May Allah help us to make the Fajr salah on time for His sake alone, wasallallahu alaa nabiyinaa muhammad ameen!
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Ramadan Revival was a success walhamdulillah! -post event comments
Asalamu alaykum folks!!!!
In sha Allah you are all very well!
One month and a few days post Ramadan, and we hope we have still been keen to increase our good deeds seeking Allah’s pleasure. We are now in the sacred month Dhul Qa’dah, check out the post on sacred months!
And guess what, good news walhamdulillah.
Our first Ramadan Muslim community event held in the last week of Ramadan 1436, on Saturday 11th July 2015, was a S U C C E S S ! walhamdulillah!
That sunny afternoon in Ramadan, it was the place to be. The atmosphere at Belmont Hall was quite special : )
It was tranquil and cosy in our gathering where Allah, Our Creator, Our Rabb, was remembered and exalted.
We had a good turnout and most of the programmes activities went as planned, not to mention the amazing lectures and iman-boosting reminders and top tips on making the most out of the last few days of Ramadan. ( : / We apologise for not being able to do all the planned activities on the day, we ran out of time due to late start as guest arrival was delayed and we had to clear up the hall before 6pm, we hope you’ll forgive us for the sake of Allah!)
Our first respected teacher who graduated from the Islamic University of Madinah, reminded us of the importance of making dua and its etiquettes. He also explained briefly the meaning of surah Al-Asr, which is such a short yet powerfully concise surah, that it is deserving of us that we learn it and strive to act upon it.
Our second respected lecturer, reminded us of the purpose of life, and the main aims of Ramadan, He gave us some practical examples of maintaining Taqwa, which is what we aim to achieve everyday, in Ramadan and beyond.
Our journey is to Allah, so let us run back to Him! Bismillah!
Belmont hall entrance
Packing the iftar goodies in the kitchen!
Alhamdulillah it was Allah who enabled us to gather to remember Him in a tiny hall in Grays, where the local muslims were able to get together and unite for His sake, and experience a Ramadan Revival.
Walhamdulillah Allah helped us through, the easy times and the hard times, and He deserves all praise no matter what, as He is the Most wise.
Cupcakes, puff-puff, pasties, dates, crisps and drinks where generously donated by our lovely organisers and volunteers.
A big jazakallah khair to every single one of the special amazing volunteers and our families, those whose names will be mentioned and those who wish to remain anonymous or have not been mentioned by name. Forgive me if I omitted anything, even if i haven’t mentioned it here, may Allah accept all your and our efforts and as long as Allah appreciates it, then that is sufficient walhamdulillah!
Jazakallah khair to ukhty Azeezah for pitching the idea and intention and communicating with co-leader and other volunteer sisters, and for leading the project, running around calling up people to attend. Also jazakAllah to her colleague for helping get our tafsir speaker last minute due to sudden unavailability of our previously scheduled speaker! JazakAllah khair to our lecturers and Sheikh’s, their presence was greatly appreciated.
Jazakallah khair to sister Shakirah for booking the hall and sorting out the catering and running around on the day, and for being so enthusiastic, and being a good example of time management.
Jazakallah khair to our sister who made the awesome posters and helping distribute them and the feedback forms and advertising the blog and helping out on the day throughout.
JazakAllah to the sister who kept the kids busy, and jazakAllah to her husband who hosted the speakers and the event.
And JazakAllah to everyone who helped on the day, and of course a big JazakAllah khair to all of our special attendees and their families, we appreciate your cooperation and hope you will collaborate with us to launch future amazing projects for the sake of Allah, to reunite the Muslim ummah in our town and beyond! JazakAllah those who helped market the event and our menfolk who patiently and tirelessly went to the mosque and dished out posters and informed the imam of the event and got his support and approval. Jazakallah to the sheikhs & lecturers who attended despite their busy Ramadan schedules, and for helping us to unite the local ummah and benefitting us with their erudition, Jazakallah for our families patience in allowing us to pursue this for the sake of Allah. And may Allah make us sincere and help us to remember Him always upon the Qur’an and Sunnah. Wasallallahu alaa nabiyinaa muhammad sallallahu alayhi wasallam. Ameen
Wasalamu alaykum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh!
Thurrock Muslims
Exciting Event -Muslim ladies gathering Saturday 25th July 2015 at Basildon!
Asalamu alaykum
Assalaamu alaikum all! You are all invited to YOAM’s first sisters only Eid Party! We have an exciting afternoon planned to celebrate with FREE entry and snacks provided : )
Saturday 25th July, 2-5pm
Kingswood Community Centre,
Clayhill Road,
Basildon,
SS16 5DF
We look forward to seeing you all there inshaAllah!
Directions to the venue (from Lakeside shopping centre to destination) :
click here or click the images below for more directions
Eid-ul-Fitr 1436! Friday 17 july 2015- Congregational prayer at Grays Mosque, men and women invited
Bismillah
Asalamu alaykum.
By His Mercy, Allah has gifted us with the festival of Eid-ul-Fitr following a month of fasting in obedience to His command, Exalted and Majestic is He.
It is with great joy that we announce that the first of Shawwal will be Friday 17 july 2015, which in sha Allah will console us for the departure of Ramadan- The Month of Mercy.
ANNOUNCEMENT-
EID PRAYER TO BE HELD AT GRAYS MOSQUE- 9:30 AM, IN SHA ALLAH, MEN AND WOMEN INVITED, SEPARATE FACILITIES IN SHA ALLAH.
DIRECTIONS: Grays Mosque (Thurrock Islamic Education & Cultural Association), Park Way Centre, Park Road, Thurrock, Grays, Essex, RM17 6RB (minutes walk away from Morrisons shopping centre and Grays train/bus station.) Tel: 01375 376 823
May Allah accept (good deeds) from us and from you. ameen
E I D AL F I T R 1 4 3 6 !
Please take a few moments for the sake of Allah to discover the obligations, sunnahs and etiquettes of Eid-ul-fitr :
The etiquettes of Eid, the takbeer etc.
The Ruling and Sunnah’s of Eid
When should zakat-al-fitr be paid
Some top tips (see above links for references from Qur’an and sunnah):
1- Make sure you’ve paid zakat-ul-fitr, before the Eid salat.
2- Keep pronouncing the takbeer (starts on night of Eid until the imam emerges to lead the Eid prayer.) The Takbeer is:
Allahu Akbar, Allahu akbar, Allahu Akbar, laa ilaha illAllah, Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar, wa lillaahilHamd.
(Allah is Most Great, Allah is Most Great, Allah is Most Great, There is no true god worthy of worship, except Allah. Allah is Most Great, Allah is Most Great, Allah is Most Great and all praise be to Allah.)
3-Have ghusl in the morning before going out to pray
4- Ensure you have eaten something before the prayer of Eid-ul-Fitr. Try eating an odd number of dates, as the prophet Muhammad sallallahu alayhi wasallam did.
5- Men should go out wearing their finest clothes, perfume etc.When going out or in the presence of non-mahram men, women should avoid perfume. Women can wear their fine clothes so long as it is concealed by a full and complete, unadorned Hijab. When in female only environments, or among their mahram relatives, women may adorn themselves appropriately. My dear readers, let us remind ourselves that obedience to Allah takes precedence over all else.
6- Pray the Eid prayer in congregation
7- Congratulate one another! Taqabbal Allahu minnaa wa minkum (May Allah accept (the fast and worship) from us and from you)
8- Go out to pray one route, and return by another.
Check out the links above for more!
May Allah subhanahu wa ta’alaa grant us mercy from Him in this world and the next, may He accept our good deeds, expiate our sins and make us adhere to the Qur’an and sunnah of the beloved messenger Muhammad peace be upon him. May Allah unite us in jannat al firdaus. May Allah abundantly bless His final prophet Muhammad upon him be peace. ameen!
Remember us in your duas too in sha Allah!
Thurrock Muslim Bloggers
LAST TEN NIGHTS OF RAMADAN- QUICK TIPS!!!
ASALAMU ALAYKUM!
what types of worship can we do?
consistency…
keep us in your duas : )
May Allah have mercy on us all, wa sallallahu alaa nabiyinaa Muhammad salallahu alayhi wasallam
ameen!
Thurrock Muslims
7 days to the RAMADAN REVIVAL!
asalamu alaykum
We have a few days to go to the RAMADAN REVIVAL.
Here’s a short video reminder on physical sadaqah, by productive Muslim, jazakAllah khair
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qHTFkOVpmo
speaking of physical sadaqah, we would really appreciate if you came along to the event and if you could volunteer some help on the day, then that would be fabulous!
But, even if you just attend, that would be enough to make us…
s m i l e
jazakAllah khair, see you there in sha Allah.
It was narrated that Abu Hurairah and Abu Sa’eed bore witness that the Prophet(ﷺ) said:
“No people sit in a gathering remembering Allah, But the angels surround them, mercy covers them, tranquility descends upon them and Allah remembers them before those who are with Him.” [Sunan ibn Majah]
Let us be in a gathering where Allah is remembered, and may we be of those Allah forgives and rewards, for each of us are in desperate need for forgiveness and reward. Allahumma salli alaa muhammad peace be upon him. ameen.
Book here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ramadan-revival-tickets-17356612094
Thurrock Muslims
Madinah taraweeh day 2!
with French translation I believe.
peace and love
RAMADAN 1436!!!
Asalamu alaykum
Alhamdulillah, with great delight, we welcomed the special month of Ramadan officially on Wednesday 17th June 2015 (first taraweeh prayers/first night of Ramadan) and Thursday 18th June 2015 was the 1st day of Ramadan. Alhamdulillah for Allah’s favours on us and that He permitted us to witness another Ramadan, The Month of the Qur’an.
We ask Allah, The Most Generous, to bestow His abundant mercy on us and grant us the ability to gain piety and to fast for His sake alone, and may He reward us and forgive us and keep us sincere and help us to hold fast to the Qur’an and sunnah in word and deed. May Allah keep us strong to serve Him alone, and may Jannat al Firdaus be our final abode, Allahumma salli wasallim ala nabiyyina Muhammad sallallahu alayhi wasallam! ameen! ya Rab al Alameen!
10 things that bring about the Love of Allah – Ibn alQayyim
Asalamu alaykum!
10 things that bring about the Love of Allah – Ibn alQayyim
1. Recitation of the Qur’an with reflection and understanding of its meaning.
2. Seeking closeness to Allah by performing voluntary deeds after obligatory ones, for that leads one to the highest levels of love.
3. Remembering Allah in every situation by one’s time, heart and deeds. One’s share of that love is to the degree of one’s share with that remembrance.
4. Preferring what He loves to what you love when your desires are strong.
5. Allowing your heart to reflect on His Names and Attributes.
6. Reflecting on His many favours and blessings both the apparent ones and hidden ones, for that leads to His love.
7. Having your heart soften as it is worshipping Allah.
8. Being alone with Him in worship when He descends during the last third of the night. To invoke Him, to recite His speech (Quran), to stand with all sincerity (in prayer) and with good manners and good submission (humility) and to end that with repentance and seeking His forgiveness.
9. Sitting with those who are truthful in their love of Allah.
10. Staying away from all that creates barriers between the heart and Allah.
Say (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم to mankind): “If you (really) love Allah then follow me (i.e. accept Islamic Monotheism, follow the Qur’an and the Sunnah), Allah will love you and forgive you your sins. And Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.” [Qur’an chapter 3 verse 31]
May Allah enable us to be of those whom He loves and is pleased with, and those who practise what we preach, ya Salam, ya Rabb al alameen! Allahumma salli wasallim alaa nabiyinaa Muhammad!
(Jazakallah khair, courtesy of Sheikh Musleh Khan)
Thurrock Muslims
RAMADAN ROUND THE CORNER!
Bismillah
Asalamu alaykum all, Muslims in Thurrock, Basildon, Grays and worldwide. In Sha Allah everything’s good.
Can you believe it’s already one week into Sha’ban 1436, the month preceding Ramadan!
May Allah help us prepare and witness many Ramadan’s in total submission to Him alone and may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon His final messenger Muhammad sallallahu alayhi wasallam. ameen.
Here’s a short video on some beautiful dua’s and words of repentance we can make.
We are human, so we make mistakes and sin. And we sin, small or big sins, once or repeatedly. But don’t despair of Allah’s mercy. Allah is The Most Merciful, The Oft-Pardoning, The Perpetual Forgiver, so never think your sins are to big to be forgiven! Allah accepts us when we run back to Him sincerely repentant, so may Allah make us sincerely repent! ameen!
Oh, and do check out the previous post of the best form of seeking forgiveness,the Sheikh repeats that dua in Arabic in the video below, so be sure to listen!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7MGiMFL8L8&app=desktop
Peace
