Madina Institute Birmingham

“Of the concise creeds whose beginnings and endings are illumined in its beauty, and whose conciseness and marvels contained an enchanting exposition, is the work of the vast ocean and the eminent scholar, Abu Ja’far al-Tahawi, may Allah have mercy upon him.  Owing to its immense benefits and delightful wording, people were passionate about reading and memorising it”.

Abu Hafs Siraj al-Din Ghaznawi, rahimahullah.

𝗕𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗹𝗶𝗺 - 𝗔𝗾𝗶𝗱𝗮𝗵 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲

“𝘚𝘢𝘺, ˹𝘖 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴,˺ “𝘞𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘈𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘩 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘶𝘴”
~ 𝐒𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐡 𝐀𝐥-𝐁𝐚𝐪𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐡, 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞 𝟏𝟑𝟔

This summer intensive course will be based on the study of Al-Aqidah Al-Tahawiyah (The Creed of Imam al-Tahawi), a fundamental beginners-level text in understanding belief in Allah, His attributes and what it means to know Him (ﷻ) from within Sunni tradition.

Teachings will be applied practically to help students understand what it means to be Muslim and address contemporary belief questions. With the intention to help develop understandings around what it means to live a life of faith and how we can strive to develop a relationship with the Lord of the Worlds.

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In-person course with online joining option available

⏰ 11am - 1pm
🗓️ starting Sunday 5th July 2026 - Sunday 16th August 2026 (6 sessions on a weekly basis with no class Sunday 12th July)
📍 Broadway Academy, Perry Barr, Birmingham, B20 3DP

Course cost: £40 (Early Bird price £30 available until Sunday 21st June. CODE: EARLYBIRD30)

Register via Eventbrite (🔗 link in bio) - https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1991212183242?aff=oddtdtcreator

Join us this Sunday for a gathering about the lives and lessons from the Women Around the Messenger ﷺ with Ustadha Dr. Hafza Iqbal. In centring our connection to RasoolAllah ﷺ in times of spiritual darkness, we hope to create a study space for reflection and sisterhood.

This month we will be discussing the Mother of the Believers Sayyidah Hafsah (Salam Alayha), and Umm Abiha (the Mother of her father) Sayyidah Fatima Al-Zahra (Salam Alayha).

On the authority of Ibn ‘Abbas, the Prophet ﷺ said:

𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘢 𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘬𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘢 𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘺 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯.

🧕🏽 Sisters and children welcome

⏰ 16:00 - 18:00 followed by a gathering of dhikr 18:00 - 19:00
🗓️ Sunday 21st June 2026
📍 Sirajam Muneera Jamia Masjid & Education Centre, 6 Francis Road, B25 8HP

Note:
ℹ️ This is a reoccurring and free halaqah which takes place on the third Sunday of the month.
ℹ️ Sisters dhikr gatherings take place on a weekly basis.

The Legacy of Imam Hussain (رضي اللّٰه عنه) - Lessons from Karbala

You are warmly invited to a sisters gathering reflecting on the legacy and virtues of the beloved grandson of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, the one honoured as Sayyid al-Shuhada’ (the Master of the Martyrs) - Imam Hussain (رضي اللّٰه عنه).

This is a Muharram commemoration programme featuring Dhikr, Kalam and Nasiha with Ustadha Dr. Hafza Iqbal and Madina Birmingham’s Inshad group.

All sisters and children welcome 💕

*Food will be served*

🗓️ Sunday 28th June 2026
⏰ 5.00 - 7.00 PM
📍Sirajam Muneera Jamia Masjid & Education Centre
6 Francis Road
B25 8HP

For queries, please contact: 07468 451927

Register via Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1991211368806?aff=oddtdtcreator

We look forward to seeing you, insha’Allah

Jazakallahu Khayra

Join us at our upcoming sisters halaqah as we examine the lives and lessons from the Women Around the Messenger ﷺ with Ustadha Dr. Hafza Iqbal. In centring our connection to RasoolAllah ﷺ in times of spiritual darkness, we hope to create a study space for reflection and sisterhood.

This month we will be discussing the Mother of the Believers Sayyidah Hafsah (Salam Alayha), and Umm Abiha (the Mother of her father) Sayyidah Fatima Al-Zahra (Salam Alayha).

On the authority of Ibn ‘Abbas, the Prophet ﷺ said:

𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘢 𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘬𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘢 𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘺 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯.

🧕🏽 Sisters and children welcome

⏰ 16:00 - 18:00 followed by a gathering of dhikr 18:00 - 19:00
🗓️ Sunday 19th April 2026
📍 Sirajam Muneera Jamia Masjid & Education Centre, 6 Francis Road, B25 8HP

Note:
ℹ️ This is a reoccurring and free halaqah which takes place on the third Sunday of the month.
ℹ️ Sisters dhikr gatherings take place on a weekly basis.

“Allah Almighty has not preserved His religion so we can be entertained by it. Allah Almighty has preserved the religion [in the example of the companions] so we can learn and be amongst the people who cultivate the qualities within us that allow us to be intimate with Him. Each of the companions was unique, each of them different from each other. And from their lives we learn that there is a portion of intimacy with Allah for all of us- if we are willing to purify ourselves to experience it.”

~ 𝐔𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐝𝐡𝐚 𝐃𝐫. 𝐇𝐚𝐟𝐳𝐚 𝐈𝐪𝐛𝐚𝐥

📿📝 Sisters Halaqah - Women Around the Messenger ‎ﷺ
🗓️ Sunday 17th May 2026
📍 Sirajam Muneera Jamia Masjid & Education Centre, 6 Francis Road, B25 8HP

Note:
ℹ️ This is a reoccurring and free halaqah which takes place on the third Sunday of the month.
ℹ️ Sisters dhikr gatherings take place on a weekly basis.

JUNE 2026

This month we will be marking the entrance of the new Islamic Year of 1448 🌙

Here are some key dates for your calendar 🗓️

Upcoming Event:
✨ Sunday 7th June - Sisters Weekly Dhikr
✨ Sunday 14th June - Sisters Weekly Dhikr
✨ Sunday 21st June - Women Around the Messenger (ﷺ) halaqah followed by a gathering of dhikr
✨ Sunday 28th June - A special commemoration programme reflecting on the lessons of Karbala through the Legacy of Imam Hussains رضي الله عنه

Key Islamic Dates:
✨ 18th Dhu’l Hijjah - Day of Ghadeer
✨ 18th Dhu’l Hijjah - Shahadah of Sayyiduna Uthman رضي الله عنه (note, this is an approximate date)
✨ 26th Dhu’l Hijjah - Martyrdom of Sayyiduna Umar رضي الله عنه
✨ 1st Muharram - Beginning of the new Islamic Year
✨ 10th Muharram - Day of Ashura

Note, Georgian calendar dates are subject to moon sighting.

𝑺𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝑾𝒆𝒆𝒌𝒍𝒚 𝑫𝒉𝒊𝒌𝒓 𝑮𝒂𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 📿

Join us this Saturday for our sisters dhikr gathering.

All sisters and children welcome 💕

🗓️ Saturday 23rd May 2026
⏰ 11am - 12pm
📍Sirajam Muneera Jamia Masjid & Education Centre.

We will resume our weekly dhikr programme on Sundays the following week.

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Abu Huraira reported:

The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said,

“𝘕𝘰 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘨𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳 𝘈𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘩 𝘈𝘭𝘮𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘺 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘭𝘴 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮, 𝘤𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘤𝘺, 𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘶𝘱𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘵𝘰 𝘈𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘩 𝘢𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘵𝘰 𝘏𝘪𝘮”

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By the dawn, and the ten nights, and the even and the odd, and the night when it passes! Is all this ˹not˺ a sufficient oath for those who have sense?
~ Surah Al-Fajr, Ayat 1-5

Shaykh Sayyid Dr. Muhammad Bin Yahya Al Husayni An-Ninowy notes that it is the belief of some scholars that the ten days mentioned in this surah are in reference to the first ten days of Dhu’l Hijjah.

Listen to the full talk on ‘The Ten Best Days of the Year’ here: https://www.youtube.com/live/4f9ed4jlVMQ?si=s6LAx_JId4mMBbzj