بسم الله الرحمن الرحيمIn the Name of God, the Most Compassionate, the Most Merciful November 14th, 2015 No words of denouncement and condemnation of the perpetrators of the horrific terrorist attacks in Paris, on Friday Nov 13 or of condolences and prayers for the victims and their families can adequately express the anguish and feelings […]
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيمIn the Name of God, the Most Compassionate, the Most Merciful November 12th, 2015 The Crescent Committee of the Shia Muslim Council announces that Friday, November 13, 2015 will be the first day of the month of Safar 1437 for the entire region of North America. This determination was made due to reports of verified […]
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيمIn the Name of God, the Most Compassionate, the Most Merciful September 23rd, 2015 On behalf of all of us at the Shia Muslim Council Secretariat, I extend warmest greetings to you on the occasion of Eid al-Adha. We pray that those who have journeyed to the Holy Lands fulfill their Hajj […]
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيمIn the Name of God, the Most Compassionate, the Most Merciful September 15th, 2015 The Shia Muslim Council (SMC) would like to announce that Tuesday September 15th 2015 will be the first day of the month of Dhul Hijjah, 1436. This is based on reported sightings of the moon by the naked eye during […]
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيمIn the Name of God, the Most Compassionate, the Most Merciful August 17th, 2015 The Shia Muslim Council (SMC) would like to announce that Monday August 17th 2015 will be the first day of the month of Dhul Qa’dah, 1436. This is based on no verified sighting of crescent moon at sunset on Saturday, […]
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيمIn the Name of God, the Most Compassionate, the Most Merciful July 16th, 2015 The Shia Muslim Council of Southern California announces that, due to the lack of credible reports of the naked eye sighting of the new crescent on Thursday evening, Friday, July 17 is the 30th day of the holy […]
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيمIn the Name of God, the Most Compassionate, the Most Merciful June 26, 2015 The Shia Muslim Council of Southern California strongly condemns the latest attack on Shia worshippers at the Imam al-Sadiq Mosque in Kuwait City, Kuwait. The attack occurred on Friday, June 26, 2015, while worshippers had gathered to perform […]
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيمIn the Name of God, the Most Compassionate, the Most Merciful June 15, 2015 The Shia Muslim Council of Southern California extends its warmest greetings and congratulations to the entire American and global Muslim community on the advent of the holy month of Ramadan. The month of Ramadan is a time of […]
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيمIn the Name of God, the Most Compassionate, the Most Merciful On Wednesday, October 15, 2014 Saudi Arabia sentenced to death a Shia Muslim Scholar, Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr who has spearheaded the country’s pro-democracy movement and has championed the cause for basic human rights for all Saudi minorities, including the disenfranchised Shia […]