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Introduction
Prayer
Rooms
Jum'ah
Prayers
Halal
Food
Introduction
The University of Leicester Students’ Union
Islamic Society aims to cater for all the religious
needs of all Muslims on campus whilst helping
to preserve and practice your faith. All Muslims
are encouraged to excel in their studies whilst
partaking in the various activities and events
organised by the Society. Over the last few years,
the Islamic Society has been one of the most active
and successful societies both on campus and amongst
other Islamic Societies around the country. This
has been reflected through various channels including
both local (Leicester Mercury, BBC Midlands) and
national media (Guardian, Newsnight, Channel 4
etc). This success has been achieved through the
hard work of students throughout the years and
will only continue if new faces take up the responsibility
and take the work forward.
The
Islamic Society holds a number of events throughout
the year ranging from social nights to lectures
given by world-renowned speakers. Events in the
past few years have included the annual Islam
Awareness Week, Freshers and Eid dinners, Ramadan
iftaar for all Muslim students on campus and lectures
by various speakers both from this country and
abroad. The Society also partakes in various other
activities including sporting events (primarily
football for the brothers!!) and fundraising both
for the Society and for other charities. Events
are also regularly held for the sisters where
they can enjoy themselves within the boundaries
of Islam.
The
Society is affiliated to FOSIS (The Federation
of Students Islamic Societies in the UK and Eire),
an umbrella organisation representing the majority
of Islamic Societies across the country (for more
details see www.fosis.org.uk) . The Society also
holds close links with various other organisations
both locally and further a field. Such examples
include the strong link we have with the Islamic Foundation,
located nearby on the outskirts of Leicester and
our colleagues at the De Montfort University
Islamic Society.
Apart
from the above the Society’s main aim is
to cater for the religious well being of Muslim
students on campus. Prayer facilities are provided
for both Brothers and Sisters and regular study
classes in Quran, Dawah, Fiqh, etc are held to
enhance your knowledge of Islam. In the past we have held a very successful 8 week course on
Islamic History as well as one day courses on
the “Life of the Prophet” and “The
Art of Dawah” The Society also caters for
the welfare needs of the Muslims as well as providing
general help and advice for all regardless of
colour, gender or nationality and is a source
for information on Islam for the wider community.
Recent
highlights:
National One Day Fast
As part of the national Islam Awareness Week (www.iaw.org.uk)
and their Fasting to Remember/National One Day
Fast initiative, the Islamic Society raised over £3000 for charity
in the latest of this annual event. Over 150
non-Muslims joined Muslims in a day of fasting in
Ramadhan. This has been the most successful of event
of this kind thus far and received a host of media
coverage.
Representation
The Islamic Society has helped emphasize the
importance of representation both within the
Students' Union and nationally on the NUS through
the help of FOSIS. In recent years this has led to
an increased interest from Muslims in order to have
their voice heard and has led to many members
being elected onto committees and as sabbaticals
within the Students' Union, as delegates to the
NUS annual conference and even as members of the
NUS National Executive.
Events
Regular sporting event and classes for brothers
and sisters. Recent classes included lessons on
fiqh, seerah, Arabic and the infamous "Grill
an Imam". A number of national and
international speakers have also delivered
lectures recently including Abdul Hakim Murad,
Shaykh Ibrahim Mogra, Ibrahim Hewitt, Shaykh Riyad
Nadwi, Shaykh Abu Muntassir, Shabbir Ally to name a few.
The Islamic Society has also hosted the FOSIS
Annual Conference, Inter Isoc Quiz, FOSIS Football
Tournament, FOSIS Sisters Conference and a number
of seminars and lectures with other
organisations.
Iftaar
For a number of years, the Islamic Society has
provided Iftaar for 200 students on a daily basis; all the costs were from
donations that were raised by the Islamic Society
members.
Facilities and services
The Islamic
Society has worked with the university and the
Students' Union to provide better facilities for
the Islamic Society and it's members and services
for the benefit of all Muslims. This has resulted
in the expansion of the brothers prayer room, a
new prayer room for the sisters, purpose built
wudhu facilities and Halal food on campus.
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Prayer
Rooms
The
prayer rooms are the focal point of the Islamic Society's
activities. As well as being a place for salaah,
it also regularly hosts study circles and is the
best place to meet fellow Muslims. Both the prayer
rooms have a library stocking a range of
literature as well as audio cassettes. There is
also separate purpose built wudhu facilities for
Brothers and Sisters.
The
Brothers and Sisters prayer rooms are both located
on the Mezzanine floor (between ground and first floor) of the Charles Wilson Building.
Directions: Enter Charles Wilson Building main entrance.
Go up stairs on the left hand side and through
two sets of double doors. The Brothers’
prayer room is immediately on the left whilst
the Sisters’ prayer room is at the end of
the corridor on the right
Jum'ah
Prayers
Brothers:
10th floor Music Room, Charles Wilson Building.
Halal
Food
Currently
the University provides Halal food in the Snappers
Diner (1st floor, Charles Wilson Building) on Fridays
only.
Halal and vegetarian food is served in Oasis (lower ground floor, Percy Gee
Building) throughout the week.
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