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

June 4, 2013 | 25 Rajab 1434

Newsletter Issue # 236

Greetings! 
"Exalted is He who took His Servant by night from al-Masjid al-Haram to al-Masjid al- Aqsa, whose surroundings We have blessed, to show him of Our signs. Indeed, He is the Hearing, the Seeing.."Qur'an 17:1
NEWS

  

News

The Fiqh Council of North America announces that Ramadan will begin at sundown on Monday, July 8th and the first day of fasting will be Tuesday, July 9th. Click here to read their full statement explaining the scientific calculations. We wish you a joyous and spiritual Ramadan full of blessings for you, your family and your communities.

 

As we approach Ramadan, let us remember the nearly forgotten brothers and sisters in SoCal prisons. Please consider contributing your Zakat to our Prison Outreach Program in order to help them learn about Islam. Should you like to donate in-kind items such as Qurans, Islamic educational materials, prayer rugs, Kufi, Hijab, etc. please call the Shura Council at (714) 239-6473.

 

Celebrate Isra and Mi'raj at the Islamic Society of Orange County on Wed., June 5th. Dr. Muzammil Siddiqi and Sheikh Suhail Mulla will present the historical significance of these events and their relevance today. Check our calendar for other similar events.

 

Please join Uplift Charity to celebrate their relief work for the poor and the needy by attending their inaugural benefit event on Saturday June 8th.

 

This coming weekend, you will be able to treat yourself with insights about the "Terror Factory" with award winning author, Trevor Anderson and "Dirty Wars" with Jeremy Scahill. Take action and join human rights activists in preventing extrajudicial killings with drones and other weapons. Also, this week, Rabbi Brant Rosen will also speak in Los Angeles about his book "Wrestling in the Daylight: A Rabbi's Path to Palestinian Solidarity". 

 

Br. Shakeel Syed, Executive Director of the Shura Council will be at ICC Redlands on Saturday, June 8th for their "Muslim Contemporary Issues" symposium. Also, Sister Elaine, Office Manager, will be speaking at Ar-Rahman Islamic Center's graduation and award ceremony on Sunday, June 9th in Fontana.

 

On May 24th, California Assembly Bill 351 passed nearly unanimously, opposing indefinite military detention allowed by the National Defense Authorization Act. With this bill in place no agency or an official of the State of California shall knowingly aid an agency of the Armed Forces of the United States in any investigation, prosecution or detention of a person within California. This is a significant victory for the civil rights of all Californians and we applaud the work done by the Bill of Rights Defense Committee, ACLU-Southern California and Interfaith Communities United for Justice and Peace.

 

Muslim relief agencies are hard at work in Oklahoma. We thank ICNA Relief and Islamic Relief for their fine work in helping the citizens of Oklahoma after massive tornadoes in recent weeks.

 

Beware of the iPhone dangers and protect your children.

EVENTS 

  

Mark Your Calendar

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

June 5:

> Isra' and Mi'raj events in Garden Grove and Carson.

 

June 7 & 8:

> Understanding the Terror Factory, speaking tour.

 

June 8:

> UPLIFT Charity Inaugural Gala in Irvine.

> Answering the Call, fundraiser for orphans, in Artesia.

> Science and Islam with Dr. Gassan Hathout in Irvine.

> Muslim Contemporary Issues symposium in Redlands.

 

June 13:

> Learn how to volunteer and visit immigrant detainees in Orange County jails at OCIF.

 

June 15: 

> Writing our Narrative, Defining our Legacy; CAIR-LA Valley fundraiser in Woodland Hills.

> Living Islam, Loving Humanity; ICNA fundraiser in Anaheim.

 

June 16:

> Building the Future with Islam, Me'raj Academy fundraiser in Northridge.

 

Click here for a list of June events. We welcome you to add your event to our calendar, click here.

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Majlis Members

  

Staff


Shakeel Syed

Executive Director 

 Elaine Younes

  Office Manager 
Imam Abu Ishaq Abdul Hafiz
Prison Outreach Programs and Services Director

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Islamic Education Center
Masjid Bilal Ibn Rabah
Masjid Qurturbah
  

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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.