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It’s not too late for a FREE INTRODUCTION TO QUR'AANIC ARABIC LESSON on Zoom with Islamic Learning Institute (ISLAMICLI.COM) tomorrow morning (Saturday) 9 AM CST. Join us or share the good news with family and friends wanting to learn to read Allah’s revelation in Arabic. All are welcome to Zoom.

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https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83367417226

Meeting ID: 833 6741 7226

The Islamic Learning Institute is on its way to Tour Stop #3, San Antonio as part of its "2024 Year of The Qur'aan Tour" THIS SATURDAY as guests of MBIR San Antonio! Now that we have successfully completed Ramadan, let's propel ourselves forward with starting or improving our ability to read the blessed words of Al-Qur'aan in its original language of Arabic.
Join us at the MAS Youth Center, 96 Crossroads Blvd, on Saturday, April 20 from 9:30 AM -5:00 PM for ILI's FREE Qur'aanic Arabic Intensive Workshops. This is open to our family and friends in the San Antonio and Austin areas.
There will be two concurrent sessions:
SESSION ONE: BEGINNERS (first-time students and those with some exposure to Arabic)
SESSION TWO: REFINEMENT WITH TAJWEED RULES (for those able to read phrases or verses)
REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED AND SPACES ARE LIMITED. USE THIS LINK:
https://www.eventbrite.com/.../2024-year-of-the-quraan...
Check out full semester courses listings for YOUTH and ADULTS AT Islamic Learning Institute ISLAMICLI.ORG.

Queen Beads by Olaiya is traveling to Dallas. Today QB will showcase at the Desoto Masjid on W. Belt Line after Jum'ah and tomorrow we will showcase at Dallas Masjid on Harwood. Hundreds of beautiful handmade earrings, bracelets, and art for all occasions for the Queen Sister.

Join Islamic Learning Institute TODAY for an opportunity to begin or advance your Qur'aanic Arabic learning journey for FREE! Islamic Learning Institute is offering its first two lessons to those interested in learning how to read, write, and recite Al-Qur'aan in its revealed language of Arabic. These lessons are part of the Introduction to Qur'aanic Arabic 12-week online course. Just click:
LESSON 1 - Thursday, December 21 4:00-5:15 PM CT, 5:00-6:15 PM ET, 2:00-3:15 PM PT, 3:00-4:15 MT
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86343905428 OR MEETING ID 86343905428
LESSON 2 - Thursday, December 21 6:00-7:15 PM CT, 7:00-8:15 PM ET, 4:00-5:15 PM PT, 5:00-6:15 MT
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84971339119 OR MEETING ID: 84971339119
COURSE HIGHLIGHTS
Arabic Letter Family System
Focus on Correct Pronunciation
Full Vowel and Markings System
Cutting and Connecting Hamzah
Sun and Moon Letters
Reading and Writing Al-Faatehah and other suwar
Learning Definite Article with Allah's Attributes
100+ Word Vocabulary Building
This courses' techniques will help you make those lasting learning connections you need, and the learning is fun, too. Join the free lessons this evening or sign up now at Islamicli.org. Took this class already? Share the good news with others. Payment plans are also available.

NEW on our website! We all know the struggle of finding authors that resonate with the fullness of our identities as Black Muslims, so we put together a list of books in different genres written by Black Muslims published in the last few years. Whether you’re a fiction fan, a poetry lover, or a hardcore knowledge seeker, or if you are looking for books for children and teens, we’ve got some good titles you’ll want to check out.

Link to article: https://sapelosquare.com/2023/03/07/black-muslim-publishing-showcase/

in 1955, Montgomery, Alabama teen Claudette Colvin refused to give up her seat to a white woman on a city bus.

Colvin was arrested and charged with 2 counts for violating Montgomery's segregation ordinance as well as a felony count for assaulting a police officer. She was convicted on all counts in juvenile court and placed on "indefinite probation" after her conviction on the assault charge. Her record was expunged – 66 years later in December 2021.

Colvin’s actions preceded those of civil rights icon, Rosa Parks by 9 months. Unlike Parks, who had many connections with grassroots civil rights activists through her work with the NAACP, Colvin had not been active in civil rights issues as a teenager. In fact, many refused to support her since she had not been active with organizations such as the NAACP and was seen as a rebellious teenager, not a civil rights activist or an inspiring figure that could lead a boycott movement.

Decades after her refusal to relinquish her seat she said of her protest, “I felt that [Sojourner Truth and Harriet Tubman] each had a hand on my shoulders pushing me down. History had me glued to the seat.” This figure was willing to protest the treatment of Black women on local buses months before Montgomery Boycott begun.



📸 Courtesy of the Visibility Project, Claudette Colvin, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Join MBIR tomorrow for the khutbah by Imam Asim Shareef entitled, "What is so Special About Ramadhan?"