Quran Homework due 31st May 2008
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for Miqdaad, Sumayya and Salmans class that is due on 31st
May 2008
Revised Madrassah Timetable
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to download the revised Madrassah Timetable
Version 3 updated on 3rd May 2008
Quran Homework due 10th May 2008
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for Miqdaad, Sumayya and Salmans class that is due on 10th
May 2008
Quran Homework due 29th March 2008
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for Miqdaad, Sumayya and Salmans class that is due on 29th
March 2008
Quran Homework due 15th March 2008
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for Miqdaad, Sumayya and Salmans class that is due on 15th
March 2008
For Miqdaad Class
For Miqdad class: Please bring ISLAMIC LAWS by
Ayatullah SISTANI every saturday for FIKH class (if you do
not have one, or would like a new copy, please email your
teacher : miqdad@hotmail.co.uk)
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In 1965, Marhoom J M Jaffer, a popular figure in
Tanzania, emigrated to England and took residence in
Portsmouth. The family that founded Mehfil-e-Khorassan in Zanzibar, began to hold
regular majaalis in the South of England.
Majaalis continued in Portsmouth by members of the
Jaffer and Versi families under the leadership of
two enterprising ladies, Mrs Sherbanu-bai A Jaffer
and Mrs Laila-bai Versi. The participants were
mainly youths who came to study at the University of
Portsmouth, formerly Portsmouth Polytechnic.
The Portsmouth Islamic Society was formed under the
leadership of Roshan Gangji and Ahmed Versi.
Members from Wessex initiated the first United
Kingdom Muslim Sports Association under the guidance
of Gulamabbas Jaffer.
In 1984, the community decided to formalise its
existence by the formation of the Wessex Shia
Ithnaasheri Jamaat. With the formation of Wessex
Jamaat, MohamedIqbal Somji donated to the community
a five year lease for a flat in Portsmouth to be
used as the Imambargah. The lease, later extended by
a further two years, expired on 31 December 1992.
In 1988, Mulla Bashir Rahim graciously accepted to
be the resident zaakir, reciting mostly in English
to the young community.
In August 1992, Wessex Jamaat launched the AL MAHDI
Project and under the aegis of the World Federation
of The Khoja Shia Ithna Asheri Muslim Communities
solicited financial assistance from members of the
community throughout the world. This assistance was
generously provided and in due course a property was
purchased in Fareham, Hampshire. Appropriately, the
centre was named AL MAHDI. The building was altered
and renovated to provide facilities for a gents
hall, a ladies hall, madressa classrooms and an
aalim's flat. The official opening of AL MAHDI took
place on the 12th of September 1993 (25th Rabi-ul-
Awwal 1414 AH).
The Jamaat now comprises of over 70 families and the
tradition of holding regular Majaalis continues.
Wessex Jamaat has a well organised Madressa for the
40 community children. The Ladies also hold their
own classes to discuss matters pertaining to fiqh
and other issues.
In 1994 Wessex Jamaat held two important seminars:
"How To Raise Children Islamically in the United
Kingdom" and "Azadaari: Its Form and Substance."
Seminar generated strategies are being implemented
by the Jamaat.
In 1995, Wessex Jamaat was granted permission to
register marriages at AL MAHDI. The Jamaat also
managed to get the Fareham Borough Council to
allocate 102 burial plots for Muslims at the Fareham
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AGM on 15th June 2008.
Please note that the AGM has been
postponed again until 15th June 2008. We learnt that there
was a golf tournament taking place and quite a few members
would therefore have been unable to make it on the earlier
date.
Click here to download
the AGM notice and Agenda.
Health Promotion talk on Friday
25th April 08.
We are delighted to inform you that
this Friday, Dr Maqbool Jaffer will give a 10-15 minute
health promotion talk inshallah. The talk will take place
before majlis during the evening programme.
Revised
Program Timetable from March to June
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download
the revised program timetable starting from March to June 08
Please note the following changes
in the timetable:
1) Monday 24th March: Change of start time to 6:34 with
Salaat (Easter Monday)
2) Resumption of Thursday night programme from 3 April
starting at 8:15
3) Saturday 7th June: Change of start time to 6:30 (Niyaaz)
4) Friday 20th June: Sharwate Shadi of Sister Sabiha Jaffer
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