In the Name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful 

Bismillah hir Rahman nir Rahim - In the Name of God, the Most Compassionate, the Most Merciful 

 

Islamic Shura Council of So Cal

Apr. 2, 2013 | 21 Jumada Al-Awwal 1434

Newsletter Issue # 227

Greetings! 
"O you who have believed, be persistently standing firm for God , witnesses in justice, and do not let the hatred of a people prevent you from being just. Be just; that is nearer to righteousness. And fear God ; indeed, God is Acquainted with what you do."Qur'an 5:8
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News

Watch and enjoy three distinctly different Quranic recitations by local reciters at the recent conference on the life and legacy of Prophet Muhammad (phuh). Click here for the full video.

 

Last year around Easter, we reported of a struggling church with no place to celebrate Easter. Masjid Salaam in Sacramento welcomed the Spiritual Life Center to gather at their Mosque to worship and celebrate Easter. Click here to read the story. A year later around this year's Easter, we called the Church to see how are they doing - the response, was Alhamdulillah!

 

Pope Francis reaches out to Muslims in friendship and washes the feet of an incarcerated Muslim girl. Inspired by the actions of Pope Francis, the Office of the Restorative Justice of the Los Angeles Archdiocese (a Shura Council social justice partner) held a similar event at a youth detention center in Sylmar. Click here to watch an interfaith perspective on youth incarceration.

 

Shura Council joins people of faith and conscience working together for Justice and Only Justice, a conference organized by the Friends of Sabeel in North America. The Executive Director of the Shura Council will speak on interfaith collaborations seeking justice in Palestine. We encourage everyone to participate at this conference on Saturday, April 6th and register here.

 

45 years ago on April 4, 1968, a man of peace was assassinated for he was hated for his color. As we pay tribute to Dr.Martin Luther King Jr. we lament the growing malaise of racism and experts call on the pundits and policymakers to right the wrong of racism. Click here to learn more about an alarmingly large number of race based hate crimes.

 

What we missed on the news last night...so cute!

 

SoCal based Muslim students are encouraged to apply for the Islamic Shura Council sponsored scholarship through the Islamic Scholarship Fund. Deadline Extended to April 12th.

 

COMMUNITY EVENTS 

  

community events

For a list of upcoming community events, please visit this page

Apr. 4:

> Faith, Justice and Equal Opportunity, breakfast to celebrate MLK in Buena Park

 

Apr. 5-7: 

> Denial: Tafsir Surat Al-Rahman and Yaseen in Anaheim.

 

Apr. 6: 

> Justice and Only Justice, day-long conference to promote justice in Palestine.

> Basketball Fundraiser for Syria in Garden Grove.

 

Click here for a list of April Events.

To add your event to our calendar, click here.

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The Islamic Shura Council is an umbrella organization of Mosques and Muslim organizations serving the Muslims of Southern California. Since 1995,  the Council continues to foster the spirit and culture of "working together" at all levels in one of the most diverse and largest Muslim populations in the country.