Special Event, Eid al-Ghadir
🌐 Hybrid, in English
Speaker: Dr. Sadik Kassim
Lecture: "The Camel Hunter of Kufa: Imam Ali’s Radical Wisdom"
Date
Friday June 13th, 2025
7:15 pm to 9:30 pm (Eastern Time)
Location
MIT Student Center, 3rd Floor, Twenty Chimneys, 84 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139
Schedule
7:15-7:25 Quran Recitation
7:25-7:30 Poem
7:30-8:30 Lecture and Q&A, in English
8:30-8:40 Ziyarat Amin Allah
8:44-9:00 Prayer
9:00-9:30 Dinner
- About Speaker (Bio)
Zoom Participation (hybrid):
https://mit.zoom.us/j/95948516788
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🌐 Hybrid, in English
Speaker: Dr. Sadik Kassim
Lecture: "The Camel Hunter of Kufa: Imam Ali’s Radical Wisdom"
Date
Friday June 13th, 2025
7:15 pm to 9:30 pm (Eastern Time)
Location
MIT Student Center, 3rd Floor, Twenty Chimneys, 84 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139
Schedule
7:15-7:25 Quran Recitation
7:25-7:30 Poem
7:30-8:30 Lecture and Q&A, in English
8:30-8:40 Ziyarat Amin Allah
8:44-9:00 Prayer
9:00-9:30 Dinner
- About Speaker (Bio)
Zoom Participation (hybrid):
https://mit.zoom.us/j/95948516788
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@zekrMIT
The Nahj al-Balaghah books by Prof. Tahera Qutbuddin have arrived and will be available at our event this Friday inshallah. We have a limited number of copies, offered at a special discounted price of $50 each (original price: $300, courtesy of a generous publisher discount).
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upcoming events, Jun 15-19, 2025
▫️Sun, Jun 15, 7:30-9:15 pm (virtual, in English)
Special Topics, 6, "Qur'an and Yemen", Farhad Ghoddoussi, Wayne State University, Michigan.
▫️Thu, Jun 19, 7:00-9:30 pm (hybrid, in English)
Dua Kumayl & Lecture, Nahj al-Balagha Series.
- All times US Eastern Time
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▫️Sun, Jun 15, 7:30-9:15 pm (virtual, in English)
Special Topics, 6, "Qur'an and Yemen", Farhad Ghoddoussi, Wayne State University, Michigan.
▫️Thu, Jun 19, 7:00-9:30 pm (hybrid, in English)
Dua Kumayl & Lecture, Nahj al-Balagha Series.
- All times US Eastern Time
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Special Topic Lecture Series, Qur’an and Yemen
🌐 Virtual, in English
Date
Sunday June 15th, 2025
7:30 pm to 9:15 pm (Eastern Time)
Location
Online, Detail Below
Schedule
7:30-7:35 Login to zoom
7:35-9:00 Lecture, in English, Dr. Farhad Ghoddoussi
Title: “Qur’an and Yemen: Looking at the Quranic Verses related to Pre-Islamic South Arabia”, Session 6 (last)
9:00-9:15 Q&A
- About Speaker (Bio)
Zoom Participation (virtual):
https://mit.zoom.us/j/92377466698
#Quran_Pre_Islamic_South_Arabia
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🌐 Virtual, in English
Date
Sunday June 15th, 2025
7:30 pm to 9:15 pm (Eastern Time)
Location
Online, Detail Below
Schedule
7:30-7:35 Login to zoom
7:35-9:00 Lecture, in English, Dr. Farhad Ghoddoussi
Title: “Qur’an and Yemen: Looking at the Quranic Verses related to Pre-Islamic South Arabia”, Session 6 (last)
9:00-9:15 Q&A
- About Speaker (Bio)
Zoom Participation (virtual):
https://mit.zoom.us/j/92377466698
#Quran_Pre_Islamic_South_Arabia
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Salamon Alaikum, As we are approaching the sacred month of Muharram if you would like to donate to our events you can use the below options:
🔸Tax deductible account, please use the link given below, click on "Give now", and search for/select “MIT Shia Muslim Community Fund”. Giving link: https://giving.mit.edu/
🔸Zelle transfer, connected to our email address: eventszekrmit@gmail.com
Thank you for your continued support of our events.
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🔸Tax deductible account, please use the link given below, click on "Give now", and search for/select “MIT Shia Muslim Community Fund”. Giving link: https://giving.mit.edu/
🔸Zelle transfer, connected to our email address: eventszekrmit@gmail.com
Thank you for your continued support of our events.
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Dua Kumayl & Lecture, Nahj al-Balagha Series
🌐 Hybrid, in English
Date
Thursday June 19th, 2025
7:00 pm to 9:30 pm (Eastern Time)
Location
MIT Tang Center, E51-395, 2 Amherst St, Cambridge, MA 02142
Schedule
7:00-7:05 Quran Recitation
7:05-7:45 Dua Kumayl
7:45-8:30 Nahj al-Balagha Series, in English, H. I. Doagoo (joining by zoom)
Topic: Letter 53, Letter of Imam Ali (p) to Malik al-Ashtar, Session 7, “Ali’s (A) Guide to Righteous Rule: Dealing with People’s Flaws, Choosing Ministers, and Seeking Counsel”
8:30-8:35 Q&A
8:35-8:45 Ziyarat Warith
8:46-9:00 Prayer
9:00-9:30 Dinner
- About Speaker (Bio)
Zoom Participation (hybrid):
https://mit.zoom.us/j/95948516788
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🌐 Hybrid, in English
Date
Thursday June 19th, 2025
7:00 pm to 9:30 pm (Eastern Time)
Location
MIT Tang Center, E51-395, 2 Amherst St, Cambridge, MA 02142
Schedule
7:00-7:05 Quran Recitation
7:05-7:45 Dua Kumayl
7:45-8:30 Nahj al-Balagha Series, in English, H. I. Doagoo (joining by zoom)
Topic: Letter 53, Letter of Imam Ali (p) to Malik al-Ashtar, Session 7, “Ali’s (A) Guide to Righteous Rule: Dealing with People’s Flaws, Choosing Ministers, and Seeking Counsel”
8:30-8:35 Q&A
8:35-8:45 Ziyarat Warith
8:46-9:00 Prayer
9:00-9:30 Dinner
- About Speaker (Bio)
Zoom Participation (hybrid):
https://mit.zoom.us/j/95948516788
https://sites.mit.edu/zekrmit/
@zekrMIT
Muharram 1447 (2025)
🏴 اَلسَّلامُ عَلَیْکَ یا اَباعَبْدِاللَّهِ وَ عَلَى الاَْرْواحِ الَّتى حَلَّتْ بِفِناَّئِکَ
The Muharram programs at MIT (for the first 10 days) will begin on Thursday, June 26 and continue through Sunday, July 6, inshaAllah. Event details will be posted.
(Lectures in English; Poetry & Mourning Rituals, multi-languages)
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🏴 اَلسَّلامُ عَلَیْکَ یا اَباعَبْدِاللَّهِ وَ عَلَى الاَْرْواحِ الَّتى حَلَّتْ بِفِناَّئِکَ
The Muharram programs at MIT (for the first 10 days) will begin on Thursday, June 26 and continue through Sunday, July 6, inshaAllah. Event details will be posted.
(Lectures in English; Poetry & Mourning Rituals, multi-languages)
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Muharram Programs, Jun 26-Jul 6, 2025
▫️Jun 26-Jul 4, 7:15-9:30 pm
MIT Tang Center, E51-395, 2 Amherst St, Cambridge, MA 02142
▫️Jul 5, 7:15-10:00 pm
MIT Student Center, Lobdell Hall, 84 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139
▫️Jul 6 (Ashura), pending moonsighting
MIT Student Center, Twenty Chimneys, 84 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139
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▫️Jun 26-Jul 4, 7:15-9:30 pm
MIT Tang Center, E51-395, 2 Amherst St, Cambridge, MA 02142
▫️Jul 5, 7:15-10:00 pm
MIT Student Center, Lobdell Hall, 84 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139
▫️Jul 6 (Ashura), pending moonsighting
MIT Student Center, Twenty Chimneys, 84 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139
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Holy Shrine of Imam Ali (a).
Muharram 2025, Night of 1st, (Muslim b. Aqil)
Speaker: Dr. Sadik Kassim (Bio)
Lecture: "All Humanity Dies: The Ripple Effect of Taking A Single Life"
Date
Thursday June 26th, 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 Husayn (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 Dies: The Ripple Effect of Taking A Single Life"
Date
Thursday June 26th, 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 Husayn (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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The Crescent Moon of the Month of Muharram, 1447 A.H.
From the Moon-Sighting Committee of The Council of Shia Muslim Scholars of North America - Read more here:
https://ow.ly/639f50WbFqy
2 Muharram (June 28): Imam Hussain (p) arrives in Karbala (61 A.H.)
7 Muharram (July 3): Water is cut off from Imam Hussain (p), his family, and his companions (61 A.H.)
10 Muharram (July 6): Day of Ashura; Martyrdom of Imam Hussain (p) and his companions (61 A.H.)
13 Muharram (July 9): Burial of Imam Hussain (p) and his companions in Karbala (61 A.H.)
25 Muharram (July 21): Martyrdom of Imam Ali ibn Hussain (al-Sajjad) (p) (95 A.H.)
From the Moon-Sighting Committee of The Council of Shia Muslim Scholars of North America - Read more here:
https://ow.ly/639f50WbFqy
2 Muharram (June 28): Imam Hussain (p) arrives in Karbala (61 A.H.)
7 Muharram (July 3): Water is cut off from Imam Hussain (p), his family, and his companions (61 A.H.)
10 Muharram (July 6): Day of Ashura; Martyrdom of Imam Hussain (p) and his companions (61 A.H.)
13 Muharram (July 9): Burial of Imam Hussain (p) and his companions in Karbala (61 A.H.)
25 Muharram (July 21): Martyrdom of Imam Ali ibn Hussain (al-Sajjad) (p) (95 A.H.)
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 Husayn (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 Husayn (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 Husayn (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 Husayn (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 Husayn 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 Husayn (p)
9:30-10:00 Dinner
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Speaker: Dr. Muhammad Ali Radhawi (Bio)
Lecture: "Imam Husayn 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 Husayn (p)
9:30-10:00 Dinner
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