Eid-Ul-Adha

Eid- Ul- Adha is one of the special festivals of Muslim. Eid- Ul –Adha is also known as Bakr- Eid and festival of sacrifice. On this festival Muslims sacrifice their domestic animals like goat (Bakr- Eid), sheep, cow, camel etc. This sacrifice made by Muslims is a symbol of sacrifice made by prophet Abraham. Eid-…

Letter to the Foreign Secretaryon Goldstone Report on Gaza

The MCB has written to Rt. Hon. David Miliband, the Foreign Secretary, conveying its deep sadness and disappointment over the government’s decision to abstain from voting on the Goldstone Report (Report of the United Nations Fact Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict) in the General Assembly recently. The letter by the Secretary General of the Muslim Council…

Eid Mubarak

To all our brothers and sisters Taqabbalallâhu minnâ wa minkum “May Allah accept from us and you [our fasts and deeds]”.

Alhumdulillah – Wonderful Success

All praise is for Allah from who’s mercy the Islam Daawah Fest ’09 Brighton event became a wonderful success. With over 11,000 people attending and this included children of all ages, Islam Daawah Fest ’09 became the most successful event the Muslim community of Brighton and Hove has held supported by the BHMF. The BHMF owes a…

BHMF Secretary Interviewed in Emel

BHMF’s secretary, Daoud Clarke, has been interviewed in the recent issue of Emel, the Muslim lifestyle magazine, as part of an article about children of converts to Islam. Both his parents converted to Islam in Jerusalem, at the hand of Shaykh Muhammad al-Jamal. He says about the British Muslim identity, “There are many things in…

A Mecca in Hove

Al Medina Mosque has featured recently in OnRoute magazine. Located in Bedford place, the mosque has a capacity of 1,500. The magazine says, “Inside, the mosque is a serene space with no opulence or intricacy of interior design to distract from prayer. There are simply rows of books containing the teachings of Islam, bare walls…

Children’s Islamic Book Fair

On Saturday 19th June, Islam4children.com will be inshAllah holding a Children’s Islamic Book Fair from 10:30am to 1:30pm, at: Arabic Language School and Club, Hangleton Community Centre, Harmsworth Crescent, Hove. On sale will be items from one of the largest collections of children’s Islamic educational material in the UK, including books, posters, Arabic alphabet puzzles,…