Hope for Darfur: Leaflet

Friday 17th September, 18:30 prompt, London Muslim Centre, next to East London Mosque

Featuring: Shaykh Babikr Ahmed Babikr

Recitation of Holy Quran and Dua’s by Hassen Rasool

Auction of modern Islamic Artwork and African-Influenced Paraphernalia

Traditional Qasaid and Nasheed

3 course dinner will be provided

Tickets £20 if purchased before 12th September, £25 after

Organised by the Accenture Muslim Network (following the success of ‘Charity Night for Bam’), for Ulfa Aid

Further information: Ihetsham.ashraf@accenture.com / 07961 452 637

Inshallah this will be an opportunity for us to learn from the modest, charismatic, knowledgeable Shaykh Babikr; to remember Allah as the beautiful voice of Hassen Rasool fills up the marbled atrium of the new London Muslim Centre; and most importantly, to contribute towards easing the suffering of our brothers, sisters, mothers, daughters, fathers, and sons in Darfur. The evening will include a fine three course meal, an auction of Islamic artwork from all over the UK, and traditional qasaid and nasheed, truly an event not to be missed, the first of its kind in the LMC.

Ulfa Aid
“Whoever saves a life it is as though he has saved the whole of humanity.” Al-Quran Surah 5 Verse 32

Ulfa Aid is a registered charity (No. 1102943) which has virtually no overheads for this current appeal. Consisting of a few determined and enthusiastic brothers in the UK, Sudan and Kashmir, Ulfa Aid has been actively sowing the seeds for a better future for orphans in Sudan. For this current appeal, the focus has shifted to providing immediate relief for the thousands of refugees dispersed from Darfur, through provision of food parcels and clean drinking water. Alhamdulillah through their hard work, they have made it even easier for us to help those suffering, by performing all the hard work in the field so we don’t have to – all they need is our serious will to contribute towards their efforts financially.

Shaykh Babikr
To many of you the Shaykh needs no introduction; we love him as a teacher, as a knower of the inward sciences, as a da’i who has brought British people to Islam since the 1970s, as the Imam of Yusuf Islam’s Islamia schools, and as a man more concerned about the plight of others than himself. He studied the Islamic sciences in Sudan under Shaykh Fatih Qaribullah (rahimah-ullah) son of Sayiddi Shaykh Qaribullah (rahimah-ullah) son of the Great Shaykh Ahmed at-Tayyib (rahimah-ullah).

The Shaykh has just returned from Sudan, and has been actively planning and administrating the distribution of food and water to refugees, as a trustee of Ulfa Aid.

Qari Hassen Rasool
Dubbed “The Nightingale of Tajweed”, in recent months Br Hassen has been blessed to recite with Shaikh Abdur Rahman Al-Sudais, Imam of the Haram in Makkah, and has never been in higher demand. As Tim Winter (Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad) says: “Hassen can be likened to the men that light up large fireworks, the men are not often noticed, but the explosions move many.” Evoking an inexplicable nostalgic reminiscence of the Quranic city, as Madinah was once known in the times when the whole city would echo with the recitation of the Quran, Hassen’s talent reminds us that the Quran, as the Speech of Allah, is much more than the revered book on our shelves.

Nasheed
This is a rare opportunity to listen to the more traditional of ensembles in London, performing in public on this rare occasion for the sake of Allah, their love of the Rasul s.a.w., and for the plight of our brothers and sisters in Darfur. As the market and success of modern nasheed grows, on the 17th of September a unique ensemble of singers will provide renditions in traditional style of such famed and loved Qasaid as the “Burda” of Imam Busiri.

Auction
The Accenture Muslim Network has been lucky enough to collect exquisite artwork from all over the United Kingdom over the last month. Ranging from classical Kufic calligraphy, to intimately etched glasswork, this is an opportunity to view first hand the generosity and talent of the finest Muslim artists. Three paintings done by Hassen Rasool will be included in this auction.

London Muslim Centre
Opened officially only in June this year, the new London Muslim Centre is a venue befitting the enthusiasm of the UK’s growing Muslim population. This is the first major event to take place in the majestic halls of the new centre, which itself is decorated with mosaics from Jordan, marble from the Middle East, and the talent and labour of London’s Muslims.

Tickets
To purchase tickets, please visit the secure link below, which will automatically track your ticket booking and payment. Tickets cost £20 if purchased before the 12th September, £25 after that. Please note, our last event sold out in 3 days, Masha’Allah, so please book early to avoid disappointment!

Hope for Darfur: Secure Ticket Purchase

For further information on this event, please contact:

Ihetsham.ashraf@accenture.com / 07961 452 637

Please note the evening begins at 18:30 prompt.

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