See page 10 for schedule. May/June Volume 26 | Issue 3 In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful RAMADAN MUBARAK - 2019 Insha-Allah, 1 ST day of Ramadan will be on Monday, May 6, 2019. 1 st Tarawih of Ramadan will be on Sunday, May 5, 2019 Isha Salat me: 10:25 pm for the first 10 Tarawih; 10:40 pm for the 11 through 20 Tarawih; and 10:50 pm for the rest of Tarawih. Tarawih Prayers will be lead by Hafiz Mohammad Nouman 27 th ‘all-night Qiyam’ will be on Friday, May 31, 2019. (Sahoor arrangements will be made by MCWS. For details check website, MCWS.ORG) Khatm-e-Quran will be on Sunday, June 2, 2019. (Light refreshments will be provided by MCWS) Eid–al-Fitr Salat will be at Burton Manor on Tuesday, June 4, 2019 at 9:30 am; Insha-Allah Khateeb for Eid-al-Fitr is Imam Shaykh Hasan. The Ramadan 2019 Salah Schedule is aached Ikaf details are posted on website, MCWS.ORG
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May/June Volume 26 | Issue 3
In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful
RAMADAN MUBARAK - 2019
Insha-Allah, 1ST day of Ramadan will be on Monday, May 6, 2019.
1st Tarawih of Ramadan will be on
Sunday, May 5, 2019
Isha Salat time:
10:25 pm for the first 10 Tarawih;
10:40 pm for the 11 through 20 Tarawih;
and 10:50 pm for the rest of Tarawih.
Tarawih Prayers will be lead by
Hafiz Mohammad Nouman
27th ‘all-night Qiyam’ will be on
Friday, May 31, 2019.
(Sahoor arrangements will be made by MCWS. For details check website, MCWS.ORG)
Khatm-e-Quran will be on
Sunday, June 2, 2019.
(Light refreshments will be provided by MCWS)
Eid–al-Fitr Salat will be at Burton Manor
on Tuesday, June 4, 2019 at 9:30 am;
Insha-Allah Khateeb for Eid-al-Fitr is
Imam Shaykh Hasan.
The Ramadan 2019 Salah Schedule is attached
Itikaf details are posted on website, MCWS.ORG
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Check his full schedule on the web. For more info go to: www.mcws.org/imam
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Welcome Ramadan: SADAQA JARIYA A neglected investment in Muslim Community
By Sh. Ali Suleiman Ali
Ramadan is a month where its blessing cannot be emphasized enough. It is suffice to say, in it, there is a night which the reward of good deed in it is greater than any good deed done of thousand months. Indeed, fasting in Ramadan is a divine training for the believers to increase their consciousness of Allah through observing fasting accordingly One of the wonderful remarkable acts Muslims render in Ramadan is giving Zakah and sadaqa (charity) to the needy and the less fortune, to different Muslim organizations, social institutions, educational institutions and etc. By the same token Muslim Community in general neglect one of the great important act of charities which is more beneficial for their AKHIRA; that is SADAQA JARIYA (Perpetual charity) Our Prophet Muhammad says “ idha mata ibn Adam inqata’ ‘amaluhu illa min tahlaath: Sadaqa jariya or beneficent knowledge or a righteous son/daughter who will pray for him or her ( When a son of Adam dies all his deed come to an end except one of the following three) 1.Sadaqa Jariya 2. Beneficial knowledge. 3. Righteous son/daughter and son No one will argue about the importance of Sadaqa Jariya. It’s an everlasting investment in the bank of Allah. Establishing SJ by an individual or a family or a community is one of the most righteous deed beloved to Allah. Investing your wealth in building institution, Islamic center or a place where the community get together with their children and adult helping and guiding them to grow up not only to preserve their faith or to gain useful knowledge enhancing the brotherhood/sisterhood among them but also to grow up proudly to be Muslims who will continue to carry legacy of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH( to next generation. Investment in a such institution makes you to earn blessings in your grave from three different sources. 1. From Sadaqa Jariya itself 2. Your contribution helps to spread useful knowledge 2. Your contribution helps to raise a righteous Muslim/Muslimah Allah says. “Cooperate in establishing righteousness and taqwa” Finally, the blessed month of Ramadan has come and Muslims throughout the world demonstrate unbelievable generosity and kindness in giving both Zakah and Sadaqa. But generally speaking we do not prioritize our sadaqa and zakah. The priority for our wonderful viable Community MCWS in this year Ramadan is to give our sadaqa to the new building we purchased as Sadaqa Jariya. THE BEST AMONG YOU IS HE WHO MOST BENEFICIAL FOR HUMANITY (Hadith)
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Fundraising Dinner Taraweeh Fundraiser
RAMADAN Starts Sun May 5, 2019
First Taraweeh: Sun May 5, 2019
Fri, May 10 MCWS MCWS Welcome (Sh Ali)
Sat. May 11 MEC MEC
Sun, May 12 SAMS (Dr Kabbani) No FR
Fri, May 17 Helping Hands Masjid Salam
Sat, May 18 MEP CAIR
Sun, May 19 Al Ikhlas No FR
Fri, May 24 Islamic Relief Mercy USA
Sat, May 25 Muslim Family Services MFS
Sun, May 26 MCWS Social Iftar Equally Able
Mon, May 27 No FR due to weeknight
Wed & Thu, May 29 & 30 CAI Graduations
Fri, May 31 27th night-Qiyam/Suhoor MCWS Membership
Sat, June 1 Last 10 nights. No Iftars OBAT
Sun, June 2 29th night, Khatme-Qur’an
Mon, June 3
Tue June 4 EID AL FITR, Inshaa’Allah
Easy Ramadan w/Shaykh Hasan
May 3rd 5-7pm High School and College Youth
Guys Super Smash Brothers
Tournament May 3rd 9pm-12am
High School and College Brothers
Intercommunity Qiyam at Islamic Cultural Association (Farmington)
May 4th 10:00p.m. to 2:30a.m.
High School and College Youth
Young Professional Committee If-
tar May 9th Maghrib
College and Young Professionals
Youth Qiyam 1
May 10th 12p.m. Registration High School and College Youth
Food Packaging at MCWS
May 11th 5p.m. High School and College Youth
Young Professionals Tafssir Class May 16th, 23rd, 30th 6p.m. - 7p.m. College and Young Professionals
MCWS Brothers Sports Qiyam
May 17th After Taraweeh High School and College Boys
MCWS Sisters Qiyam/Lock In
May 18th After Taraweeh High School and College Girls
Boys Suhoor/Fajr
May 19th Coordinate with Br. Osama Odeh
Youth Qiyam 2
May 24th 12:00a.m. High School and College Youth
Islamic Relief Youth Iftar for
Yemen May 24th Maghrib
High School and College Youth
Youth events during Ramadan
Ramadan 2019 Dinner/ Taraweeh FR Schedule
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CHILD-CARE GUIDELINES DURING TARAWIH PRAYERS
Guidelines by Age
0-3 years old (Rooms G & H) All Babies (0-18 months) and toddlers (18 months - 3 years) MUST be with their Mothers
in the "Mom and Tots Room" during Prayer. ALL KIDS IN THIS ROOM MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY AN ADULT.
3-7 years old (Rooms E & F),
Minimum Donation: $1/child/night. A discounted one-time payment of $25/ child may be made within the first 5 days of Ramadan, to cover the entire month.
ALL CHILDREN MUST BE PICKED UP IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING 8 RAKAHS.
7 years old and above
MUST be praying beside a responsible adult. Respect everyone’s right to pray in a peaceful environment
They CANNOT be left to roam in the gym, hallways, classrooms or outside. Keep ALL children next to you as you pray.
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MCWS Highway Cleanup
SubhanAllah, another amazing job by the MCWS community for the 15th year!
JZK to all that volunteered.
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Brothers and sisters in Islam,
A person’s honor and position in people’s hearts is based on their manners. This is a position that something that can-
not be attained by social status, money, or family. In fact, it cannot be attained by anything but good manners. If a per-
son wishes to attain virtue, piety, and nearness to Allah Swt he/she must do so through the path of good manners. To
break this down further, good manners are to have praiseworthy speech and actions, and to do good things and leave
evil things. Good manners are to honor those above you and have leniency with those under you. Good manners are
the acts that beautify your character in the way that Allah Swt described and the way his Prophet(pbuh) exemplified.
Allah Swt says
( لعلى وإنك ق لم:] عظيم خ
لق عطية ،قال[4ال
“: العوف
عل
ل .)“عظيم أدب
In the commentary on the verse of the Quran describing the Prophet Pbuh “and indeed you are upon magnificent character”, Ateya al Awfy (may Allah be pleased with him) said that this means “upon magnificent manners”. Adab can be explained further to be the taqwa of Allah Swt. A famous poet said
بت
فما نفسي أد
أدب من اإلله تقوى بعد من*** لها وجدت
“I disciplined myself and I did not find for it a matter better than fearing its lord”.
In Islamic studies, the word “Adab” is used because it invites people to praiseworthy traits and pushes them away from evil traits. The question now becomes how can we have such manners? To have such manners is to have a beautiful way of dialoguing and pleasant speech. Try to be exceptional in your treat-ment of others and have a good appearance wherever you go. To have such manners you should not focus on just be-ing articulate or eloquent but have noble character and be happy for the blessings of others. Attempt to have a heart free of resentment and envy. You will find that the people who have attained wisdom will have beautified their adab. These types of people will speak little and will not vy for the attention of others, their silence will be long, their words will be well spoken, and they will be forbearant and lenient. I will leave you with an example of a person so beloved by the Prophet Pbuh. Abu Bakr Al Sidiq (may Allah be pleased with him) was with the believing men and women when prayer time came and the Prophet Pbuh was away dealing with a dispute between two tribes. The people recommend-ed Abu Bakr lead the prayer and he stepped forward and began the prayer. As it progressed, the Prophet Pbuh arrived and he joined the rows. The people began to clap their hands, to indicate to Abu Bakr that the Prophet Pbuh had ar-rived. Abu Bakr did not turn at first, but because it persisted he turned and saw the Prophet Pbuh. When the Prophet Pbuh saw him turn and see him, he ushered to Abu Bakr to continue praying, but the adab of Abu Bakr did not allow him to and he stepped back and the Prophet Pbuh led the prayer. Afterwards, he turned to Abu Bakr and said “Oh Abu Bakr, what stopped you from continuing when I told you to.” Abu Bakr (RA) replied with famous words that shows his etiquette, humility, respect, love, and reverence of the Prophet Pbuh:
كان ما“ البن ينبغ “-وسلم عليه هللا صل- هللا رسول يدي بي يتقدم أن قحافة أب
“It is not befitting for the son of Quhafah to stand in front of the Prophet Pbuh”. Look at the humility and manners Abu Bakr showed to the Prohet pbuh. This is the way we should be with our brothers and sisters. This adab changes rela-tionships and impacts hearts. May Allah bless us all with beautiful adab . Allah Swt knows best, -Osama Odeh Youth Director, MCWS
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MCWS Seerah Competition Alhamdulillah – Another year and another well-attended and successful Seerah Competition event at MCWS, wow! The eighth annual Seerah Competition was held on Saturday, April 20th at MCWS and Crescent Academy’s premises with over 2000 people attending the final day activities, including over 500 participants from kindergarten to high school. The competition was preceded with five coaching sessions on Saturdays from March to April prior to the final day which were attended by more than 300 participants on each Saturday, Masha Allah. In addition to the children’s competition, like every year a Seerah Challenge for the adults was very well received one more time. As the children were learning about RasulAllah ,ملسو هيلع هللا ىلصthe adults were watching YouTube lectures by scholars of their choice in order to learn about RasulAllah’s ملسو هيلع هللا ىلصlife. On the final day, the children were not the only ones receiving prizes, as the adults were also rewarded for their efforts. In the end, every participant who learned the seerah of RasulAllah’s ملسو هيلع هللا ىلصwas a winner! We hope that Allah will instill the love of His Prophet Muhammad ملسو هيلع هللا ىلصin our children's hearts and that they learn to follow the Prophet’s ملسو هيلع هللا ىلصSunnah. We pray that they cherish the lessons they learned about perseverance, mercy, faith, and bravery, Insha’Allah. The Seerah Competition Team, after thanking Allah, would like to thank MCWS, Crescent Academy, parents, special guests, sponsors, schools, coaches, judges, and the scores of volunteers for making this an awesome event, Alhamdulillah. This would not have been possible without what each one of them did in their capaci-ties to assist the organizers and making it another memorable occasion.
Jazak Allahu Khairan Katheera to everyone!
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Daily Hadith Sheikh Ali Suleiman Ali Monday-Friday, after Fajr
Weekly Khatira A Community Member (Contact Br. Ajaz Hizkil for more info)
Mondays — after Maghrib in Summer and after Isha in Winter
Weekend Tafseer-ul-Qur’an
Sheikh Ali Suleiman Ali Saturdays & Sundays, after Fajr & Sundays after Dhuhr
MCWS ADULT CLASSES (No Registration Needed)
MCWS FRIDAY KHUTBAH (TENTATIVE) SCHEDULE
(Check mcws.org for latest info)
First @ 12:30 PM Second @ 1:45 PM
First Week Sh. Ali Suleiman Ali Guest Speaker
Second Week Guest Speaker Sh. Hasan Ahmad Sheikh
Third Week Br. Osama Odeh Sh. Ali Suleiman Ali
Fourth Week Br. Nadeem Siddiqi Sh. Hasan Ahmad Sheikh
*Fifth Week Guest Speaker Guest Speaker
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