Eastbourne Mosque

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  • Ramadan 2021 Quran Classes

    Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullah wa barakatuh brothers and sisters in Islam,

    Eastbourne Mosque is delighted to share with our community daily Quran recitation and tajweed classes for both brothers and sisters via Zoom.

  • Ramadan 2021 & COVID-19 Changes

    Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullah wa barakatuh brothers and sisters in Islam,

    Alhamdulillah, we are blessed to have our Mosque open for Ramadan this year. We still have to adhere to the government guidelines of keeping ourselves and others safe. There are a few points we would like to remind the community of.

    • Everyone must wear a face mask unless they are exempt.
    • Everyone must bring their own Musallah (prayer mat) and shoe bags.
    • Everyone must maintain social distance and not exchange handshakes at any time.
    • There must be no congregating inside or outside of the Mosque anytime.
    • Try to share transportation to avoid congestion around the Mosque.
    • If you are driving to the Mosque kindly park your car facing towards the fence to avoid disturbance to our neighbours with the lights.
    • Please kindly help yourself and others by following our advice.

    There will be Taraweeh this Ramadan the duration will be 1 hour (20 rakahs). You may leave at any time but we ask you to do so without disturbing people in worship and our neighbours when departing.

    Unfortunately due to the current pandemic, there will be no Iftar shared. Nor will there be any Itikaf.

    Everyone (brothers & sisters) will need to register online to attend Taraweeh as you all have been doing for Friday Jummah.

    We are aware that not everyone will be able to attend the Mosque. So we are planning for our community for those who can not attend Jummah and Taraweeh live streaming via Zoom. There will be also two Quran recitation sessions every day via Zoom. For sisters at 5 pm and Brothers at 6:30 pm. Zoom details to be confirmed.

    We encourage you all to donate towards the Mosque as it is the month of Charity. May Allah accept our Fast, Quran recitation, Charity, Taqwa, Duaa and repentance.

    EICC thanks the community for your continued cooperation, support and understanding.

    May Allah swt keep us all safe and well.

    Jazakhallah khair

  • COVID-19 Update: Madrasah Closure

    Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullah wa barakatuh brothers and sisters in Islam,

    In line with the Government’s latest advice, the Mosque will be closing its Madrasah for the time being and until further notice in an our effort to help control the spread of Coronavirus.

    Please remember to wash your hands regularly, wear a mask/face covering when out in public, limit your interactions with those outside your household/support bubble and follow to the social distancing measures.

    EICC thanks the community for your continued cooperation, support and understanding.

    May Allah swt keep us all safe and well.

    Jazakhallah khair

  • COVID-19 Update: Re-opening of Eastbourne Mosque

    Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullah wa barakatuh brothers and sisters in Islam,

    In line with the Government’s latest advice, the Mosque will be re-opening from Thursday 3rd December 2020 for all five daily prayers as well Friday Jummah prayer.

    Kindly please ensure that you DO NOT interact with anyone outside your household/support bubble as per the Government’s guidance when attending the Mosque. Our COVID officers will be monitoring this.

    In view of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, we are continuing the use of the online booking system for registering attendance to Jummah / Friday prayers.

    As of THIS Friday (4th December 2020) we ask that you please continue to book on using this link:

    Book Now

    If for any reason you are experiencing problems with the link then please let me know and book directly with Eventbrite (platform we are using to manage this) via this link.

    For those within our community without access to internet/smartphone than please contact Br Khalil on 07414441444 who will be more than happy to manually book you onto the system.

    EICC will keep its policy under review and continue to respond to Government guidance.

    As we start returning back to normality, it is very important that we all remain to be extremely vigilant and careful to limit the risk of spreading the virus in order to protect one another as well as ourselves.

    EICC thanks the community for your continued cooperation, support and understanding.

    May Allah swt keep us all safe and well.

    Jazakhallah khair

  • Temporary Closure Of The Masjid

    In accordance with the Government’s decision to institute the national lockdown, the masjid will be closed from this Thursday 5th November 2020. There will be no Fajr prayer.

    There will be no facility for individual prayer or Jummah until further notice.

    Madrassa

    The madrassa will continue to stay open and children will continue to attend classes as usual. The government is encouraging schools and universities to stay open and not to disrupt the children’s education. Teachers and children will continue to implement the existing necessary measures to safeguard the children (Wash Hands- Cover face-Make Space)

    • Wash hands – Keep washing your hands regularly
    • Cover face – Wear a face covering in enclosed spaces
    • Make space – Stay at least 2 metres apart – or 1 metre with a face covering or other precautions

    Parents will not be allowed to enter the mosque.

    EICC will keep its policy under review and respond to Government guidance.

    EICC thank the community for your cooperation and understanding.

    May Allah keep us all safe and well.

    Jazakhallah khair

    EICC Trustees

  • New Friday / Jummah Prayer Booking System

    Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullah wa barakatuh brothers and sisters in Islam,

    In view of the current COVID-19 pandemic we are implementing an online booking system for registering your attendance to Jummah / Friday prayers.

    As of THIS Friday (9th October 2020) we ask that you please book on using this link:

    Book Now

    If for any reason you are experiencing problems with the link then please let me know and book directly with Eventbrite (platform we are using to manage this) via this link.

    For those within our community without access to internet/smartphone than please contact Br Khalil on 07414441444 who will be more than happy to manually book you onto the system.

    Jazakhallah khair and may Allah swt accept all of our good deeds

  • COVID-19 Update: Immediate Closure of Mosque

    VERY IMPORTANT NOTICE

    Information has been made available to EICC that a member of our community has been attending prayers in the mosque while members of his family have tested positive for Covid-19.

    It is deeply regrettable that this has happened.

    EICC has taken swift action in establishing the reliability of this information. Consequently, the mosque is closed from tonight as a precautionary measure until further notice.

    There will be no facility for Jummah tomorrow and no daily prayers.

    EICC appeals to the community to stay away from the mosque until further notice

    EICC advises any member of our community who may be affected showing signs of infection or worried or may have been in contact with the person concerned to contact NHS Test and Trace (Telephone 119). You must self-isolate for at least 10 days. Anyone else in your household must self-isolate for 14 days from when you started having symptoms.

    EICC thank the community for your cooperation and understanding

    Jazakhallah khair

    EICC Trustees

  • COVID-19 Update: Re-Opening of our mosque

    Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullah wa barakatuh brothers and sisters in Islam,

    The EICC SG group met to discuss the possibility of opening the mosque.

    All of us want the mosque open but we face organisation problems and have become more aware of the risk and difficulties of controlling the situation. It must also be said that some people don’t want the mosque open too soon.

    It appears that we should wait a bit longer rather than rushing with the re-opening

    So, although we would want our mosque to be open, reluctantly the mosque will stay closed as the risks are very high and we have been unable to appoint a COVID-19 officer nor recruit enough volunteers to manage the social distancing.

    The decision at the moment is the mosque will stay closed until further notice and staff will continue to be on furlough.

    Don’t forget, you can still continue to support our Mosque through donating.

    May Allah guide us on the right path during these difficult times.

    Jazak Allahu khayran

  • COVID-19 – Remote Activities

    Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullah wa barakatuh brothers and sisters in Islam,

    In light of the current closure of the mosque in view of the current events and unprecedented situation we are taking extra steps to make sure we can reach everyone and that you can remain to be connected with your mosque.

    Activities

    We are pleased to annunce that to everyone that all of our activities (i.e. Arabic adult classes, Seerah classes, Tafseer classes, Tajweed classes and our youth talks) will continue to go ahead via ZOOM.

    You can tune in through your computer/phone/tablet and join in our classes wherever you are, ensuring we maintain appropriate social distancing but also a link with your local community.

    We will aim to circulate the Meeting ID via social media (Facebook/Instagram/WhatsApp & Twitter inshaAllah very soon) shortly before the normal start times.

    May Allah swt protect us and see us through these difficult times.

    Jazakom Allah khair

  • Temporary Mosque Closure – COVID-19

    Assalamwalaikoum Brothers and Sisters in Islam,

    We all know that the Coronavirus (COVID-19) is very serious, more people are becoming infected and death toll is rising nationally.

    EICC has taken advice and has followed developments in UK and overseas very closely. We have taken on board the views of our community, our management group our Imam and the latest government guidance.

    We thank our community for expressing their opinions and views during the consultation period. Your input has been very helpful as the closure of our mosque is the most difficult decision. It’s a decision that needs religious clarity and courage.

    After careful consideration of: all the facts, risks and your opinions, EICC has taken the decision to temporerily close the mosque with immediate effect from tonight until further notice.

    We ask our community to pray at home from Fajr tomorrow.

    We pray that Allah swt accepts our decision and bless us all with His mercy.

    Community Support

    Let us take this time to take care of ourselves and community during this difficult period Self-isolate yourselves if needed and look after our families our community. Please remember our community in your prayer and duas.

    If anybody needs advice or help with anything such as shopping please do not hesitate to contact us via whatsapp or email eastbournemosque@yahoo.co.uk

    If you need to talk to Imam he is available on the phone