Events & Announcements
Dugana Lailatul Qadr, Eid, Milad-e-Mehdi and the weekly Ijtema — what is coming up, and everything we have gathered for since 2008.
What’s next
Confirmed dates for the year ahead
No dated events are published here yet. As the committee confirms Ramadan Taraveeh, Dugana Lailatul Qadr, Eid ul Fitr, Eid Milap and Milad-e-Mehdi, each should be added as an event card with date, time, venue and a short description.
This matters more than it looks: dated events with proper markup are what let Google show your gathering in search results with the date attached, and what lets AI assistants answer “when is Eid prayer in Auburn?” correctly. An empty calendar is a missed opportunity every year.
Regular gatherings
These run continuously and need no announcement — you are welcome at any of them.
Sunday Ijtema
The weekly community gathering — zikr, bayan and time together. It began on Clarke Street, Berala in 2016 and has continued every week since.
Daily prayers in jama’ah
All five daily prayers offered in congregation. Times are calculated daily for Auburn and shown on the home page and contact page.
Taraveeh & Dugana Lailatul Qadr
Nightly Taraveeh through Ramadan, culminating in Dugana Lailatul Qadr — the gathering that started this community in 2008 and remains its largest.
Eid salah & Eid Milap
Eid prayers followed by Eid Milap, the community meet where families across Sydney come together. Dates depend on moonsighting — see Moonsighting.
Community notices
Moonsighting confirmations, schedule changes, condolences and general notices from the committee.
Announcement feed
The old site kept announcements on a separate page. They belong here, newest first, each with a date. Add a new announcement by copying one block in this page’s HTML — the deployment notes explain how.
Get announcements as they happen
Announcements go out first by email and on social media. Join the mailing list so you do not miss a moonsighting confirmation the night before Eid.
Past events
Every gathering the community has recorded. The old site gave each of these its own page; they are collected here so the history reads as one story rather than twelve orphaned pages.
- 2025600th Jalsa-e-Seerat-e-Imamuna Mehdi AS8–9 November 2025 · Milad-e-Mehdi
- 2025Eid ul FitrEid salah and community gathering
- 2025Dugana Lailatul QadrNight of Power — Ramadan
- 2024Eid ul FitrEid salah and community gathering
- 2024Dugana Lailatul QadrNight of Power — Ramadan
- 2023Eid ul FitrEid salah and community gathering
- 2023Dugana Lailatul QadrNight of Power — Ramadan
- 2022Eid MilapPost-Eid community meet
- 2022Dugana Lailatul QadrNight of Power — Ramadan
- 2021United MCSI EventCommunity-wide gathering
- 2021Dugana Lailatul Qadr250 attendees — the largest to that date
- 2008First Dugana Lailatul QadrHarry Todd Band Hall · ~60 attendees
Event write-ups & photographs
Each entry above can carry a short recap and a photo gallery once the committee supplies them. Recaps with photographs are the most-shared content a community site has, and they are what convince a family who has never attended that this is a real, warm community rather than an address.
Events — frequently asked
What is Dugana Lailatul Qadr?
Dugana Lailatul Qadr is the community’s observance of Lailatul Qadr, the Night of Power in the last ten nights of Ramadan. It is MCSI’s oldest and largest annual gathering — the 2008 event was the occasion on which this community first came together, and by 2021 it drew 250 people.
What is Eid Milap?
Eid Milap is a community gathering held after Eid so that families across Sydney can meet, greet one another and share a meal. It is social rather than liturgical, and is one of the easiest events to attend if you are new to the community.
What is Milad-e-Mehdi?
Milad-e-Mehdi, also called Jalsa-e-Seerat-e-Imamuna Mehdi Alaihis Salam, commemorates the birth and life of Hazrat Syed Muhammad Jaunpuri. MCSI marked the 600th Jalsa across 8–9 November 2025.
Do I need to register or pay to attend MCSI events?
Community gatherings are generally free and open — simply come. Larger events sometimes ask for registration so that catering can be planned; when that applies it is stated in the announcement and shared by email and on our social channels.
How do I find out about upcoming events?
Join the mailing list for the monthly newsletter, or follow MCSI on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube. Dated events are also posted on this page as the committee confirms them.