Please join us for the special Laylatul-Qadr and Martyrdom of Imam Ali (AS) event. The program includes an English lecture by Br. Ahmad Rashid Salim, a Farsi lecture by Dr. Mostafa Daneshgar, Dua Jawshan Kabir, Azadari, and a special Laytul Qadr ceremony (Ahaya).
Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, all Ramadan 1442 events are held via YouTube live stream.
The night of Ramadan 20th is significant to Shia Muslims because Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (AS) was martyred on Ramadan 21, 40 AH (January 28, 661 CE) due to the injuries he sustained in his assassination by Ibn Muljam two days earlier during his morning prayer at the Great Mosque of Kufah in Iraq. Imam Ali (AS) was the cousin and son-in-law of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).
Biographies
Dr. Mostafa Daneshgar was born in Iran in 1981 and started his studies on Shiite theology and Shiite jurisprudence in 1997. He continued these studies while also attending the School of Engineering. Mostafa Daneshgar earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Engineering from Iran in 2003, then immigrated to Syria where he continued his religious studies at the Seminary of Zanabia at Damascus.
In September 2010, he immigrated to the United States and continued his studies and cultural activities. Mostafa attended the School of Engineering at Wayne State University and graduated with his Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering. He received his Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Wayne State University.
Mr. Daneshgar has written more than 200 articles and speeches about Islam, Shiite, and relations between religions, specifically Shiite, as well as cultural and social challenges in Persian, Arabic, and English.
Ahmad Rashid Salim is the Friday Prayer Imam and current ICCNC board member and he is a Ph.D. student in Near Eastern Studies at UC Berkeley. He has been involved within the Muslim community in various roles and has taught on a wide range of topics including Islamic spirituality, ethics, community-building, youth outreach, and family conflict resolution. He's led inter- and intrafaith outreach efforts and appeared on live programming with global viewership, and spoken at various panels and conferences.