An extremely rare hand
written copy of the
century-old (AH 1329-1330 /
1911 CE.) Hasan Riza Hatti
Mushaf-i Serif Qur’an
arrived in Toowoomba from
Turkey on Tuesday 13 October
2020.
It will be displayed in the
Toowoomba Mosque Open Day on
14 November for public
viewing.
This magnificent, beautiful
and awe-inspiring Holy
Qur’an was imported into
Australia by Toowoomba
theologian, bible collector,
and curator of the Helon
Theology Reference Library (HTRL)
George Helon Esq. (a Freeman
of the City of London and a
Kentucky Colonel) who is an
avid supporter of
Toowoomba’s Islamic
community.
Former Imam of the Rochedale
Mosque, Sifet Omerovic
(55), completed the Brisbane
River Run marathon (42km) in
the very impressive time of
3 hours 29 minutes finishing
in 10th position at a pace
of 4.51min/km.
Within a week, hundreds of
thousands of Australians
have signed the petition
initiated by former
Australian PM, Kevin Rudd on
Saturday 10 October 2020,
calling for a royal
commission into Murdoch
media empire, naming News
Corp a “cancer on democracy”
and a “protection racket”
for the Coalition holding
almost 70 percent of print
readership across Australia.
Mr Rudd said that he was
motivated by his passion for
the country’s future because
many people in Australian
society, including in rival
media, were afraid to speak
up for fear of being
targeted by News Corp’s
media outlets.
He said that the Murdoch
family’s media company, News
Corp has the power to sway
public opinion to protect
its own agenda and to damage
its political enemies and
the concerns was that
“Australia’s print media is
overwhelmingly controlled by
News Corporation” and “this
power is routinely used to
attack opponents in business
and politics by blending
editorial opinion with news
reporting”.
“A decade ago when my
government produced
one-fifth of the level of
debt – one-fifth the size of
[Prime Minister Scott]
Morrison’s deficit and still
kept Australia out of
recession – Murdoch day in
and day out would abuse the
news reporting to define us
as bad economic managers,”
Mr Rudd said.
Rudd’s latest move against
Murdoch comes after the
publication of a media
interview by Rupert’s son,
James Murdoch, who told The
New York Times , that he
left the company because he
was concerned its newspapers
were disguising facts and
endorsing disinformation.
News Corp owns The
Australian and Sydney’s The
Daily Telegraph, Melbourne’s
Herald Sun, Brisbane’s The
Courier Mail and Adelaide’s
The Advertiser as well as
suburban newspapers in
nearly every state and
territory, owning the major
newspaper in the Northern
Territory, The NT News, and
Tasmania’s Mercury.
The text of the tweet was as
follows:
Australians have watched with growing anger at what the Murdoch media monopoly is doing to our country. A cancer on democracy.
On The Religion and Ethics
Report with Andrew West
Last week we discussed the
Saudi government’s effort to
export hard-line Islam to
Muslim communities around
the world. But if
Australia’s any example,
they’re wasting their money.
A major survey of Muslims
here shows the community is
increasingly liberal,
strongly opposed to violence
and warm towards Australian
values.
Eighty-seven percent are
happy and confident, 92
percent enjoy having
non-Muslim friends and
workmates.
One of the authors of the
study is Associate Professor
Halim Rane from Griffith
University.
At 12-years-old, bubbly
Melbourne-based Filo spends
most of his spare time in
the kitchen. Growing up in
Egypt, Filo moved to
Australia when he was eight
and has always been
surrounded by food and cooks
– it’s in his blood.
He was first inspired to
cook after spending time
with his grandfather in
Egypt, from about age five.
He has also learnt from both
his parents who are
restaurateurs, having owned
a takeaway restaurant in
Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt and a
café in Melbourne.
Listing his favourite
cuisines as Egyptian and
French, Filo says he would
love to follow in his dad’s
footsteps and open up a
restaurant, but he wants his
to be fine dining.
Filo says he is looking at
Junior MasterChef as another
big step along his journey
toward becoming a chef, and
his competitive streak means
that he will always be
striving for the top during
his time in the competition.
When not in the kitchen,
Filo loves soccer,
practicing piano and playing
with his dog and elder
brother, Beshoy, 14.
Twice boutique follows
mainstream designs and adopts
them into modest fashion.
...continued from last
week's CCN
Billion-dollar industry
The global rise of modest
fashion has given hijabi
influencers like Ms Sari and
Ms Sayed a platform and an
audience.
Modest fashion typically
includes clothing that is
stylish yet adheres to
religious requirements.
The modest fashion market is
worth hundreds of billions
of dollars globally.
According to a report by
research and advisory firm
DinarStandard, Australia was
rated the 17th best Islamic
economy globally in 2018.
It revealed Muslims,
including roughly 565,000
tourists, spent more than
$500 million on clothing in
Australia in 2018.
The co-owner and designer
behind Sydney modest fashion
brand Twiice, Mawluda Momin,
says she was inspired to
start her business after
struggling to find modest
clothing that was stylish.
"I like to look at
mainstream trends and see
how it can be adopted into
modest fashion," she says.
"Jumpsuits with a modest
twist are really popular —
so are dresses that are less
oversized and more fitted,
flattering and feminine."
Along with her sister and a
friend, Ms Momin opened a
store in Sydney's south-west
in 2018.
Since then, they've built a
devoted customer base.
"We do find a lot of
non-Muslim women and
non-hijab wearing women
interested in our designs as
well," she says.
She also says influencers
had have helped grow her
business.
"Some influencers are purely
for exposure and some other
influencers are purely for
driving sales — they
definitely benefit our
business."
Two-hour photos
Ms Sari and Ms Sayed say a
lot that goes on behind the
scenes to capture the
perfect Instagram picture.
When out in public, family
and friends become unlikely
photographers — but the pair
also shoot and edit their
own shots.
"When I'm collaborating and
promoting products for a
business, I take the photos
myself and it can take up to
two hours," Ms Sayed says.
"The audience loves
consistency, so I try to
post once a day."
But both women say they
receive hateful comments
online from people who don't
agree with their clothing
choices.
"I feel like the comments I
do get are from trolls,
mainly men, who feel as if
they have a place to comment
on my body and to comment on
how I express myself and the
makeup I'm wearing, which is
absolutely ridiculous," Ms
Sari says.
"When I do get them, I
literally just block and
move on."
UK's
Muslim News readers
nominated
illustrious men,
women, children and
initiatives deemed
worthy of
short-listing for a
Muslim News Award
for Excellence. The
nominees were
short-listed by an
independent panel of
judges who reviewed,
deliberated and
mused over the list.
Over
the next weeks, CCN
presents a
shortlisted
candidate who will
be treated to a gala
evening in the
presence of their
peers and other
renowned guests,
when the finalists
are announced for
the [15] coveted
Awards for
Excellence.
PLEASE
NOTE:
Due
to the
unprecedented
uncertainty
regarding
the
coronavirus
pandemic,
The
Muslim
News has
postponed
its
prestigious
annual
awards
ceremony
until
late UK
summer.
Fitasista
is a sports
initiative with an
Islamic ethos which
operates in Teeside.
Founded by exercise
coaches Amanda
Khalid and Louise
Marr, FitaSista
promotes health and
fitness among women.
Activities include
running,
self-defence,
outdoor pursuits,
and online fitness
classes.
Ramadan fitness
advice sessions are
convened annually as
is a festive fun run
to purchase
Christmas gifts for
a local hospice or
nursing home.
Many of FitaSista’s
activities are
suitable for Muslim
women requiring
female-only spaces
for exercise and who
may have to also
care for children
while exercising.
At FitaSista faith
and fitness belong
together and it is
with this vision
that the sports
initiative has
raised thousands of
pounds through
physical activity
for local, national,
and international
charities.
From helping a local
child purchase a
wheelchair to
sending aid to
Syria, FitaSista
raises funds for
both Muslim and
non-Muslim
charities.
Are you surprised that an Indian jewellery ad featuring a
Hindu-Muslim marriage sparked a backlash?
The company pulled the ad to protect staff after a violent protest at
one of its stores.
Haroon facilitates the discussion.
ISLAMIC
The Water
Which Will Testify For You
Tafseer
with Sheikh Uzair Akbar
This Sheikh Uzair Weekly Tafseer Lessons.
Sheikh Uzair Akbar speaks about the water that Allah has provided us, and how we
can show gratitude for this great blessing. Sheikh Uzair explains the manner in
which the Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, was never wasteful in his use of
water and how we can learn profound lessons from this.
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therein.
The emergence of far-right fringe parties in
New Zealand is causing concern for Muslims
More than 18 months on from the
Christchurch mosque attacks - and just
days before New Zealand's election - the
emergence of far-right fringe parties in
the country is sparking fresh concerns
for some.
NEW ZEALAND: Two days after New
Zealand's worst mass shooting, Anjum
Rahman published a searing opinion piece
in which she spoke of her "absolute
blinding rage".
Ms Rahman, a Muslim activist, detailed
how for years she and others had "begged
and pleaded ... demanded" the government
address "rising levels of
discrimination" in the country.
“We had come off the back of a few years
of intense advocacy with governments, of
meeting after meeting, of raising our
issues, of trying to get them to take it
seriously,” she told SBS News this week.
“To have this happen after all of that
effort, and to have no warning, the lack
of preparedness, it felt devastating.
“I heard one of the [survivors] say
recently they thought it was a
betrayal.”
More than 18 months on since an
Australian terrorist killed 51
worshippers across two Christchurch
mosques, Ms Rahman said threats and
abuse persist.
A recent study by the University of
Auckland found hate crimes against
Muslims in New Zealand spiked in the
aftermath of the massacre, making the
country "more, not less, dangerous for
Muslims and other minorities".
“For a lot of people there is still a
concern," Ms Rahman said.
"A woman reported sitting near the door
of a bus to be able to get out quickly.
All these other little things they do
because they never know, there is still
that fear.”
The emergence of far-right fringe
parties in the country's election
campaign is also doing little to stem
their anxieties.
Sociologist Paul Spoonley, an expert on
New Zealand's far-right, said such
parties are gaining a narrow but
alarming degree of support.
“There are four groups in particular,
and combined they're not getting more
than one to two per cent of the vote,"
he said.
"[But] we are starting to see some of
the views of the extreme right beginning
to migrate into this extremely
conservative political fringe and get a
much larger audience. I still don't
think it's a large audience - a few per
cent of the population - but it's still
very concerning."
Ms Rahman fears in today's climate of
misinformation, their support base could
grow.
"It's great it's not resonating
politically, but it is resonating on
Facebook and [they] are building a
following," she said.
A prominent Yemeni human
rights activist and Nobel Peace Laureate
has slammed statements by French
President Emmanuel Macron about Islam.
“Macron’s attack on Islam reveals
intolerance and hatred which is shameful
for the head of a state like France,”
wrote Tawakkol Karman on Twitter. She
added that it is not Macron’s concern to
reform religion, least of all Islam.
“Muslims alone are concerned with that,
and they will do that.”
Karman called on the French leader to
speak about Islam with respect and
acceptance, instead of inciting against
a significant proportion of his citizens
who follow the faith.
“Macron has delivered his irresponsible
inflammatory speech against Muslims and
their religion to satisfy a group of
fanatics so that they will vote for
him,” she added.
Last Friday, Macron caused controversy
when he said that, “Islam is a religion
that is in crisis all over the world
today [not only in France].”
Pictionary in Pakistan with Prince William
and Kate Middleton
Pictionary in Pakistan!
Prince William and Kate
Middleton play the fun drawing
game with pupils one year on
from their visit - as they hear
how the students have been
affected by Covid-19
PAKISTAN:
One year on from their visit to
Pakistan, Kate Middleton and
Prince William have spoken to
two organisations they visited
in October 2019 to hear how they
have been affected by the
coronavirus pandemic - and
joined pupils in a game of
Pictionary,
The Duke and Duchess of
Cambridge, both 38. first spoke
to teachers from the Islamabad
Model College for Girls via
video call to hear how the
school’s activities have been
impacted, before joining pupils
in the fun guessing game - which
asks players to attempt to
identify words from pictures
drawn by another.
In the adorable clip, which was
shared to Kensington Palace
Instagram account, and features
Kate donning a traditional
shalwar kameez with button
detail, a pupil can be heard
saying: 'We want to play a
little game with you. So the
game is called Pictionary.'
Up for the challenge, Prince
William replies: 'We'll give it
a go!'
In Former Taliban Stronghold, Defiant Women
Hit the Gym
A women’s health club
in Kandahar challenges
conservative Afghan traditions
that vilify exercise for women.
Many work out secretly.
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — Homa
Yusafzai felt terrible. Her
weight was up, she had diabetes
and high blood pressure, and at
just 27 she felt lethargic and
depressed.
Then she heard that Kandahar’s
first health club for women had
just opened — the miracle she
had been waiting for, she
thought. Her husband at first
refused to let her join.
Kandahar is a deeply
conservative city, a former
headquarters of the Taliban
where men still dictate the most
prosaic details of women’s
lives.
But ultimately, he relented, and
Ms. Yusafzai now works out six
days a week, straining through
hand-weight repetitions and
pounding a treadmill. In six
months, she said, she had shed
almost 50 pounds, lowered her
blood pressure and brought her
diabetes under control.
“I feel so healthy and I have
more energy — I’m so happy,” she
said as she rested between
workouts.
The health club was opened late
last year by Maryam Durani, 36,
an indomitable women’s rights
advocate who has survived two
suicide bombings, an
assassination attempt and
countless death threats — not to
mention harsh public
condemnation for opening the
club.
The gym has survived, tucked
away in a windowless basement
inside a locked compound,
shielded from prying eyes. It is
the latest addition to the
Khadija Kubra Women’s
Association, run by Ms. Durani
with her father’s help since
2004. It includes a radio
station, English and literacy
classes for women, an Islamic
school and a seamstress center
that sells clothing made by
women.
It is rare for Afghan women to
exercise, though several women’s
health clubs and even two
women’s swimming pools have
opened in Kabul, the capital.
But in conservative strongholds
like Kandahar, many men
disapprove of women trying to
take control of their own
bodies.
“Kandahar is a very difficult
environment for women,” Ms.
Durani said. “We have to be
careful and discreet.”
She added: “The club is as much
for women’s mental health as
their physical health. Almost
every woman who comes here is
depressed.”
Roughly 40 percent of club
members exercise secretly,
hiding workouts from their
families, Ms. Durani said.
Membership had dropped from 60
in the spring to 30 now, because
of a three-month coronavirus
closure and because some women
feared their families would
discover their secret workouts.
“My father and brothers said
they would kill me if I went to
a health club,” said one gym
member, who asked to be
identified only by her nickname,
Tamana.
Tamana, 33, was dressed in white
robes traditionally worn for
studying the Quran at a madrasa
— the excuse she gives her
family for leaving home to
exercise at the club two hours a
day, six days a week. She
changes into workout clothes at
the gym, hitting the treadmill,
stationary bike and hand
weights.
“I’m not doing anything wrong or
shameful,” Tamana said. “In
fact, it’s something that’s made
me a happier and healthier
person.”
But the gym is constantly in
jeopardy. Soon after it opened,
it was deluged with profane
social media posts from outraged
residents. They called it a
house of prostitution where
whores exercised to make
themselves more appealing to
men. Mocked and vilified, Ms.
Durani was told to close the
club and send the women home to
their husbands.
“I was shocked that they called
my daughter a prostitute — that
they said no man with dignity
would allow such a thing,” said
Ms. Durani’s father, Haji
Mohammad Essa, 82, a wiry,
white-bearded former teacher who
owns the compound that includes
the gym.
Club members say they have been
harassed and propositioned by
men outside the club. A few have
been struck by stones thrown by
men on motorbikes who threatened
to kill them if they continued
to visit the club, Ms. Durani
said.
Some members always cover their
hair with head scarves while
exercising — out of modesty or
tradition, Ms. Durani said. (A
male reporter was permitted to
interview women inside the gym,
but not during workouts and only
while they were fully covered. A
female photographer for The New
York Times was allowed to
photograph gym clients with
their consent, but only if they
were wearing fully concealing
clothing instead of their usual
workout clothes.)
“If people see us exercising
without being covered, it will
create a bad image for us,” Ms.
Yusafzai said.
The club employs a trainer who
leads exercises and teaches
nutrition and dieting. Ms.
Yusafzai said she abandoned
meat, rice and bread in favor of
vegetables and fruit. She no
longer ate sugar or chocolate,
and had meat and rice just once
a week, she said.
Mumtaz Faizi, 32, said her
husband had encouraged her to
join the gym. After two months
on the treadmill and stationary
bike, plus situps and hand
weight workouts, she had lost 11
pounds and was determined to
lose 30 more, she said.
Ms. Faizi said she felt relaxed
and free inside the sanctuary of
the gym. Even so, she said she
did not feel completely free of
stress and worry.
“In this society, men create all
the problems,” she said. “It’s
our culture, not just the
Taliban. They’ve been gone a
long time, but men still control
everything.”
Gujarat Files is the account
of an eight-month long
undercover investigation by
journalist Rana Ayyub into
the Gujarat riots, fake
encounters and the murder of
state Home Minister Haren
Pandya that brings to the
fore startling revelations.
Posing as Maithili Tyagi, a
filmmaker from the American
Film Institute Conservatory,
Rana met bureaucrats and top
cops in Gujarat who held
pivotal positions in the
state between 2001 and 2010.
The transcripts of the sting
operation reveal the
complicity of the state and
its officials in crimes
against humanity.
With sensational disclosures
about cases that run
parallel to Narendra Modi
and Amit Shah’s ascent to
power and their journey from
Gujarat to New Delhi, the
book tells you the hushed
truth of the state in the
words of those who developed
amnesia while speaking
before commissions of
enquiry, but held nothing
back in the secretly taped
videos which form the basis
of this remarkable read.
Airline staff: "I’m sorry
sir, the flight is full today.
We couldn’t allot you and your wife nearby seats.
Your seat number is 2A and your wife’s seat is 42D."
Jallalludin: "Thank you very
much, do I need to pay anything extra for this service?"
With the exception of some
minor skirmishes, Muhammad’s
army entered Mecca
bloodlessly.
His triumphant return to his
birthplace was seen by his
followers as the final
victory of Islam over
polytheism, of truth over
falsehood.
The hundreds of idols
surrounding the Ka’ba were
destroyed, making the
sanctuary a place for Muslim
worship dedicated to one
God.
For many in Mecca, including
the leader of the Quraysh,
Abu Sufyan, this complete
conquest was a sign that
their idols were in fact no
more than crude sculptures
of stone and wood.
They submitted to Muhammad,
the man they had oppressed,
chased out of the city, and
gone to war with.
Muhammad, in turn, proved to
be a lenient conqueror.
Most Meccans were left
unharmed, a remarkable
gesture for a people
accustomed to brutal tribal
wars that showed no mercy.
Once again, Muhammad was
setting the example that his
prophethood marked the
beginning of a new era with
new rules and customs.
The pre-Islamic period of
jahiliyyah, meaning
ignorance, would forever be
left behind.
Muhammad’s return to Mecca
is remarkable if only
because of the circumstances
of his life in the preceding
years.
Just eight years after his
escape in the middle of the
night from his oppressors,
Muhammad returned to his
hometown as a victorious
leader with an army of
thousands.
In Mecca, he had gone from a
trusted merchant, to an
undesirable rebel against
polytheism, to a distant
enemy, to the benevolent
conqueror of his native
land.
No doubt his rapid accession
to power and his ability to
break down old tribal
rivalries under the banner
of unity in Islam were seen
as miraculous and signs of
his prophethood by many.
The Muslims of that era,
including those who had
suffered through the early
years of oppression in Mecca
and the ones who only
converted upon the city’s
conquest, thus believed
there was something special
about Islam.
It was guided and protected
by God, in their eyes, and
they were on a special
mission to spread this true
religion to the rest of the
world.
This mindset would play a
major role in the way
Muslims viewed themselves on
the world stage throughout
their history.
Ahmad Totonji’s 35
Principles for Success in
Life and Work
3 Agreement
and Disagreement
continued from last week's CCN.....
It is quite obvious that we
must go beyond outdated
discussions and embrace
essential ones; we must
avoid getting sidetracked by
what is trivial and focus on
what is essential.
Our societies are in great
need of togetherness and
harmony, which can be
achieved through unity of
faith and directing
ourselves toward the main
issues.
Legal (fiqh) disagreements
should not be the things
that divide us and tear us
apart; rather, they are the
result of intellectual
efforts to improve.
They are also proof of the
critical thinking found
among the believers and they
underline the wide scope of
Islamic rulings (Shariah),
which are flexible, merciful
and kind.
Many of our fellow believers
do not know Islam very well
and are very much in need of
more knowledge and
comprehension.
Perhaps if we all taught
ourselves what is needed in
order to understand Islam
properly, many of the
sectarian and scholarly
divisions among us would
end, for knowledge is the
most effective path to
eradicating dissension.
Islamic work is open to a
wide array of opinions and
encompasses a great deal of
legal interpretations.
It promotes togetherness,
builds brotherhood, and
establishes the basis for
understanding among the
believers.
All of this helps in serving
our faith and results in
benefitting believers
everywhere.
The greatest area of
disagreement among those
involved in volunteer work
relates to the methods of
carrying out the work, and
has nothing to do with
principles and issues of
faith. These differences
should not become
disagreements and/or lead to
disunity and discord.
We cannot assume that there
are no disagreements among
humanity; disagreements are
a part of God’s laws of the
universe.
Had Allah desired to make
everyone have the same
ideas, He would have done
so; instead, He arranged
humanity into communities
and tribes so that they may
become friends.
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Mentorship Program, Coaching Through the Quran | Student
Testimonial
The
Global Muslim Women’s
Conference
is a series of virtual
events focused on showcasing
and celebrating Muslim women
from all walks of life. It
provides an opportunity to
listen and speak to one
another on a local, national
and international level.
The virtual conference
provides a space to connect
and focus on significant
topics affecting the Muslim
woman. Its aim is to create
meaningful dialogue by
sharing unique skills,
knowledge, by unlocking
strengths and talents to
create collective progress.
Time: 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Cost: Free
Location: Online Via Zoom
**This
event has reached full
capacity and is booked out.
You can still register
below, however you will be
put on a waiting list and
you will be informed if
anyone cancels**
Talking about end-of-life
matters can be one of the
most enriching and
fascinating conversations
you'll ever have. The online
Death Cafe session is a safe
space where you will have
the opportunity to have an
open and honest discussion
about death and dying with a
death doula.
Presenter Bio:
Mariam Ardati is a Funeral
Director, Consultant and
Educator based in Sydney.
Following an information
management pathway and many
years working in
health-related industries,
Mariam developed an interest
in the death-care sector.
For the past 12 years,
Mariam has dedicated her
time as both a volunteer and
care consultant for a number
of funeral services, where
she performs the funeral
rites in accordance with
Islamic tradition, provides
spiritual and practical care
to the grieving, and assists
families through the
coroner’s court and its
processes. She is passionate
about providing
compassionate support for
individuals and families who
may be struggling with the
loss of a loved one,
particularly after a sudden
or unexpected death.
Mariam offers workshops on
death and dying from an
Islamic perspective to
health professionals in
government and
non-government organisations
and community groups, in the
hope that this may help
support staff to develop
more informed approaches to
culturally appropriate
therapy models and coping
strategies for Muslim
patients and their families.
Mariam also holds a Health
Sciences degree (Health
Information Management) from
the University of Sydney,
and is a Director and
Consultant at Sakina
Funerals.
Alhamdulillah, over many years
I have worked with many non-Muslims who have
always asked me about Muslims & Islam, and I
have shared as much and as best as I could
within my understanding and knowledge.
Alhamdulillah I have watch them develop a
beautiful understanding of our practices, to the
extent I have seen them explain and clarify
misconceptions to others.
Once again during this past Ramadan, much was
discussed over our staff iftar dinner meeting.
So I decided to document some of this basic
Islamic information in a simple to read and
understand website and share with my staff and
colleagues.
It’s intended to be as simple as can be, whilst
still providing a good overview, including some
multi-faith interviews which I found very
valuable even to me as a Muslim.
Feel free to use and share if you feel
appropriate.
I have also shared some of the beautiful Quran
recitations and supplications with English
translation.
DR MOHAMMED IQBAL SULTAN
MFS JANAZA
Muslim Funeral Services guidelines adopted on
dealing with Janazas during this pandemic.
This includes the Covid and non-Covid Janazas, for
burials in South East Queensland.
This is the Southport
Masjid in the heart of
the Gold Coast Australia
where Muslims make up
less than 5%.
Southport
Masjid is the second
masjid on the Gold
Coast. It was
established to
accommodate the growing
Muslim community. It is
situated less than 10
minutes from Cavill
Avenue, Surfers
Paradise, making it a
prime location to also
serve the needs of
Muslim tourists. There
is ample parking and
easy access.
Because of COVID we
cannot fundraise
traditionally putting
the masjid in grave risk
of immediate
foreclosure.
Help us pay for the
masjid before it is
forced to close.
We are in desperate and
urgent need of the
masjid to save our
community.
From protest to piety,
from hate to love, from
loneliness to community,
from ignorance to
guidance, from church to
masjid, from dunya to
akhira.
With your help, our
desperation will turn to
hope. Fight alongside us
to save the masjid!
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Mehraj,
Lailatul Bhahraat
and
Lailatul Qadr - these dates refer to the commencement of the event
starting in the evening of the corresponding day.
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the knowledge, understanding
and wisdom to lead balanced,
wholesome and beneficial
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