Jamia Mosque (KMWA)
114 Canterbury Street, Gillingham, Kent ME7 5UH

SUNDAY 09TH NOVEMBER 2025

1.00PM – 5.30PM

MOSQUE OPEN DAY @ KMWA

Dear Friends,

We hope that this message reaches you in the best of health and happiness.

In the spirit of friendship and conversation we hope to give members of the Medway Community an engaging insight into the life of the mosque to help build bridges within the community and to promote a greater understanding of Islam during this Interfaith Week.

We would therefore like to cordially invite you to our Mosque Open Day on Sunday 09th November 2025 from 1.00pm to 5:30pm.

We hope you can join us with your family for what will be a very enjoyable afternoon and experience God willing.

Program for the Mosque (KMWA) open day SUNDAY 09th November 2025

KMWA MOSQUE, 114 Canterbury Street, Gillingham ME7 5UH

1:00 pm Doors Open
1:15 pm Witness Azan (Call to Prayer with Translation)
1:30 pm Witness ZHOR Mid-Day Prayers (Observe Prayers)
2:00 pm Network, Discover Islam, Q&A (Main Hall / Conservatory)
2:30 pm Formal welcome with Children Quran recitation (in Conservatory)
2:35 pm Introduction to program and KMWA – Ajaib/Irfan/Atif
2:45 pm Talk /Q&A – Tolerance and Community responsibility in Islam – Maulana Irfan
3:30 pm Talk /Q&A – What it means to be a British Muslim – Ismail Zubair
3:45 pm Children Nasheed /Poem – Rawfi family
4:00 pm Talk – Police Community Safety update – Inspector Paul Diddams
4:30 pm Talk – Fire Rescue Services update (TBC) – Stephen Perez (FRS/IAG)
4:45 pm Q&A Continued – Community
5:00 pm ASR Late Afternoon Prayers (continue after break)
5:30 pm Doors Close

• Feel free to join and leave at any time.
• Men, Women, Families and Children are most welcome.
  (Please wear modest clothes avoiding shorts, see through / low-cut dresses)
• Tea/Coffee/Refreshments/Asian Snacks are available in Conservatory
• Take the opportunity to talk to members of the community and ask questions
• Police Stall/FRS Stall (TBC)/Discover Islam stall – Free Quran & Islamic Literature

RSVP: Ajaib Hussain, email: ajaib[at]kmwa. org. uk
Please RSVP names of the people attending and if you/they have any allergies