Ramadan Announcement 2016 AD / 1437 AH

The Coordination Committee of Major Islamic Centres and Mosques of London have agreed that 1st Ramadan 1437 will be on Monday 6th June 2016.
We are pleased to announce to the whole Muslim Community in  the  U.K  that Monday 6th June 2016 is  the  1st  of  Ramadan 1437 Hijri.

We  congratulate  all  Muslims  in  the  world  and  want  to  take this opportunity   to   wish everyone in   the   whole   world a peaceful and blessed Ramadan.

Taraweeh prayers will start TONIGHT (SUNDAY 5th JUNE 2016) straight after Isha prayer

May Allah accept our fasting and good deeds in shaa Allah.



The message is supported by the followig mosques:

The Islamic Cultural Centre & London Central Mosque
East London Mosque & London Muslim Centre
Mayfair Mosque
Muslim Welfare House
Al Muntada Al Islami
Al Manaar - Cultural Heritage Centre
Jamiat e Ulama Britain
Markizi Jamiat Ahl-e H adith
Islamic Sharia Council
London Muslim Forum
Muslim Association of Britain
Masjid Al Tawhid
Muslim World League
Brixton Mosque
Islamic Cultural Centre in Edinburgh, Scotland
Croydon Islamic Community Trust

Zakatul Fitr (Taken from The East London Mosque website)

Originally this was the giving of a certain amount of food to the needy, but nowadays most people give money to pay for the food. This has been set at £5, and should be paid for each and every member of the family, including children.

Zakatul Fitr can be paid from the beginning of Ramadan; we advise people to do so as early as possible, to make it easier to reach the needy recipients in time.

The latest it can be given is just before the Eid prayer, but delaying it this long means there’s no time to get food to the needy for Eid day. Remember, in the time of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), people gave food directly to the needy, so there was no delay.