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SUMMARY:Women’s Seerah Bookclub (in-person) | Ustadha Leila Fakira
DESCRIPTION:Join our weekly sisters’ in-person & virtual Seerah book club\, where we have an active discussion\, take away lessons for our daily lives\, and inshaAllah fall in love with the Prophet ﷺ. We are currently reading from “The Prophetic Narrative” by Samira al-Zayid and will begin reading Volume 2. \n\n\n\nEvery Monday in-person & virtual | 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. | MCC Conference Room | Women only | RSVP for the live registration link at https://mcceastbay.org/bookclub. RSVP is needed to join us virtually. \n\n\n\nEvent Details: \n\n\n\nThe in-person & virtual discussion takes place every Monday from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. with a break in Ramadan ’24. \n\n\n\nPlease register online to receive the link to the Whatsapp thread where all communication and updates will be made. In this bookclub\, we will be starting volume 2 of “The Prophetic Narrative” by Samira al-Zayid. \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– https://daybreak.rabata.org/products/soft-cover-a-compendium-of-the-sources-on-the-prophetic-narrative \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-Zayid \n\n\n\nTranslators: Susan Imady\, Tamara Gray\, & Randa Mardini \n\n\n\nBinding: Softcover \n\n\n\nPages: Vol 1\, 570; Vol 2\, 558 \n\n\n\nPublisher: Daybreak Press \n\n\n\nQuestions? bookclub@mcceastbay.org
URL:https://mcceastbay.org/event/seerah-on-mondays/2023-10-23/
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SUMMARY:Narrating Palestine and Centering Palestinians | Dr. Hatem Bazian
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an insightful session to foster unity\, practical strategies\, and healing within our workplaces and the broader public sphere as we discuss the ongoing situation in Gaza. \n\n\n\nJoin us as we come together to navigate these critical discussions with empathy\, resilience\, and a commitment to making a difference. \n\n\n\n7 p.m. to 8:15 p.m. | Monday\, October 23 | MCC Prayer Hall | Join in person or watch live at mcceastbay.org/live \n\n\n\nWe also have these two programs about Palestine this weekend: \n\n\n\n\n– https://mcceastbay.org/event/palestine-talk/\n\n\n\n– https://mcceastbay.org/event/navigating-palestine/\n\n\n\n– More Dr. Hatem: https://mcceastbay.org/hatem\n\n\n\n\nHatem Bazian is a co-founder and Professor of Islamic Law and Theology at Zaytuna College\, the 1st Accredited Muslim Liberal Arts College in the United States. In addition\, Prof. Bazian is a lecturer in the Departments of Near Eastern and Asian American and Asian Diaspora Studies at the University of California\, Berkeley. Dr. Bazian\, between 2002-2007\, also served as an adjunct professor of law at Boalt Hall School of Law at the University of California\, Berkeley. He teaches courses on Islamic Law and Society\, Islam in America: Communities and Institutions\, De-Constructing Islamophobia and Othering of Islam\, Religious Studies\, and Middle Eastern Studies. In addition to Berkeley\, Prof. Bazian served as a visiting Professor in Religious Studies at Saint Mary’s College of California from 2001-2007 and adviser to the Religion\, Politics\, and Globalization Center at UC Berkeley.  \n\n\n\nIn the Spring of 2009\, Prof. Bazian founded the Islamophobia Research and Documentation Project at the Center for Race and Gender\, a research unit dedicated to the systematic study of Othering Islam and Muslims. Prof. Bazian (2012 launched the Islamophobia Studies Journal\, which is published bi-annually through a collaborative effort between the Islamophobia Research and Documentation Project of the Center for Race and Gender at the University of California at Berkeley\, the Arab and Muslim Ethnicities and Diasporas Initiative for the School of Ethnic Studies at San Francisco State University; the Center for Islamic Studies at the Graduate Theological Union\, the International Centre for Muslim and non-Muslim Understanding at the University of South Australia\, and Zaytuna College. In addition to academic work\, Dr. Bazian is a weekly columnist for the Turkish Daily Sabah Newspaper and Turkey Agenda online magazine. Dr. Bazian is the founder and national Chair of American Muslims for Palestine\, a board member of the Islamic Scholarship Fund\, Muslim Legal Fund of America\, President of Dollar for Deen Charity\, and Chair of the Northern California Islamic Council. \n\n\n\nMore Sidi Hatem: https://mcceastbay.org/hatem
URL:https://mcceastbay.org/event/centering-palestinians/
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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-6/2023-10-24/
LOCATION:MCC East Bay\, 5724 W Las Positas Blvd #300\, Pleasanton\, CA\, 94588\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231026T200000
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SUMMARY:Dua for our Brothers & Sisters | Qari Amar Bellaha & Dr. Asaad Traina
DESCRIPTION:“The parable of the believers in their affection\, mercy\, and compassion for each other is that of a body. When any limb aches\, the whole body reacts with sleeplessness and fever.” Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) \n\n\n\nJoin us to supplicate for our brothers and sisters in Palestine on Thursday and Friday evenings. Dr. Asaad Traina will lead with a short talk after the Isha Prayers (8 p.m.) followed by Salawaat & Dua Al-Nasri (Prayers of the Oppressed) by Qari Amar Bellaha. \n\n\n\n8 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.  | Thursday\, Oct. 26 | Prayer Hall | Join in person or watch live at https://mcceastbay.org/liveIn the enormity of this moment\, MCC is responding to our sisters and brothers in Palestine by: \n\n\n\n\n– Our Jumu’ahs are dedicated to our sisters and brothers. Our Khateebs will make dua and encourage worshipers to give generously for humanitarian relief efforts in Gaza. MCC will absorb the credit card processing fees and send collected funds to Islamic Relief & UNRWA. Donate at https://mcceastbay.org/palestine\n\n\n\n– Our MCC youth are baking goods and selling in the MCC lobby during the Jumu’ahs for humanitarian relief efforts during Jumu’ah.\n\n\n\n\nMCC will cover the credit card processing fees so that 100 percent of our community’s donations go to two reputable organizations providing on-the-ground relief efforts in Gaza. Donate: mcceastbay.org/palestine \n\n\n\nThe Nasiri Dua is from the pen of the renowned Sufi Shaykh ibn Nasir ad Dari Rahimahullah of the Shadhiliyya Tariqa. Faced with the military power of France\, who were bombing villages in Morocco\, the Shaykh Rahimahullah wrote this Dua\, which was recited in every Masjid in the Maghrib in various different styles. This Dua had such an effect that the French President issued a law banning its recitation. Due to the barakah of this beautiful Dua\, Morocco gained independence from France. \n\n\n\nThe power of this Dua of Imam Muhammad ibn Nasir al-Dar’i lies in its simplicity\, its purity\, and its sincere supplication. It is essentially a plea to Allah that our transgressions be overlooked\, that divine mercy be bestowed upon us\, that social justice be restored in spite of us\, that wrongs be righted\, and that righteousness reigns once again in our lands so that the destitute may no longer be in need\, the young may be educated\, the animals’ purpose fulfilled\, rain restored\, and bounties poured forth. It is a plea to be freed from the aggression of foreigners in lands over which they have no right – a plea much needed in our modern world\, rampant as it is with invasions and territorial occupations. Ultimately\, it asks not to destroy our enemies but simply to halt their plots and the harm they cause. Its essence is mercy\, which in turn is the essence of the Messenger of Allah\, Muhammad\, peace and blessings be upon him: “And We have only sent you as a mercy to all the worlds.” \n\n\n\nPDF copy of the Nasiri Dua \n\n\n\n          \n\n\n\n\nhttps://youtu.be/rLvq6nyi_w8?si=v6s6IXqHsMZtqOKr
URL:https://mcceastbay.org/event/prayers-for-palestine/2023-10-26/
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SUMMARY:Lemonade Stand for the Palestinian Relief Efforts
DESCRIPTION:During Jumu’ah\, two of our dear youth\, Hasan Muhammad & Fatimah\, will raise funds to support the ongoing relief efforts in Gaza. 100% of the proceedings will go to the relief efforts.
URL:https://mcceastbay.org/event/fundraising-for-palestine/
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SUMMARY:Jumu’ah Services @ MCC & Dublin Library
DESCRIPTION:For MCC’s Jumu’ah services on Friday\, Oct. 27: \n\n\n\n\nThe first service at MCC is full. To avoid heavy parking congestion\, please do not attend this service. \n\n– Sidi Shahryar Abbasi delivers this sermon at MCC\n\n\n\n\n\n1:40 p.m. to 2:10 p.m.\n\n– Sidi Ibrahim Qureshi delivers the sermon at Dublin Library.\n\n\n\n\n\n2:30 p.m. – 2:50 p.m. \n\n– Sidi Mike Swies delivers this sermon at MCC\n\n\n\n\n\n3:40 p.m. – 4 p.m.\n\n– Sidi Sarim Mundres delivers this sermon at MCC.\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlease attend at 2:30 or 3:40 p.m. 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 second and third Jumu’ah 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 \n\n\n\n\n– Virtually watch the three MCC sermons from home: https://mcceastbay.org/live\n\n\n\n– More Sidi Shahryar: https://mcceastbay.org/shahryar\n\n\n\n– More Sidi Ibrahim: https://mcceastbay.org/ibrahim\n\n\n\n– More Sidi Mike: https://mcceastbay.org/mike\n\n\n\n– More Sidi Sarim: https://mcceastbay.org/sarim\n\n\n\n\nFor parents attending with young children indoors at the main MCC facility\, we offer private mothers’ and fathers’ rooms with an audio and visual connection to the Prayer Hall. Parents can watch the sermon and pray while working with other parents 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/jumuah-services-5/
LOCATION:MCC East Bay\, 5724 W Las Positas Blvd #300\, Pleasanton\, CA\, 94588\, United States
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SUMMARY:Stand for Palestine Story Time
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a read-aloud and games so kids can learn how to stand for Palestine in a kid-friendly way. 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. | Friday\, October 27 | MCC Conference Room | Free | For parents & all youth\, particularly ages 5 to 10 | Join us in person or watch virtually at mcceastbay.org/live \n\n\n\nWe will not have books for sale. You may order this book for your kids online here.   \n\n\n\nAbout the AuthorEman Kourtam is a Muslim-American Egyptian who lives in California. She is a devoted mother of two wonderful kids: Zaineldeen and Maryam. She has a BA in Integrated Marketing communications. She is a health coach. She enjoys cooking\, skiing\, horseback riding\, and writing stories for my kids. \n\n\n\nHer book series “Zain and Mima’s Adventures” came to life while trying to instill important values in her kids in a fun\, dynamic way. She wanted to show her children love for their Islamic faith and to grow up to be wonderful\, caring human beings. She began by writing stories about real-life situations they went through as a family to impart important values and lessons they can learn along the way. Her children resonated with the stories about them and asked their mom to read them at bedtime each night. After four years\, on a whim\, Eman shared one of her stories on her Instagram. Commentators expressed joy and asked how they could purchase the story. The rest is history … \n\n\n\nFrom the book Zain and Mima Stand For Palestine \n\n\n\nZain and Mima were surprised to hear loud voices outside their window. \n\n\n\nThey found a crowd of people chanting “Free Palestine!”.“What is Palestine?” they asked. To answer\, Mama took them back in time with a story that began many years ago.
URL:https://mcceastbay.org/event/palestine-story-time/
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CATEGORIES:Young Children
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SUMMARY:Women's Tafseer Class in Farsi | Ustadha Nooria Musleh
DESCRIPTION:For Farsi and Pashto-speaking women who want to learn or brush up on Qur’an\, join this two-hour class every Friday after the third Jumu’ah to connect with the Book of Allah (swt). \n\n\n\nFridays | 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. | Women only | Classroom 1 | In-person only | Join in person or virtually at mcceastbay.org/farsi-tafseer \n\n\n\nQuestions? events@mcceastbay.org
URL:https://mcceastbay.org/event/quran-in-farsi/2023-10-27/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Women's Activities
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231027T190000
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SUMMARY:Decoding Disney’s Themes From a Muslim Perspective | Sidi Zeeshan Mukhtar
DESCRIPTION:Join us on a Friday night with Sidi Zeeshan Mukhtar to discuss themes that we encounter in popular children’s Disney movies. Sidi Zeeshan is a movie buff who enjoyed watching movies with his family and discussing movie themes with them when they were younger.  \n\n\n\nIn this talk\, he will share some of his observations that he gathered and will share six common themes that emerge when you cross-examine most Disney stories and view them from a Muslim perspective.  \n\n\n\n\nMore Sidi Zeeshan: https://mcceastbay.org/zeeshan\n\n\n\n\nFriday\, Oct. 27 | 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. | Prayer Hall | Free; no RSVP required | In-person or watch the recording laterSidi Zeeshan Mukhtar is a Bay Area economist and a volunteer financial counselor at MCC for our Zakat applicants. He has raised three boys with his wife\, Hina Khan-Mukhtar. \n\n\n\nQuestions? events@mcceastbay.org
URL:https://mcceastbay.org/event/decoding-disneys-themes/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Family Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231027T190000
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SUMMARY:Dr. Rania Awaad’s Weekly Friday Evening Halaqa
DESCRIPTION:Ustadha Dr. Rania Awaad holds a weekly Friday evening women’s gathering about navigating contemporary issues. This program runs in parallel to the Friday night girl’s halaqa. \n\n\n\n7 p.m. to 9 p.m. | Every Friday from October 6\, 2023\, to May 24\, 2024 |  MCC Conference Room | Free; no registration or RSVP required to attend in person | To join virtually\, register at https://mcceastbay.org/zoom \n\n\n\n\n– More Dr. Rania: https://mcceastbay.org/rania\n\n\n\n– Watch past Dr. Rania’s Friday Evening Halaqa recordings: https://mcceastbay.org/womens-halaqa\n\n\n\n– Join Dr. Rania’s WhatsUp group: https://chat.whatsapp.com/HlHmFFnGbwvCvLl6uGD1C4\n\n\n\n\nThe fall session runs from Friday\, Oct. 6th to Friday\, Dec. 15th\, with Thanksgiving Break on Friday\, November 24. \n\n\n\nAfter winter break\, we continue in the winter from Friday\, Jan. 26 to Friday\, March 8\, with then a break for Ramadan (March 15\, 22\, 29\, April 5 & April 12)\, and we restart from April 19 to May 24. \n\n\n\nFree babysitting is provided in Room 23. Facility map: https://mcceastbay.org/facility-map \n\n\n\nQuestions? events@mcceastbay.org \n\n\n\nThis halaqa is hosted parallel to our girls’ program in partnership with The Rahmah Foundation. \n\n\n\nUstadha 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 Ijazah (authorization to teach) several branches of the Shari’ah sciences at the hands of many renowned scholars\, including many female scholars. She has received Ijazah to teach Tajwid in the Hafs and Warsh recitations from the late eminent Syrian scholar Shaykh Abu Hassan al-Kurdi. In addition to completing several advanced texts of the Shafi’i madhhab\, she is licensed to teach texts of Maliki fiqh\, Adab\, and Ihsan. Currently\, Ustadha Rania teaches online and local classes for The Rahmah Foundation\, Rabata\, 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. \n\n\n\nUstadha Rania is also a medical doctor with a specialty in Psychiatry. She completed her Psychiatric residency and fellowship training at Stanford University\, where she is currently on the faculty as a Clinical Instructor in the Stanford Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences department. Her medical interests include addressing mental health care concerns in the Muslim community- particularly that of Muslim women and girls. She has been awarded grants from the NIMH (National Institute of Mental Health) to research this topic and has presented her findings at several medical conferences. Other ongoing endeavors include compiling manuscripts addressing female-related mental health and medical issues from a fiqh-oriented perspective. She 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. \n\n\n\nLearn more about Dr. Rania and her work at http://med.stanford.edu/psychiatry/research/MuslimMHLab.html \n\n\n\nEvery Friday evening\, the MCC bustles with activity. MCC hosts four halaqas to increase God-consciousness for youth\, women\, and men. \n\n\n\nFrom 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.
URL:https://mcceastbay.org/event/friday-womens-halaqa/2023-10-27/
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SUMMARY:Dua for our Brothers & Sisters | Qari Amar Bellaha & Dr. Asaad Traina
DESCRIPTION:“The parable of the believers in their affection\, mercy\, and compassion for each other is that of a body. When any limb aches\, the whole body reacts with sleeplessness and fever.” Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) \n\n\n\nJoin us to supplicate for our brothers and sisters in Palestine on Thursday and Friday evenings. Dr. Asaad Traina will lead with a short talk after the Isha Prayers (8 p.m.) followed by Salawaat & Dua Al-Nasri (Prayers of the Oppressed) by Qari Amar Bellaha. \n\n\n\n8 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.  | Thursday\, Oct. 26 | Prayer Hall | Join in person or watch live at https://mcceastbay.org/liveIn the enormity of this moment\, MCC is responding to our sisters and brothers in Palestine by: \n\n\n\n\n– Our Jumu’ahs are dedicated to our sisters and brothers. Our Khateebs will make dua and encourage worshipers to give generously for humanitarian relief efforts in Gaza. MCC will absorb the credit card processing fees and send collected funds to Islamic Relief & UNRWA. Donate at https://mcceastbay.org/palestine\n\n\n\n– Our MCC youth are baking goods and selling in the MCC lobby during the Jumu’ahs for humanitarian relief efforts during Jumu’ah.\n\n\n\n\nMCC will cover the credit card processing fees so that 100 percent of our community’s donations go to two reputable organizations providing on-the-ground relief efforts in Gaza. Donate: mcceastbay.org/palestine \n\n\n\nThe Nasiri Dua is from the pen of the renowned Sufi Shaykh ibn Nasir ad Dari Rahimahullah of the Shadhiliyya Tariqa. Faced with the military power of France\, who were bombing villages in Morocco\, the Shaykh Rahimahullah wrote this Dua\, which was recited in every Masjid in the Maghrib in various different styles. This Dua had such an effect that the French President issued a law banning its recitation. Due to the barakah of this beautiful Dua\, Morocco gained independence from France. \n\n\n\nThe power of this Dua of Imam Muhammad ibn Nasir al-Dar’i lies in its simplicity\, its purity\, and its sincere supplication. It is essentially a plea to Allah that our transgressions be overlooked\, that divine mercy be bestowed upon us\, that social justice be restored in spite of us\, that wrongs be righted\, and that righteousness reigns once again in our lands so that the destitute may no longer be in need\, the young may be educated\, the animals’ purpose fulfilled\, rain restored\, and bounties poured forth. It is a plea to be freed from the aggression of foreigners in lands over which they have no right – a plea much needed in our modern world\, rampant as it is with invasions and territorial occupations. Ultimately\, it asks not to destroy our enemies but simply to halt their plots and the harm they cause. Its essence is mercy\, which in turn is the essence of the Messenger of Allah\, Muhammad\, peace and blessings be upon him: “And We have only sent you as a mercy to all the worlds.” \n\n\n\nPDF copy of the Nasiri Dua \n\n\n\n          \n\n\n\n\nhttps://youtu.be/rLvq6nyi_w8?si=v6s6IXqHsMZtqOKr
URL:https://mcceastbay.org/event/prayers-for-palestine/2023-10-27/
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SUMMARY:Private Event
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LOCATION:CA
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