On Wednesday, September 17th, 2014, IECOC hosted a meeting to formally launch the newly-established Shia Muslim Council of Southern California (SMC). The Shia Muslim Council of Southern California (SMC) is an independent umbrella organization that has been developed in coordination with a number of Shia Muslim Islamic centers and mosques…
On Friday, September 19, 2014, members of the IECOC Hajj Group will be departing from various cities across the nation and embarking upon the annual Hajj pilgrimage. The Hajj Group will first visit the city of Medina, where pilgrims will pay their respects to the Holy Prophet (pbuh&hf), his pure…
On Saturday, September 6th, the IECOC will be celebrating the birth of the 8th Imam, Ali bin Musa Al-Ridha (as). The program will start at 7:30 PM with prayers, insha’Allah. Imam Ali bin Musa Al-Ridha (as) was born in Madina in the house of his father, Imam Musa Al-Kadhim (as),…
On Saturday, September 6th, the IECOC will be holding the first session of its annual Hajj Lessons program, starting at 4 PM and finishing at 6 PM. The second session is planned to be held from Sunday, September 14th from 5 PM to 7 PM These two sessions will explain…
Farsi Saturday school will be starting again in the coming weeks, with the first session to be held on Saturday, September 6th. Registration will start on the same day at 9:30 AM, and classes at will begin at 10:00 AM and end at 2:15 PM. Lunch will be served at…
On Friday, August 1st, Imam Qazwini concluded his trip to Iraq with a visit to Grand Ayatollah Sistani at his office in the city of Najaf. Recent developments of the situation in Iraq were discussed. He has returned to his community here in Southern California.
This past weekend the IECOC held its 4th annual Junior Camp. Entitled “Befriend the Qur’an”, the camp was held from August 1st to the 3rd at Irvine Region Park and featured educational and spiritual activities as well as games and outdoor activities. It was a wonderful and enriching event, enabling…
Starting Wednesday, Augst 6th, the Muslim Women Network of Southern California will be hosting a three-part weekly workshop at the IECOC from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM entitled “Positive Parenting and Family Relations.” The workshops will feature Dr. Sayyedi and a panel discussion. The second and third workshops are to…
On the morning of Tuesday, July 29th, 2014 the IECOC held prayers for the annual Islamic holiday of Eid Al-Fitr, marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan, in which all Muslims must abstain from eating or drinking from dawn til dusk. The IECOC witnessed a great turnout of…
The Development and Relief Foundation (DRF) in Karbala continues to provide food to orphans and families in need during this holy month. You can participate in helping the orphans and needy by sending your donations to Development and Relief Foundation (DRF) at the IECOC’s address.