Thursday, December 30, 2010

Important Update from Tracy Islamic Center

Alhumdullilah! Today as a Muslim Community we have achieved a very important milestone towards building a Masjid in the Tracy/Mountain House area.

Here is the update:

1- The escrow for 21400 S. Corral Hollow Road property has been closed and now this property has been transferred to Tracy Islamic Center.

2- The payment of $1844.79/month as “purchase contract extension fee” has been stopped.

3- The seller has agreed to carry $160K loan which will be paid to him in 3 years (on a quarterly basis) with no interest.

As you know we have already obtained the site approval from San Joaquin County Planning Commission to build a Masjid at this 2.59 acre corner lot (112,820 square feet lot).

Commercial water well is already installed and the septic system design has also been approved.

Now what is next:

A- To work on fundraising.

It is a responsibility of every Muslim in Tracy/Mountain House community to spread this message. Please donate generously, every penny counts.

B- To restart the building construction permit process

We will work on all possible options (scale down/scale up/in multiple phases etc.) to use this Masjid property as soon as possible. (Building construction permit process will complete Insha-Allah in 6 ~ 9 months.

This milestone could not have been achieved with out the help from ALLAH (SWT), your generous donations, and your duas. May ALLAH (SWT) accept our efforts to build a Masjid in this part of the world.


Please remember:

“Whoever builds a Masjid for Allah, Allah will build for them a Palace in Paradise” - Bukhari & Muslim


The Management team of Tracy Islamic Center really appreciates your support with your generous donations to build a Masjid.


Jazak-Allah,


Board of Volunteers

Tracy Islamic Center

Sunday, December 26, 2010

Inna Lillah Wa Inna Ilayhi Raji'oun

Inna Lillah Wa Inna Ilayhi Raji'oun
Truly we belong to Allah and truly to Him we shall return. [Al-Baqara - (002:156)]

Tracy Islamic Center expresses its deepest condolences to Br. Tariq Khan, Br. Vaqas Khan and family for the passing away of their father Br. Saddique Khan.

Please make dua for the departed and we pray that may Allah (SWT) bless his soul and give him a highest place in Jannat-ul-Firdous. (Ameen)

Salat Al-Janaza is scheduled Insha-Allah for Tomorrow, Monday December 27th, 2010 right after Dhur prayer 1:00 PM at Islamic Center ofStockton.

Address:

Islamic Center of Stockton

1130 South Pilgrim Street,

Stockton, CA 95205

[Click for Map]

The burial will be at Five Pillars Cemetery in Livermore following the Janaza Prayer.

Address:

Five Pillars Cemetery

1761 Laughlin Rd

Livermore, CA 94551

[Click for Map]


Wasalam,

Board of Volunteers

Tracy Islamic Center

Tracy, CA

Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Eid-ul-Adha Tomorrow and an Urgent Appeal


We would like to update you on the recent developments and request your support:


New Masjid lot (2.59 acre) purchase: (Phase-I)


Renegotiated with the seller to close the escrow and stop $1844.79 per month. The seller has agreed, if Tracy Islamic Center bring $350K (instead of $400K) by end of Dec. then we will close the escrow and the remaining balance of approx. $150K will be paid in next 24 months interest-free.


Currently, Alhumdullilah we have approx. $290K available and we are short $60K only.

We request you to please donate at least $250 per family (from 300 families) so we can close escrow by end of Dec., 2010. If you would like to donate now, please click the Donate button on our website. We also urge all members who have pledged in the past to please fulfill your pledges at your earliest.

Tracy Islamic Center will be mailing your donation receipts in the mid of Jan., 2011. If you have any questions regarding your donation please contact at:


Finance@TracyIslamicCenter.Org.


May ALLAH (swt) accept our efforts and let us build our house in Jannah.

We are working on TIC Bylaws, Insha-Allah the revised version, for your general comments, will be available in the 1st week of Jan. 2011.


Please click here for Eid-ul-Adha time and prayer location for tomorrow.


Please accept our warmest Eid greetings.


Jazak Allah,

Tracy Islamic Center

Board of Directors (BOD)

A team of volunteers

Monday, November 8, 2010

Eid-ul-Adha Wednesday Nov. 17th, 2010

Based on the decision from the Islamic Shariah Council of California Eid-ul-Adha will be on Wednesday, November 17th, 2010. EID Prayers will be held at the Holy Family Center.

Tracy Islamic Center Eid-ul- Adha prayer arrangement:

Eid prayer start time: 8:00 AM SHARP

Location: Holy Family Center
Address: 12100 W. Valpico Road, Tracy, CA 95304 [Click for Map]

Special request to Community members:

1- There will only be ONE JAMAAT for the Eid prayer, so please be sure to reach the Holy Family Center by 7:45 AM and give yourself enough time to park and reach the hall.

2- There will be plenty of parking available on site. So, please park your vehicles in the designated areas only.

3- Please be careful: Tracy Police will make rounds around the Holy Family Center area and illegally parked vehicles will be towed away at the owner's expense.

4- There will not be any food arrangements after the prayers.

Please accept an advanced Eid Mubarak!

Thank you,

Tracy Islamic Center Board of Directors (BOD)

A Team of Volunteers

Monday, November 1, 2010

Outcome of the General Meeting

We would like to update you on the outcome of the General Meeting held on Sunday Oct. 31st at Tracy Islamic Center 11299 W. Larch Road.


With the praise of Allah (swt) and the leadership of Sheikh Basem, we had a successful meeting where our community came together and made the following decisions:


1- The community members overwhelmingly voted to go forward on our new Masjid project.


2- Decided to amend the Bylaws of Tracy Islamic Center as soon as possible and seek professional help.


3- Current Board of Trustees (BOT) has been dissolved immediately.


4- Current Board of Directors (BOD) will continue on with Tracy Islamic Center Management work.


On behalf of our community, the BOD would like to thank and acknowledge the efforts made by the members of the previous BOT and may Allah (swt) reward them.

Tuesday, October 26, 2010

General Meeting Announcement

A General Meeting has been called by the Tracy Islamic Board of Trustees (BOT):


When:

Sunday, October 31st

Meeting start time: 12:30 PM


Where:

Tracy Islamic Center

11299 West Larch Road

Tracy, CA 95304 [Click for Map]


We request you to please attend this meeting as an important member of the Tracy Islamic Center.


Tracy Islamic Center is a non-profit organization; it is not owned by a single person. But rather it's ownership lies in the hands of Tracy and Mountain House Muslims who adhere to it's Bylaws. A Copy of these Bylaws can be found by [clicking here] We highly encourage you to read this document prior to the meeting.


As per Bylaws, the Tracy Islamic Center currently consists of:


1. The “General Body of Muslims”, which are the members of the Tracy Islamic center as defined in the bylaws.


2. The Board of Trustees (BOT), which currently has 4 voting members and 2 non-voting members but no chairperson.


3. The Board of Directors (BOD), which currently has 6 regular members and 3 other supporting members and a chairperson as President of the Board. The BOD manages and runs the Tracy Islamic Center system.


Since this meeting has been called on behalf of the BOT, it will be the first opportunity for the General Body of the Muslims to meet each BOT member after 16 months of them being in office and hear of their achievements as well as ask them any questions.


The Board of Directors will also be available to provide their achievements of the past 16 months and answer any questions you may have.


Tracy Islamic Center’s Finance Director will have a list of the Members, ready prior to the general meeting, who have fulfilled their minimum obligations as defined in the TIC Bylaws section # 6 “Membership” up to September 30th, 2010

For membership related questions please write an email to: finance@tracyislamiccenter.org.


Once again we request you to please make your full efforts to attend this meeting and further humbly request you to please postpone any other personal obligations you may have at this time.

Sunday, October 10, 2010

Eid Event Invitation

Eid Celebration Event

Sponsored by:

Tracy Islamic Center (TIC)

Islamic Society of Tracy (ISOT)

Mountain House Muslim Association (MHMA)

When:

Sunday Oct 10th 12:30 – 5:00

Where:

- Questa Elementary School Multi-Purpose

Hall

- 543 N. Montebello St – Mountain House,

CA 95391 [CLICK FOR MAP]

Cost:

- Ticket per FAMILY $10 (Advance Purchase) or $15 at the door

- Food/Drinks will be available to purchase

How to purchase tickets in advance:

- After Jumma Prayers at ISOT and TIC

- Dandy Dogs Restaurant -

549 W. Clover Rd Tracy, CA 95376

- Mansoor Halimi (209)-986-2715

- Tauqir Syed (510)-377-4109

- Hamid Siddiqui (209)-601-1510

- Asif Alvi (408)-396-9301

Activities:

Various Games for Kids

Prizes/Candies

Clowns/Face Painting

Jumpers

Popcorn Machine

Cotton Candy

Hena Tattoos

Hand Wrestling Tournament

Chess for adults

Ping Pong Table

Karom Board

Tug-A-War

Businesses/Individuals Stalls

Shopping

Businesses & Individuals:

- Great place to expose your business to the community

- It is free of charge this year

- Please contact one of the people listed above if you would like to setup a table at this event

Saturday, September 18, 2010

Inna Lillah Wa Inna Ilayhi Raji'oun

Inna Lillah Wa Inna Ilayhi Raji'oun


Truly we belong to Allah and truly to Him shall we return.
[Al-Baqara - (002:156)]

The Mother of Sister Ainee passed away in Pakistan last night. TIC expresses its deepest condolences to the Shami family.

We ask Allah (swt) Almighty to bless her soul with His forgiveness and mercy and make her among the people of Paradise.


We request all the community members to please make a special dua to Allah (swt) for her Maghfirah. There will be a dua today from 4 pm to 5 pm at the Shami residence.

Thursday, September 9, 2010

Eid-ul-Fitr Friday Sept. 10th, 2010


The Tracy Islamic Center has been informed by the Shariah Council of California that the new moon has being sighted at several locations in the United States and declares that Eid-ul-Fitr will be tomorrow Friday, September 10, 2010.

Fitra amount is $5.00/person:

Please make sure to contribute your Fitra before the Eid prayers Tracy Islamic center will have Fitra collection boxes available at the Veteran's park.

Eid-ul- Fitr prayer arrangement:
1. Eid prayer start time: 8:00 am sharp
2. Location: Veteran's Park
3- Address: 238 Glenhaven Drive, Tracy, CA 95377 [Click for Map]

“Eid-ul-Fitr Salat (Namaz) is a Wajib (strongly recommended, just short of obligatory) salat of two raka'ah. This salat should be performed with Jama’at with extra six Takbirs, three of them in the beginning of the first raka'ah and three of them just before ruku' in the second raka'ah. The Eid prayer is followed by the khutbah (sermon) and then a supplication (dua) asking for forgiveness, mercy and help for all living beings across the world.”

Special request to Community members:

1- There will be plenty of road side parking at both locations so please do not park your vehicle in front of any driveway of any neighborhood house.
2- Since we will be praying Eid in a open park, please allow ample time to park your car and make your way to the designated prayer area, shown on the map [Click for Map].
3-The grassy ground in the Veteran's park is expected to be a little wet. We need extra plastic tarps, if any community member has tarps to lend please let us, TIC BOD, know.
4- Since Friday will be a working day, we will not have food arrangements after the prayers.
5- Please be careful: Tracy Police will make rounds around the Veteran's park area and illegally parked vehicles will be towed away at the owner's expense.

Please accept an advanced Eid Mubarak from the Management team of Tracy Islamic Center.

Hope to see you all there.

Sunday, September 5, 2010

Update from Tracy Islamic Center

Alhamdulillah! Last night we had the Khutamul Quran during our Traweeh prayers. We should be Thank full to Allah (swt) for giving us such an opportunity during the holy month of Ramadan.

Tracy Islamic Center Board of Directors would like to say THANK YOU VERY MUCH for your overwhelming response with your generous donations on such a short notice for the New Masjid Project. May Allah (swt) accept our efforts and help to build the Masjid. Ameen.

We are still behind towards the Month of Ramadan expenses target of $10K; we urge every Muslim family to donate at least $50 towards to this expense. If you have not yet donated, please do so as soon as possible. The Ramadan expense donation collection box is always available during Traweeh prayers.

Isha’Allah, Isha prayers will start at 9:30 PM every night followed by Traweeh prayers until the end of Ramadan at Traina Elementary School [Click for Map].

Fitra amount is $5.00/person, which is wajib and needs to be paid before the Eid-ul-Fitr prayers. Fitra box collection box is always available during Traweeh prayers.

Reminders:

1- There will be NO COMMUNITY/POTLUCK IFTAR Today, Sunday, September 5, 2010 at Traina Elementary School [Click for Map].

2- Insha-Allah Eid-ul-Fitr will be on either Friday, September 10th or Saturday, September 11th based on new moon sighting, a separate email will be sent with the Eid-ul Fitr prayer's timing and location information soon.

Friday, September 3, 2010

Important events on Saturday, September 4th, Community Iftaar and Khatmul Quran

Important events on this Saturday, September 4th, Community Iftaar, Khatmul Quran and Fundraiser for the new Masjid project

1- Insha'Allah, this weekend Saturday, September 4th we will have Community Iftaar at Traina Elementary School [Click for Map]. These are open invitation events to our community members.

Please make a special Dua for the families who are sponsoring this community Iftaar.

2- Insha'Allah, we will have Khatmul Quran and a Fundraiser for the new Masjid Project on this Saturday, September 4th, and Isha Prayer will start early at 9:30 pm.

Tracy Islamic Center requests and encourages every Muslim of the area to participate in these special events and donate generously towards the lot purchase and to build a Masjid, when we have already obtained necessary approvals from the local government departments.

We request you to please come forward and take part in this opportunity.

Please contact the Weekend Iftaar Management Team [Email] or visit the TIC web site at www.TracyIslamicCenter.org for more information.

Sunday, August 15, 2010

Community Iftaar, Today, Sunday August 15th


We have two important announcements:

1- Alhumdullilah! Last evening our community members came forward and sponsored the Community Iftaar for this Sunday (Today).

Therefore please disregard the previous announcement and Insha' Allah we will have a Community Iftaar on Sunday August 15th as well at Traina Elementary School [Click for Map].

2- Isha salat time has been changed, now Isha salat will start at 9:45 pm from today.

Tracy Islamic Center humbly requests volunteers to help out for the Community Iftaar hall setup. Please come and help, the hall will be open at 6:45 pm

Jazak’Allah and Thank you,

Weekend Community Iftaar Management Team
Tracy Islamic Board of Directors

Saturday, August 14, 2010

Inna Lillah Wa Inna Ilayhi Raji'oun

Inna Lillah Wa Inna Ilayhi Raji'oun


Truly we belong to Allah and truly to Him shall we return.
[Al-Baqara - (002:156)]

The Mother of Br. Khalid Tarar passed away in Pakistan this morning. TIC expresses its deepest condolences to the Tarar family.

We ask Allah (swt) Almighty to bless her soul with His forgiveness and mercy and make her among the people of Paradise.


We request all the community members please make a special dua to Allah (swt) for her Maghfirah. Br. Khalid Tarar and the family in Tracy can be reached at phone # 209-834-0148.

Community Iftaar, Today, Saturday August 14th

1- Insha’Allah on Saturday, August 14th (TODAY) we will have Community Iftaar at Traina Elementary School [Click for Map]. Please join us and invite your friends as well.

2- On Sunday, August 15th there will be No Community Iftaar due to lack of sponsorship.

Tracy Islamic Center humbly requests volunteers to help out for the Community Iftaar hall setup. Please come and help, the hall will be open at 6:45 pm

-Weekend Community Iftaar Management Team
Tracy Islamic Board of Directors

Wednesday, August 11, 2010

Ramadan 1431/2010 will begin on Thursday, August 12th

According to the Shariah Council of California, the moon was not sighted today.
Therefore Ramadan will begin Wednesday evening with the first day of the fast on Thursday August 12th.
First taraweeh prayer will be held at Traina Elementary School [Click here for Map] on Wednesday (tomorrow) night following Isha at 9:30pm.

-TIC Board of Directors

Sunday, July 25, 2010

Mufti Mudassir Sahib's Bayaan @ TIC on "15th of Shaban" : July 26th, 2010

Assalamu 'Alaykum Brothers and Sisters!

Tomorrow is the 15th of Sha'ban and Tracy Islamic Center would like to invite you to join us for an evening of enlightenment about
the Importance of this Holy night.

We have made the necessary arrangement to conference call the Respected Mufti Muddassir’s Bayaan (lecture) from Irvington Masjid, Fremont.

May Allah (Subhanu wa ta'ala) give us the Taufeeq to make full use of this opportunity to benefit ourselves and our families.


When:
Monday, July 26th, after Maghrib Salaat.


Where:
Tracy Islamic Center
11299 West Larch Road
Tracy, CA 95304
[Click Here for a Map]

Friday, May 7, 2010

Tracy Islamic Center: Family Night on Sat, May 15th @ Williams Middle School

Respected Brothers and Sisters,

Asalamualaykum!

Tracy Islamic Center will be having a “Family Night” prior to this upcoming summer break in the local area schools. This event will provide a platform to meet our newly arrived Muslims in the Tracy and Mountain House area and enjoy a dinner together.

Tracy Islamic Center will take this opportunity to provide the updates on our new Masjid project and its upcoming important milestones. As well as updates on our current Masjid, financial status, expenses and donation collection status will also be discussed.

We request every Muslim family to please participate & invite other Muslims to this event.

Here is the location and time information for the Family Night:

When: Saturday May 15th from 5:15 pm to 10:30 pm

Location: Williams Middle School (Multipurpose hall)

Address: 1600 Tennis Lane, Tracy, CA 95376 [Click here for Map]

The estimated cost for this event is approx. $2000, therefore to offset this expense the suggested contribution is $10 per adult/youth and $5 per child.

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