BMCC

The Bobbersmill Community Centre (BMCC) is a thriving centre which serves the local and national communities. The centre hosts a plethora of activities for children, youth and adults. If we started to write down the number of activities performed here, we would run out of hosting space on our ISP (yes, we do have a sense of humour!). On a more serious note the centre is a unique blueprint for Islamic community organisations up and down the country. We say this because, we host services for Men and Women, boys and girls, eg an Ofsted Registered Nursery, Sports Centre, Ash-Shifa Mosque, Quranic School & Memorisation Class, Arabic Classes, regular Study Circles and Firdaus Burial Soceity. The Karimia Institutes flagship projects of Radio Dawn and the MYDP is also hosted at the BMCC.(I think we forgot to mention the original Karimia Masjid is still in Hyson Green and is also active in Deen and Dawah activities)

Dawah

Our mission statement is simple, Insha-Allah: "Promoting moral, Social and Spiritual development through worship, Education and recreation for today's Society"

The Karimia Institute is a centre for worship, education, training and self-development and the scope and variety of its activities are focussed on bringing about spiritual reawakening of the individual.

Spirituality is the sense of closeness to the creator of the universe, the wish to please him and the quest to recognise him. Our aim is to help people re-discover this great potential through learning, serving and caring.

Radio Dawn

Tune into the only full time Islamic radio station in Nottingham and listen to live interviews, lectures by renowned scholars, public service announcements, a calendar of events, call-ins, Quran recitation, events, current affairs, live adhan, nasheeds and much, much more. Radio Dawn presents shows in English, Urdu, Arabic, Bengali, Somalian and Pushtu.

To call into the studio, dial +44 (0)115 8411 800 or +44 (0)115 8411 900
Tune in to us now, on 107.6fm, or click here to listen online

Youth Work

Muslim Youth Development Project (MYDP)

A new exciting project that works with Muslims aged 16-25, developing leadership skills and encouraging community volunteering. The mission statement of the MYDP is "To empower and educate Muslim Young people between 16-25, through their leisure-time activities, to develop their hysical, moral and spiritual capacities so that they may become active members of British society." - www.mydpyouth.com

Invitation Magzine

“Invite to the path of your Lord with wisdom and beautiful preaching. Reason with them in the most courteous manner.
For your Lord knows best those who go stray from His path and those who are rightly guided” (Nahl:125)

Visit the new look Invitation Magazine website here .

Please send your correspondence or subscription requests to: FREEPOST RLZY - SHYT - HXSS Nottingham NG3 7AR

Dr Musharraf Hussain

Dr Musharraf Hussain is the director of the Karimia Institute in Nottingham, UK. Dr Musharraf grew up in Halifax, where he memorised the Quran. As a scientist for many years, he left the laboratory to dedicate his life to the deen. Initially he studied under the guidance of Justice Pir Muhammad Karam Shah, and later at al-Azhar University in Cairo. His commitment to reviving the message of Islam in today’s society is multi-dimensional, and he is engaged many activities at a local, national and international level. Click here to see Dr Musharraf's personal website.

Message from Christian-Muslim Forum

The inhumane attacks on the homes of Pakistani Christians which resulted in the deaths of eight people is a major crime. Senior Muslim scholars from Pakistan personally known to me, have unambiguously condemned this as a serious crime, and a sin. They have shown their solidarity and extended hands of friendship to the bereaved Christian families. Amongst these scholars are the following: Pir Ameen al Hassanat, spiritual leader of the Chishtia order; Allama Syed Riaz Hussain Shah, President of Jammat ahl Sunna and Haji Fazal Karim. Our British charity Muslim Hands has already visited the affected Christians to provide support to the victims and will continue to do so.

I would like the Pakistani High Commissioner in London to do two things to stop this kind of violence against minorities ever happening again:

1. Ensure that the police take seriously the issues of minorities and their treatment. This tragic incident could have been averted if the Pakistani police had taken notice of the Muslim-Christian tensions in the area.

2. Amend the blasphemy law so that it cannot be abused, or exploited, by extremists and others.

On behalf of British Muslims I urge the Pakistani government to take special measures to give respect and full rights, as well as protection, to our Christians neighbours.

I would also like to appeal to the British government to take positive action in promoting trust building and peace and reconciliation amongst Christians and Muslims in Pakistan.

Musharraf Hussain OBE, DL
Chair, Christian Muslim Forum