Wednesday, July 31, 2013

Friday August 2nd, Khatm-ul-Quran & Fundraising for Masjid Construction

Dear Respected Community Member,

Asalaam-olaykum,

Khatm-ul-Quran:
Traweeh prayers Khatm-ul-Quran will be held on the night of Friday August 2nd, the 25th of Ramadan.

Isha Prayer start time: 9:45 pm
Location: Traina Elementry School, Tracy

New Masjid Fundraising:
On the same night after Isha prayers Insha-Allah we will have the fundraising for Masjid Construction.

Alhumdullilah, Masjid construction has already started now it needs your financial support so we can continue on with the construction process.
"Our goal is to pray next Traweeh at our Masjid. "

Regardless of any differences let us work together as team and we can achieve this goal. Please participate in this fundraising event and donate generously.

To see Masjid construction pictures please click the following link:

After Dua-e-Khatm-ul-Quran sweets will be distributed.

Community Iftaar on this weekend:
Insha-Allah on this last weekend of Ramadan we will also have community iftaar on both Saturday August 3rd & Sunady, August 4th .

Please join these last community iftaars of the holy month of Ramadan with your family and friends.

Jazak Allah,
TIC Management Team

Tuesday, July 23, 2013

Masjid Ground Breaking

Respected Community member,
 
Asalaam-olaykum,
 
Alhumdullilah finally the time has arrived to start the construction work of our Masjid in this Holly Month of Ramadan.
 
Construction preparation work has started today and Insha-Allah on this Friday July 26th we are holding a ground breaking ceremony right after Friday prayers at 2:45 pm at the New Location.
 
Address: 11970 W. Larch Road (at the corner of W. Larch & Corral Hollow Road) Tracy, CA 95304 [Click for Map]
 
We request you to please attend this historic event for our Muslim Community.
 
We further request you to please help with your generous donations so we can continue on with the construction process and build this urgently needed Masjid and start praying there as soon as possible.

Jazak Allah,

Management Team

Tracy Islamic Center

Saturday, July 6, 2013

TIC Update July 06, 2013

Dear Respected Community Member,

Asalaam-olaykum,

Ramadan preparation:

Insha-Allah based on the new moon (Hilal) sighting, the first Traweeh Prayers will be held either on Monday July 8th or Tuesday July 9th along with Isha prayers and our respected Sheikh Basem will lead the Traweeh prayers.

Currently Tracy Islamic Center (TIC) does not have a sufficient facility to hold large congregation prayers (Traweeh prayers) during the nighttime therefore for your convenience once again in this year the multipurpose hall at Traina Elementary School in Tracy has been reserved therefore to cover additional expenses we request every Muslim family from Tracy & Mountain House area to please donate $100 to towards the Ramadan expense.

To print Tracy Islamic Center Ramadan Calendar please click the following link:

For Ramadan Prayer Calendar Please Click Here

Weekend Community Ifftar:

Tracy Islamic center has also reserved the hall at Traina School to hold community iftaars on the weekends in the month of Ramadan, if you would like to host a weekend iftaar alone or as a part of a group, please contact Br. Wajahat (510-378-4123) or Br. Saifi Raniwala (209-612-8194).

Daily Prayers at Tracy Islamic Center (TIC):

Alhumdullilah TIC is holding 5 daily prayers which lead by Sheikh Basem we encourage all the local Muslims please offer your daily salat in Jamaat (praying in congregation) at Tracy Islamic Center.

New Masjid Project:

Due to changing market conditions the estimated construction cost for phase-1A is about $1.47 million; currently we have approx. $150,000 in the bank. In order to start the construction, please help to raise $500,000 immediately so we can sustain the construction process.  Afterward we need to raise the remaining required funds to complete the construction.

We like to remind you that Alhumdullilah 2.59 acre lot has already been purchased plus we have also paid all the construction permits and project design related fees and now we have an opportunity to start the construction of a Masjid right from its foundation. This is a lifetime opportunity for a Sadqa-e-Jariya, we request you please come forward and donate as much as you can to build this urgently needed Masjid. We further request you please also ask your relatives and your friends to take part in this noble cause.

If you are not able to donate at this time Tracy Islamic Center also welcomes your Quard-e-hasana and Tracy Islamic Center will provide you the “Promissory Note” that your Quard-e-hasana will be paid back to you in future, please also request your family members and friends for a Quard-e-hasana for Masjid construction.

TIC as an Organization:

Alhumdullilah, now we have TIC Bylaws (the constitution) and we also have a team of volunteers as TIC Board of Directors. This team is serving the local Muslim community by not only managing the Tracy Islamic Center but also the New Masjid Project simultaneously.

As an organization, here are some important steps we need to achieve:

1-      Establishing TIC Board of Trustees
2-      Establishing new Board of Directors

Currently TIC General Body consists on  approx. 85 members and as per TIC record each of them has donated $240/= or more in the financial year ended on December 31, 2012 and these TIC members are living in Tracy and Mountain House areas. Based on their membership status these brothers and sisters will participate in TIC elections (in decision makings process) as a voter and as a candidate in the year 2013.

We encourage all Muslims who are living in Tracy & Mountain House areas and they are not yet TIC member, please become TIC member, pay your membership fee so you can participate in TIC decision making process in the year 2014. For more details please refer to TIC bylaws its copy is available on TIC website. Please become a monthly donor and click following link to Tracy Islamic Center website and fill & submit online monthly donation form:

http://www.tracyislamiccenter.org/


Please Note: TIC Masjid is open to every Muslim regardless of his or her TIC membership status.

We request you please help TIC Board of Directors in managing the Tracy Islamic Center as an organization.

Jazak Allah,

TIC Board of Directors

Sunday, June 9, 2013

Inna Lillah Wa Inna Ilayhi Raji'oun

Dear Respected Community Member:

Asalaam-olaykum,

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 that the mother of Brother Hashim Khaliq passed away today morning in Chicago. Please make Dua-e-Maghfirah for her, May Allah (SWT) grant her a place in Jannat-ul-Firdaus.  May Allah (SWT) give strength and sabr-e-jameel to the family of Br. Hashim Kahliq to bear this loss.

May Allah (SWT) The Most Merciful have mercy on her soul, forgive her short comings and accept her prayers and good deeds. Grant peace & Noor in her grave, grant her the best of the Jannah (Jannat al-Firdaous).

May Allah (SWT) grant patience to the family and increase their Imaan, make them better Muslims, replace what they lost with something better! Ameen.

Wasalaam,

Tracy Islamic Center
Tracy, CA

Sunday, May 5, 2013

TIC General Body Meeting Updates


Dear Respected Community Member,

Asalaam-olaykum,

Alhumdullilah! Last evening during Tracy Islamic Center’s General Body Meeting (GBM) with the required quorum, we have adopted the revised TIC Bylaws with following vote tally:

Total votes cast: 31
Approve: 29
Reject: 2

Based on the newly adopted TIC Bylaws, first the TIC Board of Trustees (BOT) will be established and updates will be provided to the TIC members soon.

Based on a suggestion during this meeting, TIC Board of Directors will seek to audit TIC financial system by a CPA.

TIC School:
Prior to the General Body Meeting, TIC School students showed their Islamic knowledge, and also demonstrated how to hold our daily prayers. All community members were very pleased with performance of TIC school students; here we would like to appreciate the efforts by our respected Imam Sheikh Basem.

Community Dinner:
After Maghrib prayer we had a community dinner. We would like to say Thanks to all those families for sponsoring the dinner and especially to our sisters who prepared such a delicious & ample food for all the community members.

We pray Allah (SWT) to give us strength and help us to build an urgently needed Masjid in Tracy.

Jazak Allah & Thank you

Board of Directors

Saturday, April 13, 2013

TIC General Body Meeting & Community Dinner

Asalaam-olaykum,

Insha-Allah, Tracy Islamic Center General Body Meeting will be held on Saturday May 4th at Traina Elementary School and dinner will be served.

Location: 
Traina Elementary School 
4256 Windsong Dr. 
Tracy, CA 95377 [Click for Map]

Welcome: 5:15 pm

Meeting starts: 5:45 pm

Agenda:

A) Presentation from Tracy Islamic Center School

B) Annual update from TIC Board of Directors

C) Adoption of TIC revised Bylaws

D) Questions and Answers

E) Meeting adjourned

F) Maghrib Prayers

G) Community Dinner

H) Isha prayer

Reminder: The finalized copy of the revised TIC Bylaws based on the TIC Community input was already published on TIC website since December, 2012.

[Click here for TIC Website]


Request: The cost of the community dinner is estimated $2500 and we like to request you to please help with your financial support in order to offset the dinner cost.

We look forward to seeing you with your family at this community event.

Thank you,

Board of Directors
Tracy Islamic Center

Thursday, February 28, 2013

TIC & ISOT joint Family night on Sat., March 2nd


Dear Respected Community Member,

Asalaam-olaykum,

Tracy Islamic center (TIC) & Islamic Society of Tracy (ISOT) are jointly holding a family night:

When: Saturday, March 2nd between Maghrib & Isha prayers.

Family night location:

Islamic Society of Tracy (ISOT)
350 N. Corral Hollow Road
Tracy, CA 95376 [Click for Map]

Speaker: Respected Sheikh Basem Abdel Latif (Imam of TIC)

Topic: Muslim Youth and their Parents working togather

Please attend this Islamic educational session with all of your family members.

Food: Whoever wants to bring sweets voluntarily such as donuts, cookies, cake, etc., and it will be shared with others after the Isha prayer.

Parking: If the parking lot at ISOT becomes full, please park on Tennis Lane and make sure that you Do NOT block the driveway of any house in the neighborhood.

Jazak Allah,

Board of Directors
 

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