“God and His angels bless the Prophet so, you who believe, bless him too, and give him greetings of peace.” The Qur’an 33:56

Please join us to commemorate the birthday of Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) on Saturday, October 15, 2022, starting at 7:00 P.M. via Zoom and live-streamed via YouTube.

The program includes an English lecture by brother Ahmad Rashid Salim “The Program of Prophetic Beauty” and a Farsi lecture by Dr. Hassan Masoud “دین علیه معنویت.”

Biographies

Dr. Hassan Masoud teaches philosophy and logic at the University of Alberta, Canada. Dr. Hassan Masoud has a Ph.D. in Philosophy from the University of Alberta, Canada, specializing in logic and theory of knowledge. He also has a MA in Logic from Tarbiat Modares University in Tehran, Iran, and a BS in Mechanical Engineering from the Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran.

Br. 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 a wide range of topics including Islamic spirituality, ethics, community-building, youth outreach, and family conflict resolution. He's led inter-faith and intrafaith outreach efforts and appeared on live programming with global viewership, and spoken at various panels and conferences. He is also the author of an excellent introductory book on Islam titled “Islam Explained: A Short Introduction to History, Teachings, and Culture.”