Bismillah hir Rahman nir Rahim - In the Name of God, the Most Compassionate, the Most Merciful
Feb. 2, 2016 | 23 Rabi' Al-Thani 1437H
Newsletter Issue # 363
"It is God who sends the winds, and they stir the clouds and spread them in the sky however He wills, and He makes them fragments so you see the rain emerge from within them. And when He causes it to fall upon whom He wills of His servants, immediately they rejoice" ~ Qur'an 30:48
THE COUNTDOWN
The count down to Celebrating 21 years of Working Together has begun. Shura Council invites you for the celebration of twenty one years of working together on Saturday, February 27th. In addition to welcoming Congressman Keith Ellison at the Shura Council banquet, we shall also celebrate the 2016 Community Leadership award recipients at the banquet.
We urge you to support the annual Shura Council banquet by reserving your ticket here or by calling us at (714) 373-6473. Ticket prices increase on Feb. 15th and no tickets will be sold at the door.
A STORY OF $100
The story of $100 donation is an example of exceptional generosity by a group of people who are least expected of such a gesture. They happen to earn an average of $0.25 (yes, 25 CENTS per hour), yet they pooled their hard earned cents and dollars and donated $100 for the San Bernardino victims fund. They are a group of Muslims, incarcerated!
The Shura Council presented a check of $36,794 to the leadership of the Coachella Mosque for their rebuilding fund. The Coachella Mosque was a victim of Islamophobia by a misguided Californian who had firebombed the Mosque as his expression of hate toward Islam.
We are grateful to all of the donors and appreciate the volunteer leadership of the Coachella Mosque for carrying on the services with grace and humility.
NEWS
The Shura Council extends its sincere condolences to the family of Dr. Sayed Ridha al-Hajjar who passed away last week. Dr. Ridha al-Hajjar was a long time Southern California resident and had been involved with various organizations including the Shura Council during its early years. We ask Allah to forgive his shortcomings and grant him Jannah al Firdaws and bless his family with strength and patience for their irrevocable loss.
The Shura Council applauds the Islamic Society of North America for offering Muslim students much-needed scholarships in their pursuit of knowledge. We thank and pray for the benefactors of these scholarships for their help to deserving students.
Ruqayya Azam and Qassim Azam of the Islamic Center of Hawthorne are the emerging soccer stars of Los Angeles, recognized by the world renowned Manchester United and LA Galaxy. Read the story 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.
