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PRAYER TIMINGS Effective 05/08 MCA NOOR Fajr 5:00 5:00 Dhuhr 1:30 1:30 Asr 5:15 6:15 Maghrib Sunset Sunset Isha 9:50 9:50 Juma 1 12:15 1:30 Juma 2 1:30 2:30 Newsletter Juma 3 2:30 Published Weekly by the Muslim Community Association of San Francisco Bay Area www.mcabayarea.org Ramadan 25, 1442 AH Friday, May 07, 2021 The Muslim Community Association of San Francisco Bay Area 3003 Scott Blvd, Santa Clara, CA 95054 - https://mcabayarea.org/mca-donation/ Thursday, May 6, 2021 ٱﻟ ﱠﺳ َﻼ ُم َﻋ َﻠ ْﯾ ُﻛ ْم - Dear MCA Friends First, on behalf of the MCA boards, staff and volunteers, I wish you all a very happy Eid . ﻋﯾد اﻟﻔطر ﻣﺑﺎرك ,ul Fitr As we get ready to celebrate Eid, please join us for Khatm Quran on Monday, May 10th. we pray that Allah SWT to accept our qiyam, siyam, charity and grant us forgiveness in this beautiful month of Ramadan. Second, we would also like to express an immense sense of gratitude to Allah SWT for Masjid al-Haram in 2020 His grace, and affection for a peaceful Taraweeh and Tahajjud prayers both indoors and outdoors with health and well-being of our community. We’re humbled by the strong at- tendance, love and cooperation from the community since the reopening of MCA and AL-QURAN Masjid Al Noor and re-starting some activities (limited reopening of K & C Cafeteria, Rum- man Cafe, Bookstore, Eid Bazaar & Eid Festival, etc.) as per our County’s Safety Orders. Indeed, Allah enjoins justice, and Third, as we are in the last ten nights of Lailatul Qadr, we encourage you to take advan- the doing of good to others; and tage of maximizing rewards by donating & fulfilling your pledges to MCA. In Ramadan giving like kindred; and forbids so far, we’ve raised about $750k and inshAllah hoping to reach our goal of $1.5M to $2M. Please also remember to donate towards Ramadan Expenses - $150 per family, indecency, and manifest evil, and $100 per person - and Zakat-ul-Fitr or Fitra of $15/person before Eid prayers. and wrongful transgression. He Fourth, we will be holding three Eid prayer sessions respectively on Thursday, May 13 admonished you that you may at: MCA: 7 am; 9 am; and 11 am. Takbeer starts 30 minutes before Eid prayers. Please take heed. join us and arrive early and park legally. Our Nabi [pbuh] encouraged everyone to at- tend Eid prayers - men, women, and children - and listen to the Eid khutbah after Eid Al Quran 16:91 prayers. Fifth, on the first night of Ramadan, the City of Santa Clara Planner confirmed that MCA's Campus Expansion project now stands approved and the public hearing is most HADITH likely be held in the next 2-3 months for MCA 3.0 renovation. Narrated on the authority of Aisha: Abu Sixth, Eid is a time to amend, forgive, and to be grateful to Allah SWT for the enormous Bakr came to my house while two small blessings on us. May Allah SWT open the doors of joy, love, and prosperity for you and your families. Ansari girls were singing beside me the stories of the Ansar concerning the Day Finally, I am deeply appreciative of our community members for their dua’s, strong fi- of Buath. And they were not singers. nancial support and trust, alhamdulillah. Please continue to donate generously (We’re Abu Bakr said protestingly, “Musical accepting Crypto-currency (Bitcoin, etc.) to MCA: https://mcabayarea.org/mca-donation/ instruments of Satan in the house of Allah’s Apostle!” It happened on the Eid ﻋﯾد ﻣﺑﺎرك و ﻛل ﻋﺎم و اﻧﺗم ﺑﺧﯾر day and Allah’s Apostle said, “O Abu Bakr! Kind Regards, Mohammed Nadeem, Ph.D., President, MCA. There is an Eid for every nation and this is our Eid.” - Bukhari, Bk 5, 7 Final Deadline to submit Advertisements is Tuesday at 5:00 PM Wishing you all a very Happy Eid www.mcabayarea.org/newsletter 2 57. Al-Mueed The Restorer The Reproducer, The One who brings back the creatures after death “And to Allah belong the best names, so invoke Him by them.” [Quran 7:180] 3 4 5 / R Provide Oxygen Generators to Indian Hospitals • / % • • %+/% ( ) • • • / / ( ) () 6 7 16 things you can do on the Powerful 27th night of Ramadan Abdul Malik Mujahid 5. Reflect on the meaning of the Quran be done using the Duas of the Sunnah, but also Laylatul Qadr 27th night of Ramadan (the Night Choose the latest Surah or Surahs you’ve heard Dua in your own language, with sincerity and of Power) is described in the Quran as, “better in Tarawih and read their translation and Tafseer. conviction. than a thousand months” (97:3). Any action Then think deeply about their meaning and how For some tips on making Dua please see the done on this night such as reciting the Quran, it affects you on a personal level. article Some personal Duas you can make. remembering Allah, etc. is better than acting for 0. Memorize a different Dua every night one thousand months which do not contain the (If you want to study the Quran with more 1 night of Qadr. understanding, check out Way to the Quran and They don’t have to be long. They can be just Access to Quranic Arabic. one line. And be sure to know what they mean Allah’s Messenger used to exert himself in 6. Get your sins wiped out devotion during the last ten nights to a greater generally at least, even if you don’t know the extent than at any other time.” (Muslim). Allah’s Abu Huraira narrated that the Messenger said: exact translation in English. peace and blessings be upon our beloved Whoever stands (in prayer) in Laylatul Qadr You can put them on index cards (or and keep Prophet. while nourishing his faith with self-evaluation, them with you during the day, glancing at them Aisha, may Allah be pleased with her, related that expecting reward from Allah, will have all of his during work, while driving, waiting in line, etc.) the Prophet said: Look for Laylatul Qadr on an previous sins forgiven. [Bukhari and Muslim). Then practice them at night in prayer. odd-numbered night during the last ten nights of Don’t just pray using the shorter Surahs that you 11. Have Iftar with the family Ramadan (Bukhari). know. Try to make your prayers longer, deeper and meaningful. If you are familiar with longer If you’ve spent Iftar time on weekdays in your The Prophet said: “Whoever prays during the Surahs, read the translation and explanation cubicle at work alone with a couple of dates, now night of Qadr with faith and hoping for its and then pray reciting these Surahs, carefully is the last few days you’ll have this Ramadan to reward will have all of his previous sins forgiven.” reflecting on the meaning while you pray. spend with your family. Use it wisely. (Bukhari and Muslim recorded from Abu Huraira). 12. Take the family to Tarawih Even if you are only familiar with the shorter Here are some tips of things we can do on the Surahs, read the translation and explanation Have your spouse and kids missed Tarawih most Night of Power and the time before and after it. beforehand, and then pray reflecting on the of Ramadan because you weren’t there to drive 1. Take a vacation for Allah message of the Surahs. them to the Masjid, which is too far away to walk We take a break from our jobs for almost This is a good way to develop the habit of to? If so, do all of yourselves a favor and bring everything in life. Why not this time to focus on concentration, even in regular prayers, where everyone for Tarawih in these last ten nights. worshiping and thanking our Creator. many of us tend to be fidgety and/or easily 13. Attend the Dua after the completion of Quran recitation If this is not possible at least take a few days off distracted. if you can. This can make it easier to stay awake 7. Make a personal Dua list. Almost all Masjids where the Imam aims to finish at night to do extra Ibadah, not having to worry Ask yourself what you really want from Allah. an entire reading of the Quran in Tarawih prayers about getting to work the next day. It will also Make a list of each and everything, no matter in Ramadan will be completing their recitation in facilitate doing Itikaf. how small or how big it is, whether it deals with these last ten nights. They may try to end on one 2. Do Itikaf of the odd nights and read the Dua at the end this world or not. Allah loves to hear from us. of a reading of the Quran. Attend this particular It was a practice of the Prophet to spend the last Once this list is ready, you can do three things: night’s Tarawih prayer with your family. See if you ten days and nights of Ramadan in the masjid for Ask Allah to give you those things can attend different Masjids’ Tarawih prayers the Itikaf. Think about what actions you have taken to get night they finish reading the Quran. Those in Itikaf stay in the masjid all this those things 14. Finish reading a book on the Prophet time, performing various forms of zikr (the remembrance of Allah), like doing extra Salat, Develop a work plan to get those things in future.