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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/2024-01-08/
CATEGORIES:Women's Activities
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SUMMARY:Principles of Religion | Ustadha Nihad Hemmoudeh
DESCRIPTION:Ustadha Nihad Hemmoudeh facilitates a 45-minute live Zoom session for sisters on the principles of religion\, such as acts of worshipping Allah (swt)\, the good character of a Muslim\, and more. These talks will be recorded and available on MCC’s YouTube\, Facebook\, and Instagram publicly. \n\n\n\nUstadha Nihad will be using the book\, “The Forty in the Fundamentals of Religion” by Al-Ghazali.12:30 p.m. to 1:15 p.m. PST | Tuesdays | 12 consecutive weeks from Oct. 31 to Jan. 16\, 2024 | No pre-registration needed | Join live each week at 12:30 p.m. on Zoom at mcceastbay.org/principles \n\n\n\nWatch the prior sessions in this series: HTTP://mcceastbay.org/principle-seriesMore Ustadha Nihad: \n\n\n\n\n– Ustadha Nihad’s “Principles of Religion” series: https://mcceastbay.org/principle-series\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/religion-series/2024-01-09/
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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-6/2024-01-09/
LOCATION:MCC East Bay\, 5724 W Las Positas Blvd #300\, Pleasanton\, CA\, 94588\, United States
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SUMMARY:Seerah Stories & Art | Artist Tarannum Saeed | Ages 5 to 11
DESCRIPTION:For ages 6 to 11\, embark on a unique journey that blends the beauty of Seerah stories with the magic of artistic expression! Our upcoming series of Art Sessions is designed for young minds ready to explore the life of Prophet Muhammad (saw) through the lens of creativity.These sessions are a great opportunity for children to develop social skills with their Muslim peers while increasing their Islamic knowledge. \n\n\n\n5 p.m. to 7 p.m. | Wednesdays | January 10 to February 7 | $145/child or $29/session (all materials provided) | Register at https://mcceastbay.org/seerah-art \n\n\n\nIf less than 5 students enroll\, we will cancel the class. \n\n\n\nQuestions? events@mcceastbay.org \n\n\n\nMCC has a standing policy that financial need should never hold a person back from attaining knowledge offered within the four walls of MCC’s facility. To request a financial waiver or discount\, please complete: https://mcceastbay.org/scholarship \n\n\n\nAbout the FacilitatorAs a lover of art for the sake of Allah (SWT)\, Tarannum Saeed wishes to imbue and foster a 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.
URL:https://mcceastbay.org/event/seerah-stories-art-artist-tarannum-saeed-ages-5-to-11/
CATEGORIES:Classes & Activities,Young Children
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SUMMARY:The Soul's Journey (virtual) | Sidi Shahryar Abbasi
DESCRIPTION:Join Sidi Shahryar Abbasi every Wednesday until Ramadan ’24 at 7 p.m. virtually to dive into the text\, The Lives of Man\, by Imam Abdallah Ibn Alawi Al-Haddad where we understand life’s purpose\, through the five stages of our journey to Allah (swt).  \n\n\n\nHosted at Lighthouse Mosque. Streamed only on MCC media channels. Watch past sessions at https://mcceastbay.org/journey \n\n\n\n – More Sidi Shahryar: https://mcceastbay.org/shahryar  – Sidi Shahryar’s “Real Talk Series”: https://mcceastbay.org/real-talk  – Sidi Shahryar’s “Traits of the Righteous” Series: https://mcceastbay.org/hallmark  –  Sidi Shahryar’s “Controlling Your Desires” Series: https://mcceastbay.org/desires  – Sidi Shahryar’s “Soul’s Journey Series: https://mcceastbay.org/journey \n\n\n\nShahryar graduated from the UC Berkeley Haas School of Business and was the External Affairs Vice President of UC Berkeley’s student government. He is an experienced speaker\, mentor\, and coach. Send him questions at: ask.abu.taha@gmail.com and learn more about him at https://www.tiktok.com/@islamic_spirituality. Learn more about him at The Success Company: https://www.successcompany.co/about-us \n\n\n\nJoin Sidi Shahryar Abbasi every Wednesday until Ramadan ’24 at 7 p.m. virtually to dive into the text\, The Lives of Man\, by Imam Abdallah Ibn Alawi Al-Haddad where we understand life’s purpose\, through the five stages of our journey to Allah (swt). \n\n\n\nHosted at Lighthouse Mosque. Streamed only on MCC media channels. Watch past sessions at https://mcceastbay.org/journey \n\n\n\n\nhttps://youtu.be/Lh-6tl3SXDc
URL:https://mcceastbay.org/event/the-souls-journey/2024-01-10/
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SUMMARY:Private Event
DESCRIPTION:Conference Room
URL:https://mcceastbay.org/event/private-event-zk/
CATEGORIES:Private Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240112T123000
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SUMMARY:Jumu’ah Services @ MCC & Dublin Library
DESCRIPTION:For MCC’s Jumu’ah services on Friday\, January 12\, 2024: \n\n\n\n\n12:30 p.m. to 12:50 p.m.\n\nSidi Mahdy Amine delivers this sermon at MCC.\n\n\n\n\n\n1:30 p.m. to 1:50 p.m.\n\n– Sidi Mahdy Amine delivers this sermon at MCC.\n\n\n\n\n\n1:40 p.m. to 2:10 p.m.\n\n– Sidi Shaan Mukhtar at the Dublin Library this Friday.\n\n\n\n\n\n2:30 p.m. – 2:50 p.m. \n\n– Hafiz Abdullah Ayyaz delivers the sermon at MCC.\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlease attend at 12:30 or 2:30 p.m. to avoid heavier second-service congestion whenever possible. Please note that the former HP lot (now Pleasanton School District) is no longer available to our congregation. Please come to the first and fourth 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 Mahdy: https://mcceastbay.org/mahdy\n\n\n\n– More Sidi Shaan: https://mcceastbay.org/shaan\n\n\n\n– More Hafiz Abdullah: https://mcceastbay.org/abdullah-ayyaz\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/mcc-dublin-services/
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SUMMARY:Foundation For Islamic Scholarship and Teaching Tables @ MCC Jumu'ahs
DESCRIPTION:Founded in 2016\, the Foundation for Islamic Scholarship and Teaching (FIST) is a private\, non-profit corporation created to provide financial support and assistance to scholars and students of classical Islam.They are raising funds to sponsor Umrah trips for the unrecognized heroes in our community and to feed the needy in Madinah. \n\n\n\n\n– To sponsor Umrah trips\, send donations via Zelle to donate@islamicscholarship.org\n\n\n\n– To feed the poor in Madinah\, send donations via Zelle to miskinmedina@gmail.com\n\n\n\n– To nominate a community hero in the San Francisco Bay Area: HTTP://mcceastbay.org/community-hero\n\n\n\n\nHeroes for Umrah/Hajj\n\n\n\nIn our Heroes for Umrah/Hajj program\, we take the unsung heroes and unrecognized\, long-standing volunteers of our local communities who lack financial means to the blessed cities of Mecca and Medina accompanied by notable scholars who teach them before and during their travels. Upon return\, these heroes present educational reflections for the wider community. \n\n\n\n“Those who spend their wealth in the Cause of Allah and do not follow up their gifts with reminders of their generosity or with injury\, their reward is with their Lord. On them shall be no fear\, nor shall they grieve” – Surah al-Baqara\, 2:262
URL:https://mcceastbay.org/event/fist-tables-mcc-jumuahs/
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SUMMARY:Friday Night Primer | Shaykh Samer Al-Nass
DESCRIPTION:Samer Al-Nass\n\n\n\nJoin us for a free primer about the forty hadith on the Virtues of Dhikr of Allah (swt) & Prophet Muhammad’s (saw) intercession (also known as Shifa’ al-Kubra) with Shaykh Samer Al-Nass\, who will expound on this topic at a weekend intensive. Shaykh Samer is a renowned scholar of the Qur’an\, Tafsir\, and Hadith. \n\n\n\n6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. | Friday\, January 12 | MCC Prayer Hall | Free | Join us in person or watch virtually at mcceastbay.org/live \n\n\n\nAttending the Friday night talk is optional for those attending the weekend workshop to receive the Ijaza certificate. Register for the weekend intensive with Shaykh Samer: https://mcceastbay.org/forty-hadith \n\n\n\nIjaza with Sanad (certificate) will only be given to the in-person attendees. Online viewers will benefit from virtually joining the retreat\, but he or she will not receive a completion certificate.  \n\n\n\nForty Hadith on The Virtue of Dhikr of Allah (the Exalted) is Sheikh Yusuf al-Nabhani’s collection of forty hadith on dhikr/divine remembrance. This is from his collection of forty hadith on forty subjects. Included is the commentary on these hadiths\, which further elucidates the practice.  \n\n\n\nForty Hadith About His (may Allah bestow peace and blessings be upon him) Intercession/Shifa’ Al-Kubra is a collection of hadith about the Day of Judgement. \n\n\n\nBoth books will be available to purchase at a discounted price on-site. \n\n\n\nImam Yusuf al-Nabhani Sheikh Yusuf al-Nabhani (1849-1932) was a Palestinian scholar. After his initial studies in his locality\, he studied in al-Azhar\, Egypt\, between 1866 and 1872\, where he studied the Islamic disciplines with numerous prominent scholars. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nAt the request of Shaykh Samer\, attendees will receive an Ijaza certificate only if he or she attends in person. Online viewers may watch and benefit virtually but will not receive a certificate at the end of this weekend intensive. \n\n\n\nThe event will not be publicly live-streamed. Public release of the recordings will be at the discretion of every speaker. There’s no guarantee recordings will be released on the media channels for MCC East Bay. Please try to attend the program in person or live online. The event is taking place on Pacific Standard Time. \n\n\n\nQuestions? events@mcceastbay.org \n\n\n\nMCC has a standing policy that financial need should never hold a person back from attaining spiritual knowledge. For a financial-based scholarship discount code\, please email scholarship@mcceastbay.org \n\n\n\nAbout the Presenter:Shaykh Samer was born in Damascus\, Syria\, where he studied at the College of Medicine of the University of Damascus. He went on to study in the United States\, where he qualified in internal medicine. \n\n\n\nThe Shaykh has studied under some of the great ‘ulama of the Levant (Shaam) and the Arabian peninsula. He has a traditional license to teach (ijazah) in the ten styles of recitation of the narration of the Shatibiyyah and the Durra from the world-renowned Shaykh Muhammad Sukkar. He received an ijazah in the ten styles of recitation of the narration of Tayyibah from the Egyptian Shaykh Ahmad Mustafa in Riyadh\, Saudi Arabia\, himself a student of Shaykh Abd al-Aziz al-Zayyat of Egypt. Shaykh Samer has a traditional license to teach (ijazah) in Islamic law (fiqh) and theology and creed (‘aqida) from Shaykh Lutfi al-Fayumi and the late Hanafi Mufti\, Shaykh Adib al-Kallas. He also studied with the previous Mufti of Syria\, Shaykh Abu Yusr Ibn `Abidin. Shaykh Samer was honored to study hadith in Mecca with the great Indonesian-Meccan Shaykh Yasin al-Fadani and with Shaykh Nur ud-din `Itr of Syria. He also has an ijazah in Prophetic traditions (hadith) from the late Shaykh `Abd Allah Siraj al-Din of Aleppo\, Syria. \n\n\n\nShaykh Samer is presently a teacher at Ma’had al-Fatih al-Islami in Damascus\, teaching the Hanafi fiqh manual Al-Hidayah in the department of Islamic Law (Shariah)\, and lecturer on the ten recitations of the Qur’an in the MA program. The Shaykh teaches Qur’anic recitation (tajwid) after fajr prayers daily in the blessed mosque of Shaykh Ibn `Arabi\, a post given to him by his Shaykh and father-in-law\, one of the illustrious Shaykhs of Quran in the Levant (Sham)\, the late Shaykh Muhammad Sukkar. Shaykh Samer has been teaching various Islamic studies courses in England and North America since 2000. \n\n\n\n\nPast Shaykh Samer video recordings: https://mcceastbay.org/samer
URL:https://mcceastbay.org/event/shaykh-samer-al-nass/
CATEGORIES:Classes & Activities
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240113T052000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240113T063000
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SUMMARY:East Bay Tahajjud Tigers: Tahajjud\, Witr & Fajr in Congregation
DESCRIPTION:The Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and give him peace) said\, “Our Lord\, Blessed\, and Exalted is He\, descends (i.e.\, His mercy and concern descends) to the lowest heaven when the final third of the night remains and says\, “Who is there to call on Me so I may answer them? Who is there to ask of Me so I may give them? Who is there to seek My forgiveness so I may forgive them?” [Bukhari] \n\n\n\nJoin us on a Saturday morning before Fajr to pray 4 units of Tahajjud (Night Prayer) & Witr Prayers in the congregation\, followed by Fajr prayer and then light\, yummy snacks. \n\n\n\nThere is no better way to start a day than to pray Tahajjud and Fajr in the congregation along with your loved ones! \n\n\n\nSaturday\, Jan. 13 | 5:20 a.m. to 6:30 a.m. | MCC Prayer Hall | All ages welcome | RSVP at mcceastbay.org/tahajjud-tigers \n\n\n\nLight snacks will be provided after the Fajr Adhan in the Banquet Hall. \n\n\n\nTentative Schedule:5:10 – doors open5:20 – Tahajjud starts (Huffaz will recite Juz #2 – first half)6:05 – Fajr Adhan6:10 – Snacks are served6:30 – Fajr iqamah6:45 – cleanup
URL:https://mcceastbay.org/event/night-prayers/
CATEGORIES:Family Events
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SUMMARY:Private Event
DESCRIPTION:Banquet Hall & PCPH Classrooms
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SUMMARY:Weekend Retreat with Shaykh Samer Al-Nass
DESCRIPTION:Learn about the forty hadith on the Virtues of Dhikr of Allah (swt) & on Prophet Muhammad’s (saw) intercession (also known as Shifa’ al-Kubra) with Shaykh Samer Al-Nass at the weekend intensive. Shaykh Samer is a renowned scholar of Qur’an\, Tafsir\, and Hadith. \n\n\n\nIjaza with Sanad (certificate) will be given to the attendees.  \n\n\n\nForty Hadith on The Virtue of Dhikr of Allah (the Exalted) is Sheikh Yusuf al-Nabhani’s collection of forty hadith on dhikr/divine remembrance. This is from his collection of forty hadith on forty subjects. Included is the commentary on these hadiths\, which further elucidates the practice.  \n\n\n\nForty Hadith About His (may Allah bestow peace and blessings be upon him) Intercession/Shifa’ Al-Kubra is a collection of hadith about the Day of Judgement. \n\n\n\nBoth books will be available to purchase at a discounted price on-site. \n\n\n\nFri. Jan 12\, 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. (Introduction – Free) | Sat. Jan 13\, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.\, Sun. Jan 14\, 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. | MCC Conference Room | $25/in-person for the weekend or $10/person (watch live online both days)  \n\n\n\nRegister at https://mcceastbay.org/forty-hadith \n\n\n\nThe event will not be publicly live-streamed. Public release of the recordings will be at the discretion of every speaker. There’s no guarantee recordings will be released on the media channels for MCC East Bay. Please try to attend the program in person or live online. The event is taking place on Pacific Standard Time. \n\n\n\nQuestions? events@mcceastbay.org \n\n\n\nMCC has a standing policy that financial need should never hold a person back from attaining spiritual knowledge. For a financial-based scholarship discount code\, please email scholarship@mcceastbay.org \n\n\n\nAbout the Presenter:Shaykh Samer was born in Damascus\, Syria\, where he studied at the College of Medicine of the University of Damascus. He went on to study in the United States\, where he qualified in internal medicine. \n\n\n\nThe Shaykh has studied under some of the great ‘ulama of the Levant (Shaam) and the Arabian peninsula. He has a traditional license to teach (ijazah) in the ten styles of recitation of the narration of the Shatibiyyah and the Durra from the world-renowned Shaykh Muhammad Sukkar. He received an ijazah in the ten styles of recitation of the narration of Tayyibah from the Egyptian Shaykh Ahmad Mustafa in Riyadh\, Saudi Arabia\, himself a student of Shaykh Abd al-Aziz al-Zayyat of Egypt. Shaykh Samer has a traditional license to teach (ijazah) in Islamic law (fiqh) and theology and creed (‘aqida) from Shaykh Lutfi al-Fayumi and the late Hanafi Mufti\, Shaykh Adib al-Kallas. He also studied with the previous Mufti of Syria\, Shaykh Abu Yusr Ibn `Abidin. Shaykh Samer was honored to study hadith in Mecca with the great Indonesian-Meccan Shaykh Yasin al-Fadani and with Shaykh Nur ud-din `Itr of Syria. He also has an ijazah in Prophetic traditions (hadith) from the late Shaykh `Abd Allah Siraj al-Din of Aleppo\, Syria. \n\n\n\nShaykh Samer is presently a teacher at Ma’had al-Fatih al-Islami in Damascus\, teaching the Hanafi fiqh manual Al-Hidayah in the department of Islamic Law (Shariah)\, and lecturer on the ten recitations of the Qur’an in the MA program. The Shaykh teaches Qur’anic recitation (tajwid) after fajr prayers daily in the blessed mosque of Shaykh Ibn `Arabi\, a post given to him by his Shaykh and father-in-law\, one of the illustrious Shaykhs of Quran in the Levant (Sham)\, the late Shaykh Muhammad Sukkar. Shaykh Samer has been teaching various Islamic studies courses in England and North America since 2000. \n\n\n\n\nPast Shaykh Samer video recordings: https://mcceastbay.org/samer
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240114T140000
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SUMMARY:Weekend Retreat with Shaykh Samer Al-Nass
DESCRIPTION:Learn about the forty hadith on the Virtues of Dhikr of Allah (swt) & on Prophet Muhammad’s (saw) intercession (also known as Shifa’ al-Kubra) with Shaykh Samer Al-Nass at the weekend intensive. Shaykh Samer is a renowned scholar of Qur’an\, Tafsir\, and Hadith. \n\n\n\nIjaza with Sanad (certificate) will be given to the attendees.  \n\n\n\nForty Hadith on The Virtue of Dhikr of Allah (the Exalted) is Sheikh Yusuf al-Nabhani’s collection of forty hadith on dhikr/divine remembrance. This is from his collection of forty hadith on forty subjects. Included is the commentary on these hadiths\, which further elucidates the practice.  \n\n\n\nForty Hadith About His (may Allah bestow peace and blessings be upon him) Intercession/Shifa’ Al-Kubra is a collection of hadith about the Day of Judgement. \n\n\n\nBoth books will be available to purchase at a discounted price on-site. \n\n\n\nFri. Jan 12\, 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. (Introduction – Free) | Sat. Jan 13\, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.\, Sun. Jan 14\, 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. | MCC Conference Room | $25/in-person for the weekend or $10/person (watch live online both days)  \n\n\n\nRegister at https://mcceastbay.org/forty-hadith \n\n\n\nThe event will not be publicly live-streamed. Public release of the recordings will be at the discretion of every speaker. There’s no guarantee recordings will be released on the media channels for MCC East Bay. Please try to attend the program in person or live online. The event is taking place on Pacific Standard Time. \n\n\n\nQuestions? events@mcceastbay.org \n\n\n\nMCC has a standing policy that financial need should never hold a person back from attaining spiritual knowledge. For a financial-based scholarship discount code\, please email scholarship@mcceastbay.org \n\n\n\nAbout the PresenterShaykh Samer AlNass was born in Damascus\, Syria\, where he studied at the College of Medicine of the University of Damascus. He studied in the United States\, where he qualified in internal medicine. \n\n\n\nThe Shaykh has studied under some of the great ‘ulama of the Levant (Shaam) and the Arabian peninsula. He has a traditional license to teach (ijazah) in the ten styles of recitation of the narration of the Shatibiyyah and the Durra from the world-renowned Shaykh Muhammad Sukkar. He received an ijazah in the ten styles of recitation of the narration of Tayyibah from the Egyptian Shaykh Ahmad Mustafa in Riyadh\, Saudi Arabia\, himself a student of Shaykh Abd al-Aziz al-Zayyat of Egypt. Shaykh Samer has a traditional license to teach (ijazah) in Islamic law (fiqh) and theology and creed (‘aqida) from Shaykh Lutfi al-Fayumi and the late Hanafi Mufti\, Shaykh Adib al-Kallas. He also studied with the previous Mufti of Syria\, Shaykh Abu Yusr Ibn `Abidin. Shaykh Samer was honored to study hadith in Mecca with the great Indonesian-Meccan Shaykh Yasin al-Fadani and with Shaykh Nur ud-din `Itr of Syria. He also has an ijazah in Prophetic traditions (hadith) from the late Shaykh `Abd Allah Siraj al-Din of Aleppo\, Syria. \n\n\n\nShaykh Samer is presently a teacher at Ma’had al-Fatih al-Islami in Damascus\, teaching the Hanafi fiqh manual Al-Hidayah in the department of Islamic Law (Shariah)\, and lecturer on the ten recitations of the Qur’an in the MA program. The Shaykh teaches Qur’anic recitation (tajwid) after fajr prayers daily in the blessed mosque of Shaykh Ibn `Arabi\, a post given to him by his Shaykh and father-in-law\, one of the illustrious Shaykhs of Quran in the Levant (Sham)\, the late Shaykh Muhammad Sukkar. Shaykh Samer has taught various Islamic studies courses in England and North America since 2000. \n\n\n\n\nPast Shaykh Samer video recordings: https://mcceastbay.org/samer
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240114T173000
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SUMMARY:*Postponed* Remosqued: Cultivating Intentional Community | Imam Ahmed Deeb & Ustadha Hosai Mojaddidi
DESCRIPTION:Due to travel delays from two panelists\, this event has been rescheduled to 5:30 p.m. on Sunday\, January 21. See here: https://mcceastbay.org/event/rescheduled-remosqued \n\n\n\nWhat is community? How should it feel and look like? How did the Prophet (peace be upon him) develop the communal culture of the model community in Madinah? This interactive workshop will examine these and more through an integrated framework of community psychology and the Sunnah. Join us to be part of this groundbreaking community effort examining loneliness\, governance\, and a sense of community in the American mosque. \n\n\n\n\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-UraE5oAyQ\n\n\n\n\n5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. | Sunday\, Jan. 14 | MCC Conference Room | In person only; event not live-streamed or recorded \n\n\n\nQuestions? events@mcceastbay.org \n\n\n\nThis is part of a series of interactive talks happening across masjids and Islamic centers in the Bay Area to redefine and reenergize the concept of community in our mosques. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nImam Ahmad Deeb has been serving communities from an early age under the training and mentorship of his father\, Shaykh Abdallah Deeb. After finishing his bachelor’s in Psychology at 19\, he traveled to Cape Town\, SA\, and completed formal seminary training. He returned to the USA and completed his M.A. in Islamic Studies and Leadership at Bayan’s foremost accredited Muslim graduate school. His thesis topic was “Re-forming Islamic Reform: Ma’loom min al-Dīn bil Darūrah\, the Theology of Law\, and the Epistemological Limits of Ijtihād.” \n\n\n\nHis academic interests and love of community work led him to community psychology\, where he is a doctoral candidate and researcher in the field. He co-founded Itqaan Institute\, a premier Qur’an learning institute led by his father. He is co-founder and instructor of Pillars Seminary—a part-time institute that aims to provide the general public with formal\, balanced\, and structured training in Islam. Most recently\, with his father and Shaykh Ismail Bowers\, he established Shifaa Community\, a virtual intentional community that promotes holistic wellness and structured religious guidance. In his free time\, he continues his study of the Islamic tradition with scholars worldwide and provides consulting to communities across the country. \n\n\n\n\n– More Sidi Ahmed Deeb: https://mcceastbay.org/ahmad\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nUstadha Hosai is the co-founder of MH4M (http://mentalhealth4muslims.com)\, which was established in 2010. For nearly 20 years\, she has been actively involved in the Bay Area and Southern California Muslim community\, working and volunteering for many notable organizations. Learn more about her at http://hosaimojaddidi.com  \n\n\n\n– More Ustadha Hosai: https://mcceastbay.org/hosai \n\n\n\nMunir Safi cut his teeth as a breaking newspaper reporter for several years in his home state of Missouri before finding a second career in Islamic nonprofit management after he moved to California. He has served the MCC East Bay community since 2016. He oversees the facility\, programming\, events\, classes\, congregation support\, website\, marketing\, communications\, A/V and media\, social media\, interfaith\, community\, prison outreach\, and supporting MCC’s varied social services. 
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