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About Us

 

 

 

 

Our Mission

“I did not create the Jinn and Mankind except to worship Me.” (51:56)

Our mission is to connect people with our Lord; disseminate traditional Islamic knowledge, embody prophetic spiritual guidance & nurture through community care.

Our study provisions and services are carefully designed to actively contribute to the moral and spiritual betterment of wider society, underpinned and driven by our faith and values. Our aim is influence change and transform lives.

Islam teaches that building the foundations of community life on faith, spirituality and morality is essential to ensure people remain upright, just, peaceful and conscious of their social obligations. With these foundations people find purpose and meaning, become motivated to live a moral life, take care of others, and promote peace, respect and dignity for all people. Moral and spiritual foundations give rise to a caring and sharing community life, which in turn, produces a just and peaceful society. A society in which citizens live in dignity encourages a fair and just distribution of wealth. This consequently stimulates material and economic development, prosperity, development and growth of knowledge and wisdom, and hence human progress. Islam teaches that a society in which people are driven by self-worship, material goals alone, arrogance, selfish objectives, short-term gains, greed for power and wealth, will lead to the eventual social disintegration and weakening of society.

Our Approach

Our approach is based upon Prophetic values, of openness and inclusiveness; regardless of race, faith, background or views.

Our History

1

1997

A series of short Islamic courses were launched in Hounslow Jamia Masjid focussing on the teaching of traditional texts with ijazat (licenses to teach). Some notable scholars included Habib Umar, Habib Ali, Shaykh Hamza Yusuf, Imam Zaid Shakir, Shaykh Nuh Ha Mim Keller, Shaykh Muhammad-Al Yaqoubi, Shaykh Samir Al-Nass, Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad and Shaykh Akram Nadwi.

2

2007

Moved to Rose Cottage, a dedicated premises devoted to teaching Islamic learning and spirituality.

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3

2013

After resettling in Hounslow, we launched a community initiative in 2013 by introducing a Monthly Halaqah series, inviting traditionally trained scholars to share their knowledge every month following by inshad.

In 2014, we expanded our efforts by establishing structured adult courses alongside a dedicated provision to nurture the minds of younger generations.

4

2018

Drawing from our experiences, successes, and continued growth over the years, we identified the need for a larger facility. This led to our relocation to West Drayton (West London), allowing us to expand our community initiatives, including the Sunday School, coffee mornings for the elderly, and Sisters’ Chai & Chat sessions, among others.

5

2021

During the lockdown, our team recognised the importance of maintaining continuity in teaching the sacred knowledge. In response, we launched an online platform offering a range of free online courses in traditional Islamic sciences, reaching over 5,000 students across 80+ countries. We also launched an online Qur’an learning facility geared for children taught by teachers from West London.

Our Awesome Team

Sulman Salim

Sulman Salim

Managing Director

Sulman has over two decades of experience working within the financial corporate sector as well as the charity sector.

Sidi Uthman Bhally

Sidi Uthman Bhally

Senior Instructor

Sidi Uthman has been teaching and been spearheading outreach work for over 20 years.

Sidi Umair Qureshi

Sidi Umair Qureshi

Management

Umair works in the healthcare sector.  Umair has studied a wide syllabus of traditional classical Islamic texts with scholars based in the UK and abroad.

Ibraheem Malik

Ibraheem Malik

Senior Events Manager

An experienced management consultant. Ibraheem is also currently the Managing Director for Europe & North America Gawharet El Fan.

Ustadh Sharif Ibrahim

Ustadh Sharif Ibrahim

Instructor

Faisal has over two decades of experience working within the financial corporate sector as well as the charity sector.

Sara Malik

Sara Malik

Events Manager

Sara Malik is an experienced Fulfilment and Intimacy Coach for Muslimahs based in West London.

Salman Siddiqui

Salman Siddiqui

Management

Salman is an optometrist and has been actively involved in the charity sector for over two decades.

Ustadha Rabia Sakhi

Ustadha Rabia Sakhi

Instructor

Having studied various traditional Islamic sciences over the last two decades, Ustadha Rabia is now involved in teaching.

Our Values

 

Ikhlāṣ

Sincerity

Iḥsān

Excellence

Akhlāq

Manners, morality

Raḥ'mah

Compassion

ʻAdl

Just

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