Middle Ground

Welcoming Ramadan

al-Salāmu ‘alaykum everyone. It’s that time of year again, in shā’ Allāh: time for Ramadan! Middle Ground is excited to announce a Ramadan plan/schedule.

• The last Tarawih prayer will be Wednesday night. Obviously you still have to fast Thursday but there will be no Tarawih prayer Thursday night.
• Eid is expected to be Friday morning. For those praying in Rancho, see here for Eid United’s info.
• Imam Marc Manley will be leading the Eid prayer at Masjid al-Fātiḥah in Azusa. The gates open at 6:30am, Takbirat starts at 7am, and Ṣalāh begins at 7:30am. Please note the space is limited so I would try and arrive early and leave enough time to park and walk.
• There will be no Jumu’ah prayer at Middle Ground on Friday. This is because Eid and Jumu’ah will occur on the same day and so there is no obligation to pray Ṣalāh al-Jumu’ah. However, remember to pray Ṣalāh al-Ḍhuhr!!. You are still obliged to pray that.
• And finally, don’t forget to keep seeking Laylah al-Qadr up to the end of Ramadan!

Prayer Times (to the end of Ramadan)

• Note: the iqamah time for Ṣalāh al-‘Ishā’ will change to 9:00PM on Sunday.
• Note: the time for Ṣalāh Tarawih will be approximately 9:30PM.

Here’s an overview of our general Ramadan schedule:

• al-Tarāwīḥ Prayer will be lead by Shaykh Ibrahim Merdad.
• Imam Marc will offer a short talk, daily, between al-‘Ishā’ prayer and al-Tarāwīḥ prayer.
• Ifṭār will not be offered every day. The Ifṭār schedule will be thus:

If you have any questions, please contact us at contact@muslim.center. We look forward to seeing you all and may Allah bless you and your families in this month and accept your worship. Amin.

Jumu’ah at Middle Ground

Below are a few guidelines to keep in mind:

1. No registration is required. Capacity is first-come first-serve;
2. Face coverings are no longer required inside;
3. Physical distancing is optional;
4. Those who have fever over 100° or any COVID related symptoms are not allowed to attend;

The Jumu’ah starts at 1PM, in shā’ Allāh. It is the same year round. The time never changes.

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May Allah accept from you all. Amin.

We look forward to seeing you at Middle Ground.

Every Saturday Middle Ground members gather for prayer and breakfast. We start the morning with Fajr Salah and then break bread with one another. It’s a great opportunity to get to know other members in the community as well as treat yourself to Shaykh Chef’s (Imam Marc!!) famous coffee and breakfast. Current iqamah time is 6:30AM. Front door code is 3923 and the rear entrance code is 0719*. Imam Marc’s Understanding the Qur’ān class follows. Currently, the class is on the Fifth Chapter of the Qur’ān, Sūrah al-Mā’idah.

*Note: this will be the last Understanding the Qur’ān Session until after Ramadan.

Current start time is 7:30AM.

After Fajr Club on Saturdays, Imam Marc teaches Understanding the Qur’an. This course explores such topics as tafsīr, ‘aqīdah (theology and creed), fiqh (jurisprudence), as well as insights into the Arabic language. The class also explores how we might understand Revelation in light of our culture as Americans.

Currently the class is on the Fifth Chapter of the Qur’ān, Sūrah al-Mā’idah, through such works by al-Sa’dī, Ibn Juzayy, al-Ṭabarī, and al-Qurṭubī and others.

For those who wish to attend remotely, please sign up for the e-mail list, or send us an email at contact@muslim.center, to be added to the e-mail notification. The live class is conducted through Google Meet.

Current start time is 7:30AM.

You can see some past sessions on our YouTube channel.

We also do a reading of Ibn Abī Zayd al-Qayrawānī’s al-Risalah the last two Sundays of every month.

All classes can be attended remotely. Please send us your email (to contact@muslim.center) if you have not already signed up for the email list.

Here’s the video for our first session for How Islam Works

For more session videos and notes, click here.

The Middle Ground website also features the writings of Imam Marc. He has not only been teaching but also writing about affairs concerning the American Muslim community for nearly two decades. You can find his posts here.