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Promoting blood donation at the SGF Mini Summit 2019

Tuesday 30th April 2019 We are thankful to the Scottish Grocers Federation (SGF) for allowing us to promote our blood donation work in partnership with the Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service (SNBTS) at the SGF Mini Summit Falkirk. The event allowed us the opportunity to encourage blood donation in the business sector and targeting BME. […]

Christian-Muslim service at Kingussie Cemetery

On Sunday 28th April 2019, the Scottish Ahlul Bayt Society, in cooperation with the Royal British Legion Scotland, held a Christian-Muslim service at Kingussie Cemetery to commemorate members of the K6 Force Royal Indian Army Service Corps who fell during the Second World War. Kingussie hosts the largest concentration of Muslim soldiers’ graves from the […]

Kash defends British bantamweight boxing championship belt

Congratulations to Kash Farooq of St Andrew’s Sporting Club who defended his title as British bantamweight boxing champion against Kyle Williams (Wolverhampton, England). Kash Farooq is the Ambassador of the Scottish Ahlul Bayt Society and the Imam Hussain Blood Donation Campaign Scotland. Our best wishes extend to the contender. Great sportsmanship was demonstrated and sporting […]

Reflections on hope at Leverndale Hospital

Ameed, SABS engagements director, was privileged to have shared reflections on hope from an Islamic perspective at the chaplaincy centre for the psychiatric unit of Leverndale Hospital. Others spoke from their various faith backgrounds in a warm and insightful get together. Picture credit: Interfaith Scotland

Unity Peace Walk Glasgow 2019

21/04/19 – Our partners at Khadman-e-Dar-ul-Ehsan Scotland, including Syed Mohammed Suqlain Shah, organised the Fourth Annual Peace Walk and Dhikr gathering in Glasgow. Our chairman was privileged to have attended the subsequent program which highlighted peace, and intrafaith unity and involved esteemed guests from London, Birmingham and Manchester.

Easter 2019

SABS Chairman attends the Easter Sunday Church Service at Cathcart Old Parish Church. SABS Engagements Director also had the privilege of participating in the Easter Sunday Service at the Free Church of Scotland. Photography by Alison D Loudon  

American Universities – Rutgers University

Rutgers University, Newark campus, University in New Brunswick, New Jersey Imam Razawi was invited to speak in the last event of the semester, which was followed by a Q&A session. We were extremely grateful for the students at Rutgers for having hosted such a wonderful event.  An excellent prayer was recited by our youngest participant, […]

Auspicious Celebrations in Holy Month of Shab’aan

April 2019 A week of celebrations in England. Leicester (Masjid al-Husayn) – Luton (Masjid-e-Ali) – Reading (Masjid-e-Zainabiya) The Islamic month of Sha’bān is the month of the Prophet and his family. This month symbolises love and it begins with celebrations to mark the birth of Lady Zainab. Lady Zainab and her mother Lady Fātima are […]

Celebrating the 15th Sha’baan in Washington, D.C.

Celebrating the 15th Sha’ban in DC A historic and rare gathering followed with the DG, the world famous reciter Mir Hasan Mir and members of the legendary group Zulfiqar-e-Haidari. The second picture was taken with 3 incredible reciters who have been blessed with heavenly voices and are household names across both the Subcontinent and its […]