Muharram 2025, Night of 2nd, (Arrival in Karbala)
Speaker: Dr. Sadik Kassim (Bio)
Lecture: "All Humanity Lives: The Ripple Effect of Saving A Single Life"
Date
Friday June 27th, 2025
7:15 pm to 10:00 pm (Eastern Time)
Location
MIT Tang Center, E51-395, 2 Amherst St, Cambridge, MA 02142
Schedule
7:15-7:25 Quran Recitation
7:25-7:30 Poem
7:30-8:20 Lecture and Q&A, in English
8:20-8:30 Tears for Karbala
Maghrib: Prayer
9:10-9:30 Mourning Ritual, Ziyarat Imam Hussain (p)
9:30-10:00 Dinner
Abstract:
Inspired by Surah Al-Ma'idah, Verse 32:
مِنْ أَجْلِ ذَٰلِكَ كَتَبْنَا عَلَىٰ بَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰءِيلَ أَنَّهُۥ مَن قَتَلَ نَفْسًۢا بِغَيْرِ نَفْسٍ أَوْ فَسَادٍۢ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ فَكَأَنَّمَا قَتَلَ ٱلنَّاسَ جَمِيعًۭا وَمَنْ أَحْيَاهَا فَكَأَنَّمَآ أَحْيَا ٱلنَّاسَ جَمِيعًۭا وَلَقَدْ جَآءَتْهُمْ رُسُلُنَا بِٱلْبَيِّنَـٰتِ ثُمَّ إِنَّ كَثِيرًۭا مِّنْهُم بَعْدَ ذَٰلِكَ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ لَمُسْرِفُونَ
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Speaker: Dr. Sadik Kassim (Bio)
Lecture: "All Humanity Lives: The Ripple Effect of Saving A Single Life"
Date
Friday June 27th, 2025
7:15 pm to 10:00 pm (Eastern Time)
Location
MIT Tang Center, E51-395, 2 Amherst St, Cambridge, MA 02142
Schedule
7:15-7:25 Quran Recitation
7:25-7:30 Poem
7:30-8:20 Lecture and Q&A, in English
8:20-8:30 Tears for Karbala
Maghrib: Prayer
9:10-9:30 Mourning Ritual, Ziyarat Imam Hussain (p)
9:30-10:00 Dinner
Abstract:
Inspired by Surah Al-Ma'idah, Verse 32:
مِنْ أَجْلِ ذَٰلِكَ كَتَبْنَا عَلَىٰ بَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰءِيلَ أَنَّهُۥ مَن قَتَلَ نَفْسًۢا بِغَيْرِ نَفْسٍ أَوْ فَسَادٍۢ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ فَكَأَنَّمَا قَتَلَ ٱلنَّاسَ جَمِيعًۭا وَمَنْ أَحْيَاهَا فَكَأَنَّمَآ أَحْيَا ٱلنَّاسَ جَمِيعًۭا وَلَقَدْ جَآءَتْهُمْ رُسُلُنَا بِٱلْبَيِّنَـٰتِ ثُمَّ إِنَّ كَثِيرًۭا مِّنْهُم بَعْدَ ذَٰلِكَ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ لَمُسْرِفُونَ
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Muharram 2025, Night of 3rd, (Women and Children of Karbala)
Speaker: Dr. Marsin Alshamary (Bio)
Lecture: "The History and Heritage of the Najaf Hawza"
Date
Saturday June 28th, 2025
7:15 pm to 10:00 pm (Eastern Time)
Location
MIT Tang Center, E51-395, 2 Amherst St, Cambridge, MA 02142
Schedule
7:15-7:25 Quran Recitation
7:25-7:30 Poem
7:30-8:20 Lecture and Q&A, in English
8:20-8:30 Tears for Karbala
Maghrib: Prayer
9:10-9:30 Mourning Ritual, Ziyarat Imam Hussain (p)
9:30-10:00 Dinner
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Speaker: Dr. Marsin Alshamary (Bio)
Lecture: "The History and Heritage of the Najaf Hawza"
Date
Saturday June 28th, 2025
7:15 pm to 10:00 pm (Eastern Time)
Location
MIT Tang Center, E51-395, 2 Amherst St, Cambridge, MA 02142
Schedule
7:15-7:25 Quran Recitation
7:25-7:30 Poem
7:30-8:20 Lecture and Q&A, in English
8:20-8:30 Tears for Karbala
Maghrib: Prayer
9:10-9:30 Mourning Ritual, Ziyarat Imam Hussain (p)
9:30-10:00 Dinner
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Muharram 2025, Night of 4th, (al-Hurr b. Yazid al-Riyahi)
Speaker: Dr. Muhammad Ali Radhawi (Bio)
Lecture: "Imam Hussain Power to Change Hearts"
(speaker joins by zoom)
Date
Sunday June 29th, 2025
7:15 pm to 10:00 pm (Eastern Time)
Location
MIT Tang Center, E51-395, 2 Amherst St, Cambridge, MA 02142
Schedule
7:15-7:25 Quran Recitation
7:25-7:30 Poem
7:30-8:20 Lecture and Q&A, in English
8:20-8:30 Tears for Karbala
Maghrib: Prayer
9:10-9:30 Mourning Ritual, Ziyarat Imam Hussain (p)
9:30-10:00 Dinner
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Speaker: Dr. Muhammad Ali Radhawi (Bio)
Lecture: "Imam Hussain Power to Change Hearts"
(speaker joins by zoom)
Date
Sunday June 29th, 2025
7:15 pm to 10:00 pm (Eastern Time)
Location
MIT Tang Center, E51-395, 2 Amherst St, Cambridge, MA 02142
Schedule
7:15-7:25 Quran Recitation
7:25-7:30 Poem
7:30-8:20 Lecture and Q&A, in English
8:20-8:30 Tears for Karbala
Maghrib: Prayer
9:10-9:30 Mourning Ritual, Ziyarat Imam Hussain (p)
9:30-10:00 Dinner
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Muharram 2025, Night of 5th, (Companions of Imam al-Hussain)
Speaker: Br. Mahdi Saleh (Bio)
Lecture: "In Praise of Imam Zayn al-ʿĀbidīn"
Date
Monday June 30th, 2025
7:15 pm to 10:00 pm (Eastern Time)
Location
MIT Tang Center, E51-395, 2 Amherst St, Cambridge, MA 02142
Schedule
7:15-7:25 Quran Recitation
7:25-7:30 Poem
7:30-8:20 Lecture and Q&A, in English
8:20-8:30 Tears for Karbala
Maghrib: Prayer
9:10-9:30 Mourning Ritual, Ziyarat Imam Hussain (p)
9:30-10:00 Dinner
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Speaker: Br. Mahdi Saleh (Bio)
Lecture: "In Praise of Imam Zayn al-ʿĀbidīn"
Date
Monday June 30th, 2025
7:15 pm to 10:00 pm (Eastern Time)
Location
MIT Tang Center, E51-395, 2 Amherst St, Cambridge, MA 02142
Schedule
7:15-7:25 Quran Recitation
7:25-7:30 Poem
7:30-8:20 Lecture and Q&A, in English
8:20-8:30 Tears for Karbala
Maghrib: Prayer
9:10-9:30 Mourning Ritual, Ziyarat Imam Hussain (p)
9:30-10:00 Dinner
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Muharram 2025, Night of 6th, (Qasim b. al-Hasan)
Speaker: Sr. Zehra Imam (Bio)
Lecture: "Karbala Dreams, Palestinian Nightmares"
Date
Tuesday July 1st, 2025
7:15 pm to 10:00 pm (Eastern Time)
Location
MIT Tang Center, E51-395, 2 Amherst St, Cambridge, MA 02142
Schedule
7:15-7:25 Quran Recitation
7:25-7:30 Poem
7:30-8:20 Lecture and Q&A, in English
8:20-8:30 Tears for Karbala
Maghrib: Prayer
9:10-9:30 Mourning Ritual, Ziyarat Imam Hussain (p)
9:30-10:00 Dinner
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Speaker: Sr. Zehra Imam (Bio)
Lecture: "Karbala Dreams, Palestinian Nightmares"
Date
Tuesday July 1st, 2025
7:15 pm to 10:00 pm (Eastern Time)
Location
MIT Tang Center, E51-395, 2 Amherst St, Cambridge, MA 02142
Schedule
7:15-7:25 Quran Recitation
7:25-7:30 Poem
7:30-8:20 Lecture and Q&A, in English
8:20-8:30 Tears for Karbala
Maghrib: Prayer
9:10-9:30 Mourning Ritual, Ziyarat Imam Hussain (p)
9:30-10:00 Dinner
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Muharram 2025, Night of 7th, (Qamar Bani Hashim, al-Abbas)
Speaker: Sr. Sarah Mokh (Bio)
Lecture: "Standing on the Bank of a Plastic River: Israf and Modern Predicaments"
Date
Wednesday July 2nd, 2025
7:15 pm to 10:00 pm (Eastern Time)
Location
MIT Tang Center, E51-395, 2 Amherst St, Cambridge, MA 02142
Schedule
7:15-7:25 Quran Recitation
7:25-7:30 Poem
7:30-8:20 Lecture and Q&A, in English
8:20-8:30 Tears for Karbala
Maghrib: Prayer
9:10-9:30 Mourning Ritual, Ziyarat Imam Hussain (p)
9:30-10:00 Dinner
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Speaker: Sr. Sarah Mokh (Bio)
Lecture: "Standing on the Bank of a Plastic River: Israf and Modern Predicaments"
Date
Wednesday July 2nd, 2025
7:15 pm to 10:00 pm (Eastern Time)
Location
MIT Tang Center, E51-395, 2 Amherst St, Cambridge, MA 02142
Schedule
7:15-7:25 Quran Recitation
7:25-7:30 Poem
7:30-8:20 Lecture and Q&A, in English
8:20-8:30 Tears for Karbala
Maghrib: Prayer
9:10-9:30 Mourning Ritual, Ziyarat Imam Hussain (p)
9:30-10:00 Dinner
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Muharram 2025, Night of 8th, (Ali al-Akbar)
Speaker: Sr. Sara Hassan (Bio)
Lecture: "The Relevance of Dua Ahad"
Date
Thursday July 3rd, 2025
7:15 pm to 10:00 pm (Eastern Time)
Location
MIT Tang Center, E51-395, 2 Amherst St, Cambridge, MA 02142
Schedule
7:15-7:25 Quran Recitation
7:25-7:30 Poem
7:30-8:20 Lecture and Q&A, in English
8:20-8:30 Tears for Karbala
Maghrib: Prayer
9:10-9:30 Mourning Ritual, Ziyarat Imam Hussain (p)
9:30-10:00 Dinner
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Speaker: Sr. Sara Hassan (Bio)
Lecture: "The Relevance of Dua Ahad"
Date
Thursday July 3rd, 2025
7:15 pm to 10:00 pm (Eastern Time)
Location
MIT Tang Center, E51-395, 2 Amherst St, Cambridge, MA 02142
Schedule
7:15-7:25 Quran Recitation
7:25-7:30 Poem
7:30-8:20 Lecture and Q&A, in English
8:20-8:30 Tears for Karbala
Maghrib: Prayer
9:10-9:30 Mourning Ritual, Ziyarat Imam Hussain (p)
9:30-10:00 Dinner
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Muharram Programs @ MIT
Night of Tasua (Jul 4), Night of Ashura (Jul 5). Day of Ashura and Sham-e-Ghariban (Jul 6), 2025
▫️Jul 4, Night of Tasua, 7:15-10:00 pm
MIT Ashdown House, Hulsizer Room, 235 Albany St, Cambridge, MA 02139; Speaker: Dr. Ammar Pabaney.
▫️Jul 5, Night of Ashura, 7:15-10:00 pm
MIT Student Center, Lobdell Hall, 84 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139; Speaker: Dr. Ammar Pabaney.
▫️Jul 6, Day of Ashura, 10:30 am-2:30 pm
MIT Student Center, Twenty Chimneys, 84 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139; Speaker: Sheikh Aous Asfar.
▫️Jul 6, Sham-e-Ghariban, 7:15-10:00 pm
MIT Student Center, Twenty Chimneys, 84 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139; Speaker: Sheikh Aous Asfar.
Details will be announced.
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Night of Tasua (Jul 4), Night of Ashura (Jul 5). Day of Ashura and Sham-e-Ghariban (Jul 6), 2025
▫️Jul 4, Night of Tasua, 7:15-10:00 pm
MIT Ashdown House, Hulsizer Room, 235 Albany St, Cambridge, MA 02139; Speaker: Dr. Ammar Pabaney.
▫️Jul 5, Night of Ashura, 7:15-10:00 pm
MIT Student Center, Lobdell Hall, 84 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139; Speaker: Dr. Ammar Pabaney.
▫️Jul 6, Day of Ashura, 10:30 am-2:30 pm
MIT Student Center, Twenty Chimneys, 84 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139; Speaker: Sheikh Aous Asfar.
▫️Jul 6, Sham-e-Ghariban, 7:15-10:00 pm
MIT Student Center, Twenty Chimneys, 84 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139; Speaker: Sheikh Aous Asfar.
Details will be announced.
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Muharram 2025, Night of 9th, Night of Tasua, (Ali al-Asghar)
Speaker: Dr. Ammar Pabaney (Bio)
Lecture: "Harvest of the Hereafter: The Concept of Islamic Farming"
Date
Friday July 4th, 2025
7:15 pm to 10:00 pm (Eastern Time)
Location
MIT Ashdown House, Hulsizer Room, 235 Albany St, Cambridge, MA 02139
Schedule
7:15-7:25 Quran Recitation
7:25-7:30 Poem
7:30-8:20 Lecture and Q&A, in English
8:20-8:30 Tears for Karbala
Maghrib: Prayer
9:10-9:30 Mourning Ritual, Ziyarat Imam Hussain (p)
9:30-10:00 Dinner
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Speaker: Dr. Ammar Pabaney (Bio)
Lecture: "Harvest of the Hereafter: The Concept of Islamic Farming"
Date
Friday July 4th, 2025
7:15 pm to 10:00 pm (Eastern Time)
Location
MIT Ashdown House, Hulsizer Room, 235 Albany St, Cambridge, MA 02139
Schedule
7:15-7:25 Quran Recitation
7:25-7:30 Poem
7:30-8:20 Lecture and Q&A, in English
8:20-8:30 Tears for Karbala
Maghrib: Prayer
9:10-9:30 Mourning Ritual, Ziyarat Imam Hussain (p)
9:30-10:00 Dinner
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▪️July 4th Road Closures & Traffic Info around MIT
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July 4th Road Closures & Traffic Info
2025 4th of July Cambridge Traffic Restrictions
▪️Important Notice for our Event (driving and parents with children)
🔹Due to 4th of July event, please allow extra time to reach our venue, as there may be road closures (for driving) around MIT. A map of the affected areas is provided above 👆 for your reference. If you are using MBTA you can easily arrive at our location, use Redline Central station.
🔹Please note that we have only one hall for our events. If you are attending with children, we kindly ask that you supervise them at all times to help maintain a quiet atmosphere for everyone. They need to be inside the hall with others and as such special attention is needed.
Thank you for your understanding and cooperation!
@zekrMIT
🔹Due to 4th of July event, please allow extra time to reach our venue, as there may be road closures (for driving) around MIT. A map of the affected areas is provided above 👆 for your reference. If you are using MBTA you can easily arrive at our location, use Redline Central station.
🔹Please note that we have only one hall for our events. If you are attending with children, we kindly ask that you supervise them at all times to help maintain a quiet atmosphere for everyone. They need to be inside the hall with others and as such special attention is needed.
Thank you for your understanding and cooperation!
@zekrMIT