Our aims and goals
We want to bring members of the community together and create memorable moments through shared experiences. To provide place where our community can learn and enjoy social events together. We want provide opportunities for skills development, volunteering and social developments, where you can share your ideas and innovations in the community events which you will have many people belonging to the same community.
Our history
In the summer of 2006
We organised our first official Arabic courses in Kings College University. This was our first opportunity to do something for the Muslim community and to put forward a workable curriculum to teach the Arabic language, and to connect the people to Islam. Al hamdulillah, it was very successful.
summer holiday in 2007
We wanted to replicate the success of the previous year and thus organised another lesson teaching the same thing in City University. We also wanted to offer the students of the previous year the opportunity to further their studies beyond the Madeenah series and to actually learn Islam in the Arabic language. It was a great success with us completing the Madeenah series, and also an advanced class teaching Islamic lessons in the Arabic medium.
In 2008
We had another course teaching the same curriculum in the Central Saint Martins College of Art & Design. We were able to successfully complete much of the curriculum we had completed the previous years, and were also able to offer free lessons teaching many Islamic topics, from the history of the Prophets and their da'wah, to the Qur’aan, light tafseer, the Sunnah, etc. That year we were able to focus our attentions towards developing a long term curriculum and toward establishing a centre.
In March 2009
We managed to find a place where we could teach full time in Leytonstone High Road. We spent time gradually developing the centre, adding more facilities and making it not only a teaching centre, but a learning hub where one can further their knowledge of Islam and develop as students of knowledge.
Later on we have also opened a Madrasah teaching children primarily how to read Arabic with tajweed, and then Qur’aan memorisation. We have also done our bit for the community holding public gatherings, eid parties, regular Qaa'idah parties for the children who have completed their Qaa'idah or memorising a new Juzz. We continue to offer more services for the community.
In 2013
We moved to Leyton and built a whole new place to be a community centre. This was a brand new building, and when we took on this project it was like a brand new canvas. For us it was perfect, as it meant we could design the property according to our needs. We been working for community for a long time. In January 2018 decided to applied to be a charity and we became a registered charity in August 2018.
We start Keen on Deen which is a program created especially for kids. This includes madrasah, fun educational activities, workshops and offsite trips. We still continue with Arabic Courses and Islamic teachings to adult students. We are now hoping to have more programs for the adults.
At our centre, we offer classrooms, office hot desks, halls for the community to hire and use for events, conferences, workshops, lectures, training, gathering or party. Find out more about hiring in the 'Our Facilities' page
