In The Name of Allah The Compassionate Most Merciful

The Office of Sayyid Seestani in the Holy city of Najaf informs Momineen that His Eminence (long may he live) has ascertained that tomorrow Thursday is the first day of the blessed month of Ramadhan in most Islamic countries, Iraq and all Arab countries, Iran, Pakistan, Indonesia, Malaysia and also India and Australia, African countries and South America, the United States and parts of Canada.

For most European regions like the United Kingdom, Ireland, France, Germany, Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands, Scandinavian countries and most parts of Canada the day after tomorrow, Friday 13 August 2010, will be the first day of the blessed month. We ask Allah Almighty to let this be a month of Khair and Baraka for all Muslims.

The Office of Sayyid Seestani
Holy city of Najaf
Wednesday night

The following is a press release sent by the Hilal Advisory Team of CoEJ:

Marhoom Ayatullah Al Khoi (RA)

Based on the ruling of unity of horizons, and sharing of the night, there is a distinct possibility of sighting the crescent in South America and areas westwards on 10^th August 2010. Europe shares the night with these regions.

Hilal Advisory Team has achieved itmi’naan over many years on astronomical calculations that meet a certain criteria. The crescent for Ramadhan 1431 is positioned well above the criteria in many regions mentioned above.

Please see below relevant ruling of Marhoom Ayatullah Al Khoi

“1741. The first date of a month is not proved by the prediction of the astronomers. However, if a person believes in what they say or is satisfied with it, he should act according to their statement.”

Based on above 1^st Ramdhan 1431 begins on Wednesday 11^th August 2010 for followers of Marhoom Ayatullah Al Khoi (RA). We have also received news of confirmed sighting from Shia Islamic Community of Bolivia at 3:30 AM that the crescent has been sighted in La Paz, Bolivia.

Hilal Advisory Team (HAT) of CoEJ

Mahe Ramadhan 1431 programme at Hujjat Imambara, Stanmore, will commence on Wednesday 11^th August 2010 at 7.15pm with Darsa, Dua's, Salaat, Iftaar and Lecture. For further details of all programmes, please check the latest issue of the newsletter or programme information column. For ease of reference, we have prepared  an updated Timings for London for the month of Ramadhan 1431 (updated on 11 Aug 2010). Children's early programme will commence on Thursday 12 August 2010 at 1.15pm with Zuhr Salaat. Please remember each other during the Holy Month and May Allah (SWT) accept ALL our actions.

Aims & Objectives:

YDD enters its 3^rd year and with the blessings of the Almighty, is moving from strength to strength. It is however important that the aims and objectives of YDD are made transparent for all so that we can work together for the betterment of our children and youth.

YDD has been set up to act as a “refresher programme” for our youngsters particularly in the recitation of Dua’s commonly recited during the Holy Month of Ramadhan. The emphasis is to polish, brush-up and enhance the level of recitation of Dua’s.

Entry Criteria:

To allow YDD to meet its objective, it is important that those attending are able to recite “big” Qur’an fluently. (For those children attending SIM, this is equivalent to Intermediate Level or higher.)

Your child may be required to be pre-screened upon registration to ensure they meet the above criteria.

We appreciate that there may be children who fall short of the above requirement, but at this stage, due to limited resources at our disposal, we can only accept children who demonstrate the above criteria.

As far as age criteria goes, provided the above criteria is first met, we will accept children between the ages 4 to 16 boys and 4 to 13 girls.

Dua classes:

YDD will cater for recitation of the following Dua’s: 3 Short Dua’s (recited after Maghrib/Eisha Salaat); Dua Iftetah and Dua Jawshan Kabeer.

Dates:

Registration and pre-screening will be held on Thursday 27^th May 2010 at 8pm and Thursday 3^rd June 2010. Formal classes will commence on Thursday 3^rd June 2010 and run every Thursday until 5^th August 2010 with the exception of Thursday 8^th July 2010.

Main Hall / ELC allocation:

A child wishing to recite one of the 3 Dua’s taught within YDD will need to be screened by the YDD teachers before their name is submitted to the Mukhi sub-committee for allocation. (This applies to both boys and girls)

Download the registration form here.

10 years ago, the community lost a father figure, someone who had dedicated his life to raising our Khoja community to heights. With his departure, our community worldwide lost a leader, a scholar, a worker who had shaped the future of our community. Today, we are reaping the fruits of all his efforts in settling the various European Communities.

Whilst he was a figure known throughout the world, the KSIMC of London is proud to have been associated with such a personality.

The KSIMC of London, Stanmore, owes its existence to this far sighted personality and, on the 10^th Anniversary of his departure from this world, we are honoured to hold a memorial day.

The Mulla Asghar Memorial Day will be held on Monday 31^st May and the programme will start in Stanmore centre with Dhuhrayn Namaz and finish at around 3pm with lunch.

We would appreciate if you can honour us with your presence at this function.

The programme will be open to all, ladies and gents.

Salaams and Dua's

Mustafa Jaffer

President, KSIMC of LONDON

FCP (Friday Community Programme)

Lecture by Muallim Mehdi Hasan

on

"Islam and Intolerance in the 21^st Century"

Friday 25^th June at 7.30pm with Dua-e-Samaat

Dinner will be served

The Holy Prophet (SWT) has said "No House has been built in Islam more beloved in the sight of Allah than through marriage." With the aim of helping to create strong marriages, and help people make the correct decisions in choosing a spouse, the Birmingham Matchmakers Forum under the KSIMC of Birmingham Jamaat have organised a programme for those looking to get married entitled "HOW DO YOU KNOW YOU HAVE FOUND YOUR LIFE PARTNER?" A four hour interactive session to help with your search for your soulmate !

The aim of the programme is to help the participants focus on what matters to them to help them make the right choices. The function is lead by Brother Abbas Merali and Sister Shaheen Merali authors of the book "FROM MARRIAGE TO PARENTHOOD: THE HEAVENLY PATH."

The function is being held on Saturday 22nd May 2010 at the Syeda Zainab Hall in Birmingham. It starts at 2:30PM and ends at 6:30PM with dinner. There are only 15 places for gents and 15 places for ladies, full hijaab is respectfully requested. There is no charge to attendees however participants are required to pre-book by Thursday 20th May 2010 by contacting Brother Kasim Sumar on email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya 1431

Lessons from the Life of Bibi Fatema (A)

Series of Lectures in English in the ELC

by

Muallim Mohammed al-Hilli

Fri 14th May to Tuesday 18th May 2010