Madni Jamia Masjid - formally known as Islamic Cultural & Educational
Association (ICEA)
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1. Background History
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1993 August: Local Muslims struggle to find space for prayers in Thornbury
area, hall booked for Eid prayers.
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1994 Local resident offers Garage, room for 50 people for daily 5 times
prayers.
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1994 February: meeting held to establish need for Islamic Centre in the
Thornbury Area
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1994 Steering Committee formed and decided upon name “Islamic Cultural &
Educational Association” (ICEA)
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1994 August: First General Meeting held in Crofts Hall & decision made to buy
land for a new Mosque & ICEA, initial donations collected.
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1994 September: Constitution approved by Members 1995 ICEA Management committee
with support from members & local Councillors & agreed to buy Land on Thornbury
Road.
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1996 January: First prayers in Porta-Kabins
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1996 : 1.84 Acres of Land Purchased for £100,000 from Bradford Metropolitan
District Council.
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1996 October 16th: ICEA registered with Charity Commissioner
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1996 October: Planning Application Submitted
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1997 July: Planning permission granted
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1998 Amendments from 2 to 3 storey accepted
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1998 Additional 0.22 Acres bought for £27,000 to place Porta-Kabins during
construction of new building
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1999 January 3rd: Foundation Stone laid
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1999: Due to shortage of funds, Phased construction begins
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2000 November 24th: First Friday Prayers in New Mosque due to capacity issues
in Porta-Kabins.
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2001-2006: remaining phases completed costing Approx £2.5 Million.
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2007 March 17th: Lower Ground Floor Opening and Community Cohesion Event.
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2. Statistics about people attending the mosque and the community
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Over 2000 attend Friday Prayers
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Over 200 attend regular prayers
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400 plus children (Boys & Girls) studying in the Madrassah
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Over 150 women attend Sunday adult classes
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Regular English Islamic lectures and courses
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Plus other services e.g. Funerals, Khathums, Conferences, Nikkahs
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3. Aspirations/aims for the mosque in the future
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AIMS:
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To promote the advancement of the religion in accordance with the doctrines of
Islam
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To advance education and religious education in accordance with the Islamic
Beliefs
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To provide facilities for recreation and leisure time activities
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To provide Dawah & to reach out to Muslims and non Muslims
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OBJECTIVES FOR THE FUTURE:
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Expand Services by acquiring additional land and further develop community
links
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Establish Education and Resource Centre in particular for Women and Elderly
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Interfaith Dialogue & Community Cohesion
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Raising awareness about Islam and Muslim community
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Stronger Partnership with Statutory organisations
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Help raise education attainments in the local area
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Help reduce Crime and Disorder in the local area
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Engage with Young Adults
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4. Details of forthcoming events/programs
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Connecting Cultures Event 18th-19th October 2007 comprising
of:
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Madni Jamia Masjid Open Day - Thurs 18th October, 9am to 5pm
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Celebrating Faith Evening – Thurs 18th October, 7pm
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Partners Forum – Friday 19th October, 1pm to 5pm
More details on our website http://www.icea.org.uk
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5. Additional info
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Major Achievements:
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Turned a dream into reality
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£2.5+ Million Collected in 10 Years
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£200,000 + raised for charities
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Caters for 2000+ regular users
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Over 600 people use services daily
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Independent and fully regulated
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Formal processes key to its success
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Open to the whole community (Men & Women)
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Excellent links with local organisations
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Balance between Wisdom and Youth
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Engagement from community at all levels primarily on voluntarily basis
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Elected Management Committee & Trustees are ALL volunteers. Include;
Pensioners, Doctor, Accountants, Magistrate, Police Officer, Social Workers, IT
Consultants, Engineers, Business people, Elders, Students & Unemployed.
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Professionals actively involved at realising full potential and delivering
strategic aims & objectives
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Providing bereavement services
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Promoting Interfaith dialogue and community cohesion at all levels
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Regular English lectures from internationally renowned scholars
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Educating 400+ children daily
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Supporting local schools to raise educational achievements & visits to Mosque
More details on our website http://www.icea.org.uk
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For any further info email: info@icea.org.uk
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