12/11/17 – We were delighted to have had SABS Engagements Strategic Diretcor, Mr Ameed Versace speak at the Breaking Barriers Scriptural Reasoning event on Sunday at St Columba’s Church. Ameed presented the Quranic passage 2:172-173, and other speakers presented passages from the Christian and Jewish scriptures. The topic related to the Importance of Food in […]
Edinburgh – City Chambers: Mr Ifty Ali, Vice-Chair of the Scottish Ahlul Bayt Society on Remembrance Sunday along with the First Minister and Interfaith delegates. Glasgow – Mr Ali Hussnain, Strategic Youth Director of the Scottish Ahlul Bayt Society at Cathcart Old Parish Church. A time to remember, reflect, and to work for a future devoid […]
The Imam Hussain Blood Donation Campaign Scotland which has been running in Edinburgh for 3 weeks has now come to a close. We thank the Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service for working with us on this project and for their insurmountable efforts in the last 5 years over which this campaign has ran in Edinburgh. […]
Interfaith Summit 2017 with the First Minister of Scotland, Nicola Sturgeon MSP. The round table meeting saw faith leaders and key community representatives come together in a meeting with the Head of the Sottish Government to discuss interfaith engagement and community cohesion. Read more… click here
05-11-17 – A large-scale collection of donations from the Shi’a community of Edinburgh was undertaken by the SABS Youth Committee (headed by Sr Ismat) as we approach the Sacred period of Arbaeen. Clothing, toiletries, and cash donations were among goods collected for refugees as part of the community-wide operation and were supplied to Edinburgh Direct […]
Sharing an evening of Faith and Fellowship The Scottish Ahlul Bayt Society was delighted to have organised with the United Reformed Church Synod of Scotland, the nation’s first dialogue event between members of the Shia Muslim community and members of the United Reformed Church. In an evening of warmth in conversation and fellowship, the two […]
18/10/17 – Scottish Ahlul Bayt Society (SABS) at this years reception organised by the Most Reverend Mario J. Conti, Emeritus Archbishop of Glasgow, Chair of the Committee for Inter-religious Dialogue of the Bishops’ Conference of Scotland.
Catholic / Muslim Dialogue at the University of St. Thomas, Minnesota, United States Shaykh Sayed Ali Abass Razawi, Director-General and Chief Imam of the Scottish Ahlul Bayt Society with Professor Bernard Brady and Professor Odeh Muhawesh Discussions touched on Imam Alī ibn Mūsā ar-Riḍā (ع) – (the 8th Shi’a Holy Imam and descendant of Prophet […]
08/10/17 – It was a pleasure for SABS to have participated in the Service at St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church, Newlands to celebrate the visit to Glasgow of our good friend, the Right Rev Dr Derek Browning, Moderator of the General Assembly of The Church of Scotland along with the Rt Rev Dr Gregor Duncan, Bishop […]
Muharram 2017/1439 communal events and gatherings in Edinburgh and Glasgow. The community commemorates Imam Hussain’s (ع) sacrifice and the lofty ideals he upheld during the first 10 nights of the Islamic month of Muharram.