WeeklyVolume 1 Issue 21 contactus@adamscenter.org June 23, 2017

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

Family & Small Business Financial Planning

I.Galaria MD, ChFC, AAMS, CRPS, C(k)P, PPC Alzena Saleem CFP®, CRPS Registered Investment Advisors

www.galariacapital.com 800.957.1079 In Business

for 23 Years!

EID AL-FITR IS ON SUNDAY, JUNE 25, 2017

1. National Conference Center (West Building) National Ballroom-18980 Upper Belmont Place, Leesburg, VAAshburn, Lansdowne Residents, Leesburg - - Capacity 1500 people per prayer session.5 Eid Prayers (7:30am, 8:30am*, 9:30am*, 10:45am*, 12:00pm*)

4. Fairfax – Hyatt Regency Fairfax (Commonwealth Ballroom) - 12777 Fair Lakes Circle, Fairfax VA 22033Fairfax, Clifton -- Capacity 500 people per prayer session3 Eid Prayers (8:00am*, 9:00am*, 10:30am*)

2. Herndon Dulles Hyatt (Luray Ballroom) - 2300 Dulles Corner Blvd, Herndon, VA 20171Herndon, Dulles, Sterling - Capacity -- Capacity 900 people per prayer session5 Eid Prayers (7:30am, 8:30am*, 9:30am*, 10:45am*, 12:00pm*)

5. Gainesville - Hylton Performing Arts Center - 10960 George Mason Cir, Manassas, VA 20109 Gainesville, Haymarket - - Capacity 400 people per prayer session2 Eid Sessions (9:00am, 10:30am*)

3. Chantilly - 3900 Skyhawk Dr. Chantilly, Virginia 20151 (Second Floor)South Riding, Centreville, Chantilly Capacity -- 700 people per prayer session5 Eid Prayers (7:00am, 8:00am, 9:00am*, 10:30am*, 12:00pm*)

6. Tysons Sheraton (Tysons Ballroom – LEVEL M) - 8661 Leesburg Pike, Tysons, VA 22182Joint Event of ADAMS and Mclean Islamic Center - - Capacity 500 people per prayer sessionMclean, Vienna, Tysons Corner, Great Falls, Oakton, Mclean Islamic Center4 Eid Sessions (8:00am*, 9:15am*, 10:30am*, 11:45am*)

7. ADAMS Sterling – 46903 Sugarland Rd, Sterling, VA 20164Sterling area residents – Capacity 900 people per prayer session – HOV3 - CARPOOL5 Eid Sessions (6:00am, 7:30am, 8:45am*, 10:15am*, 11:45am*)

Sunrise 5:44PM and Dhuhr 1:13PM(Arrangement details are subject to change so please check back the day before at www.adamscenter.org)

• Please attend the early prayers & please carpool.• ADAMS will NOT be praying Eid at original ADAMS Sully, ADAMS Ashburn, ADAMS Fairfax Locations• Please bring your wudu with you from home and please bring your prayer rugs.• Fundraising appeals all locations• Suggested Eid operations donation $20 per person• There might be Government Officials and Candidates at Prayers with *• Zakat al-Fitr is $10 per person

OBJECTIVE:  The  Quran  is  calling  up  on  us  to  be  people  who  are  conscious  of  God  Almighty  and  His  call  to  the  Oneness  of  God.  In  order  to  obtain  consciousness,  God  has  outlined  means  of  attaining  closeness  to  God-­‐  maintaining  the  spirit  of  Ramadan  and  understanding  His  Oneness-­‐  through  the  trials  of  provisions  and  loss.    

The  Quran  has  established  a  clear  reason  for  our  presence  in  this  life,  obtaining  consciousness  of  God  • I  created  the  jinn  and  humankind  only  that  they  might  worship  Me.  (51:56)  • O  you  who  have  believed,  decreed  upon  you  is  fasting  as  it  was  decreed  upon  those  before  you  that  you  may  

become  righteous  (2:183)    

Maintaining  the  Spirit  of  Ramadan:  *Now  that  we  have  pushed  ourselves  to  greater  limits  and  realized  our  increased  capacity  that  comes  from  determination  and  added  effort-­‐  we  have  to  hold  ourselves  to  a  higher  standard.  This  practice  allows  us  to  use  the  tools  Allah  swt  has  provided  in  order  to  continuously  grow  closer  to  him.    

1. Maintain  the  daily  relationship  with  the  Quran  every  day  of  the  year  2. Continue  the  fast  of  the  eyes,  ears,  and  tongue  every  day  of  the  year.  And  fast  Monday  and  or  Thursday  3. Remain  consistent  in  prayers  and  congregational  prayers  as  much  as  possible.    

 Coping  with  loss  and  difficulty  Tests  in  those  things  that  we  love  and  cherish  reinforce  the  importance  of  complete  reliance  on  God  alone  and  a  focus  on  the  life  to  come  rather  then  the  temporary  things  of  this  life.  Without  such  tests  we  might  be  relaxed  in  the  dunya  and  lose  sight  of  our  true  home  in  the  akhirah.    

• Be  sure  we  shall  test  you  with  something  of  fear  and  hunger,  some  loss  in  goods  or  lives  or  the  fruits  (of  your  toil),  but  give  glad  tidings  to  those  who  patiently  persevere  (2:155)  

 We  have  faced  a  tremendous  loss  this  week.    We  need  to  get  past  anything  that  sets  us  apart  and  support  each  other.    

• Abu  Musa  reported:  Allah's  Messenger  (peace  be  upon  him)  as  saying:  A  believer  is  like  a  brick  for  another  believer,  the  one  supporting  the  other.    

We  need  to  remember  Allah  swt  will  test  His  servant  but  never  abandons  him/her  • “So  remember  Me;  I  will  remember  you.  Be  grateful  to  Me  and  reject  not  Faith”  (2:152)  • “And  if  my  servant  asks  about  me,  I  am  near  to  him.  I  listen  to  the  call  of  every  suppliant  when  he  calls  on  Me.”  

(2:186)  • Prophet  Muhammad  (May  peace  and  blessings  be  upon  him)  said  :  Allah  Subhanahu  Wata’ala  said:  I  am  as  My  

servant  thinks  (expects)  I  am.  I  am  with  him  when  he  mentions  Me.  If  he  mentions  Me  to  himself,  I  mention  him  to  Myself;  and  if  he  mentions  Me  in  an  assembly,  I  mention  him  in  an  assembly  greater  than  it.  If  he  draws  near  to  Me  a  hand’s  length,  I  draw  near  to  him  an  arm’s  length.  And  if  he  comes  to  Me  walking,  I  go  to  him  at  speed.’”  -­‐(Sahih  Bukhari)  

Many  Non-­‐Muslims,  individual  professionals  and  organizations  are  making  themselves  available  to  help  with  counseling  services.    www.muslimcounselors.org  is  a  website  that  lists  some  of  the  Muslim  providers  in  our  area.      

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