April 2018 Update

Assalamwalaikoum brothers and sisters in Islam,

We have very good news to share with you and the entire community.

First good news is that we have raised enough money to complete Phase 1 of the construction. Phase 1 is the mosque is ready for prayer and the entire community has access to the new mosque.

The local and international Muslim community have been generous and your donations for Allah’s sake have made everything possible. We thank Almighty Allah for helping us all to build His House in Eastbourne. “Whosoever builds for Allah a mosque, Allah will reward him similar to it in paradise.” (Bukhari) inShaAllah.

“Whosoever shares in building a mosque for Allah, even if it is as small as a bird’s nest, Allah (S.W.T.) will build for him a house in Paradise.” (Ahmad) inShaAllah. It is sadaqua jariya (on going charity).

The second good news is that we will have some money left over which will help us run the mosque for few months. The running costs of the mosque will be substantial and we look forward to your continued donations inshaAllah. Please give generously so that we can maintain the mosque and provide new services.

We have plans for Phase 2:

We are in negotiation with British Rail to purchase the land next to the railway. InShaAllah this will provide valuable and secure outdoor space for our children and for other outdoor functions.

InSha Allah we also intend to build a third floor to create more rooms for more activities

We have InShaAllah ambitious plans to make the mosque self sufficient by generating income and by providing religious, social and educational initiatives. For these items we will make special appeals to raise the necessary funds.

Finally, we are delighted to announce the mosque will be ready for Ramadan. The first taraweeh will be in the mosque inshaAllah. As we all know, mosque is where Allah (subhana wa tala) is glorified, praised and remembered. Unite the Community and Encourage brotherhood: Establishes large gatherings of Muslims. InShaAllah, we look forward to everyone breaking their fast together in Ramadan at the mosque.

We urge the community to come forward and fill the mosque every day and night to make this unique Ramadan 2018 a time to be remembered for ever in the history of our mosque InShaAllah.

EICC Committee