Newsletter Date Jumuah 6th Dhu’l-Hijja 1439AH

Friday 17th August 2018CE Volume 1, Issue 4

FELTHAM HIRA ASSOCIATION

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

The Assembly HIRA Family ..........1

Join the HIRA Family ....................2

Eid Celebration .............................2

Arafah Community Iftar ................3

HIRA Eid—Kids Gift .....................3

How can we improve Feltham HIRA Association? ..................................3

Free English Course for Women .4

SPECIAL POINTS OF INTEREST

• Eclipse Prayer

• Visit of Qari Abdul Rashid Ali Sufi

• Friday collection

• The HIRA School

• Qurbani

ECLIPSE PRAYER

On Friday 3/8/2018,

Feltham HIRA has

organised the lunar

eclipse prayer (Salatul

Khusūf). This was

performed after the

prayer of Maghrib, and

led by Imam Mohammad

Sayed.

After the prayer, Dr

Omer El-Hamdoon gave

a short sermon about the

signs of Allah in relation

to the eclipse prayer. It

started after Maghreb

prayer and lasted to Isha

Prayer.

The Prayer was attended

by approximately 60 men

and women.

FELTHAM HIRA NEWSLETTER— BRINGING MORE TO THE COMMUNITY

congratulating, visiting, sharing services, donations of food or items, etc…

Who can share news?

Any of you can request us to share news.

1) send us the news you would like to share.

2) if the news is relevant to the group, we will post it adding a scope supportive

actions when needed.

Who and how can we join the HIRA Family?

Any Brother or Sister living in or close by Feltham.

You just need to send a SMS or WhatsApp with your full name to 07469147968.

The Feltham HIRA Family aims to

spread the happy and less happy

news about members of the

Muslim community in Feltham to

share their happiness and support

them with the best of our ability.

What kind of news will be

shared?

Marriages, birth, death,

graduations, need of support for

ill, isolated, grieving members of

the community, etc…

What can the HIRA Family

members do?

For each situation, we will suggest

you different ways to help our

Brothers and Sisters: duas,

Let us Celebrate the Blessings of Allah

EID IS HERE

THE FELTHAM HIRA FAMILY

Rejoice together—support each other

Eid Al-Adha is here. An event which teaches and reminds us the sincerity of

faith, the sharing of Allah’s blessings with our brothers and sisters.

On this special occasion, Feltham HIRA has organised a Eid Party with

activities for kids, food to share; a community gathering for all.

We will also be offering gifts for children 3-11. Check inside this newsletter for

registration details and much more updates and useful information. Also read

about the latest news happening in our locality.

EID CELEBRATION

HIRA EID – KIDS GIFT SOLIDARITY WITH INDONESIA

After the 6.9-magnitude

quake that hit the

Indonesian Island of

Lombok on Sunday

5/8/2018, the Feltham

HIRA Association

organised a fundraising

the following Friday.

Jazakum Allahu khayra,

with your support we

raised a staggering

£1944.23

The money was used to

send emergency aid via

Muslim Aid. We thank all

the donors for their

support and generosity

and ask Allah to reward

them.

Let us remember in our

duas our Brothers,

Sisters, and all the

people around the world

(including in the UK) who

suffer.

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Prayer time: Jamaa: 7.30am / 9.00am / 10.00am

Festivities will start after the prayer with our usual barbecue,

cakes, ice cream, tea & coffee.

For kids:

Eid Gift Distribution, Fun and games

Come along to celebrate Eid with the community!

We kindly request from you to share this event and encourage

those who don’t have their family in the country to join us (don’t

forget the reverts).

Contact:

07469147968 / 07968247806 / 07940594223

Would you like to volunteer on Eid? Please contact us: admin@hira.org.uk

Eid Al-Adha is an important date in the Muslim calendar as it is one of our two

celebrations. While the pilgrims celebrate the accomplishment of the fifth pillar,

those who didn’t perform Hajj remember and celebrate the sincerity of the faith of

our father Ibrahim (peace be upon him) and his grandson Muhammad ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص.

On this special occasion, the Feltham HIRA Association would like to highlight

the importance of spreading joy and putting a smile on children’s face.

After the prayer, we will offer a gift to children between 3 and 11 years old.

If you haven’t done

yet, please go

to www.hira.org.uk and

register your kids to

receive a Eid gift.

Deadline for

registration:

Saturday 18th August.

FRIDAY COLLECTIONS

On Fridays we usually ask for your

donation to contribute to the running

cost of the Masjid. The collections

are also used to hire the Assembly

Hall on Fridays.

27th July: £946

3rd August: £792.79

10th August: £600

In addition to this, you donated

£821.36 for Bracknell Islamic

Society.

May Allah the Most Generous

shower you with His blessings!

VISIT OF QARI ABDUL RASHID ALI SUFI

On Friday 3/8/2018, Sheikh Abdul

Rashid Ali Sufi delivered the

Khutbah at the Feltham Assembly

Hall. He shared an inspirational

reminder about remembering Allah

through comprehending one’s

origins.

Sheikh Abdul Rashid was born in

Somalia in 1964 and is the son of

the Alim (Sheikh) Ali Ibn Abd

Arrahmane Sufi (The mufti of

Somalia).

We thank Sheikh Abdul Rashid for

his time, commitment and reminders

and we hope to see him soon again.

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Arafah day often comes with a nostalgic feeling for those who have

performed Hajj in the past, remembering the unique journey on the

steps of our Prophet (pbuh). As for those who wish to perform it, it

brings the hope that next year, they will be able to go.

The Feltham HIRA Association invites you

to fast on that day and to share a

community iftar.

We ask family to bring some food to share

with fasting people as “Whoever feeds a

fasting person will have a reward like that

of the fasting person, without any reduction

in his reward.”

Join us from 7.45pm for reminders followed

by Iftar and prayer in congregation.

Contact details: Dr Omer El-Hamdoon 07469147968

Venue: Feltham Assembly Hall, Hounslow Road, Feltham TW14 9DN.

ARAFAH IFTAR—FAMILY EVENT

At Feltham HIRA, we aim to Educate, Serve and Inspire the local

community. For that, we would like to make sure that we are taking the

right direction to fulfil your needs and wishes.

The Feltham HIRA management team has a few questions to ask you.

It will not take more than few minutes to fill it. Click here or go

to www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/K0ZPK/

The results of the survey as well as the strategy plan will be presented

to you in few weeks in sha Allah. The date will be announced on

Facebook (Feltham HIRA Masjid @felthamhira)

Deadline for Completing Survey: Sunday 26th August.

HOW CAN WE IMPROVE FELTHAM HIRA ASSOCIATION?

THE HIRA SCHOOL

As part of our faith, we

would like to give to our

children the keys to build

up a strong relation with

Allah and with the Quran.

The HIRA School which

provides Quran, Arabic

and Islam lessons to

children will re-open in

September in sha Allah.

Registration will be on the

8th September. Follow us

on Facebook for

registration link and

announcement.

If you had any concern

about the HIRA School or

for any inquiry, please

email us

at hiraschool@hira.org.uk

FELTHAM HIRA ASSOCIATION AND HUMAN APPEAL

Have you not sent your

Qurbani yet?

Don’t worry, Human

Appeal has set up a

donation table to help you

follow this Sunnah and

send your qurbani

wherever you want and

whatever your budget is.

“There are no days in

which righteous deeds

are more beloved to

Allah than these ten

days.”

FELTHAM HIRA ASSOCIATION

102 Hounslow Road Feltham

Middlesex TW14 0AX

Phone: 020-88909287 Mobile: 074 6914 7968

E-mail: admin@hira.org.uk Website: www.hira.org.uk

Charity Number: 1146678

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MAY WE ASK FOR YOUR HELP?

FREE ENGLISH COURSE FOR WOMEN

FELTHAM HIRA NEWSLETTER - BRINGING MORE TO THE COMMUNITY

Learning a language is an important step to build relations with other people. It is

also essential to be able to communicate easily to discover and enrich each other.

Language is the most important bridge between people and communities.

The Feltham HIRA would like women to be more confident when looking for a job,

booking appointments, liaising with schools, etc… for them to enjoy and contribute

to our society.

Don’t be shy and come to improve your English. Whatever your background, your

age, your level of education, this 18 weeks course can help you.

Every Thursday 10.30am – 12.30pm

From 20th September

At Feltham HIRA Centre (102 Hounslow Road, Feltham TW14 0AX)

Click here to register or access the link via our website www.hira.org.uk

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