Eastbourne Mosque Eastbourne Islamic Cultural Centre

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

Dear Brothers & Sister,

On Friday 4th May 2018 we will NOT be praying at The Langney Villiage Hall.

The new location and time for Jummah on that day is as follows:

Willingdon Trees Community Centre
101 Holly Place
Hampden Park
Eastbourne
BN22 0UT

Prayer time will be: 1:15pm

Please kindly bring your own Musallah. In Sha Allah we will resume back to The Langney Village Hall on Friday 11th May.

Jazākum Allāh Khayran

EICC

Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullah wa barakatuh brothers and sisters in Islam,

Below is the prayer timetable for May 2018 with Iqamaah times.

Click on the image below to see it in full size and please feel free to print and share.

Assalamwalaikoum Brothers and Sisters in Islam,

Below is your copy of the April 2018 EICC newsletter.

New Mosque
MaA sha Aallah, the construction of the mosque has progressed very well and In sha Allah, we will be praying in our new mosque before Ramadan. The building is close to completion and we thank all the people who have contributed generously and made it possible to have a secure mosque for the people of Eastbourne. Security measures have incurred extra costs. May Allah reward all the donors and helpers and all their families with a House in Jannah.

We thank the community for being patient and the Groups that have been working behind the scene to ensure planning, construction and the smooth development of the mosque.

The vision is to In sha Allah develop the mosque into a vibrant centre with religious, educational and social activities for the community. There will be consultation (Mashwara) and community involvement to ensure we altogether move forward as a strong united Muslim community.

Education
In sha Allah,Masjid education will be developed for adults and children. Details to follow In sha Allah.

Maintenance of the Mosque
It is our duty to ensure the mosque is maintained and used with care. Maintenance is costly and we appeal to the community for a regular donation through Direct Debit In sha Allah. It is your donations and income generation initiatives that will ensure we continue to provide existing and new services.

Taraweeh Prayer
Ramadan timetable is being prepared and will be available soon. In sha Allah, there will be short talks /workshops before Maghrib during the weekends about fasting etiquette and Ramadan Matters In sha Allah. Iftar will be celebrated in the Masjid and a list will be available for brothers and sisters who wish to contribute. Isha Salat followed by Taraweeh prayer will start at 11.00pm and we encourage all brothers and sisters to attend so that we can pray Taraweeh together as one community in our new mosque. However, arrangements are being made to have a second Taraweeh prayer for those who are working late at night.

Eid Prayer
We aim to continue to hold the Eid Party In sha Allah, after the Eid prayer. We will need volunteers as usual. Details will be announced nearer the time.

Volunteers
Volunteers are needed for all various activities including:

Dawah
Presenting Islam to the wider community (open days, inviting neighbours to the masjid and so on)

Education
Supporting the youths in various ways, organising activities and so on

Maintaining the Masjid
Cleaning, Car Park and so on. Further Consultation will be on-going and we welcome your suggestion.

Please send your suggestion to eastbournemosque[at]yahoo.co.uk or via our website.

Jazakhallahkhairan

Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullah wa barakatuh,

Dear brothers and sisters in Islam,

I realise the last update was only a few days ago but I am very excited to share with you a video tour (below) of how our new Eastbourne Mosque is progressing as it approaches the final stages before we use it.

As you can see, the carpets have been fitted throughout the mosque and masha’Allah it looks wonderful.

I hope you enjoy the following video tour until may be able to start praying in it soon insha’Allah.

Brothers and Sisters none of this again would have been possible without your continuous support and kind, generous donations. We are nearly there and still in need of your generous contributions to complete our Mosque, so please kindly help however you can and donate as much as you can. At the time of writing this update, we have roughly £45,000 remaining for us to raise. Coming together is a beginning, keeping together is progress and working together is success.

Jazakum Allah Khayran