Ramadan Mubarak!
South Bay Islamic Association adheres to the traditional principle that Islamic lunar months begin and end based on the confirmed, verifiable naked-eye sighting of the new crescent moon.
Due to COVID-19 restrictions, SBIA is restricting the number of attendees allowed per prayer. Please use the forms below to sign up for daily prayers or Jumuah prayers. All prayers are held at Harris Way location. Limited Taraweeh prayers will be held in Ramadan at the Downtown facility.
- Children less than 13 years old will not be allowed
- Persons aged 65 years or older are encouraged to pray at home unless fully vaccinated
- Prayer attendees must come with wudu and bring their own prayer rugs
- There will be no access to the building besides the prayer area and therefore no arrangement for wudu
- 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
- Each participant will be screened for symptoms of fever or illness
- Prayer shall be limited to 100 attendees
- Prayer shall be limited to 40 attendees at Downtown when open for Taraweeh
- Congregants must pray the congregational prayers only and leave immediately thereafter.
Ramadan Prayer Registration
Masjid al-Mustafa Capacity: 100Downtown (Taraweeh Only) Capacity: 100
Registration opens Sundays at 4pm
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Online Talk During Ramadan
Ramadan Reflections with Imam Tahir Anwar.
Ramadan Prayers at SBIA
SBIA will host daily salat along with 3 Jamaats for Salat ul Jumuah.
Taraweeh at Masjid al-Mustafa will be led by Qari Zakarie el Mekkaoui. We will pray 20 rakat, but will not be completing the Qur'an this year as we are shortening the recitation in order to keep the duration of prayer short during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Taraweeh at Downtown will be held by Imam Imran Khan.
Registration is required for daily prayers along with Jumuah and Taraweeh prayers. Please see above for registration links.
Night of Dua
Online program with Imam Tahir Anwar will be held on Saturday, May 8th after Salat ul-Isha.
Eid Prayers at Masjid al-Mustafa
Eid ul-Fitr will be held on May 12th or 13th based on moon-sighting. Five socially distanced jamaats will be held at Masjid at-Mustafa only -- no arrangements to be made at the fairgrounds.
No Iftar & I’tikaaf
There will be no arrangements for Iftar at SBIA this year. If you plan to pay Salat al-Maghrib, please bring dates and water wih you.
Similarly, due to COVID restrictions, there will be no I'tikaaf hosted at SBIA this Ramadan.
Donate to SBIA
As you may know, SBIA collects majority of its donations during Ramadan. Due to COVID restrictions, donation collections have been extremely difficult. Please donate generously this Ramadan.
Donate OnlineAbout South Bay Islamic Association
The South Bay Islamic Association (SBIA) is one of the oldest Islamic Organizations in The Bay Area. Its headquarters are located in San Jose, CA. SBIA has been providing various services to the community since 1977 including the five daily prayers at two locations (San Jose Downtown, and Harris Way) and Friday prayers at both locations. SBIA has been active in spreading Islam through various Dawah programs and by hosting a number of activities including Weekend Islamic School, Quranic classes for children, Tafseer (English translation and Exegesis) classes for adults, conferences and community get-togethers.