ten years of legal experience. She graduated from Cornell Law School in 2002. She served as a senior attorney/associate with boutique law firms in Silicon Valley and well-established law firms in Northern California. She counsels clients from individuals\, families\, and startups to Fortune 500 companies\, major hospitals\, and multinational corporations. \nShe is committed to helping each client with a personalized solution. She is well equipped with the tools like experience\, staff\, empathy\, and compassion to help communities grapple with boom-bust challenges\, whether immigration\, bankruptcy\, or estate planning matters. She picked these areas of practice because these areas of law allow her to understand her clients\, serve the community\, and help them enjoy a stress-free life. \nShe enjoys interacting with her clients and audience. She is a frequent speaker at local community and youth events. She provides pro bono services to underprivileged community members and works with local nonprofit organizations to help immigrants.
URL:https://mcceastbay.org/event/attorneys-jumuah-free-legal-clinic-3-2-2/
LOCATION:MCC East Bay\, 5724 W Las Positas Blvd #300\, Pleasanton\, CA\, 94588\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community
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SUMMARY:Women's Weekly Friday Evening Halaqa | The Rahmah Foundation
DESCRIPTION:Ustadha Dr. Rania Awaad holds a weekly women’s gathering on Friday evenings to discuss navigating contemporary issues. This program runs in parallel to the Friday night girl’s halaqa. \n\n\n\n7 p.m. to 9 p.m. | Every Friday from September 19\, 2025\, to May 22\, 2026 |  MCC Conference Room | Free; no registration or RSVP required to attend in person | To join virtually\, register at https://mcceastbay.org/zoom \n\n\n\n\n\n\n– More Dr. Rania: https://mcceastbay.org/rania\n– Watch past Dr. Rania’s Friday Night Halaqa (FNH) recordings: https://mcceastbay.org/womens-halaqa\n– Join Dr. Rania’s WhatsUp group: https://chat.whatsapp.com/HlHmFFnGbwvCvLl6uGD1C4\n– The Rahmah Foundation’s Holiday Calendar: https://mcceastbay.org/rahmah-calendar\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe FNH Fall session runs from Friday\, September 19\, 2025\, to May 22\, 2026\, with no halaqas on the following dates: Friday\, November 28\, December 19\, December 26\, January 2\, February 20 through March 27\, April 3\, and April 10. See calendar. \n\n\n\nFree weekly babysitting is provided in Room 23. Facility map: https://mcceastbay.org/facility-map \n\n\n\nQuestions? events@mcceastbay.org \n\n\n\n\n\nThis women’s halaqa is hosted at MCC and runs parallel to the girls & teens program in partnership with The Rahmah Foundation. \n\n\n\nUstadha Rania Awaad was raised in the U.S. and began her formal study of the traditional Islamic sciences when her parents permitted her to travel to Damascus\, Syria\, at 14. Her desire to continue studying the Deen resulted in multiple trips back to Damascus\, interspersed between her high school\, college\, and medical studies. She was honored to receive Ijazah (authorization to teach) several branches of the Shari’ah sciences at the hands of many renowned scholars\, including many female scholars. She has received Ijazah to teach Tajwid in the Hafs and Warsh recitations from the late eminent Syrian scholar Shaykh Abu Hassan al-Kurdi. In addition to completing several advanced texts of the Shafi’i madhhab\, she is licensed to teach texts of Maliki fiqh\, Adab\, and Ihsan. Currently\, Ustadha Rania teaches online and local classes for The Rahmah Foundation\, Rabata. She is on the faculty of Zaytuna College\, where she teaches courses in Shafi’i fiqh and women’s issues in fiqh and has helped develop and co-direct the Tajweed and Hifz program. \n\n\n\nUstadha Rania is also a medical doctor with a specialty in Psychiatry. She completed her Psychiatric residency and fellowship training at Stanford University\, where she is currently on the faculty as a Clinical Instructor in the Stanford Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences department. Her medical interests include addressing mental health care concerns in the Muslim community- particularly that of Muslim women and girls. She has been awarded grants from the NIMH (National Institute of Mental Health) to research this topic and has presented her findings at several medical conferences. Other ongoing endeavors include compiling manuscripts addressing female-related mental health and medical issues from a fiqh-oriented perspective. She is the Director of the Rahmah Foundation\, a non-profit organization that teaches traditional Islamic knowledge to Muslim women and girls. In this capacity\, she also heads the Murbbiyah Mentoring Program\, which trains young women to teach and mentor Muslim girls and teens. Ustadha Rania is both a wife and a mother; she has been counseling and teaching women classes on Tajwid\, Shafi’i Fiqh\, Ihsan\, marriage\, and raising children since 1999. \n\n\n\nLearn more about Dr. Rania and her work at http://med.stanford.edu/psychiatry/research/MuslimMHLab.html \n\n\n\nEvery Friday evening\, the MCC bustles with activity. MCC hosts four halaqas to increase God-consciousness for youth\, women\, and men. \n\n\n\nJoin Dr. Rania Awaad‘s women’s gathering on navigating contemporary issues from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. This wide-ranging Muslimah halaqa is in the MCC Conference Room\, and the first hour is live-streamed here (watch past sessions at https://mcceastbay.org/halaqa). This halaqa is organized in partnership with The Rahmah Foundation. Questions? events@mcceastbay.org
URL:https://mcceastbay.org/event/womens-weekly-halaqa/2025-12-19/
LOCATION:MCC East Bay\, 5724 W Las Positas Blvd #300\, Pleasanton\, CA\, 94588\, United States
CATEGORIES:Sisters Program
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SUMMARY:Friday Night Teen High School Halaqa | Sidi Quran Hodge
DESCRIPTION:Join Ustadh Quran Hodge for weekly Friday evening basketball & halaqa sessions for teen high school boys from 9th through 12th grade. \nThese sessions aim to craft our next generation of confident\, faithful Muslim men. These halaqas are for high school boys only—no younger boys are allowed. Each session is capped at 30 teens. Once limited spots are full\, please kindly join the waitlist. \nThe first hour is physical activity in the gym (basketball\, flag football\, or soccer)\, and the latter hour is pizza and a teen halaqa with Sidi Quran.  \n7 p.m. to 9 p.m. | Fridays | October 24\, 2025\, to May 22\, 2026 (with a break in Ramadan 2026) | $400/person | Hart Middle School | Register at mcceastbay.org/boys  \nThe MCC has a standing policy that financial need should never prevent a family in the East Bay from benefiting from any MCC offering. To request a financial waiver\, please complete the application at mcceastbay.org/scholarship \nCoach Amir Rashad also leads a Friday Night Elementary & Middle School Boys Halaqa & Hangout: \nQuestions? events@mcceastbay.org  \nLocation of Friday evening sessions for high school boys in ‘25 and ‘26: \n\n\n\n– October 24\, 2025\, at Dublin High School \n– October 31\, 2025\, at Dublin High School \n– November 7\, 2025\, at Donlon Elementary School\n– November 14\, 2025\, at Donlon Elementary School\n– November 21\, 2025\, at Donlon Elementary School\n– November 28\, 2024 (no session)\n– December 5\, 2025\, at Donlon Elementary School\n– December 12\, 2025\, at Donlon Elementary School\n– December 19\, 2025\, at Donlon Elementary School\n– December 26\, 2024 (no session)\n– January 2\, 2025 (no session)\n– January 9\, 2026\, at Hart Middle School in Pleasanton\n– January 16\, 2026\, at Hart Middle School in Pleasanton\n– January 23\, 2026\, at Hart Middle School in Pleasanton\n– January 30\, 2026\, at Hart Middle School in Pleasanton\n– February 6\, 2026\, at Hart Middle School in Pleasanton\n– February 13\, 2026\, at Hart Middle School in Pleasanton\n– February 20\, 2026 (no season in Ramadan)\n– February 27\, 2026 (no session in Ramadan)– March 6\, 2026 (no session)\n– March 13\, 2026 (no session in Ramadan)\n– March 20\, 2026 (no session in Ramadan)\n– March 27\, 2025 (no session)\n– April 3\, 2026\, at Hart Middle School in Pleasanton\n– April 10\, 2026\, at Hart Middle School in Pleasanton\n– April 17\, 2026\, at Hart Middle School in Pleasanton\n– April 24\, 2026\, at Hart Middle School in Pleasanton\n– May 1\, 2026\, at Hart Middle School in Pleasanton\n– May 8\, 2026\, at Hart Middle School in Pleasanton\n– May 15\, 2026\, at Hart Middle School in Pleasanton\n– May 22\, 2026\, at Hart Middle School in Pleasanton\n\n\n\nAbout Sidi Quran \nQur’an Hodge is a Bay Area native. He began his Islamic education in 2019\, studying Arabic at the Al Maqasid Seminary in Pennsylvania. Sidi Quran continued to Dar Al Mustafa\, a Yemeni Islamic university in Tarim\, Hadhramaut. At this Islamic seminary founded by Habib Umar bin Hafiz\, Sidi Qur’an studied Ibtidaiyya\, Hadith\, Aqida\, Seerah\, Nahw\, Quran Hifzdh\, Kitaba\, and Tafseer in classical Arabic.  \nSidi Quran has completed certificates in Taleef Collective’s Refining the Core and Zaytuna College’s Permaculture Program. He is passionate about creatively addressing community issues\, particularly the challenges that Muslim youth face. He lives with his wife and child in Castro Valley. \n\n– More Quran Hodge: https://mcceastbay.org/quran-hodge
URL:https://mcceastbay.org/event/friday-night-teens/2025-12-19/
CATEGORIES:Teen
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SUMMARY:*Cancled* Elementary & Middle School Boys Halaqa & Hangout
DESCRIPTION:For Elementary & Middle School Boys (Grades 3-8): Join Coach Amir Rashad weekly for basketball\, a youth halaqa\, and a hang-out session to help our young men make connections and bonds\, form a brotherhood\, and navigate school and social challenges as they grow into men. \nThese sessions aim to craft our next generation of confident\, faithful Muslim men. These elementary/middle school Halaqas are for ages 3 to 8 only—no younger boys. The sessions are capped at 30 boys. Once limited spots are full\, please join the waitlist. Pizza is included each week. \n7 p.m. to 9 p.m. | Fridays | November 21\, 2025\, to May 22\, 2026 (with a break in Ramadan 2026) | $400 for the entire year or $15/week | Register at mcceastbay.org/boys-hangout \nLocation of Friday evening sessions for elementary and middle school boys in ‘25 and ‘26: \n\n\n\n– November 21\, 2025\, at Fallon Middle School in Pleasanton\n– November 28\, 2024 (no session)\n– December 5\, 2025\, at Amador Elementary School in Dublin\n– December 12\, 2025\, at Cottonwood Creek Middle School in Dublin\n– December 19\, 2025\, at Amador Elementary School in Dublin\n– December 26\, 2024 (no session)\n– January 2\, 2025 (no session)\n– January 9\, 2026\, at location TBA\n– January 16\, 2026\, at location TBA\n– January 23\, 2026\, at location TBA\n– January 30\, 2026\, at location TBA\n– February 6\, 2026\, at location TBA\n– February 13\, 2026\, at location TBA\n\n\n– February 20\, 2026 (no season in Ramadan)\n– February 27\, 2026 (no session in Ramadan)– March 6\, 2026 (no session)\n– March 13\, 2026 (no session in Ramadan)\n– March 20\, 2026 (no session in Ramadan)\n– March 27\, 2025 (no session) at location TBA\n– April 3\, 2026\, at location TBA\n– April 10\, 2026\, at location TBA\n– April 17\, 2026\, at location TBA\n– April 24\, 2026\, at location TBA\n– May 1\, 2026\, at location TBA\n– May 8\, 2026\, at location TBA\n– May 15\, 2026\, at location TBA\n– May 22\, 2026\, at location TBA\n\nQuestions? events@mcceastbay.org \nMCC has a standing policy that financial need should never hold a person back from attaining spiritual or educational knowledge within the four walls of the Muslim Community Center. For a financial waiver for this event\, please email scholarship@mcceastbay.org. \nAbout the Halaqa Facilitator: \nCoach Amir Rashad (Quentin Youngblood) is a former Division I athlete and international professional basketball player with experience competing in Germany\, Brazil\, and Indonesia. A standout at El Cerrito High School\, he became the all-time scoring leader. He earned All-State and USA Honorable Mention All-American honors before serving as team captain at the University of Washington\, where he became a Muslim. Rashad has over 18 years of coaching experience\, including varsity head coaching roles in the U.S.\, Saudi Arabia\, Dubai\, and Bahrain. As a trainer\, he has developed athletes from middle school to NBA prospects through a holistic\, skill-centered approach.  Founder of Deen Sports Academy. \nQuestions? events@mcceastbay.org
URL:https://mcceastbay.org/event/elementary-middle-school-boys-halaqa-hangout-3-2/
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SUMMARY:"Born Far From Home: A Midwife’s Search for Meaning" | Shannon Staloch
DESCRIPTION:For Sisters: Join us for a special gathering with Shannon Staloch\, a licensed midwife and longtime community advocate\, as she shares heartfelt reflections on support\, belonging\, and the unique experiences of New Muslims. Shannon will speak about the importance of midwifery and the role it has played in her own spiritual journey as a convert of over 20 years. \nShe will also read from her beautifully written new memoir\, Born Far From Home: A Midwife’s Search for Meaning\, a moving exploration of faith\, service\, and identity. \nThis event is perfect for all women\, and especially meaningful for converts seeking connection\, inspiration\, and shared experience. \nSaturday\, Dec. 20 | 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. | MCC Conference Room | Sisters Only | Join us in-person or virtually at mcceastbay.org/live | Register at mcceastbay.org/meaning \nCo-sponsored by The Rahmah Foundation \nQuestions? events@mcceastbay.org \nAbout the Speaker\nShannon Staloch became a licensed midwife in 2008. Since then\, she has attended over 800 births and established the popular home birth practice\, Midwives Bay Area. Born Far From Home is her first book. Shannon resides in Berkeley\, California\, and still takes daily walks or runs in its beautiful hills.\n \nAbout The Book\, Born Far From Home\nA new Muslim\, Shannon Staloch\, moves to California to live near a community studying traditional Islam and finds herself learning another venerable tradition\, midwifery. In this intricately woven memoir\, Shannon braids the intimate moments from the birth stories of a diverse cast of women with the reflections of great thinkers from the Islamic and Western traditions—from the spiritual master Imam al-Ghazali to the British obstetrician Grantly Dick Read\, from Plato to Malcolm X—as she traces her journey of finding belonging and an enduring path to truth in her new faith. Birth by birth\, Shannon approaches a deeper understanding of her craft and herself\, aiming for a place that transcends identity\, buoyed by the belief that dedication to a craft can shape not just the hands of a craftswoman but also her soul. \n“Shannon Staloch effortlessly weaves ancient childbirth lore with the stories of births she attends\, and relates them to her deepening faith in an equally ancient religion…beautiful\, elegiac\, transformative.” Peggy Vincent\, bestselling author of Baby Catcher: Chronicles of a Modern Midwife
URL:https://mcceastbay.org/event/born-far-from-home/
CATEGORIES:Sisters Program
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SUMMARY:Monthly Mawlid Al Habib | Celebratory Gathering of Salutations on Our Beloved Prophet ﷺ
DESCRIPTION:Connect more with Muhammad (peace be upon him) as we gather on the third Saturday of each month in remembrance and dhikr.  \nAfter the Mawlid\, Ustadh Tariq Samady will cover a chapter from the text The Kingdom of the Heart by Habib Umar b. Hafiz. \n6 p.m. to 8 p.m. (Maghrib to Isha) | Saturdays | MCC Conference Room | Join us in person or watch live at mcceastbay.org/live \nDates for Monthly Family Mawlid at MCC East Bay in 2025\n \n\nSaturday\, January 18\, 2025\nSaturday\, February 15\, 2025\nNo session during Ramadan in March ’25\nSaturday\, April 19\, 2025\nSaturday\, May 17\, 2025\nSaturday\, June 21\, 2025\nSaturday\, July 19\, 2025\nSaturday\, August 16\, 2025\nSaturday\, September 20\, 2025\nSaturday\, October 18\, 2025\nSaturday\, November 15\, 2025\nSaturday\, December 20\, 2025\n\n \n\n– Watch past mawlid celebrations at MCC: http://mcceastbay.org/mawlid\n– More Sidi Tareq: https://mcceastbay.org/tariq\n– More sessions about the book using the monthly Mawlids\, “The Kingdom of the Heart”: http://mcceastbay.org/kingdom\n– Purchase “The Kingdom of the Heart” by Habib Umar bin Hafiz: https://www.amazon.com/Kingdom-Heart-Habib-Umar-Hafiz/dp/173537671X\n\nSponsored by Circles of Light & MCC East Bay. \nQuestions? events@mcceastbay.org  \nThe Mawlid is a joyous expression of the greatest blessing from Allah. \nWe take this blessed opportunity monthly to remind ourselves of the three sacred rights that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ requires from us\, instilling in us a deep sense of respect and reverence. \n\n– Marifah – Recognizing who the Messenger of Allah ﷺ is\n– Muhabbah – Loving the Messenger of Allah ﷺ\n– Ittiba’ – Obedience to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ\n\nThe second two (loving and obeying) are not entirely possible without truly recognizing the first\, who the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was. This recognition enlightens us and deepens our knowledge of his teachings. \n\n– Past mawlid celebrations at MCC: http://mcceastbay.org/mawlid\n\nAbout the Book\, “The Kingdom of the Heart”\n“Within every human being is a Kingdom. The heart is the ruler of this Kingdom\, and the rest of the body is its subjects. If the heart rules with justice and excellence\, the body will perform good actions\, and the Kingdom will flourish. If the heart neglects its duties\, the body will disobey Allah\, and the entire Kingdom will suffer the consequences. Allah ﷻ made this Kingdom so crucial that through it the eternal and everlasting dominion of the next life is either gained or lost.” The Kingdom of the Heart by Habib ‘Umar Bin Hafiz gives the reader a deeper understanding of the importance of cultivating the spiritual kingdom of the heart. Readers will gain a deeper appreciation of how outward actions have spiritual consequences. Some of the topics covered are: •⁠ ⁠The Tongue & Its Effects •⁠ ⁠Looking at Creation with Love & Mercy •⁠ ⁠The Impact of Shaking Hands •⁠ ⁠Attending to the Ending of Our Lives •⁠ ⁠The Impact of Intention This book uniquely shows the direct correlation between outward actions and the heart\, giving us insights into how various actions impact the state of our hearts. Ultimately\, it gives us a way to internalize the wisdom and purpose of acts of devotion\, resulting in the purification of the heart and nearness to Allah ﷻ. \nAbout the Author\nHabib Umar bin Hafiz (Arabic: حبيب عمر بن حفيظ\, romanized: Ḥabīb ʿUmar bin Ḥafīẓ; Arabic pronunciation: [ħabiːb ʕumar bin ħafiːðˤ]; born 27 May 1963) is a Yemeni Sunni and Sufi Islamic scholar\, teacher\, and founder and dean of Dar al-Mustafa Islamic seminary.[3] He is also a Supreme Advisory Council member for the Tabah Foundation in Abu Dhabi. \nUstadh Tariq Samady\nUstadh Tariq Samady is a native of the Bay Area with roots in the ancient city of Kabul. He has been a lifelong seeker of Islamic knowledge\, learning from a wide range of Muslim scholars\, both local and international. With the blessings of his teachers\, he has contributed to various educational programs and gatherings of dhikr. \nHis research and editing interests span Qur’an and Hadith commentaries\, Philology\, Spirituality\, and Persian Poetry. Tariq is the founder of Circles of Light (حلق النور)\, a fledgling educational initiative focused on sharing sacred learnings and wisdom for the community’s benefit. He studied Computer Science at California State University—East Bay and has over ten years of experience as a Developer and Analytics QA Engineer. \nAbout Circles of Light\nCircles of Light is a fledgling educational initiative focused on sharing sacred learnings and wisdom for the benefit of the community\, meant to assist in maximizing Dunya (this life) for our Deen (Faith). He gives wisdom to whomever He wills. Whoever is given wisdom has been given much good. But none pays heed except those with insight. (Quran). We are motivated by the words of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him); the most beloved people to Allah are those most beneficial to the people. (Hadith). We seek to achieve this aim through our in-person educational programs and publications. \nAlmighty Allah ﷻ directs us in Sūratul Aḥzāb\, “Verily\, Allah and His Angels send blessings on the Messenger of Allah. You who believe invoke blessings on him and salute him with a worthy salutation.” Our purpose of invoking blessings upon the Beloved ﷺ leads to proximity to Almighty Allah ﷻ by obeying this command while simultaneously fulfilling our rights upon the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. It is crystal clear how vital the invocation of Ṣalawāt is for the believer\, and it is a Mercy of Almighty Allah ﷻ for its rewards to be multitudinous. Abundant Ṣalawāt upon the Beloved ﷺ leads to loving him and knowing his beautiful qualities. By that virtue\, degrees of purity are realized. From the signs of the people of the Sunnah is sending Ṣalawāt upon him\, for the key to all goodness is Ṣalawāt upon the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. \n\n– More Sidi Tariq Samady: http://mcceastbay.org/tariq\n– More Tri-Valley and East Bay Mawlid celebrations: https://mcceastbay.org/mawlid\n– More about celebrating the Prophet (peace be upon him)’s day of birth: https://seekersguidance.org/answers/general-counsel/innovation-bida-and-celebrating-the-prophets-birthday-mawlid\n– More sessions about “The Kingdom of the Heart”: http://mcceastbay.org/kingdom\n\n \n \n \n 
URL:https://mcceastbay.org/event/monthly-mawlid-4/
LOCATION:MCC East Bay\, 5724 W Las Positas Blvd #300\, Pleasanton\, CA\, 94588\, United States
CATEGORIES:Family Events
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SUMMARY:Monthly Book Reading: The Kingdom of the Hearts | Ustadh Tariq Samady
DESCRIPTION:After the Monthly Mawlid\, join Ustadh Tariq Samady to cover a chapter from the text The Kingdom of the Heart by Habib Umar b. Hafiz. \n6 p.m. to 8 p.m. (Maghrib to Isha) | Saturdays | MCC Conference Room | Join us in person or watch live at mcceastbay.org/live \nDates for Monthly Family Mawlid at MCC East Bay in 2025\n \n\nSaturday\, January 18\, 2025\nSaturday\, February 15\, 2025\nNo session during Ramadan in March ’25\nSaturday\, April 19\, 2025\nSaturday\, May 17\, 2025\nSaturday\, June 21\, 2025\nSaturday\, July 19\, 2025\nSaturday\, August 16\, 2025\nSaturday\, September 20\, 2025\nSaturday\, October 18\, 2025\nSaturday\, November 15\, 2025\nSaturday\, December 20\, 2025\n\n\n– Watch past mawlid celebrations at MCC: http://mcceastbay.org/mawlid\n– More Sidi Tareq: https://mcceastbay.org/tariq\n– More sessions about the book using the monthly Mawlids\, “The Kingdom of the Heart”: http://mcceastbay.org/kingdom\n– Purchase “The Kingdom of the Heart” by Habib Umar bin Hafiz: https://www.amazon.com/Kingdom-Heart-Habib-Umar-Hafiz/dp/173537671X\n\nSponsored by Circles of Light & MCC East Bay. \nQuestions? events@mcceastbay.org \n \nThe Mawlid is a joyous expression of the greatest blessing from Allah. \nWe take this blessed opportunity monthly to remind ourselves of the three sacred rights that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ requires from us\, instilling in us a deep sense of respect and reverence. \n\n– Marifah – Recognizing who the Messenger of Allah ﷺ is\n– Muhabbah – Loving the Messenger of Allah ﷺ\n– Ittiba’ – Obedience to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ\n\nThe second two (loving and obeying) are not entirely possible without truly recognizing the first\, who the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was. This recognition enlightens us and deepens our knowledge of his teachings. \n\n– Past mawlid celebrations at MCC: http://mcceastbay.org/mawlid\n\nAbout the Book\, “The Kingdom of the Heart”\n“Within every human being is a Kingdom. The heart is the ruler of this Kingdom\, and the rest of the body is its subjects. If the heart rules with justice and excellence\, the body will perform good actions\, and the Kingdom will flourish. If the heart neglects its duties\, the body will disobey Allah\, and the entire Kingdom will suffer the consequences. Allah ﷻ made this Kingdom so crucial that through it the eternal and everlasting dominion of the next life is either gained or lost.” The Kingdom of the Heart by Habib ‘Umar Bin Hafiz gives the reader a deeper understanding of the importance of cultivating the spiritual kingdom of the heart. Readers will gain a deeper appreciation of how outward actions have spiritual consequences. Some of the topics covered are: •⁠ ⁠The Tongue & Its Effects •⁠ ⁠Looking at Creation with Love & Mercy •⁠ ⁠The Impact of Shaking Hands •⁠ ⁠Attending to the Ending of Our Lives •⁠ ⁠The Impact of Intention This book uniquely shows the direct correlation between outward actions and the heart\, giving us insights into how various actions impact the state of our hearts. Ultimately\, it gives us a way to internalize the wisdom and purpose of acts of devotion\, resulting in the purification of the heart and nearness to Allah ﷻ. \nAbout the Author\nHabib Umar bin Hafiz (Arabic: حبيب عمر بن حفيظ\, romanized: Ḥabīb ʿUmar bin Ḥafīẓ; Arabic pronunciation: [ħabiːb ʕumar bin ħafiːðˤ]; born 27 May 1963) is a Yemeni Sunni and Sufi Islamic scholar\, teacher\, and founder and dean of Dar al-Mustafa Islamic seminary.[3] He is also a Supreme Advisory Council member for the Tabah Foundation in Abu Dhabi. \nUstadh Tariq Samady\nUstadh Tariq Samady is a native of the Bay Area with roots in the ancient city of Kabul. He has been a lifelong seeker of Islamic knowledge\, learning from a wide range of Muslim scholars\, both local and international. With the blessings of his teachers\, he has contributed to various educational programs and gatherings of dhikr. \nHis research and editing interests span Qur’an and Hadith commentaries\, Philology\, Spirituality\, and Persian Poetry. Tariq is the founder of Circles of Light (حلق النور)\, a fledgling educational initiative focused on sharing sacred learnings and wisdom for the community’s benefit. He studied Computer Science at California State University—East Bay and has over ten years of experience as a Developer and Analytics QA Engineer. \nAbout Circles of Light\nCircles of Light is a fledgling educational initiative focused on sharing sacred learnings and wisdom for the benefit of the community\, meant to assist in maximizing Dunya (this life) for our Deen (Faith). He gives wisdom to whomever He wills. Whoever is given wisdom has been given much good. But none pays heed except those with insight. (Quran). We are motivated by the words of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him); the most beloved people to Allah are those most beneficial to the people. (Hadith). We seek to achieve this aim through our in-person educational programs and publications. \nAlmighty Allah ﷻ directs us in Sūratul Aḥzāb\, “Verily\, Allah and His Angels send blessings on the Messenger of Allah. You who believe invoke blessings on him and salute him with a worthy salutation.” Our purpose of invoking blessings upon the Beloved ﷺ leads to proximity to Almighty Allah ﷻ by obeying this command while simultaneously fulfilling our rights upon the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. It is crystal clear how vital the invocation of Ṣalawāt is for the believer\, and it is a Mercy of Almighty Allah ﷻ for its rewards to be multitudinous. Abundant Ṣalawāt upon the Beloved ﷺ leads to loving him and knowing his beautiful qualities. By that virtue\, degrees of purity are realized. From the signs of the people of the Sunnah is sending Ṣalawāt upon him\, for the key to all goodness is Ṣalawāt upon the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. \n\n– More Sidi Tariq Samady: http://mcceastbay.org/tariq\n– More Tri-Valley and East Bay Mawlid celebrations: https://mcceastbay.org/mawlid\n– More about celebrating the Prophet (peace be upon him)’s day of birth: https://seekersguidance.org/answers/general-counsel/innovation-bida-and-celebrating-the-prophets-birthday-mawlid\n– More sessions about “The Kingdom of the Heart”: http://mcceastbay.org/kingdom
URL:https://mcceastbay.org/event/monthly-book-reading/
LOCATION:MCC East Bay\, 5724 W Las Positas Blvd #300\, Pleasanton\, CA\, 94588\, United States
CATEGORIES:Family Events
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SUMMARY:Community Dua For Protection From Earthquakes: Humility in the Face of Tribulation | Sidi Quran Hodge
DESCRIPTION:\n“Our Lord relieve us of the torment. Lo! we are believers!” (The Smoke 44:12) \nDuring our monthly Mawlid gathering at MCC on Saturday evening\, an earthquake struck\, one of a swarm of recent quakes that have hit in nearby San Ramon. \nNearly 150 tremors have struck in the Bay Area in the past month. \nThe Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) encouraged us to turn to Allah and to ask for His help during such disasters. Earthquakes are among the natural events that shake us the most amid life’s uncertainties. \nTomorrow afternoon\, we come together asking for forgiveness & refuge in Allah. Join us to soothe the anxiety in our hearts and to beseech Allah through special supplications. \nAfter the congregational Zuhr prayer (12:30 p.m.) tomorrow\, Sunday\, Dec. 21\, Ustadh Quran Hodge will lead us in worship and reflections. \nAfter we welcome a young man entering the fold of Islam\, we will pray together two rakats of the Prayer of Need (Salat al-Haja). We will then reflect on the weight of the moment we are in. \nJoin us as we approach Allah with our prayers\, trusting in Him in the face of any calamity that may befall us in this world. Finding community in faith at this time will give us confidence and peace. \n\n \nDua for Protection from Earthquakes \nاَللّٰهُمَّ إِنِّيْ أَعُوْذُ بِعَظَمَتِكَ أَنْ أُغْتَالَ مِنْ \nO Allah\, I seek refuge in Your greatness from being swallowed up from beneath me. \nاَللّٰهُمَّ إِنِّيْ أَعُوْذُ بِكَ مِنَ التَّرَدِّيْ وَالْهَدْمِ \nO Allah\, I seek refuge with You from being thrown from a high place or crushed beneath a falling wall \n[Sunan an-Nasa’i: 5529\, Sunan an-Nasa’i: 5531] \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWe Are Now in Rajab!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLevel up now in the Month of Forgiveness as we near Ramadan!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nImam Shafi’i (rahimahullah) has stated: \n“I have heard that Almighty Allah accepts du’as on five nights: \n\nThe night of Jumu’ah\,\nThe night of Eid al-Fitr\nThe night of Eid al-Adha\nThe first night of Rajab\,\nThe middle (15th) night of Shaban”\n\n(al-Umm\, vol. 2\, pg. 485)
URL:https://mcceastbay.org/event/earthquake/
LOCATION:MCC East Bay\, 5724 W Las Positas Blvd #300\, Pleasanton\, CA\, 94588\, United States
CATEGORIES:Family Events
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SUMMARY:Hackathon: Innovate for a Better Community (MCC AI Program)
DESCRIPTION:Join us deepen your understanding and engagement with Artificial Intelligence (AI) and innovate for a better community. \nSunday\, Nov. 16 | 5:15 p.m. to 7 pm (Maghrib to Isha) | MCC Conference Room | Join us in-person or watch virtually at mcceastbay.org/live \nQuestions? events@mcceastbay.org
URL:https://mcceastbay.org/event/exploring-ai-together-hackathon-mcc-east-bay-ai-program-event/
LOCATION:MCC East Bay\, 5724 W Las Positas Blvd #300\, Pleasanton\, CA\, 94588\, United States
CATEGORIES:Artificial Intelligence
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251224T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251224T110000
DTSTAMP:20260404T145133
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SUMMARY:Weekly Zumba Classes for Women & Girls | Reham Sedky
DESCRIPTION:Zumba Classes are back! \nFor Women & Girls Ages 12+: Join us for weekly Zumba sessions – a fun\, stress-relieving way to stay active\, boost your energy\, and connect with other sisters. Zumba offers incredible benefits\, such as improved physical health\, mental well-being\, and the chance to make fitness an enjoyable part of your routine lifestyle. \nThis class is designed for women and girls aged 12 and up. It’s open to everyone\, and no experience is needed.  \nPlease note this class is not recommended for anyone with back or knee issues. \nStarts Wednesday\, Nov. 26 | 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. | Weekly | Conference Room (private space) | $15/session | Register at mcceastbay.org/zumba \nClasses will be canceled if fewer than five people register. \nMCC 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\n\nAbout the Instructor: \nMy name is Reham Sedky\, and I’m excited to introduce myself as a certified Zumba instructor from the Mountain House Muslim community. Because I love my community\, I wanted to bring something positive to encourage women to focus on their health and well-being. I noticed many sisters cannot participate in gyms or sports due to privacy concerns or lack of time. This inspired me to become a professional Zumba instructor to offer something new and beneficial. Alhamdulilah\, through our Muslim community\, I was able to provide this class in a private and comfortable environment that meets our needs. \nPlease join me\, and let’s move\, laugh\, and grow stronger together\, Insha’Allah! \nQuestions? events@mcceastbay.org
URL:https://mcceastbay.org/event/womens-zumba/2025-12-24/
CATEGORIES:Women's Activities
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251225T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251225T200000
DTSTAMP:20260404T145133
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SUMMARY:Purification of the Heart – Men’s Book Club
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a weekly book club and discussion group as we collectively strive to purify our hearts and grow closer to Allah through understanding and treating the spiritual diseases that afflict us all. We will read and reflect on Hamza Yusuf’s translation and commentary of Imam Mawlud’s classical work\, Purification of the Heart: Signs\, Symptoms\, and Cures of the Spiritual Diseases of the Heart. \nEach session will cover one chapter\, including group discussions and reflections on heart diseases and their treatments. \nWhile we encourage consistent attendance for shared reflection and continuity\, each session is self-contained\, and participants are welcome to drop in even if they cannot commit to attending every week. Sidi Mohammed Kaddoura facilitates this group. \nStarts October 16 | Thursdays | 6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. | Conference Room | In-person only \nClass Schedule: Tracking Chapters: Purification of the Heart– Men’s Book Club \nDisclaimer: This book club is intended to stimulate thought and reflection\, not to teach deen. It is not a fiqh or aqidah class. \nDiscussion Group Guidelines \n\nEveryone has something to say; everyone has something to learn.\n\nShy participants are encouraged to contribute.\nTalkative participants are encouraged to listen more.\n\n\nConfidentiality is essential.\n\nDo not share other participants’ reflections outside the group. It’s okay to say\, “someone in my book club made me think about…” but not “so-and-so said…”\n\n\nGive 70 excuses.\n\nAssume good intentions. If disagreements arise\, remember our shared goal is growth. We leave differences in the room and continue with brotherhood outside of it.\n\n\nMaintain emotional awareness.\n\nThe topics we discuss may evoke strong emotions. All participants are expected to remain calm\, respectful\, and emotionally intelligent. Please avoid getting carried away in conversation. Proper etiquette is required at all times.\n\n\n\nBook Purchase \nPlease purchase the book in advance if you want to follow along. Available at: \n\nAmazon: https://www.amazon.com/Purification-Heart-Symptoms-Spiritual-Diseases/dp/1929694156\nZaytuna Bookstore: https://bookstore.zaytuna.edu/products/purificationoftheheart\n\nAbout the Book \nThis exploration of Islamic spirituality delves into the psychological diseases and cures of the heart. The causes and practical cures of these diseases are discussed\, offering a penetrating glimpse into how Islam deals with spiritual and psychological problems and demonstrating how all people can benefit from these teachings. \n\nAuthor: Imam Mawlud (translated and with extensive commentary by Hamza Yusuf) \nAbout the Translator \nHamza Yusuf is an American Islamic scholar and co-founder of Zaytuna College\, the first accredited Muslim liberal arts college in the United States. He is one of the most influential Islamic educators in the Western world\, known for his ability to bridge traditional Islamic scholarship with contemporary issues. \nQuestions? events@mcceastbay.org \n\n\n\n\n\n\nOctober – 16\nWelcome & Book Overview\n\n\nOctober – 23\nIntroduction to Purification\n\n\nOctober – 30\nMiserliness\n\n\nNovember – 06\nNo Meeting\n\n\nNovember – 13\nWantoness\n\n\nNovember – 20\nHatred\n\n\nNovember – 27\nNo Meeting – Thanksgiving\n\n\nDecember – 04\nIniquity\n\n\nDecember – 11\nLove of the World\n\n\nDecember – 18\nEnvy\n\n\nDecember – 25\nNo Meeting – Christmas\n\n\nJanuary – 01\nNo Meeting – New Year’s Day\n\n\nJanuary – 08\nBlameworthy Modesty\n\n\nJanuary – 15\nFantasizing\n\n\nJanuary – 22\nFear of Poverty\n\n\nJanuary – 29\nOstentation\n\n\nFebruary – 05\nRelying on Other than God\n\n\nFebruary – 12\nDispleasure with Divine Decree\n\n\nFebruary – 19\nNo Meeting – Ramadan\n\n\nFebruary – 26\nNo Meeting – Ramadan\n\n\nMarch – 05\nNo Meeting – Ramadan\n\n\nMarch – 12\nNo Meeting – Ramadan\n\n\nMarch – 19\nNo Meeting – Ramadan
URL:https://mcceastbay.org/event/purification-of-the-heart-bookclub/2025-12-25/
LOCATION:MCC East Bay\, 5724 W Las Positas Blvd #300\, Pleasanton\, CA\, 94588\, United States
CATEGORIES:Men's Activities
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SUMMARY:Jumu’ah Services @ MCC & Rosewood
DESCRIPTION:For MCC’s four Jumu’ah services on Dec. 26\, 2025: \n\n12:30 p.m. to 12:50 p.m.\n\nSheikh Farid Dingle delivers this sermon at MCC East Bay\n\n\n1:30 p.m. to 1:50 p.m.\n\nSheikh Talal Ahdab delivers this sermon at MCC East Bay\n\n\n1:40 p.m. to 2:10 p.m.\n\nTBA delivers this sermon at Rosewood Conference Center\, 4450 Rosewood Dr.\, Pleasanton\n\n\n2:30 p.m. – 2:50 p.m.\n\nTBA delivers this sermon at MCC East Bay\n\n\n\n*Please attend at 12:30 or 2:30 p.m. at MCC to avoid heavier first-service congestion whenever possible\, or please attend the off-site MCC Jumu’ah service\, that is\, each week at the Rosewood Commons\, 4450 Rosewood Dr (Building 5).\, Pleasanton. Rosewood is only a five-minute drive from MCC. \n\n\nPlease note that the former HP lot (now Pleasanton School District) is no longer available to our congregation. The District graciously provides the MCC congregation a limited number of parking space. Please come to the first or fourth Jumuah at MCC to ease up parking congestion or\, better yet\, attend our weekly parallel satellite prayer from 1:40 p.m. to 2:10 p.m. at Rosewood Center (Building 5): https://mcceastbay.org/rosewood \n\n– Virtually watch the three MCC sermons from home: https://mcceastbay.org/live\n– More Shaykh Farid: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICJny-qG6Kg\n– More Dr. Ali: http://mcceastbay.org/ali\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 and young children. The mothers’ and fathers’ prayer room is just past the Banquet Hall doors into the school area. \nQuestions? events@mcceastbay.org \n  \n 
URL:https://mcceastbay.org/event/jumuah-services-mcc-rosewood-17/
LOCATION:MCC East Bay\, 5724 W Las Positas Blvd #300\, Pleasanton\, CA\, 94588\, United States
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SUMMARY:MCC Youth Coordinator Tables @ MCC Jumu'ahs
DESCRIPTION:Stop by the Youth Coordinator’s table during Jummah this Friday to learn more about our youth programs\, services\, and upcoming events. This is a great opportunity for parents and families to get connected and bring youth who may not regularly attend back into our community. Teens can also learn about the Youth Committee (ages 12+)\, how to get involved\, earn volunteer hours\, and build friendships that last a lifetime.
URL:https://mcceastbay.org/event/mcc-youth-coordinator-tables-mcc-jumuahs/
LOCATION:MCC East Bay\, 5724 W Las Positas Blvd #300\, Pleasanton\, CA\, 94588\, United States
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DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251226T150000
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SUMMARY:MCC Troop 981 (Club Scouts) Tables @ MCC Jummah
DESCRIPTION:The Scouts’ vision is to nurture community-driven\, God-conscious\, confident\, and skillful young men. A Cub Scout Pack is for boys and girls from Kindergarten to fifth grade (ages 5 to 11). \nFor details about Scouting of America Troops for boys and girls 6th to 12th grade (ages 11 to 17) refer to the page Troop 981. \nVisit their table after Jummah to learn more.
URL:https://mcceastbay.org/event/troop-981-scouts-mcc-jummah-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251226T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251226T210000
DTSTAMP:20260404T145133
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260111T072424Z
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SUMMARY:Women's Weekly Friday Evening Halaqa | The Rahmah Foundation
DESCRIPTION:Ustadha Dr. Rania Awaad holds a weekly women’s gathering on Friday evenings to discuss navigating contemporary issues. This program runs in parallel to the Friday night girl’s halaqa. \n\n\n\n7 p.m. to 9 p.m. | Every Friday from September 19\, 2025\, to May 22\, 2026 |  MCC Conference Room | Free; no registration or RSVP required to attend in person | To join virtually\, register at https://mcceastbay.org/zoom \n\n\n\n\n\n\n– More Dr. Rania: https://mcceastbay.org/rania\n– Watch past Dr. Rania’s Friday Night Halaqa (FNH) recordings: https://mcceastbay.org/womens-halaqa\n– Join Dr. Rania’s WhatsUp group: https://chat.whatsapp.com/HlHmFFnGbwvCvLl6uGD1C4\n– The Rahmah Foundation’s Holiday Calendar: https://mcceastbay.org/rahmah-calendar\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe FNH Fall session runs from Friday\, September 19\, 2025\, to May 22\, 2026\, with no halaqas on the following dates: Friday\, November 28\, December 19\, December 26\, January 2\, February 20 through March 27\, April 3\, and April 10. See calendar. \n\n\n\nFree weekly babysitting is provided in Room 23. Facility map: https://mcceastbay.org/facility-map \n\n\n\nQuestions? events@mcceastbay.org \n\n\n\n\n\nThis women’s halaqa is hosted at MCC and runs parallel to the girls & teens program in partnership with The Rahmah Foundation. \n\n\n\nUstadha Rania Awaad was raised in the U.S. and began her formal study of the traditional Islamic sciences when her parents permitted her to travel to Damascus\, Syria\, at 14. Her desire to continue studying the Deen resulted in multiple trips back to Damascus\, interspersed between her high school\, college\, and medical studies. She was honored to receive Ijazah (authorization to teach) several branches of the Shari’ah sciences at the hands of many renowned scholars\, including many female scholars. She has received Ijazah to teach Tajwid in the Hafs and Warsh recitations from the late eminent Syrian scholar Shaykh Abu Hassan al-Kurdi. In addition to completing several advanced texts of the Shafi’i madhhab\, she is licensed to teach texts of Maliki fiqh\, Adab\, and Ihsan. Currently\, Ustadha Rania teaches online and local classes for The Rahmah Foundation\, Rabata. She is on the faculty of Zaytuna College\, where she teaches courses in Shafi’i fiqh and women’s issues in fiqh and has helped develop and co-direct the Tajweed and Hifz program. \n\n\n\nUstadha Rania is also a medical doctor with a specialty in Psychiatry. She completed her Psychiatric residency and fellowship training at Stanford University\, where she is currently on the faculty as a Clinical Instructor in the Stanford Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences department. Her medical interests include addressing mental health care concerns in the Muslim community- particularly that of Muslim women and girls. She has been awarded grants from the NIMH (National Institute of Mental Health) to research this topic and has presented her findings at several medical conferences. Other ongoing endeavors include compiling manuscripts addressing female-related mental health and medical issues from a fiqh-oriented perspective. She is the Director of the Rahmah Foundation\, a non-profit organization that teaches traditional Islamic knowledge to Muslim women and girls. In this capacity\, she also heads the Murbbiyah Mentoring Program\, which trains young women to teach and mentor Muslim girls and teens. Ustadha Rania is both a wife and a mother; she has been counseling and teaching women classes on Tajwid\, Shafi’i Fiqh\, Ihsan\, marriage\, and raising children since 1999. \n\n\n\nLearn more about Dr. Rania and her work at http://med.stanford.edu/psychiatry/research/MuslimMHLab.html \n\n\n\nEvery Friday evening\, the MCC bustles with activity. MCC hosts four halaqas to increase God-consciousness for youth\, women\, and men. \n\n\n\nJoin Dr. Rania Awaad‘s women’s gathering on navigating contemporary issues from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. This wide-ranging Muslimah halaqa is in the MCC Conference Room\, and the first hour is live-streamed here (watch past sessions at https://mcceastbay.org/halaqa). This halaqa is organized in partnership with The Rahmah Foundation. Questions? events@mcceastbay.org
URL:https://mcceastbay.org/event/womens-weekly-halaqa/2025-12-26/
LOCATION:MCC East Bay\, 5724 W Las Positas Blvd #300\, Pleasanton\, CA\, 94588\, United States
CATEGORIES:Sisters Program
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SUMMARY:Friday Night Teen High School Halaqa | Sidi Quran Hodge
DESCRIPTION:Join Ustadh Quran Hodge for weekly Friday evening basketball & halaqa sessions for teen high school boys from 9th through 12th grade. \nThese sessions aim to craft our next generation of confident\, faithful Muslim men. These halaqas are for high school boys only—no younger boys are allowed. Each session is capped at 30 teens. Once limited spots are full\, please kindly join the waitlist. \nThe first hour is physical activity in the gym (basketball\, flag football\, or soccer)\, and the latter hour is pizza and a teen halaqa with Sidi Quran.  \n7 p.m. to 9 p.m. | Fridays | October 24\, 2025\, to May 22\, 2026 (with a break in Ramadan 2026) | $400/person | Hart Middle School | Register at mcceastbay.org/boys  \nThe MCC has a standing policy that financial need should never prevent a family in the East Bay from benefiting from any MCC offering. To request a financial waiver\, please complete the application at mcceastbay.org/scholarship \nCoach Amir Rashad also leads a Friday Night Elementary & Middle School Boys Halaqa & Hangout: \nQuestions? events@mcceastbay.org  \nLocation of Friday evening sessions for high school boys in ‘25 and ‘26: \n\n\n\n– October 24\, 2025\, at Dublin High School \n– October 31\, 2025\, at Dublin High School \n– November 7\, 2025\, at Donlon Elementary School\n– November 14\, 2025\, at Donlon Elementary School\n– November 21\, 2025\, at Donlon Elementary School\n– November 28\, 2024 (no session)\n– December 5\, 2025\, at Donlon Elementary School\n– December 12\, 2025\, at Donlon Elementary School\n– December 19\, 2025\, at Donlon Elementary School\n– December 26\, 2024 (no session)\n– January 2\, 2025 (no session)\n– January 9\, 2026\, at Hart Middle School in Pleasanton\n– January 16\, 2026\, at Hart Middle School in Pleasanton\n– January 23\, 2026\, at Hart Middle School in Pleasanton\n– January 30\, 2026\, at Hart Middle School in Pleasanton\n– February 6\, 2026\, at Hart Middle School in Pleasanton\n– February 13\, 2026\, at Hart Middle School in Pleasanton\n– February 20\, 2026 (no season in Ramadan)\n– February 27\, 2026 (no session in Ramadan)– March 6\, 2026 (no session)\n– March 13\, 2026 (no session in Ramadan)\n– March 20\, 2026 (no session in Ramadan)\n– March 27\, 2025 (no session)\n– April 3\, 2026\, at Hart Middle School in Pleasanton\n– April 10\, 2026\, at Hart Middle School in Pleasanton\n– April 17\, 2026\, at Hart Middle School in Pleasanton\n– April 24\, 2026\, at Hart Middle School in Pleasanton\n– May 1\, 2026\, at Hart Middle School in Pleasanton\n– May 8\, 2026\, at Hart Middle School in Pleasanton\n– May 15\, 2026\, at Hart Middle School in Pleasanton\n– May 22\, 2026\, at Hart Middle School in Pleasanton\n\n\n\nAbout Sidi Quran \nQur’an Hodge is a Bay Area native. He began his Islamic education in 2019\, studying Arabic at the Al Maqasid Seminary in Pennsylvania. Sidi Quran continued to Dar Al Mustafa\, a Yemeni Islamic university in Tarim\, Hadhramaut. At this Islamic seminary founded by Habib Umar bin Hafiz\, Sidi Qur’an studied Ibtidaiyya\, Hadith\, Aqida\, Seerah\, Nahw\, Quran Hifzdh\, Kitaba\, and Tafseer in classical Arabic.  \nSidi Quran has completed certificates in Taleef Collective’s Refining the Core and Zaytuna College’s Permaculture Program. He is passionate about creatively addressing community issues\, particularly the challenges that Muslim youth face. He lives with his wife and child in Castro Valley. \n\n– More Quran Hodge: https://mcceastbay.org/quran-hodge
URL:https://mcceastbay.org/event/friday-night-teens/2025-12-26/
CATEGORIES:Teen
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SUMMARY:Weekly Zumba Classes for Women & Girls | Reham Sedky
DESCRIPTION:Zumba Classes are back! \nFor Women & Girls Ages 12+: Join us for weekly Zumba sessions – a fun\, stress-relieving way to stay active\, boost your energy\, and connect with other sisters. Zumba offers incredible benefits\, such as improved physical health\, mental well-being\, and the chance to make fitness an enjoyable part of your routine lifestyle. \nThis class is designed for women and girls aged 12 and up. It’s open to everyone\, and no experience is needed.  \nPlease note this class is not recommended for anyone with back or knee issues. \nStarts Wednesday\, Nov. 26 | 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. | Weekly | Conference Room (private space) | $15/session | Register at mcceastbay.org/zumba \nClasses will be canceled if fewer than five people register. \nMCC 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\n\nAbout the Instructor: \nMy name is Reham Sedky\, and I’m excited to introduce myself as a certified Zumba instructor from the Mountain House Muslim community. Because I love my community\, I wanted to bring something positive to encourage women to focus on their health and well-being. I noticed many sisters cannot participate in gyms or sports due to privacy concerns or lack of time. This inspired me to become a professional Zumba instructor to offer something new and beneficial. Alhamdulilah\, through our Muslim community\, I was able to provide this class in a private and comfortable environment that meets our needs. \nPlease join me\, and let’s move\, laugh\, and grow stronger together\, Insha’Allah! \nQuestions? events@mcceastbay.org
URL:https://mcceastbay.org/event/womens-zumba/2025-12-31/
CATEGORIES:Women's Activities
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SUMMARY:Purification of the Heart – Men’s Book Club
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a weekly book club and discussion group as we collectively strive to purify our hearts and grow closer to Allah through understanding and treating the spiritual diseases that afflict us all. We will read and reflect on Hamza Yusuf’s translation and commentary of Imam Mawlud’s classical work\, Purification of the Heart: Signs\, Symptoms\, and Cures of the Spiritual Diseases of the Heart. \nEach session will cover one chapter\, including group discussions and reflections on heart diseases and their treatments. \nWhile we encourage consistent attendance for shared reflection and continuity\, each session is self-contained\, and participants are welcome to drop in even if they cannot commit to attending every week. Sidi Mohammed Kaddoura facilitates this group. \nStarts October 16 | Thursdays | 6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. | Conference Room | In-person only \nClass Schedule: Tracking Chapters: Purification of the Heart– Men’s Book Club \nDisclaimer: This book club is intended to stimulate thought and reflection\, not to teach deen. It is not a fiqh or aqidah class. \nDiscussion Group Guidelines \n\nEveryone has something to say; everyone has something to learn.\n\nShy participants are encouraged to contribute.\nTalkative participants are encouraged to listen more.\n\n\nConfidentiality is essential.\n\nDo not share other participants’ reflections outside the group. It’s okay to say\, “someone in my book club made me think about…” but not “so-and-so said…”\n\n\nGive 70 excuses.\n\nAssume good intentions. If disagreements arise\, remember our shared goal is growth. We leave differences in the room and continue with brotherhood outside of it.\n\n\nMaintain emotional awareness.\n\nThe topics we discuss may evoke strong emotions. All participants are expected to remain calm\, respectful\, and emotionally intelligent. Please avoid getting carried away in conversation. Proper etiquette is required at all times.\n\n\n\nBook Purchase \nPlease purchase the book in advance if you want to follow along. Available at: \n\nAmazon: https://www.amazon.com/Purification-Heart-Symptoms-Spiritual-Diseases/dp/1929694156\nZaytuna Bookstore: https://bookstore.zaytuna.edu/products/purificationoftheheart\n\nAbout the Book \nThis exploration of Islamic spirituality delves into the psychological diseases and cures of the heart. The causes and practical cures of these diseases are discussed\, offering a penetrating glimpse into how Islam deals with spiritual and psychological problems and demonstrating how all people can benefit from these teachings. \n\nAuthor: Imam Mawlud (translated and with extensive commentary by Hamza Yusuf) \nAbout the Translator \nHamza Yusuf is an American Islamic scholar and co-founder of Zaytuna College\, the first accredited Muslim liberal arts college in the United States. He is one of the most influential Islamic educators in the Western world\, known for his ability to bridge traditional Islamic scholarship with contemporary issues. \nQuestions? events@mcceastbay.org \n\n\n\n\n\n\nOctober – 16\nWelcome & Book Overview\n\n\nOctober – 23\nIntroduction to Purification\n\n\nOctober – 30\nMiserliness\n\n\nNovember – 06\nNo Meeting\n\n\nNovember – 13\nWantoness\n\n\nNovember – 20\nHatred\n\n\nNovember – 27\nNo Meeting – Thanksgiving\n\n\nDecember – 04\nIniquity\n\n\nDecember – 11\nLove of the World\n\n\nDecember – 18\nEnvy\n\n\nDecember – 25\nNo Meeting – Christmas\n\n\nJanuary – 01\nNo Meeting – New Year’s Day\n\n\nJanuary – 08\nBlameworthy Modesty\n\n\nJanuary – 15\nFantasizing\n\n\nJanuary – 22\nFear of Poverty\n\n\nJanuary – 29\nOstentation\n\n\nFebruary – 05\nRelying on Other than God\n\n\nFebruary – 12\nDispleasure with Divine Decree\n\n\nFebruary – 19\nNo Meeting – Ramadan\n\n\nFebruary – 26\nNo Meeting – Ramadan\n\n\nMarch – 05\nNo Meeting – Ramadan\n\n\nMarch – 12\nNo Meeting – Ramadan\n\n\nMarch – 19\nNo Meeting – Ramadan
URL:https://mcceastbay.org/event/purification-of-the-heart-bookclub/2026-01-01/
LOCATION:MCC East Bay\, 5724 W Las Positas Blvd #300\, Pleasanton\, CA\, 94588\, United States
CATEGORIES:Men's Activities
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260102T123000
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SUMMARY:Jumu’ah Services @ MCC & Rosewood
DESCRIPTION:For MCC’s four Jumu’ah services on January 02\, 2026: \n\n12:30 p.m. to 12:50 p.m.\n\nUstadh Quran Hodge delivers this sermon at MCC East Bay\n\n\n1:30 p.m. to 1:50 p.m.\n\nUstadh Quran Hodge delivers this sermon at MCC East Bay\n\n\n1:40 p.m. to 2:10 p.m.\n\nHafiz Abdullah Ayyaz delivers this sermon at Rosewood Conference Center\, 4450 Rosewood Dr.\, Pleasanton\n\n\n2:30 p.m. – 2:50 p.m.\n\nUstadh Mohammed Abdul Baseer delivers this sermon at MCC East Bay\n\n\n\n*Please attend at 12:30 or 2:30 p.m. at MCC to avoid heavier first-service congestion whenever possible\, or please attend the off-site MCC Jumu’ah service\, that is\, each week at the Rosewood Commons\, 4450 Rosewood Dr (Building 5).\, Pleasanton. Rosewood is only a five-minute drive from MCC. \n\n\nPlease note that the former HP lot (now Pleasanton School District) is no longer available to our congregation. The District graciously provides the MCC congregation a limited number of parking space. Please come to the first or fourth Jumuah at MCC to ease up parking congestion or\, better yet\, attend our weekly parallel satellite prayer from 1:40 p.m. to 2:10 p.m. at Rosewood Center (Building 5): https://mcceastbay.org/rosewood \n\n– Virtually watch the three MCC sermons from home: https://mcceastbay.org/live\n– More Ustadh Quran: http://mcceastbay.org/quran-hodge\n– More Hafiz Abdullah: http://mcceastbay.org/abdullah-ayyaz\n– More Ustadh Baseer: http://mcceastbay.org/baseer\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 and young children. The mothers’ and fathers’ prayer room is just past the Banquet Hall doors into the school area. \nQuestions? events@mcceastbay.org \n  \n 
URL:https://mcceastbay.org/event/jumuah-services-mcc-rosewood-18/
LOCATION:MCC East Bay\, 5724 W Las Positas Blvd #300\, Pleasanton\, CA\, 94588\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260102T123000
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SUMMARY:Axis Community Health Tables @ MCC Jumu’ahs
DESCRIPTION:Axis Community Health is the main health clinic for the Tri-Valley. They provide quality\, affordable\, accessible\, and compassionate healthcare services that promote the well-being of all community members. They offer a wide range of services such as primary medical care\, dental care\, and behavioral health\, as well as WIC nutrition services\, acupuncture\, and chiropractic services. During the three Jumu’ah services on this Friday\, they will assist with enrollment appointments and answer any questions you may have.
URL:https://mcceastbay.org/event/axis-community-health-tables-mcc-jumuahs-4/
LOCATION:MCC East Bay\, 5724 W Las Positas Blvd #300\, Pleasanton\, CA\, 94588\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260102T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260102T210000
DTSTAMP:20260404T145133
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SUMMARY:Women's Weekly Friday Evening Halaqa | The Rahmah Foundation
DESCRIPTION:Ustadha Dr. Rania Awaad holds a weekly women’s gathering on Friday evenings to discuss navigating contemporary issues. This program runs in parallel to the Friday night girl’s halaqa. \n\n\n\n7 p.m. to 9 p.m. | Every Friday from September 19\, 2025\, to May 22\, 2026 |  MCC Conference Room | Free; no registration or RSVP required to attend in person | To join virtually\, register at https://mcceastbay.org/zoom \n\n\n\n\n\n\n– More Dr. Rania: https://mcceastbay.org/rania\n– Watch past Dr. Rania’s Friday Night Halaqa (FNH) recordings: https://mcceastbay.org/womens-halaqa\n– Join Dr. Rania’s WhatsUp group: https://chat.whatsapp.com/HlHmFFnGbwvCvLl6uGD1C4\n– The Rahmah Foundation’s Holiday Calendar: https://mcceastbay.org/rahmah-calendar\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe FNH Fall session runs from Friday\, September 19\, 2025\, to May 22\, 2026\, with no halaqas on the following dates: Friday\, November 28\, December 19\, December 26\, January 2\, February 20 through March 27\, April 3\, and April 10. See calendar. \n\n\n\nFree weekly babysitting is provided in Room 23. Facility map: https://mcceastbay.org/facility-map \n\n\n\nQuestions? events@mcceastbay.org \n\n\n\n\n\nThis women’s halaqa is hosted at MCC and runs parallel to the girls & teens program in partnership with The Rahmah Foundation. \n\n\n\nUstadha Rania Awaad was raised in the U.S. and began her formal study of the traditional Islamic sciences when her parents permitted her to travel to Damascus\, Syria\, at 14. Her desire to continue studying the Deen resulted in multiple trips back to Damascus\, interspersed between her high school\, college\, and medical studies. She was honored to receive Ijazah (authorization to teach) several branches of the Shari’ah sciences at the hands of many renowned scholars\, including many female scholars. She has received Ijazah to teach Tajwid in the Hafs and Warsh recitations from the late eminent Syrian scholar Shaykh Abu Hassan al-Kurdi. In addition to completing several advanced texts of the Shafi’i madhhab\, she is licensed to teach texts of Maliki fiqh\, Adab\, and Ihsan. Currently\, Ustadha Rania teaches online and local classes for The Rahmah Foundation\, Rabata. She is on the faculty of Zaytuna College\, where she teaches courses in Shafi’i fiqh and women’s issues in fiqh and has helped develop and co-direct the Tajweed and Hifz program. \n\n\n\nUstadha Rania is also a medical doctor with a specialty in Psychiatry. She completed her Psychiatric residency and fellowship training at Stanford University\, where she is currently on the faculty as a Clinical Instructor in the Stanford Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences department. Her medical interests include addressing mental health care concerns in the Muslim community- particularly that of Muslim women and girls. She has been awarded grants from the NIMH (National Institute of Mental Health) to research this topic and has presented her findings at several medical conferences. Other ongoing endeavors include compiling manuscripts addressing female-related mental health and medical issues from a fiqh-oriented perspective. She is the Director of the Rahmah Foundation\, a non-profit organization that teaches traditional Islamic knowledge to Muslim women and girls. In this capacity\, she also heads the Murbbiyah Mentoring Program\, which trains young women to teach and mentor Muslim girls and teens. Ustadha Rania is both a wife and a mother; she has been counseling and teaching women classes on Tajwid\, Shafi’i Fiqh\, Ihsan\, marriage\, and raising children since 1999. \n\n\n\nLearn more about Dr. Rania and her work at http://med.stanford.edu/psychiatry/research/MuslimMHLab.html \n\n\n\nEvery Friday evening\, the MCC bustles with activity. MCC hosts four halaqas to increase God-consciousness for youth\, women\, and men. \n\n\n\nJoin Dr. Rania Awaad‘s women’s gathering on navigating contemporary issues from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. This wide-ranging Muslimah halaqa is in the MCC Conference Room\, and the first hour is live-streamed here (watch past sessions at https://mcceastbay.org/halaqa). This halaqa is organized in partnership with The Rahmah Foundation. Questions? events@mcceastbay.org
URL:https://mcceastbay.org/event/womens-weekly-halaqa/2026-01-02/
LOCATION:MCC East Bay\, 5724 W Las Positas Blvd #300\, Pleasanton\, CA\, 94588\, United States
CATEGORIES:Sisters Program
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260102T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260102T210000
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SUMMARY:Friday Night Teen High School Halaqa | Sidi Quran Hodge
DESCRIPTION:Join Ustadh Quran Hodge for weekly Friday evening basketball & halaqa sessions for teen high school boys from 9th through 12th grade. \nThese sessions aim to craft our next generation of confident\, faithful Muslim men. These halaqas are for high school boys only—no younger boys are allowed. Each session is capped at 30 teens. Once limited spots are full\, please kindly join the waitlist. \nThe first hour is physical activity in the gym (basketball\, flag football\, or soccer)\, and the latter hour is pizza and a teen halaqa with Sidi Quran.  \n7 p.m. to 9 p.m. | Fridays | October 24\, 2025\, to May 22\, 2026 (with a break in Ramadan 2026) | $400/person | Hart Middle School | Register at mcceastbay.org/boys  \nThe MCC has a standing policy that financial need should never prevent a family in the East Bay from benefiting from any MCC offering. To request a financial waiver\, please complete the application at mcceastbay.org/scholarship \nCoach Amir Rashad also leads a Friday Night Elementary & Middle School Boys Halaqa & Hangout: \nQuestions? events@mcceastbay.org  \nLocation of Friday evening sessions for high school boys in ‘25 and ‘26: \n\n\n\n– October 24\, 2025\, at Dublin High School \n– October 31\, 2025\, at Dublin High School \n– November 7\, 2025\, at Donlon Elementary School\n– November 14\, 2025\, at Donlon Elementary School\n– November 21\, 2025\, at Donlon Elementary School\n– November 28\, 2024 (no session)\n– December 5\, 2025\, at Donlon Elementary School\n– December 12\, 2025\, at Donlon Elementary School\n– December 19\, 2025\, at Donlon Elementary School\n– December 26\, 2024 (no session)\n– January 2\, 2025 (no session)\n– January 9\, 2026\, at Hart Middle School in Pleasanton\n– January 16\, 2026\, at Hart Middle School in Pleasanton\n– January 23\, 2026\, at Hart Middle School in Pleasanton\n– January 30\, 2026\, at Hart Middle School in Pleasanton\n– February 6\, 2026\, at Hart Middle School in Pleasanton\n– February 13\, 2026\, at Hart Middle School in Pleasanton\n– February 20\, 2026 (no season in Ramadan)\n– February 27\, 2026 (no session in Ramadan)– March 6\, 2026 (no session)\n– March 13\, 2026 (no session in Ramadan)\n– March 20\, 2026 (no session in Ramadan)\n– March 27\, 2025 (no session)\n– April 3\, 2026\, at Hart Middle School in Pleasanton\n– April 10\, 2026\, at Hart Middle School in Pleasanton\n– April 17\, 2026\, at Hart Middle School in Pleasanton\n– April 24\, 2026\, at Hart Middle School in Pleasanton\n– May 1\, 2026\, at Hart Middle School in Pleasanton\n– May 8\, 2026\, at Hart Middle School in Pleasanton\n– May 15\, 2026\, at Hart Middle School in Pleasanton\n– May 22\, 2026\, at Hart Middle School in Pleasanton\n\n\n\nAbout Sidi Quran \nQur’an Hodge is a Bay Area native. He began his Islamic education in 2019\, studying Arabic at the Al Maqasid Seminary in Pennsylvania. Sidi Quran continued to Dar Al Mustafa\, a Yemeni Islamic university in Tarim\, Hadhramaut. At this Islamic seminary founded by Habib Umar bin Hafiz\, Sidi Qur’an studied Ibtidaiyya\, Hadith\, Aqida\, Seerah\, Nahw\, Quran Hifzdh\, Kitaba\, and Tafseer in classical Arabic.  \nSidi Quran has completed certificates in Taleef Collective’s Refining the Core and Zaytuna College’s Permaculture Program. He is passionate about creatively addressing community issues\, particularly the challenges that Muslim youth face. He lives with his wife and child in Castro Valley. \n\n– More Quran Hodge: https://mcceastbay.org/quran-hodge
URL:https://mcceastbay.org/event/friday-night-teens/2026-01-02/
CATEGORIES:Teen
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260104T063000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260104T073000
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SUMMARY:#TeamFajr Monthly Sunday Breakfast & Qur'an Khatam
DESCRIPTION:  \n“If people knew the reward in praying Fajr & Isha in a congregation\, they would go to the Masjid even if they had to crawl” [Bukhari & Muslim] \nJoin Qari Amar Bellaha on the first Sunday of each month. Pray the pre-dawn prayer in congregation (6:30 a.m.)\, followed by recitations of Surah Yaseen and Al-Wird Al-Latif (booklets provided) in unison\, community dua\, and following sunup\, Salat al-Ishraq prayer in congregation. Qari Amar will also lead the Khatam (completion) of the Qur’an. Each month\, congregation members complete one Juz of the Holy Qur’an. Please finish your Juz by the first Sunday of each month. Sign up for Juz at mcceastbay.org/juz This program is also streamed virtually at https://mcceastbay.org/live. 2025 Sunday Monthly Khatam with Qari Amar Bellaha: \n\n– January 4\, 2026\n– February 1\, 2026\n– No TeamFajr in Ramadan\n– April 5\, 2026\n– May 3\, 2026\n– June 7\, 2026\n– July 5\, 2026\n– August 2\, 2026\n– September 6\, 2026\n– October 4\, 2026\n– November 1\, 2026\n– December 6\, 2026\n\nThere are numerous benefits and virtues of reciting the Holy Qur’an and sending Salawat upon Rasulullah (S). Along with bringing great barakah into our lives\, these two acts of ‘ibadah are a means by which Allah elevates our rank in Jannah. Though it may be challenging to make a habit of tilawah (recitation) and Salawat individually\, there is strength in our numbers. Join your MCC community in our goal of collectively completing a Qur’an khatam. Questions? events@mcceastbay.org \n\nMore Qari Amar: https://mcceastbay.org/amar\nImam al-Haddad’s litanies (al-Wird al-Latif): https://mcceastbay.org/wird\nThe Prophet (Peace be upon him) said\, “He who performs the Fajr will be under the protection of Allah.” [Muslim]\nThe Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “The best prayer before Allah is the Fajr prayer on Friday in the congregation.”\n\n\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n		\n \n  \n  \n  \n\n  \n 
URL:https://mcceastbay.org/event/monthly-teamfajr-khatm/
LOCATION:MCC East Bay\, 5724 W Las Positas Blvd #300\, Pleasanton\, CA\, 94588\, United States
CATEGORIES:Family Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260105T110000
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SUMMARY:Women’s Seerah Bookclub (in-person & virtual) | Ustadha Leila Fakira
DESCRIPTION:  \n\n  \n\nJoin 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. This year\, we are reading from Our Lady Fatima al-Zahra (R.A.) by Muhammad Abduh Yamani. \n\n  \n\nEvery Monday\, in-person & virtual | 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. | MCC | 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 ’26. \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\nhttps://www.meccabooks.com/products/our-lady-fatima-al-zahra\nhttps://store.celebratemercy.com/products/our-lady-fatima-al-zahra?srsltid=AfmBOoolySfro5MbF50JY0y6f-0yyRMdaGwsDMa2DqstKJWBykrF1Tpa\nhttps://bookshop.rabata.org/search?q=pur+lady&options%5Bprefix%5D=last\n\n\n\nFor those local in the Bay Area: \n\nRumi Bookstore\nZaytuna Bookstore\n\nQuestions? bookclub@mcceastbay.org \n  \n\n  \n\nAbout the Book \n\n  \n\nThis book is about the life and virtues of the eminent lady Sayyidatunā Fāṭima al-Zahra ﵂. Through her\, with Sayyidunā ‘Alī ﵁\, the blessed lineage of her father\, the Messenger of God ﷺ\, was preserved. She resembled him in every way\, and of all people she was the dearest to his heart. She stood with him ﷺ and strove always to serve and aid him\, taking care of him after the death of her mother\, Sayyidatunā Khadīja ﵂. Fāṭima was brave\, strong\, forbearing\, dutiful\, gracious\, and protective. She was a loving mother and an inspiring example to her sons\, Imams Ḥasan and Ḥusayn ﵁. Fāṭima al-Zahrā ﵂ tells the life story of its subject in a vivid\, straightforward manner\, linking it to the history of Islam from the early times of tribulation to the establishment of the Dīn and the Community based in al-Madīna. Its style and approach are very suitable for children\, as well as for older readers. The author\, Dr Muhammad Abduh Yamani (d.1431/2010)\, who served for several years as Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Information\, was a distinguished educationalist\, author and businessman\, notable also for his piety and philanthropy. \n\n  \n\n  \n\n  \n\n  \n\n  \n\n  \n\n  \n\n  \n\n  \n\n 
URL:https://mcceastbay.org/event/womens-seerah-bookclub-25/2026-01-05/
LOCATION:MCC East Bay\, 5724 W Las Positas Blvd #300\, Pleasanton\, CA\, 94588\, United States
CATEGORIES:Sisters Program
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