In the Name of Allah, the Most High,
The participants of the first ever ‘Qom Summer Trip (2010)’ organised by the Muslim Student Council have successfully completed the intensive short vocational course. The group of 20 brothers and sisters and returned to their communities having benefited from the knowledge and experience they gained during their four weeks in the city of Qom, Iran.
The course was hosted by the Al-Mustafa International University and dubbed by them “Al-Ghufran 2010”. Students attended a well-balanced range of classes in English on a daily basis tailored …

The Annual Al-Quds Day Demonstration and Rally is confirmed to take place in London on Saturday 4th September 2010. This is a major national event with thousands of people coming from up and down the country in support of Palestine and the Palestinian people. Stand with us, united for the Palestinian cause!

This Ramadhan, Friends of Al-Aqsa has launched the Boycott Israeli Dates campaign. While Muslims in Europe prepare for Ramadhan, Israel prepares to flood the European markets with dates from Israel which enrich its economy with millions of pounds each year. Many Muslims are unaware of this and unwittingly purchase Israeli dates, thereby supporting the Israeli economy and its occupation of the Palestinian people.
Most of the major supermarkets will stock dates produced in Israel, West Bank and the Jordan Valley. Dates produced in the West Bank and the Jordan Valley are from …

The Holy Prophet (S.A.) had said that during the night of 15th Shaba’an the Almighty takes decisions in the matters of sustenance, life and death and welfare of the people. Next to the “Night of Qadr” the night of 15th Sha’baan is the most auspicious night (also known as “night of Baraat”). According to the Imam Muhammad bin Ali Al Baqir (as.) and Jaa’far bin Muhammad As Sadiq (as.) Allah has promised to fulfill every legitimate desire put forward to Him tonight. During this night Allah (swt) bestows on HIS …

‎“O soul that art at rest, return to thy Lord, well- pleased, well-pleasing, So enter among My servants, And enter My Garden!” (89:27-30)
“…And when a religious scholar dies, there will appear a gap in Islam which cannot be compensated except by a replacement of that kind.” Bihar-ul-Anwar, vol. 2, pg.43
The demise of Grand Ayatollah Mohammad Husain Fadlallah at age 75 in Beirut marks the passing of a Scholar revered by many Muslims all around the world. His life exemplified the awakening and increasing global influence of Islam, and Lebanon and …

The ‘Freedom‘ flotilla consisting of more than 600 activists was bringing amongst many supplies, hope for the Palestinians prisoned inside Gaza Strip. Their peaceful message was confronted by deadly attacks from the Israeli Army, who savagely killed at least 19 innocent people and injured dozens more.
AhlulBayt Islamic Society would like to join the International Community in condemning the atrocities committed by Zionist Regime, and invite all our dear brothers and sisters to express their outrage towards these unlawful acts by taking part in their local demonstrations all around the globe. Once again …

The 11th February 2010 marked the 31st anniversary of the Islamic Revolution of Iran which took place in 1979. This year, millions of people took to the streets of Iran to celebrate the anniversary of a revolution based on moral values, independence and freedom. On the same occasion, an academic event discussing the revolution and its impact and implications on an international level was organised to be held at University College London (UCL). The event entitled “1979 — The Revolution that shook the world” was a collaboration between UCL & Imperial AhlulBayt Islamic Society (ABSoc).

Sometimes, a one or two, or a few day life of a person, which its description might fit in few pages writing, is glorious to an extent that can prove the worthiness of a person better than dozens of books. His majesty Ab al-Fazl al-Abbas (PBUH) was a person as such. Unfortunately, the history does not have much to say about his life. But what is the use of an abundant amount of information? What is important is the rank of a person before his Creator. His position is so …