Your Spark to Do Better in the New Islamic Year | Shaykh Alaeddin Elbakri
Channel: Muslim Community Center - MCC East Bay
Date: 2021-08-18

Shaykh Alaeddin Elbakri delivers an engaging and far-reaching talk to spark our hearts to do better in our deen (faith) in the new Hijri Islamic Year. He spoke on the first day of the sacred month of Muharram that begins the new Hijri year.

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This Friday evening talk was delivered at the Muslim Community Center - East Bay (MCC East Bay) in Pleasanton, California on Friday, September 22, 2017. 

In this lecture, Shaykh Aladdin El'Bakri reflects on the sacred Muharam month and honored the beginning of Islam and we reflected on the passage of time since the Prophet’s decisive Hijra – the migration from Mecca to Medina – nearly 1,400 years ago.

The occasion – the first day of Hijri year 1439 – does not usually involve public celebrations or traditional events and is considered to be a day dedicated to faith, in which Muslims honor the beginning of Islam.

The Islamic year consists of 12 lunar months and is 10 to 12 days shorter than the Gregorian year.

Abu Qataada (R.A.) has related that the Prophet has reported to have said: "It is my thought that by fasting on the 10th of Muharram Allah Ta'aalaa will pardon the sins of the past year" (Tirmizi). 

Each month, MCC invites insightful American-Muslims who are making a positive impact on our community to speak at its Friday Family Night series.

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About the Speaker:
Shaykh Alauddin Elbakri began his study of Islam at a young age in North Africa and continued his education in the Islamic sciences in Jordan, learning from predominant scholars in the Muslim world. He has served the Muslim community in the United States in numerous capacities, serving as Imam at several Islamic centers and establishing full-time and weekend Islamic schools. Having been trained in both the Islamic sciences and secular education, Shaykh Alauddin has the ability to appeal to various audiences and his main focus is in helping Muslims develop a deep understanding of the self, life and faith.

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