ISAK Weekly Announcements: August 15th, 2024
Islamic Society of Akron and Kent
COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS
Welcome Shaykh Hamza Maqbul!
He was born in Whittier, California, and lived in Southern California until the age of ten when he moved to Blaine, Washington. After graduating from Blaine High School, he went on to attend the University of Washington and in 2004 completed a Bachelors of Science in Biochemistry and a Bachelors of Arts in Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations.
During his study at the university he was active on campus, serving as the president of the UW Muslim Students Association. After 9/11 he was also listed by the University of Washington as an expert on Islam and was invited to address various groups from all walks of life from universities to high schools to community groups as well as all forms of media (TV, Radio, Newspaper, Internet).
After graduation Shaykh Hamzah went on to pursue traditional Islmic studies, which took him to a number of countries, including Syria and Egypt where he studied the Arabic language, Morocco, Mauritania, and UAE, where he studied the madhhab of Imm Mlik, grammar, usul al-hadith, and the two renditions of the qiraah of Imam Nfi, Warsh and Qln, and finally Pakistn where he had the opportunity to study tafsr, Usl al-Hadth, Hadth, Ilm al-Rijl and Hanaf Fiqh. All of these studies culminated in him receiving an Ijzat al-Tadrs, literally meaning a license to teach which is the equivalent in Pakistn Islmic seminaries to a MA in Arabic and Islmic studies, as well as an unbroken chain of transmission by which to narrate the Hadth of such books as the Muwatta' of Imm Mlik, the Sihh al-Sittah (Bukhr, Muslim, Ab Dwd, Tirmidh, Nas' and Ibn Mjah), and the Sharh Ma'n al-Athr of Imm al-Tahw.
After his return to the United States, Shaykh Hamzah spent five years as the resident scholar of the Thawr Institute, a non-profit religious and educational organization based in Seattle, Washington, teaching, giving khutbahs in local Masjid, and travelling through America promoting the knowledge and practice of the sunnah. He has in the past worked closely with Darul Qasim, CAIR, the Halal Food Standards Alliance of America (hfsaa.org) and a number of other non-profit organizations that serve the Muslim Community.
He is currently collaborating with the Imam Ghazali Institute and the resident scholar for Ribt, a center for learning and remembrance in the Midwest United States.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Vote for Justice! Register to Vote at ISAK!
Date: Friday, August 23rd, after Jumuah prayer (Khutbah starts at 1:30 pm)
Location: Islamic Society of Akron and Kent, 152 E Steels Corners Rd, Cuyahoga Falls, OH 44224
Join CAIR-Ohio at ISAK to ensure you're registered for the upcoming elections. Exercise your right to vote and make your voice heard. CAIR-Ohio staff will be on-site to assist you with registering to vote and updating your voter information. Lets stand up for justice and make a differencewithourvotes!
CONVERT CONNECTIONS
YOUTH CORNER
WEEKLY YOUTH EVENT
THIS WEEKEND: GAME NIGHT!
Date: Saturday, August 17th, from Asr to Maghrib.
Open to youth, ages 13+!
Join us this weekend for a laid-back yet competitive game night!
ISAK YOUNG MUSLIMS
THIS WEEKEND: GAME NIGHT!
Date: Friday, August 23rd. 5:00 - 7:00 pm.
Open to youth, ages 9-12 only!
Join us for an ISAK Young Muslims Sports Day! Register at isak.org/ymsportsday
Please drop off/pickup your children at the ISAK Recreational Center Pavilion.
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