On the 28th May the Election of the Majlis Shura took place in Al-Mustafa IECC. The Majlis Shuraa will assist the Ameer of Al-Mustafa IECC, Shaykh Umar Al-Qadri, in running the affairs of Al-Mustafa IECC.

The following brothers and sisters are members of the Majlis Shura and their responsibilities are also mentioned:

1. Br Abdul Wasiu Are (Secretary)
2. Promote peace, harmony, integration and tolerance
3. Br Abdul Quadri Lawal (Assistant Secretary )
4. Br Sohail Ahmad (Finance Secretary)
5. Br Ishaq Ghaniyu (Assistant Finance Secretary)
6. Sister Hafswah Omar (Admin / Events Organisor )
7. Br Ade Bahdmus (Assistant Events Organiser )
8. Sister Bashirat Olaogun (Secretary of Al-Mustafa Sisters Group)
9. Sister Umm Ahmad (Assistant Secretary of Al-Mustafa Sisters Group)
10. Sister Tawakalit Bello (Maintenance Secretary)
11. Br Nasir Nawab (Senior Advisory Council Member & Treasurer )
12. Br Rufi Ahmad (Member)
13. Br Dr. Siraj Salawu (Member)

The Prophet Muhammad (saw) Ascending to heaven & Oath taking of Advisory Council

At Al-Mustafa IECC, we strongly put effort to increase the love of our Prophet Muhammad (saw) in the hearts of our children. According to our Hadeeth which says that the Holy Prophet (saw) said, teach your offspring 3 things (1) Love of the Holy Prophet (saw) (2) Love of my family Ahlul Bait (3) Recite Quran.

On the 9th of June, we held an event to commemorate the ascending trip of our beloved Prophet Muhammad (saw) to heaven, the Meraj-Un-Nabi (saw).

The event started with Sister Hafswa welcoming all Guests and mentioning the schedule of the program:

1. Lecture on Meraj un Nabi (saw)
2. Oath Taking Ceremony
3. Membership Certificates award distribution

Then she welcomed Qari Mohammed Rafiq, Imam at Al-Mustafa IECC, to the stage for the recitation of the Holy Quran, after that the secretary Br Abdul Wasiu welcomed all guests on behalf of the Advisory Council of Al-Mustafa IECC. Then the students of Al-Mustafa Islamic School performed Nasheed. This was followed by a short lecture by Sidi Abdul Qadri,

After the lecture by Sidi Abdul Qadri the oath taking of the recently established Advisory Council (Majlis Shura) took place. The oath was given in the traditional Islamic way as oaths were taken in the time of our Beloved Prophet Muhammad (Peace and Blessings be upon Him). The oath was given,on the hands of the Ameer of Al-Mustafa IECC,by the following members of the Majlis Shuraa:

Br Abdul Wasiu, Br Sohail Ahmed, Br Abdul Qadri, Br Ishaq, Br Siraj Salawu, Br Nasir Nawab, Br Ade, Br Rufi Ahmed, Br Kashif, Sister Hafswa Omar, Sister Umm Ahmad, Sister Bashirat and Sister Tawakkalt.

After the oath taking our Ameer Shaykh Dr. Umar Al-Qadri gave a very uplifting lecture on Meraj-un-Nabi (SAW). After the lecture new members of AL-Mustafa IECC were presented by the Ameer their membership certificates.

The event was concluded by a beautiful duaa as always by our Ameer.

We had a fantastic turnout and very good feedback from parents and guests, and I hope to see more guests to come and support our children, as they are involved in organizing and making the day to be successful and enjoyable for all.

Report by Sister Hafswa Omar (Events Organisor Al-Mustafa IECC)

The making of profane and blasphemous film is not only a step aimed at hurting the emotions of 1.5 billion Muslims in the world but also a heinous conspiracy to damage the global peace and harmony.

International law forbids the making of such profane and provocative film. This matter is not one of freedom of speech but of respect for religions. Laws ensuring respect for religions do exist in the Western world. If denial of Holocaust is a punishable crime, how come that injuring the feelings and sentiments of 1.5 billion strong community can be condoned by invoking right to freedom of expression?

On the 18th of September, a French Court punished the photographers for breeching right to privacy in case of British Princess Kate Middleton, why are the institutions and the world community keeping mum on the blasphemy of the Prophet Muhammad?

This display of double standards and policies of double speak could jeopardize the world peace and be instrumental in swell the ranks of extremists.

Constitutions and laws of the entire world do not allow anyone to commit contempt of court. Nor can anyone show any disrespect towards any nations Parliament.

Defamation of religions and holy personages has also been prohibited by a number of countries of the world including Austria, England, Germany, the Netherland, Spain, Ireland, Canada and New Zealand.

Such sacrilegious films are pushing the peaceful and civilized world towards radicalism. Such acts would constitute terrifying examples for our posterity.

We demand that all those involved in the project including promoters, distributors, and supporters of the movie should be brought to justice on charge of inciting hatred, terrorism and for hurting the sentiments of the Muslims around the world.

Unless effective legislation is carried out to check such heinous acts and basic principles are redefined, terrorism will not be eliminated and the dream of durable peace will not be realized.

At the same time we strongly condemn the violence and the killing of innocents during the protests around the World. While it is a democratic right to protest, Muslims must ensure that the protest are peaceful as prescribed by the teachings of Islam.

Sheikh Dr. Umar Al-Qadri
Islamic Theologian