Celebrate the Hajj season with us and nourish your body and spirit with a community gathering featuring a talk by Shaykh Mahdi Shahkolahi, a light dinner, and a live recitation of Dua Arafah!

Shaykh Shahkolahi will share reflections from Dua Arafah on gratitude, dependence on Allah, and the power of sincere dua as pathways to drawing closer to the Almighty.

We encourage you to wear white to reflect the Hajj spirit!

Registration is required and a light dinner will be provided. We look forward to sharing this special night with you.

About Shaykh Mahdi M. Shahkolahi

Shaykh Mahdi M. Shahkolahi is the Director of Mufid Seminary, where he leads programs aimed at fostering the intellectual grounding, spiritual formation, and communitarianism of young Shia Muslims in North America. After earning a B.S. in Information Systems from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Sh. Mahdi spent a decade studying traditional Islamic sciences at the Islamic Seminary of Qom. He then earned a PhD in Theological & Religious Studies from Georgetown University, focusing on the global consciousness and contextualization of contemporary Islam. He is also an Adjunct Professor of Religious Studies at George Mason University, an instructor at Mizan Institute, and a Board Certified Chaplain.