A Shia mosque in south London has banned a group of worshippers from self-flagellation with blades in a bloodletting mourning ritual, writes Roshan Muhammed Salih. After a legal battle lasting two years Idara-e-Jafariya in Tooting announced on Wednesday that it had arrived at an “amicable agreement” to settle a long-running …
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AIM holds 40th Day Memorial for Shaheed Nimr
AIM held a special memorial commemorating 40 days since the martyrdom of Sheikh Nimr on Saturday 13th February 2016 at the Islamic Centre of England. Attended by hundreds of people and with speeches by scholars, community leaders and activisits; this event highlighted the communities condemnation of the Saudi Arabia for murdering …
Read More »Following the Awaited Saviour
“Certainly this rule [of the Mahdi] will not come to you but after having despaired. No by Allah, in order that you may be [tried] and differentiated from one another” Imam Al-Sadiq (as) It is said that the awaited Imam’s occultation is a test for us, and the way which Allah …
Read More »Birmingham’s Khoja Shia Centre planning a £7.5 million mosque project
A major redevelopment to build a new mosque and community hub in Balsall Heath is due to receive the go-ahead from city planners. Birmingham’s KSIMC (Khoja Shia Ithna Asheri Muslim) charity is planning to spend £7.5 million on the project at the site of the current Clifton Mosque just off …
Read More »Mosques in UK to open doors over Islamophobia
Muslims in the United Kingdom are going to open the gates of mosques to the public in an effort to fight rising Islamophobia. More than 80 Muslim places of worship will participate in the “Visit My Mosque Day” on February 7. The Muslim Council of Britain (MCB) says the event …
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