Tag: ramadan

Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wo barakatuhu.

As the Government COVID guidelines are changing it feels as though we are moving towards more normal times.

With a busy period fast approaching, we are looking ahead to our Ramadan arrangements for April Inshah Allah.

This is a time where we rely on heavier fund raising for the new Masjid and we will ask our Community to once again dig deep whilst we try to push forward with the development.

I want to take this opportunity to say that the Community has given a lot and will continue to give and may Allah subhana wa ta’ala open up our generosity, but ultimately we are using the opportunity given by Allah subhana wa ta’ala to provide for ourselves for now and the hereafter.

Consider the endless rewards of Sadaqah Jaria and how this is multiplied by giving in Ramadan.

Read the full article in KMWALTR #003

We are happy to announce that tours in Ramadaan of the New Masjid site will take place from:

10am – 12 noon on Fridays in Ramadaan in shah Allah.

If there is enough demand we can organise more visits in shah Allah.
The address for the New Masjid is:

71 Railway Street,
Gillingham,
Kent,
ME7 1YF

Please note that this is a construction site at the moment – Please do not think that we have already relocated to the above address.

As previously stated the normal Ramadaan activities – All 5 daily prayers, Sehri, Iftaar, Taraweh etc… will be carried out at Gillingham Masjid – 114 Canterbury Street – as per previous years. The Masjid will be open to both men and Women in shah Allah to carry out their Ibaadat should they wish to use it.

Start Warming Up!

Ramadan will be commencing in 2 months’ time; it is important that we start preparation for the month of Ramadan from now! So, when the blessed month of Ramadan starts, we are fully geared up for receiving the mercy and blessings from Almighty Allah.

Imam Rajab Hanbali (RA) has mentioned: ‘The month of Rajab is the month of planting (your seeds), Sha‘ban is the month of watering (them), and Ramadan is the month of harvesting the crop’.

He (RA) also said, ‘The month of Rajab is like wind, Sha‘ban is like clouds and Ramadan is like rain’.

This imagery perfectly describes the significance of each month in the lead-up to Ramadan! In Rajab, we should be laying foundations and making preparations; in Sha’ban, our preparations will become more tangible and our increased worship will become habitual – and in Ramadan, our good deeds will overflow, in sha’ Allah!

Sports people insist on warming up, which happens before the actual game so that the players are fully prepared for the actual game.

Read the full article in KMWALTR #003