Archive for the ‘Leeds Makkah Mosque’ Category
Administrator on August 28th, 2010
It gives us a great pleasure to announce the starting of Quran classes for sisters at Makkah Masjid. Insha-Allah, these Quran classes will be held everyday from 28 August – 9 September 2010, between 2.00 – 3.30pm.
Adults and young are welcome to participate in these Quran learning classes to improve their Tajweed, Qirat, pronunciation and recitation of the Holy Quran.
Venue: Makkah Masjid
Dates: 28 August – 9 September 2010
Time: 2.00 – 3.30pm
These classes will be taught by a sister teacher.
These are taster classes. If successful, we will hope to continue them in future, insha-Allah.
Administrator on May 5th, 2010
On 3 May 2010 Makkah Masjid was delighted to host a visit by Home Secretary Alan Johnson. The Home Secretary took time out of his busy campaign schedule to visit the Mosque during its annual Islamic Exhibition, for which the Mosque is open to the whole community: people of faith and no faith.
During his visit, the Home Secretary enjoyed a tour of the Mosque during which he looked at the items on display as part of the Exhibition. He was extremely impressed with the Mosque’s award winning dome, which features more calligraphy work than any other mosque in the UK. Mr Johnson also took the opportunity to speak to members of the Mosque’s congregation about a wide spectrum of issues pertaining to the forthcoming election, including immigration, social cohesion, anti-social behaviour, policing and the economy.
The Home Secretary commented that he was impressed with the Makkah Masjid’s architecture, as well as with its long standing commitment to opening its doors to non-Muslims in an attempt to improve community cohesion.
Administrator on April 13th, 2010
It is that time of the year again when mehafil and gatherings are held in honour of Professor Hafiz Fateh Muhammad Sahib (May Allah have mercy on his soul) in Makkah Masjid and in the houses of those who were very close to him. It has been five years since Professor Hafiz Fateh Muhammad Sahib suddenly passed away on the evening of 26 April 2005 (17th Rabi ul-Awwal 1426).
Hafiz Fateh Muhammad Sahib (May Allah bless his soul) always used to say that a person leaves this world doing the same activities he indulged in during his lifetime. Therefore, rather than indulging in those activities that are forbidden in Islam or are disliked by Allah and His Messenger, Muslims should keep themselves occupied in those activities and actions which will bring them closer to their Lord, so that when they leave this world, they do so doing those activities which are considered as acts of worship. We see that this was very true of Hafiz Sahib as he passed away whilst sitting in the mosque, reading a biography of the beloved Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). About 45 minutes before his departure from this world, Hafiz Sahib had given a lecture on the Holy Qur’an in the daily study circle that he had been holding for the past 10 years.
Hafiz Sahib’s whole life revolved around learning, reciting, teaching and reflecting on the Holy Qur’an and studying, discussing and honouring our beloved Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). He dedicated his life to the Qur’an and Sunnah, following the perfect example of the Prophet (May Allah shower blessings on him).
Professor Qari Fateh Muhammad Sahib was of very few distinguished Ulemas who excelled in both worldly and religious knowledge and understanding. He was indeed an inspirational figure who benefitted his community tremendously through teaching them the knowledge of Islam. He was a great believer in having inner peace, which would lead to establishing peace in the world. In order to provide a beacon of light, guidance, love and hope to mankind, he founded Leeds Makkah Masjid and Deen Foundation.
We pray to Allah (swt) that He grants Hafiz Sahib the highest place in Paradise, and grants him the company of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) on the Day of Judgement and in Paradise. Ameen.
A Jalsa and annual gathering in memory of Professor Hafiz Fateh Muhammad Sahib will be held at Leeds Makkah Masjid on Sunday 18 April 2010 at 2:30pm after the ZUHR PRAYER. In the gathering, Professor Sahib’s students, colleagues and contemporaries will talk about the life and works of the ambassador of peace and lover of the beloved Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), Professor Hafiz Fateh Muhammad (May Allah shower mercy on his soul).
TIME: 2:30 pm After ZUHR PRAYER
DATE: Sunday, 18th April 2010
VENUE: Makkah Masjid
Administrator on April 10th, 2010
The Chair of the MINAB Youth Committee and the Imam of Leeds Makkah Masjid, Qari Asim, said that MINAB and Makkah Mosque were pleased to work with CEDAR and Young Enterprise as they seek to empower young Muslims across Europe in their professional and personal development, an objective that is shared by both MINAB and Makkah Mosque.
The mentoring workshops at Makkah Mosque were very successful. The mentors were professional yet friendly. They displayed enthusiasm throughout the workshops and inspired the youths to strive for excellence in all aspects of their life. Even in the short space of half a day, the increase in the confidence and team working abilities of the participants was evident.
Imam Qari Qasim said: “We had a very good turnout for the CEDAR workshop. Children were very eager to participate in such a workshop. They thoroughly enjoyed working with each other and improving their life essential skills such as team-working and leadership skills.”
Kamer Hussain said: “I really enjoyed it on Thursday. I learnt how to do team work and it also helped me to improve my skills. I hop we will have another session like this another time”
Shazad Hussain said: “It was very good because the tutors gave us advice on how to improve our skills. They taught us how to be more patient when I am angry. The tutors also helped to know what we want to be in future and how we can achieve this”
Nikash Khan said: “I found the event good because it showed how much education you need because when you are older you want to have a good job and also they asked us what we want when we are older and how to reach there”
Rahil Aziz said: “The workshops were fantastic, I really enjoyed taking part in them”.
Administrator on April 6th, 2010
Makkah Masjid, Deen Foundation, Young Minds and MINAB- all believe in the contribution that all young people can make to the vibrancy of any community. The aims of all these organizations is to unlock the potential of is the challenge that lies ahead of us. With this in mind, these organizations are holding in conjunction with CEDAR (Connecting European Dynamic Achievers & Role Models) an intensive half-day mentoring session for young Muslims.
With Muslims being one of the least economically advantaged groups in the UK, there is a need to deepen engagement with developing young Muslim’s capacity for professional and entrepreneurial involvement. CEDAR is a pan-European network of Muslim professionals that seeks to generate a culture of success and leadership amongst Europe’s diverse Muslim communities.
The programme will be based on the principle of action learning and will engage Muslim and non-Muslim entrepreneurs and professionals from various professions into mosques to work with Muslim young people to develop self-confidence, employability skills and their understanding of opportunities available to them in enterprise and various professions.
Chair of MINAB Youth Committee, Qari Asim, said that MINAB and Makkah Mosque are pleased to work with CEDAR and Young Enterprise as they seek to empower young Muslims across Europe in their professional and personal development. They are committed to provide such training and ‘action learning’ which seeks to develop young people’s self confidence and employability skills, which are much needed skills in our Youth in the current economic climate.
MINAB will urge its members to take this opportunity offered by CEDAR and Young Enterprise and hold these mentoring workshops in their mosques and madrasahs for the youth.
If you are 14-16 year olds (Years 10 and 11, Key stage 4) and would like to attend the event on Thursday 8 April, please contact us on mail@makkahmasjid.co.uk
Administrator on March 30th, 2010
Recently, Makkah Masjid team has started producing a quarterly newsletter to highlight the good work that goes on at Makkah Mosque and its affiliated organisations.
You can find the first issue below:
Administrator on March 25th, 2010
Recently we had a couple of visits from Yorkshire and Humber Faiths Forum. Arshad Ghulam was the host for these visits:
Administrator on March 19th, 2010
Recently, Leeds Makkah Mosque was visited by Inspector Ian OBrian from the local police station to discuss community engagement and community cohesion. He was joined by other members of the community engagement team:
Administrator on October 12th, 2009
By the grace of Allah Almighty, in the blessed month of Ramadan a number of people declared their belief in the oneness of Allah and in the last and final Messenger, Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), and embraced Islam at Makkah Masjid, Leeds. These were reverts who opened their hearts to Islam.
Makkah Masjid has long been committed to opening the eyes of the wider community to the beauty of the religion of Islam, through holding annual Exhibitions during which the doors of the Mosque are open to the entire community, hosting inter-faith events and inviting non-Muslims to share in the opening of the fast during Ramadan in a community iftari.
Reversion to Islam involves a person declaring: “ I bear witness that there is no deity but Allah, and I bear witness that Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) is the Messenger of Allah.”
Islam was not sent for any one nation or group of people; any one can become a Muslim no matter what his or her race, language or colour. Islam was sent as a complete way of life for the whole of humanity. Allah (swt) says in the Holy Qur’an:
“This day, I have perfected your religion for you, completed My Favour upon you, and have chosen for you Islam as your religion” (Quran 5:3)
All sins committed by the person embracing Islam before becoming a Muslim are forgiven by Allah, no matter how serious they were. The person who converts to Islam is totally reborn and starts with a clean record, in much the same way as a new baby is born free of any sin or wrong doing. The Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) confirmed that this was the case when he said to a person accepting Islam:
“Do you not know that accepting Islam destroys all sins which come before it?” (Sahih Muslim)
Today it is estimated that there are 2.4 million Muslims in the UK, the Muslim population having grown by more than 500,000 in just four years according to official research collated for the Times newspaper. Research by the Office for National Statistics reveals that the Muslim population in the UK multiplied 10 times faster than the rest of society. Europe is home to 38 million Muslims For further details see http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article5621482.ece#
According to a comprehensive report of the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life, the global Muslim population stands at 1.57 billion, meaning that nearly one in every four people in the world practice Islam. The report, which was published in October 2009,also identified about 317 million Muslims – or one-fifth of the world’s Muslim population – living in countries where Islam is not the majority religion.
To see the full report click on http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article5621482.ece#
The Imam of Makkah Masjid, Qari Asim commented: “By the grace of Allah Almighty, Makkah Mosque holds a long tradition of welcoming people into the fold of Islam and people from Leeds and neighbouring cities come to Makkah Mosque to take their Shahadah (embrace Islam). A number of people have embraced Islam during the holy month of Ramadan and one of the blessed ceremonies during which a girl took the Shahadah was witnessed by people throughout the country who watched the event on TV. We pray to Allah Almighty that He enables us to continue striving in His way and educating people of the peaceful message of Islam.”
