South Bay Islamic Association

SBIA Family Night

admin — Sat, 03 Mar 2012 02:30:11 +0000

Friday, March 2, 2012 – 6:30 PM at Downtown Center
Agenda
6:30PM Dinner
7:30PM Isha
7:45PM – 9:30PM Presentations

Topic 1: Confronting Islamophobia (Sources & Remedies)
Ahmed I. Vanya I.C. Test Engineer – Linear Technology Corp. (Milpitas, CA)
Abstract: Since the events of 9/11, a number of Muslims in this country have not only
encountered verbal and physical abuse, but in recent days, we have seen more than
two dozen states where various versions of anti-Sharia bills have been introduced in
the legislature, and increasing number of protests against building of mosques and
angry demonstrations against Muslim leaders being conducted around the country. This
presentation of Islamophobia would not only discuss the various sources giving rise to this
dangerous phenomenon, and suggest various ways to confront it, but also, solicit feedback
and suggestions from the community members in a genuine dialogue to address this vital
issue facing the Muslim community today.

Topic 2: How Islamophobia is affecting our community and what we can do about it
Br Abdul Vohra, Br Najib Azhar, Jenne Wood-Taylor – People Acting in Community Together
Abstract: SBIA is now a member of PACT, an interfaith, social change organization.
Members of the PACT group here will talk about the work they are doing to understand how
and where Islamophobia is affecting our community and what we can do about it. There are
real policies we can work with local public officials to put in place to combat Islamophobia
and make our community safer and a more just place to live for all of us.

Topic 3: Home Financing the Shariah Way
Amer Samie Guidance Residential, Account Executive – California
Abstract: Today Muslims in America have options to finance their homes the Shariah way.
Amer will go over the 3 Shariah-compliant home financing models used worldwide, as
approved by AAOIFI, the worldwide council of Islamic Finance scholars. And conclude by
going in detail over one of these 3 models, specifically the Asset-based Partnership Model
used by Guidance, the leading vendor of Shariah-compliant home financing in the U.S.

Grand Mawlid: The Center Cannot Hold. When Things Fall Apart: What Would Our Prophet Do?

admin — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 05:24:18 +0000

    Grand Mawlid Presents
    The Center Cannot Hold. When Things Fall Apart:
    What Would Our Prophet Do?

Speakers: Imam Zaid Shakir, Imam Tahir Anwar, Ustadh Yahya Rhodus, Sidi Ali Ataie, & Shaykh Hamza Yusuf
Special Performance by: Junaid Jamshed

Date: Sunday February 5th, 2012
Place: Santa Clara Marriott
2700 Mission College Blvd. Santa Clara, CA 95054
Tickets $35 (Halal Dinner Included)
www.grandmawlid.com

Please join us for a night of inspiration as we continue to carry on this timeless tradition. We look forward to seeing you for an evening filled with poetry, praise and reflections from our dear scholars!

Mawlid at SBIA

admin — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 05:55:49 +0000

Join us at SBIA Downtown (325 N. 3rd St, San Jose) for a celebration on the 12th of Rabi' al Awwal

Speakers Include

Mufti Husain Kamani
Islamic Center of Chicago

Shaykh Abdullah Ali
Zaytuna College

Timings

5:36PM Salat ul Maghrib
6:00PM Dinner
7:00PM Program
8:15PM Salat ul Isha (followed by Salawat on the Prophet Sallallahu Alayhi Wa Sallam)

The Rabi’ al-Awwal Letter

admin — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 06:17:45 +0000

"A Messenger has come to you from among yourselves. Your suffering distresses him: he is deeply concerned for you and full of kindness and mercy towards the believers." (Qur'an 9:128)

This is an excerpt from the book Kanz Al-Najah wa As-Surur, a book highlighting the special qualities of each month. During this blessed month of Rabi al-Awwal we ask God that He graces us with a sincere connection to and love for the beloved Messenger of God (Sallallahu Alayhi Wa Sallam).

Read the Rabi' Al-Awwal Letter

Evergreen Family Night

admin — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 01:30:40 +0000

Date: Sunday, January 22, 2012

Agenda:

5:25 pm – Salat ul Maghrib
5:45 pm – Program starts
7:00 pm – Dinner
7:45 pm – Salat ul Isha

GUEST SPEAKER: Dr. Khaled Labib on Ways to do Good

Dr. Khaled Labib is a member of the Bay Area community. He is a regular speaker and Khateeb at MCA and several masajid in the bay area. Dr. Labib holds a PhD in Computer Science specializing in Network Security and currently works at LSI Logic.

You are cordially invited to attend this community gathering, educational and social program and have dinner with your whole family and friends. You do not have to purchase any tickets to attend this program.

Dinner is complimentary. Donations are welcome.

Islamic Scholarship Fund

admin — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 04:48:58 +0000

Are You Majoring in the Social Sciences, Humanities, Liberal Arts or Law? Do You Need a Scholarship?

ISF is Currently Accepting Applications.

APPLY TODAY!

ISF offers a wide range of scholarships based on the fields and majors it supports. ISF also offers many joint scholarship programs with partner organizations that share its common mission and vision.

Please see below for a list of active scholarship programs:

ISF National Scholarship Program (Open to All)

ISF-ICCNC Scholarship Program (Open to ICCNC Community Members)

ISF-MCA Scholarship Program (Open to MCA Community Members)

ISF-Yaseen Foundation Scholarship Program (Open to Yaseen Foundation Community Members)

ISF-SBIA Scholarship Fund (Open to SBIA Community Members)

ISF-UC Berkeley Muslim Alumni Scholarship Program (Open to UC Berkeley Students)

ISF-Zaytuna Scholarship Program (Open to Zaytuna College Students)

ISF-MSA West Scholarship Program (Open to Students from MSA-West member Universities)

ISF-Aslan Media Scholarship Program (Journalism and Media)

ISF-CAIR Scholarship Program (Public Policy/Law)

ISF-ILLUME Scholarship Program (Journalism and Media)

ISF-ING Scholarship Program (Religious Studies and Education)

ISF-MPAC Scholarship Program (Public Policy/Law and Media/Communications)

ISF-UPF Scholarship Program (Film/Media)

APPLY HERE!

Please feel free to contact us at contact@islamicscholarshipfund.org or

650-995-6782 for more information.

Sisters’ Tajweed Class

admin — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 20:50:00 +0000

Presented by SBIA Women's Committee

"..Every single Muslim has to recite Qur'an in Salah but many of us do not realize that reciting the Qur'an correctly, observing the rules of recitation is not an advanced science for expert reciters alone, rather it is an obligation upon each and every one of us
whenever we recite the Qur'an …"

Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) said "He who recites the Quran well and clearly is
equal in rank to the angels who record creation's deeds. Theses Angels are
honorable and lofty in rank." [Bukhari, Muslim]

Taught by a sister who has the Ijazah to teach Tajweed class.

Please let us know if you are interested. We need at least 5 committed Sisters to start a new session for beginners in 2012.

Location: SBIA Downtown Masjid (325 N. 3rd Street, San Jose, CA 95112)

Day and Time: Mondays, Beginners Class 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Continuation Class 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

For more information and to sign up please contact secretary@sbia.info

SBIA Board of Directors Election Results

admin — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 05:37:42 +0000

The final vote counts for the Board of Director candidates are as follows:

Total ballots received: 241

       Name of candidate                               Votes received

      1. Kevin Champa                                        145

      2. Abdul Hamid                                           68

      3. Raheel Merchant                                    107

      4. Qamaruzzaman                                      164

      5. Shahnawaz Saigal                                 112

      5. A. Vohra                                                 97

Based on the above-noted counts, Brs. Kevin Champa, Mohammad Qamaruzzaman, and Shahnawaz Saigal are declared as the newly elected Board of Director members.

SBIA Ashura Program

admin — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 02:13:23 +0000

Please join us for our annual 'ASHURA Program on Monday, December 5th, 2011. The program will go from Maghrib to Isha.

4:52 Maghrib

5:15 Dinner

6:00 Program

7:30 Isha

Speakers:

Shaykh Qasim Hatem from Seattle, WA

He was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, where his forefathers built one of the very first mosques in North America. His family moved to Washington State in 1993, where he would later earn a full-ride scholarship to play football for the University of Washington. Originally recruited as a linebacker, he would go on to earn a starting position in 2001 at nose tackle on the top-ranked and Rose Bowl-winning Huskies. Appearing in Sports Illustrated and being scouted by NFL teams, Shaykh Qasim seemed destined to fulfill the "All-American Dream."

Shortly after that spectacular finish in the Rose Bowl, Shaykh Qasim's life took a drastic turn. He woke up one morning, planning on heading out to Spring practice, and found himself unable to breathe. After being rushed to the hospital, he was diagnosed with three pulmonary embolisms, blot clots that passed through his heart and into his lungs, causing the shortness of breath. Face-to-face with death, was the end of his lifelong football career and the birth of an entirely new direction: The worship and service of God.

A year after graduating with his bachelor's degree in psychology in 2003, Shaykh Qasim traveled to Yemen to study in the blessed city of Tarim. He first enrolled in the Badr Language Institute and then moved on to the prestigious seminary, Dar al-Mustafa, to study the traditional Islamic disciplines under some of the most illustrious scholars of our time. Shaykh Qasim completed his rigorous studies in 2011, with primary ijazaat (licenses to teach) in: Shafi'i fiqh (jurisprudence), 'aqeedah (Islamic creed), nahu (Arabic grammar), tajweed (Quranic recitation in hafs), and da'wa (methodology of inviting to Islam).

Currently Shaykh Qasim is the Resident Scholar and Board Member of the Mihraab Foundation based in Seattle, Washington.

Shaykh Humza Maqbul from Seattle, WA

Hamza was born in Whittier, California and lived in Southern California until the age of ten when he moved to Blaine, Washington. He later attended 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. He served as the president of the University of Washington Muslim Students Association, one of the largest and most active student groups on campus, as a student senator for two years, and as the Senate-appointed member of the special funding committee. After 9/11, he was listed by the University of Washington as an expert on Islam and was invited to address various groups including high schools and universities, community groups and television, radio, newspaper and internet media. After graduation, Hamza went on to pursue traditional Islamic studies, which took him to Syria and Egypt where he studied the Arabic language; Morocco, Mauritania, and the UAE.

SBIA Evergreen Masjid Fundraiser

admin — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 05:20:52 +0000

SBIA will host a fundraising dinner for the Evergreen Masjid construction project on Saturday, Dec 3, 2011, Insha-Allah. This event is scheduled to take place at 5:00 pm at Chandni Restaurant, located at 5748 Mowry School Rd, Newark.

Speakers Include:

Imam Tahir Anwar
Mufti Mudassir Oowais
Imam Zaid-ul-Haq Sheikh
Shaykh Abdul Nasir Jangda
& a prominent comedian

You can buy tickets on the Evergreen Masjid website.

Please mark it on your calendar and plan to attend it with your family and friends. Meanwhile, if you have any questions or concerns, please contact the EG Project Committee at egproject@sbia.info.