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Masjid Improve-
ments
Free ECIC Clinic
Speaker of the
Month
Cemetery Update
Friday Sermons
Upcoming Events:
Imam Eesa Wood
(April 8th Friday khut-
bah and Saturday
evenenig talk at ma-
ghrib) and Imam Siraj
Wahhaj (June 11th,
Friday khutbah and
evening talk) are
scheduled to address
ECIC community.
East Cobb Islamic Center 1111 Braswell Rd. Marietta GA 30062
ec-ic.org NEWSLETTER: MARCH 2016
Assalamu Alaikum,
We hope and pray this newsletter finds you in the best of your conditions both physically and spiritually.
Here is an update on what has been happening at ECIC during this month.
We successfully completed the initiatives from last month to support the
food drive and the Hunger Run/Walk. A huge thank you to all those who
participated in these efforts. May Allah reward you generously.
The focus during the month of March has been to get the ECIC Clinic
started and the Cemetery project permitted. A lot has been done on
these fronts and we are very close to getting these projects to comple-
tion. These two projects will continue to be focus of our attention in April.
Then, in May we will turn towards preparing the masjid and ourselves for
Ramadan.
ECIC Management has been working hard to improve the business side
of masjid. We have reached out to many community members for month-
ly donation pledges so we can raise enough money to pay all our bills
without dipping into the reserve funds for masjid capital improvement.
Alhamdulillah, with so many of you responding to the call for help, we are
almost there. Thank you for supporting your masjid.
Masjid Improvements:
Every month, some budget is allo-
cated to improve the masjid facility
where it is needed most. This
month, we have fixed an issue near
the dumpster pad. Dump trucks
picking up and delivering dumpsters
were eroding the dirt between the
asphalt driveway and the dumpster
location. We were able to fix this
situation by covering this area with
large stones.
Spring is around the corner and na-
ture will be in full bloom, including
weeds. We have changed our landscape contractors and the type of
service provided to improve maintenance of masjid grounds.
ECIC Membership (2016) Please sign up to be a member of ECIC. Forms are available on the web-site and in the masjid.
The ECIC Clinic is planning to provide free health care to
the underserved/uninsured members of the community.
The goal of the program is to not only provide a free clinic
visit for patients, but also to cover the expenses of labora-
tory work. We are also looking into providing prescription
assistance programs to patients who need them.
ECIC Clinic is partnering with The Georgia Volunteer
Health Care Program (GVHCP) of the Georgia Depart-
ment of Public Health to provide Free Sovereign Immunity
(SI) protection to ECIC and licensed health care profes-
sionals who volunteer to treat uninsured/underserved pa-
tients. The ECIC Free Clinic is supporting GVHCP’s vision
of having a healthy and safe Georgia.
How can you help?
Volunteer your time to provide assistance
Provide financial support (Leave a check in the donation box with “clinic” mentioned in the memo)
If you have any new and used medical equipment that you would like to donate, please contact Br.
Maged or Br. Mugees
Please support the clinic with your duas. May Allah (swt) accept our efforts.
Logistics:
The clinic will function in the basement rooms
of ECIC on Saturdays from 9 am to 12 pm.
The planning is well underway at this time and
insha’Allah, the Clinic will be open to the com-
munity towards the end of April. There will be
an official date announced soon. The carpet
flooring will be replaced by tiles to maintain
hygienic conditions. We are currently in the
process of acquiring the necessary medical
equipment and supplies. It is estimated to cost
$4,000 to $5,000.
Leadership:
Dr. Maged Awad will lead the clinic as the ad-
ministrative manager and Dr. Karim Gani as
the Medical Director. We are very blessed to
have so many doctors in the community.
Many thanks to those doctors who have al-
ready signed up to serve in this clinic. Many
volunteers have also signed up to help the
doctors in the clinic. If you are a health care
professional or a volunteer and would like to
help, please contact Br. Maged
([email protected]) or Br.
Mugees ([email protected]).
Br. Mahdy Amine, a graduate of Zaytuna College, from
Calfifornia addressed our community on Saturday,
March 12th on the topic: Community Service and Insti-
tute Building. Here is a summary of his message:
The Prophet Muhammad (upon him blessings and
peace) was the pinnacle of service - never saying
no. When requested, he allowed a little girl to walk him
around Madinah, gave away a brand new robe, gave
away the shirt off his back, gave away the bite of food in
his mouth, and once when he had nothing to give, he gave away his "credit card" allowing the companion
to purchase anything in the marketplace and forward the bill to the Messenger (upon him peace and
blessings). Let's revive this sunnah of always saying yes, and if it's not possible to say yes, then the way
to still say yes is to provide an alternative! Keep in mind that such giving is actually giving to oneself -
the generosity goes through a "portal" to the metaphysical unseen realm where we will receive it on the
Day of Judgment. Finally, institution building is critical to preserve our religion; one example is Zaytuna
College, the first accredited Muslim liberal arts college in the USA & the Western world - beautifully fus-
ing East & West, tradition & modernity, text & context.
Speaker of the Month: Mahdy Amine
Cemetery
Update:
Detailed design plans have been completed and submit-ted to Cobb County and Georgia DOT to obtain per-mits. Insha’Allah we should be receiving the permits shortly.
We have been able to col-lect only $205,000 so far. The actual construction cost may be higher. So, we are seeking donations to com-plete this important project in the second quarter of 2016. Please donate for this cause.
Friday sermon on March 11th by Br. Mahdy Amine
Man, the rational animal, is gifted with intellect - in Arabic
the 'aql. 'Aql derives from the same word used in historic Arabia for
the hobbling cord that restrains a beast from running away. So what
is the proper place, role and function of the intellect?
First, it is to restrain the lower self - namely anger and desire. Sec-
ond, however, the intellect is also restrained by naql, which is Arabic
for revelation, representing the Qur'an as well as the sunnah of Mu-
hammad (upon him peace and blessings). Just like a man with
20/20 vision will trip and fall without light, and just like on a beautiful
sunny day a blind man can also trip and fall, we need to properly bal-
ance the light of revelation alongside the insight of our intel-
lects. Third and finally, if a man is not in balance with intellect in con-
trol, likewise a Muslim community is not in balance if the role of quali-
fied scholarship is not honored and valued. Recognizing the proper
place of the 'aql, will help us all restore balance and beauty individu-
ally and communally.
Friday sermon on March 18th by Br. Omar Kamal
As Muslims one of our goals is to live our a life full of ihsaan. Ihsaan is worship Allah (Swt) as if we see
Him, and if we cannot see Him then we know He is watching us. Ihsaan demands that we excel at what-
ever we do for the pleasure of Allah swt. In order to excel we must by necessity remove toxic qualities
from our lifestyle as they hinder us from living our life with Ihsaan. One of these toxic habits is procrasti-
nation.
To help battle procrastination, remember Allah swt and make His pleasure your goal. Secondly make
your goal or task specific. If your goal is vague break it into smaller obtainable tasks. For example if your
goal is to improve your relationship with the Quran, then break it up into the following sub goals as tasks
a) improve reading of Quran by attending Quran Reading class twice a week b) improve understanding
the Quran by listening to two tafseer lectures a week.”
Friday sermon on March 4th by Imam Sulemana
The Kutbah reminded believers to stay away from two social poisonous habits: spying (looking to find the
faults of others) and backbiting. He explained that unfounded suspicion leads to spying which leads to
backbiting (worse than eating the flesh of a dead brother); all must be avoided for a healthy, loving, and
caring society Islam seeks to establish.
Allah the exalted said in the Holy Quran: “O those who believed, abstain from many of the suspicions.
Some suspicions are sins. And do not be curious (to find faults of others), and do not backbite one anoth-
er. Does one of you like that he eats the flesh of his dead brother? You would abhor it. And fear Allah.
Surely Allah is Most-relenting, very -Merciful(49:12).” Hudhaifah (RAA) narrated that the Messenger of
Allah (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص)said: “A backbiter will not enter Paradise.” Agreed upon. May Allah protect us from this habits.
Ameen.
Get involved:
Please volunteer at
ECIC to improve the pro-
grams we offer and reap
the rewards.
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Friday sermon on March 25th by Imam Sulemana
Friday sermon on March 25th reminded believers that after having com-
mitted the mistake of unfounded suspicion, spying and backbiting or any
other mistake/sins believers need to quickly do Tawbah (repentance).
Sincere Tawbah must fulfill three conditions 1.Regret having committed
the sin (in the Past) 2. Give up the sin (in present times) 3. Resolve
never to go back to that sin again (in the future). If the sin involves the
rights of other people then a fourth condition is to restore the rights of
that person, etc.
It was narrated from ‘Abdullah bin ‘Amr that the Prophet (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص)said: “Allah
accepts the repentance of His slave so long as the death rattle has
not yet reached his throat.”[Sunan Ibn Majah].
Brothers and sisters, the doors for acceptance of repentance are open,
so run to it.
