Wessex Jamaat - Yesterday and Today

• 1982 - 1988
  • Population - 30 people (10 Families)
  • 2 bed roomed flat in Portsmouth
  • 6 Madressah students ‚Äì operating from a local school
  • In 1992 community grew to 70 heads (25 Families)
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• 1993
  • Purchased a Bungalow and converted it.
  • Centre Capacity, 120 heads and 25 Madressah students
  • 3 Madressah Class rooms
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• 2009:
  • Population 249 heads and 51 Madressah students
  • Centre has out grown to our needs

Wessex Jamaat - Our Vision for the next 5 generations

• 2007/8
  • Wessex Jamaat purchased a 5 acre plot for ¬£750,000
  • £300,000 contributed locally
  • Obtained planning permission to build a multi-purpose Islamic Centre
• Al Mahdi Project: Building In This Life for The Next.
  • Centre capacity 450 heads (we need to confirm this figure)
  • 4 Class rooms and built in flexibility to add 2 additional classes to host up to 200 Madressah Students (we need to confirm this figure)