Eastbourne Mosque

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  • Newsletter May 2019

    Assalamu Alaikoum Brothers and Sisters in Islam,

    Eid Prayer

    Eid salah will be held in the masjid at 8 am; date will be confirmed in due time inshallah. 4 volunteers will man the car park, volunteers will organise seating inside the mosque.

    Dr Rajap will be the Volunteer Doctor on duty supported by first aiders to offer any medical help if needed. Volunteers will organise the care of children and safety on the balcony. We ask everyone to perform wudu at home before coming to the masjid. This will relieve congestion.

    Br Sheriff will be in charge of donation boxes and sale of items as usual Br Marwan.

    Security

    There will be two security guards and one uniformed police officer.

    Car Park

    Please use Junction Road Car Park which opens at 7am. Only cash accepted there; £1 for the first hour, £1.80 for two hours. Please car share or walk to the mosque to avoid congestion

    Fire Safety

    In case of fire, use the nearest exit point.

    Disabled Facilities

    Ladies will be in the lift area downstairs.

    Mosque Update

    Maa sha Allah, the construction of the mosque has progressed very well and almost completed. We have been here for a year now. It is great to see the mosque in daily use and visitors praising the atmosphere and overall structure of the mosque. We thank everybody for their contributions and efforts especially the team of volunteers.

    As announced previously, the second floor will be built very soon. This will provide more space for prayer and classroom.

    Visits

    We were delighted to welcome Qari Abu Bakr Al-Shatri to lead taraweeh prayer. This was highly appreciated by all and funds were raised via Islamic Relief to help our needy brothers and sisters. May Allah reward you for your generosity and support.

    Our mosque and our community are being recognised for the generosity and we are getting increasing number of requests from neighbouring mosques: Bexhill, Tunbridge Wells, Peacehaven and Seahaven to raise funds at Eastbourne.

    Education

    In shaa Allah, madrassah is progressing well for 100 children. Thank you to all teachers for being an excellent educator! We know teachers like you are not easy to find. We appreciate your time, your patience, your ability to make learning interesting, and your smile :). Thank you for preparing the next generation.

    Money generated from madrassah is used to pay the teachers and buy books and teaching materials.
    Please contact Imam or Brother Kareem for detail and admissions.

    Maintenance of the Mosque

    We want to express our appreciation for your generosity in support of EICC and the mosque. Your personal commitment is incredibly helpful and allowed us to reach our goal. Your assistance means so much to the masjid but even more to the community. Thank you from all of us. Maintenance is costly and we appeal to the community for a regular donation through Direct Debit In shaa Allah. It is your donations and income generation initiatives that will ensure we continue to provide existing and new services. All donations and money collected every week is used to pay staff, security guards, repairs, heating, lighting, phone, water and sewage. We are breaking even at the moment. All money collected every week is going out as expenses.

    FiancesInOut
    Month May 2019 May 2019
    Education £2774 £1340
    EICC ACC £5517.26 £12,027.06

    Volunteers and volunteering opportunities

    Alone we can do so little, Together we can do so much.
    Islam sees volunteer as a productive and beneficial form of helping others in need or sadaqa. It does not have to be in the form of wealth, it is you helping others with anything that you can do. Volunteering helps connect with other people and strengthen friendship and brotherhood.

    Together we can achieve more. Volunteers are needed for the following:

    Can you offer couple of hours per week to help with these community projects:

    • Health Information Service: Medical advice, signposting to healthcare services, Basic Health Screening. Mental Health, Contact Dr Baig
    • Free Legal Advice: Empowering consumers know your rights. Contact Taleb/Sr. Fozia
    • English Language: Empowering our community. Can you teach ESOL? Contact Taleb/Sr. Fozia
    • Dawah: Presenting Islam to the wider community (open days, inviting neighbours to the masjid; Community Development/Youth Worker. Contact Br Khalil
    • Education: Supporting the teachers and children. Contact Imam/Taleb
    • Adult Basic Education: For adults who need to improve their reading, writing, speaking, problem solving, and computation skills.
    • Maintenance: Small repairs, painting, woodwork, tidying outside. Contact Sheriff

    What has been achieved?

    1. Security guard for school and Taraweeh prayers
    2. Kitchen fitted and ready
    3. Main entrance doors ready and fitted
    4. Sisters emergency and evacuation exit ready
    5. Security cameras in place
    6. Car Park to be sorted
    7. Strong Madrassah in action

    Future

    1. Second floor construction
    2. Consolidate existing services
    3. Formulate a two year plan and vision
    4. Resume fund raising to execute vision
    5. Initiate collaborative events with other Masjids

    Contacts

    Ladies Section – Mrs. Fozia Malik 07828739674 (Organiser)
    Imam Abdelrahim Tel: 07753354224

    Directors of EICC:
    Taleb Durgahee 07886131518 (Chairperson)
    Dr. Ilyas Baig 07730949600 (Deputy Chair)
    Khalil Haddad 07414441444 (Managing Director)
    Sheriff Koomar 07967975272 (Financial Director)

    May Allah accept all our good deeds and guide us on the right path.
    Ameen

  • June 2018 Update

    Assalamu’alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh Brothers and Sisters in Islam,

    Alhumdulillah work has resumed after the holy month of Ramadan. You will notice the bollards on the side of the building and the design of the front entrance are being built to make the entrance safer and more secure. These things are to do with safety and security only and nothing else.

    You will also notice on the left side of the Mosque, the stairs which have been added for the ladies and children is a requirement for fire regulations. It is a fire exit, built in such a way that the ladies can leave their shoes and buggies downstairs and access the praying area upstairs so, these stairs will be used as a dual purpose.

     

    In front of the Mosque, there is a lovely circular structure (planter) being constructed. This will give an added Islamic feature to complement our Mosque.

     

    Brothers and Sisters as always all these great achievements and progress could not have been done without your generous donations, patience, and continuous support. To maintain our Mosque and the ongoing development we still require your involvement and your generous donations. May Allah bless all your good intentions.

    EICC

     

  • Busy first few days!

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

    Ramadan Mubarak!

    As you can imagine, at Eastbourne Mosque we have had a busy few days welcoming our community to its new home!

    In that spirit we would love to share with you some videos from our first few days since opening!

    First Taraweeh In New Eastbourne Mosque – 16th May 2018

     

    First Iftar in New Mosque – 17th May 2018

     

    First Jummah In New Mosque – 18th May 2018

     

    Remember, Taraweeh prayer starts from 11pm. We hope to see you there.

     

    Jazakom Allah khair.

  • May 2018 Update

    May 2018 Update

    Assalamwalaikoum brothers and sisters in Islam,

     

    This is our last jummah here and the next one will be in our new mosque. We thank the management of this community hall and the community around here in Langney for accommodating us and enabling us to fulfil our religious duty.

     

    The first taraweeh will be the first time the entire community will be entering the mosque in sha Allah. It is a moment of great happiness. There will be volunteers guiding people around the wudu area and the way to enter the mosque from the front main door.

     

    It is important that we put our shoes and sandals in the shoe racks and keep our front entrance clean and tidy. Please dispose of tissues in the bins. There may be problem with the sewage connection which has been delayed in the men section. For the ladies, there is no problem

     

    The first iftar is very symbolic and we want to invite the whole community to come and break their fast together. Iftar will be in two stages. After azaan there will be water, milk, dates, fruits to break our fast. After Maghreb prayer, there will be food. Please stay for some food. As usual, the food is paid by groups of volunteers and no donation money will be used for this event.

     

    The carpet will be covered with tarpaulin to ensure the mosque does not get dirty, and smell of food. It is important that we keep all food items and drinks on the tarpaulin. We do not want to waste food and therefore we urge those serving food to be careful and do not overload the plates. By all means people can have second helpings.

     

    In order to reduce waste, we will not be providing water for Taraweeh. We ask people to bring their own bottle and water.

     

    Unfortunately, the car park will not be available and we urge everybody to park away from the mosque. Please make sure there is no congestion around the mosque and reduce the noise level so that the neighbours are not disturbed.

     

    We are pleased to share with you that Sr Fozia Malik is coordinating the ladies section. We look forward to more ladies and girls engaging with the mosque to make it a good community centre.

     

    Finally, we have our building completed but building only does not make a mosque. We want our community to come and pray in it. It is built as a centre for prayer, for education and for social activities.

     

    We thank everybody, the local, national and international community who have donated, helped, worked tirelessly behind the scenes, the jummah team, the ladies and the children who have collected funds, to make things happen and realise our mosque by the grace of Allah.

     

    We look forward to welcoming you all in the new mosque In sha Allah.

     

    Jazakom Allah khair,

     

    EICC

  • April 2018 Update

    Assalamwalaikoum brothers and sisters in Islam,

    We have very good news to share with you and the entire community.

     

    First good news is that we have raised enough money to complete Phase 1 of the construction. Phase 1 is the mosque is ready for prayer and the entire community has access to the new mosque.

    The local and international Muslim community have been generous and your donations for Allah’s sake have made everything possible. We thank Almighty Allah for helping us all to build His House in Eastbourne. “Whosoever builds for Allah a mosque, Allah will reward him similar to it in paradise.” (Bukhari) inShaAllah.

    “Whosoever shares in building a mosque for Allah, even if it is as small as a bird’s nest, Allah (S.W.T.) will build for him a house in Paradise.” (Ahmad) inShaAllah. It is sadaqua jariya (on going charity).

     

    The second good news is that we will have some money left over which will help us run the mosque for few months. The running costs of the mosque will be substantial and we look forward to your continued donations inshaAllah. Please give generously so that we can maintain the mosque and provide new services.

     

    We have plans for Phase 2:

    We are in negotiation with British Rail to purchase the land next to the railway. InShaAllah this will provide valuable and secure outdoor space for our children and for other outdoor functions.

    InSha Allah we also intend to build a third floor to create more rooms for more activities

    We have InShaAllah ambitious plans to make the mosque self sufficient by generating income and by providing religious, social and educational initiatives. For these items we will make special appeals to raise the necessary funds.

     

    Finally, we are delighted to announce the mosque will be ready for Ramadan. The first taraweeh will be in the mosque inshaAllah. As we all know, mosque is where Allah (subhana wa tala) is glorified, praised and remembered. Unite the Community and Encourage brotherhood: Establishes large gatherings of Muslims. InShaAllah, we look forward to everyone breaking their fast together in Ramadan at the mosque.

     

    We urge the community to come forward and fill the mosque every day and night to make this unique Ramadan 2018 a time to be remembered for ever in the history of our mosque InShaAllah.

     

    EICC Committee

  • First Prayer at new mosque

    First Prayer at new mosque

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

    Thank you for coming to the Mosque for the guided tour of the new mosque on Sunday 10 December.

    It has been a pleasure to show everyone the various additional developments. We believe now we have a vastly improved and bigger mosque with all the facilities including janaza storage ablution and salah.

    All this has been possible because we have a strong Muslim community in Eastbourne blessed by Allah. It is His will that Eastbourne has His House. We will have the modern education facilities to ensure our children and adults have a good Standard of Islamic Education.

     

    However we’re still short of funds and the sooner we are able to have more funds, the sooner we will complete the Mosque and or the community to have access to the Mosque. We know the community has donated a lot of money and I can assure you that every penny has been used to its maximum effect and value. We urge you to make an effort to donate whatever you can and let’s complete our mosque comprehensively.

    Finally I wish to share with you that the first Azaan was called on Sunday at Zuhr time, Imam Abdel Rahim led the first prayer and then gave a beautiful reminder that the mosque is here and our thoughts should also focus on the next generation. It was a fantastic feeling praying in the new mosque.

    May Allah help us raise the remaining funds quickly so that we can move into the new mosque soon.

    Thank you to everyone who pulled together to make it a great and memorable day.

     

    Jazakom Allahu khairan