Learn About Islam @ Islamic Information Center

This Monday 5/19, brighten someone’s day - Help the Hungry, and Share a Treat!

On Monday, May 19th join us at a soup kitchen in Washington, DC and share a treat by baking your favorite cookie or brownie recipe. Please bring at least 75 of any item, so that each person can have one.

To join, please meet in the front office of Al-Huda School on Monday, 5/19 at 3:45pm so we can leave promptly at 4:00pm. This initiative is open to brothers and sisters. We especially need brothers with cars to help with the carpool. If you prefer to meet us in DC, please arrive at DPHW between 4:30-5:00pm.

Even if you can’t come to the soup kitchen, you can still participate by baking a treat. Please contact the Islamic Information Center to arrange a time and place to drop off your item, or bring it to the front office between 3:30-3:50pm on Monday 5/19.

See more details here.

Our new session of the series, Beliefs and Practices of Islam, is starting this Saturday, May 10th insha’Allah. Please join us as we complete our study of what it means to rely on Allah, and how to implement this in our life. We will also complete our look at the salah, learning important du’aa to say, and answering questions about prayer in Islam.

This class is open to brothers and sisters, and to those wishing to gain a more in-depth knowledge about Islam. It is taught by Safi Khan, Imam of Dar-us-Salaam.

Dates:
May 10, 17, 31 and June 7th

Time:
Saturdays, 10:30am - 12:45pm

Location:
Dar-us-Salaam, cafeteria
5301 Edgewood Rd, College Park, MD 20740

Children:
Children who can sit quietly with their parents are welcome. Otherwise please make alternate arrangements for your child. Childcare is not available for this session.

Cost:
This class is free. Donations are welcome and encouraged to support our educational programs. Suggested donation is $40.

For more information, contact us.

A chance to learn how to better present Islam, and prepare for a summer of dawah!

This workshop is presented by Imam Shabir Ally, President of the Islamic Information and Dawah Centre in Toronto, Canada.

When:
Sunday, May 4th
11:30am - 5:00pm

Where:
Muslim Community Center (MCC)
15200 New Hampshire Ave, Silver Spring, MD

How:
Registration required.
Call 571-436-3305.

The following article was written by Mr. Khushwant Singh, a Sikh, for The Telegraph, a newspaper in Calcutta , India. Following is the complete text of the article, as published, without any changes.

A messiah for our time by Khushwant Singh
(click link to view article on The Telegraph website)

THE TELEGRAPH, Calcutta
Saturday, February 16, 2008

Prejudice is like poison. Unless purged out of one’s mind in early stages, it can spread like cancer and make one incapable of differentiating between right and wrong. Of the many kinds of prejudice, the worst is to believe that one’s own religion is superior to all others, which may be tolerated but never taken seriously or accepted as equally valid as one’s own. The most misunderstood of the major religions today is Islam, which, after Christianity, is the second most widely practised religion in the world. It also gains more converts than any of the other religions.

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Una Breve Guía Ilustrada para entender el Islam
(A Brief Illustrated Guide to Understanding Islam)

“Esta guía islámica es para los no musulmanes que desean entender el Islam, a los Musulmanes, y el Sagrado Corán. Es rica en información, referencias, bibliografía, e ilustraciones. Ha sido revisada y editada por varios profesores y personas estudiadas. Es breve y fácil de leer, conteniendo al mismo tiempo mucho conocimiento científico.”

1. Donate your time. We need many volunteers to support our various initiatives. From time to time we also need office intern(s). Check volunteermatch.org for our current listings.
2. Provide in-kind donations of new prayer rugs, kufis and hijabs for new Muslims.
3. Donate money to help us purchase Qurans and other supplies for our various projects.
4. Make du’aa for us.

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Following is a list of our currently confirmed da’wah tables for 2008. More to be added as they are confirmed, insha’Allah.

To volunteer for any of these, send an email to the contact address provided next to the listing. If no email address is given, we don’t yet know the contact info. The times for each event are added as soon as we know them. Check back again for updates!

May 25 - Inner Harbor Dawah Day, Baltimore, MD - IIC / Why Islam DC

July 26 - International Day, Columbia, MD - IIC / Why Islam DC

August 30 - Greenbelt Labor Day Festival, Greenbelt, MD - IIC, email: info at LearnAboutIslam dot org

Looking for a good way to spend a few hours? Try volunteering this month at the soup kitchen! Volunteers help serve food to those in need.

Join on The Third Monday of Every Month, from 3:45pm-7:00pm.

Mark your calendars! Help serve those in need at a soup kitchen in Washington, DC. To join, please meet in the front office of Al-Huda School on the third Monday of each month, at 3:45pm. For more info email the Islamic Information Center of Dar-us-Salaam or call 301-982-9463. Make this part of your regular da’wah and join us on the third Monday of every month!

Dates for 2008:
Jan 21, Feb 18, Mar 17, April 21, May 19, Jun 16, Jul 21, Aug 18, Sep 15, Oct 20, Nov 17, Dec 15.

Details:
We normally travel together to the soup kitchen, which is located in Washington, DC. If you prefer you can also meet us there. Please arrive between 4:00pm - 5:00pm. The Judiciary Square metro stop (red line) is one block away, and there is limited on-street, metered parking. The address is: First Trinity Lutheran Church, 309 E. Street NW, Washington, DC. For more info about the soup kitchen, see www.dphw.org. Brothers and sisters are both needed & encouraged to volunteer! Students can earn community service hours.

Did you miss last week’s class? Want to share what you’re learning with an out-of-town friend? Now you can!

Two ways:

1. Hear the classes online here.
2. Purchase the first 4-CD set from the Islamic Information Center of Dar-us-Salaam for only $18 and have your very own copy to give or keep.

Either way you can review and share the knowledge from the latest session in the Beliefs and Practices of Islam series.