Join Ustadh Quran Hodge for weekly Friday evening basketball & halaqa sessions for teen 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 high school boys only—no younger boys are allowed. Each session is capped at 30 teens. Once limited spots are full, please kindly join the waitlist.
The first hour is physical activity in the gym (basketball, flag football, or soccer), and the latter hour is pizza and a teen halaqa with Sidi Quran.
7 p.m. to 9 p.m. | Fridays | October 24, 2025, to May 22, 2026 (with a break in Ramadan 2026) | $400/person | Hart Middle School | Register at mcceastbay.org/boys
The MCC has a standing policy that financial need should never prevent a family in the East Bay from benefiting from any MCC offering. To request a financial waiver, please complete the application at mcceastbay.org/scholarship
Coach Amir Rashad also leads a Friday Night Elementary & Middle School Boys Halaqa & Hangout:
Questions? events@mcceastbay.org
Location of Friday evening sessions for high school boys in ‘25 and ‘26:
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- – October 24, 2025, at Dublin High School
- – October 31, 2025, at Dublin High School
- – November 7, 2025, at Donlon Elementary School
- – November 14, 2025, at Donlon Elementary School
- – November 21, 2025, at Donlon Elementary School
- – November 28, 2024 (no session)
- – December 5, 2025, at Donlon Elementary School
- – December 12, 2025, at Donlon Elementary School
- – December 19, 2025, at Donlon Elementary School
- – December 26, 2024 (no session)
- – January 2, 2025 (no session)
- – January 9, 2026, at Hart Middle School in Pleasanton
- – January 16, 2026, at Hart Middle School in Pleasanton
- – January 23, 2026, at Hart Middle School in Pleasanton
- – January 30, 2026, at Hart Middle School in Pleasanton
- – February 6, 2026, at Hart Middle School in Pleasanton
- – February 13, 2026, at Hart Middle School in Pleasanton
- – February 20, 2026 (no season in Ramadan)
- – February 27, 2026 (no session in Ramadan)– March 6, 2026 (no session)
- – March 13, 2026 (no session in Ramadan)
- – March 20, 2026 (no session in Ramadan)
- – March 27, 2025 (no session)
- – April 3, 2026, at Hart Middle School in Pleasanton
- – April 10, 2026, at Hart Middle School in Pleasanton
- – April 17, 2026, at Hart Middle School in Pleasanton
- – April 24, 2026, at Hart Middle School in Pleasanton
- – May 1, 2026, at Hart Middle School in Pleasanton
- – May 8, 2026, at Hart Middle School in Pleasanton
- – May 15, 2026, at Hart Middle School in Pleasanton
- – May 22, 2026, at Hart Middle School in Pleasanton
About Sidi Quran
Qur’an Hodge is a Bay Area native. He began his Islamic education in 2019, studying Arabic at the Al Maqasid Seminary in Pennsylvania. Sidi Quran continued to Dar Al Mustafa, a Yemeni Islamic university in Tarim, Hadhramaut. At this Islamic seminary founded by Habib Umar bin Hafiz, Sidi Qur’an studied Ibtidaiyya, Hadith, Aqida, Seerah, Nahw, Quran Hifzdh, Kitaba, and Tafseer in classical Arabic.
Sidi Quran has completed certificates in Taleef Collective’s Refining the Core and Zaytuna College’s Permaculture Program. He is passionate about creatively addressing community issues, particularly the challenges that Muslim youth face. He lives with his wife and child in Castro Valley.
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