Book Reading “The Quran My Best Friend” | Hafidha Suzane Derani
2023-05-19 16:15 - 17:15 (America/Los_Angeles) | MCC East Bay, 5724 W Las Positas Blvd #300, Pleasanton, CA, 94588, United States
Join this author’s event with Hafidha Suzane Derani about her rhyming children’s picture book that enhances the reader’s understanding of the Quran and instills the light of the Quran in the hearts of children worldwide. For ages 6+.

4:15 p.m. to 5:15 p.m. (right after the weekly third youth Jumu’ah) | Friday, May 19 | MCC Conference Room | Free; no RSVP needed

Limited signed books for sale after the book reading. To receive a guaranteed signed book after the author’s event, please pre-purchase the book for $12.75/each at mcceastbay.org/friend

– More Ustadha Suzane: mcceastbay.org/suzane-derani

This event will not be live-streamed. Please join us in person.

Sponsored by The Rahmah Foundation & MCC East Bay.

Watch Hafidha Suzane Derani receive her Quran Ijaza in the ten recitations in Ramadan 2023: https://youtu.be/DBMcvJzOKdk

Questions? events@mcceastbay.org

About the Author:

Hafidha Suzane Derani received her Ijaza in Tajwid at age 15, and she completed the memorization of the Qur’an shortly after. She subsequently received her Ijaza in the ten canonical readings (qira’at) of the Qur’an in 2023. She graduated with a B.A. in European and Middle Eastern history, focusing on secondary education. She is an educator with extensive experience teaching the Qur’an to students of all ages and backgrounds for over twenty years. She also taught history and Islamic studies to middle and high school students. With her traditional training and classical teaching experience, Hafidha Suzane has taught multi-level individualized and group classes for children, teens, and adults. She has also held motivational workshops for teens and women on how to excel in their Qur’an studies.

Hafidha Suzane released her first Islamic children’s book, “The Quran My Best Friend,” in Ramadan 202. She lives in Michigan with her family, where she continues to teach Qur’an. She serves as a board member for The Rahmah Foundation. Hafidha Suzane continues to further her studies in the different sciences of the Qur’an with scholars worldwide and write books for children and mentor youth.

Hafidha Suzane offers Qur’an memorization and Tajwid classes. Learn more at https://mcceastbay.org/suzane

Dr. Rania Awaad's Weekly Friday Evening Halaqa
2023-05-19 19:00 - 21:00, 2023-05-26 19:00 - 21:00
Ustadha Dr. Rania Awaad holds a weekly Friday evening women’s gathering about navigating contemporary issues.

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

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

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

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

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

Questions? events@mcceastbay.org

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

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

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

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

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

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

Friday evening sessions in spring 2023:

– April 28

– May 5

– May 12

– May 19

– May 26 (Last Day)

Boys Friday Night Halaqa for High Schoolers (Ages 14-18) | Hafiz Zaid Khanani
2023-05-19 19:00 - 21:00, 2023-05-26 19:00 - 21:00
We resume our weekly Friday evening Halaqa with MCC Youth Leader Hafiz Zaid Khanani for high school boys from 9th through 12th grade.

These sessions aim to craft our next generation of confident, faithful Muslim men. These halaqas are for teens ages 14-18 only. No younger boys. Capped at 50 teens. Once full, please join the waitlist.

7 p.m. to 9 p.m. | Fridays | May 12 to June 2 | Free | Register at HTTP://mcceastbay.org/boys

The MCC has a standing policy that financial need should never hold a family in the East Bay from benefiting from any offering at the MCC facility. To request a financial waiver, please complete the application at mcceastbay.org/scholarship

To make an appointment for parents or youth to meet with MCC’s Youth leaders:

– Maryam Awwal: http://calendly.com/mcc-maryam

– Hafiz Zaid Khanani: http://calendly.com/mcc-zaid

Friday evening sessions in Spring 2023:

– May 12, 2023

– May 19, 2023

– May 26, 2023

– June 2, 2023 (last session)

Zaid Khanani is a Marriage and Family Therapy trainee with the City of Fremont, Youth and Family Services. He graduated from Zaytuna College and completed his Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology at the Wright Institute. Hafiz Zaid continues his formal Islamic Studies with local teachers and scholars overseas. He is a former Islamic Studies teacher at Northstar Islamic School and teaches numerous online classes.

Monthly Saturday Dhikr/Support Circle | Ustadha Hosai Mojaddidi
2023-05-20 09:30 - 11:00
Join Ustadha Hosai Mojaddidi for monthly in-person women-only dhikr circles filled with recitation, reflection, and Salawat.

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

Saturday, May 20 | 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. | Conference Room | In-person only | 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)

After this monthly gathering, MCC hosts a children’s story-time: https://mcceastbay.org/storytime

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

Ilm Classes for Middle & High Schoolers (Boys & Girls) | Sr. Maryam Awwal & Hafiz Zaid Khanani
2023-05-20 10:00 - 11:15, 2023-05-27 10:00 - 11:15
We resume our weekly Saturday Ilm classes with MCC Youth Leaders Sr. Maryam Awwal and Hafiz Zaid Khanani for both middle and high school girls and boys (6 through 12 grades).

The classes will cover the Creed of Imam al-Tahawi.

These classes are for girls & boys ages 11-18 only. Once full, please join the waitlist.

10 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. | Saturdays | May 13 to June 3 | Free | Register at HTTP://mcceastbay.org/ilm-classes

The MCC has a standing policy that financial need should never hold a family in the East Bay from benefiting from any offering at the MCC facility. To request a financial waiver, please complete the application at mcceastbay.org/scholarship

To make an appointment for parents or youth to meet with MCC’s Youth leaders:

– Maryam Awwal: http://calendly.com/mcc-maryam

– Hafiz Zaid Khanani: http://calendly.com/mcc-zaid

Saturday sessions in Spring 2023:

– May 13, 2023

– May 20, 2023

– May 27, 2023

– June 3, 2023 (last session)

Mayram Awwal is a second-year Master of Arts student at Zaytuna College studying Islamic law and legal theory. She has a master’s in Counseling Psychology from the Wright Institute and is pursuing an associate’s degree in Marriage and Family Therapy and Professional Clinical Counseling.

She also has a BA in Liberal Arts & Islamic Studies from Zaytuna College and a BA in Economics from UC Davis. After graduating, she hopes to further her education in various sacred Islamic sciences and support the development of sound Muslim communities in the West.

Zaid Khanani is a Marriage and Family Therapy trainee with the City of Fremont, Youth, and Family Services. He graduated from Zaytuna College and completed his Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology at the Wright Institute. Hafiz Zaid continues his formal Islamic Studies with local teachers and scholars overseas. He is a former Islamic Studies teacher at Northstar Islamic School and teaches numerous online classes.

Monthly Storytime With Khala Sahar
2023-05-20 11:00 - 12:00
Each month, Khala Sahar reads and entertains our young children in an engaging hour for ages 2 to 10 with a fun theme.11 a.m. to 12 p.m. | Saturday, May 20 | Conference Room | In-person only | Free; no registration needed

About the Facilitator

Sister Sahar grew up in Southern California and earned her bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of California – Irvine (UCI). She went on to work as a behavioral therapist for autistic children for many years. After having two boys, she dedicated her time to raising and homeschooling them. Sahar enjoys working with children and is inspired by their love and curiosity for life and Allah’s creation.

Questions? events@mcceastbay.org

Radiant Resilience Womanhood Retreat
2023-05-20 11:00 - 18:00
Cultivate a more meaningful life by reflecting the lights of righteous women with our distinguished lineup of workshop speakers: Shaykha lesha Prime, Ustadha Hosai Mojaddidi, Ustadha Maryam Amir, Ustadha Shamira Ahmad, & Ustadha Dr. Rania Awaad.
This is a follow-up to our women’s retreat last November and the second retreat in March.
Saturday, May 20 | 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. PST | MCC Prayer Hall | Women only | $35.00/in-person (includes mid-afternoon lunch) or $15.00/person (watch live online) | Register here https://mcceastbay.org/reflect
There will be a parallel program for teenage girls. See the schedule below. Ustadha Prime will also speak to teen girls from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Friday, May 19: https://mcceastbay.org/event/shaykha-ieasha-halaqa
No children under 12. No babysitting is provided. Lunch is provided by Falafel Flame in Dublin, which is HFSAA-certified.
Girls aged 12+ are welcome to register to attend the retreat. No babysitting is provided. The program will begin promptly at 11 a.m. Please arrive at MCC by 10:45 a.m. for check-in. Please park in the MCC and HP parking lots: https://mcceastbay.org/hp

Event

Time

All Speakers

Speaker 1 & Talk

Speaker 2 & Talk

Topic/Theme

Intro & Qur’an/Dhikr Circle

9:30 a.m. – 11 a.m.

Ustadha Hosai Mojaddidi Conference Room

Qur’an & Dhikr

Joint Session 1

11 a.m. – 12 p.m.

Hafidha Suzane DeraniUstadha Shamira AhmedConference Room

Sahar Javed(children’s storytime)Prayer Hall

Quran Recitation (15 min) +Intro Session

Joint Session 2

12 p.m. – 12:45 p.m.

Ustadha Hosai MojaddidiConference Room

Reflecting Righteousness

Breakout Session 1

12:45 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.

Ustadha Iesha Prime (women)Conference Room

Hafidha Suzane Derani (teens)Banquet Hall

Reflecting the Light of Devotion (women)Reflecting the Light of the Quran (teens)

Lunch & Dhuhr

1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.

Breakout Session 2

2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.

Ustadha Maryam Amir (women)Conference Room

Ustadha Ieasha Prime(teens) Banquet Hall

Reflecting Resilence (women)Reflecting Resilience (teens)

Joint Session 3

3:30 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.

Ustadha Dr. Rania Awaadwomen & teensConference Room

Reflecting Radiance

Closing

4:15. p.m. – 6 p.m.

All speakers panel

Conference Room

In-person registration is positively capped at 450 women and closes at 7 p.m. on Friday, May 19. The online option is only offered after that.
Mid-afternoon lunch is provided by Mirchi Cafe Dublin or Falafel Flame Dublin (HFSAA certified).
The event will not be publicly live-streamed. Public release of the recordings will be at the discretion of each speaker. There is no guarantee that recordings will be released on the media channels for The Rahmah Foundation, or MCC East Bay. Please try to attend the program in person or register to watch live online. The event is taking place in Pacific Standard Time.
For all attendees (in-person and online-only viewers), the private live event link will be emailed one hour before the program begins (10 a.m. PST on Saturday). In-person and online attendees will access the unlisted Livestream recording both during the live stream and indefinitely after the event.
MCC has a standing policy that financial need should never prevent a person from attaining spiritual knowledge. For a financial-based scholarship discount code, please email scholarship@mcceastbay.org.
Sponsored by The Rahmah Foundation & MCC East Bay.

– More talks in partnership with The Rahmah Foundation: https://mcceastbay.org/rahmah-foundation
– More Dr. Rania: https://mcceastbay.org/rania
– More Ustadha Maryam: https://mcceastbay.org/maryam
– More Ustadha lesha Prime: https://mcceastbay.org/prime
– More Ustadha Hosai: https://mcceastbay.org/hosai
– More sessions for Muslimahs: https://mcceastbay.org/women

Questions? events@mcceastbay.org
About our speakers:
Ieasha Prime is the Director of Women’s Programming at Dar al-Hijrah Islamic Center in Virginia and the founder of DC Muslim Women’s Conference. She converted to Islam more than 20 years ago after being a Youth Ambassador to Morrocco and Senegal. There she developed a thirst for knowledge that would cause her to sit at the feet and learn from some of the top Islamic Scholars of our time. After participating in several circles of knowledge in the US, Ieasha pursued religious studies abroad. She studied Arabic and Quran at the Fajr Institute in Cairo, Egypt. Later, she moved to Hadramaut, Yemen, and enrolled in Dar al Zahra, an Islamic University for Women. There she studied Aqeedah, Quran, Hadith, Arabic, Jurisprudence (Fiqh), Islamic law, Purification of the Heart, and other religious-related learning. She has received several scholarly licenses (ijaza). The work that she is most committed to and enjoys has been the development of Islamic programming, Islamic Studies curriculum, and Rites of Passage programs for youth and adults. The majority of her life has been spent as an educator and activist. She is most passionate about combining Islamic studies, cultural art, activism, and service to train leaders to rise above whatever challenges stand in their way and that of the community they serve. In addition to her full-time work, she is the co-founder and Executive Director of Barakah INC, an organization committed to training Muslim women in traditional Islamic sciences with a focus on modern application. Sister Ieasha is recently known for participating in the National Women’s March and the courses she teaches on traditional knowledge, the challenges of race and gender in the Muslim community, and Spirituality. Ieasha Prime is a proud wife and mother of three children.
Ustadha Dr. Rania Awaad, M.D., is a Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the Stanford University School of Medicine. She is the Director of the Muslim Mental Health Lab and Wellness Program and the Director of the Diversity Clinic. She pursued her psychiatric residency training at Stanford and completed a postdoctoral clinical research fellowship with the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). Her research and clinical work are focused on the mental health needs of Muslims. Her courses at Stanford range from teaching a pioneering study on Islamic Psychology, instructing medical students and residents on implicit bias, and integrating culture and religion into medical care to teaching undergraduate and graduate students the psychology of xenophobia. Her most recent academic publications include an edited volume on “Islamophobia and Psychiatry” (Springer, 2019), Islamic Psychology (Routledge, 2020), and an upcoming text on Muslim Mental Health. She has also produced a toolkit, fact sheet, and CME course and is now editing a clinical textbook on Muslim mental health for the American Psychiatric Association. Dr. Awaad is particularly passionate about uncovering the historical roots of mental health care in the Islamic intellectual heritage. Through her outreach work at Stanford, she is also the Clinical Director of the San Francisco Bay Area branches of the Khalil Center, a spiritual wellness center pioneering the application of traditional Islamic spiritual healing methods to modern clinical psychology. She has been the recipient of several awards and grants for her work. Before studying medicine, she pursued classical Islamic studies in Damascus, Syria, and holds certifications (ijaza) in the Qur’an, Islamic Law, and other branches of the Islamic Sciences. Dr. Awaad has also served as the first female Professor of Islamic Law at Zaytuna College, a Muslim Liberal Arts College in Berkeley, CA, where she taught courses on Shafi’i Fiqh and Women’s Fiqh and Qur’anic sciences for nearly a decade. In addition, she serves as the Director of The Rahmah Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to educating Muslim women and girls. At Rahmah, she oversees the Murbiyyah spiritual mentoring program for girls. Dr. Awaad is a nationally recognized speaker, award-winning teacher, researcher, and author in the Islamic and medical sciences. Follow her on I/T: Dr.RaniaAwaad
Ustadha Maryam Amir received her master’s degree in Education from UCLA. She holds a second bachelor’s degree in Islamic Studies from Al-Azhar University. Maryam has studied in Egypt, memorized the Quran, and researched a variety of religious sciences, ranging from Quranic exegesis, Islamic jurisprudence, Prophetic narrations and commentary, women’s rights within Islamic law, and more for the past 15 years. She’s featured in a video series on faith produced by goodcast.net called The Maryam Amir Show. She actively hosts women who have memorized Quran from around the world to share their journeys through the #FOREMOTHERS campaign. She is a SWISS and Hikmah Institutes instructor and has been a bonus lecturer with AlMaghrib, DiscoverU, and more. Major news outlets, including BBC, NPR, and CBS, have interviewed her for her work. Maryam’s focus on spiritual connections, identity actualization, social justice, and women’s studies has humbled her with the opportunity to lecture throughout the United States and the world, including Jerusalem, Mecca, Medina, Stockholm, London, Toronto, and more. She holds a second-degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do and speaks multiple languages.Ustadha Hosai Mojaddidi co-founded MH4M (www.mentalhealth4muslims.com), a site that provides mental health-related content tailored to the Muslim community. She has served the American-Muslim community for over 20 years as a spiritual advisor, mental health advocate, writer/editor, mediator, interfaith organizer, and public speaker, covering a variety of topics, including women’s issues, marriage/family, youth/teen issues, education, self-development, interfaith bridge building, spirituality, etc. She offers monthly self-development and spiritual wellness classes with MCC East Bay Masjid and regular workshops for local Islamic school students and teachers. She also provides periodic talks throughout California and nationally for the Muslim community on various topics. She enjoys reading, writing, blogging via social media, doing arts and crafts, visiting gourmet coffee shops, and exploring the countless beautiful beaches and state parks throughout California, where she lives with her husband and two sons. Learn more about her at http://hosaimojaddidi.co
Ustadha Shamira Chothia began her journey in seeking sacred knowledge at the women’s Dar-ul-Uloom Mu’eenal Islam seminary in South Africa and completed the five-year intensive ‘alima program at Ja’mia Al-Imam Muhammad Zakariyya, one of Britain’s first and most renowned Islamic universities for women. There she was granted ijāzah (authorization) in Sahīh al-Bukhārī, Sahīh al-Muslim, Sunan at-Tirmidhī, Sunan Abī Dāwūd, Sunan an-Nasā’ī, and Sunan Ibn Mājah. Thereafter, she continued her Arabic and Qur’anic studies in Damascus, Syria, where she obtained an ijāzah in Tajwīd of the Ḥafṣ recitation from the late eminent Syrian scholar Shaykh Ḥasan al-Kurdī. Ustadha Shamira is a co-founder of The Rahmah Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to disseminating traditional Islamic knowledge by qualified female teachers to Muslim women around the globe. She is a passionate advocate for natural birth, infusing her natural birth classes with Islamic spirituality since 2009, and has been a qualified lactation counselor since 2011. Her latest endeavor is her sisters-only YouTube channel catering to women’s educational and spiritual needs through short talks and reminders. Ustadha Shamira resides in sunny Southern California with her husband and four children.

Saturday Morning Middle School Boys Halaqa | Hafiz Zaid Khanani
2023-05-20 11:30 - 12:45, 2023-05-27 11:30 - 12:45
We resume our weekly Saturday morning Halaqa with MCC Youth Leader Hafiz Zaid Khanani for middle school boys from 6th through 8th grade.

These sessions aim to craft our next generation of confident, faithful Muslim men. These halaqas are for boys ages 11-13. Once full, please join the waitlist.

11:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. | Saturdays | May 13 to June 3 | Free | Register at HTTP://mcceastbay.org/middle-school-halaqa

The MCC has a standing policy that financial need should never hold a family in the East Bay from benefiting from any offering at the MCC facility. To request a financial waiver, please complete the application at mcceastbay.org/scholarship

To make an appointment for parents or youth to meet with MCC’s Youth leaders:

– Maryam Awwal: http://calendly.com/mcc-maryam

– Hafiz Zaid Khanani: http://calendly.com/mcc-zaid

Saturday morning sessions in Spring 2023:

– May 13, 2023

– May 20, 2023

– May 27, 2023

– June 3, 2023 (last session)

Zaid Khanani is a Marriage and Family Therapy trainee with the City of Fremont, Youth and Family Services. He graduated from Zaytuna College and completed his Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology at the Wright Institute. Hafiz Zaid continues his formal Islamic Studies with local teachers and scholars overseas. He is a former Islamic Studies teacher at Northstar Islamic School and teaches numerous online classes.

Women’s Seerah Bookclub (virtual) | Ustadha Leila Fakira
2023-05-23 18:30 - 20:00, 2023-05-30 18:30 - 20:00
Join our weekly sisters’ virtual-only Seerah book club, where we have an active discussion, take away lessons for our daily lives, and inshaAllah fall in love with the Prophet ﷺ. We are currently reading from, “The Prophetic Narrative” by Samira al-Zayid.

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

Event Details:

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

Please register online to receive the link to the Whatsapp thread where all communication and updates will be made.

Book Purchase:

If you wish to follow along with the book, please purchase the book. The book can be purchased here:

– https://daybreak.rabata.org/products/soft-cover-a-compendium-of-the-sources-on-the-prophetic-narrative

Questions? bookclub@mcceastbay.org

About the Book

Internationally acclaimed as “the most authoritative resource” on the Sīra, this two-volume translation textbook is revolutionary in bringing Prophet Muhammad ﷺ’s life to life for everyone who ventures upon it.

This multiple award-winning, comprehensive compilation of narrations and details of the life of Prophet Muhammad (S) has never before been available in English until now! Internationally acclaimed as “the most authoritative resource” on the Sīra, this two-volume translation textbook is revolutionary in bringing his (S) life to life for everyone who ventures upon it. The original volumes have won the approval and praise of numerous scholars. It is finally available as a treasured text for personal or educational development.

Author: Samira al-ZayidTranslators: Susan Imady, Tamara Gray, & Randa MardiniBinding: SoftcoverPages: Vol 1, 570; Vol 2, 558Publisher: Daybreak Press

Questions? bookclub@mcceastbay.org

Kids Dua & Art Spring Session | Artist Tarannum Saeed
2023-05-24 17:00 - 19:00, 2023-05-31 17:00 - 19:00
For ages 6 to 11, join us for a five-week Wednesday evening session to provide children with a fun and relaxing environment where they can create art and learn while having a good time with their Muslim peers. These sessions will pick up from the winter session and focus on using different painting mediums. All skill levels are welcome.

5 p.m. to 7 p.m. | Wednesdays | May 10 to June 7 | $145/child (all materials provided) | Register at https://mcceastbay.org/art

Learning objectives:– Using different painting mediums.– Drawing basics, composition, sketching, and shading.– Use of different mediums, watercolor, acrylics, and pastel colors.– One point perspective.– Enhance creativity.

Questions? events@mcceastbay.org

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

About the FacilitatorAs a lover of art for the sake of Allah (SWT), Tarannum Saeed wishes to imbue and foster love for art in the youth of the Muslim community. She has conducted art classes in painting, crafts, and other fine arts, both in person and on Zoom, and she has showcased her Islamic art and calligraphy at community art fairs. She has also served as a Kindergarten teacher at the MCC Sunday School and Ilm Academy in Fremont.

Mommy and Me Spring Session
2023-05-25 10:00 - 11:00, 2023-06-01 10:00 - 11:00
MCC’s popular Islamic-themed playgroup is back!

In this five-week spring session, our toddlers and pre-schoolers (ages 1-5) will develop love for Islam, Allah (swt), and RasulAllah (saw) through book reading, sing-alongs, Parachute Time, activities, and more!

Thursdays, 5/11, 5/18, 5/25, 6/1, & 6/8 | 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. | Kindergarten Area | $65 for five sessions or $20 per session | Register at HTTP://mcceastbay.org/happyhearts

These Mommy & Me sessions are designed for girls and boys ages one to four who are accompanied by a female guardian. Moms, grandmothers, and so on are welcome. This is also a great opportunity to connect with other moms and caretakers in the MCC community.

Our Mommy and Me sessions begin with dua and a salaam/greeting song and end with the Fi-Amanillah song and kid-favorite parachute time.

The sessions are on Thursdays from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. starting on May 11. Registration is required: HTTP://mcceastbay.org/happyhearts

We will meet on May 11, May 18, May 25, June 1, and June 8, inshaAllah.

Questions? Happy Hearts Playgroup Facilitator Sr. Khadija at mommyandme@mcceastbay.org

Private Event
2023-05-26 09:00 - 13:00
Conference Room & Banquet Hall

Green Deen Fair @ Jumah
2023-05-26 13:00 - 16:00
A community & family event for youth to share their research on topics related to this year’s theme – Zero Waste.

Questions? Contact us: greendeenteam@mcceastbay.org

Tabling in the Foyer area at Jumah. Looking forward to welcoming you soon, inshaa Allah!

Three Jumu’ah Services @ MCC
2023-05-26 13:30 - 16:00
For our Jumu’ah services on Friday, May 19:

1:30 p.m. – 1:50 p.m.

– Ustadh Abdul Rashed Meskienyar delivers this sermon.

– Prayer Hall worship is shoulder-to-shoulder with social distance worship available for women in Banquet Hall & men in the Conference Room.

2:30 p.m. – 2:50 p.m.

– Sidi Masoud Qazen delivers this sermon.

– Prayer Hall worship is shoulder-to-shoulder with social distance worship available for women in Banquet Hall & men in the Conference Room.

3:40 p.m. – 4 p.m.

– Imam Bilal ibn Yusuf delivers this sermon.

– Prayer Hall worship is shoulder-to-shoulder with social distance worship available for women in Banquet Hall & men in the Conference Room.

Please attend at 2:30 or 3:40 p.m. to avoid heavier first-service congestion whenever possible. Masks are optional in the facility.

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

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

– More Ustadh Abdul Rashed: https://mcceastbay.org/abdul-rashed

– More Sidi Masoud: https://mcceastbay.org/masoud

– More Imam Bilal Ibn Yusuf: https://mcceastbay.org/bilal

For parents attending with young children indoors, MCC offers private mothers’ and fathers’ rooms with an audio and visual connection to Prayer Hall. Parents can watch the sermon and pray while 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

Making it in America - Webinar for Refugees & Others
2023-05-27 10:30 - 11:30
As part of MCC and SRVIC’s new webinar series Making It in America, join us this Saturday for an informative discussion about how to use OfferUp and other online platforms to find furniture, kitchenware, and all kinds of household supplies —for free! The webinar will be simulcast in English and Dari with a live-streamed bilingual Q&A session at the end. Anyone can benefit, not just refugees.

10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. | Saturday, May 27 | Free; no registration required | Join us online at mcceastbay.org/live

The SRVIC-MCC Refugee Team has been diligently helping the refugees with rental assistance, employment, household items, and more. Here are some ways to support refugees and others in need through MCC/SRVIC:

Fill out this Google form if you’d like to be a resumé coach or job search mentor for someone fluent in English. Or email refugee@mcceastbay.org if you are fluent in Dari and want to help those who don’t yet have English skills.

Make a gift from our Amazon wish list.

Join the furniture delivery WhatsApp group to deliver apartment set-up supplies (larger vehicle needed).

Offer like-new condition furniture here.

Donate a bike of your time repairing or transporting bikes by signing up here.

Learn about donating used cars here.

Donate to the SRVIC Refugee Support Fund.

Use this form to share housing or employment referrals and/or to indicate a willingness to co-sign on a lease.

Please encourage others to sign up for our volunteer updates.

Visit our Refugee Support page to learn how to help.

Do not drop off used items at the Muslim Community Center or San Ramon Valley Islamic Center.

Questions? Feel free to reach out to us at refugee@mcceastbay.org

Private Event
2023-05-27 14:00 - 18:30
Picnic Area

Private Event
2023-05-28 09:00 - 17:00
Prayer HallBanquet HallConference RoomPicnic AreaClassroom spaceParking lot

Blood Drive @ Jumu'ah
2023-06-02 10:30 - 16:30
As people of faith, it is in our blood to help. Be part of a lifesaving journey to save up to three lives with a 15-minute blood donation.
The MCC community has saved nearly 350 lives! This is our 23rd blood drive during Jumu’ah. Each blood drive has always been fully booked or near-fully booked!
Let’s continue that trajectory at this blood drive and keep all our American Red Cross guests busy when they set up in our Banquet Hall from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on a Friday. Sign up at: https://mcceastbay.org/blood-drive
In 2023, MCC will proudly host these quarterly blood drives during Jumuah services from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. with our friends at the American Red Cross:

Friday, March 3, 2023
Friday, June 2, 2023
Friday, September 1, 2023
Friday, December 1, 2023

Book An Appointment
A Power Red donation targets O-, O+, A-, and B- only. The donation process takes an additional 20-30 minutes because donors give two units of concentrated Red Blood Cells, and your platelets and plasma are returned.
Blood donors report feeling a sense of great satisfaction after making their blood donation. Why? Because helping others in need just feels good.
If you have visited India, Pakistan, or another high-risk malaria country and returned within the last 12 months, you are not eligible to donate blood.
Every person who donates blood at MCC in 2023 will receive a voucher for a free meal at iniBurger – Gourmet Burgers in Pleasanton. These vouchers are generously donated by MCC congregation members Leeza and Abdullah Popal, who own these establishments, to encourage community and congregation participation.
MCC Youth: If you are 16 to 18, here is the donor requirements and parental authorization form link.
On the morning of the blood drive, please complete the Rapid Pass online and bring the print-off to speed up the check-in process. Complete at https://mcceastbay.org/rapid
Save a Life

Three Jumu’ah Services @ MCC
2023-06-02 13:30 - 16:00
For our Jumu’ah services on Friday, June 2:

1:30 p.m. – 1:50 p.m.

– Shaykh Riad Saloojee delivers this sermon.

– Prayer Hall worship is shoulder-to-shoulder with social distance worship available for women in Banquet Hall & men in the Conference Room.

2:30 p.m. – 2:50 p.m.

– Mohammed Abdul Baseer delivers this sermon.

– Prayer Hall worship is shoulder-to-shoulder with social distance worship available for women in Banquet Hall & men in the Conference Room.

3:40 p.m. – 4 p.m.

– Sidi Shaan Mukhtar delivers this sermon.

– Prayer Hall worship is shoulder-to-shoulder with social distance worship available for women in Banquet Hall & men in the Conference Room.

Please attend at 2:30 or 3:40 p.m. to avoid heavier first-service congestion whenever possible. Masks are optional in the facility.

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

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

– More Brother Mohammed: https://mcceastbay.org/mohammed

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

For parents attending with young children indoors, MCC offers private mothers’ and fathers’ rooms with an audio and visual connection to Prayer Hall. Parents can watch the sermon and pray while 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

MCC Girl Scout Troop 30875 Tables @ MCC Jumu'ahs
2023-06-02 13:30 - 16:00
MCC Girl Scout Troop 30875 is collecting monetary and supplies donations for a School Supply Drive for the upcoming school year for underprivileged and refugee children. Help these children start off the school year on a bright note!

You can drop off these items. Please donate new items only:

Elementary School

Backpacks

Pencils

Pens

Crayons

Big erasers

Notebooks

Glue sticks

Scissors

Colored pencils

Pencil cases

Middle School

Backpacks

Mechanical Pencils

Highlighters

Sticky notes

Notebooks

Pens

Colored pencils

Sharpie

Folders

Binder

Pencil Cases

College-ruled binder paper

High School

Backpacks

Mechanical Pencils

Highlighters

Sticky notes

Notebooks

Pens

Colored pencils

Sharpie

Binder

College ruled paper

Last Day of Youth Jumu'ah
2023-06-02 15:30 - 16:00
After this, we go back to offering two Jumu’ah services.

Youth Jumu’ah resumes Friday, August 11, 2023.

Virtual Friday Night Women's Halaqa | Ustadha Shamira Ahmed
2023-06-02 19:00 - 20:00
Friday Night Halaqas are online for summer! Join Ustadha Shamira Chothia Ahmed for weekly halaqa on Friday nights.7 p.m. to 8 p.m. | Starts June 2 | Every Friday during Summer | To join virtually, register at https://mcceastbay.org/zoom

Ustadha Shamira will resume The Beginning of Guidance series from last summer.Ustadha Shamira Chothia began her journey in seeking sacred knowledge at the women’s Dar-ul-Uloom Mu’eenal Islam seminary in South Africa and completed the five-year intensive ‘alima program at Ja’mia Al-Imam Muhammad Zakariyya, one of Britain’s first and most renowned Islamic universities for women. There she was granted ijāzah (authorization) in Sahīh al-Bukhārī, Sahīh al-Muslim, Sunan at-Tirmidhī, Sunan Abī Dāwūd, Sunan an-Nasā’ī, and Sunan Ibn Mājah. Thereafter, she continued her Arabic and Qur’anic studies in Damascus, Syria, where she obtained an ijāzah in Tajwīd of the Ḥafṣ recitation from the late eminent Syrian scholar Shaykh Ḥasan al-Kurdī. Ustadha Shamira is a co-founder of The Rahmah Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to disseminating traditional Islamic knowledge by qualified female teachers to Muslim women around the globe. She is a passionate advocate for natural birth, infusing her natural birth classes with Islamic spirituality since 2009, and has been a qualified lactation counselor since 2011. Her latest endeavor is her sisters-only YouTube channel catering to women’s educational and spiritual needs through short talks and reminders. Ustadha Shamira resides in sunny Southern California with her husband and four children.
