Ramadan Kareem

3 months ago

Ramadan Kareem

From SRVIC

Assalamu Alaikum,

As SRVIC follows guidance from the Fiqh Council of North America (FCNA ) to calculate the start of Ramadan, the dates for the start of Ramadan and Eid have already been announced.

Ramadan Calendar

First Taraweeh Friday, February 28th (Isha prayer at 8:00pm)
First day of fasting Saturday, March 1st
Community Iftar Sunday, March 9th
11th Annual Toy Drive Saturday, March 15th
Qiyam ul-Layl and Suhoor Saturday, March 22nd (23rd Taraweeh)
Quran Khatm Friday, March 28th
Eid ul Fitr Sunday, March 30th

Volunteering and Sponsorship

SRVIC can only serve the community with your help. Sign up here to volunteer at events throughout Ramadan.
Help feed those who are fasting by signing up here to sponsor an iftar.
We are requesting each family to donate $100 to help cover Ramadan and Eid expenses.

Taraweeh

Qari Fardin Osmani will lead Taraweeh along with our SRVIC youth huffadh.

The Ramadan timetable is available here.

Please be extra courteous and adhere to the following etiquette:

All children under the age of 12 must stay with their parents for the entirety of the prayer. Please keep them by your side at all times. We want to ensure that all Taraweeh attendees enjoy their prayers without any disturbance or noise. Parents with young children should utilize the family room.
Do not bring any food to the center or disposable water bottles but rather bring your own refillable water bottle, refill stations are available in the kitchen (for women) and the hallway (for men).
Be sure to clean up after yourself.
Ensure that you park correctly and use only one parking spot.
Do not leave valuables in your car or in your trunk. Laptops, purses and other items have been stolen in the past.
Place shoes on the shoe racks and do not leave shoes on the floor as it poses a tripping hazard.

Community Iftar

Shannon Community Center in Dublin on Sunday, March 9th at 6:45pm.

Ticket purchase is available on our website here. The cost of tickets does not cover the full expense of the event so families interested in gaining the blessings of feeding the community during Ramadan are encouraged to donate towards the event.

Fundraising

This Ramadan, our goal is to raise $150,000 to cover operational costs. Donate here.

Whoever builds a Masjid in which the Name of Allah is remembered, Allah will build for him a house in Paradise. (An-Nasa'i)

Membership

Membership dues contribute towards operational expenses to keep our center running for your spiritual benefit. Our goal this Ramadan is to increase our member base by 25% from 400 to 500 members inshAllah. Please login to review your existing membership and if there is no active membership subscription please enroll here. Minimum membership dues are $50 per month or we encourage you to pay $600 annually for a family membership.

Qiyam ul-Layl

Saturday, March 22nd at SRVIC, 11:45pm
This is a free event. RSVP is required for Suhoor (4am, March 23rd).

Eid ul-Fitr

Sunday, March 30th at Dougherty Valley High School
Information for Eid prayers will be shared at a future date.

11th Annual Toy Drive

Saturday, March 15th from 11:00am -1:00pm

Please bring brand new, unwrapped toys for children between the ages of 2-12. Join us in wrapping the gifts on site. Please bring your own wrapping paper and tape. There is no limit as to how many toys that can be donated. We will also be collecting $25 Amazon or Target gift cards for children ages 13-18. Gifts will be given to lower income Muslim families in the Bay Area.

23rd Annual Ramadan Food Drive

For the 23rd year, we are asking community members to take the 30-day pledge for the "Ramadan Food Drive" by feeding a family a day for $5 a day for each of the blessed days of Ramadan (or $150 for the month) in partnership with the Contra Costa County Food Bank.

Youth Halaqa & Iftars

Youth iftars will be held every Friday one hour before maghrib at SRVIC. Weekly registration with a $5 confirmation fee is required to avoid any wastage of food.

Halaqa Speakers are as follows:

March 7th: Br Sarim Mundres
March 14th: Sr. Hosai Mojaddidi
March 21: Hafidh Afraz Khan
March 28th: Hafidh Yusuf Bello

"O you who believe, fasting is prescribed to you as it was prescribed to those before you, that you may [learn] self-restraint." (Qur'an 2.183)

JazakAllahu Khair,

SRVIC Board of Directors

As a non-profit community organization, we are always deeply appreciative of your support; all donations are tax deductible.

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