Day 1

Day 1 started with Zohr at Stansted Airport, The various contingents from the jamaats met each other and our spiritual leaders in plenty of time for the flight and got to know each other informally in the hours before take off.

Capacity building visit to Masjid-e-Zainabia Centre - Blackburn, UK

The Council of European Jamaats, through the Islamic Cultural Affairs Committee, has been supporting other Shia communities in UK following the strategic aim of capacity building of Shia communities in Europe. This has included: supporting the communities with recruitment and the cost of hiring ulema, providing essential Shia books under the Al-Ghadeer library project and supporting youth and madressa programmes.

The World Federation and The Council of European Jamaats successfully hosted a Continuous Personal Development course (22 - 24 February) for Muballigheen in Europe on the topic of “Irfan – Theory, Practice, and Malpractice” in Milton Keynes. Shaykh Mohammed Saeed Bahmanpour and Shaykh Mohammed Ali Ismail, both of whom are highly experienced tutors and well versed in the topic, conducted the course.

The World Federation and The Council of European Jamaats hosted a Continuous Personal Development course for Muballigheen in Europe on the topic of “Irfan – From Theory to Practice to Malpractice” in Harben House, Milton Keynes. Shaykh Mohammed Saeed Bahmanpour and Shaykh Mohammed Ali Ismail, both of whom are highly experienced tutors and well versed in the topic, conducted the course. 

One of the participants noted:

“I found the entire CPD which was conducted in a critical analysis and scholastic level mostvaluable in providing an excellent introduction and deep insistent into the subject of Irfan and the theories of Ibne Arabi and Ibne Sina”. Makbul Rahim