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Determination of the New Moon

With Ramadaan having started we thought it would be good to re-publish this article from Professor Abu Zafar, which was first published in ‘The Light’ magazine in 1982. The article shows with...

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Ask the VM: Fixing the length of fasting during Summer

Question This year Ramadan falls during June, which makes the length of the fasting day in the Northern Hemisphere very long. Even in the UK, in the northern areas, duration of the fast is over 19...

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Press Release: Attack on Tunisia

We strongly condemn the heinous attacks on innocent people whether in France or Kuwait or Tunisia and urge the government to use all its resources to track the killers of innocent British nationals and...

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Press Release: July 7th Bombings

It was in July 1900 that, in his book called Jihad against the British, Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, the founder of this organisation wrote: Injustice pertainingto the rights of the creatures will be...

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Ramadan in the Jungle

Migrants in “the Jungle” in Calais have built a makeshift mosque so that they could observe Islamic customs in the camp. Channel 4 reporter, Fatima Manji found Muslims doing their best to mark the holy...

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Hazrat Ameer’s Eid ul Fitr Message

Those to whom We have given the Book follow it as it ought to be followed. These believe in it. And whoever disbelieves in it, these it is that are the losers. (2:121) Dear Sisters and Brothers,...

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Eid Ul Fitr Live Broadcast

Eid Mubarak dear Brothers and Sisters! We are at the end of the blessed month of Ramadan for 2015 and we hope it was a month in which you all were able to make meaningful changes which you can carry...

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I was forced to accept Islam

How did a woman who staunchly rejected any form of organised religion end up a Muslim? The Quran was appealing to my intellect. Offering me signs and then telling me to think, to ponder and consider....

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Live Friday Prayers – 4th September 2015

This live service is for those of you who are unable to attend a Mosque in person today, and for our members who are spread across the World. We are dedicated to spreading the true message of Islam – A...

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Live Broadcast: September 2015 Community Meeting

On the first Sunday of every month we open up the doors of our Mosque in Wembley for our ‘Community Meeting’. This live service is for those of you who are unable to attend a Mosque in person, and for...

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Poland rejects Muslim Refugees

The Independent is reporting; Thousands of protesters have gathered in several Polish cities, as right-wing groups rallied against plans to resettle refugees in Europe while counter-protesters marched...

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The Power of Words

We live in an age when people forget how hurtful and devastating words can be. People flippantly make comments on online platforms such as Facebook and Twitter with little regard to their effect.  I...

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Fire Breaks Out At Qadiani Mosque

Firefighters are tackling a large blaze at the Baitul Futuh mosque in Morden, south London. London Fire Brigade have said the blaze hit admin buildings and that the “mosque itself is thankfully...

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Police Raid on a Berlin Mosque

Some UK news media have carried a news item stating that ‘Berlin Mosque’ has been raided by the German police searching for terrorists. The name ‘Berlin Mosque’ is synanomous with the first mosque to...

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The Only Way To See Masjid Al Haram

The Saudi authorities have in recent years done their absolute best to pollute and ruin Mecca. If you visit and look up you can only see lines of cranes in the midst of construction or intimidating...

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Life and Death Crowd Control in Mecca

From wired.com- Planned for completion in 2017, the Abraj Kudai will be the biggest hotel in the world—12 towers, 10,000 hotel rooms, 70 restaurants, four helipads, a shopping mall, and a bus station....

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Europe’s Largest Mosque Opens in Russia

From ibtimes.com- The construction work of the mosque, which has been going on for ten years, has cost around $170 million. The mosque is capable of accommodating up to 10,000 worshippers...

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The Saudi Neglect

Having visited Saudi Arabia this year with her parents. She describes in detail the harsh policing, the aggressive crowds and the chaotic organisation that could have led to the death of her mother....

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Q&A: More Than One God in Islam?

The Question A reader asks – In Islam the name of God is The God or Al Ilah. Does this mean there are many Gods and He is The God? The Answer As Salaam Alaikum and thank you for your question. This is...

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US Government launches crowdfunding campaign to help Syrians

Salon is reporting- The U.S. launched a campaign this week on Kickstarter — a crowdfunding website on which people around the world can donate to fund proposed projects — to help provide aid to Syrian...

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