Upcoming Event
Holleran Center for Community & Global Engagement
@ Alvernia University
400 Saint Bernardine Street | Reading, PA 19607
holleran.center@alvernia.edu | www.alvernia.edu | 610-790-1925
Back to School (2018-2019)
As-Salamou Alaikoum Students, and Parent,
The Islamic Center of Reading PA would like to inform our students and parents that SundaySchool registration will be Sunday, September 9th from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM in the schoolhouse. Please arrive on time as classes will fill up quickly. Children do not need to attend.
Sunday School will begin Sunday, September 23rd from 10:00 AM in the schoolhouse. This will be the first day for students.
The Islamic Center of Reading PA would like to inform our students and parents that SundaySchool registration will be Sunday, September 9th from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM in the schoolhouse. Please arrive on time as classes will fill up quickly. Children do not need to attend.
Sunday School will begin Sunday, September 23rd from 10:00 AM in the schoolhouse. This will be the first day for students.
EID El-Adha 1439 (2018)
Allahu Akbar Allahu Akbar, الله أكبر , الله أكبر
Islamic Center of Reading will be Celebrating EID ul-Adha @
Tuesday 21st August, 2018 Insha'Allah
will be held at Reading Fightin Phils Stadium
Address: 1900 Centre Avenue/RT 61
South Reading, PA 19605.
Activity:
· Takbeerat @ 8am
· Prayer @ 9 am sharp Inshallah
. Please bring prayer rugs and blankets
May Allah (SWT) keep us on the right path, and accept our Audhia and prayers. Ameen.
Islamic Center of Reading will be Celebrating EID ul-Adha @
Tuesday 21st August, 2018 Insha'Allah
will be held at Reading Fightin Phils Stadium
Address: 1900 Centre Avenue/RT 61
South Reading, PA 19605.
Activity:
· Takbeerat @ 8am
· Prayer @ 9 am sharp Inshallah
. Please bring prayer rugs and blankets
May Allah (SWT) keep us on the right path, and accept our Audhia and prayers. Ameen.
EID El-Fiter 1439 (2018)
Friday June 15th, 2018
will be held at Reading Fightin Phils Stadium
Address: 1900 Centre Avenue/RT 61
South Reading, PA 19605.
Activity:
· Takbeerat @ 8am
· Prayer @ 9 am sharp Inshallah
The Astronomical New Moon is on Wednesday, June 13, 2018 at 19:43 Universal Time. On that day there is no place on earth where at sunset the elongation is 8 degrees and moon is 5 degrees above the sun. Therefore, Shawwal cannot start the next day. Hence, first day of Shawwal 1439 is on Friday, June 15, 2018, insha’Allah
May Allah (SWT) keep us on the right path, and accept our fasting and prayers. Ameen.
will be held at Reading Fightin Phils Stadium
Address: 1900 Centre Avenue/RT 61
South Reading, PA 19605.
Activity:
· Takbeerat @ 8am
· Prayer @ 9 am sharp Inshallah
The Astronomical New Moon is on Wednesday, June 13, 2018 at 19:43 Universal Time. On that day there is no place on earth where at sunset the elongation is 8 degrees and moon is 5 degrees above the sun. Therefore, Shawwal cannot start the next day. Hence, first day of Shawwal 1439 is on Friday, June 15, 2018, insha’Allah
May Allah (SWT) keep us on the right path, and accept our fasting and prayers. Ameen.
Passed Events
Dear Sisters in Faith:
You are cordially invited to observe “World Hijab Day”. World Hijab Day (WHD) is an annual event in its sixth year. On Feb 1st of every year, WHD asks global citizens of all faiths to observe Hijab for a day in solidarity with Muslim women worldwide. The Islamic Center of Reading will be open from 6:00 -7:30 PM on Thursday, February 1, 2018 for this purpose.
Please join the Muslim women of the community for information and fellowship.
You will even have the opportunity to try on a hijab. Light refreshments will be served.
You are cordially invited to observe “World Hijab Day”. World Hijab Day (WHD) is an annual event in its sixth year. On Feb 1st of every year, WHD asks global citizens of all faiths to observe Hijab for a day in solidarity with Muslim women worldwide. The Islamic Center of Reading will be open from 6:00 -7:30 PM on Thursday, February 1, 2018 for this purpose.
Please join the Muslim women of the community for information and fellowship.
You will even have the opportunity to try on a hijab. Light refreshments will be served.
Events
Jummah Prayer: Fridays at 1:00pm ALL Year
Khateeb: Imam Anwar Muhaimin, Quba Institute
At 11 years of age Shaykh Anwar and his family migrated to the Holy City of Medina, Saudi Arabia in order to study The Holy Qur’an, the Arabic Language and Islam. During his 15-year stay there, he exceeded all the expectations of his family and community. By the age of 15 years he had memorized the entire Qur’an under the tutelage of Shaykh Muhammad Khalil Al-Rahman, owner of the Khalil Al-Rahman Qur’an Schools. Though documented to be the first African American Hafiz and lauded as a gifted Qari at such an early age, that achievement only served to herald his later accomplishments in the academic arena. He was bestowed the title of Sheikh by the Islamic University of Medina’s Department of Arabic Language/ Arabic Literature from which he graduated third in his class with honors. In addition to his academic studies in language and his traditional studies in Qur’an, he completed his post graduate classical training holding Ijazat in Aqida, Hadith, Tafsir and Fiqh from some of the most prominent Islamic Scholars of our times, and being joined to the isnadof Shaykh Muhammad Al-Yaqubi of Syria.
Upon returning to Philadelphia in 1989, he tirelessly worked alongside his late father (may Allah have Mercy on him) and his brother Imam Anas Muhaimin, CFO/IMB to expand the services offered to the Muslims of the Delaware Valley. In his organizational role as Imam Mufti and CEO of the International Muslim Brotherhood, Inc. and subsidiaries, he opened the Quba Institute of Arabic and Islamic Studies, a full-time day school. This was followed by the opening of the Quba Institute for Advanced Studies, the Adult Weekend School in 1989 and the Shaykh Nafea Muhaimin Qur’an School, offering a traditional Qur’anic memorization program in 2003. He has also expanded the community involvement of the organization by sitting on the Board of the Interfaith Center of Philadelphia, MANA & the Religious Leaders Council of Philadelphia, while also maintaining participatory status in the Majlis Ashura of the Delaware Valley and having his staff sit on the Board of the University of Pennsylvania’s Center for Community Partnership. Most noteworthy of his accomplishments is the establishment of the Salatul-Tarawih during the Holy Month of Ramadan, which passed 25 years of uninterrupted practice in 2005 and the school’s development of a hafiz from the Quba students as well as the establishment of a strong base of American Muslim youth with a capacity to read the Qur’an. He resides with his family in Philadelphia, PA.
Khateeb: Imam Anwar Muhaimin, Quba Institute
At 11 years of age Shaykh Anwar and his family migrated to the Holy City of Medina, Saudi Arabia in order to study The Holy Qur’an, the Arabic Language and Islam. During his 15-year stay there, he exceeded all the expectations of his family and community. By the age of 15 years he had memorized the entire Qur’an under the tutelage of Shaykh Muhammad Khalil Al-Rahman, owner of the Khalil Al-Rahman Qur’an Schools. Though documented to be the first African American Hafiz and lauded as a gifted Qari at such an early age, that achievement only served to herald his later accomplishments in the academic arena. He was bestowed the title of Sheikh by the Islamic University of Medina’s Department of Arabic Language/ Arabic Literature from which he graduated third in his class with honors. In addition to his academic studies in language and his traditional studies in Qur’an, he completed his post graduate classical training holding Ijazat in Aqida, Hadith, Tafsir and Fiqh from some of the most prominent Islamic Scholars of our times, and being joined to the isnadof Shaykh Muhammad Al-Yaqubi of Syria.
Upon returning to Philadelphia in 1989, he tirelessly worked alongside his late father (may Allah have Mercy on him) and his brother Imam Anas Muhaimin, CFO/IMB to expand the services offered to the Muslims of the Delaware Valley. In his organizational role as Imam Mufti and CEO of the International Muslim Brotherhood, Inc. and subsidiaries, he opened the Quba Institute of Arabic and Islamic Studies, a full-time day school. This was followed by the opening of the Quba Institute for Advanced Studies, the Adult Weekend School in 1989 and the Shaykh Nafea Muhaimin Qur’an School, offering a traditional Qur’anic memorization program in 2003. He has also expanded the community involvement of the organization by sitting on the Board of the Interfaith Center of Philadelphia, MANA & the Religious Leaders Council of Philadelphia, while also maintaining participatory status in the Majlis Ashura of the Delaware Valley and having his staff sit on the Board of the University of Pennsylvania’s Center for Community Partnership. Most noteworthy of his accomplishments is the establishment of the Salatul-Tarawih during the Holy Month of Ramadan, which passed 25 years of uninterrupted practice in 2005 and the school’s development of a hafiz from the Quba students as well as the establishment of a strong base of American Muslim youth with a capacity to read the Qur’an. He resides with his family in Philadelphia, PA.
Interfaith Events |
Walk to the Bridge
Every October, the Islamic Center of Reading and the Immanuel United Church of Christ of Shillington partner with the City Thrift Shop and Queen City Family Restaurant to distribute food, clothing and other items to those in need. Participants walk down Lancaster Avenue from the Church to Queen City where volunteers distribute the items. There is also face painting and games for children. The event at the restaurant begins at 2:00pm.
Article about Walk the Bridge:
Interfaith festival – week long BICA
Common Heart Program
Jews, Muslims and Christians gather one evening in February to affirm and learn more about one another's faiths and religious traditions. The diverse group of more than 200 students, activists, clergy, congregants and other community members gather and listen to a representative of each faith outline core beliefs and values and answer questions pertaining to his religion.
Articles about the Common Heart Program:
Every October, the Islamic Center of Reading and the Immanuel United Church of Christ of Shillington partner with the City Thrift Shop and Queen City Family Restaurant to distribute food, clothing and other items to those in need. Participants walk down Lancaster Avenue from the Church to Queen City where volunteers distribute the items. There is also face painting and games for children. The event at the restaurant begins at 2:00pm.
Article about Walk the Bridge:
Interfaith festival – week long BICA
Common Heart Program
Jews, Muslims and Christians gather one evening in February to affirm and learn more about one another's faiths and religious traditions. The diverse group of more than 200 students, activists, clergy, congregants and other community members gather and listen to a representative of each faith outline core beliefs and values and answer questions pertaining to his religion.
Articles about the Common Heart Program: