Over the Black Friday week from this Friday 20th November to 30 November2020 please do nominate ‘’The Khoja Shia Ithnaasheri Muslim Community Of London’’ as your charity of choice so you donate 0.5% of your purchases free of any cost to you.
This is a great way to support towards Hujjat Jamaat’s general fund, as you spend for your loved ones during this period and in future.
To do so please log in to smile.amazon.co.uk and select ‘’The Khoja Shia Ithnaasheri Muslim Community Of London’’ as your preferred charity.
Our felicitations to Imam Mahdi (atf) and the muslim Ummah on the Wiladat of our Beloved Prophet (saw) and Imam Jaffer As Sadiq (as).
As you may already be aware, the government has officially declared a national lockdown to curb the increasing number of Covid-19 cases, hospital admissions and deaths.
Be Safe, Keep others safe
As a largely African Asian based community, we are in one of highest risk groups in the country to be severely affected by Covid-19, a silent virus that can spread between people without their knowledge. In particular, over 60’s or those with underlying medical conditions are at higher risk. As such, we would like to remind everyone to ensure we reduce the risk of being infected or infect others with our interactions and activities.
Please Wear a mask at all times and Avoid the “Three Cs”
Closed Spaces with poor ventilation
Crowded places with many people nearby
Close-contact settings such as close-range conversations or recitations.
If you develop symptoms of the virus (a new continuous cough, fever or loss of taste or sense of smell), please immediately self-isolate and book a free test online or call 119 – people who fail to self-isolate may face a fine of up to £10,000.
Please join us in praying for the Shifa for all those who have tested positive for Covid in our community and recite Surah Al-Fateha for all Marhumeen who have lost their lives due to Covid.
Hujjat activities continue online
All Hujjat activities and programmes will continue to be delivered be online except Burials and the Islamic Montessori School. You can find all the upcoming events on the Hujjat Online Calender or subscribe to the Hujjat Youtube Channels (Main Hall / ELC) for live notifications whenever a programme is about to start.
If you missed it, here are this week’s Hujjat Highlight:
Religious events:
Al-Haadi Youth’slatest The Breakdown podcast on The History of Hadith with Sayyid Ali Imran
A support bubble is where a household with one adult joins with another household.
You CANNOT
meet socially with anybody INDOORS unless they’re in your support bubble
This includes small gatherings/majalis/dinners/games night etc
meet with people in a private garden, unless you live with them or they are part of a support bubble with you
arrange or attend a Wedding or Civil partnership (except deathbed weddings)
You CAN
EXERCISE
exercise or meet in a public, outdoor space ONLY WITH people you live with or your support bubble, or one other person (maintain 2m social distancing, and minimise the time spent together, wear masks)
meet a personal trainer in an outdoor public park
WORK / SHOPPING
leave home for work/voluntary purposes where you cannot do this from home
go shopping for food, medicine or collect food/takeaways
visit a care home/hospice/hospital/accompany someone to a medical appointment
move home
WELFARE
form a childcare bubble
have a cleaner or nanny
leave to escape risk of injury or harm (e.g. Domestic Abuse)
attend support groups that have to be delivered in person e.g. therapy, mutual aid, victims of crim, drug & alcohol recovery, new parents and guardians, long-term illnesses, bereavement, vulnerable young people, parent and child groups, 1-1 youth Work
The Hujjat EC and the Task force would like to thank every member for their cooperation and support during this pandemic, and pray that we get through it together.
Join Shaykh Jaffer Ladak as he has a live interactive discussion with Dr. Rebecca Masterton on her bok ‘Shīʿī Spirituality for the Twenty-First Century’. The book is a collection of talks and articles that reflect upon the teachings of Prophet Muhammad, his daughter Fatima, his granddaughter Zaynab and Twelve Imams (as).
The book corner is insha’Allah on Friday 6th of November 2020 between 8-9pm . It will be live on our Hujjat KSIMC of London YouTube channel. Not to be missed!
Our Resident Aalima has created a series of six videos focussing on how we can bring Du’a Ahad into our homes and our lives. This series has been created in honour of our 11th Imam, Imam Hasan al-Askeri (A). The first video is now live on the Hujjat YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQN3TjLoXIw&feature=youtu.be)
Our condolences to Imam Mahdi (atf) and the Muslim ummah on the Shahadat anniversary of our Beloved Prophet (saw) and Imam Ali-Ridha (as). We pray that our remembrance of our esteemed role models in a safe manner are accepted during this pandemic.
What is going on? You may already be aware that the number of Coronavirus cases, hospital admissions and deaths have steadily increased over the last month across the UK. Locally, the increase in cases over the last week has been amongst some of the highest in London e.g. Harrow (6.1%), Barnet (5.3%), Hillingdon (4.7%), Brent (4.9%).
Risk in our community Strong evidence has demonstrated our Hujjat community to be at a greater risk due to our demographics and background. We are more likely than other ethnic groups to have a greater severity of illness and hospital admissions, and we are now witnessing the long term effects of Covid and its impact on otherwise healthy individuals.
Amongst our community, we have also seen an increase in cases during Muharram and Safar, and sadly some deaths due to Covid. May Allah (swt) elevate their status and grant their families patience and forbearance.
Hujjat activities continue Due to the foresight of the Hujjat Taskforce and the EC, our current Hujjat activities are in line with the new High Risk regulations; work is underway to make our centre Covid Compliant, until that time our activities will remain unchanged.
The majority of Hujjat activities continue to thrive online across the board from Religious Education (Hujjat Academy, Madressa/Workshop & Majalis Programmes) to Social activities (Zoom Calls amongst Seniors Citizens & Ladies), as well as Youth events with Al-Haadi Youth. Stanmore Jafferys continue to work closely with the Task Force to ensure the Sport Activities are taking place in a safe manner in line with current guidelines.
Impact of the guidelines on our Community The main change affecting our members personally are:
“You MUST NOT socialise with anybody outside of your household or support bubble in any INDOOR setting, whether at home or in a public place” – this includes holding majalis or any gatherings indoors.
“Gatherings outside, including in a garden or other spaces like beaches or parks is limited to no more than a group of 6.”
The Coronavirus is a silent virus that spreads without individuals being aware of the infection. The vast majority of patient’s remain asymptomatic, and so it is difficult to know if you are exposed to the virus, or if you are actively spreading the virus. As such, we would like to remind everyone to ensure we reduce the risk of being infected or infect others with our interactions and activities.
Please Wear a mask at all times and Avoid the “Three Cs”
1. Closed Spaces with poor ventilation 2. Crowded places with many people nearby 3. Close-contact settings such as close-range conversations or recitations.
If you develop symptoms of the virus, please immediately self-isolate – people who fail to self-isolate may face a fine of up to £10,000.
If you have one of the three symptoms (New continuous cough, fever or loss of taste or sense of smell) book a free test online or call 119.
Please join us in praying for the Shifa for all those who have tested positive for Covid in our community and undergoing treatment, and recite Surah Al-Fateha for all Marhumeen who have lost their lives due to Covid.
The Hujjat EC and the Task force would like to thank every member for their cooperation and support during this pandemic, and pray that we get through it together.
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