Our Activities

Worshipping Related Activities:

1. Five-times congregational prayers a day.
2. Friday congregational prayer and speech.
3. Taraweeh congregational night prayer (Eight Ruk’ah and Witr Salah) throughout the month of Ramadan. qualified Qur’an Readers can be invited or employed to lead the Taraweeh prayers.
4. ‘Eid prayer and festival’ in the Open twice a year. This is a free-of-charge full-day family event. It starts with a congregational prayer and speech. The ‘Eid prayer and festival’ is held currently at Victoria Park, Leicester as agreed with the Leicester City Council. There is a large marquee installed by a professional company with health & safety in mind. Free of charge refreshments, entertainments, live or recorded Islamic songs- as the budget permits-, cultural and art activities – as the circumstances permit-, ground and inflatable funfair rides and other recreational activities and performances are provided.  The Eid festival is basically an Islamic event, but it is open to all people of any faith, age, gender and social background.
5. Please refer to the Masjid website and Eid Festival website links.

 

Financial Charitable Activities:

1. Collection and distribution of Zakat-ul-Mal (Islamic mandatory alms or poor-due). This is given as grants to poor Muslim individuals who are known to the LCA trustees and/or members of the Masjid-us-Sunnah Committee or to defined Islamic charities (Who undertake the task of Zakat-ul-Mal distribution nationally or abroad).
2. Collection and distribution of Zakat-ul-Fitr (Islamic compulsory Ramadan breakfasting alms). This is distributed to the Muslim individuals and/or families in need amongst Leicester Community or elsewhere.
3. Collection and distribution of charity money (known in Islam as ‘Sadaqah‘) to needy students or other persons of the general public and their families as the budget permits and as the LCA trustees decide it is applicable. The applicants should be known to at least one of the LCA trustees and/or members of the Masjid-us-Sunnah committee.
4. Fridays appeal for various charity organisations.
5. Everyday breakfast meal (known in Islam as ‘Iftar‘) throughout the month of Ramadan (Mainly for students, the needy and the homeless -Non-Muslims can be invited to the ‘Iftar‘ too.)

 

General Islamic Education Activity Plan:

10. Neighbourhood open-day up to twice a year with the exhibition, screen education and distribution of Islamic books, booklets and digital materials – as they may be available.
11. Educational events in the Leicester City Centre up to once a year with distribution of snacks, refreshments, food and Islamic booklets and discs
12. Inviting non-Muslims to the daily Iftar meal in Ramadhan (See above)
13. Web site, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube
14. Lesson from Hadith (Teachings and practices of the Prophet SAAW) series
15. Friday Speeches series
16. Frequently Asked Questions series
17. Ask Imam series
18. Tuesday day Circle (Qur’an recitation and general Islamic topics for women)
19. Thursday day Circle (General Islamic education for women)
20. Friday evening Circle (General education in Arabic and English for men)
21. Sunday evening Circle (Qur’an recitation and general Islamic topics for men)
22. Thursday evening Circle (Fiqh – Islamic Jurisprudence – in English for men)
23. Please refer to the Masjid website and Eid Festival website links.