Mawlid Celebration: The Guiding Light - Muhammad ﷺ

The East Bay Annual Mawlid features talks and recitations (Nasheeds). We will have talks, counsels, and recitations (Nasheeds) about "The Guiding Light: Muhammad ﷺ" with Qari Amar Bellaha, Ustadh Tarif Arabi, and Bay Area Munshids. Sidi Syed Mubeen Saifullah will be the MCC for the evening. 6 p.m. to 10:45 p.m. | Friday, August 28, 2026 | MCC Prayer Hall | No RSVP needed to join post-Maghrib Mawlid program (only for pre-Mawlid dinner (capped at 600 guests & babysitting) | Join in person or watch virtually at mcceastbay.org/live San Ramon Valley Islamic Center, Islamic Center of Livermore, Ta’leef Collective & MCC East Bay proudly present this Rabbi’al Awwal Annual Mawlid. Program Schedule 6 p.m. – Asr congregational prayer 6:10 p.m. – Burda Shareef with TBA (Prayer Hall) 6:30 p.m. – Dinner service begins (men in Sunday School parking lot and women in Conference Room/Kindergarten area) 7:22 p.m. – Maghrib prayer, congregational prayer 8 p.m. – Qur'an Recitation (Qari Amar Bellaha), Talk (Ammu Tarif), Nasheeds (Sidi Mahdy Amine and team) (no RSVP needed to join this pre-Mawlid program) 9:15 p.m. – Isha congregational prayer 9:25 p.m. – Talk/presentation (TBA) (no RSVP required to join this main Mawlid program) 10 p.m. – Talk (TBA) 10:45 p.m. – Qur'an recitation and closing dua by Qari Amar Bellaha This is a family-friendly event. Bring the entire family. Complimentary babysitting during the Mawlid program begins at 8 p.m., and goodie bags will be given to all kids at the end of the event. RSVP for the main program and complimentary babysitting at mcceastbay.org/mawlid-babysitting "Hareesun Alaikum" is a phrase from the Quran, specifically verse 9:128 of Surat At-Tawbah (The Repentance). It translates to "most eager is he for your (welfare)" or "most solicitous is he for you". The full verse, often recited in Arabic, speaks of Prophet Muhammad's deep concern for the well-being of believers. The Tri-Valley Annual Mawlid ’26 coincides with the weekend of 12th Rabi ul Awwal 1448. – Watch YouTube Livestream: https://mcceastbay.org/live – Watch Facebook Livestream: https://mcceastbay.org/facebook – Watch past Mawlid celebrations hosted at MCC: https://mcceastbay.org/mawlid – More Dr. Ali Ataie: HTTP://mcceastbay.org/ali – More Shaykh Faraz: HTTP://mcceastbay.org/faraz – More Sidi Mubeen: https://mcceastbay.org/syed – More Sidi Mahdy: HTTP://mcceastbay.org/mahdy – More Qari Amar: HTTP://mcceastbay.org/amar – More Sidi Tareef: HTTP://mcceastbay.org/tarif Come soak in the sublime fragrance of our Beloved Nabi ﷺ. This is a celebration dedicated to falling in love with him ﷺ. Questions? [email protected] The Mawlid is a joyous expression of the greatest blessing from Allah. Mawlid (or Mawlid al-Nabi al-Sharif) is the observance of the birth of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad ﷺ, which is commemorated in Rabi’ al-awwal, the third month in the Islamic calendar. – Past Tri-Valley and East Bay Al-Mawlid al-Nabawi Celebrations: https://mcceastbay.org/mawlid – More about celebrating the Prophet (peace be upon him)’s day of birth: https://seekersguidance.org/answers/general-counsel/innovation-bida-and-celebrating-the-prophets-birthday-mawlid – In Defense of the Mawlid – Shaykh Abu Nahla Al Wazani: https://mcceastbay.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/In-Defense-of-the-Mawlid-Shaykh-Abu-Nahla-Al-Wazani.pdf Questions? [email protected] Raised in Morocco, Qari Amar Bellaha memorized the Qur’an at 17 from Madrasat Imam Nafia. He has an ijaza for the Hafs and Warsh forms of Qur’anic recitation. In 1994 and 1995, he was awarded top prizes in the National Moroccan Tajweed competition. He is recognized internationally for the beauty, clarity, and excellence of his recitation, and is one of the Bay Area’s foremost Qur’an teachers. Hafiz Amar leads MCC's Taraweeh prayers each Ramadan. Amu Tareef is an international scholar who studied traditional Islamic Sciences at Al-Fath Institute, al-Azhar branch in Syria. Affectionately known to the community as 'Ammu (or Uncle), he was born and reared in Damascus, Syria. His teachers include Shaykh Abdul Rahman al-Shaghuri, Shaykh Hamza Yusuf, Shaykh Dr. Mustafa al-Khin, and Shaykh Dr. Samer al-Nass.