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HADRA BADRIYYA

📅 Date: Monday, March 17th
🕦 Time: 4:45 AM - 6:15 AM
📍 Location: Al-Maqasid (Musallā)

The Hadra Badriyya, a gathering that takes place before Fajr that commemorates the historic battle of Badr will take place on the 17th of Ramadan this month. It has been complied by the great scholar Habib Umar Bin Hafiz and consists of various invocations and devotional poems.

Water and dates will be provided 10 minutes before Imsak for Suhur Insha Allah.

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Battle of Badr Commemoration

📅 Date: Monday / March 17th
🕦 Time: 6:00PM
📍 Location: Al-Maqasid

Please join us for our annual commemoration of the Great Battle of Badr, which took place on the 17th of Ramadan. This is the Decisive Day when Allah gave victory to His Beloved Prophet ﷺ and the Companions ‏رضي الله عنهم. The Battle of Badr was a turning point for the entire Ummah, and there are many lessons to be learned from the events that took place.

Commemorating events from the life of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) gives life to the our hearts, strengthens our faith, and inspires within us love, reverence, and dedication.

Our program begins at 6:00 PM EST, which will consist of the narrative of events, some reflections, devotional poetry, and du‘a and end with a community Iftar, InshAllah.

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UPCOMING PROGRAMS

Last Ten Nights Qiyam

📅 Friday, March 21st – Sunday, March 30th
🕦 Time: 3:00 AM - Fajr Prayer
📍 Location: Al-Maqasid Musala

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As-Salaamu ‘Alaykum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu,

The Prophet ﷺ would exert himself in worship more during Ramadan than in any other time of the year, and even more so during the blessed last ten nights. He ﷺ would engage in spiritual retreat (iʿtikāf) at the masjid and spend the entire night in worship. He ﷺ also taught us that the Night of Great Worth—Laylat al-Qadr—falls within these last ten nights.

We invite you to join us for our Last Ten Nights Qiyam Program—a spiritually uplifting gathering filled with night prayers, reflection, and a study of Heaven Explored by Sayyid Muhammad Alawi al-Maliki.

✨ Qiyam (30 mins)
✨ Salat al-Tasbih (30 mins)
✨ Lesson from Heaven Explored (30 mins)
✨ Suhur (30 mins)
✨ Pre-Fajr Awrad

Feel free to bring your Suhur with you—we’ll have dates and water available for everyone to enjoy together.

Please Note: Due to ongoing construction and limited space this year, we are unable to host Iʿtikāf. We truly appreciate your understanding and look forward to welcoming you next year, insha’Allah, in an improved and expanded setting.

🕰 Al-Maqasid will be closed nightly from 12:30 AM – 3:00 AM during the last ten nights of Ramadan.

We look forward to spending these blessed nights with you. May Allah allow us all to witness Laylat al-Qadr and draw nearer to Him through our worship.

Al-Maqasid Iftar – Friday, March 21st

📅 Date: Friday / March 21st
📍 Location: Al-Maqasid Green Barn

We warmly invite you to join us this Friday for our third community Iftar to break fast together and share in the abundant blessings of Ramadan.

Maghrib prayer will be held in the Ribat Musalla, followed by Iftar dinner in the Green Barn.

To help us prepare and serve with Ihsan, we kindly request that you RSVP by WEDNESDAY evening at the following link: (https://www.tickettailor.com/events/almaqasid/1605641)

If you would like to contribute toward providing Iftar for our community, please reach out to Dr. Najma at najmakhanani@almaqasid.org or text 484-358-5093.

We look forward to breaking our fast together!

Ramadan Lessons for the Ummah of Muhammad ﷺ by Habib Muhammad bin Abdullah Al-Aydarus is a powerful treatise on the virtues of Ramadan and the rulings of fasting. This is essential knowledge for every Muslim striving to draw closer to Allah by following the example of the Prophet ﷺ, his family, and his companions.

Ramadan Lessons for the Ummah of Muhammad ﷺ will be taught by Sayida Hafsa in her native Arabic, with translation by Sayyida Nejma Davis. It will be held three Saturdays in Ramadan—on the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Saturdays, insha’ Allah.

This is a LADIES (17+) ONLY class.

📅 DATE: Saturday, 3/22 & 3,29
🕦 TIME: 11:00am - 12:45pm
📍 LOCATION: Al-Maqasid (Green Barn)

Online – Watch Live via Zoom

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Al-Maqasid Seminary Now Accepting Applications At Al-Maqasid, our mission is to cultivate holistic learning environments rooted in knowledge, devotion, and service by providing full-time, part-time, online, and community programs. We aim to weave together a diverse set of programs that allow for various levels of formal learning as well as regular opportunities to sustain and increase one’s religious knowledge and practice.

The realization of Islam, Iman, and Ihsan is a lifelong process; thus, we emphasize relationships. We hope to be a lifelong partner in this journey by weaving together a diverse set of programs that allow for various levels of formal learning as well as regular opportunities to sustain and increase one's religious knowledge and practice.

Al-Maqasid aspires to cultivate well-rounded believers rooted in the teachings of Islam and equipped to serve creation based on the highest principles. The full-time Seminary represents the heart of our work. Currently, our Seminary’s full-time program consists of three years of study.

We invite you to embrace the path of sacred learning and embark on this journey with us.

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Tafsir Sura al-Qasas

Sura al-Qasas (The Whole Story), the 28th Sura of the Quran, focuses primarily on the story of Prophet Musa (peace be upon him) and the Pharaoh, as well as the story of Qārūn. These Quranic narratives teach us, among other things, the dangers of worldly power and attachment to wealth. Through these stories, Sura al-Qasas also elucidates the absolute supremacy of Allah's will and authority.

This series attempts to reflect on some of the wisdoms found within the endless ocean of Quranic meaning. We ask Allah ﷻ to make the Quran a means for strengthening our faith, a guide for us through tribulations, and a key to opening for us the greatest treasuries of divine knowledge.

Lesson 5: Verses 18-24 - Turning to Allah ﷻ

And so Moses became fearful, watching out in the city, when suddenly the one who sought his help the day before cried out to him again for help. Moses rebuked him, “Indeed, you are clearly a trouble-maker.” Then when Moses was about to lay his hands on their foe,1 the enemy said, “O Moses! Do you intend to kill me as you killed a man yesterday? You only want to be a tyrant in the land. You do not intend to make peace!”

And there came a man, rushing from the farthest end of the city. He said, “O Moses! The chiefs are actually conspiring against you to put you to death, so leave ˹the city˺. I really advise you ˹to do so˺.”

So Moses left the city in a state of fear and caution, praying, “My Lord! Deliver me from the wrongdoing people.” And as he made his way towards Midian, he said, “I trust my Lord will guide me to the right way.”

When he arrived at the well of Midian, he found a group of people watering ˹their herds˺. Apart from them, he noticed two women holding back ˹their herd˺. He asked ˹them˺, “What is the matter?” They replied, “We cannot water ˹our animals˺ until the ˹other˺ shepherds are done, for our father is a very old man.” So he watered ˹their herd˺ for them, then withdrew to the shade and prayed, “My Lord! I am truly in ˹desperate˺ need of whatever provision You may have in store for me.”

Lesson 6: Verses 23-28 | Prophet Musa Gets Married

When he arrived at the well of Midian, he found a group of people watering ˹their herds˺. Apart from them, he noticed two women holding back ˹their herd˺. He asked ˹them˺, “What is the matter?” They replied, “We cannot water ˹our animals˺ until the ˹other˺ shepherds are done, for our father is a very old man.” So he watered ˹their herd˺ for them, then withdrew to the shade and prayed, “My Lord! I am truly in ˹desperate˺ need of whatever provision You may have in store for me.”

Then one of the two women came to him, walking bashfully. She said, “My father is inviting you so he may reward you for watering ˹our animals˺ for us.” When Moses came to him and told him his whole story, the old man said, “Have no fear! You are ˹now˺ safe from the wrongdoing people.”

One of the two daughters suggested, “O my dear father! Hire him. A strong, trustworthy person is definitely the best to hire.” The old man proposed, “I wish to marry one of these two daughters of mine to you, provided that you stay in my service for eight years. If you complete ten, it will be ˹a favor˺ from you, but I do not wish to make it difficult for you. Allah willing, you will find me an agreeable man.” Moses responded, “˹Then˺ it is ˹settled˺ between you and I. Whichever term I fulfill, there will be no ˹further˺ obligation on me. And Allah is a Witness to what we say.”