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Message from the Chairman of the Building Committee
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Assalamun Alaikum,
Welcome to another edition of the AIC newsletter. The aim of this newsletter is to share all the latest news about the project with you, the community and our supporters. A lot has happened since the last edition and two of the notable milestones are the purchase of Prospect Place land and the fundraising trip to Dubai. We've also had the geotechnical survey done at the Prospect Place site, which will provide important information about soil consistency and structure, groundwater level and recommendations for the project. We are now preparing to go out to tender soon and further updates will be provided accordingly.
We hope you find the information useful and if you have any questions, comments or feedback, please email us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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Prospect Place
On Thursday 14th June 2018, Alhamdulillah by the grace of Almighty Allah (SWT), we completed the purchase of Prospect Place industrial estate at a cost of £795,000. Our President Br. Gulamraza Datoo delivered the good news to the community members in his annual Eid Address. Br. Gulamraza added, "Brothers and Sisters, this project is becoming a reality and I continue to appeal to you all to please contribute as much as you can. Let us all come together and do our part in developing our community. The tendering process for the construction will be starting soon and we shall share further information in due course".
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Members of our community and dignitaries including President of KSIMC Birmingham Alhaj Gulamraza Datoo, Secretary General of WF Alhaj Shane Abbas Hassam, Vice President of KSIMC Birmingham Alhaj MohamedRiyaz Sachedina, Our Project Ambassador Alhaj Gulam Virjee and Sheikh Nuru Mohamed on a visit to Prospect Place
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During the Holy Month of Ramadhan, our President Alhaj Gulamraza Datoo along with Alhaj Murtaza Master and Alhaj Rizwan Alidina travelled to Dubai for fundraising. They met with various benefactors and were able to raise approximately £350k with more in pledges. We are grateful to President of Dubai Jamaat Alhaj Shabbirbhai Damji, Alhaj Sibtainbhai Asaria and our Project Ambassador Alhaj Gulam bhai Virjee for all their support during our stay in Dubai.
AIC Fundraising Team with Alhaj Abid Hemani in Dubai. Abid Bhai has donated towards the total construction of our Ghusl Khana facility. We thank Abid Bhai for his generous donation.
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We had the pleasure of hosting Alhaj Dr. Naushad Merali, Alhaj Sameer Merali and Alhaj Mahmud P.K. Merali where We provided them with an overview of our project. We thank Naushadbhai for his generous contirbution towards the costs of the Ladies Imambargha.
FUNDRAISING IN THE COMMUNITY
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Annual BBQ and Funfair
The Jamaat's annual bbq and funfair took place on the 24th June 2018. This is an yearly event which is looked forward to by all community members young and old. This year we had bouncy castles and rides for the young ones, food stalls and a delicious bbq for the adults. We also had a live streaming of the England v Panama game which the whole community watched together. The day was a great success and approximately £2000 was raised for the AIC project. We thank all the volunteers for their hard work and look forward to the event next year.
Alhaj Naushad Merali, Alhaj Gulamraza Datoo, Alhaj Gulambhai Virjee, Alhaj Hussein Virjee and Alhaj Dr. Akber Mohamedali at the AIC stand during the Annual bbq and funfair
Cycle Ride
The Balsall Heath Community Cycling Club is an active group comprising of members of KSIMC Birmingham and the surrounding Balsall Heath area. The group have been very actively promoting cycling within the community and have organised numerous events such as Weekly cycle rides, Ladies only rides, Learn to ride sessions for those who wish to take up cycling and also Charity Rides. After the success of the Arbaeen ride to Coventry last November, the group organised yet another Fundraising ride to Kingsbury Park on the 15th July 2018. The group raised a total of £135
For more information about the group, please visit their facebook page by clicking here
The Balsall Heath Community Cycling Club group at Kingsbury Park.
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We encourage everyone to get involved in such fund raising activities and if anyone has any ideas which they would like to implement or need support for, please email us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and we will get you in contact with the fundraising team. Alternatively please contact Br.Rizvan Ramjee who is the head of local fundraising.
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Fundometer
Phase 2 of the project is estimated to cost £8.4m. This includes the rebuilding of the Mosque and Imambargha, Ghusl Kafan and Caretakers Flat, Purchase of Prospect Place and surface parking. So far we have managed to collect £1.5mand have a further pledges of £2.07m. We need to double our efforts with the fundraising.
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You can help by signing up to a monthly contribution by Standing Order or Direct Debit, paying your Khums to the project in accordance with the ijaza we have from Ayatollah Sayid Ali Sistani or by making a one of donation.
Click here to donate - Monthly
Click here to pay - KHUMS
You can also Buy a Brick and dedicate it to your Marhumeen, a wonderful way of giving them the gift of Thawab e Jaariya. Click here to - Buy a Brick
To donate directly via BACS (Bank Transfer), Please use the details below:
Lloyds Bank
KSIMC of Birmingham
Sort Code: 30-96-12
Account Number: 02481601
BIC:LOYDGB21372
IBAN:GB98 LOYD 3096 1202 4816 01
Ref: AIC Project
For more information please visit the website on www.abbasi.org.uk
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Easy Fundraising - Do you shop Online?
With Easyfundraising.org.uk you can shop online and raise free donations for the Abbasi Islamic Centre Project. Raising free donations when you shop online couldn’t be easier! You’ll find big name retailers here like John Lewis, Amazon, eBay and Apple, all ready to help you raise more for the Abbasi Islamic Centre Project, when you shop with them. To register, go to https://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/aic/ and create your own account.
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Br. Gulamraza Datoo showing our project plans to Birmingham City Councillor Tristan Chatfield, Cabinet Member for Social Inclusion, Community Safety and Equalities, who visited the centre recently.
Executive Councillor of Africa Federation Alhaj Amir Merali visiting our newly acquired land next to our Centre, witnessing the Geotechnical Survey.
Alhaj Tallal, Alhaj Haidar Aly and Alhaj Abbas Aly of Australia, with Alhaj Mohammed Gulamhusein, Alhaj Gulamraza Datoo and Sheikh Nuru Mohamed.
Alhaj Murtaza Master, Haji Saheb, Alhaj Gulamraza Datoo and Alhaj Mehboob Datoo
Alhaj Anver Dhanji, Alhaj Rizvan Ramjee and Alhaj Haidar Dhanji
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You’ve heard about the project for a while now but do you really know the details about it? If your answer is no then worry not. In every edition of the newsletter, we will provide you with all the facts you will need to get to know your centre. In this edition we will look at the Ghusl Kafan facility.
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The Ghusl Kafan facility is more than double the size of our current facility. It will include a separate wet room, dry room, cold body storage, a private family room, office, kitchenette and shower facilities.
The facility will also include a separate Alim’s office and a 3 bedroom flat for the caretaker.
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If you would like to get involved with the project in anyway, please contact us by emailing This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. We are looking for volunteers to help with marketing, fundraising, social media and more.
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