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بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

Hereford Mosque Fundraising Appeal Campaign
‘All praise is for Allah. We praise Him and seek His help and His forgiveness and we believe in Him and rely on Him. We seek refuge with Allah from the evils of our selves and the vices of our deeds. There is no one to misguide whom Allah guides and there is no one to guide whom Allah lets go astray’


A recent census report showed that over 250 Muslims live in Herefordshire, UK. However, there are no Mosques or Muslim community centres in the county and the nearest place to get Halal meat is Worcester or Gloucester (about an hours drive from Hereford). Does this make it hard for Muslims to live in the county of Herefordshire? The answer is YES.


With the lack of facilities in Herefordshire for Muslims to pray or support from the local council for a mosque, the Muslims of Hereford have decided to put together their efforts in collecting funds to be able purchase a premises of their own for the future. At present, a Muslim in Hereford can only pray Salat ul Jum’a in a jama’at in a meeting room at the Kindle centre (next to ASDA, Hereford) which is rented on an hourly basis. Despite our maximum efforts over the past couple of years to collect fund for a future mosque we have only been able to collect £22,000. The money is collected weekly at Salat ul Jum’a gatherings, part of which go towards renting the premises. At the rate with which we have been able to collect funds, it will take us a very long (a good few years) before which we can possibly collect enough money to have our own mosque or even longer if property prices keep going up.


Every Muslim is aware of the position of a mosque in Islamic Society. When the prophet (PBUH) arrived in Madinah, the first act he performed was the building of a mosque. This indicates the importance of a mosque in Islam. All acts of worship (ibadah) in Islam are for the purification of the soul, refinement of morals, and strengthening the ties of mutual cooperation among the Muslims. The congregational prayers and the Friday and Eid prayers are strong examples of the nature of the Muslim community and in the unity of their opinions, goals and cooperation in achieving righteousness and in fearing Allah.


We, the Muslims of Herefordshire turn to you, to help us in building our own mosque in Hereford, a mosque which will:

· Be the symbol of the Islāmic faith in Hereford.

· Act as a religious centre allowing the possibility of congregational prayer and providing an environment for spiritual purification and inner strength.

· Serves as a centre for Islamic educational activities.

· Play a central role in the cultural and social life of Muslims of Herefordshire.

We believe it is truly amazing how little it can collectively cost to provide a community with a much needed place of worship, and that the opportunity to help provide this is a real blessing from Allah سبحانه وتعال. Help us succeed in realizing our dream before the start of this Ramadan. Help us establish an Islamic educational centre for ourselves, our children and future muslims of Hereford . Help us bring Islam into an English county which lacks it and raise awareness of our beautiful religion here.

PLEASE DONATE GENEROUSLY TOWARDS THE HOUSE OF ALLAH سبحانه وتعال

'The donor will reap the benefits of their contribution for as long as the mosque exists, may it stand and benefit the local community until the Day of Judgement Insha allah’

PLEASE FORWARD THIS MESSAGE TO AS MANY MUSLIM BROTHERS & SISTERS AS POSSIBLE

May Allah سبحانه وتعال reward you and your family immensely for your contribution ! !

Jazakallah Khayran جزاك اللهُ خيراً‎
Bank transfer details:
Bank Name:Lloyds TSB
Account name: Herefordshire Muslim Society
Branch sort code:30 94 14
Account number: 32 99 407
SWIFT BIC code: LOYDGB21201
Address: 8 High Town,
Hereford
HR1 2AE
United Kingdom




The Holy Prophet (PUBH) on the importance of mosques:

* O ye people, praise Allah. Whoever builds a mosque for Allah, Allah, The Exalted, shall build a house for such a one in paradise.
* To Allah, the most adored places are the mosques and the most undesirable places are market places.
* Mosques are the houses of Allah and those believers who enter therein are the guests of Allah.
* Those who visit the mosques in darkness convey to them the good news that Allah shall bestow upon them from Himself perfect light on the day of judgment.
* For him who makes his ablutions at home and then walks to one of the houses of Allah to discharge his obligations imposed on him by Allah, one single step of his towards the mosque wipes out a sin and next step raises his status.
* Whenever anyone of you enters a mosque let him pray that "O Allah open up for me the doors of Thy Mercy"; and whenever anyone from among you leaves a mosque, let him pray " O Allah, I seek from Thee Thy blessings".
* Of all the buildings the most beautiful and attractive in Allah's sight is a Mosque.


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