Islamic Community of Bryan/College Station

Community Potluck

Assalamu Alakium, InshAllah we will be having a Community Potluck at Tiffany Park. Please bring a dish. There will be basketball courts, volleyball net and soccer fields. Please bring a ball, friends and family and let's have fun.

4/15/2018 4:00:00 PM -05:00

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General Assembly and Election

Assalamu Alakium, InshAllah we will be having the General Assembly and Election this Friday. Please come for a community meeting and come to vote for the new ICBCS board. We look forward to seeing you all there. -ICBCS Team

4/6/2018 8:00:00 PM -05:00

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Parenting from Within - An FYI Workshop

As parents, when our kids act out, don’t listen, or do whatever they want, the natural response is for us to get upset. We start wondering what’s wrong with them? How can we fix them? Often times, many of us forget to consider how we may be contributing to the behaviors of our children, and what we might do to redirect these problem behaviors. This workshop helps parents reflect and identify how their actions may contribute to their child’s behavior and what they can do to change and grow.

3/24/2018 11:00:00 AM -05:00

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Project Downtown - March

Since the March Project Downtown conflicts with Texas A&M's Big Event, we will need volunteers from our local community. If you know any uncle, auntie, or high schooler who is interested in volunteering, please tell them to meet at the masjid at 10 AM this Saturday! Project Downtown is an initiative that distributes food, clothes, and household items to the underserved areas of Bryan/College Station for FREE. We team up with the local food bank and head out to two locations every month! You can see the impact you make in these communities, it’s an amazing experience, so please come help out! ((MSA Members: You will also earn community service points!)) We will meet at the mosque at 10 a.m sharp! From there, we will leave to distribution location 1 (Evergreen Circle, Bryan - if you want to meet us there) Click the "Message" button on the homepage to let us know if you need a ride or if you have any questions

3/24/2018 10:00:00 AM -05:00

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Project Downtown - February 2018

Join us in helping the community at the February Project Downtown! We will also be selling PD Hoodies for $20 at the event! Project Downtown is an initiative that distributes food, clothes, and household items to the underserved areas of Bryan/College Station for FREE. We team up with the local food bank and head out to two locations every month! You can see the impact you make in these communities, it’s an amazing experience, so please come help out! ((MSA Members: You will also earn community service points!)) We will meet at the mosque at 10 a.m sharp! From there, we will leave to distribution location 1 (Evergreen Circle, Bryan - if you want to meet us there) Click the "Message" button on the home page to let us know if you need a ride or if you have any questions

2/24/2018 10:00:00 AM -06:00

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Brother's Game Night

Assalamu Alakium, We will be having Brother's Game Night this Friday starting right after the Friday Night lesson. We will have different board games, video games, karm board and ping pong. All the brothers and youth are welcome to come. Also feel free to bring your board games. We will also be having snacks, see you all there inshAllah

2/16/2018 9:00:00 PM -06:00

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Greatness By Choice

Assalamu Alakium, We will have Sh. Gyasi for the Friday Night Lesson entitled Greatness by Choice: Islam's call to live an exceptional life

2/16/2018 7:45:00 PM -06:00

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Rags To Riches: How The Stages Of Wealth Affect Our Faith

Speaker is Kabir Mohammed. About the Speaker: Kabir Mohammed has his masters in engineering and is a licensed professional engineer. Involved in youth activities since a teenager, in 2002 he founded one of the most active youth groups in Southeast Houston. He is also the founder and organizer of an annual youth camp that is 16 years running. Kabir has served as president of the Rice MSA, program coordinator for the Texas Dawah Convention, and operations manager for the Clear Lake Islamic Center. He is a regular khateeb and has conducted numerous workshops for youth and adults. Kabir’s primary focus encourages the balance of implementing Islamic principles in the daily pursuit of life in the West.

2/9/2018 7:45:00 PM -06:00

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First Things First By Ustadh Hamzah Ghia

With so many elements of life keeping me busy, it's easy to lose sight of my five daily prayers. Maybe I struggle to make my prayers or perhaps they've become a robotic ritual missing any spiritual significance. Ustadh Hamzah will share his insights on how to overcome these challenges gleaning from the lives of our predecessors who through prayer propelled to success in this world and the next. He will also share practical tips on how to develop our spiritual devotion in prayer.

2/2/2018 7:30:00 PM -06:00

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Project Downtown - January

WELCOME BACK! We hope everyone had a great Winter break! Now that you are back, grab a few friends and volunteer at the January Project Downtown! Project Downtown is an initiative that distributes food, clothes, and household items to the underserved areas of Bryan/College Station for FREE. We team up with the local food bank and head out to two locations every month! jhb You can see the impact you make in these communities, it’s an amazing experience, so please come help out! ((MSA Members: You will also earn community service points!)) We will meet at the mosque at 10 a.m sharp! From there, we will leave to distribution location 1 (Evergreen Circle, Bryan - if you want to meet us there) Click the "Message" button on the Home page to let us know if you need a ride or if you have any questions

1/27/2018 10:00:00 AM -06:00

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Welcome Ice Cream Social

Assalamu Alakium Welcome to Aggieland. Come visit ICBCS and make new friends by meeting new and current students. This event is open to the entire community. Make some new friends and get to know your local masjid! Program will be held by ICBCS Board followed by Ice Cream, baskets and Tea. Please Bring your entire family. We look forward to seeing you all there.

1/26/2018 7:30:00 PM -06:00

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Bake Sale for Project Sadaqa

Do you want to enjoy a sweet snack while also helping those in need? The MSA is holding its first bake sale of the semester on Friday, January 26th, after the second jumu'ah prayer! All of the money goes towards Project Sadaqa, which is a charity event to raise money for the Awesome Academy Program at Amaanah Refugee Services. Visit https://refugeelink.com/awesome-academy/ for more information. If you would like to donate food for the bake sale, please contact any MSA officer. Don't be shy to show off your baking skills! It's for a great cause!

1/26/2018 2:00:00 PM -06:00

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Quran Night

Assalamu Alakium, ICBCS want to invite you to attend Quran Night and listen to the best recitation by famous reciters from Houston Recitation and Reflection of Surah Al-Hujurat Recitation by: Sheikh Qari Dilawar Shah Sheikh Qari Ahmad Siddiq Reflection by: Imam Islam Mossaad This Friday after Isha inshAllah

12/1/2017 7:30:00 PM -06:00

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Project Downtown - November

The November Project Downtown is being held early due to Thanksgiving break. It will be held THIS COMING SATURDAY! Project Downtown is an initiative that distributes food, clothes, and household items to the underserved areas of Bryan/College Station for FREE. We team up with the local food bank and head out to two locations every month! You can see the impact you make in these communities, it’s an amazing experience, so please come help out! ((MSA Members: You will also earn community service points!)) We will meet at the mosque at 10 a.m sharp! From there, we will leave to distribution location 1 (Evergreen Circle, Bryan - if you want to meet us there) Click the "Message" button on the Home page to let us know if you need a ride or if you have any questions!

11/18/2017 10:00:00 AM -06:00

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Community Dessert Potluck

Assalamu Alakium, Skilled at making desserts? Or never got the chance to ever make one? This is your chance. Skilled at eating dessert? Or never got the chance? This is your chance. Come join us for a Community Dessert Potluck after the Misson Goal Event this Friday. Bring your own dessert and appetite as we share dessert and get to know each other. InshAllah we will all have a SWEET TIME! Hope to see you all there! For more information, please contact Br. Hussein at: 832-305-1748

11/17/2017 9:00:00 PM -06:00

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Preview Tour: His Majesty (ICBCS)

Join us this Friday, after Isha (7:30 PM) for Ustadh Ammar's Tour of Unlocking Allah's Beautiful Names! WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO UNLOCK A NAME OF ALLAH? Accessing Allah through one of His Beautiful Names is to unlock a world of possibilities. It is to begin a 1-on-1 conversation with the One who’s been waiting to hear from you... ..and RESPOND. - Come closer to Allah at a personal and intimate level - Increase your attachment to your Creator - Power your life through an everlasting battery - Behave in accordance to His Beautiful Names - Recall a Name of Allah in each scenario of your day - Seek comfort in the Names of Allah at the face of life challenges - Find the strength to overcome your weaknesses and temptations - Remove any doubts about the existence or nature of Allah Please join Ustadh Ammar as he tours Houston, unlocking one name, one Masjid at a time! And don't worry, the names covered in the preview tour won't be covered in the class, so you'll gain new knowledge with every event! 11/13: Masjid Al Salam (http://bit.ly/2iBXvDd) 11/16: Pearland Islamic Center (http://bit.ly/2j4Q3ED) 11/17: CLIC (http://bit.ly/2zn9gWp) 11/21: Maryam Masjid (http://bit.ly/2zmKzeB) 11/28: IslamInSpanish (http://bit.ly/2hiOJh4) 12/5 : Masjid Al Tawhid (http://bit.ly/2zjjHwz) 12/12: ROIC (http://bit.ly/2znqo02) And then finally, join us on the weekend of December 13th - 15th for the actual seminar, covering all the different names of Allah SWT. Register at: https://www.almaghrib.org/houston

11/10/2017 7:30:00 PM -06:00

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Mosque Open House

Muslims in Bryan-College Station invite all our friends and neighbors to visit the local mosque during our Mosque Open House. This event will be a come-and-go event 3:00pm to 5:00 pm. We welcome you to visit the local mosque and get a chance to learn more about Islam and Muslims! Please invite and bring all your friends and family. Refreshments will be served. Hope to see you there!

10/21/2017 3:00:00 PM -05:00

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ICBCS Clean-Up

The ICBCS Open House is just around the corner, and we need your help to ensure that our masjid looks great! This is an excellent community service opportunity for you to help clean our masjid and get it ready for Open House! You can volunteer for however long you want, and you will get Community Service Points for your time!

10/20/2017 9:00:00 PM -05:00

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Project Downtown

PROJECT DOWNTOWN IS BACK! Project Downtown is an initiative that distributes food, clothes, and household items to the underserved areas of Bryan/College Station for FREE. We team up with the local food bank and head out to two locations every month! You can see the impact you make in these communities, it’s an amazing experience, so please come help out! ((You will also earn community service points!)) We will meet at the mosque at 10 a.m sharp! From there, we will leave to distribution location 1 (Evergreen Circle, Bryan - if you want to meet us there) Message us to let us know if you need a ride!

9/23/2017 10:00:00 AM -05:00

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Eid Picnic

Assalamu Alakium and Eid Mubarak, ICBCS is pleased to Invite the Community members this Sunday for Eid Picnic at Tiffany Park from 4:00pm to 8:00pm. There will be alot of food, fun, and entertainment. As Usual we will be having great Patties, great activites for the children, and much more. We look forward to seeing you all inshAllah.

9/10/2017 4:00:00 PM -05:00

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ICBCS Welcome Dinner

Assalamu Alakium Welcome to Aggieland. Come visit ICBCS and make new friends by meeting new and current students. This event is open to the entire community. Make some new friends and get to know your local masjid! Dinner will be served at 7:00 PM, followed by a program by Imam Islam and the ICBCS/MSA Board after Magrib prayer. We look forward to seeing you all there.

9/8/2017 7:00:00 PM -05:00

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Eid-ul-Adha Prayer and Ice Cream Social

Assalamu Alakium and Eid Mubarak from us to you. Below are the details regarding Eid prayer. Location and Time: Eid prayer will be held at the Bethancourt Ballroom in the Memorial Student Center on campus. Takbeerat will begin at 8:30 am and Eid prayer will be around 9:00 am. Please bring your own prayer rugs. Parking: Please park in the University Center Garage which is right behind Koldus building and walk to the MSC. This is very important. Not parking at proper place might result in tickets. Eid Excuse Note: This can be found in the Masjid lobby or attached with the community announcement email. Reach out to ICBCS Board/MSA Officers if you need more help regarding Eid note. Also remember, there will be an Ice Cream Socail at the Center and everyone is invited to attend and enjoy Eid with us. Once again, Eid Mubarak and we look forward to seeing you and celebrating Eid with you.

9/1/2017 9:00:00 AM -05:00

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Day of Arafah Iftar

Abu Hafsah, may Allah be pleased with him, reported that the Prophet, upon whom be peace, said: "Fasting on the Day of 'Arafah absolves the sins for two years: the previous year and the coming year, and fasting on 'Ashura, (the tenth day of Muharram) atones for the sins of previous years." Reported by all except Al-Bukhari and At-Tirmidhi Come join the ICBCS Community for day of Arafah iftar at the masjid on Thursday, August 31st after Magrib (7:50PM)!

8/31/2017 7:45:00 PM -05:00

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Project Downtown - This Saturday!

As-salāmu ʿalaykum everyone, I hope you are all having a wonderful summer break! InshaAllah, Project Downtown will be held on July 22, 2017 - THIS SATURDAY! Please meet at the masjid at 10:00 AM, and we will leave around 10:15 AM from there to the location. If you do not know what Project Downtown is: it is a volunteering event where we work in collaboration with the Brazos Valley Food Bank to distribute food and clothes to impoverished areas of Bryan. Please follow the instructions of Sibba and Sister Iqbal at the event. If you have any questions, please feel free to message us. Please try to join us if you are still in town! Jazak Allah Khair.

7/22/2017 10:00:00 AM -05:00

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Eid Picnic

Assalamu Alakium and Eid Mubarak, ICBCS is pleased to Invite the Community members this Sat for Eid Picnic at Austin Colony Park from Zuhr until Magrib. There will be alot of food, fun, and entertainment. As Usual we will be having great Patties, great activites for the children, and much more. We look forward to seeing you all inshAllah.

7/2/2017 12:00:00 AM -05:00

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Save the Date: Sisters' Gala 2017

The Annual Sisters Gala presented by the Islamic Community of Bryan/College Station & the Texas A&M Muslim Student Association will be held Saturday, April 22nd at the ICBCS Muslim Student Center. This is a day for sisters in the community, no matter what age you are, to come and have a relaxing evening in the company of their sisters. NO MEN OR KIDS (under the age of 10) ALLOWED. Please invite your friends and family to this event. More details to follow!

4/22/2017 6:30:00 PM -05:00

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Mosque Open House

Muslims in Bryan-College Station invite all our friends and neighbors to visit the local mosque during our Mosque Open House. This event will be a come-and-go event 2:30 pm to 5:00 pm. We welcome you to visit the local mosque and get a chance to learn more about Islam and Muslims! Please invite and bring all your friends and family. Refreshments will be served. Hope to see you there!

4/1/2017 2:30:00 PM -05:00

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Brothers Indoor Basketball Tournment 4v4

Assalamu Alakium, We will be having a 4 on 4 DOUBLE ELIMINATION BASKETBALL tournment in the Muslim Student Center! Details below: Total Players: 5 per team (4 on court; 1 sub!) Total Teams: 8 teams (double elimination) Entry Fee: $20 per team Time: Asr - 11 p.m. Date: TBA To sign-up use the link below: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSce7_FZXUVARddtXpiC8uo0ub4nDZoAsKPIg6IkvJtVk7eM6w/viewform Note: Rules and Regulations of the game will be posted during the game. Snacks and drinks will be sold during the game. Cash and credit accepted!

2/25/2017 4:00:00 AM -06:00

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MIA: What’s Missing In the Archive? You, Me, Muslims and Islam.

In celebration of Black History Month, our very own Sr. Rebecca Hankins, a Associate Professor, Curator, and Librarian for Africana Studies with Texas A&M University Libraries, will be giving a talk on the value of archives after Isha, (8PM) titled MIA: What’s Missing In the Archive? You, Me, Muslims and Islam. Biography - Rebecca Hankins was recently appointed by President Obama as an Member, National Historical Publications and Records Commission. Rebecca Hankins is Associate Professor, Curator, and Librarian for Africana Studies, Women’s and Gender Studies, and Arabic Language at Texas A&M University, where she has worked since 2003. Ms. Hankins was Assistant Librarian and Archivist at the University of Arizona from 2001 to 2003 and Archivist at the Amistad Research Center at Tulane University from 1988 to 2001. She is also a Regent for Exam Development for the Academy of Certified Archivists and a Distinguished Fellow of the Society of American Archivists. Ms. Hankins received a B.A. from Loyola University New Orleans, an M.L.I.S. from Louisiana State University, and is a Certified Archivist with the Academy of Certified Archivists.

2/24/2017 8:00:00 PM -06:00

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Meet Your Muslim Neighbors!

Hi friends, We are so blessed to live in such a wonderful community who have stood with us in support and solidarity. We are welcoming you to visit our mosque, on February 11th from 1:30pm - 3:30pm. Please bring your family, friends, neighbors, and come meet your Muslim neighbors in the Bryan/College Station area! Address: 417 Stasney St. College Station, TX 77845

2/11/2017 1:30:00 PM -06:00

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ICBCS Spring Welcome Dinner

Come visit your new Muslim friends and neighbors at the Islamic Community of Bryan/College Station. Make some new friends and get to know your local masjid! Dinner will be served at 6:30 PM, followed by a program by Imam Islam and the ICBCS/MSA Board after Magrib prayer.

1/27/2017 6:30:00 PM -06:00

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The Future of Refugee Resettlement in Texas

Join us this Friday, December 16th at Isha Prayer (7:30PM) to listen to Ghulam Kehar, the CEO of Amaanah Refugee Services, to talk about the Future of Refugee Resettlement in Texas. Bio: Ghulam Kehar: Chief Executive Officer As part of Amaanah’s founding group, Ghulam has been the visionary at the helm of Amaanah and a voice for refugees for almost 10 years. Ghulam is a regular speaker and presenter and has also served on the advisory board for the Mayor’s Office of Immigrant and Refugee Affairs (MOIRA) in Houston. Ghulam holds a bachelor’s degree in economics and entrepreneurship from the University of Houston and a nonprofit leadership certification from Rice University. More information found here: https://refugeelink.com/

12/16/2016 7:30:00 PM -06:00

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Community at Times of Trial - By Sh. Mamdouh Mahmoud

Join us for our weekly Friday Night Lesson at ICBCS Masjid after Isha (7:30PM) with Sh. Mamdouh Mahmoud. Biography - Sh. Mamdouh Mahmoud graduated from Al-Azhar University in Cairo in 1994 with a B.A. in Islamic Studies and English Literature. He has studied extensively with various scholars, acquiring the knowledge and certification to teach diverse topics within the Islamic Sciences including fiqh, hadith, Arabic, and Qur’anic Studies, aqeedah, tafseer, morals, seerah, and family matters. In his professional career, he has served as an imam of various mosques. He was Imam at the Islamic Society of Greater Houston (Southeast Masjid Abu Bakr As-Siddeeq) from 1996 to 2001. He also worked as a volunteer Muslim Chaplain in the Texas prison system, a contract Imam with the Federal Bureau of Prisons in the United States Penitentiary in Beaumont, Texas, and as a part-time Imam for the Islamic Society of Lafayette, Louisiana until 2002. From 2002-2003, he was the Imam and Director of Galveston Islamic Center and was the first Muslim chaplain working with pastoral care at the University of Texas medical branch in Galveston. He then served as Director and Assistant Imam of Dar Al-Farooq Islamic Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota from 2004-2005, and then as the full time Imam and Director of the Eden Prairie Islamic Community Center (EPICC). He served as a volunteer Imam of Masjid Al-Ansar serving the Woodlands and Conroe, TX. He is also a founding member of the Islamic University of Minnesota, the Islamic Jurisprudence Council of Minnesota (IJCM), the Quraa (Quran reciters) Association of America, and a member of the North American Imam Federation (NAIF). He served from 2009-2011 as the Director of Sharia Academy of America – Houston Branch, which he also helped to found. He continues to teach online classes and monthly seminars for the institution. His latest project, Roots and Sprouts, was founded in 2011.

11/25/2016 7:30:00 PM -06:00

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Allah Wants You Back - Presented by Hamzah Ghia

Join us for our weekly Friday Night Lesson at ICBCS Masjid after Isha (7:30PM) with Br. Hamzah Ghia. Biography - Hamzah Ghia: Born and raised in Houston, Texas, Br. Hamzah is a University of Houston alum where he completed his masters degree in accounting.. He memorized the Quran at the age of ten (masha’Allah!), and has completed his Ijazah with Sh. Uthman Khan and Sh. Syed El Abdullah. He is currently studying under numerous teachers locally in Houston. He has been a teacher of Quran for ten years now, and is the principal at Masjid Hamza in Houston for one of the biggest part time programs in the city of Houston. He also serves as the Youth Director at Masjid Hamza.

11/18/2016 7:30:00 PM -06:00

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FAST 5 - Presented by: Ustadh Amaar al-Shukry

Join us for our Friday Night Halaqa for this week with Ustadh Amaar al-Shukry! The title of the lesson will be: Fast 5: The prophetic advice on taking advantage of 5 before 5. It will start after Isha at 7:30 PM at the ICBCS Mosque. Biography - Ammar AlShukry is the AlMaghrib Grand Slam Champion, excelling in his involvement at every capacity: volunteer, original Ameer of QTayybah, HQ staff, graduate and now instructor. Ammar began seeking knowledge in New York with a wide variety of teachers in Quran, Hadith, Aqeedah, Fiqh and Tafseer. Beyond the tri-state he was able to benefit from scholars throughout the United States such as Shaykh Salah Al-Sawwy, Dr. Hatem El-Haj, Shaykh Mamdouh Mahmoud, and extensive study with Vice-President of AlMaghrib Institute, Shaykh Waleed Basyouni. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Islamic Sciences with AlMaghrib Institute. He has the ability to walk seamlessly between generations. Ammar is also very well known for his thought-provoking and heart-moving poetry with classics such as “Jannah”, “Until I See You”, and “The Witr Du’a”

11/11/2016 7:30:00 PM -06:00

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Day of Ashura Iftar

The 10th of Muharram, or the day of 'Ashura is on Tuesday, October 11th. ICBCS will be hosting an iftar at the new Muslim Student Center (located next to the masjid) insha'Allah. The Prophet (saw) said, “Fasting that day of 'Ashura is of great merits. I hope that Allah will accept it as an expiation of sins committed the previous year." He (saw) also encouraged us to fast either the 9th and 10th of Muharram, or the 10th of 11th of Muharram. May Allah give us the ability to fast in the coming days and accept it as an expiation of our sins of the previous year.

10/11/2016 7:15:00 PM -05:00

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Halal Food - What's really in your food? Speaker: Dr. Mian Riaz

Halal Food Guidelines - What's Really in your Food? Presented by: Dr. Mian N. Riaz (Author of "Halal Food Production) Topics that will be covered: Halal Food in the United States Hidden Haram Ingredients in Food What are E Numbers? Halal Food Shopping Guide Biography: Mian Riaz, Ph.D., is director for the Food Protein R&D Center and head of the Extrusion Program and Graduate Faculty in the Food Science and Technology Program at Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas. Dr. Riaz works with the Islamic Food and Nutrition Council of America to increase awareness of Muslim issues specifically related to halal certfication. He evaluates the impact halal standards may have on foods.

10/7/2016 7:15:00 PM -05:00

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ICBCS Eid ul-Adha Picnic

Bring your family out join the ICBCS Community in celebrating Eid ul-adha! Eid picnic will be on Saturday, September 17th at Tiffany Park in Bryan. Address: 3890 Copperfield Drive, Bryan, TX 77802 Burgers, bouncy houses, trains, cotton candy, sports - fun for all ages!

9/17/2016 4:00:00 PM -05:00

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The Sinner's Cure - By: Ammar al-Shukry

Join us for our Friday Night Halaqa for this week with Ustadh Amaar al-Shukry! The title of the lesson will be: The Sinner's Cure: The Importance of Istighar. It will start after Magrib at 7:40PM at the ICBCS Mosque.

9/16/2016 7:40:00 PM -05:00

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Eid ul-Adha Prayer

Eid-ul-Adha will be on Monday, September 12. Salatul Eid will be held at the Brazos County Expo Center. Takbeerat will begin at 8:30am and salat will be at 9:00 am. Please bring your own prayer rugs. Address: 5827 Leonard Rd, Bryan, TX 77807 (PLEASE NOTICE THE CHANGE OF VENUE) Eid picnic, insha-Allah, will be held on the following Saturday, September 17 from 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm at Tiffany Park

9/12/2016 8:30:00 AM -05:00

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Day of 'Arafah Iftar

The Prophet (S) was asked about fasting on the Day of Arafa. He said, "It expiates the sins of the previous year and of the coming year." [Sahih Muslim] ICBCS will be provided iftar for those observing the day of 'Arafah at the Masjid, after magrib (7:30PM)

9/11/2016 7:30:00 PM -05:00

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Community Night: Jeopardy!

Come test your knowledge at our first community night at the Islamic Community of Bryan/College Station! Brothers versus Sisters. Who will win?! After Magrib, Friday, September 9th (7:45 PM)

9/9/2016 7:45:00 PM -05:00

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ICBCS Welcome Social

Come visit your new Muslim friends and neighbors at the Islamic Community of Bryan/College Station on Friday, September 2nd after Magrib (8pm). Make some new friends, eat some yummy ice cream, and get to know your local masjid!

9/2/2016 8:00:00 PM -05:00

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FNL: When Mountains Crumble by Ust. Ammar AlShukry

Let's kick off the semester with a Friday Night Lesson (FNL) with AlMagrib's very own - Ustadh Ammar Alshukry! Biography - Ammar AlShukry is the AlMaghrib Grand Slam Champion, excelling in his involvement at every capacity: volunteer, original Ameer of QTayybah, HQ staff, graduate and now instructor. Ammar began seeking knowledge in New York with a wide variety of teachers in Quran, Hadith, Aqeedah, Fiqh and Tafseer. Beyond the tri-state he was able to benefit from scholars throughout the United States such as Shaykh Salah Al-Sawwy, Dr. Hatem El-Haj, Shaykh Mamdouh Mahmoud, and extensive study with Vice-President of AlMaghrib Institute, Shaykh Waleed Basyouni. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Islamic Sciences with AlMaghrib Institute. He has the ability to walk seamlessly between generations. Ammar is also very well known for his thought-provoking and heart-moving poetry with classics such as “Jannah”, “Until I See You”, and “The Witr Du’a”

8/26/2016 8:00:00 PM -05:00

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Sisters' Halaqa:"Importance of Dhikr in Our Lives"

By: Umm Abdullah Sr Ghada Kharbat Saturday After Maghreb

8/13/2016 8:20:00 PM -05:00

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Eid ul-Fitr Picnic

Bring your family out join the ICBCS Community in celebrating Eid ul Fitr! Eid picnic will be on Sunday, July 10th in Austin Colony Park. Address: 2400 Austins Colony Pkwy, Bryan, TX 77802 Burgers, bouncy houses, trains, cotton candy, sports - fun for all ages!

7/10/2016 2:00:00 PM -05:00

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ICBCS Eid ul-Fitr Prayer

EId will be Wednesday, July 6th - Insha'Allah. We will complete 30 days of Ramadan. ii) Prayer time: Takbeerat to begin at 8.30 and prayer around 9.00am. Please bring your own prayer rugs for praying in New building. iii) Parking options (see map) a) Paid metered street parking. b) Free parking at St. Mary's parking lot off Nagle Street (Their parking attendant will direct you to the left side of their lot) c) Parking garage off College Main d) Masjid parking lot RESERVED for Disabled parking only. iv) Zakatul Fitr Please pay by Friday evening if you want ICBCS to distribute it or pay online to any of the Muslim charitable organizations. Zakatul Fitr is $10 for each person in the household, regardless of age. v) Prayer spaces Brothers: Multi-purpose Hall (use left entrance) with overflow in Masjid. Sisters: Multi-purpose Hall (use Sisters’ new entrance) or Upstairs area in Masjid.

7/6/2016 8:30:00 AM -05:00

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Aggie Muslim Alumni Network - Houston Lunch

Assalamu Alaikum Aggie Muslim Alumni, We hope that this message reaches you in the best of health and Iman. It seems like only yesterday that we were on the Texas A&M campus, walking across Academic Plaza or studying at Evans. What better way to relive these memories with each other, than reuniting with the Aggie Muslim Alumni Network for lunch on Saturday, April 30th. Lunch will be held at Mezban (6655 Harwin Dr #108, Houston, TX 77036), starting at 1:00 PM, and will be free to Aggies and their families. We will have a short program, including a preview of the Aggie Muslim Student Center (MSC), scheduled to open this Ramadan insha’Allah. We will be accepting donations to see this project to the finish line insha’Allah. Please RSVP here - http://bit.ly/1MvlArG Learn more about the MSC project here - http://www.muslimstudentcenter.org/

4/30/2016 1:00:00 PM -05:00

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Mosque Open House

Mosque Open House Meet your Muslim neighbors and try a variety of ethnic foods Mosque Address: 417 Stasney St. College Station, TX 77840

4/9/2016 3:00:00 PM -05:00

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Etiquette of Believers - Surat Alhujurat" By: Sheikh Mamdouh Mahmoud

"Etiquette of Believers - Surat Alhujurat" After Maghreb (7:50 PM)

3/25/2016 7:50:00 PM -05:00

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MSC Fundraising Competition

Howdy Ags! I got a little story for you Ags! Twenty years ago, the Bryan College Station Muslim community was blessed to open the doors to the Islamic Community of Bryan-College Station (ICBCS). Now in 2015, we are again given the oppertunity to serve the community once more by helping fund the first Muslim Student Center in the state of Texas! If you are a student at Texas A&M you can help in the funding of the expansion project! We are asking that you reach out to your parents, your family friends and communities back home over winter break to help raise some funds for the student center. There is a competition to help add a little incentive as well! ** DEADLINE: MARCH 22ND BY MIDNIGHT** There are two ways you can get donations in and for them to be counted in the competition! 1) Get the envelope with cash and your name on the outisde to Shan Khan Niazi or Arshia Waqar 2) Donate at muslimstudentcenter.org and in the memo section to add your name. THE PRIZES ARE: * Fitbit surge for the student who raises the most money in total! * iPad mini 3 to the person who gets the most amount of donors! If you have any questions reach out to Shan Khan Niazi or Arshia Waqar! May your gift be a continuous blessings upon you as it benefits generations of Muslim students to come. Ameen.

3/22/2016 11:59:00 PM -05:00

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ICBCS Youth BBQ

This Sunday (February 28th) @ 1:30pm, ICBCS will be hosting a youth BBQ for all ages 12-18 at Wolf Pen Creek Park. We will be grilling and hosting small sports activities such as volleyball, kite flying and tug-o-war, inshaAllah. Note that we are scheduling directly after Sunday School & Duhr prayer. Please RSVP Sr. Nimrah and spread the word to others interested. We ask that parents coordinate rideshares from Sunday School to Wolf Pen Creek Park between their children. If rides are needed, please contact me and we can arrange rides with a counselor, inshaAllah. Pick-up from Wolf Pen Creek is set for 3:30pm. Wolf Pen Creek Park: 1015 Colgate Dr, College Station, TX 77840

2/28/2016 1:30:00 PM -06:00

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Friday Night Lesson

VIDEO EDITION - "Increase Your Love for the Prophet Muhammad" by Ustadh Nouman Ali Khan

2/26/2016 8:00:00 PM -06:00

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Friday Night Halaqa with Sheikh Mamdouh Mahmoud - "Etiquette of believers - Surat Alhujurat"

It's a new semester and we are back with Friday Night Halaqas! This week we have Sheikh Mamdouh Mahmoud from Houston, with the topic "Etiquette of believers - Surat Alhujurat"

2/19/2016 8:00:00 PM -06:00

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Spring Welcome Dinner

Join us on Friday, Feb 5th for the Spring 2016 ICBCS Welcome dinner! We will have special guest, Sh. Zia Shiekh, to give a short reminder after dinner. The event will start at 6:30 pm. Please sign up here if you can provide a dish - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1SwRcuZ2O8t22dkEzUNEXTxNWRSPQ4ApsB7tOvYscv7U/edit Imam Zia is a founding member of the North Texas Islamic Council, an umbrella organization representing Islamic Organizations in the North Texas Area. He is actively involved in Interfaith, Outreach and Dawah work, working hard to unite various faith groups in an effort to create peace and harmony between religions. He has served as an Imam in the USA since 1996. Education & Other Skills: *PhD from the Graduate Theological Foundation. * Masters in Arabic and Islamic Theology * Memorized the complete Qur’an * Can speak Arabic, Urdu, English, Punjabi, Gujarati fluently * Has written a complete explanation of Imam Bukhari’s Book of Iman

2/5/2016 6:30:00 PM -06:00

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Friday Night Halaqa with Sh. Eiad Soudan - "Our Meeting with Allah on the Day of Judgement"

It's a new semester and we are back with Friday Night Halaqas! This week we have Sh. Eiad Soudan from Houston, with the topic "Our Meeting with Allah on the Day of Judgement" Dr. Eiad Soudan is a Syrian doctor, with a medical degree from the University of Damascusi in Syria. He is currently the Imam of Masjid Bilal in Houston, Texas, where he teaches subjects such as Islamic Studies. He is also a Quran teacher at many Islamic schools in Houston.

1/22/2016 7:30:00 PM -06:00

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Sister's Winter Potluck Social

Please join your ICBCS sisters for a monthly gathering on Wednesday, December 30th after Dhuhr (1:00PM). There will be games, food, and plenty of company to be around! Please bring a dish to share!

12/30/2015 1:00:00 PM -06:00

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MOSQUE OPEN HOUSE

Muslims in Bryan-College Station invite all our friends and neighbors to visit the local mosque during our Mosque Open House. You can invite your friends and family too! This is a come and go event from 2:30pm to 4:30pm for a chance to have a look at our mosque and get a chance to learn a little more about Islam and Muslims. Come out to meet your Muslim Neighbors and enjoy some ethnic refreshments while you are at it! We hope to see you there!

11/8/2015 2:30:00 PM -06:00

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Friday Night Halaqa: Why do Muslim Scholars Disagree? by Sh. Arsalan Haque

NOTE** Due to time change, the halaqa has been moved to after ISHA Prayer (7:30 PM) Biography - Arsalan Haque was born in Karachi and raised in College Station, Texas. He graduated from Texas A&M University with a bachelor's in Biochemistry in 2001. After working in in Houston for a few years, he traveled to Damascus, where he studied the Arabic language for two years. In 2007, he was granted a scholarship by the Islamic American University to study at al-Azhar University in Egypt. He is married with two sons.

11/6/2015 7:30:00 PM -06:00

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Day of 'Ashura Potluck

Assalaamu alaikum Brothers and Sisters, The 10th of Muharram, or the day of 'Ashura is on Saturday, October 24th. The Prophet (saw) said, “Fasting that day of 'Ashura is of great merits. I hope that Allah will accept it as an expiation of sins committed the previous year." He (saw) also encouraged us to fast either the 9th and 10th of Muharram, or the 10th of 11th of Muharram. May Allah give us the ability to fast in the coming days and accept it as an expiation of our sins of the previous year. ICBCS will be hosting a potluck at the masjid after Magrib. Please bring a dish to share. Please avoid bringing 'junk food' Sign up here --> https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1lLw7_wlyoZq7nzSuAp_6YhZQqPRUUXuda9K0eKXR-8k/viewform Wassalaamu alaikum, ICBCS

10/24/2015 6:45:00 PM -05:00

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Friday Halaqa - Istiqamah: Staying on the straight Path with Sh. Gyasi Mckinzie

Insha'Allah there will be a Friday night lesson (October 234d) with Sheikh Gyasi Mckinzie after Maghrib (6:55 PM). The topic is "Istiqamah: Staying on the straight Path. Biography - Sh. Gyasi Mckinzie was born in Washington D.C. and raised in Memphis, TN. He accepted Islam while in high school. He earned his B.A. from the College of Dawah and Usool Ad-Deen, and a diploma in Arabic from the Islamic University of Medina. He also has a Masters in Theological Studies from Vanderbilt University. Sh. Gyasi has nearly 15 years of experience providing Islamic leadership to schools and organizations. Besides having served as Imam of the Muslim Society of Memphis and as chaplain at two federal prisons, he has been the Youth Director of the Youth and Dawah Center in Memphis, TN. He has also served as an Islamic Studies teacher and school counselor at Pleasant View School and the Islamic School of Irving respectively. Currently, Sh. Gyasi works for Helping Hand for Relief and Development as the associate director of Marketing & Outreach for the US south central region. Sh. Gyasi also teaches classes at Al-Kauthar Institute. Sh. Gyasi lives in Euless, TX with his family. When not spending time with the youth and volunteer activities, he loves reading and going fishing.

10/23/2015 6:55:00 PM -05:00

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Tomorrow Never Came: The Redemption of Ka'b ibn Malik w/ Ammar Al-Shukry

SPECIAL GUEST SPEAKER: AMAAR AL-SHUKRY Program Details: At a young age Ka'b ibn Malik had it all; married, wealthy, he was a companion of the messenger of Allah and of the very first in Medinah to believe in him and serve him. His faith was unwavering, his reputation was impeccable. And then...he made a mistake. A mistake so big that it turned his world upside down and made the entire city of believers shun him. His mistake could have broken him. It could have destroyed him. But it didn't. The repentance of Ka'b ibn Malik is one of the most unique stories of the seerah. Told entirely in the first person of the person who lived it, it is a tale of loss, seclusion, trials, temptation.. And redemption. Some of the story highlights will include: 1) The consequences of sins in their immediate and long term effects 2) The role friendship plays in our success or failure 3) The conditions of a sincere repentance 4) The virtues of truthfulness 5) The recognizing of blessings and how to increase them Speaker Bio: http://www.virtualmosque.com/miscellaneous/poetry-fiction/interview-with-ammar-alshukry/

10/9/2015 7:10:00 PM -05:00

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Tips for a Blissful Marriage with Sadia Jalali

Insha'Allah ICBCS will be hosting Sadia Jalali (Bio below) on Friday, October 2nd after Magrib prayer (7:20pm) Sadia Jalali has her license to practice psychotherapy in Texas: Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT). She is an active member of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapists (AAMFT), a national professional organization as well as the local chapter, the Houston Association for Marriage and Family Therapists. Sadia Jalali has been in private practice since 2006, providing family/couple, individual, and group therapy services. She works with clients of diverse ethnicities, ages, and genders. Her therapeutic approach is collaborative and solution-focused, family therapy-based, culturally sensitive, and client-centered. As a Muslim-American with Pakistani heritage, Sadia Jalali can conduct therapy fluently in English, Urdu and Hindi. Her cultural and religious background has helped Sadia understand and become effective in working through cultural issues in families with 2nd generation immigrant children. Sadia is a parent of four young children, and understands issues such as effective communication in families including the parent-child relationship and marital relationship. Sadia has also led several group therapy services including anger management and parenting classes.

10/2/2015 7:20:00 PM -05:00

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