Central Mosque Wembley
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The Central Mosque Wembley (also known as Central Wembley Mosque and Wembley Central Mosque) is situated in the inner London Borough of Brent
. It is located on Ealing Road, London. It serves the fifth UK’s largest community who are predominantly Asian. The mosque is in the heart of Wembley. Wembley Central Mosque is the main mosque in North West London. The Mosque along with the adjacent Muslim Welfare Association is one of the largest mosques in London with a capacity of up to 2200 people.
In 2003 construction began on the 1st expansion project called the Muslim Welfare Association. Opposite to the mosque, it is a two-storey building with a prominent entrance. Construction was completed in 2005. The centre has two halls, a ladies area, a training centre, and a main office.
and Stanley Hemp. Construction was of brick and the design was influenced by the Arts and Crafts Movement
. It was listed as a Grade II building in 1993.
prayers (due to the large number of worshippers) and four Eid prayer
s.
The Muslim population was increasing rapidly each year. There were more Muslims in North West London. Adjacent to the mosque was an old unused building. The committee
and the community
decided to rebuild it and put it to good use.
The mosque instantly raised £500,000 from the community to rebuild the building and name It The Muslim Welfare Association. Work began on the new centre in 2003 and the new centre opened in 2005.
The Muslim Welfare Association is the other side of Wembley Central Mosque. The committee hoped that The Muslim Welfare Association will help the community by providing women’s facilities, women’s prayer & ablution facilities, evening Islamic classes (CWM Madrasah), Sunday School and on a busy day, the Muslim Welfare Association can be used for prayer space and can accommodate up to 500 people including the women’s space.
Due to an increase of the Muslim population in north west London, Wembley Central Mosque & Muslim Welfare Association decided to launch their second expansion project. Part of the expansion project was to join both the Wembley Central Mosque and Muslim Welfare Association. The expansion project was to increase the capacity from 2200 to 3500. Meetings were held between the mosque committee and the contractors and also the council for permission. After getting permission for a three phase expansion project, Wembley Central Mosque started collecting funds and organising schemes such as a live Fundraising Appeal on Iqraa TV.
, Finance Secretary, Joint Finance Secretary, Event Coordinator and a Building Secretary. The committee do their best each year to try and make the mosque a safer and better place of worship.
(Pro-Muslim political party in Pakistan) and the Muslim Brotherhood.
s & Imams.
Other sub Imams are Sheikh Abdul Karim, Imam Yusuf, Imam Abdullah, Imam Ibraheem (Leads Tahajjud Prayer) and Hafiz Yunus.
), Sheikh Yazdani (member of London Fatwa Council) and Sheikh Yusuf Estes
Conscientious visitors are: Imam Mutahhir Sabree and Jalal Ibn Saeed
Other Notable visitors are: Metropolitan Police, Lyon Park Junior School and the Council
Over 17,500 people attend prayers on a weekly basis. Muslims turn to the mosque for help and advice in all matters of their day-to-day life. The Wembley Central Mosque has trained Imams to give religious advice and counsel on the many concerns of the community such as bereavement, cultural challenges, generational issues and matrimonial problems.The Wembley Central Mosque & Muslim Welfare Association offers many services and plans to have many more services in the future.
Present services in The Wembley Central Mosque & Muslim Welfare Association include:
Future planned services include:
London Borough of Brent
In 1801, the civil parishes that form the modern borough had a total population of 2,022. This rose slowly throughout the 19th century, as the district became built up; reaching 5,646 in the middle of the century. When the railways arrived the rate of population growth increased...
. It is located on Ealing Road, London. It serves the fifth UK’s largest community who are predominantly Asian. The mosque is in the heart of Wembley. Wembley Central Mosque is the main mosque in North West London. The Mosque along with the adjacent Muslim Welfare Association is one of the largest mosques in London with a capacity of up to 2200 people.
Building Details
The three storey semi-detached building was originally a church located at 35-37 Ealing Road but was then purchased in 1993 for £380,000 by the mosque committee. Work began in 1993 and finished in 1996 with the committee and the community spending £100,000. Work included refurbishment of the whole building and a new ablution area for the men. The mosque has a large hall, a gallery (Vsitors centre), offices and a funeral Service.In 2003 construction began on the 1st expansion project called the Muslim Welfare Association. Opposite to the mosque, it is a two-storey building with a prominent entrance. Construction was completed in 2005. The centre has two halls, a ladies area, a training centre, and a main office.
1904
There was no mosque in Wembley in 1904 although there were a large number of Muslims. St Andrew's Presbyterian Church in the centre of Wembley was built in 1904, designed by Thomas CollcuttThomas Edward Collcutt
Thomas Edward Collcutt was an English architect in the Victorian era who designed several important buildings in London.-Biography:...
and Stanley Hemp. Construction was of brick and the design was influenced by the Arts and Crafts Movement
Arts and Crafts movement
Arts and Crafts was an international design philosophy that originated in England and flourished between 1860 and 1910 , continuing its influence until the 1930s...
. It was listed as a Grade II building in 1993.
1993
The church had been vacant for fifteen years before it was bought by the charity funds of the Muslim community, aided by the sale of a smaller mosque, established in 1985 in Harrowdene Road. It took three years to complete all the work that was necessary. After the work had been completed, the mosque was ready for use. Soon the mosque held the five daily congregational prayers, two Jumu'ahJumu'ah
Jumu'ah is a congregational prayer that Muslims hold every Friday, just after noon in lieu of dhuhr...
prayers (due to the large number of worshippers) and four Eid prayer
Eid Prayer
The Eid prayer was prescribed in the first year after the hijra. It is Wajib and Muhammad always performed these prayers.-Procedure:...
s.
1995
As the building is listed, the committee found it hard to get permission from the local council for building plans but after a long time of trying they finally got permission for a single storey extension linked to the back of the mosque.2003
1st Expansion Project (Muslim Welfare Association)The Muslim population was increasing rapidly each year. There were more Muslims in North West London. Adjacent to the mosque was an old unused building. The committee
Committee
A committee is a type of small deliberative assembly that is usually intended to remain subordinate to another, larger deliberative assembly—which when organized so that action on committee requires a vote by all its entitled members, is called the "Committee of the Whole"...
and the community
Community
The term community has two distinct meanings:*a group of interacting people, possibly living in close proximity, and often refers to a group that shares some common values, and is attributed with social cohesion within a shared geographical location, generally in social units larger than a household...
decided to rebuild it and put it to good use.
The mosque instantly raised £500,000 from the community to rebuild the building and name It The Muslim Welfare Association. Work began on the new centre in 2003 and the new centre opened in 2005.
The Muslim Welfare Association is the other side of Wembley Central Mosque. The committee hoped that The Muslim Welfare Association will help the community by providing women’s facilities, women’s prayer & ablution facilities, evening Islamic classes (CWM Madrasah), Sunday School and on a busy day, the Muslim Welfare Association can be used for prayer space and can accommodate up to 500 people including the women’s space.
2009
2nd Expansion ProjectDue to an increase of the Muslim population in north west London, Wembley Central Mosque & Muslim Welfare Association decided to launch their second expansion project. Part of the expansion project was to join both the Wembley Central Mosque and Muslim Welfare Association. The expansion project was to increase the capacity from 2200 to 3500. Meetings were held between the mosque committee and the contractors and also the council for permission. After getting permission for a three phase expansion project, Wembley Central Mosque started collecting funds and organising schemes such as a live Fundraising Appeal on Iqraa TV.
2011
- 10th January 2011 - Phase 1 began of the expansion project.
- 16 March 2011 - ‘World Renowned Reciter’ Sheikh Abu Bakr Shatri visited the mosque. He first recited Surah Ar-RahmanAr-RahmanSurat ar-Rahman is the 55th sura of the Qur'an with 78 ayats.It has the refrain: "Then which of the favours of your Lord will you deny?"- Verse :Ar-Rahman is often regarded as the 'beauty of the Quran', in accordance with a hadith:...
and then he presented the mosque with an award which was accepted by the Head Imam, Imam Abdul Sattar. Sheikh Abu Bakr Shatri then made a long DuaDuaIn the terminology of Islam, Duʿāʾ Plural: Dow'āt literally meaning invocation, is an act of supplication. The term is derived from an Arabic word meaning to 'call out' or to 'summon', and Muslims regard this as a profound act of worship. This is when Muslim people from all over connect with God...
for the whole Muslim UmmahUmmahUmmah is an Arabic word meaning "community" or "nation." It is commonly used to mean either the collective nation of states, or the whole Arab world...
.
- 8 July 2011 - Wembley Central Mosque goes on a live fundraising appeal on Iqraa TVIqraa TVIqraa TV is a satellite and internet television channel owned by Sheikh Saleh Abdullah Kamel's Arab Media Corporation. It was founded in 1998. The channel promotes itself as a "Muslim family's safe haven", presenting religious and social programming...
, hoping to raise money for the expansion project
- 9 July 2011 - Egyptian Eminent Reciter, Sheikh Muhammad Jibreel visited the mosque on his UK tour sponsored by ‘Islamic Relief’Islamic ReliefIslamic Relief Worldwide is a Muslim international relief and development organization consisting of a family of 15 aid agencies that aims to alleviate the suffering of the world’s poorest people...
. He led the Maghrib PrayerMaghribThe Maghrib prayer , prayed just after sunset, is the fourth of five formal daily prayers performed by practicing Muslims.The formal daily prayers of Islam comprise different numbers of units, called rak'at. The Maghrib prayer has three obligatory rak'at. The first two fard rak'at are prayed...
and then done some Quran recitations in ‘Murattal Style’ - 27 July 2011 - Phase 1 was completed and the new Wudhu area was ready for use.
- 10 September 2011 - Phase 2 began. A demolition team moved in to clear the land behind the mosque. The Imam’s office was moved to near the main entrance. New gates were placed at the new car park entrance.
Management
The Mosque is run by a committee who are elected each year. The president of the mosque is Sheikh Rafiq-ur-Rahman. The Mosque’s Committee contains a Vice President, General Secretary, Education SecretaryEducation Secretary
Education Secretary may refer to:* Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning, Scotland* Secretary for Education * Secretary of Public Education, Mexico* Secretary of State for Education, United Kingdom...
, Finance Secretary, Joint Finance Secretary, Event Coordinator and a Building Secretary. The committee do their best each year to try and make the mosque a safer and better place of worship.
External Relations
The Wembley Central Mosque is an affiliate of the London Fatwa Council. The mosque also has a close link with Tayyibun Institute. The mosque interprets the Hanafi school of law, though it shares the ideology of the Jamaat-e-IslamiJamaat-e-Islami
This article is about Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan. For other organizations of similar name see Jamaat-e-Islami The Jamaat-e-Islami , is a Pro-Muslim political party in Pakistan...
(Pro-Muslim political party in Pakistan) and the Muslim Brotherhood.
Imams & Khatibs
Wembley Central Mosque is blessed with qualified and scholarly KhatibKhatib
Khatib or khateeb is an Arabic term used to describe a person who delivers the sermon , during the Friday prayer and Eid prayers....
s & Imams.
Khatibs
- Dr Khalid Fiqry
- Imam Abdul Sattar
- Imam Abdul Ghani
Other sub Imams are Sheikh Abdul Karim, Imam Yusuf, Imam Abdullah, Imam Ibraheem (Leads Tahajjud Prayer) and Hafiz Yunus.
Prominent Visitors
Prominent Imams who have visited the mosque: Imam Qasim (Founder, CEO of Iqraa TV), Sheikh Abu Bakr Shatri (World renowned reciter & Imam of Masjid al-Furqan), Sheikh Muhammad Jibreel (Egyptian Eminent Reciter), Sheikh Sulaman Ghani, Sheikh Nasir Al Hamd (Imam and Khatib at Jamia Imam Ibn Maajah, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia , commonly known in British English as Saudi Arabia and in Arabic as as-Sa‘ūdiyyah , is the largest state in Western Asia by land area, constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and the second-largest in the Arab World...
), Sheikh Yazdani (member of London Fatwa Council) and Sheikh Yusuf Estes
Yusuf Estes
Yusuf Estes is an American Muslim preacher and teacher who converted to Islam in 1991. He was the National Muslim Chaplain for the United States Bureau of Prisons through the 1990s. He became the Muslim Delegate to the United Nations World Peace Conference for Religious Leaders held at the U.N....
Conscientious visitors are: Imam Mutahhir Sabree and Jalal Ibn Saeed
Other Notable visitors are: Metropolitan Police, Lyon Park Junior School and the Council
Services
As the community base changes so do the services offered, previously lectures or announcements were given in Urdu only. Today the lectures are delivered in Arabic and English to meet the needs of the diverse communities living in the United Kingdom.Over 17,500 people attend prayers on a weekly basis. Muslims turn to the mosque for help and advice in all matters of their day-to-day life. The Wembley Central Mosque has trained Imams to give religious advice and counsel on the many concerns of the community such as bereavement, cultural challenges, generational issues and matrimonial problems.The Wembley Central Mosque & Muslim Welfare Association offers many services and plans to have many more services in the future.
Present services in The Wembley Central Mosque & Muslim Welfare Association include:
- 5 daily congregational prayers, Jummah, Taraweeh and Eid Prayers
- Islamic Language Circles
- Evening Quran & Islamic studies classes for children (CWM MadrasahMadrasahMadrasah is the Arabic word for any type of educational institution, whether secular or religious...
) - Monthly Islamic Lecture
- Hadith Tafseer
- Religious Advice & Counselling
- Complete Islamic Marriage Service
- Prayer & Ablution Facilities for Women
- Women's Resources
- Islamic Funeral Service
Future planned services include:
- Islamic Library
- ICT classes
- Language classes
- Training centre - Adults for employment
- Careers Advice
- Improved Islamic Funeral Service