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Nurturing Islamic Values in our Children by Noha Alshugairi

Vegas Muslima is very excited to welcome a well known speaker from Southern California, Sister Noha Alshugairi. She is a licensed marriage and family therapist from Newport Beach, Ca.

Topic: Nurturing Islamic Values in our Children

Location: Jamia Masjid - 4730 East Desert Inn Road, Las Vegas, NV 89121

Friday May 18, 2012

Refreshments and Orientation 5:15 pm. Lecture Starts 5:30

**Please be on time we will begin promptly**

Pleae RSVP so that we will have adequate arrangements: VegasMuslima@lvmuslim.com

Babysitting will be provided during the lecture.
Light Refreshments will be served.
Admission $10/family.

For RSVP and more information please contact: VegasMuslima@lvmuslim.com

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Noha Alshugairi

Received a Bachelors in Zoology from Rutgers University and went on to complete her Masters in Counseling from the California State University – Fullerton. She is currently a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapy in private practice. As a Certified Positive Discipline Trainer, she conducts parenting classes and frequently lectures on issues related to women and family. Her interests include divorce in the American Muslim community, parent and child relationships, the intertwining of faith and culture in the American Muslim community, youth identity development, and the impact of changing women roles on the family unit. Alshugairi has been married for twenty-eight years and has been blessed with four children. She strongly believes that a strong family unit is the basis of a strong Muslim community. More important, she knows intimately the challenges facing Muslim families as they struggle to raise their children in the United States.

 

Dr. Aslam Abdullah has started a new blog

http://aslamabdullah.blogspot.com/

Please visit Dr. Aslam Abdullah's new blog, where he posts insightfull articles in various topics. He can be reached at: dr.aslamabdullah@gmail.com

ABOUT ME
Aslam Abdullah

I am a naturalized US citizen originally from India. I am the editor of the Muslim Observer, published from Detroit as well as director of the Islamic Society of Nevada. I have written several books on Islam and human rights, non-violence issues. I work in Las Vegas and my family is in Southern California to ensure that the education of my children is not disrupted. I worked as an editor of the Minaret magazine published from Los Angeles as well as the Arabia magazine published from London. I have been part of anti-nuclear movements. Non-violence is passion and I advocate it passionately. I am also a trustee of the American Federation of Muslims of Indian Origin, a philanthropic organization working for the educational upliftment of Muslim Indians. I also joined the Muslim Council of America, a Washington-based organization dedicated to serve Muslim Americans.

Lectures Masjid Al Noor, Friday April 6th, 2012

Islamic Information Center  -  MASJID AL NOOR

Shaykh Ahmad Arshad & Muallima Mrs.Humera Ahmad
Friday April 6th, 2012

Ustadha Humera is the principal of Zainab Center for Woman’s Educational Advancements in New York. She holds Masters in Economics, Islamic Studies and Arabic. She conducts classes on Quranic Tajweed, Arabic Grammar and conjugation, Quranic Tafseer, Hadith, Fiqh and Islamic mannerism. Take advantage of the question and answer session at the end of each lecture. Food will be served.

“There are no people who remember Allah without the angels surrounding them, mercy covering them, tranquillity descending on them, and Allah mentioning them to those who are with Him (the angels).” [Muslim, at-Tirmidhi]

www.iiclasvegas.com
1610 E Russell RoadLas Vegas, NV 89119 

(702) 837-3400

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Sh Arshad Program -

Shariah: Who Defines It? by Dr. Aslam Abdullah

 

Shariah: Who Defines It? 

(Originally published on IslamiCity.com 3/23/12)

by: Dr. Aslam Abdullah

In the US, with each passing day, the debate about Shariah is getting complicated. There are those who perceive Shariah as a threat to the US constitution and then there are those who view Shariah as a way of life lived according to principles promoted and protected by the US constitution. For some, it is the ideology of enemies and for others, it is a style of life of patriots. Some say that Shariah is totalitarian, demonic, authoritarian, and militaristic, others say that it is humane, compassionate, divine and peaceful. Some say that less than one percent Muslims of the US population wants to impose Shariah and others ask is the democracy in America so fragile that it would allow a minority to impose over the majority and they point out that over the years, the Christian evangelical community, much larger than the Muslim community, has not succeeded in putting prayers in schools. They ask; how can less than a percent of Muslims who are not unanimous on the definition of Shariah would ever achieve the task their enemies opponents assign to them? Those opposed to Shariah say that it is interchangeable with the concept of Caliphate, a totalitarian and authoritarian rule led by Muslims to subjugate non-Muslims. The proponents say that Shariah does not promote a particular system of government; rather it supports egalitarian principles that make governing easy.   The opponents say that Shariah deprives people of free choice, the proponents argue otherwise saying that it protects freedom.   The opponents say that Shariah does not give the governed a right to make law on their own. The proponents say that Shariah exhorts its followers to make laws to secure the interests of all- without giving in to any biases and discrimination.   The opponents say that Shariah is opposed to democracy; the supporters say that it promotes an open society with full respect to the will of people.   The opponents say that Shariah would endanger individual liberty; the supporters say that it strengthens liberty, freedom of expression, economic independence and equality before the law.   The opponents say that Shariah espouses violence and the supporters say that Shariah is non violent. The opponents say that Shariah seeks to regulate all aspects of behavior in life; the supporters argue that it erases the dichotomy that exists in the behavior of people- in their various aspects of life.   The opponents say that laws based on Shariah would result in chopping of hands and stoning to death of those who are considered sexually deviants, the supporters say that it gives freedom to lawmakers to make laws based on the needs of people.   The opponents say that Shariah strangulates free scientific inquiry while the supporters say that Shariah is the main force and source of scientific inquiry. With opinions so diametrically opposed, and passions so energized around the debate that an average American, regardless of his or her religious background often feels confused about it. What is propaganda and what is reality? Who is telling the truth and who is using the issue as a political tool to incite the masses? One group is telling them that Shariah would destroy America and the other is assuring them that it would strengthen the country. Certainly, an average person is not sure whom to believe and whom to discount. The situation becomes even more complicated when some sections of law enforcement agencies put their weigh in favor of the opponents of Shariah agreeing with many of their claims. For the supporters of Shariah, it serves as an indication that the administration is biased towards them. In the last decade alone, those who are opposed to Shariah have spent more than 42 million dollars to drive their point home and those who support it are working hard to make their perspective known to whomever they may reach. What will be the outcome of the debate? Whose opinions will the nation listen to in the end and authenticate?

Urgent: Muslim children need to be adopted

Local authorities are looking for suitable families to adopt four young Muslim children in the Las Vegas valley immediately. Dr. Osama Haikal is working with an attorney to make sure that the children are adopted by Muslim families. If you are willing to help, please contact the Omar Haikal Islamic Academy for more information (702) 614-9002. 

A letter from Imam Fateen Seifullah

As-salaamu Alaikum Brother Usman,

THIS IS FOR YOU, MY BROTHER USMAN

In the Holy Quran, Allah says: “Those who believe, and do deeds of righteousness, and establish regular prayers and regular charity, will have their reward with their Lord: on them shall be no fear, nor shall they grieve.”

Prophet Muhammad (saws) said; “A believer is never satisfied in doing good until he reaches Jannah” (at-Tirmidhi)  According to this hadith, it is a quality of the Muslim that he is very much concerned about acquiring virtues and doing good deeds and he is never tired of struggling for them and live by them that so much so he reaches the end of his life.

Also to quote from Allah’s Names, a book written by Muhammad Mahdi Al Sharif.  In mentioning the characteristic of Allah,  Ar–Razzaq; to be sure when Allah loves one of His servants, He then makes people’s need of him so much, and at the same time gives him the love of fulfilling them, it should be known that the peoples need entrusted to you to fulfill are out of Allah’s Favors and Graces upon you, for this reason do not be exhausted by them because by doing so you indeed become tired of  Allah’s Favor.

And finally this quote from Mother Theresa.

“People are often unreasonable, illogical, and self-centered, forgive them anyway.

If you are kind, People may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives; be kind anyway.

If you are successful, you will win some false friends and some true enemies; succeed anyway.

If you are honest and frank, people may cheat you; be honest and frank anyway.

What you spend years building, someone can destroy overnight; build anyway.

If you find serenity and happiness, there may be jealousy; be happy anyway.

The good you do today, people will often forget tomorrow; do good anyway.

Give the world the best you have, and it may never be enough; give the world the best you’ve got anyway.

You see, in the final analysis, it is between you and Allah; it was never you and them anyway.”

 

This verse and hadith along with the words of Mother Theresa should serve as a reminder to you (Usman) and to those who labor and work for the cause of Allah.  Your effort and commitment do not go unnoticed.  Thank you for reviving the LVMuslim.  And for those who read this blog be inspired to work and do good anyway.

 

Your brother

 

Imam Fateen Seifullah

 

Muslim Unity Day Potluck Picnic 3/4/12

Muslim Unity Day Potluck Picnic
Bring your family and friends, a picnic blanket, bikes and toys
and a dish of your culture to share. We will have kids activities
and organized sports and fun for the whole family. So come
along, spread the word and join in on the fun packed day!

Desert Breeze Park March 4th @ 1pm

RSVP to vegasmuslima@gmail.com , for more info please contact
Farzana Gani-Darouich (951)966-8741 or Haseena Mirza(702)401-3919

Desert Breeze Park
8275 Spring Mountain Rd, Las Vegas, NV 89117

Spondored by: Vegas Muslima

Eid al-Adha Prayer times Las Vegas 2011

7:30 AM & 9:30 AM                JAMIA MASJID (Islamic Society of Nevada)

9:00 AM                                    MASJID AL-NOOR (IIC)

9:00 AM                                    Omar Haikal ISLAMIC ACADEMY

 

Eid ul-Fitr 2011 Prayer times Las Vegas

7:30 AM & 9:30 AM                JAMIA MASJID (Islamic Society of Nevada)

8:30 AM                                    MASJID AL-NOOR (IIC)

9:00 AM                                    MASJID-E-TAWHEED

9:30 AM                                    Omar Haikal ISLAMIC ACADEMY

 

Muslim Family Day 2011

September 3, 2011

Space is Limited on the Al-Maun (Neighborly Needs) Tour Bus, please reserve your space now.

 

Departure time: 7:00 am  

Departing from: Jamie Masjid - ISON 4730 East Desert Inn Road Las Vegas NV, 89121

 

• Tickets $74 Round Trip Includes: Breakfast, Snack, Park Admission and Bus Ride

• Tickets Park only $29

• Bus Ride Only $45

 

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*We are looking for sponsorships for our youth to help them to attend this special day.

 Please contact Amir Mahdi # (702)353-3773 for trip details and to purchase your tickets.

 

ABOUT MUSLIM FAMILY DAY

ICNA presents the Muslim Family Day. A fun day for the entire family at the most exciting theme parks in the world: The Six Flags Theme Parks.

Muslim Family Day is organized by ICNA Chapters in various cities. Please check the FAQ section for the details of each venue.

There are a host of things to do for the entire family including halal food stalls, ethnic bazar and family entertainment.

Thousands attend these events.

History of the Event
This event was first held at Six Flags Great Adventure, NJ, in September 2000. The event was immediately a huge success. The tragic events of 9/11 that resulted in the loss of thousands of innocent lives, also affected this event directly. The chief organizer, Tariq Amanullah, who worked on the 96th floor of WTC, Tower 2, passed away. The team was unable to come together again till year 2004, when the event came back bigger than ever before.