ICBCS holds 4th annual Masjid open house

The Islamic Community of Bryan-College Station (ICBCS) held its fourth annual open house this Saturday in the Masjid. The event was aimed at informing the larger B-CS community about Islam and Muslims. Several informational booths were setup in the masjid to present topics related to the fundamentals of Islam (e.g. Quran, Islam, Prophets, etc). The program also included a reception with international food items.

"Write Your Name in Arabic" was one of the favorite booths where visitors could get their names written in Arabic. Br. Mounir, an excellent calligrapher, got to write close to fifty names in Arabic. Another popular booth setup for women and children was the "Hena Designs" booth. Women loved the idea of getting temporary hena designs on their hands.

In all there were close to a hundred guests that attended the mosque.

Love and marriage talk attracts large crowds

"Love and Marriage - an Islamic Perspective" was the title of one of the talks presented at TAMU campus as part of the Islam Awareness Month.

The talk was given by Br. Salem Al-Dini, who is the Imam at the ICBCS Masjid and a former student of Texas A&M. Br. Salem Al-Dini has given several talks on the topic of marriage in Islam at different forums in the US.

The topic attracted large Muslim and non-Muslim audience. The Battalion (TAMU newspaper) covered highlights of the lecture on its front page. Most attendees found the lecture very informative and enlightening.

Community Eid picnic

Guess where the Eid picnic was this year?

You got it... our favorite Tiffany Park.

Weather was really nice; sunshine and slight breeze. Brothers did a great job grilling burger patties and there was plenty of food to go around. Kids had the moonwalk setup for them, followed by a round of piñata. Sisters also had a round of piñata among themselves. Oddly though, brothers didn't play soccer this time (except for a very short period).

Islam Awareness Month (IAM 2005) by the MSA

Muslim Students' Association (MSA) is organizing its annual Islam Awareness Month at the Texas A&M University. The program contains a series of lectures that will be carried out throughout the month. Details of the program are as follows. For more information, please visit the MSA website.

The Essence of Islam
Lecture by Ameena Jandali (Oakland, CA)
Wednesday, Nov. 9
7pm at MSC 226

Our Journey to Islam – Panel Discussion
Reflections from American Muslim Converts
Wednesday, Nov. 16
7pm at MSC 201

Love & Marriage – an Islamic Perspective
Lecture by Dr. Salem Al-Dini
Thursday, Nov. 17
7pm at MSC 225

Mosque Open House
Saturday, Nov. 19
10am - 3pm at Islamic Center (417 Stasney)

Eid-al-Fitr in the Masjid this year

Eid-al-fitr took place in the Masjid this year. It was nice to see the masjid so full. The khutba was really nice mashallah. Sadly though, this probably was last of Br. Salem's Eid khutba in College Station.

After the khutba, some of the kids presented some really nice nasheeds. The star of the day was definitely our young brother Abdullah Ahmed who sang the Burdah. And of course we had our standard dose of Eid refreshments from the SAM'S Club.

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