Inshallah Eid Al-Fitr will be on Tuesday, June 4, 2019.  We wish the Santa Clarita Muslim Community and all Muslims Eid Mubarak, and pray to Allah (SWT) to bring with this blessed occasion peace and happiness to everyone and especially to our Brothers and Sisters in many Muslim countries which have been ravaged by years of wars.
Inshallah Al-Umma Center will be organizing the Eid prayer on behalf of the three Santa Clarita Valley Masajid: Al-Umma Center, Islamic Center, and Unity Center.  The following are the important prayer details:

• Date: Tuesday, June 4, 2019
• Time: Takbeer will start @ 7:30 AM,    Salat @8:00 AM, followed by Kutbah
• Khateeb: Dr. Omaran Abdeen
• Refreshment will be served after Khutbah
• Venue: Central Park, Fields MP7 & MP8 (across from basketball court) – See flyer below
• Venue address: 27150 Bouquet Canyon Rd, Santa Clarita, CA 91350    https://www.google.com/maps/place/27150+Bouquet+Canyon+Rd,+Santa+Clarita,+CA+91350/@34.4313085,-118.5235284,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x80c2879086f0decd:0x1afbf6f006fddb12!8m2!3d34.4313085!4d-118.5213397
• Inshallah we’ll  cover the grass field with waterproof tarps. However prayer rugs are suggested for additional comfort. We plan to also bring folding chairs for for the Sisters & Brothers who are unable to sit on the tarps,
• We have arranged with the Santa Clarita Sheriff to patrol the area of Central Park during the prayer time, and have been assured that the event will be adequately protected and everyone’s safety is the Sheriff Department’s highest priority.
• Volunteers are urgently needed to help with the many tasks required to put on this event for our community.  Anyone interested to help is requested to email Al-Umma Center : aucscv@gmail.com and give his/her contact information.

Prayer Times:

• الفجر Fajr:    4:45AM
• الظهر Duhr:   1:15 PM
• العصر Asr:      5:00 PM
• المغرب Maghrib:  Ten minutes after sunset   
• العشا Isha:   9:45 PM 
• صلاة  الجمعة Friday Prayer:   1:00 PM to 1:45 PM (Fridays)

 Classes:

• Quran Tajweed Class :  Thursdays , 8:15 PM – 9:30 PM 
• Sunday School :  Sundays from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM – School is in recess until start of 2019-2020 school year in Sept. 2019
• Advanced Arabic: Sundays, 11:00 AM-12:00 PM – Class is in recess during month of Ramadan.

We  express heartfelt thanks and deep gratitude to all the Brothers and Sisters who took time away from their busy schedules, and joined us in last Saturday’s Fourth Annual Fundraising Dinner Banquet.  The tremendous generosity of all of you has generated approximately $100,000 in donated contributions. Inshallah, one hundred percent of these funds will be used to payoff part of the Masjid loan. Beyond the event’s financial accomplishment, what we appreciate even more is the sense of a strong supportive  community, everyone exhibited. In addition to our local community members, many Brother and Sisters from allover Southern California came and strongly supported the event, and to everyone of them we are deeply appreciative.   Special thanks to Dr. Omran Abdeen, Dr. Mustafa Dabbagh, Dr. Sayed Jumaa Salam, and Sheikh Omar Jubran who, as always,  inspired everyone and were instrumental in shedding light on the importance of giving for the sake of Allah.

We pray to Allah (SWT) to bless all of you and your families,  and grant you countless Hasanat for your continued support throughout the years. Inshallah,  we will continue to gain your trust and support in the future.

Our Journey toward paying off the loan continues and we request everyone to keep on donating to help us deliver the Masjid debt free and, Inshallah enable it to be a place where our beautiful religion of Islam is practiced and be a magnet for all those seeking guidance to the right path.

Alhamdulillah, the April 15 Community Forum was a great success.  We had over 100 people in attendance, and overall the response of the audience was extremely positive.  We thank everyone who participated in this important event, and look forward to more ways to build bridges of understanding between our Muslim Community and the larger SCV community