California MUNA Center, Los Angles

California MUNA Center

The California MUNA Center is part of the Muslim Ummah of North America (MUNA), a faith-based organization dedicated to religious education, community service, and social development. The center provides programs that promote Islamic knowledge, youth engagement, interfaith initiatives, and social welfare efforts. Through its various chapters and activities, MUNA California fosters a strong sense of unity and personal growth among its members while striving to build meaningful relationships with diverse communities 

What is MUNA?

Muslim Ummah of North America (MUNA) is a faith based religious and social organization, established in 1990 as a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization. Over the past three decades, MUNA has expanded its’ activities across the United States.

MUNA offers unique programs and services that seek to improve the individual, family and the greater society by imparting Islamic knowledge, promoting social service, engaging in community activism, and much more.

Over the years, MUNA has evolved into a nationally recognized grassroots organization. The organization is empowered by a unique emphasis focused on personal development of individuals through a comprehensive Islamic education and active involvement in communities across the country by providing opportunities for social service, interfaith initiatives, youth programs, and community development.

By cooperating and collaborating with other organizations, MUNA strives to maintain harmonious relationship with various organizations, religious and ethnic communities and neighbors across the USA.

What the Guiding Principles of MUNA ?

The guiding principles in adopting decisions and carrying out activities of this organization shall be the Holy Quran and the Sunnah. MUNA shall function as a nonprofit organization under the Federal and the State laws and regulations.

What is the Mission of MUNA ?

The Mission Statement (aim and objective) of this organization shall be to seek the gratification of Allah by taking up the tasks of improving personal, moral and social lives of people.

How many points or field of MUNA work?

There are five points of work, which MUNA follow

1. Da’wah: To call Muslims to practice the commandments of Islam and introduce Islam to the non-Muslims.

2. Organization: To organize those individuals under this organization, who are interested in working for the betterment of themselves and for the society.

3. Education: To strive to improve individual’s life through acquiring Islamic knowledge and skills.

4. Social Service: To carry out social welfare services for the development of the society.

5. Relationship: To try to develop mutually beneficial relationships with different organizations, religious and ethnic communities and neighbors.

How many types of MUNA Membership ?

There shall be three types of membership in this organization, namely:

1. Associate Member.

2. Member.

3. Senior Member.

How to be Associate Member of MUNA ?

Any individual, who is interested in performing the basic responsibilities of Islam (re: article 3) can become an Associate Member of this organization if he/she –

1. Agrees with the aim, objective and agenda of the organization, and

2. Makes regular financial contributions.

What is Procedure to become an Associate Member ?

Anyone can become an Associate Member, if he/she expresses his/her interest by accepting the above terms, and filling out the prescribed form.

Muslim Ummah of North America (MUNA) is a Dawah and Social organization. MUNA provides many invaluable services to the Muslim and Non-Muslim community of North America.

As a Dawah organization MUNA calls to Muslims to practice Islam in their personal and social life and to introduce Islam to the non-Muslims.

As a Social Organization, MUNA involves in many social welfare activities for development of the entire humanity.

In addition to building bridges of understanding and cooperation within the diversity that is Islam in America, MUNA maintains harmonious relationships with various organizations, religious and ethnic communities and neighbors.

MUNA is a faith-based Da’wah and Social Services Organization. MUNA tries to provide many invaluable services to the Muslims and the people of greater society and wants to strengthen friendly and working relationships with them. With that vision in mind, Department of Outreach & Relations, in short, “Outreach” has been initiated and working to create awareness among the people, building bridges with others and provide leadership for the society. 

Primarily, Outreach is working among the Bangladeshi Community, Muslim community, ethnic and interfaith Communities and various local citizen forums. In Bangladeshi Community, Outreach is trying to reach out different social and cultural organizations and institutions, professional organizations & Media as well as important personalities. In Muslim Community arena, Outreach is trying to strengthen and maintain brotherly relations and cooperation with individuals and organizations as well as institutions and Islamic Centers. Among the Ethnic & Interfaith Communities, there are many progressive faith-based organizations of Christian, Jews, Hindus and friends of other faiths and groups. In addition, we try our best to participate in local Citizen Forums such as School PTAs and School Boards, local Police Precincts & Community Boards, reach out local elected officials and offer time and logistics to volunteering in respective communities.

MUNA Outreach is working hard to create a harmonious and empathetic environment for all and work together to improve the conditions of our society. We believe every single member of the society has something to contribute and give back to the society to make a better society and evolve as better human being. We have more similarities than differences and as a member of human family everyone deserves to be respected, loved and honored. The more we know each other the more we will come closer and develop mutual trust and feel the urgency of working for common good.

MUNA Department of Outreach & Relations is one step forward to go beyond own comfort zone and reach out members of the greater human society and share their pains and gains. As a follower of Prophet Muhammad (SM) we all have such moral responsibilities toward other fellow human beings. Please visit our website or look for nearest MUNA chapter or sub-chapter for outreach activities and join your hands with us. Together we all can make a peaceful better society Insha-Allah, where, there will be no mistrust, misunderstanding, hatred, discrimination and contempt against one another.

MUNA Department of Justice and Human dignity (JHD) works to systematically facilitate assertive Muslim involvement in the field of human struggle for the rights of the poor and oppressed in the United States.

MUNA Social Services & Family Development (SSFD) include:

All possible fundamental services such as professional support, housing support, hospital visit, relative support, inter-faith visit, relief activity, ride  support, funeral service and prayer, family in mourning visit, family counseling, neighbor support etc.
Feed the hungry program to provide ready to eat warm meals to homeless/needy families on a regular basis throughout the year in USA.
Back-to-school program (Backpack Program) – donating back packs with school supplies to school students from low income families.
Adopt a litter-free Highway by sending our cleaning teams in different locations.
Health /medical seminars for creating health awareness in communities and offering free medical care by inviting medical and dental doctors.
MUNA Matrimonial Services is the new project (2nd year ) to arrange marriages between young Muslim brothers and sisters. We had our matrimonial session in MUNA convention both in 2018 and 2019 in Philadelphia. It is a vital need in Muslim communities.
MUNA scholarship project is also on its way to support our college-bound kids, and Employment support effort.

MUNA Department of education and leadership development, is engaged in encouraging the members of MUNA to study thoroughly Al Quran and Authentic hadith of Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him. To have clear understanding and practice of Islam, importance of study has no alternative. This department of MUNA also encourage it’s members to have proper understanding of opportunities and obstacles in the family, society and in the world to achieve spirituality, peace and harmony
Education and leadership development of MUNA is very much aware and doing it’s best to spread blessings to the people outside MUNA membership, even to the people of other faith. This department facilitates study forums, educational sessions and camps throughout different chapters of the organization
A learned individual is a good possibility of becoming a leader in many walks of life.

MUNA CONVENTION

Muna Convention is one of the biggest Muslim Convention in North America.
If you want to register, please do so by visiting https://munaconvention.com/
We ask Allah (SWT) to bless your efforts and reward you and your family in this life and in the hereafter.

Muslim Ummah of North America (MUNA) is a non-profit faith-based and social organization.

Hence, ask your Sustainer to forgive you your sins, and then turn towards Him in repentance – for, verily, my Sustainer is a dispenser of grace, a fount of love!”(11:90)

“…If God had so willed, He could surely have made you all one single community: but He willed it otherwise in order to test you…Vie, then, with one another in doing good works….” (Quran 5:48)

In Holy Quran Allah (swt) ordered us: “Oh you who believe! Be standard bearers for Justice, as witnesses to Allah, even as against yourselves, or your parents, Or your kin, whether it be rich or poor; For Allah can best protect both. Follow not the lusts, lest you Swerve, and if you Distort Justice or decline To do Justice, verily Allah is well-Acquainted with all that you do.” [Qur’an 4:135]

In Holy Quran Allah (swt) ordered us: “Oh you who believe! Be standard bearers for Justice, as witnesses to Allah, even as against yourselves, or your parents, Or your kin, whether it be rich or poor; For Allah can best protect both. Follow not the lusts, lest you Swerve, and if you Distort Justice or decline To do Justice, verily Allah is well-Acquainted with all that you do.” [Qur’an 4:135]

Department of Justice and human dignity (JHD) works in social justice/human rights arena in America to cooperate with existing social justice efforts, and organize new initiatives when appropriate, to restore civil liberties required for a democratic society, and raise public awareness and work to remove the gross inequities of the US criminal justice system.

The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) told us:

“Whoever among you sees an evil, let him change it with his hand; if he cannot, then with his tongue; if he cannot, then with his heart – and that is the weakest of Faith.” [Reported by An-Nasa’i]

The mission of all of the Prophets, including the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), was to elevate human existence and establish unparalleled just societies through submission to the Creator.

“And cooperate in righteousness and piety, but do not cooperate in sin and aggression.” [Qur’an 5:2]

Allah SWT says in the Holly Qur’an:  “We have only sent you (O Mohammad) as a mercy for all creatures”(21:107).

Who gives money, though dear, to near relatives, and orphans, and the needy, and the homeless, and the beggars, and for the freeing of slaves; those who perform the prayers, and pay the obligatory charity, and fulfill their promise when they promise, and patiently persevere in the face of persecution, hardship, and in the time of conflict. These are the sincere; these are the pious.” (2:177).