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Name: Jaffer

Imam Jaffer As-Sadiq (A.S.) was born in Madina in 83 AH to Imam Muhammad Baqir (A.S.) and Umm-e-Farwa who was the daughter of Al-Qasim bin Muhammad bin Abi-Bakr. Imam Jaffer As-Sadiq (A.S.) was 15 years of age when his grandfather Imam Sajjad (A.S.) was martyred and 34 years old when his father Imam Muhammad Baqir (A.S.) was martyred. His Imamate lasted for 34 years.

Al Quds Day 2009

A day where people from all over the UK had gathered to stand up for justice and stand for the rights of the Palestinian people.  Alhamdulilah we managed to organise 3 coaches from Birmingham.  We may not have had all the coaches full due to people dropping out, but I was very happy to see the youth of Birmingham come out in their numbers to support this noble cause.

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Just like the Salaat times on your mobile, you can now get the Jamaat Programme on your phone!

As the Jamaat programme calendar is continuously updated, unlike the Salaat times calendar, we suggest you add this calendar using Google Calendar, then sync it with your mobile. Do this by adding the calendar to your Google Calendar by clicking here.

• For Blackberry users, this is exactly the same process as with the Salaat times calendar. Instructions below.

• For iPhone users, you can either use Microsoft Exchange (instructions here) or via CalDAV (instructions here). We recommend CalDAV. See screenshot below.
• For all other devices, you can use Google Sync (instructions here) or if you do not want to use Google Sync, click here.
  
• For Microsoft Outlook, add the .ICS file

Full Iftar Nyaz will be Served after Namaaz

The Council of European Jamaats has published a booklet of English poetry about the tragedy of Karbala. These poems have been written by members of our community over the past few weeks; and commemorate the massacre of Imam Husayn (a.s.); his family and his companions over 1400 years ago. These booklets are available for free; and are being distributed in Jamaats across Europe.

This booklet has been compiled by the Youth Desk in order to promote the commemoration of this calamity; by all members of our community but especially by the youth. It is hoped that the poems in this booklet will be recited in our centres this Ashra-e-Zainabiyya; but also in future years.

With a print edition of 1000 copies; facilitated kindly by donations and sponsorships; copies are available to all for free; via our Jamaats across Europe.

Winners of the Dr Datoo Quiz: Sayyida Mehrali and Mohammed Abbas Rajani.

Often the end of tyranny, injustice and oppression is celebrated in the most glorious of ways! That is why, independence days are celebrated with such splendor and happiness! Similarly, the 9th of Rabi ul Awwal is considered to be one the grandest of Eids because it marked the revenge of the oppression and tyranny of Karbala. This is the day, when Imam Zainul Abideen smiled for the first time after the horrendous massacre of his father and companions.

9th Rabiul Awwal was the day when Mukhtar ath Thaqafi took revenge from the killers of Imam Hussain. A brief story of this is as follows:

Mukhtar was arrested before the Battle of Karbala and therefore was unable to take part in the battle. He was the son of Abu Ubaid bin Masoud who had led the Muslim army to conquer the Persia. Ubaidullah ibn Ziyad wanted to kill Mukhtar in the prison but Yazid ordered him not to do so on the request of Abdullah ibn Umar (who was the husband of Mukhtar’s sister). Yazeed asked Ibn Ziyad to release Mukhtar.  Ibn Ziyad told Mukhtar that he had to leave Kufa in the next three days or he would kill him. Therefore, Mukhtar left Kufa and headed towards Makkah.