Board of Director (BoD) & Board of Trustee(BoT) 2021 Election

Dear SBIA Member: Assalamu Alaikum;

There will be three vacancies on South Bay Islamic Association (SBIA) Board of Directors at the end of 2021
year when the BoD term of Br. Raheel Merchant, Br. Asif Ansari, and Br. Isfandyar Qazi ends.

There will be two vacancies on South Bay Islamic Association (SBIA) Board of Trustees at the end of 2021.
The outgoing members are Br. Adnan Rasheed and Br. Shan Saigal.

SBIA is seeking nominations from motivated community members who can contribute their time, experience
and expertise. SBIA is one of the most reputed religious and social organizations in the Bay Area. It is a very
rewarding experience and a high impact way to do community service while learning new skills and
enhancing one's own career.

Details of the elections are below:

1. Election Timeline
2. BoD Nomination form
3. BoT Nomination form
4. Student voter registration form
5. Senior voter registration

The BoD/BoT Nomination Forms will be available starting Sept 12th 2021 and the deadline for submitting the signed nominations forms is Oct 10th 2021 by 9 PM.

If you have any questions or need for clarification, please contact any of the following SBIA Election
Committee Members. Name Phone Number Email

• Br. Siddique Palla 408-807-0497
• Br. Mussa Burhan 408-914-8473 election@sbia.info
• Br. Nayeem Khaja 408-219-1015
• Br. Mustafa Ali 510-579-7425

Jazakallahu Khairan,
Election Committee, South Bay Islamic Association

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Prayers at SBIA (Updated 5/20)

Due to COVID-19 restrictions, SBIA is restricting the number of attendees allowed per prayer. 

• No social distancing required for first row (first two rows for Jumuah). Social distancing required for all subsequent rows.
• All age restrictions are now lifted
• Registration for daily prayers are no longer required
• Starting this Friday, 5/28, Jumu'ah registration is no longer required. 3 prayers will be offered on a first-come, first-serve basis
• The three Jumuah prayers are currently limited to SBIA Headquarters at Harris Way. Friday prayers will start at the Downtown Center once the parking arrangements are finalized.
• There will be no access to the rest of the  building besides the prayer area; prayer attendees must come with wudu and bring their own prayer rugs
• Please use hand sanitizer before and after visiting SBIA
• Attendees must wear facial masks at all times and maintain six feet distance between each other 
• Congregants must  leave immediately after prayer
• Do not park in the Tzu Chi parking lot.