MCC Weekly Newsletter
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Featured Event
Bay Area Singles Event This Month!
For Single Muslims or Muslimahs
*Calling all singles, especially single men of all ages & backgrounds*
If you are looking for a sign that 2024 is the year you will meet your new spouse, then this is your sign!
Our quarterly matrimonial event on Saturday, Jan. 27, is for single Muslims looking for the right partner to form a happy marriage and wanting a welcome departure from ineffective, speed-dating Muslim events. Limited space.
_This single event is not just a social gathering; it's a proven pathway to meaningful connections.
Don't delay! Spots are filling up fast. Folks are flying in from across the country.
Our next event will be in the summer. Take advantage of this opportunity!_
MCC is Hiring!
Youth Director Position
MCC East Bay invites resumes from qualified candidates for its Youth Director.
The person is responsible for ensuring that organizational integrity is maintained through implemented processes and projects while also providing spiritual and organizational leadership to our youth.
Non-Clinical Case Manager
MCC East Bay invites resumes from qualified candidates for its Non-Clinical Case Manager position.
This Case Manager will provide housing navigation, benefits enrollment, and non-clinical case management services to sheltered individuals and those at imminent risk of experiencing homelessness in and around the East Bay Area.
Upcoming Events
Jumu'ah Khutbahs @ MCC
Hafiz Zaid Khanani, & Mohammed Abdul Baseer
Friday, Jan. 5 | 12:30 p.m. to 2:50 p.m.
- First Service: 12:30 p.m. to 12:50 p.m.
- Second Service: 1:30 p.m. to 1:50 p.m.
- Third Service @ Rosewood Center__: 1:40 p.m. to 2:10 p.m.
- Fourth Service: 2:30 p.m. to 2:50 p.m.
MCC worshipers may not park in any neighboring business or lots.
Jumu'ah at Rosewood Conference Center
Sidi Qur'an Hodge
Friday, Jan. 5 | 1:40 p.m. to 2:10 p.m.
No Dublin Library this Friday. Our offsite Jumu'ah instead is at Rosewood Conference Center. Help ease parking congestion at MCC by attending this service. There is ample parking with comfortable prayer space & boxed lunches for sale.
Monthly Qur'an Khatam & Fajr Gathering
Qari Amar Bellaha
Sunday, Jan. 7 | 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 a.m.
On the first Sunday of each month, read a Juz of the Qur'an before (optional) and then join us for Fajr in the congregation, Zikr, Quran Khatam dua, a collective community dua, and breakfast in community. Sign up to read a Juz here before Sunday. 14 Juz remaining.
Seerah Stories & Art
Community Artist Tarannum Saeed
Starts Wednesday, Jan. 10 | 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
For ages 6 to 11: Explore the life of Prophet Muhammad (saw) through lens of creativity! Embark on a unique journey blending beauty of Seerah stories with magic of artistic expression! Register here.
The Soul's Journey: Understanding Life's Purpose
Sidi Shahryar Abbasi
Wednesday, Jan. 10 | 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Online Only: Join us every Wednesday evening until Ramadan '24 virtually to dive into the text, The Lives of Man, by Imam Abdallah Ibn Alawi Al-Haddad where we understand life's purpose, through our five stages of our journey to God.
Winter Weekend Retreat
Shaykh Samer Al-Nass
Saturday, Jan. 13 | 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Sunday, Jan. 14 | 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Join us to learn the Forty Hadith on the Virtues of Dhikr of Allah (swt) & the Forty Hadith on Prophet Muhammad's (saw) intercession (Shifa' al-Kubra) by Sheikh Yusuf al-Nabhani (ra). Ijaza certificate given to all those who attend the retreat in person.
Story of Revelation: Introduction to the Quran
Ustadh Basil Farooq
Friday, Jan. 19 | 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Get inspired and develop a yearning for the book of Allah (swt) by delving into major topics about the Qur'an, including its definition, names and meanings, nature of revelation, and modes of revelation.
Bay Area Muslim Singles Event
Half Our Deen Offline (Baba Ali)
Saturday, Jan. 27 | 12:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.
*Men of all ages & backgrounds wanted*
Our quarterly event is for single Muslims looking for the right partner to form a happy marriage and who desire a welcome departure from ineffective, speed-dating matrimonial events. Limited space.
This single event is not just a social gathering; it's a proven pathway to meaningful connections.
Our Weekly Recurring Events
*Dr. Rania's Womens Night & Rahmah Girls halaqas resume January 26th.*
Sisters Weekly Bookclub
Ustadha Leila Fakira
Mondays (in-person & virtual), Jan. 8 | 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Tuesdays (virtual only), Jan. 9 | 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Sisters: Join our weekly in-person & virtual Seerah book club, where we have an active discussion, take lessons for our daily lives, and inshaAllah fall in love with our Prophet .
Principles of Religion
Ustadha Nihad Hemmoudeh
Tuesday, Jan. 9 | 12:30 p.m. to 1:15 p.m.
Sisters: Join our weekly virtual series where we learn the principles of religion, such as acts of worshipping Allah (swt), the good character of a Muslim, and more. Past sessions.
Bi-Weekly East Bay Tahajjud Tigers
Hafiz Rehan Chishty
Saturday, Jan. 13 | 5:20 a.m. to 6:30 a.m.
Open to all: girls, boys, teens & adults! Join us on a Saturday morning before Fajr to pray 4 units of Tahajjud (Night Prayer) & Witr Prayers in the congregation, followed by a light snack, and then Fajr in congregation. RSVP required.
Du'a Corner
These community members are asking you for the greatest gift a person can give to another: a sincere prayer by name.
- Munira Sheikh (Walnut Creek): Her brother, Mohammed Ali Charlie, passed away on Sunday in Los Angeles.
- Asim Taher (Dublin): His aunt, Lala Rukh Khan, passed away last Monday in Lucknow, India.
- Najib Azhar (Pleasanton): His uncle, Jamshed Ahmed, passed away last month in Lahore.
- Safi Mojaddidi (Dublin): His mother, Rona Mojaddidi, passed away last month in Fremont.
- Saad Mirza (Dublin): His son, Rayan Mirza, is suffering from symptoms of concussion.
- Tuba Mertayak (San Francisco): Her sister, Nefise Smsek, is suffering from an unknown tumor, and her husband, Cuneyt Mertayak, is suffering from an eye disease.
Submit a request for a community dua in our next community prayers list:
mcceastbay.org/dua
This Week's Featured Video
At a recent marriage retreat at MCC, Shaykh Jabir Tarim spoke about the ideal Muslim marriage.
This Week's Featured Photo
Last week, the SRVIC-MCC Refugee Team hosted a week-long camp for recently arrived Afghan refugees and their children who participated in kids programming, women's health, STEM & sports camps for teens, financial literacy, and more!
Cars Needed for East Bay Muslim Families
The MCC Car Program has now donated over 275 vehicles donated to needy Muslim families in the Bay Area.
We currently have 50 families on our waitlist.
Families needing a vehicle include single mothers with young children, newly arrived refugee families, families with special needs children in wheelchairs, and victims of domestic violence.
We take working vehicles in any condition, and with a little TLC from our awesome volunteer mechanic team, gift your vehicle to a deserving family.
Let us know if you have a car in good condition or needing minor repairs.
Start the Vehicle Donation Process
Community means that YOU are supported and welcomed here!
- Do you have financial limitations that restrict your involvement and attendance?
Please complete our Sadaqa/Zakat application so we can partner to get you through this. - Are you struggling emotionally, in your relationship, or while raising children?
Get professional counseling and holistic psychological help at the Counseling Office at MCC. - Do you or your child have special needs that are limiting your participation?
Email MCC's Special-Needs Coordinator [email protected] - Did you recently experience or currently experience a death or illness in your family?
Believe in the healing balm of prayer. Submit a community dua for this Friday's Jumu'ah services. - Do you have personal concerns or reservations that keep you from joining?
We want to know! Let's chat so we can work together to create an inclusive environment.
About Us
Muslim Community Center East Bay (MCC) is a faith-based community hub that promotes the unity of God through service, education, and inspiration.
We are privileged to serve the 90,000+ Muslims in the East Bay community.
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5724 W Las Positas Blvd #300, Pleasanton, CA 94588
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