An obligation to purify one’s wealth by giving 2.5% in charity – After faith and prayer, this is the third pillar of Islam
Zakat is a virtuous practice with benefits in both worlds. Allah, the Almighty, says: “And establish the prayer (Salat) and pay the prescribed alms (Zakat). And whatever good you send ahead for yourselves, you will surely find its fruit with Allah. Indeed Allah is ever Watchful of what you do.” [Qur’an 2:110]
Spread your donations across the last 10 nights of Ramadan with MyTenNights By using My Ten Nights you can ensure you don’t miss your chance to donate on Laylatul Qadr and receive its many blessings – equivalent to more than one thousand months of worship! Click the button below to go to Jamia Al-Karam’s My Ten Nights page. Follow the […]
Today marks the anniversary of the first lockdown in the UK. It has now been exactly one year since the students departed from Jamia Al-Karam, heading for their homes. The past year has been filled with challenges of many a kind, testing in many a way. From a ‘social’ distance, temporary in nature, to a […]
Deputy to the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar, Shaykh Dr Abdul Fadeel al-Qawsi, welcomed on Sunday young British Imams and female teachers to Al-Azhar Al-Sharif for a four week specialist training course delving into the rich intellectual tradition of Islam at the hands of the senior expert scholars of Al-Azhar in various sciences, in order to […]
On Wednesday 17 April 2019, Jamia Al-Karam hosted its first open day for mosque and madrasa pupils from across the country. The open day provided an opportunity for the attendees to visit the historic campus of Eaton Hall, see the work and activities of Jamia Al-Karam, learn about its history and objectives, and to meet […]
Following the tragic events in Christchurch, New Zealand, the British Muslim Forum, which is chaired by the Principal of Jamia Al-Karam, Shaykh Muhammad Imdad Hussain Pirzada, issued the following statement. Also, read ‘The Peril of Insanity’ by the Vice-Principal of Jamia Al-Karam written in March 2016, and remains ever more relevant: The BMF condemns attack […]
‘The Quran Summer Camp’ will be taking place from the 6th-17th August 2018 At Jamia Al-Karam, Eaton Hall, Retford, DN22 0PR Presented by Jamia Al-Karam, Al-Azhar Alumni UK & Darul Qurra, under the guidance and supervision of Shaykh Muhammad Imdad Hussain Pirzada. The 2-week residential programme of intensive study and training will be focussing primarily […]
On Sunday 16th July 2017, Jamia Al-Karam hosted the 19th Annual Urs Conference of the Zia-ul-Ummat, Justice Pir Muhammad Karam Shah al-Azhari (ra), presided by Sahibzada Pir Major Muhammad Ibrahim Shah (Bhera Sharif, Pakistan). The Jamia Al-Karam Graduation Ceremony featured during the conference with 19 graduate alims and alimahs being honoured in traditional manner. We […]
Grand Imam of Al-Azhar hosts Pope of the Vatican for historic conference Al-Azhar University held its International Peace Conference on 27-28 April 2017, hosted by the Grand Imam, Dr Ahmad al-Tayyeb Shaykh al-Azhar, with keynote attendance of Pope Francis from the Vatican in Rome. Representatives from numerous countries and faith communities also participated. In his […]
The latest publication of Shaykh Muhammad Imdad Hussain Pirzada titled ‘The Beautiful Life of Muhammad (peace be upon him)’ has been released coinciding with the Islamic month of Rabi’ al-Awwal, which marks the birth and arrival of the sublime Messenger Muhammad (peace be upon him). Originally published in 1999 and widely read and taught in […]
