As many of you know, I am a new Cantabrigian (resident of Cambridge - I just learned that 2 seconds ago). There is a really great project here to build a beautiful mosque, and I have pledged to raise £5000 towards it.
The community here is growing rapidly (I only upped it by one!) and is in dire need of a purpose-built mosque - people at the moment have to pray on the road every Friday, imagine that in the winter! You can learn more about the project here or watch the videos on this page.
But why should YOU donate from outside Cambridge? This mosque is a flagship project that will help develop Islam in the UK as a whole and promote the high standards we need for all our mosques and Muslim organisations - more beautiful, more accessible for all, more organised, more welcoming!
We've acquired the land but we need funding to complete the city council's planning procedure and to begin building inshAllah.
For anyone who needs convincing, here are just a few Reasons To Donate:
1) "Whoever builds a mosque, desiring thereby Allah's pleasure, Allah builds for him the like of it in Paradise" - Prophet Mohamed, peace be upon him.
2) The mosque will have a dedicated women's section and provide an area for women with children to make it easier for them to attend the mosque
3) The mosque will be the UK's first eco-friendly mosque
4) The mosque is beautifully designed by award-winning architects and includes gardens that will be open to the WHOLE community
5) Cambridge is an intellectually and historically important town - where better to show how Islam and Muslims are truly part of British life and culture?
6) Cambridge is an internationally-known town, visited by thousands of tourists and home to thousands of students - where better to spread the spirit of Islam?
7) The mosque is led by Sheikh Abdal Hakim Murad and supported by Habib Ali al-Jifri, Yusuf Islam and Sheikh Hamza Yusuf - leaders who are encouraging great projects like Travelling Light and Cambridge Khutbas Etc. based in Cambridge.
8) The mosque will include business units so it will be SELF SUSTAINING
So please donate generously to this cause this and tell your family and friends! Let's make the Cambridge Mosque a reality!
