On the 25th of January MINAB held MosquesLeadership 2020 event at Minhaj Welfare Foundation in Manchester. The program, which the participants showed great interest, started at 12:30 and lasted five hours. The conference was opened by Imam Qari Asim, chair of MINAB and Moin Azmi, trustee & vice chair of MINAB. The event covered three […]
I was deeply moved this week by the images of Muslim and Jewish leaders visiting the former Nazi German death camp, Auschwitz, together to share Jewish and Islamic prayers of commemoration, days before the 75th anniversary of the site’s liberation. To be among the children of Holocaust survivors and members of the Islamic and Jewish […]
Today marks the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Nazi Germany concentration camp Auschwitz, where millions of Jews were systematically murdered because of their faith and identity. I recall the unforgettable experience of visiting Auschwitz with Faith Leaders, seeing the eerie piles of glasses, combs and human hair of the victims of genocide vividly reminded […]
Imam Qari Asim is one of the country’s leading voices who have signed a joint letter, along with leading figures from the worlds of culture, sport, faith, civil society and business to demand the 2020s be a “decade of reconnection”. Imam Qari Asim, the chair of the Mosques and Imams National Advisory Board, said a […]
MINAB is encouraging Imams to complete this very short survey, which will help us understand about Imams and their day to day work. Are you an imam or do you know one well? If so, we’d love to hear from you! Working closely with Masaajid and council of mosques around Britain we are compiling an […]
As a year ends and we look towards #NewBeginnings, it’s an opportunity to say #ThankYou, and pause for some reflection. More than trillion Thanks to the Lord for His immense Mercy and Blessings. Thank you to all the amazing people in our lives, in particular, our family members, who continue to selflessly support us, bring […]
As we make personal #NewYearResolutions, let’s also consider some national and global challenges, which directly or indirectly affect us. Of course, any year brings its challenges. But the real test is not whether challenges come; it’s how you face them. One of the ways to tackle these challenges is to focus on Reconnecting in 2020: […]
“The Terrorist attack on London Bridge on 29 November is utterly condemned. Our thoughts are with families of two people who have died and another three who have been injured in this stabbing attack. The continued targeting of fellow citizens fills me with utter revulsion and it is an aberration to all people of faith and goodwill. […]
Inter Faith Week 2019 will take place between Sunday 10 and Sunday 17. MINAB urges Mosques and Imams to actively participate in interfaith activities, and deepen their experiences of people of other faiths and beliefs. Britain is a multi-faith and multi-belief society. It is important that everyone in Britain engages positively with those of […]
Members of MINAB are extremely anxious about the curfew and lock down in Jammu & Kashmir which has been on-going since 5 August 2019. MINAB has been working closely with many Imams, given the deep sadness and dismay that their congregations in particular, and the Muslim community in general, has been experiencing over the harrowing […]