Assalamu Alaykum,
Tomorrow, Friday 10 September 2010 is the Day of Eid-ul-Fitr. We want to wish everyone a blessed Eid Mubarak!
Assalamu Alaykum!
Eid-ul-Fitr
Insh’Allah, Eid will be on Thursday 9 September or Friday 10 September. We will post a message on the website as soon as the day is known.
Eid Prayers
7.00 am
8.00 am
9.00 am
10.00 am
Please come to the Centre not earlier than 20 minutes before the specific prayer time. Once prayer has started, latecomers will be asked to wait outside for the next prayer to avoid congestion inside the Centre.
Muayadah
Insh'Allah, there will be a Muayadah at the Centre on Eid Day starting after Maghrib Prayer. Everyone is warmly welcomed.
Zakat-ul-Fitr
Zakat-ul-Fitr (estimated to be £5 per person) is due on your behalf and on behalf of each person that you maintain. Zakat-ul Fitr should be paid before the Eid Prayer (or preferably earlier) and can be paid at the Centre by cash or cheque payable to the Muslim Cultural Heritage Centre.
Children’s Eid Party
This will be on Saturday 11 September from 3pm until Maghrib Prayer.
There will be face painting, henna, a bouncy castle, children’s entertainer, light refreshments, sweets for the children and a firework display after Maghrib Prayer. All welcome!
Over 55s Eid Party
This will be on Thursday 30 September from 11am to 4pm. Please contact Intlak Al-Saiegh for further details.
Assalamu Alaykum,
Each evening we seek to recite one Hizb of the Qur’an during Taraweeh Prayers, insh’Allah.
Day & Date Hizb Surah Ayat
Thursday 26 August 46 37 Safaat 139
Friday 27 August 47 39 Zumaar 32
Saturday 28 August 48 40 Ghafaar 41
Assalamu Alaykum,
We wish to inform the community that there will be no Iftar here at the Centre on Sunday 29 August or Monday 30 August.
We will be providing dates, water and milk at Maghrib Prayer time on those days but no meal will be served after the Maghrib Prayer.
Further details can be obtained from the Deputy Director.
Assalamu Alaykum,
Insh’Allah, Islam Channel will be at the Centre filming a live fundraising event from 4pm until 12 midnight this Friday 27 August.
The fundraising event will be in partnership with Muslim Aid’s “Children’s Night of Power”.
Islam Channel will also be filming part of the Taraweeh Prayers in the Men’s Prayer Hall, in the Reception Area and around the building, with the presenter talking those members of the community willing to be interviewed.
Further details about this event can be obtained from the Deputy Director.
Assalamu Alaykum,
Each evening we seek to recite one Hizb of the Qur’an during Taraweeh Prayers.
We have now reached Hizb 43 and Insh’Allah, will be starting Taraweeh Prayers on Monday 23 August with Surah 33 - Ahzab, from Ayat 31.
On Tuesday 24 August, Insh’Allah, we will have reached Hizb 44 and will be starting Taraweeh Prayers with Surah 34 – Saba, from Ayat 24.
On Wednesday 25 August, Insh’Allah, we will have reached Hizb 45 and will be starting Taraweeh Prayers with Surah 36 – Yasin, from Ayat 28.
Assalamu Alaykum,
Each evening we seek to cover one Hizb of the Qur’an during Taraweeh Prayers.
We have now reached Hizb 40 will be starting Taraweeh Prayers on Friday 20 August with Surah 28 - Qasas, from Ayat 51, insh’Allah.
On Saturday 21 August, we will have reached Hizb 41 and will be starting Taraweeh Prayers with Surah 29 - Ankabuut, from Ayat 46, insh’Allah.
On Sunday 22 August, we will have reached Hizb 42 and will be starting Taraweeh Prayers with Surah 31 – Luqman, from Ayat 21, insh’Allah.
Assalamu Alaykum,
Each evening we seek to cover one Hizb of the Qur’an during Taraweeh Prayers. We have now reached Hizb 39 will be starting Taraweeh Prayers on Thursday 19 August with Surah Naml, Ayat 59, insh’Allah.
Assalamu Alaykum,
We continue to hold a series of planned lectures in Arabic and English during Ramadan after the Dhuhr and Asr Prayers and Sheikh Fouzi Al-Alem holds a Qur'an Recitation Class after Fajr every day except Friday. This weekend the following lectures are taking place, insh’Allah:
Dhuhr Asr
Friday 20 August Dr Amer Saeed (in English) Dr Akram Hamdan (in Arabic)
Saturday 21 August Dr Ibrahim Adwan (A/E) Dr Zaki Ben Yunis (A)
Sunday 22 August Sheikh Samer Darwish (A) Dr Akram Hamdan (A)
Monday 23 August Sheikh Waseem Mohammed (E) Dr Mohammed Darfoufi (A)
Tuesday 24 August Dr Tahir Alam (E) Sheikh Amer Basil (A)
The full schedule of lectures is available as a download here.
السلام عليكم و رحمة الله و بركاته Assalamu Alaykum
Sharing and Sponsorship of Iftar
You are welcome to share Iftar at the Centre, breaking of the fast with dates, milk and water, praying Maghreb and then having dinner. Over 350 men, women and children take part in the communal Iftar each day and it is a very uplifting experience.
If you would like to make a specific donation towards the cost of the Iftar please contact the Liaison Team at the Centre’s Reception.
Health and safety
There are a large number of people here at the Centre each evening for the Iftar and for Taraweeh Prayers and we would ask you to take care in moving around the building.
Personal possessions
Please keep your personal possessions with you at all times. Please make sure to leave your shoes on the racks provided and not on the floor because others might trip over and injure themselves. Any lost property handed in is tagged and kept for one year. If not claimed after one year it is given to charity
Supervising your children
Please ensure your children are supervised at all times and kept within arm’s length. Please make sure that they are not left on their own in the Centre or outside the Centre.
Parents with young children are asked to use designated areas for prayer being Hall 1 for sisters and Hall 2 for brothers.
Consideration for others
When coming to or leaving the Centre please be considerate to those who are praying or reading Qur’an.
Congregating outside the Centre and holding loud conversations may disturb our neighbours, so please be considerate and make Ramadan a pleasant experience for everyone.
Parking
Please park your car with consideration for the Centre’s neighbours. Please do not block roads or private entrances in the vicinity of the Centre and do not park in the public road in front of the Centre. This will allow normal traffic flow and this road is also used for emergency access and for those being dropped off and picked up who have mobility disabilities.
Itikaf
Application forms are available from today from our website at www.mchc.org.uk, from the Liaison Team at the Centre’s reception or by email from info@mchc.org.uk.
There are 20 places on the programme and these places will be awarded on the basis of the following criteria, in order of priority:
(a) Firstly, at least two places will be reserved for applicants (if any) who have given outstanding service to the Centre during the year leading up to Ramadan;
(b) Secondly, at least five places will be reserved for those applicants who have not done Eetikaf before; and/or
(c) Thirdly, at least ten places will be reserved for those applicants whose are locally based, defined as a permanent home address with a postcode within 2 miles of the Centre as measured by “Google Maps”; and/or
If there are more applicants than places, selection will be made by Qura’ (a randomized selection process). The Centre’s decisions are final and not the subject of any appeal.
If there are more applicants than places within a reserved category, selection will be made by Qura’ (a randomized selection process).
Feedback is always welcome. Please let us know how we can improve.