- Eid Al-Adha will be on Friday, Sept. 1 at Cosmos Park, Nickell Shelter. The takbeerat will begin at 8:00 am and the prayer will be at 8:30 am. The Eid Picnic will take place the following weekend on Sat. Sept. 9th at Bethel Park.
- The Muslim Student and Saudi Student Associations will be hosting a Community iftar dinner at the ICCM on the day of Arafat, Thursday, August 31st.
- The ICCM would like to announce the First call for GA meeting that will take place on Sunday, Sept. 10th at the ICCM after Dhur prayer.
- The Islamic School of Columbia Missouri is starting an after school program for middle school students and up that will take place on Monday’s and Thursday’sfrom 3:30 -5:30 pm. The program will be taught by Abla Fadiah. The after school hafidth program has started and is ongoing, if interested in any of these programs please contact the ISCM Office.
- The Ghazali weekend school registration is open. Please visit ICCM website for more information. The school information is located under the Education tab.
- The ICCM is planning to start a bi-weekly class for new Muslims, but the class is open to anyone who would like to attend. If interested, please contact the ICCM office.
- The 2017 ICCM elections will take place in September. The Nomination process for eligible Shura, Operating Council, and Education Board positions is currently ongoing and will conclude on September 2nd (Isha time). To submit a nomination, please fill out the nomination form and place it in the designated nomination box. Please note that each nomination has to be seconded with two active members. If you have any questions, please contact anyone from the ICCM Administration or Election Committee.
- If you are interested in cooking for the St. Francis house please email iccmsff2006@gmail.com to schedule. If you are unable to cook, you may donate $50.00 to the ICCM office manager or Br. Irfan.
- We thank Allah SWT for each good deed (hassanah) that any of us do and we say Jazak Allahu khairan for the good (hassanah) that benefits every individual in our community and our Ummah at large. We encourage everyone to make efforts to do more good deeds (hassanah), as an example, praying Fajr in the Masjid. If you are unable to attend everyday, help to develop or join a team committed to regular monthly, weekly or daily Fajr prayer at the Masjid as you duties allow, with a plan to increase. The more good we do, Allah (SWT) with His Mercy will remove hardship from our path. Please join or develop a group/team suitable to you.
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ICCM Announcements
Friday, Apr. 28 1- The new iqama times beginning Sat. April 29 will be as follows: Fajr: 5:15 am Ishaa: 9:45 pm All other iqama times remain the same. 2- This is the final Call for the Annual ICCM General Assembly meeting scheduled for Saturday April 29 after Dhuhr prayer at the ICCM. Here is the suggested Agenda for the Annual General Assembly Meeting: Annual Report with emphasis on: 1- ICCM Remediation and Remodeling 2- ICCM Constitution 3-ICCM Activities 4- Dawah Programs and Outreach Activities 5- ICCM Financial Report 6- Islamic School Annual Report 7- Other matters 3- There are still two more lectures in the series of lectures Discover Islam: The Sixth lecture is going to be about 'Women in Islam' given by Sr. Humera Lodhi, on Thursday May 4th. The last lecture is going to be given by Dr. Ibrahim Khaleel on the Importance of Knowledge and Education in the life of a Muslim. Both lectures are conducted at the MU Student Center, Room 209, from 6:00pm to 7:30 pm. 4- The ICCM annual membership drive is ongoing and will conclude today Friday, April 28th after Ishaa prayer. All are strongly encouraged to become ICCM active members. 5 – The nomination process for eligible Shura council, Operating Council and Education Board members for the ICCM 2017 Election is active and will continue through May 6. To submit a nomination, please fill out the nomination form and place it in the designated nomination box. Forms and boxes can be found on both men’s and Women’s sides of the center. 6 - The ICCM free medical clinic will be open from 10:30 am-1:30 pm at the ICCM on Saturday May 6th. 7 The Mid Mo Fellowship of Reconciliation (FOR) will be hosting “A potluck dinner and town hall on Race, Refugees and Immigration.” It will take place at 6 pm on Thursday May 4th at the Missouri United Methodist church. 8 - There are no Friday lunches today. 9 - A calendar for all ICCM activities and events can be found on the ICCM website (theiccm.org) under the ICCM Calendar tab. 10 - Please download the “Muslim Directory” app on your smartphone. It will be used to actively communicate with all community members. For more information please find a Handbill flyer at the ICCM. 11- Please sign up to cook for the St. Francis House. If interested please contact the ICCM Womens Committee. 1- Inna Lillahi Wa Inna Ilayhi Rajioon. Surely we belong to Allah and to Him we shall return. The Mother of Sr. Friel Khenissi passed away. May allah grant her Jennah and grant her family patience. Ameen. Women only visitation will take place tonight between 5:30 – 7 pm at her house.
2- The First Call for the Annual ICCM General Assembly meeting is scheduled for Saturday April 22 after Dhuhr prayer. If quorum is not met, the Second Call is scheduled for Saturday April 29 after Dhuhr. Here is the suggested Agenda for the Annual General Assembly Meeting: Annual Report with emphasis on: 1- ICCM Remediation and Remodeling 2- ICCM Constitution 3-ICCM Activities 4- Dawah Programs and Outreach Activities 5- ICCM Financial Report 6- Islamic School Annual Report 7- Other matters 3- A Thank you Message from the ICCM Administration to the Women Committee and Muslim Women in general: "The ICCM Administration would like to express its appreciation to the Women Committee for their hard work and dedication to serve the Muslim Community. Your recent Fund Raiding activities helped energize the community to support the ICCM and generate funds that help with remodeling and conducting programs. May Allah (swt) bless their work and reward them the best reward." 4- There will be a women’s halaqa tonight at 7:00 pm entitled Ramadan Marathon Part 1. All sisters are invited and encouraged to attend. The lecture will be given by Sr. Fatten Elkomy. 5- The Islamic School is inviting the community to their program, A Taste Around the World. It will take place tomorrow evening, April 22nd at 5 pm at Smithton middle school. Cost is $10/person or $30/family 6- There are still two more lectures in the series of lectures Discover Islam: The Sixth lecture is going to be about 'Women in Islam' given by Sr. Humera Lodhi. The last lecture is going to be given by Dr. Ibrahim Khaleel on the Importance of Knowledge and Education in the life of a Muslim. Both lectures are conducted at the MU Student Center, Room 209, from 6:00pm to 7:30 pm. 7- The 2017 Sheikh Said Quranic competition for children and youth will begin next Monday, April 24th. For more information, please contact the ISCM, Ghazali or the ICCM office. 8- The ICCM annual membership drive is ongoing and will conclude next Friday, April 28th after Ishaa prayer. All are strongly encouraged to become ICCM active members. 9- The ICCM free medical clinic will be open from 10:30 am-1:30 pm at the ICCM on Saturday May 6th. 10- There are Friday lunches available for $6. Proceeds go to the Islamic School. 11- Please sign up to cook for the St. Francis House. If interested please contact the ICCM Womens Committee. 12- A calendar for all ICCM activities and events can be found on the ICCM website (theiccm.org) under the ICCM Calendar tab. Dear Respected and Valued Community Member,
We pray that this message reaches you in the best of health and iman. Voting on the revised ICCM constitution will take place this weekend. Please see below information. Date: Saturday, April 15, 2017 Time: 1:30 AM – 7:00 PM Place: ICCM – Activity Rooms If you are unable to attend voting that will take place this Saturday, absentee voting will take place as listed below: Thursday April 13:
Friday April 14:
Please note that the list of active members eligible to vote and voting procedure will be posted on the bulletin boards on Men and Women sides. Please follow this link to read the most recent amendments. iccm__constitution_-_final_revised_draft_saturday_april_8-2017.pdf Jazakum Allah Khairan, The ICCM Administration 1- General Assembly Meeting to vote on New ICCM Constitution (Last Call) will take Saturday April 15 after Dhuhr prayer at the ICCM.
2- Annual General Assembly Meeting (First Call) is scheduled for April 22 after Dhuhr prayer at the ICCM. 3- The MSO conference is schedule to take place on April 7 – 8. Please register at mizzoumso.com. The entire community is invited to attend the free conference. 4- The Fourth Lecture in Discover Islam Course will be given on Thursday April 06 by Dr Rashed Nizam at the MU Student Center, Room 209. It's entitled: Quran, Science, and Humanity. 5- The Sheikh Said Quranic competition for children and youth for 2017 will begin during the 3rd week of April. for more information, please contact the ISCM, Ghazali or the ICCM office. 6- New Islamic Center Nur in St Louis Inauguration on Saturday April 1 after Dhuhr. Address: 9528 Reavis Barracks Rd St Louis MO 63123. Free Bosnian Food will be served. 7- The ICCM has started its annual membership drive. Forms can be found in the ICCM men’s and women’s activity rooms. Please note that the form must be completed in full and payment must accompany the form for membership applications to be valid. All are strongly encouraged to become ICCM active members. 8- If you have pledged to donate for the ICCM Remediation and Renovation efforts please fulfill you pledges. 9- There will be youth soccer tomorrow with Dr. Rezwan at Cosmos Park tomorrow at 2:00 pm 10- Please sign up to cook for the St. Francis House. If interested please contact the ICCM Womens Committee. The ICCM administration is inviting the whole community for a community hearing on Saturday November, 19th after Isha. There is an urgent need to fix the problems with mildew and humidity throughout the building. The process will requires significant amount of money and it will have an impact on us using the facility for several weeks to help with the cleaning efforts.
An assessment survey regarding our community will be sent to all ICCM members this weekend. Please complete the survey before Friday, Nov. 18th. The ICCM administration would like to understand the needs and wants of our community. Please sign up with your name and email and take part in this important process. The ICCM administration is looking for a web developer/designer to help with the maintenance and reorganization of the ICCM website. The ICCM calendar is being developed; we invite business owners to sponsor a spot in the 2017 calendar for $200. For more information, please contact the ICCM office. The young professionals’ halaqa for this week will be tonight Friday November 11th after Isha. The halaqa will be given by Abla Leona. The topic will be “Mindful Eating.” The Islamic school would like to invite the whole community to their annual Biryani night Fundraising event on Saturday December 3rd, 2016 at 5:30 pm Place TBD. The cost will be $10 per plate. Sis Rasha is back in Greece and requests the help from the community. There is a big need in the 3 camps she is working with for glasses, old, new, prescription and reading type. Please donate to her efforts to help the school she set up. Br Rick will be accepting glasses and monetary donations to ship them and to buy school supplies in Greece. Our brother attorney Jim Hacking will be coming to the ICCM on December 2nd to educate the community about the Civil Rights, Immigration and being careful during these days. Please attend with your family, this is very educational event. Friday Lunches are available for $6 downstairs in the kitchen. Please sign up to cook for the St. Francis House. If interested, please contact the ICCM women’s committee. |
