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Date: 23 December, 2011
Time: 11:30 – 5:00
Send email to blooddrive@colleyvillemasjid.org (name, cell contact and gender)

Date/Time: December 2, 2011 at 7pm

Avenue: Islamic Association of Mid-Cities (Colleyville Masjid), 500 Cheek Sparger, Colleyville, Texas 76034

FREE ADMISSION! Refreshments will be served!

Join us for a Dynamic Lecture by Imam SIRAJ WAHHAJ.

Imam Siraj Wahhaj is imam of Al-Taqwa mosque in Brooklyn, New York and the leader of The Muslim Alliance in North America (MANA). The lecture will start right after the isha prayer inshallah.

Additionally, the Masjid al-Islam from Dallas will speak about community engagement, their highly attended Day Of Dignity and Humanitarian Day events and numerous other dawah & outreach programs. Come attend this lecture and help your neighboring Masajid!

Jazakallah and see you there, inshallah!

For further information, please email info@colleyvilleMasjid.org or 817.788.8820

Due to the capacity of the restaurant, we will have LIMITED TICKETS available for sale and we have to finalize the rsvp to the restaurant soon. The owner of the restaurant will have a specially prepared buffet solely for IAMC.

$20/Adult or $15/Child

Buy now!

Tickets are limited!

Meet with President Br. Aemad (at every Isha) or Social Coordinator Sis. Mahnaz (social@colleyvillemasjid.org) to buy tickets or call 817.788.8820 to reserve tickets.

See you there, inshallah!

This class will be taught by Imam Yaseen (Plano), Imam Nadim (Arlington), and Imam Nasir (Colleyville).

The course will cover the characteristics of the believers found in the Qur’an and will focus on select passages highlighting these.

As always, the class is free, and everyone is encouraged to attend. Come and learn in a professional manner from our local scholars and meet many new families at the same time.

Directions to Plano Masjid: Click Here (or go to the bottom of this page).

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Those who attended Qalam Institute’s 2nd seminar were in for a real treat. Imam Nasir and Imam Zia gave excellent presentations detailing the lessons of Surah Luqmaan.

Many essential lessons spanning the topics of humility, arrogance, obedience to parents, raising children, and using this surah to come closer to Allah(swt) were covered.

Please spread the knowledge and forward these recordings to your family and friends, and make sure that you don’t miss out on the next seminar!

Session 1:

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Session 2:

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Session 3:

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Session 4:

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Session 5:

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Quran Recitation:

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**Register NOW!!! Click HERE** and choose the Dallas Link to sign up and confirm your seat!

Make sure to go through all the material on this page – this class could change your life through the Qur’an in ways you never imagined.

Class: Divine Speech -Literary Characteristics of the Quran

Instructor: Nouman Ali Khan, Bayyinah Institute

Dates: June 5-7, 2009

Location and Timings:

Friday Night June 5th 7:00pm to 10:00pm at Colleyville Masjid

Saturday and Sunday June 6th and 7th,  12:00pm to 8:00pm at DFW Airport Hyatt Regency (free parking for students)

When we started the Qalam Institute project, one of the aims we had was to develop an infrastructure within DFW to support academic learning of Islam. While our primary focus is our seminars, now and then we are afforded the opportunity to help integrate into national programs as well. Insha’Allah we hope everyone takes advantage of this opportunity.

What’s it about?

• Designed for audiences with and without background in Arabic.
• Inspires awe of the Qur’ans stunning beauty, captivating words, and its harmony and subtleties.
• Scholars have been uncovering miraculous gems and pearls from it for 1400 years, yet, these miracles are not commonly accessible in languages other than Arabic, nor are they at the grasp of the average Muslim. We instead find ourselves bombarded with attacks and criticisms against the Qur’an.

The beauty of the Qur’an transformed not just the hearts of men, but entire civilizations.

Spend one weekend journeying through the miracles of the Qur’an, learning its beauty and taking lessons from its nuanced meanings that we would never normally catch while reading a translation. Here is a small glimpse into what the class will cover from Br. Nouman:

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Download the class notebook to preview and get an in-depth look at what the class will cover.

Divine Speech has been taught in Houston, Michigan, North Carolina, New Jersey, and will have toured almost all the major cities in America by next year. Don’t miss out on the one and only opportunity to take it in DFW!!

Check out what students who took the class are saying about it,

It makes you fall in love with the Quran, all over again.

And,

Br. Nouman presented the Quran in a way I almost never heard – a HUMAN form. By human, I mean that it can be related to MY life, MY experiences, MY interactions, and so much more. After this class, I want to treat the Quran more like my friend, full of stories, advices, and wrapped in an eloquent style – rather than just a simple book.

And,

My experience learning the various literary aspects of the Qur’aan on this minimal scale not only gave me a higher level of yaqeen (certainty), but also helped me develop an immense appreciation, love, respect and admiration for the Kalam of Allah (swt). This course motivated me to want to better myself as a muslimah and really get serious in learning and understanding this Book of Guidance. It also made me reflect on myself and state of this Ummah because we’ve abandoned the Qur’aan to mere memorization without even caring to know what it is Allah really saying. I would urge any and every one who is sincere or even wanting to see what all the ‘hype’ is about to take timeout of their ‘busy’ schedules in order to attend “Divine Speech” bi’ithnillah. You will definitely get an Imaan Rush! Insha ‘Allah If I could sum up this seminar in two words it would be: ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE

You can find more student reactions at the Bayyinah Experience website.

If you still aren’t convinced to REGISTER, then check out the full 2 hour preview of the course below. Remember, seats are limited to 400 students. The class has sold it out in practically every city so far, and is expected to sell out here as well.

The Friday night session at the Colleyville Masjid is open to the public, and you will be able to register there as well, but to confirm your seat sign up online now.

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Divine Speech Prologue Part 1

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Divine Speech Prologue Part 2

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This course will focus on conceptualizing the key elements of Grammar that are essential in understanding the Qur’an. This will be a 12 session course meeting Mon, Tues, and Wed from Maghrib (8:15pm) to Isha (10pm) for 4 weeks.

Details:

• Place – IAMC – Colleyville Masjid

• Dates – May 4-6, 11-13, 18-20, 25-27

• Time – 8:15pm – 10pm

• Requirements – Ability to read Arabic script

• Tuition – You will have to purchase the class materials which will be about $20 and a $100 donation to IAMC is recommended

• Instructor – Abdul Nasir Jangda

This program is open to both Brothers and Sisters and for ages 15 and up. Serious students who plan to attend all 12 sessions are encouraged to enroll. For more info: imam@colleyvillemasjid.org

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• Recap of the Event
• Launch of Qalam Institute and Special Announcement about Bayyinah Divine Speech Seminar
  
• Comments from Attendees
• Photo Album of the Event
• Full Video of Talks and CD Quality mp3 Downloads
• Interviews with the Imams
  

To keep up to date on future Qalam Institute events please sign up for our email list (this is different from the masjid list and will only be used for the Qalam Institute classes)

**If you’d like to volunteer and be part of our crew, please email imam/at/colleyvillemasjid.org and let us know how you can help (with your correct email address [it won't show on the website, only to the administrator] – and we will contact you insha’Allah.

A new era was ushered in on February 14th in Colleyville, TX. By the grace of Allah (Swt) alone, over 600 people came out to attend the Quranic Empowerment 1 Day Conference held at the Islamic Association of Mid-Cities. This was one of the biggest crowds to turn up for an academic event at a Masjid in the Metroplex.

The day began promptly at 11am as announced. Before the first talk was even half-way through, the masjid had already filled up and people coming in were accommodated with standing room only. Imam Nadim Bashir started things off with a detailed talk looking at the characteristics of the Qur’an and why the various names of the Qur’an are used in different contexts. The lecture showed the precision of the Qur’an and why words such as Huda, Furqaan, Shifa’, and Kitab are used specifically in different ayat vis-a-vis the other descriptions. Imam Sayid Abdullahi followed this up with an inspirational talk at the role of the Qur’an in our daily lives, how it brings noor into the house, and why it is the source of salvation.

After these talks, Qalam Institute was officially launched.

This project came about after months of planning and assessing how advanced and academic Islamic learning could be revived in such a way that the entire Metroplex could benefit from it. The goal of Qalam Institute is this:

Develop a 1,000 person student body from DFW.

Everything we are doing is working towards the goal of having 1,000 people from our general community coming together and studying the religion at a level beyond what people have normally become accustomed to. The focus is on creating an environment receptive to everyone by holding classes only every 4-6 weeks, and orienting them around the Qur’an and lessons essential to developing our communities and being practicing Muslims in this environment. Qalam Institute will also focus on utilizing the skills and talents of the Imams and scholars within our community.

Along with developing this student body, we hope to develop a volunteer base as well that has a formal system in place for spreading word about these events in a professional manner. To do this we have utilized professional flyers, video trailers, and integration into social media outlets online in an effort to better integrate with the youth [you can see our Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, etc. links on the right side of this page]. It is by establishing this network that we hope to not only integrate DFW into existing national programs, but also take our program national.

It is with that in mind that we announced our Divine Ethics class for March, and made our second big announcement of the day -

The Bayyinah Divine Speech weekend seminar will insha’Allah be held at the Colleyville Masjid on June 5-7th with instructor Nouman Ali Khan. This will be the first of a number of national programs insha’Allah that our volunteer crew will help support and arrange.

After this talk, the organizers had to quickly rearrange the set up of the conference to accomodate for overflow. The atrium of the masjid which was previously split half and half for brothers and sisters was taken over almost completely by the sisters and the brothers moved out into the main prayer hall. One of the most beautiful parts of this conference was the ease in which everyone willingly gave up some level of comfort without any complaint so that they could benefit from speakers’ talks. This exemplified a high level of brotherhood and sisterhood in our community.

Imam Zia elaborated on the different emotions mentioned in the Qur’an and how Allah speaks about these emotions. The talk contained powerful advice on how to use the Qur’an to combat emotions such as jealousy, anger, arrogance and stress.  

Qari Abdul Qadir captivated the audience with a beautiful recitation from Surat al-Isra. These ayaat emphasize the importance of Qur’an in our lives. He ended the recitation by reciting the first of revelation, Surat al-Alaq. It was without a doubt one of the biggest highlights of the event.  

Imam Yaseen spoke about the power of the intellect. He explained how the whole Ummah still is trying to read the Qur’an and gain an understanding of it, but no one is trying to learn Arabic which is the root to any sort of empowerment in the deen. He emphasized how important education of the Qur’an is, and how perfect the Qur’an is for the purpose of empowering our Ummah intellectually.  

Shaykh Ahmed al-Arafi started by expressing his joy at seeing the youth taking move forward with Islamic initiatives. He then discussed idea of a Qur’anic system of education. He outlined the way a child should be educated with the Qur’an to produce a strong Muslim of perfect character who is constantly seeking knowledge and bettering him/herself.  

Imam Abdul Nasir Jangda addressed spirituality in the Quran. He passionately spoke about the Qur’ans ability to revive hearts that have died due to the lack of a relationship with Allah. He explained how the Qur’an is a spiritual median between the slave and his Lord.

The conference exceeded the expectations of not only the organizers, but many of the people in attendance.

[It], was, in my eyes, a GREAT Success. People from all corners of DFW came to attend this conference. There were Imams from all over as well. -Br. Mauz, Garland, TX  

I left with a feeling of awe at the thought that by just educating ourselves with/from/of the Qur’an, we can attain so much. I hope to attend more in the future Inshaallah. - Sr. Aaminah, Richardson, TX 

One of the most important things that I took away from this conference was to make sure I have a relationship with Allah. I can’t wait until the next one! - Saadia Hashmi, Plano, TX 

I would attend these Lectures every month if you had something similar. You guys did an excellent job! May Allah bless everyone involved. Please continue to do these events in the future. - Br. Tarek, Ft. Worth, TX 

After a long time, I really felt that a program of a large scale had a strong spiritual effect on every participant.  It had the numbers of a mini conference but the feel of an intensive. -Br. Riad, Carrollton, TX

To get a small taste of the conference view the slide-show below. The videos and mp3 downloads of the conference follow. At the end are 2 additional videos. The first is a compilation of clips from the conference including some behind the scenes interviews with some of the Imams. The second is a compilation made by one of the attendees of the conference. 

1. Characteristics of the Qur’an – Imam Nadim Bashir

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2. Qur’an in Your Daily Life – Imam Sayid Abdullahi

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3. New Era of Learning in DFW – Br. Omar

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4. Emotional Empowerment – Imam Zia Shaikh

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5. Quranic Recitation – Qari AbdulQadir

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6. Intellectual Empowerment – Imam Yaseen Shaikh

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7. Social Empowerment – Imam Ahmed Alarafi

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8. Spiritual Empowerment – Imam AbdulNasir Jangda

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The video below contains some glimpses into the conference and some behind the scenes comments from some of the Imams. 

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This video was actually made by one of the brothers who attended from Denton, insha’Allah we hope to sustain this level of motivation and involvement will continue forward to help our community grow. 

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