MCC East Bay

Weekly Ramadan Women's Dhikr Circle | Ustadha Hosai Mojaddidi
2024-03-31 10:30 - 12:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
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
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

MCC '24 Singles Iftar Week Three
2024-03-31 19:20 - 20:30
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

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
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
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)

Questions? events@mcceastbay.org

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 and 1 more date

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

Youth Kahf Recitation
2024-04-05 12:00 - 12:30
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 & Rosewood Conference Center
2024-04-05 13:30 - 16:00
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
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
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

Khatam Night Special Program | Qari Amar Bellaha & Guest Speaker
2024-04-08 21:15 - 2024-04-09 06:00
Join Qari Amar Bellaha and a guest speaker at Taraweeh for the completion of the Qur’an.

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 Mahdy Amine

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

– 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: Shaykh Hisham Mahmoud & Imam Zaid Shakir*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

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 Hisham Mahmoud, 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

Eid ul-Fitr Prayer Services @ MCC
2024-04-10 07:00 - 11:00 | MCC East Bay, 5724 W Las Positas Blvd #300, Pleasanton, CA, 94588, United States
Thank you for a beautiful Ramadan together in the community!

Eid ul-Fitr ’24 will be celebrated on Wednesday, April 10, pending moonsighting.

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

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

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

– SECOND PRAYER– Location: Fallon Sports Park, 4605 Lockhart St, Dublin, CA 94568– Takbeerat begins at 9 a.m.– 9:15 a.m.: Eid prayer begins promptly, followed by an Eid sermon– Khateeb: Shaykh Hisham Mahmoud

– THIRD PRAYER– Location: Fallon Sports Park, 4605 Lockhart St, Dublin, CA 94568– Takbeerat begins at 10:30 a.m.– 10:45 a.m.: Eid prayer begins promptly, followed by an Eid sermon– Khateeb: Sidi Shahryar Abbasi

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

Each Eid service will be less than 30 minutes long. The Eid prayer will start promptly at 7:15 a.m., 9:15 a.m., and 10:45 a.m. Please arrive early. Please stay seated after the prayer; the Eid sermon follows the congregational prayer.

Eid parking for the first prayer services is in the MCC and the adjacent HP lot (now Pleasanton Unified School District). The aerial map at https://mcceastbay.org/district

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

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

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

Please join us for the Eid Carnival at MCC on Saturday, April 20 (updated date): https://mcceastbay.org/carnival-event

Please remember that the congregational salat is prayed first for Eid (in contrast to the weekly Jumu’ah prayer), and then worshipers listen to the Eid sermon. Please stay seated after the prayer.

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

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

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

– 7 Sunnahs on the Eve of Eid and the Day of Eid

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

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

Questions? events@mcceastbay.org

https://youtu.be/6eL0VVpvLx4

Masjid Al Islam Inc. Tables @ MCC Jumu'ahs
2024-04-12 13:00 - 16:00
Masjid Al Islam Inc. in Oakland is in desperate need of renovations to repair the sisters’ bathroom, repair the roof, and paint the masjid. Currently, sisters have to use the men’s bathroom.

*Canceled* Axis Community Health Tables @ MCC Jumu'ahs
2024-04-12 13:30 - 16:00
Axis Community Health provides quality, affordable, accessible, and compassionate healthcare services that promote the well-being of all members of the community. Learn about Axis Community Health’s services that they provide across five locations here in the Tri-Valley, including their main office down the street.

Jumu’ah Services @ MCC & Dublin Library
2024-04-12 13:30 - 16:00
For MCC’s four Jumu’ah services on Friday, April 12, 2024:

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

Imam Zaid Shakir delivers this sermon at MCC.

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

– Hafiz Yaseen Mahmood delivers this sermon at Dublin Library

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

– TBA delivers this sermon at MCC.

3:40 p.m. – 4 p.m.

– Hafiz Yaseen Mahmood 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 Imam Zaid: HTTP://mcceastbay.org/zaid

– More Hafiz Yaseen: HTTP://mcceastbay.org/yaseen

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

Friday Night Teen Boys Spring Basketball
2024-04-12 19:00 - 21:45
For Boys Ages 14+!This spring, join us weekly on Friday nights for pick-up basketball at a rotating gym location in the Tri-Valley.

Starts Friday, April 12 | 7 p.m. to 9:45 p.m. | Rotating location; please see below | $8/session | Boys Ages 14+ | Register at mcceastbay.org/boys-basketball

Limited to 40 participants per night.

Locations:

4/12 – Windemere Middle School (San Ramon)

4/19 – Windemere Middle School (San Ramon)

4/26 – Amador Valley Large Gym (Pleasanton)

5/3 – Foothill Large Gym (Pleasanton)

5/10 – Windemere Middle School (San Ramon)

5/17 – No Session

5/24 – Amador Valley Large Gym (Pleasanton)

MCC has a standing policy that financial need should never hold a person back from attaining knowledge offered within the four walls of MCC the facility. To request a financial waiver or discount, please complete: https://mcceastbay.org/scholarship

Camp facilitatorsQuestions? events@mcceastbay.org
