Muharram 2016/1438 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.
The Annual Imam Hussain Procession – Edinburgh (09/10/16) and Glasgow (12/10/2016). Communities commemorate Imam Hussain’s (a) message for humanity in Edinburgh and Glasgow: a universal message of peace, social justice and equality. Glasgow’s procession attended by over two thousand people.
The Scottish Ahlul Bayt Society is pleased to announce the beginning of its Quranic Tafseer class. The classes, taken by the teacher and mentor Sheikh Muhammad Kassam’Ali, shall serve to re-enliven one’s relationship with the Holy Book that it may be discovered as something edifying and wondrous; housed within whose depths are lessons, guidance, and divine wisdom […]
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.
The Scottish Ahlul Bayt Society (SABS) partnered with the Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service (SNBTS) in its international campaign; a life-changing and life-saving movement globally awakening humanity’s spirit of giving and helping endow the precious gift of life to countless in need. 2016’s Missing Type campaign innovatively managed to raise awareness of the fundamental need for blood donation, and sought to […]
The pupils of the Scottish Ahlul Bayt Society‘s children’s school thoroughly enjoyed a creative and engaging day with PC Kris O’Donnell of Police Scotland. The younger pupils were taken through a series of fun-filled activities and exercises regarding what they know of the Police, what vehicles they use, police dogs, and so on. They were particularly enthusiastic […]
In recognition of the growing concerns that too few today are adept at the use of basic first aid techniques, particularly from BME communities, Scottish Ahlul Bayt Society‘s Youth Committee arranged a training session to equip members with essential first aid skills. The event came to fruition through our association with the Scottish Ambulance Service, and was […]
International Day of Peace, Interfaith Peace Service 2016, at Edinburgh Annandale Mosque, with contributions from leaders and representatives from many of the world’s faiths organised by the Edinburgh Inter Faith Association. The Scottish Ahlul Bayt Society Vice-Chairman Ifty Ali and Shaykh Zainabi of Edinburgh stood in solidarity with religious leaders including the Moderator of the General Assembly of […]
The Scottish Ahlul Bayt Society held a seminal conference, in the truly magnificent setting that was the Trades House of Glasgow, on Monday the 19th September 2016. In continually seeking to actualise within Scotland the lofty ideals of benevolence, peace, and wisdom, the event brought together–in heart and spirit–Muslims and Christians of all denominations, and […]
It was a privilege to have the Very Rev John Chalmers, Honorary Chaplain to the Queen and Principal Clerk to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, give a talk on his year as Moderator to members of both the Scottish Ahlul Bayt Society‘s Youth Committee and its Women’s Wing. The gathering was warm and pleasant. In […]