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SUMMARY:Remembering the Beloved ﷺ  | Shaykh Yahya Rhodus
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an inspiring evening of remembrance with our beloved teacher\, Shaykh Yahya Rhodus\, to connect the listener to the Prophet ﷺ and his teachings. The more we know about his life\, character\, and way\, the more we will come to love and follow the one beloved to Allah. PDF for gathering: https://bit.ly/39mLNXV \nThursday\, November 6\, 2025 | 8 p.m. (after Isha prayers) to 10:30 p.m. | MCC Prayer Hall | Join us in-person or virtually at mcceastbay.org/live \nShaykh Yahya is joined in this gathering by our beloved Bay Area teachers\, Qari Amar Bellaha\, Qari Tayeb Bouamama\, and Sidi Mahdy Amine. This program includes a recitation of the prophetic biography in poetry form\, followed by a counsel intended PDF for gathering: https://bit.ly/39mLNXV \nOn Saturday\, Nov. 8\, 2025\, Shaykh Rhodus will also give a free workshop at MCC about the traits of the righteous. Learn more at: https://mcceastbay.org/event/traits-of-righteous \n“Prayer itself orients and situates us\, just as these gatherings do. Every time we come together\, it is an opportunity for us to realign\, to reset\, to remind ourselves of what is truly important.” – Shaykh Yahya Rhodus \nQuestions? events@mcceastbay.org \nAbout Shaykh Yahya \nOne of the most well-respected Muslim scholars in the Western world\, Shaykh Yahya Rhodus\, has spent the best part of two decades studying at some of the most prestigious learning institutions in the Muslim and Western worlds. \nHaving embraced Islam at 19 in Santa Clara\, California\, he immediately began studying the Islamic sciences with Shaykh Hamza Yusuf and visiting Mauritanian scholars\, such as Shaykh Khatri Wuld Bayba and Shaykh Abd Allah Wuld Ahmadna. Shortly thereafter\, he traveled to Mauritania to pursue a full-time course of study where he could learn from one of Mauritania’s most outstanding scholars\, Murabit al-Hajj. Following an interim study period in Damascus\, Syria\, Shaykh Yahya spent the best part of seven years in Tarim\, in the Hadramawt Valley of Yemen. There\, he studied at the reputable school\, Dar al-Mustafa\, with the renowned scholars Habib Umar bin Hafiz and Habib Ali al-Jifri. \nSince then\, Shaykh Yahya has been the official translator for Habib Umar and Habib Ali at various international speaking engagements\, including the Common Word Conference held at Yale University in 2008. Upon returning to the United States\, Shaykh Yahya was a full-time instructor at Zaytuna College. He has a B.A. in Near Eastern Studies from UC Berkeley and an M.A. in Islamic Studies from the Graduate Theological Union. He is pursuing a Ph.D. in Theology and Religious Studies at the University of Cambridge\, England\, in collaboration with Dr. Tim Winter (Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad). \nHe is the Founding Director of al-Maqasid\, where he is a full-time scholar and teacher. Al-Maqasid’s mission is to cultivate holistic learning environments rooted in knowledge\, devotion\, and service by providing full-time\, part-time\, online\, and community programs. \n\n– More Sheikh Yahya: http://mcceastbay.org/yahya
URL:https://mcceastbay.org/event/remembering-the-beloved/
LOCATION:MCC East Bay\, 5724 W Las Positas Blvd #300\, Pleasanton\, CA\, 94588\, United States
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