In this post-Fajr Khatirah (short reminder), join a visiting scholar as he discusses how to prepare for worship with humility & approach God with a humble, dutiful heart. Visiting Scholar Dr. Daoud Nassimi will explore the differences between obedience to Allah and worship of Allah, as well as how to cultivate humbleness during our acts of worship.
5:15 a.m. (after Fajr) | Saturday, June 14 | MCC Prayer Hall | Join us in person or watch virtually at mcceastbay.org/live
To help the worshippers of Allah focus more on establishing humility during their acts of worship.
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About the Speaker
Dr. Daoud Nassimi has been leading the Qurtuba Institute and teaching many courses in every Quarter of the Certificate program in Islamic Sciences. He has also served as an Adjunct Associate Professor of Islam and world religions at NOVA College in Virginia. He has taught numerous Islam courses at Shenandoah University, Johns Hopkins University, Kabul University, and Salam University in Afghanistan.
Dr. Nassimi served as the vice chairman of the Council of Muslim Organizations in the Washington, D.C., Metropolitan area for seven years. He has also served as a volunteer Imam, Friday Khateeb, instructor, and youth and family counselor at the ADAMS Center and many other Masajid in Northern Virginia for 24 years.
Dr. Nassimi has a unique and combined educational background in Engineering and Islamic Studies. After growing up and completing his Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering at Kabul University in Afghanistan, he came to the United States. He earned his master’s degree in Electrical Engineering at Purdue University in Indiana. He worked as an electrical engineer in the field of telecommunications and satellite communications for 15 years. Then, due to his passion for Islam and a desire to serve society in more meaningful ways, he decided to transition his career from engineering to Islamic Studies and Services.
Dr. Nassimi began his academic studies in Islamic sciences by first learning the Arabic language at Imam Muhammad University in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Then, he moved to Virginia to join the Institute of Arabic and Islamic Sciences. Later, he earned a second master’s degree in Islamic Studies at Cordoba University, and then he did his PhD in Islamic Studies from the University of Birmingham in England in 2008. His PhD thesis was on a comparative review of English translations of the Qur’an, which is currently available in the university’s online library. He is currently a member of the Shari’ah Council of America. Learn more about him here and here.