Newsletter Muslim Community Association of the San Francisco Bay Area TONIGHT PRAYER TIMES 17 Rajab 1438 April 14, 2017 Effective 4/15 Fajr Dhuhr Asr Maghrib Ishaa Juma Juma MCA 5:40 1:30 5:30 Sunset 9:20 12:15 1:30 NOOR 5:40 1:30 6:15 Sunset 9:20 12:15 1:30 UPCOMING EVENTS Tonight - Friday Night with Imam Abdalla April 21 - Youth: Poetry Slam April 22 - Know Your Rights p.3 p.3 April 28 - Women s Conference Article References of Trees In Quran and Hadith p.4 QURAN AYAH MCA women's committee presents MY SISTER TH MY STRENGTH 10 Annual Women's Conference ten-acious, bold, be-you-tiful Engaging lectures, great food, entertainment, prize giveaways, and sisterhood. This conference will recharge you mentally, physically, and spiritually. Dr. Suzanne Barakat Dr. Rania Awaad Hosai Mojaddidi Zainab Ismail Abiya Ahmed Hina Khan Mukhtar Zahra Billoo and more Trunk show with exclusive items for sale Entertainment: Diamond Theft Mystery! Friday April 28th 7pm-9pm (For the family) Saturday April 29th 9am-9pm (Sisters only) Register today at mcabayarea.org Questions? Email wc2017@mcabayarea.org TO ADVERTISE WITH US, VISIT OUR WEBSITE: www.mcabayarea.org/newsletter MCA, c/o Newsletter, P.O. Box 180, Santa Clara, CA 95052 newsletter@mcabayarea.org www.mcabayarea.org (408) 727-7277 X416 Volunteers Sign up for Emergency Response Team (ERT) Please sign up online or on Friday s at MCA Table. Dedicated volunteers needed! Training provided! ( CPR, Quick Response etc) alongside Fire department, Police department etc. ERT Team prepares for and responds to any emergency incidents such as earthquake, fire, health emergency, active shooter situations etc. We especially need volunteers for Ramadan so please sign up! For more info contact mohammad.islam@mcabayarea.org SUBSCRIBE ONLINE MCA MAILING LIST Allah, Glory be to Him, the Most High said: Do you not see that to Allah prostrates whoever is in the heavens and whoever is on the earth and the sun, the moon, the stars, the mountains, the trees, the moving creatures and many of the people?... [Surah 22: Verse 18] MCA NOTICE MCA Condemns Church Bombings in Egypt Santa Clara, CA April, 9, 2017 The Muslim Community Association condemns in the strongest terms possible the horrific attack on the two Coptic churches in Egypt, which killed and wounded dozens of innocent civilians. Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims families and loved ones. On this Psalm Sunday, we stand in solidary with the Coptic community during this devastating and tragic time. Acts of hate and violence against one faith, race or group is an attack on all, and we urge our local community to stand together in unity.
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FEATURED ARTICLE References of Trees In Quran and Hadith The date palm tree This is a good tree to which Allaah likened the word of Tawheed when it is established in the sincere heart, where it bears fruits of good deeds that strengthen eemaan (faith). Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning): See you not how Allaah sets forth a parable? A goodly word is as a goodly tree, whose root is firmly fixed, and its branches (reach) to the sky (i.e., very high). [Ibraaheem 14:24] This is the tree to which Allaah likens the believer because it is good in all aspects, it is lasting and it offers different kinds of benefit. Ibn Umar reported: The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: There is a kind of tree whose leaves do not fall and it is like the Muslim. Tell me what it is. The people mentioned different kinds of desert trees and I said to myself, It is the date palm tree, but I felt too shy to speak up. Then the people said, Tell us what it is, O Messenger of Allaah. He said: It is the date palm tree. (al-bukhaari, 60) The blessed olive tree the purity of which Allaah set forth as a parable Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning): Allaah is the Light of the heavens and the earth. The parable of His Light is as (if there were) a niche and within it a lamp, the lamp is in glass, the glass as it were a brilliant star, lit from a blessed tree, an olive, neither of the east (i.e., it neither gets sun-rays only in the morning) nor of the west (i.e., nor does it get sun-rays only in the afternoon but it is exposed to the sun all day long), whose oil would almost glow forth (of itself), though no fire touched it. Light upon Light! Allaah guides to His Light whom He wills. And Allaah sets forth parables for mankind, and Allaah is All-Knower of everything. [al-noor 24:35] In Soorat al-mu minoon, Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning): And a tree (olive) that springs forth from Mount Sinai, that grows oil, and (it is a) relish for the eaters. [al-mu minoon 23:20] Abu Aseed said: The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: Eat the oil and use it on your hair and skin, for it comes from a blessed tree. (Reported by al-tirmidhi, 1775; see also Saheeh al-jaami ) The mufassireen (commentators) said: The gourd (al-yaqteen) is a kind of pumpkin. Some of them described the benefits of the pumpkin, such as: it grows quickly, it provides shade, it has large, smooth leaves, it keeps flies away and its fruit provides good nourishment: it can be eaten raw or cooked, and its skin may be eaten too. It is known that the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) liked this kind of pumpkin and used to look for it on the plate of food. (Tafseer Ibn Katheer). Sidrat al-muntaha, by which the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) saw Jibreel when he was taken up into the heavens Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning): And indeed he (Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) saw him (Jibreel) at a second descent (i.e., another time), near Sidrat al-muntaha (the lote tree of the utmost boundary, beyond which none can pass), near it is the Paradise of Abode, when that covered the lote-tree which did cover it! The sight (of Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)) turned not aside (right or left), nor did it transgress beyond (the) limit (ordained for it). Indeed, he did see of the Greatest Signs of his Lord (Allaah). [al-najm 53:13-18] In the famous hadeeth about his Mi raaj (ascent into heaven), the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said that when Jibreel took him up into the heavens, he went through from one heaven to the next by the command of Allaah, until he reached the seventh heaven. He said: Then I was taken to Sidrat al-muntaha; its fruits were like the pitchers of Hajar and its leaves were like the ears of elephants. He said, This is Sidrat al- Muntaha (Reported by al-bukhaari, 3598). Al-Nawawi said: It is called Sidrat al-muntaha because the knowledge of the angels stops at that point, and no one has gone beyond it except the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him). It is the tree at which the knowledge of every Prophet who has been sent and every angel who is near to Allaah stops. What lies beyond it is unseen; no one knows it except Allaah or the one to whom He tells it. It was said that this is the ultimate destination of the souls of the martyrs. The Tree of Tooba in Paradise Abu Hurayrah (may Allaah be pleased with him) narrated that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: In Paradise there is a tree in whose shade a rider could travel for a hundred years without crossing it. Recite, if you wish: In shade long-extended [al-waaqi ah 56:30] (Reported by al-bukhaari, 4502) The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: Tooba is a tree in Paradise, one hundred years big. The clothes of the people of Paradise are made from its calyces (outer casing of its flowers). (Reported by Ibn Hibbaan; see also Saheeh al-jaami, 3918) Utbah ibn Abdin al-salami said: A Bedouin came to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) and asked him about al-hawd (the cistern). He mentioned Paradise, then the Bedouin asked him, Is there fruit there? He said, Yes, and there is a tree called Tooba. The Bedouin asked, What tree of this world does it resemble? He said, It does not resemble any tree of your land. Have you been to Syria? He said, No. He said, It resembles a tree in Syria called al-jawzah (walnut) which grows on one trunk then spreads its branches higher up. The Bedouin asked, How big is its trunk? He said, If one of the camels of your people was to go around it, it would not complete one circuit before its neck broke of old age and exhaustion. (Reported by Imaam Ahmad). 4
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