Please join us for the special Laylatul-Qadr event at ICCNC. The program includes an English lecture by Br. Ahmad Rashid Salim, Maghreb and Isha Prayers, Iftar, a Farsi lecture by Dr. Mostafa Daneshgar, Dua Jawshan Kabir, special Laytul Qadr ceremony (Ahaya).
secure parking is available for the participants at the Scottish Rite Center Parking on 1558 Madison Street.
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. In 2021, he received his Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Wayne State University, Detriot, MI.
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.
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 he has 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.”
