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Statement on Imam killed in an arson attack on a Brussels Mosque
The Imam of a Mosque in Brussels has been killed in an arson attack on the place of worship. The Mosques and Imams National Advisory Board condemns the terrible attack.
Chairman of the MINAB, Maulana Safraz Madni said:
“These attacks are outrageous; Mosques are places of worship and sanctuaries for all Muslims. Such barbaric attack on places of worship, is abhorrent and is an attack on all our religious and human values. Such attacks are affront to all human and religious values and aim to inspire hate and disrupt the harmony of community relations.”
"The death of scholar is a loss for the Ummah. We offer our heartfelt condolences to the congregation of the Imam Raza Masjid in Brussels and in-particular to the family of the bereaved and pray for the speedy recovery of the injured".
The Secretary of the MINAB, Maulana Ahmed Nisar Begg Qadri said
"We stand united in offering solidarity against targeting communities which aims to destroy community relations and inspire hate and discord. The MINAB calls upon Mosques to pray for peace and harmony in our communities and to re-emphasis the Quranic message of protecting places of worship; challenging these extreme views which try to subvert Islam.”
The MINAB will be working with Mosques and Imams to provide guidance to build resilience to attacks of this nature.
Notes to Editors:
1. The Mosques and Imams National Advisory Board (MINAB) is the representative body of all UK Muslim denominations set up to promote good governance in Mosques and Imam Training Institutions through a process of self regulation.
2. It has over six hundred mosques and training institutions as its members.
3. It is a charity registered under the laws of England & Wales.
4. It is a community led independent body, non sectarian in its outlook, representing the diversity of Islam with no role in matters of theology and is broad based with an accountable system of representation.
Climate Week 12-18th March
The Mosques and Imams National Advisory Board calls on all Mosques and Imams to mark the occasion of Climate Week to renew our ambition to combat climate change.
Climate Week will shine a spotlight on the many positive steps already being taken in communities across Britain.
List of candidates for the Executive Board of MINAB
The Annual General Meeting will be held on Sunday 4th March 2012.
At the meeting the Executive Board and Board of Trustees for the two year term will be elected.
The venue will be the Community Hall, Leicester Central Mosque, Conduit Street, Leicester, LE2 0JN.
The list of candidates for the Executive Board of the MINAB can be accessed on the following links:
- List of Sunni Candidates
This list has been posted to the delegates, alongside the letter from the Election Commissioner, inviting delegates to attend the AGM and informing them about further information.
For any query, please contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or call 0208 993 7141.
Leadership and Management and Islamic Business Ethics Course - W. Yorks
This participatory workshop is designed for Muslim professionals, businesses, Masjid Committee members, and anyone else who wish to apply Islamic principles in the position of leadership or managerial role. The course is designed to their skills in Leadership and Management based on the teachings of Prophet Mohammad (pbuh).
Venue: Al-Hikmah Centre, 28 Track Road, Batley, W Yorks., WF17 7AA
The course will be delivered by Kaushar Tai who is a fellow member of the Institute of Leadership and Management. Over 1100 people have gone through the course and feedback has been very positive.
The normal cost for this course is £150 but will be delivered FREE of charge and will include refreshments.
Don’t miss this opportunity! – It may not come again.
MINAB Annual General Meeting
Following legal advice from our Advisor on Constitutional Affairs on more than one occasion exhorting Trustees to convene a meeting of the General Council, the Trustees met on 14 November 2011 at the Muslim College.
At that meeting the Trustees reiterated their trust and confidence in Judge Khurshid Drabu CBE for his advice and requested that he should continue to be the Election Commissioner for MINAB.
It was decided that the Annual General Meeting of the MINAB which has been due since August 2011 would now be held on Sunday 4 March 2012 at Leicester. It was also decided to request Judge Drabu to draw up the dates for Election Schedule as soon as possible so that members will have sufficient time to file returns and respond to communications.
These decisions were conveyed to Judge Drabu after the Trustees meeting and he accepted the re-appointment; thanked the Trustees for their trust and undertook to draw up the date schedule for the elections shortly.
Election Results
On Sunday 4th March the Annual General Meeting and Election was held at the Leicester Central Mosque.
The report of the Trustees on Financial account and the Chairman's Annual Report for the MINAB, including activities and achievements, can be viewed on links provided.
Leadership & Governance Training for Mosque, Madrassah Management & Committee Members
2 Day Mosque Management Training Programme includes
- Help With Mosque Constitutions
- Advice on Mosque Finance, prevent terror finance
- Improve Communication, what is hate speech?
- Mosque Policies, Procedures. Health & Safety
- Models of Madrassah Management Systems
- MINAB Standards + Health & Safety
- Safeguarding in the Mosque & Madrassah
- Election/Selection/cooption Models and approaches
*FREE Mosque Management PACK for all attendee
2 Day Master Class – Croydon - London (FREE - Limited Places)
Saturday 11th & Sunday 12th February 2012 (9.30 to 5.30 pm)
Venue: Croydon Central Mosque 525 London Road, London CR7 6AR
MINAB Condemns the attacks on Christians in Nigeria
The Mosques and Imams National Advisory Board (MINAB) condemns the outrageous suicide terrorist attacks that targeted innocent Christian Nigerian families who were praying in their Churches on Christmas Day. Such attacks are affront to all human and religious values and aim to inspire hate and disrupt the harmony of Christian Muslim community relations, who have co-existed for centuries.
The Chair of the MINAB, Maulana Shahid Raza, OBE, said. "Such barbaric attacks, in the name of Islam on places of worship, is abhorrent and is an attack on all our religious and human values". "We stand united in offering solidarity against targeting communities in Nigeria which aims to destroy community relations and inspire hate and discord”. "We offer our heartfelt condolences to the entire Nigerian nation particularly to the bereaved and pray for the speedy recovery of the injured", he said.
The MINAB calls upon Mosques to pray for peace and harmony in Nigeria and to re-emphasis the Quranic message of protecting places of worship; challenging these extreme views which try to subvert Islam.
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Notes to Editors:
1. The Mosques and Imams National Advisory Board (MINAB) is the representative body of all UK Muslim denominations set up to promote good governance in Mosques and Imam Training Institutions through a process of self regulation.
2. It has over six hundred mosques and training institutions as its members.
3. It is a charity registered under the laws of England & Wales.
4. It is a community led independent body, non sectarian in its outlook, representing the diversity of Islam with no role in matters of theology and is broad based with an accountable system of representation.
Tackling domestic violence
On Wednesday 23rd November 2011 at the Muslim College, the MINAB held a discussion on“The role of faith institutions in tackling domestic violence.”
The aim of the discussion was to grow an awareness of issues surrounding domestic abuse. To work towards creating an environment within the faith institution in Britain in which domestic abuse is understood and recognized as unacceptable and where appropriate responses are available.
The discussion highlighted some of the excellent work being done by local and national faith groups and provided an opportunity for inter faith learning and cooperation. However there was real concern that at times there was apathy, and neglect by institution and faith leaders on this issue.
