Bismillah hir Rahman nir Rahim - In the Name of God, the Most Compassionate, the Most Merciful
December 3, 2013 | 30 Muharram 1435H
Newsletter Issue # 258
"Said Jesus, the son of Mary, "O God, our Lord, send down to us a table [spread with food] from the heaven to be for us a festival for the first of us and the last of us and a sign from You. And provide for us, and You are the best of providers."" ~ Qur'an 5:114
Do you know the answers to the following questions?
Which member mosque started the College of Islamic Studies in 2013?
Which federal agency did the Shura Council advocate for many years to honor the sanctity of the human body and who later received an award of recognition from the Shura Council in 2013?
Which member mosque won the right to rebuild and expand its facility from the U.S Federal Courts in 2013?
If you answer all three questions correctly, you will be entered into a raffle to receive one of Dr. Tariq Ramadan's books. This is our chance to remember our individual struggles and also our collective victories. Each week this month, we will announce one winner and also share the 3 correct answers. So get ready for this first quiz and have fun! Click here to take the quiz.
(A helpful hint: Answers to questions can be found in thee-Newsletters archiveof Shura Council)
NEWS
The Islamic Shura Council congratulates the community and the leadership of theIslamic Society of Corona-Norcofor the progress they have made in building theirnew mosque, which was featured in the Riverside Press-Enterprise. We join the Corona-Norco community in hoping to see this project completed in 2014, InshaAllah.
We invite you towatch an interview of Dr. Muzammil Siddiqi, the Chairman of the Islamic Shura Council and the Religious Director of the Islamic Society of Orange County, and surprise yourself by learning a great deal about his life and work you did not know.
MPAC is holding it's 13th Annual Convention "25 Years on the Road Less Traveled" on Saturday, Dec. 14th in Long Beach. Featuring Dr. John Esposito, Imam Khalid Latif, Nadia Roumani and more. Get your tickets here.
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.