2023 MFC Ramadan Event Calendar
Registration for some of our Ramadan Events and Classes is now open. Other events will open throughout Ramadan.
Click on the LEGEND below (not the calendar) to navigate to program details!
This year we will return to OBIC for taraweeh prayers led by Imam Sami Zaharna, Dr. Umar Qadri, Hafiz Muhammad Abdelmotagaly, and Hafiz Huzaifa Zia with a short nightly khatira. As always, the program will be accommodating to families with a nightly children’s program and should last approximately an hour and 15 minutes.
The Taraweeh schedule can be found here.
Some of the khatira speakers this year include Imam Sami Zaharna, Ustadh Mobeen Vaid, Br. Ehab Hassan, Ustadh Moutasem Ateya, Dr. Ra’id Awadallah, Dr. Ali Darwish and other guests.
Ramadan is the most blessed Month of year and we as Muslims are thrilled to start the month of Ibadah in hopes that the good we do this month remains and we are better Muslims at the end. Worshipping Allah gives us an overwhelming sense of peace and we often look forward to the sleepless nights of Taraweeh, reading Quran, and gathering with friends and family for Iftar despite the difficulties and hardships.
However, it’s a bit more difficult when your little ones are not quite ready to participate in fasting and long nights of Ibadah. Little lanterns was developed with that in mind. Our goal is to get young children excited and to motivate them to learn more about their deen and participate in acts of worship where they too can be rewarded. Your children are sure to have a blast with activities, storytime, crafts and so much more.
Space is limited, registration will be required and registration will open soon.
If you’ve joined us for one of our family qiyams at OBIC in the past, then you know they are nights to remember. Coming together with the families at MFC to connect and remember Allah together – with prayers, guest speakers, nasheed, ice breakers, Q/A, and an amazing Suhoor. May Allah always allow our community to grow in brotherhood and sisterhood through events like this where we get closer to Him together. Looking forward to seeing you there!
Date: Saturday, April 15th
Ages: Everyone is welcome!
Time: Taraweeh-Fajr (overnight)
Location: Owen Brown Interfaith Center
7246 Cradlerock Way, Columbia
Jummah Prayers will be held at Owen Brown Interfaith Center (OBIC)
1st Khutbah 1:30 PM (Khateeb: Ust. Yousef Seyal)
2nd Khutbah 2:30 PM (Khateeb: Br. Mobeen Vaid)
Please join us at MFC’s Ramadan Fundraiser. Our fast-growing community is counting on your support! We will have a special guest, Dr. Altaf Hussain. Don’t miss out.
We need your support to continue nurturing spiritual excellence within families by offering purposeful programs and services in an uplifting and inclusive environment!
Mark your calendars, April 16th @ 5:30PM. Buy your tickets now!
MFC will be providing over 2500 iftar meals this Ramadan. We need your help! The cost of the iftars has gone up quite a bit and we really need to support our local restaurants and refugee caterers who rely on Ramadan sales every year.
This year we will have a mix of in person and pickup iftaars on March 24, March 25, April 1, April 8, and April 15 through April 19th. Sponsor specific iftars today. or donate to the Iftar Fund.
Community Iftars are only possible through generous contributions and these iftars support our local businesses and refugee caterers.
Nostalgic MFC community suhoors bring back some warm memories! We really missed them the past couple of years, so we’re bringing them back, alhumdulillah. Please join us in reviving this staple tradition.
Date: Sundays April 2 and April 9
Ages: Everyone is welcome!
Time: Anytime between 11 pm - 5 am
Location: Tribos Peri Peri Chicken
6010 University Blvd., Ellicott City
Registration for time slot required!
Space is limited, registration will be required and registration will open soon.
MFC is excited to host an interMSA iftar for Howard County High School students.
Date: Friday, March 24th
Ages: High Schoolers only
Time: 5:30PM
Location: Owen Brown Interfaith Center
7246 Cradlerock Way, Columbia
High schoolers must register!
Space is limited, so please register now.
This Ramdan, we are planning to complete the full Qur’an using the blessed time of Tahajjud during the last ten nights of Ramadan iA. While the taraweeh prayers will remain short to accommodate our families, we will read extra Qur’an during the tahajjud time to be able to have a khatm on April 19th!
The tahajjud recitation schedule can be found here.
Date: April 11- 19
Ages: Everyone is welcome
Time: 3AM - Fajr
Location: Owen Brown Interfaith Center
7246 Cradlerock Way, Columbia
We will have the Boys and Girls Youth Qiyam ul-layl again this year! These events bring long lasting friendships that will bring them closer to Allah, inshaAllah.
We will come together for an ice breaker, youth discussions, prayer, hang out time, games, and snacks. Suhoor will be provided. Bring your friends, and we can’t wait to see you at the MFC Musallah!
Boys Qiyam: Friday, March 31st
Girls Qiyam: Saturday, April 1st
Ages: 11-19
Time: 11:30PM to Fajr (overnight)
Fee: $15 (free for community sustainers)
Location: MFC Musallah at 5796 Waterloo Rd.
Space is limited and registration will open soon.
Available for early registration through FastPass.
Join the MFC families on a light stroll before iftar! Make new connections and rekindle old ones. Family strollers will get priority for MFC Iftar pick-ups, so be sure to join us!
Park at Owen Brown Interfaith Center. Check-in at OBIC to pick up your iftar. Cross over to Elkhorn and enjoy a stroll with local families. We will have a short reflection and make dhikr before heading home.
Date: April 1st, April 15th
Ages: Everyone is welcome
Time: 5:30PM
Parking: Owen Brown Interfaith Center
7246 Cradlerock Way, Columbia
Stroll: Lake Elkhorn Park
Back by popular demand, the Ramadan Checklists will continue again this year and points will be accrued through the Paradise Power-Up Program. Print and complete checklists for 10 days of Ramadan. Limited paper copies will be available at Taraweeh. Checklists must be submitted on the due dates.
Ramadan checklists can be submitted here:
First 10 days (due April 3rd)
Second 10 days (due April 13th)
Final 10 days (due April 23rd, bring to Eid to redeem your Power-Up points)
Winners (not including adults) will be announced during Taraweeh.
Welcome to our new program: Paradise Power-Up.
Ramadan is a great time to encourage our youth to strive for the best of this world and the hereafter. It's critical that we instill beautiful memories and associations of Ramadan in our youth! This rewards program will inshaAllah do just that, as they strive to do more good deeds, please Allah, and get rewarded in this world and the hereafter. Kids - do good deeds, earn points, and claim prizes!!
Join us for Islamic Kahoot for Kids & Youth on Tuesdays to encourage our children to be students of Islam. Winners will receive Paradise Power-Up Points!
Topics: Prophet’s Wives, Battles, Qur’an, Companions
Date: Tuesdays, March 28, April 4, April 11, April 18
Ages: Kids and Youth
Time: 6:30PM
Just in case you missed out last year, the Men’s Iftar Cookout is back. Learn some amazing recipes, foster Islamic principles of hospitality in our children, and share an amazing iftar together.
Date: Sunday, April 2
Ages: Men and Kids
Time: 3PM (this is not a typo); we have to cook the food ourselves!
Location: MFC Musallah
5796 Waterloo Road, Columbia
Space is very limited and registration is required. P.S. This event sold out in record time last year, so don’t wait to register.
Available for early registration through FastPass.
Please join us to perform an act of Ibaadah and a sunnah of the Prophet (SAW) to sight the moon to end Ramadan. We will meet and park at Lindel Middle School and bike towards BWI airport view. At the moonsighting location, we will have iftar together. Iftar will be provided inshaAllah. Please remember to bring a prayer rug, blanket, and flashlight.
Since we will be providing Iftar, space is limited, so registration is required.
Date: Thursday, April 20th
Age: Everyone is welcome!
Time: 5:45PM
Meetup Location: Lindale Middle School 415 Andover Rd, Linthicum Heights, MD 21090
Observation Area: https://goo.gl/maps/bmVDrLDmeq1ikD5NA
Fee: $10 per iftar (Free for MFC Community Sustainers).
If you are unable to pay for your iftar, please contact us at operations@muslimfamilycenter.org. No one will be turned away.
Join us at OBIC as we pick up trash around Lake Elkhorn and Owen Brown to help keep our community clean! Please bring gardening or other thick gloves and a trash bag - we'll provide trash grabbers and perhaps even some free t-shirts for the early birds :) We will weigh the trash at the end and the group (kids vs adults) with the most trash collected will win Paradise Power-Up Points!
Date: Sunday, March 26th
Age: Everyone is welcome!
Time: 10AM
Location: Meet at OBIC Parking Lot
Registration will open soon.
Food Distribution with Islamic Relief
When: March 26th at noon
Where: Owen Brown Interfaith Center
For added barakah in the first 10 days of Ramadan, join MFC and IRUSA in distributing food boxes with Ramadan essentials to local families in need. Sign up to drop off boxes to families in Howard County, Riverdale, and Baltimore. Children are more than welcome - this is a great way to engage them in serving our fellow Muslims and getting into the spirit of Ramadan!
Ramadan Food Drive
When: Ongoing throughout Ramadan
Where: ONLINE ONLY!! Please do not bring any items to the musallah or Owen Brown.
As we strive to embody the spirit of Ramadan and care for our local neighbors in need, MFC invites you to make a difference by supporting our local food pantry, Columbia Community Care (CCC). CCC has been providing food and services to thousands of Howard County residents since the beginning of Covid-19 pandemic. Your donation can make a difference in someone's life, and in turn, bring you immense blessings and rewards during this holy month of Ramadan, insha’Allah.
Donating is simple with CCC's Amazon Wish List of most needed items:
1) Go to the Amazon Wish List. Browse and add your items to your cart.
2) Remember to select “Columbia Community Care, Inc.’s Gift Registry Address” as your
shipping address when checking out instead of your default shipping address.
3) On the last screen in the Gift Message section, please add a message with your name and
“Muslim Family Center Community”. (For example: “With love and prayers, from your MFC neighbor, Saima Khan)
May Allah bless you and your family with a wonderful
Ramadan full of barakah and success, Ameen!