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The East Bay Annual Mawlid features talks and recitations (Nasheeds) with the theme "Hareesun Alaikum- حَرِيصٌ عَلَيْكُم ﷺ." Our special guests will be announced.We will have talks, counsels, and recitations (Nasheeds) about "The Guiding Light: Muhammad ﷺ" with Ustadh Dr. Ali Ataie, Shaykh Faraz Khan, Sidi Mahdy Amine, Qari Amar Bellaha, Ustadh Tarif Arabi, and Bay Area Munshids. Sidi Syed Mubeen Saifullah will be the MCC for the evening.
6 p.m. to 10:45 p.m. | Friday, September 5 | MCC Prayer Hall | No RSVP needed to join post-Maghrib Mawlid program (only for pre-Mawlid dinner (capped at 600 guests & babysitting) | Join in person or watch virtually at mcceastbay.org/live
San Ramon Valley Islamic Center, Islamic Center of Livermore, Ta’leef Collective & MCC East Bay proudly present this Rabbi’al Awwal Annual Mawlid.
Program Schedule
6 p.m. - Asr congregational prayer
6:10 p.m. - Burda Shareef with Ustadh Tarif Arabi (Prayer Hall)
6:30 p.m. - Dinner service begins (men in Sunday School parking lot and women in Conference Room/Kindergarten area)
7:22 p.m. - Maghrib prayer, congregational prayer
8 p.m. – Qur'an Recitation (Qari Amar Bellaha), Talk (Ammu Tarif), Nasheeds (Sidi Mahdy Amine and team) (no RSVP needed to join this pre-Mawlid program)
9:15 p.m. – Isha congregational prayer
9:25 p.m. – Talk/presentation (TBA) (no RSVP required to join this main Mawlid program)
10 p.m. - Talk (TBA)
10:45 p.m. – Qur'an recitation and closing dua by Qari Amar Bellaha
This is a family-friendly event. Bring the entire family. Complimentary babysitting during the Mawlid program begins at 8 p.m., and goodie bags will be given to all kids at the end of the event. RSVP for the main program complimentary babysitting at mcceastbay.org/mawlid-babysitting
"Hareesun Alaikum" is a phrase from the Quran, specifically verse 9:128 of Surat At-Tawbah (The Repentance). It translates to "most eager is he for your (welfare)" or "most solicitous is he for you". The full verse, often recited in Arabic, speaks of Prophet Muhammad's deep concern for the well-being of believers.
The Tri-Valley Annual Mawlid ’25 coincides with the weekend of 12th Rabi ul Awwal 1447.
– Watch YouTube Livestream: https://mcceastbay.org/live
– Watch Facebook Livestream: https://mcceastbay.org/facebook
– Watch past Mawlid celebrations hosted at MCC: https://mcceastbay.org/mawlid
– More Dr. Ali Ataie: HTTP://mcceastbay.org/ali
– More Shaykh Faraz: HTTP://mcceastbay.org/faraz
– More Sidi Mubeen: https://mcceastbay.org/syed
– More Sidi Mahdy: HTTP://mcceastbay.org/mahdy
– More Qari Amar: HTTP://mcceastbay.org/amar
– More Sidi Tareef: HTTP://mcceastbay.org/tarif
Questions? [email protected]
The Mawlid is a joyous expression of the greatest blessing from Allah.
Mawlid (or Mawlid al-Nabi al-Sharif) is the observance of the birth of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad ﷺ, which is commemorated in Rabi’ al-awwal, the third month in the Islamic calendar.
– Past Tri-Valley and East Bay Al-Mawlid al-Nabawi Celebrations: https://mcceastbay.org/mawlid
– More about celebrating the Prophet (peace be upon him)’s day of birth: https://seekersguidance.org/answers/general-counsel/innovation-bida-and-celebrating-the-prophets-birthday-mawlid
– In Defense of the Mawlid – Shaykh Abu Nahla Al Wazani: https://mcceastbay.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/In-Defense-of-the-Mawlid-Shaykh-Abu-Nahla-Al-Wazani.pdf
Questions? [email protected]
Shaykh Faraz Khan is a scholar of Ashʿarī and Maturidi philosophical theology with field specialties in Hanafi Jurisprudence, Prophetic Biography, Hadith, and Logic. At Zaytuna College, he has taught Kalam Theology, Creedal Theology, Prophetic Biography, Readings in Muslim Spirituality, and Logic in the Islamic Tradition. Shaykh Faraz also serves as the coordinator of the Honors Program, in which he has taught Kalam, Prophetic Biography, Logic, Tafsir, and Hadith. After completing undergraduate studies at the University of Texas at Austin, he moved to Amman, Jordan, in 2004 and read classical texts with distinguished scholars in Ashʿarī and Māturīdī scholastic theology, Hanafi jurisprudence, prophetic narration, logic, and other religious sciences, receiving scholarly authorization (ijāza) after seven years of full-time study.
Ustadh Ali Ataie is a perennial student and researcher involved in interfaith activities for over two decades. He holds a Master's in biblical studies, focusing on New Testament and biblical languages. He also holds a PhD in cultural and historical religious studies from the Graduate Theological Union. His doctoral work focused on Muslim hermeneutics of biblical texts, especially the Gospel of John. He lives in San Ramon, CA, with his wife, Roya, and three daughters. Learn more about him at https://zaytuna.edu/academics/faculty/ali-ataie
Raised in Morocco, Qari Amar Bellaha memorized the Qur’an at 17 from Madrasat Imam Nafia. He has ijaza for the Hafs and Warsh forms of Qur’anic recitation. In 1994 and 1995, he was awarded top prizes in the National Moroccan Tajweed competition. He is recognized internationally for his recitation's beauty, clarity, and excellence, and is one of the Bay Area’s foremost Qur’an teachers. Hafiz Amar leads MCC's Taraweeh prayers each Ramadan.
Amu Tareef is an international scholar who studied traditional Islamic Sciences at Al-Fath Institute, al-Azhar branch in Syria. Affectionately known to the community as 'Ammu (or Uncle), he was born and reared in Damascus, Syria. His teachers include Shaykh Abdul Rahman al-Shaghuri, Shaykh Hamza Yusuf, Shaykh Dr. Mustafa al-Khin, and Shaykh Dr. Samer al-Nass.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
5724 W Las Positas Blvd Ste 300, Pleasanton, CA, United States, California 94588
