Welcome to Faizan E Madina Mosque Peterborough 169175

Welcome to Faizan E Madina Mosque Peterborough 169/175 Gladstone Street Peterborough PE 1 2 BN 01733 567285

Completed 2006 at a cost of £ 3 Million

Activities n n n Five Daily Congregational Prayers Funeral Services Nikkah / Marriage Ceremonies Meetings / Lectures Social Networking Distribution / Dissemination of information n n n Pre-School Education Teaching of Quran / Hadith Arabic Classes School / Homework Club Library / Study Room Children’s Activities

Faizan E Madina Capacity 3, 000 Worshippers at any given time, catering for 25% of City’s Muslims Faizan E Madina is the largest purpose built Mosque in East Anglia Muslim Population in city 12, 000 out of a total population of 160, 000 First recorded Muslims to arrive in the city 1956/7 Mosque Originally based at 60, Cromwell Road, Peterborough Currently 5 Mosques in the City First place of Worship in the City for Muslims established 1967 Detached House 5 Separate schools of thought represented

Other Mosques in The City n n Jamia Ghousia Mosque, 406, Gladstone Street Khadeeja Mosque, 311, Cromwell Road The Hussaini Mosque, 4, Burton Street Dar As Salaam Mosque, 80, Alma Road • Second Largest purpose Built Mosque in City • Converted terraced houses No 4 in size and capacity • Currently No 3 in size purpose built catering for Shia Congregation • Currently under construction, will be No 3 in size once completed

The Most Holiest place in Islam Kabah Makkah Saudi Arabia n n n First built by Prophet Adam (May Allah be Pleased with Him) Re-Built by Prophet Ibrahim (May Allah be Pleased with Him) Muslims are required to face the Kabah when Praying

The 2 nd Most Holiest place in Islam Masjid E Nabvi (also known as the Prophets Mosque) Madina, Saudi Arabia

Third Most Holiest place in Islam Masjid Al-Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem

Five Pillars of Islam n n n Shahadah: ( ﺇﻻ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ ﺃﺸﻬﺪ ﺃﻦ ﻻ ﺇﻟﻪ ﻭ ﺃﺸﻬﺪ ﺃﻦ ﻣﺤﻤﺪ ﺭﺳﻮﻝ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ testimony/declaration) To bear witness that is none worthy of Worship except Allah SWT (The Creator) and that Muhammad (PBUH) is His Messenger Salah: The performing of the Five Daily Prayers to strengthen and commit ones life in the way of Allah SWT and leads one’s life according to The Holy Scriptures (Quran & Sunnah) by seeking forgiveness and guidance from the creator five times a day, 1) Fajr (between dawn & sunrise) 2) Zohr (said after mid-day & late afternoon) 3) Asr (late afternoon & just before sunset) 4) Maghrib (straight after sunset) 5) Isha (late evening to just before dawn) Zakah: (Charity) The meaning of Zakah is to purify, that is to say purify ones earnings and give in charity 2. 5% of ones net savings annually and distribute among the poor, needy and destitute Sawm: (Fasting) To abstain from food, drink sexual intercourse as well as evil intentions and desires from Dawn to Sunset during the month of Ramadan Hajj: (Pilgrimage to Makkah) Compulsory once in a lifetime if one has the means financially and can physically endure the journey

Benefits n n n Shahadah, We learn to commit ourselves not merely with words but with the heart, mind and soul Salah, Five times a day we remember and submit ourselves to the creator, seeking forgiveness & mercy for our sins and look for divine guidance Zakah, by giving charity we accept socio and economic responsibility for our fellow human beings Sawm, Fasting teaches us self-restraint, obedience of our creator, we learn about hunger, thirst Hajj, One of the world’s largest religious gathering annually, Hajj teaches us to break down the barriers of class, social & ethnic backgrounds, colour, creed by bringing together people across the world where everyone has to perform the same duties, go through the same motions as well as dressing the and behaving in the same way and manner because as far as our Lord and Creator is concerned we are all equal