Services

1. Prayer

Mosque is open for all of the five daily prayers, friday prayers and eid prayers. Mosque opens 30mins before fajr prayer, closes 30mins after fajr prayer, reopens at 11am and finally closes 30mins after isha. During the daytime the main prayer hall can be used for reading the Qur'an and quiet contemplation. It can accommodate over 2000 people, including space dedicated just for women.

2. Funeral Service

We have access to a body washing facilities available to anyone who wishes to use it, we also have a system in place involving the local authorities and funeral services which can be arranged with one phone call. Please contact us in case someone near and dear passes away and we will provide help/ advice to make their last journey comfortable with respect and regards in accordance with the muslim Sharia.

We understand this is a difficult time for anyone and planning can be emotional that is why we ask you to be patient when it comes to these arrangements especially at the weekends when most of the council offices are closed. We recommend that two people male and female speak to us where we can sit down and explain the whole process and what steps to take. This can be a testing time but with the right advice and communication we can help ease the process and emotions on loved ones. The masjid has people available day and night who know the correct procedure and have the relevant experience, contacts and information to help you and your families.

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Up to date Janaza / funeral announcements will appear on the mosque Facebook and Twitter pages.

Inna lillahi wa inna ilaihi raji'un 'To Allaah we belong and to Him is our return.[Sura Al-Baqara, Verse 156]

3. Marriage/Nikah Performed

Family life is the building block of a successful society, and marriage is an occasion of great joy in the Muslim community. Abu Bakr Masjid facilitates the solemnisation of an Islamic contract of marriage. The newly-married couple is provided with an official 'Nikah' certificate to show they have been married according to Islamic Law.

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4. Education & Training

The mosque play a central role in community education in Cambridge. We help facilitate a Week days, Saturday and Sunday Islamic School, a supervised evening Madrasah, Arabic and Islamic studies, and various recreational activities and trips for young people, including a sisters martial art physical fitness and swimming group. Find out more.

5. Religious advice & counselling

Muslims turn to the mosque for help and advice in all matters of their day-to-day life. Abu Bakr Masjid has trained Imams to advise and counsel on the many concerns of the community such as bereavement, cultural challenges, generational issues and matrimonial problems.

Face to face counselling is also available after the daily prayers.

And Imam Muhammad Amir Karim can be contacted on 07861 469095 for counselling by phone.

6. Lectures & Training

Regular programmes include Tafsir (explanation) of the Qur'an in English, Bangla and Somali. Also, the Saturday Halaqah is a weekly programme open to all the family with a diverse range of speakers and topics.

As more people undertake the Hajj, the mosque offers an open training programme every year.

Daily programme 2018

Free and everyone welcome.

1. WELCOME TO MOSQUE:

• Under this programme we arrange, organise and conduct mosque visits of schools and colleges.
• Arrange meetings with local MP's, counsellor and neighbours to achieve peace and harmony by resolving disputed issues/matters.
• Provide free counselling service (for religious and social matters) to community people.
• Conduct workshops, seminars to provide awareness about Islam and to make the community aware of the working of the administration of the mosque.

2. IQRA:

Under this programme we provide teaching of Quran to elderly people (senior citizens).These services include Quran recitation,Tajwid, Fiqh and translation of Quran.

3. I AM A MUSLIM:

Under this programme we teach Islamic norms,culture,Quran and its translation to newly converted Muslim men and women. We also provide them counselling services and dispense the knowledge of Fiqh as well. Sisters have an opportunity to get all these services from a qualified Islamic lady scholar.

4. PURIFICATION OF SOUL:

Under this programme we strive to attain purification of Soul (TAZKIYA) with meditation and remembrance of Allah tabarak wetaala. Slogan of this programme is: Get peace and tranquillity by staying connected to your lord.

5. IQRA-UL-QURAN:

Under this programme we provide teaching of Quran including NAZRA and HIFZ with Tajwid to children between the age group of 6 to 18 years. We also teach them daily duas,kalmas and Islamic history.

6. DORA-E-HADIS:

Under this programme we dispense knowledge of Ahadis compiled in the books of Saha e sitta.The sole motive of this programme to illuminate our hearts with the love of prophet Muhammad (SAW) by getting knowledge of his Sunnah(way of life)

7. TAFHEEMUL QURAN:

Under this programme we teach translation of Quran and its Tafseer(interpretation of Quranic verses).

8. WEEKEND MADRASSA:

• We provide a golden opportunity to adult men,women and children to get knowledge of Quranic reading with tajwid rules.
• Translation of Quran and knowledge of Islamic Fiqh. Those who are busy in week days can get the benefit of this 3hours exclusively and extensively designed programme.

Islamic Studies | Madrassa Time Table

Only those of Allah's servants who are learned truly fear Him. [Sura Fatir, Verse 28]

It is our duty to learn and to educate our children. The Madrasa at Abu Bakr Siddiq Mosque is a great opportunity to accomplish our responsibility for 6 - 16 years old boys and girls.

Application form:
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Rules and Regulations:
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