Entries for June 2008

June Newsletter

It is said that we are but where we want to be. We are now in the season in which many of the youth will be graduating from high school. This message is for them. You are where you always wanted to be, at your graduation ceremony receiving your diploma. I can imagine how great it feels when you hold on to your diploma after years of dedication and hard work.

By far, the most recited verses of the Quran comprise its first sura (or chapter) called al-Fâtiha. Practicing or not, saints or skeptics, Muslims around the world know this sura. They will cup their hands in its group recitation for all sorts of events, from weddings to funerals, and early on in life they memorize it before the alphabet. Converts are encouraged to learn it soon, and after some struggle and some practice with words and unusual combinations of phonemes, they then own it and feel affection for it, a companion when everything else fails. 

The Minaret and Its Meaning
By Sh. Jamal Said

Most of you have seen or know of our Mosque’s new Minaret. It’s a welcome addition to our Mosque for two reasons. First, it is beautiful and adds beauty to our Mosque. It is an important tradition in Islam to keep our Mosques clean and beautiful, for Mosques represent the communities that worship there. Second, the presence of the Minaret is a powerful symbol of one of the main duties of Muslims and their Mosques, namely, calling and inviting people to worship Allah ....

Mosque Foundation Community Center MFCC  Invites you to attend A One-Day Seminar on Teaching Quran with Tajweed. Goal: To train parents and teachers on methods of teaching students how to read Quran with Tajweed.

"Service" is a word that has been losing its meaning. We often forget that "service" is beloved by God Almighty Himself. In fact, He has made service the essence of the mission of all of His Prophets and Messengers, who worked to convey God's guidance and to show the way to achieve happiness in this world and the Hereafter. But we also remember those who believed in the prophets and helped them in their cause. They too were in the service frame of mind.