سم الله الرحمن الرحيم

يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّاسُ إِنَّا خَلَقۡنَٰكُم مِّن ذَكَرٖ وَأُنثَىٰ وَجَعَلۡنَٰكُمۡ شُعُوبٗا وَقَبَآئِلَ لِتَعَارَفُوٓاْۚ إِنَّ أَكۡرَمَكُمۡ عِندَ ٱللَّهِ أَتۡقَىٰكُمۡۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَلِيمٌ خَبِيرٞ

O mankind, indeed We have created you from male and female and made you peoples and tribes that you may know one another. Indeed, the most noble of you in the sight of Allah is the most righteous of you. Indeed, Allah is Knowing and Acquainted.

-Surah Al-Hujurat, Ayah 13

The Muslim Community of Folsom extends our support and solidarity to the Black community. We strongly condemn the senseless violence that led to the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and countless others. They are simply the latest in a long line of Black men and women struck down, in some cases by those who were sworn to serve and protect them. We call for justice for the families and friends of those murdered.

Anti-blackness and racism are worldwide issues that have been perpetuated for hundreds of years. We acknowledge that there is much work to be done to fix these discriminatory systems, and as Muslims, it is our duty to demand change. Our beloved Prophet (Peace Be Upon Him) stood for justice and equality and strongly condemned oppression. He said, “Whoever has oppressed another person concerning his reputation or anything else, he should beg him to forgive him before the Day of Resurrection when there will be no money (to compensate for wrong deeds), but if he has good deeds, those good deeds will be taken from him according to his oppression which he has done, and if he has no good deeds, the sins of the oppressed person will be loaded on him” (Sahih Al-Bukhari 2449).
 
As a community organization dedicated to harnessing our values in service to our society, MCF recognizes that justice for all people in America cannot come to fruition without an unwavering and unapologetic commitment to achieving justice for Black Americans. Justice is a central tenant in Islam. That includes an honest acknowledgment of entrenched anti-Blackness within our society.
 
To that end, MCF condemns all forms of anti-Black violence, whether the culprits are police officers like Derek Chauvin in Minnesota or civilians like Gregory and Travis McMichael in Georgia. We also unequivocally condemn the dehumanization of Blackness, whether it occurs inside or outside our community.

No one is free until we all are free. May Allah free those who have been oppressed. May He protect the weak and give a voice to the unheard. Ameen.

In solidarity,
The Muslim Community of Folsom

(Girls Only) Seerah Workshop - Register: tinyurl.com/mcfnectar

Comprehensive registration form for all clubs - Register: tinyurl.com/mcfsummer

Please note - clubs have different age and gender requirements

Register here: https://tinyurl.com/mcfspclneeds

Support MCF with Minimal Monthly deposits

Employees of companies like Intel, eSurance, and Micron can use Direct Payroll deduction. Please consult treasurer or any board members for details. 

• Contribution through Bank (Preferred method - ACH/eCheck) 
• Contribution through Credit Card (Donate through MOHID/Paypal via MCFolsom.com or kiosk in prayer hall)

Women Transitional Home Project

MCF community members and ICNA Relief are excited to announce the opening of the Women Transitional Home project after Ramadan. 
Unfortunately, there is a rising Muslim women homelessness in the U.S. These women are victim of domestic violence, sudden tragedies and emotional trauma. There is hardly any options for these women to start a new life in the time of sudden crises. We as a community are under religious and moral obligation to help our sisters in need.

 
MCF community is taking the lead in the Sacramento region to start the first women transitional home in partnership with ICNA relief.
 
ICNA has established program in US with 17 transitional homes serving around 500 women per year.

There will be a fundraising event for the program right after Salat-ul-Jumma on May 31st in MCF.

For information regarding the women's Tranistional Home project please CLICK HERE for the  presentation.

Contact Advisory Board: Br. Mohammad Hafeez, Br. Ishfaq Qurashi, Br. Noor Khan, Br. Saif ul Haq, Br. Waseem Peracha or Br. Zeeshan Sarwar for any question.

The Hifz (memorizing Quran) and Nazirah program classes offered by Imam Meraj Ahmed continue to be held at usual times of 8 am - 12 pm Monday to Friday and 5 pm - 8 pm Monday to Thursday for Boys and Girls in MCF if any inquiries please contact Imam Meraj Ahmed at 916-370-2400

Tahfeezul Quran is not affiliated with MCF

Allahmdulliah!! We are Very Happy and Excited to announce our own MCF app. Smart way to be in touch anywhere and anytime with our Masjid. The idea behind creating this free app was to enable fast and easy acces to current Iqama timings, event notifications, announcements, activities and Much more.. You can also use this app for one time or monthly donation to MCF.

Click on "Google Play" or "Apple Store" Icon based on your phone type and it will automatically directs to the app store to download Or use Barcode scanner.. Enjoy!! InshaAllah

You can also use these links to download  MCF app

For iphone users  https://apps.apple.com/us/app/mcf-muslim-community-of-folsom/id1471272709

For Android users : https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.deentek.mymohid.mcf&hl=en_US

• Special needs survey
• Volunteer Respite Program
• Volunteers needed!

Special needs survey

MUHSEN (Muslims Understanding and Helping Special Education Needs) invites the MCF community to take their survey (link here) so they can assess the requirements of Special Need Families in our community.

Please fill out the survey if you have a samily member with special needs. If you know of a family in our community, who has a family member with special needs, please forward this mail or the survey link to them.

All responses are confidential and will only be provided to the Muhsen team.

Alhamdulillah, The Muslim Community of Folsom is committed to supporting and partnering with MUHSEN in their efforts to help families with Special Needs. MUHSEN, Muslims Understanding and Helping Special Education Needs, certifies Masajid which work towards accommodating special needs community members. For more information about MUHSEN and providing support to special needs for community members, please watch this video with Shaykh Omar Suleiman or visit www.muhsen.org. 

Volunteer Respite Program

The MUHSEN Volunteer Respite Program is looking for volunteers.

Please see below and clock the link for more information. 

https://muhsen.org/volunteer-respite-program/

Volunteers needed!

The MUHSEN (Muslims Understanding and Helping Special Education Needs) organization needs volunteers nationwide. See how you can help today! Please see below:

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED NATIONWIDE!!   It's simple. We need volunteers to help provide respite to the ever multiplying families in desperate need of it. What is Respite? It is a period of much needed rest or relief for caregivers of people with disabilities. Sign Up Here!   "Whoever relieves a believer's distress of the distressful aspects of this world, Allah will rescue him from a difficulty of the Hereafter." -Sahih Muslim Visit our Website! Worried that you have no experience working with people with special needs?   We will train you to become a MUHSEN Certified Respite Volunteer!   ......   You gain characteristics of patience, resiliency, empowerment, and humility.   You can volunteer as often or as little you'd like! There's no stipulation.       Training is fast and simple!   Sign up ONLINE! We hostonline webinars the first Saturday of every month at 10am CST.   If you have a larger group that you'd like us to train together or you're interested in hosting an event to train volunteers at, contact us directly atvolunteer@muhsen.org     You asked us for an opportunity to help, here is what we need.   Become a respite volunteer today!   Before you click out of this email, read what one mother wrote about respite care:   "A few years ago I realized that declining an offer of assistance was not only unhelpful to me, but was alsodepriving another of baraka, or the opportunity to help a fellow Muslim in need. I always said 'its ok, I got this', if someone offered to help with my daughter's wheelchair or open the door for us, thinking I had to be "Supermom" and take care of my kids all by myself. But I was wrong-   I can't do this all on my own.  People don't offer to help as often as one might think- families like ours might seem intimidating or complicated. But we're not-we're just typical people in atypical circumstances. And those few times someone does offer to help, I gratefully accept-giving us both a moment of kindness to share. I can't stress enough how even little acts of kindness to our family means to us. Bigger, grander gestures of someone volunteering to watch our girls while I go grocery shopping, or go for a physical for myself, arefew and far between unfortunately. But when it does happen, that moment of kindness, that mutually beneficial gift of giving and receiving, that baraka remains for long after in our hearts”  -Saba Ali Arain    ‌  ‌  ‌

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