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Question: Do you have time/space for women to ask questions or seek advice?

Answer: To seek Imam’s advice or ask questions in the first instance please contact Sister Rizwana Shelly, the KMWA Co-Ordinator. Sister Shelly will make necessary arrangements to make this possible with due discretion and confidentially.

Question: How can a female who doesn’t have a living mahram perform Hajj?

It is compulsory for a woman to be accompanied by a mahram to travel for Hajj. If at present she does not have a mahram then she must wait in the hope that one becomes available. In the meantime, she should make financial provisions for the journey and appoint an advocate/trustee with the instruction that if she died before being able to perform Hajj then they are to arrange a Hajj by proxy on her behalf.

Question: Why is it free for a man in the UK to give talak but costs a woman hundreds of pounds to get a khula.

Find the answer to this question, more, and translations in KMWALTR #003

Ramadan is one of the most significant month in the Islamic calendar (Hijri) and it is obligatory for Muslims to fast in this month. Here is why Ramadan is so special;

• Holy Quran was first revealed in the month of Ramadan.
• Fasting in the month of Ramadan is the fourth Pillar of Islam among the five.
• Fasting helps to attain Taqwa (performing of actions which please Allah and abstaining from those actions that displease Him).
• Ramadan is known to be the month of Quran. It is highly recommended in Ramadan to read and study the Holy Quran and to share with others.
• The Night of Decree or The Night of Power (Laylat al-Qadr) is in this month, which is better than a thousand months.
• In this Holy month, the gates of Paradise are opened, gates of Hell are closed and the devils are chained up.

Read the full article in KMWALTR #004

We hosted over 30 members of the non – Muslim community (both men and ladies) at Gillingham Masjid on Saturday evening 16th April 2022.

They were welcomed and given a short talk by Maulana Irfan about Ramadaan. They sat with us during the Dua and ate with us as we broke our fasts. They then experienced us praying Salaat ul Maghrib and enjoyed a further meal and an opportunity to talk to members of the community. They left before Salaat ul Isha.

We had much positive feedback.
This also coincided with our ladies gathering together for their own communal Iftaar in the Masjid.
May Allah reward all those involved, both the organisers and the helpers and facilitators and of course those who made the food. The Iftaar is provided daily in the Masjid during Ramadaan and both men and women attend. We will have on a normal day 50 -70 people, but there is often more, especially during weekends.

It takes a lot of time and effort to buy and prepare the food and serve it to the brothers and sisters in the Masjid at a time when those people doing it have also been fasting all day and will feel tired. They do this on top of their usual jobs and day time activities. May Allah make it easy for them and reward them for their sacrifice.

A chai afternoon held in Chatham has raised more money for the new mosque.

More than £350 was raised after around 40 people attended the event at St. Mary’s Island Community.

Sajid Khan, KMWA trustee, expressed his gratitude to all those involved once again for their support towards the fundraising.

Read the full article in KMWALTR #003