Bi-Weekly English Quran Circle at MIT

بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
کِتابٌ أَنزَلناهُ الَیکَ مُبارَکٌ لِیَدَّبَّروا آیاتِهِ وَ لِیَتَذَکَّرَ أُلوالأَلباب
[ It is ]a blessed Book that We have sent down to you, so that they may contemplate its signs, and that those who possess intellect may take admonition. Chapter 38, verse 29

Dates/Time : Friday, October 4, 2019 at 7 PM

Location: Room 66-160
(MIT’s Landau Building)
25 Ames Street, Cambridge. MA

About the Quran Circle:

Quran Circle is a bi-weekly English program covering exegesis (“tafsir”) of Quran and special research topics related to the Quran. We welcome scholarly research work related to the Quran. If you would like an opportunity to present your work please contact Quran.Circle@yahoo.com.

During the fall 2019, Quran Circle will meet on 9/6, 9/20, 10/4, 10/18, 11/1, 11/15, 12/13, and 12/27

Quran Circle is open to the public.

Program:

7:00-7:10 Preparation for Prayer
7:10-7:20 Prayer
7:20-7:30 Quran Recitation
7:30-8:30 Lecture
Speaker:Sr. Nicole Correri

Topic:” Presentation of Tafsir of Verses 46-66 of Chapter six (Al-Anaam)”
About the Speaker:
Sister Nicole Correri is a PhD student in Islamic Studies at Boston University.
8:30-8:40 Question and Answer
8:40-8:50 Supplication
8:50-9:00 Isha Prayer
9:00-10:00 Dinner

Parking: Free parking is available close to MIT Medical around 25 Carleton Street, Cambridge.

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Quran Circle October 4, 2019

Weekly Muharram Program on Saturday

Weekly Muharram Program on Saturday

Peace be on Husayn, and on Ali the son of Husayn, and on the children of Husayn, and on the friends of Husayn

Date/Time: Saturday, September 28, 2019 at 6:30 PM
Location:Omid Center: 320 Boston Post Road, Weston, MA

EDITED Program:

6:30-6:50  Quran Recitation
6:50–7:10  Prayer
7:10-7:30   Ziarat Ashoura 
7:30-8:30  Lecture by Dr. Ebrahimi(in Farsi)
Title: “Tafsir of Verses 29-41 of Surah Fater”
8:30-8:45  Question and Answer
8:45-8:50  Dua
8:50-9:45 Potluck Dinner and Potluck Dessert
9:45-10:00 Clean up of the hall

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Program September 28, 2019

Dua Komail Program With Special Monthly Lecture Series on Ziarat Jame’a Kabirah

Peace be on Husayn, and on Ali the son of Husayn, and on the children of Husayn, and on the friends of Husayn

Date/Time: Thursday, September 26, 2019 at 7:30 PM
Location: Omid Center, 320 Boston Post Road, Weston, MA

Program:

7:30-7:50 Prayer
7:50-7:55 Quran Recitation
7:55-8:00 Dhikr
8:00-8:30 Dua Komail
8:30-9:00 Lecture (in English)
Speaker: Sayyid Abbas Razavian

Title: “ Introduction to Al-Ziyara al-Jami’a al-Kabira”
About the Speaker: Sayyid Abbas Razavian grew up in the greater Los Angeles area. He received his bachelors degree in business administration from the Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California in 2001.
At the age of 21 he moved to Tehran, Iran to study in the Islamic Seminary of Tehran with the late honorable akhlaq(ethics) teacher Ayatullah Mujtahidi.
After the passing of his akhlaq teacher, he moved to Qum to continue his studies in Islamic legal theory and law.
After finishing the sutuh of the hawza(Islamic seminary), he began bahth al-kharij. He is currently in his sixth year of bahth kharij. Altogether he has studied for over 16 years in the Islamic seminary. He has had English speaking engagements through out the US.

9:00-9:15 Marsieh and Ziarat
9:15-10:00 Dinner

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Program September 26, 2019

Special Monthly Lecture Series (First Session)

Special Monthly Lecture Series (First Session)

Introduction to Al-Ziyara al-jami’a al-Kabira

This ziyara text is of the most important and most perfect ziyara texts for the infallible Imams (as)

Speaker: Hojjat al- Islam Sayyid Abbas Razavian

(in English)

Date/ Time: Thursday, September 26, 2019 at 7:30 PM (after recitation of Dua Komail)
Location: Omid Center, 320 Boston Post Road, Weston, MA

Aboat The speaker:

Sayyid Abbas Razavian grew up in the greater Los Angeles area. He received his bachelors degree in business administration from the Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California in 2001.
At the age of 21 he moved to Tehran, Iran to study in the Islamic Seminary of Tehran with the late honorable akhlaq (ethics) teacher Ayatullah Mujtahidi.
After the passing of his akhlaq teacher, he moved to Qum to continue his studies in Islamic legal theory and law.
After finishing the sutuh of the hawza (Islamic seminary), he began bahth al-kharij. He is currently in his sixth year of bahth kharij. Altogether he has studied for over 16 years in the Islamic seminary. He has had English speaking engagements through out the US.
Weekly Muharram Program on Saturday

Weekly Muharram Program on Saturday

Peace be on Husayn, and on Ali the son of Husayn, and on the children of Husayn, and on the friends of Husayn

Date/Time: Saturday, September 21, 2019 at 6:30 PM
Location:Omid Center: 320 Boston Post Road, Weston, MA

Program:

6:30-6:55 Quran Recitation
6:55-7:01 Preparation for Prayer
7:01-7:20 Prayer
7:20-7:40 Ziarat Ashoura
7:40-8:30 Lecture by Ms Abnoos (in Farsi)
Title: “Tafsir of Verses 21-28 of Surah Fater”
8:30-8:45 Question and Answer
8:45-8:50 Dua
8:55-9:45 Potluck Dinner and Potluck Dessert
9:45-10:00 Clean up of the hall

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Program September 21, 2019

Weekly Dua Komail Program

Weekly Dua Komail Program

Peace be on Husayn, and on Ali the son of Husayn, and on the children of Husayn, and on the friends of Husayn

Date/Time: Thursday, September 19, 2019 at 7:30 PM
Location: Omid Center, 320 Boston Post Road, Weston, MA

Program:

7:30-7:50    Prayer
7:50-7:55    Quran Recitation
7:55-8:00    Dhikr
8:00-8:30    Dua Komail
8:30-9:00    Lecture (in English)
Speaker: Sr. Wejdan Aljassas

Title: “ A reflection on the significant role of Imam Husayn (PBUH) and Hazarat Zainab (AS) in the continuation of the Islamic teachings of Prophet Mohamed (PBUH).”
About the Speaker: Sister Wejdan Aljassas is a Pharmacy Intern at Brigham and women hospital.

9:00-9:15     Marsieh and Ziarat
9:15-10:00   Dinner

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Program September 19, 2019

Bi-Weekly English Quran Circle at MIT

بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
کِتابٌ أَنزَلناهُ الَیکَ مُبارَکٌ لِیَدَّبَّروا آیاتِهِ وَ لِیَتَذَکَّرَ أُلوالأَلباب
[ It is ]a blessed Book that We have sent down to you, so that they may contemplate its signs, and that those who possess intellect may take admonition. Chapter 38, verse 29

Dates/Time : Friday, September 20, 2019 at 7 PM

Location: Room 66-160
(MIT’s Landau Building)
25 Ames Street, Cambridge. MA

About the Quran Circle:

Quran Circle is a bi-weekly English program covering exegesis (“tafsir”) of Quran and special research topics related to the Quran. We welcome scholarly research work related to the Quran. If you would like an opportunity to present your work please contact Quran.Circle@yahoo.com.

During the fall 2019, Quran Circle will meet on 9/6, 9/20, 10/4, 10/18, 11/1, 11/15, 12/13, and 12/27

Quran Circle is open to the public.

Program:

7:00-7:10 Preparation for Prayer
7:10-7:20 Maghrib Prayer
7:20-7:30 Quran Recitation
7:30-8:30 Lecture by Dr. Radawi
Speaker:Br. Irteza Haidar
Topic:” Presentation of Tafsir of Verses 36-45 of Chapter six (Al-Anaam) ”
8:30-8:40 Question and Answer
8:40-8:50 Supplication
8:50-9:00 Isha Prayer
9:00-10:00 Dinner

Parking: Free parking is available close to MIT Medical around 25 Carleton Street, Cambridge.

To access the announcement file please click here:

Quran Circle September 20, 2019

Weekly Muharram Program on Saturday

Weekly Muharram Program on Saturday

Peace be on Husayn, and on Ali the son of Husayn, and on the children of Husayn, and on the friends of Husayn

Date/Time: Saturday, September 14, 2019 at 6:30 PM
Location:Omid Center: 320 Boston Post Road, Weston, MA

Program:

6:30-7:00 Quran Recitation
Dedicated to the Passing of Marhoumeh Maghfooreh Mrs. Eshrat Moghzi, the grandmother of Dr. Reza Sharifi
7:00-7:15 Preparation for Prayer
7:15-7:35 Prayer
7:35-8:35 Lecture by Dr. Mitra Rozati (in Farsi)
Title: “Tafsir of Verses 11-20 of Surah Fater”
About the Speaker:Dr. Mitra Rozati is a faculty in Nutritional Science at MassBay Community College.
8:35-8:45 Question and Answer
8:45-9:15 Azadari, Ziarat Ashoura, and Dua
9:15-10:00 Potluck Dinner and Potluck Dessert
10:00-10:30 Clean up of the hall

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Program September 14, 2019

Weekly Dua Komail Program Dedicated to Imam Sajjad

Weekly Dua Komail Program Dedicated to Imam Sajjad

Peace be on Husayn, and on Ali the son of Husayn, and on the children of Husayn, and on the friends of Husayn

Date/Time: Thursday, September 12, 2019 at 7:30 PM
Location: Omid Center, 320 Boston Post Road, Weston, MA

Program:

7:30-7:50    Prayer
7:50-7:55    Quran Recitation
7:55-8:00    Dhikr
8:00-8:30    Dua Komail
8:30-9:00    Lecture (in English)
Speaker: Dr. Mohammad-Ali Radawi

Title: “Glimpses from the life of Imam Sajjad (AS) ”
9:00-9:15     Marsieh and Ziarat
9:15-10:00   Dinner

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Program September 12, 2019

Eve of Ashoura(شام غریبان) Program

Eve of Ashoura(شام غریبان) Program

Peace be on Husayn, and on Ali the son of Husayn, and on the children of Husayn, and on the friends of Husayn

Date/Time: Tuesday, September 10, 2019 at 7:30 PM
Location: Omid Center, 320 Boston Post Road, Weston, MA

Program:

7:30-7:50    Prayer
7:50-7:55    Quran Recitation
7:55-8:00    Poem/Marsieh
8:00-8:50  Lecture by Dr. Hamed Yarmand (in Farsi with Live English Translation)
عنوان: صف آرایی عشق و نفرت.

Title: “Confrontation between love and hate. ”
8:50-9:20     Azadari
9:20-9:30     Ziarat Warith and Dua
9:30-10:00   Dinner

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Program September 10 EVENING , 2019