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SUMMARY:Women Around the Messenger (saw) (Virtual)
DESCRIPTION:Ustadha Nihad Hemmoudeh facilitates a 45-minute live Zoom session for sisters (posted the following day publicly on MCC’s YouTube\, Facebook\, and Instagram) on the biographies of the women around the time of our beloved Messenger (saw) the critical role they played in the overall development of their society\, right from the beginning. 12:30 p.m. to 1:15 p.m. PST | Tuesdays | 12 consecutive weeks from June 13 to Aug. 29 | No pre-registration needed | Join live each week at 12:30 p.m. on Zoom at https://mcceastbay.org/sahabiyat \n\n\n\nWatch the prior sessions in this series: HTTP://mcceastbay.org/women-seriesMore Ustadha Nihad: \n\n\n\n\n– Ustadha Nihad’s “Women Around the Messenger” series: HTTP://mcceastbay.org/women-series\n\n\n\n– Ustadha Nihad’s “Forty Hadith Qudsi” series: https://mcceastbay.org/qudsi\n\n\n\n– Ustadha’s Nihad’s “Pearls of Islam: The Wives of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)” series: https://mcceastbay.org/pearls-series\n\n\n\n– Ustadha Nihad’s Surah al-Kahf series: https://mcceastbay.org/kahf\n\n\n\n– Ustadha Nihad’s Juz Amma series: https://mcceastbay.org/quran-tafseer\n\n\n\n– Hafidha Nihad’s Sahaba (Companions) Series Sessions: https://mcceastbay.org/companions-series\n\n\n\n– Ust. Nohad’s Al-Nawawi Hadith Series: https://mcceastbay.org/nawawi\n\n\n\n– More Ustadha Nihad: https://mcceastbay.org/nihad\n\n\n\n\nQuestions? events@mcceastbay.org
URL:https://mcceastbay.org/event/women-around-the-messenger-saw-virtual/2023-08-08/
LOCATION:MCC East Bay\, 5724 W Las Positas Blvd #300\, Pleasanton\, CA\, 94588\, United States
CATEGORIES:Women's Activities
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SUMMARY:Women’s Seerah Bookclub (virtual) | Ustadha Leila Fakira
DESCRIPTION:Join our weekly sisters’ virtual-only Seerah book club\, where we have an active discussion\, take away lessons for our daily lives\, and inshaAllah fall in love with the Prophet ﷺ. We are currently reading from\, “The Prophetic Narrative” by Samira al-Zayid. \n\n\n\nRSVP for the live registration link below at https://mcceastbay.org/bookclub. RSVP is needed to join us virtually. \n\n\n\nEvent Details: \n\n\n\nThe discussion takes place every Tuesday from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. with a break in Ramadan ’24. \n\n\n\nPlease register online to receive the link to the Whatsapp thread where all communication and updates will be made. \n\n\n\nBook Purchase: \n\n\n\nIf you wish to follow along with the book\, please purchase the book. The book can be purchased here: \n\n\n\n\n– https://daybreak.rabata.org/products/soft-cover-a-compendium-of-the-sources-on-the-prophetic-narrative\n\n\n\n\nQuestions? bookclub@mcceastbay.org \n\n\n\nAbout the Book \n\n\n\nInternationally acclaimed as “the most authoritative resource” on the Sīra\, this two-volume translation textbook is revolutionary in bringing Prophet Muhammad ﷺ’s life to life for everyone who ventures upon it. \n\n\n\nThis multiple award-winning\, comprehensive compilation of narrations and details of the life of Prophet Muhammad (S) has never before been available in English until now! Internationally acclaimed as “the most authoritative resource” on the Sīra\, this two-volume translation textbook is revolutionary in bringing his (S) life to life for everyone who ventures upon it. The original volumes have won the approval and praise of numerous scholars. It is finally available as a treasured text for personal or educational development. \n\n\n\nAuthor: Samira al-ZayidTranslators: Susan Imady\, Tamara Gray\, & Randa MardiniBinding: SoftcoverPages: Vol 1\, 570; Vol 2\, 558Publisher: Daybreak Press \n\n\n\nQuestions? bookclub@mcceastbay.org \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://mcceastbay.org/event/weekly-womens-seerah-bookclub-6/2023-08-08/
LOCATION:MCC East Bay\, 5724 W Las Positas Blvd #300\, Pleasanton\, CA\, 94588\, United States
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SUMMARY:Mommy & Me Toddler Islamic Playgroup
DESCRIPTION:In this five-week summer session\, our toddlers and pre-schoolers (ages 1-5) will develop a love for Islam\, Allah (swt)\, and RasulAllah (saw) through book reading\, sing-alongs\, Parachute Time\, activities\, and more! \n\n\n\nThursdays\, July 27\, August 3\, 10\, 17 & 24 | 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. | Conference Room | $70 for five sessions or $20 per session | Register at HTTP://mcceastbay.org/happyhearts \n\n\n\nThese Mommy & Me sessions are designed for girls and boys ages one to four who are accompanied by a female guardian. Moms\, grandmothers\, and so on are welcome. This is also an excellent opportunity to connect with other moms and caretakers in the MCC community.  \n\n\n\nOur Mommy and Me sessions begin with dua and a salaam/greeting song and end with the Fi-Amanillah song and kid-favorite parachute time. \n\n\n\nThe sessions are on Thursdays from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. starting May 11. Registration is required: HTTP://mcceastbay.org/happyhearts \n\n\n\nWe will meet on May 11\, May 18\, May 25\, June 1\, and June 8\, inshaAllah. \n\n\n\nQuestions? Happy Hearts Playgroup Facilitator Sr. Khadija at mommyandme@mcceastbay.org \n\n\n\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
URL:https://mcceastbay.org/event/happy-hearts-summer/2023-08-10/
LOCATION:MCC East Bay\, 5724 W Las Positas Blvd #300\, Pleasanton\, CA\, 94588\, United States
CATEGORIES:Young Children
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230811T133000
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SUMMARY:Three Jumu’ah Services @ MCC
DESCRIPTION:For MCC’s Jumu’ah services on Friday\, Aug. 11: \n\n\n\n\n1:30 p.m. – 1:50 p.m. \n\n– Imam Mohammed El-Farooqui delivers this sermon.\n\n\n\n\n\n2:30 p.m. – 2:50 p.m. \n\n– Sidi Shaan Mukhtar delivers this sermon.\n\n\n\n\n\n3:40 p.m. – 4 p.m.\n\n– Sidi Dr. Masoud Qazen delivers this sermon.\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlease attend at 2:30 or 3:40 p.m. to avoid heavier first-service congestion whenever possible. Masks are optional in the facility. \n\n\n\nJumu’ah parking for three services is in the MCC and the neighboring HP lot. The aerial map is at https://mcceastbay.org/hpPlease note that the HP lot will not be available starting August 18. Please come to the second and third Jumu’ah to ease up parking or attend the parallel satellite prayer at 1:40 p.m. at Dublin Library starting August 18: https://mcceastbay.org/satellite-jumuah-library-update \n\n\n\n\n– Virtually watch these three sermons from home: https://mcceastbay.org/live\n\n\n\n– Sidi Shaan Mukhtar: HTTP://mcceastbay.org/shaan\n\n\n\n– Sidi Dr. Masoud Qazen: HTTP://mcceastbay.org/masoud\n\n\n\n\nFor a span exceeding six years\, Mohammed ElFarooqui has been a pillar of service within the Houston community. In the tapestry of his journey\, a significant chapter commenced in July of 2022\, when he assumed the esteemed mantle of Associate Religious Director at the Maryam Islamic Center. His duties are directed toward the orchestration of education and programming pursuits within the precincts of this center. \n\n\n\nHe also serves as an advisor for the community members on matters of Fiqh and other related inquiries. Please get in touch with him at imam.elfarooqui@maryammasjid.org to arrange a time to meet him or ask questions.Imam ElFarooqui has a Bachelor’s degree in Islamic Sciences from Jamia Nizamia\, a prestigious private Islamic School. He is currently pursuing a Masters’s degree in Hadith at Jamia Al Azhar. \n\n\n\nFor 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. \n\n\n\nQuestions? events@mcceastbay.org
URL:https://mcceastbay.org/event/three-jumuah-services-mcc-14/
LOCATION:MCC East Bay\, 5724 W Las Positas Blvd #300\, Pleasanton\, CA\, 94588\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230811T190000
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SUMMARY:Friday Night Women's Halaqa (Virtual)
DESCRIPTION: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 \n\n\n\nUstadha 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.
URL:https://mcceastbay.org/event/virtual-friday-night-womens-halaqa-ustadha-shamira-ahmed/2023-08-11/
LOCATION:MCC East Bay\, 5724 W Las Positas Blvd #300\, Pleasanton\, CA\, 94588\, United States
CATEGORIES:Women's Activities
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230811T190000
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SUMMARY:Bay Area Homeschool Open House
DESCRIPTION:Muslim parents are increasingly turning to full-time Islamic schools or homeschooling as a haven for their children from public schools that are antagonistic to their values. As waitlists grow at Islamic schools\, frustrated parents are unsure what to do next. Join us in discussing homeschooling with Education Consultant Shaheen Rasheed of Soulful Studies and meeting with representatives from the East Bay and Silicon Valley Muslim homeschool organizations of the Bay Area.  Learn more about the support and services\, including how to become a homeschooling family\, enrichment programs\, and what’s caused the current growth in demand\, and get your questions answered directly from parents who have been homeschooling for years. \n\n\n\n7 p.m. to 9 p.m. | Friday\, August 11 | MCC Conference Room | Join in person or watch virtually at HTTP://mcceastbay.org/live \n\n\n\nBay Area Homeschooling groups\, East Bay Muslim Homeschoolers\, and the Silicon Valley Muslim Homeschoolers representatives will attend the event. \n\n\n\nIn this information session\, we will also explore: \n\n\n\n\n– dispelling myths associated with homeschooling;\n\n\n\n– explain the what\, why\, and how to homeschool;\n\n\n\n– introduce the vast resources available to homeschooling parents\, and;\n\n\n\n– explain the varied methodologies to homeschooling as a Muslim in today’s society.\n\n\n\n\nAbout the event facilitatorShaheen Rasheed is an educator’s educator. Her passion for holistic education has driven her 20+ year career as a private and public school teacher turned parent homeschooler and education consultant to families (through Kinza Academy) and private schools\, such as Northstar\, Peace Terrace\, Garden of Knowledge\, and Islamic School of Miami. \n\n\n\nAlong with her certifications in Teaching English as a Second Language and Early Childhood Education\, her master’s in Education\, emphasizing Curriculum and Instruction\, furthered her understanding of educational pedagogues and strengthened her resolve to work toward a more holistic approach to education. \n\n\n\nShaheen Rasheed is an Instructional Designer for a technical training academy. She blogs and lectures about homeschooling\, parenting\, and alternative education. She is a founding member of the East Bay Muslim Homeschoolers group and an advisor to the Bay Area’s Silicon Valley Muslim Homeschoolers group. She has been published in various online and print magazines. She taught part-time at a local community college and taught many online classes. \n\n\n\nShe strongly advocates changing the education system to foster a holistic child by reviving the traditional educational model. \n\n\n\nAs an educational consultant\, she runs the website Soulful Studies. \n\n\n\nMCC also hosts an Islamic school information night on Friday\, August 4: https://mcceastbay.org/event/islamic-schools-open-house \n\n\n\nQuestions? events@mcceastbay.org \n\n\n\nWhat is Homeschooling?  \n\n\n\nHomeschooling is an educational approach where parents or guardians choose to educate their children at home instead of sending them to a traditional public or private school. It involves providing a comprehensive education to children within the comfort of their own homes. \n\n\n\nIn homeschooling\, parents typically take on the role of primary educators. They develop or choose a curriculum\, create lesson plans\, and teach the material to their children. Parents can also outsource the teaching to qualified tutors and resources to help prepare their children. Homeschooling can be customized to fit every child’s needs\, interests\, and learning styles. \n\n\n\nWhy Homeschool?  \n\n\n\nThe reasons for homeschooling vary from family to family. Some common motivations include a desire for religious or moral education\, a more personalized education\, concerns about the school environment or curriculum\, the child’s unique needs\, the family’s financial situation\, or flexibility in scheduling. \n\n\n\nIs Homeschooling legal?  \n\n\n\nThe legality of homeschooling depends on the country and sometimes the specific region within a country. Laws and regulations regarding homeschooling can vary significantly. \n\n\n\nIn many countries\, homeschooling is legal and recognized as a legitimate educational option. Some countries have specific homeschooling laws that outline requirements and procedures for parents to follow. These laws may include mandatory notifications to educational authorities\, periodic assessments\, curriculum standards\, or teacher qualifications. \n\n\n\nIt is crucial for parents considering homeschooling to research the laws and regulations in their specific country\, state\, or region to ensure compliance with local requirements. Local homeschooling organizations\, support groups\, or Education consultants\, such as Soulful Studies\, can provide valuable information and guidance regarding the legal aspects of homeschooling in a particular area. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://mcceastbay.org/event/homeschool-open-house/
LOCATION:MCC East Bay\, 5724 W Las Positas Blvd #300\, Pleasanton\, CA\, 94588\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lectures & Workshops
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SUMMARY:Private Event
DESCRIPTION:Conference Room & Banquet Hall.
URL:https://mcceastbay.org/event/private-event-60/
LOCATION:MCC East Bay\, 5724 W Las Positas Blvd #300\, Pleasanton\, CA\, 94588\, United States
CATEGORIES:Private Event
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SUMMARY:Free Medical Clinic | UCSF Muslim Medical Student Association & MCC East Bay
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a free clinic day with local Muslim health providers & medical students to get free health screenings\, learn about your health through nutrition and health counseling\, learn about preventative care\, and more.  \n\n\n\nSaturday\, Aug. 12 | 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. | Join in person or watch specific health talks that will be live-streamed at mcceastbay.org/live | Register at mcceastbay.org/medical-day | Walk-ins are welcomed \n\n\n\nWe also invite refugee families to learn about the healthcare resources available to them and answer their questions.This event is hosted in collaboration with Muslim Medical Student Association at UCSF. \n\n\n\nServices include: \n\n\n\n\nHealth screenings\n\nblood pressure checks\n\n\n\ndiabetes & cholesterol screenings\n\n\n\nheart health screenings\n\n\n\n\n\nNutrition and health counseling\n\n\n\nPreventative care\n\n\n\nSocial work & case management questions\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nQuestions? events@mcceastbay.org \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nMPAN \n\n\n\nOUR MISSION \n\n\n\nTo enhance understanding of Islam\, protect civil rights\, promote justice\, and empower American Muslims. \n\n\n\nOUR VISION \n\n\n\nTo be a leading advocate for justice and mutual understanding. \n\n\n\nMuslim Healthcare Professionals Advocacy Network – CAIR California San Francisco Bay Area is a new chapter under CAIRSFBA to create a network of biomedical professionals engaging in policy making and advocating for Muslim community needs in the healthcare exchange.  \n\n\n\nIf you are a professional or a student in the biomedical field\, please consider signing up\, we recognize how busy professionals are\, and we are working on social movement change up to policy-making within the context of your overwhelmed schedule.  \n\n\n\nWe have faith in our Muslim community and their precious value in the healthcare landscape\, and we look forward to working with like-minded professionals.  \n\n\n\nWasilah’s Mission \n\n\n\nOur mission is to provide holistic support for individuals facing mental\, emotional\, financial\, and personal challenges by building\, facilitating\, and connecting individuals to resources to strategically provide short- and long-term solutions to overcome their challenges. Vision Our vision is to create a movement to cultivate a collective community mindset of helping the most vulnerable populations within our community achieve success and wellness at all levels of their lives. – More Wasilah Connections: https://mcceastbay.org/wasilah \n\n\n\nLearn more and support this organization at https://wasilahconnect.org
URL:https://mcceastbay.org/event/free-medical-clinic/
LOCATION:MCC East Bay\, 5724 W Las Positas Blvd #300\, Pleasanton\, CA\, 94588\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230812T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230812T220000
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SUMMARY:The Prophetic Model of Teaching | Shaykh Rami Nsour
DESCRIPTION:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1DbjEFTXoyI\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin us on a Saturday evening with Shaykh Rami Nsour to uncover timeless wisdom and learn effective teaching techniques using the prophetic model. Registered attendees will get a free workbook that accompanies the workshop.Saturday\, Aug. 12 | 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. | MCC Conference Room | Join in-person or watch virtually at mcceastbay.org/live  | Free | Register at mcceastbay.org/prophetic-model \n\n\n\nIf you will be joining us online\, please prepurchase the workbook here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BFVVB92W \n\n\n\nSponsored by Tayba Foundation & MCC East Bay \n\n\n\nQuestions? events@mcceastbay.org \n\n\n\n– More Shaykh Rami: https://mcceastbay.org/rami– More Shaykh Rami’s Friday night halaqa sessions: https://mcceastbay.org/remindersShaykh Rami Nsour spent a number of years in Mauritania\, where he studied at some of the foremost Islamic Colleges (mahdaras). He is the Co-Founder of the Tayba Foundation\, one of the few Muslim organizations in the US serving incarcerated Muslims\, providing them much-needed Islamic education and essential life skills training and assistance upon re-entry.Learn more about Sheikh Rami at https://www.taybafoundation.org/our-team“The Messenger of Allah (sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam) said\, “People are ores like the ores of gold and silver. The best of them in jahiliyya are the best of them in Islam if they gain fiqh (understanding).” We should not see in ourselves and others what is immediately apparent but rather look for the potential that can be attained. This potential is unlocked through knowledge of Islam.”Rami Nsour was born in Amman\, Jordan\, and moved to the United States at the age of 9. During his college years\, he attended classes taught by shuyukh in the San Francisco Bay Area\, notably Shaykh Khatri bin Bayba\, Shaykh Abdullah bin Ahmedna\, and Shaykh Hamza Yusuf. With their encouragement\, Rami embarked on a journey to Mauritania in 1998. In Mauritania\, he studied with some of the greatest scholars of our times\, such as his foremost\, Shaykh Murabit al Hajj bin Fahfu. He was also blessed to study with Murabit Muhammad al-Amin bin al-Shaykh\, Murabit Ahmed Fal bin Ahmedna\, Shaykh Abdullah bin Ahmedna\, Shaykh Tahir ibn Murabit al Hajj and Shaykh Sa’d Bu among others. Rami completed studies in the subjects of Qu’ran\, ‘Aqeedah (Belief)\, Fiqh (Law)\, Nahu (grammar)\, Ihsan (spiritual purification)\, and adab (manners).He has memorized the final text of Maliki fiqh\, Mukhtasar Khalil\, and has been granted permission by his shuyukh to teach. In addition to his extensive study of fiqh\, he was afforded the unique opportunity to attend one-on-one sessions with his teachers\, where he would engage them in countless hours of discussion on the application of fiqh in general and specifically for those living in the West.Rami has translated traditional Islamic texts from Arabic\, including various works on Maliki fiqh and several works of the great Mauritanian scholar Shaykh Muhammad Mawlud\, including Birr al-Walidayan (The Rights of Parents)\, Ishraq al-Qarar (The Spiritual Aspects of Prayer)\, and the Adab of Sadaqa. He has also translated a versified version of Adab of the Student entitled Iya’ant al Mutafahim (The Assistance of the Student) by Shaykh Muhammad al Hasan as well as the original Taleem al Muta’llim by Shaykh Zarnuji.In addition\, Rami has dedicated much of his time to teaching\, conducting seminars\, and counseling. He has spent a great deal of his time teaching and aiding Muslims in prison and has seen how knowledge unlocks human potential. His students in the prisons have\, in turn\, taught countless people and invited many people to Islam. He was instrumental in co-founding Dar as-Salaam\, a project dedicated to building and supporting a school in Mauritania. Shaykh Rami serves as Senior Instructor at SeekersHub Global. Rami is the co-founder of the Tayba Foundation\, which has a correspondence program for Muslim inmates (http://www.taybafoundation.org/). In addition to traditional teaching licenses (ijazah)\, Rami holds a B.A. in Human Development with a Focus on Early Childhood. Rami resides in the San Francisco Bay Area\, is married\, and has two children. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nABOUT THIS EDUCATIONAL SEMINAR BOOKLETWe are all teachers in some respect or another. What would happen to our teaching if we incorporated some elements from the example of Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم ? \n\n\n\nWe can all become better teachers\, no matter what stage of life we are in or in what capacity we are teaching. We can continually enhance our ability to be sincere and effective teachers by learning from his methods. \n\n\n\nEven if we don’t see teaching as an aspect of our lives\, we can also grow closer to the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم by knowing him better.ABOUT TAYBAWE SERVE THE FORGOTTEN BELIEVERSIn prisons across America\, nearly 1 in 10 prisoners turn to Islam to start a new life and rekindle their relationship with God. But access to learning the deen is scarce behind bars\, and anti-Muslim prejudice is common. \n\n\n\nTayba Foundation is one of the few American organizations serving Muslims in prison nationwide. We offer a comprehensive Islamic curriculum to both help new converts cover the essentials of their faith and dedicated students to reach a level where they can become teachers in local communities. \n\n\n\nTayba also offers programs to help incarcerated Muslims overcome challenges from their past\, such as trauma\, addiction\, mental health disorders\, etc. \n\n\n\nTo learn more about our work and support your incarcerated brothers and sisters\, head to:www.taybafoundation.org 510.952.9683 \n\n\n\ninfo@taybafoundation.org
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SUMMARY:The Code of Conduct - Surah Hujurat | Shaykh AbdulNasir Jangda and Mufti Abdul Rahman Waheed
DESCRIPTION:Where do we find our ethics and morals? Is it within the books of the everchanging philosophies of the day or rather primarily within the Book of Allah? We find our guidance primarily within the methodologies of Allah (swt) and His Messenger\, Muhammad (saw). \n\n\n\nJoin us for a Sunday evening with two esteemed scholars\, Shaykh AbdulNasir Jangda and Mufti Abdul Rahman Waheed\, to dissect Surah Hujurat\, a chapter in the Holy Qur’an that gives us guidelines on how believers should behave in social settings\, and how they can increase in their kindness and etiquettes towards fellow human beings. \n\n\n\nThis Surah covers the following: \n\n\n\n\n– How to act when it comes to family and friends;\n\n\n\n– How to navigate unfriendly relationships without compromising the Qur’anic boundaries;\n\n\n\n– How to react when given news of suspicion and defamation;\n\n\n\n– And more!\n\n\n\n\nSunday\, August 13 | 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. | Prayer Hall | $10/person early bird and $20/person after August 6 | In-person or watch online | Register at mcceastbay.org/conduct \n\n\n\nPlease take advantage of the early bird discount. The price will increase to $20/person. \n\n\n\nMCC will host food trucks in the MCC parking lot from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. prior to the event.  \n\n\n\nQuestions? events@mcceastbay.org \n\n\n\nShaykh Abdul Nasir Jangda is the founder\, director\, and instructor at Qalam. He is a faculty member at the Qalam Seminary\, teaching Sahih Bukhari\, advanced Tafseer\, Usul\, Fiqh\, and Balagha. He has completed an extensive study of the life of the Prophet ﷺ in the Seerah Podcast. He teaches the Seerah Intensive annually and leads groups on the Seerah Umrah tour and a visit to Masjid Al-Aqsa. \n\n\n\nBorn and raised in Dallas\, he resides there with his wife and three children. He memorized the Qur’an in Karachi at an early age. After high school\, he returned to Karachi to study the Islamic sciences full-time at Jamia Binoria\, specializing in Fiqh and Tafsir. He graduated from the rigorous ‘alim program in 2001 at the top of his class. He also attained a B.A. and M.A. in Arabic from Karachi University while completing a Master’s in Islamic Studies from the University of Sindh. After returning home\, he taught at the local university and Islamic schools and served as the Imam in the Dallas area.Mufti Abdul Rahman Waheed was born and raised in Lansing\, MI. As a youth\, he displayed zeal and enthusiasm to involve himself in the religious sciences. At just 9 years of age\, Mufti Abdul Rahman went to Toronto\, Canada\, to pursue his dreams of becoming a Hafidh of the Holy Qur’an. Within a year\, he completed the memorization of the Qur’an. He was known to be among the most intelligent students in the school. He continued his 7-year Shariah program in which he studied subjects such as Hadith\, Tafseer\, Usool al-Hadith\, logic\, and rhetoric by age 18. After that\, Mufti Abdul Rahman traveled to Pakistan to continue his passion for seeking knowledge\, where he completed his 2-year Iftaa program\, which specializes in Islamic Jurisprudence and Law. He is legally permitted to pass a Fatwa or verdict. He is known for his passion and dedication to learning and teaching the lost history of Islam and provides detailed insight into how Muslims lived throughout the different eras of history. Mufti Abdul Rahman gives insight into various literature in the Islamic world. Mufti Abdul Rahman is a principal and full-time instructor at Michigan Islamic Institute\, the brother organization of Miftaah Institute. He travels across North America as a khateeb and lecturer. He is well-known for his calm and down-to-Earth demeanor.
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LOCATION:MCC East Bay\, 5724 W Las Positas Blvd #300\, Pleasanton\, CA\, 94588\, United States
CATEGORIES:Family Events
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