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Bismillah hir Rahman nir Rahim - In the Name of God, the Most Compassionate, the Most Merciful |
| May 17, 2017 21 Sha'ban 1438H |
Newsletter Issue # 422 |
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"Indeed, in the creation of the heavens and earth, and the alternation of the night and the day, and the [great] ships which sail through the sea with that which benefits people, and what God has sent down from the heavens of rain, giving life thereby to the earth after its lifelessness and dispersing therein every [kind of] moving creature, and [His] directing of the winds and the clouds controlled between the heaven and the earth are signs for a people who use reason."
~ Qur'an 2:164
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10 DAYS AWAY
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T
o help you prepare, we have launched our
RAMADAN CENTRAL
page on our website where you can find information on masajid workshops, events and more! Don't forget to Green your Ramadan this year and help the earth.
Another way to prepare for Ramadan,
Spring Cleaning
! As the article suggests, Ramadan is a form of spiritual cleansing, what better way to start the month on a note of generosity by donating or giving what you can.
For those who do not partake in fasting, but would like to be respectful of your Muslim friends beliefs,
here are a few tips.
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69 YEARS LATER
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This past Monday, May 15th, was the 69th anniversary of Al-Nakba. The Israeli Declaration of Independence was signed on May 14, 1948 effectively creating the State of Israel. Today, 69 years later, the State of Israel continues to deprive Palestinians of their rights to occupy their land.
Many Europeans had been immigrating to Palestine for decades and on November 29, 1947, the UN General Assembly met to devise a plan for the partition of the State of Palestine. UN Resolution 181 divided Palestine into an Arab and a Jewish state, with Jerusalem as an internationalized city.
'By the end of 2015, the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) estimated that there were 12.37 million Palestinians living in the world. This means that since the Nakba of 1948, the Palestinian population worldwide has increased by eight-fold.
In 2015, the population distribution looked like this:
4.75 million in the State of Palestine (38.4% of the total Palestinian population in the world), 1.47 million in the Palestinian areas occupied by Israel in 1948 (11.9% of the total Palestinian population in the world), 5.46 million Palestinians in Arab countries (44.2% of the total Palestinian population in the world), and 685,000 Palestinians in foreign countries (5.5% of the total Palestinian population in the world).'
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NEWS
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Chapman University dedicated a Quran Cabinet i
n its Fish Interfaith Center. Our Chairman, Dr. Muzammil Siddiqi, gave the opening prayer at the opening ceremony on Tuesday, May 16th.
The Islamic Society of Orange County will be hosting a Pre-Ramadan workshop this Friday, May 19th in Garden Grove.
Do you make at least $154,120 annually? If not, you may not be able to afford a home in Orange County. In comparison, nationally an income of $47,690 a year is sufficient to afford the average-priced home.
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EVENTS
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The Shura Council calendar offers many community events.We have compiled a select few for your convenience.
May 19
May 20
May 21
May 26
> First night of
Taraweeh Prayer, visit your local mosque.
May 27
> First day of Ramadan.
June 3
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