Forthcoming Islamic Events in Canary Wharf,London

Assalámu `alaykum wa rahmatulláhi wa barakátuhu.

May this message find you in the best of health and Iman.

Just a reminder of the event TONIGHT and other forthcoming

events, courses and projects in Canary Wharf;

Please note: Change of venue to Idea Store Canary Wharf !

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1) REFLECTIONS ON A HADITH

2) THE REAL DEAL - THE FIQH OF BUSINESS

3) 15 WEEKS INTENSIVE CLASSICAL ARABIC COURSE IN CANARY WHARF

4) BOYS WILL BE BOYS,GIRLS WILL BE GIRLS...WOMEN IN A MALE DOMINATED WORLD

*********************FORTHCOMING EVENTS IN DETAIL ********************

1) The Canary Wharf Muslim Association (WharfMA) Presents

REFLECTIONS ON A HADITH

with Shaikh Abu Yusuf Tawfique Chowdhury (Australia)*

Date: Thursday 8th March 2007

Time: 6.15pm - 7.30pm [After Maghrib]

Venue: Idea Store, Churchill Place, Canary Wharf, London E14 5RB

During this session we shall be reflecting on the following hadith.

Abu Hurairah (ra) reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:

"Do not be envious of one another; do not artificially inflate

prices against one another; do not hate one another; do not shun

one another; do not undercut one another in business transactions;

and be as fellow-brothers and servants of Allah. A Muslim is the

brother of a Muslim. He neither oppresses him nor humiliates him

nor looks down upon him. Piety is here - and he ﷺ pointed to

his chest three times. It is evil enough for a Muslim to hold his

brother Muslim in contempt. All things of a Muslim are inviolable

for another Muslim - his blood, his property and his honour."

(Sahih Muslim, Book 032, Number 6219)

* Abu Yusuf Tawfique Chowdhury was born in Bangladesh and spent

most of his childhood in Central Arabia before moving to Australia

where he now resides. He graduated from high school earning the

Academic Prize for Excellence, having attained the third highest

rank in Australia. He then studied Medicine at the University of

Melbourne before joining the University of Madinah from where he

graduated in Arabic and Shariah with distinction. As well as his

studies at the university, Ustadh Abu Yusuf has studied privately

with a number of distinguished scholars in Madinah. His teachers

include Shaikh Ahmad Rashid, Shaikh Muhammad Mukhtar al-Shanqiti

and Shaikh Abdur Razzaq al-'Abbad. He has gained ijaazah to teach

from several of them. Ustadh Tawfique is currently completing his

Medical studies at Brisbane University and has specialised in

Schizophrenia and Tiny Baby Birth. He is also a professional web

developer with over 11 years of multi-national experience in the

field of web development and database administration. He is

currently the director of Al Kauthar Institute [www.alkauthar.org]

which aims to deliver Islamic courses suited to Muslims living

in the West.

All welcome to attend and free entrance

Prayer room available

Directions to venue:

Churchill Place is the new mall to the east of the

estate, at the foot of the Barclays tower. Follow the

signs from inside the main mall outside Waitrose, or

use the lift opposite the Barclays tower

* Nearest Tube & DLR: Canary Wharf

* Buses: D3, D7, D8, 277

For more information please contact:

Tel: 07914 481 776

E-mail: info@wharfma.com

Website www.wharfma.com

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The Canary Wharf Muslim Association (WharfMA) supports:

2) Al-Kauthar Institute Presents:

THE REAL DEAL - THE FIQH OF BUSINESS

with Ustadh Abu Yusuf Tawfique Chowdhury

Dates: Saturday 10th March - Sunday 11th March 2007

Time: 8.30 am - 7.00 pm

Venue: Main Lecture Theatre, University of East London, Docklands

Campus, 4-6 University Way, London, E16 2RD

The course will cover: manners of a Muslim businessman; Islamic

finance schemes, mortgages and loans; Halal alternatives for

buying a house; credit and debit cards; superannuation; insurance;

student loans and indexed payments; banking transactions and their

reality; differences between cash and cheques from an Islamic

perspective and the history of currency; employment in financial

institutions and rulings on haram income; investing in managed

funds and ethical investment funds; trading on stock; commodity;

future and money markets; making sense of the different fatawa

on Islamic financing issues; intellectual property, copyrights

and trademarks.

This course is for every Muslim male or female who wants to fear

Allah and steer clear from falling into forbidden transactions

and riba; business people who want to learn more about Islamic

business guidelines and etiquettes; Muslims who want to have

a deeper insight into understanding the goals and purposes of

Shariah in business and trade; finance professionals who would

like more clarification as to the Islamic logic behind many of

its rulings; students at Law faculties who wish to understand

the basis of Islamic Commercial Law; and new Muslims who want

to further their understanding of Islam. All welcome.

To book or for more information please contact:

Tel: 07956 954 644

E-mail: london@alkauthar.org

Website: www.alkauthar.org

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The Canary Wharf Muslim Association (WharfMA) Presents

3) 15 WEEKS INTENSIVE CLASSICAL ARABIC COURSE IN CANARY WHARF

Delivered by The Ibn Jabal Institute (www.ibnjabal.com)

Date: Monday 12th March - Monday 18th June 2007

Time: 6.30pm - 9pm

Venue: Idea Store Canary Wharf, Churchill Place, London E14 5RB

15 week Level 1 Intensive Classical Arabic course where we expose

participants to most of the general paradigms of Arabic

grammar, syntax and morphology, including the ten most common

forms of the Arabic verb and the 9 derivations of each form.

By the end, students should:

• Be able to read simple Arabic texts using a dictionary

• Be capable of basic conversation using simple vocabulary

• Be able to translate sentences

• Be able to read sentences in Arabic and translate it into English:

• Have a vocabulary of approximately 500 words

• Be familiar with most of the general grammatical structures and syntax

• Master the ten most common forms of the Arabic verb and

the nine derivations of each form.

• And more..

To book or for more information please contact:

Tel: 07931 330 293

E-mail: arabic@wharfma.com

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4) The Canary Wharf Muslim Association (WharfMA) Presents

BOYS WILL BE BOYS,GIRLS WILL BE GIRLS...WOMEN IN A MALE DOMINATED WORLD

By Ustadha Uzma Jung*

Date: Thursday 22nd March 2007

Time: 6.15 pm - 8pm [Maghrib will be prayed as well]*

Venue: Idea Store, Churchill Place, Canary Wharf, London, E14 5RB

Ustadha Uzma Jung had been active in the community

delivering circles and talks on Islam for the last

20 years. She has been a pre-school teacher and has set

up many Home Schooling initiatives. She is a Scouts

Leader with the National Scouts Association and

a qualified NLTP practioner.

SISTERS ONLY event and entrance is FREE

For more information please contact:

Tel: 07841 317 033

E-mail: women@wharfma.com

Website www.wharfma.com

********** WHARFMA MENTORING PROJECT ************************

Following the launch of the mentoring project in last September,

please find further details below: We still need more mentors !

The Canary Wharf Muslim Association (WharfMA) Presents:

MENTORING IN THE WHARF

Mentoring is a proven way to increase the performance

and fulfil the potential of mentees and help young people

and students in particular to raise and realise their

aspirations. Alhumdulillah, WharfMA in partnership with

Tower Hamlets College are proud start a mentoring project.

If you would like to;

*motivate and support a young person to raise their

level of attainment and fulfil their potential;

*gain insight into the issues facing young people today;

*be a role model;

*gain personal satisfaction and insight through supporting a mentee;

*increase understanding of the local community and give something

back.....

Then MENTORING IS FOR YOU!!

We are currently seeking 15-20 mentors for our current programme.

If you are able to commit just one hour per month of your time

please visit the following link for further information please

click here: http://www.tower.ac.uk/mentoring/

If you would like to apply for mentoring please download and

complete the application form at :

http://www.tower.ac.uk/mentoring/registration2.doc

and send it to mentoring@wharfma.com

For any further queries or enquiries please

contact mentoring@wharfma.com or call 07841 317 033

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Wassalaam 'alaikum wa rahmatullaah.

Admin, Canary Wharf Muslim Association (WharfMA)

- Working for the Community

Tel: 07914 481 776

E-mail: info@wharfma.com

Website www.wharfma.com

- The Canary Wharf Muslim Association ("WharfMA") is a

new body for Muslims working in Canary Wharf. The

Wharf Muslim Association ("WharfMA") has been set

up to support the ever increasing Muslim community

of the Canary Wharf and surrounding areas. WharfMA's

vision is to provide true representation, inspiration

and support to the Wharf's burgeoning Islamic community.

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