FEB 18 – MARCH 19
With the moon sighted in many places which share the night with us including Orlando and New Jersey, Eid ul Fitr 1447 will inshaAllah be on Friday 20th March 2026
As we celebrate Eid, we hold in our hearts all those living through today’s wars and hardships. May our prayers reach especially those who have no one to pray for them.
| August 28, 2026 15th Rabi al-Awwal 1448 |
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| Fajr | 4:29 am |
| Sunrise | 6:07 am |
| Zuhr | 1:03 pm |
| Asr | 4:50 pm |
| Maghrib | 8:07 pm |
| Isha | 10:05 pm |
*Imsak is calculated as 10 minutes before Fajr and is when fasting should begin. Salaat should be prayed after the beginning of Fajr.
**Maghrib here is defined as 10 minutes after sunset.
No Events
Qur’an and Du’a
Recitors this month
Ramadan Talks
The Speakers
Speakers for the Ramadan talks will be listed here in due course with their profiles.
Shaykh Dr Saeid Sobhani
18th – 24th Feb
Manifestations of Devotion: Lessons from Imam Ali (AS)
Saeid Sobhani is a Shi’i scholar specialising in the main fields of the classical Islamic disciplines including theology, philosophy, jurisprudence, principles of jurisprudence, exegesis of the Qur’an, history, biographical studies, and fundamentals of belief, on each of which he has authored a number of books and articles. Sobhani has studied under many grand scholars including Ayatollah Javadi-Amoli, Ayatollah Mirza Jawad Tabrizi, and Ayatollah Ja‘far Sobhani. His publications include Nayl al-Watar min Qa‘idat la Darar (The Jurisprudential Maxim of No Harm, 1999) and Jahan-bini va Shenakht (Epistemology, 1988).
Shaykh Dr Imranali Panjwani
25th Feb – 3rd March
The Mystical & Ethical Dimensions of Surat al-Layl: A Qur’anic Template For Human Growth
Shaykh Dr. Imranali Panjwani is Head & Founder of Diverse Legal Consulting (www.diverselegal.com), a consultancy specialising in country expert reports for MENA asylum seekers. He is also a Senior Lecturer in Law at Anglia Ruskin University, UK. After completing his legal studies at the University of Sheffield and University of Law, he pursued Islamic seminary studies at Al-Mahdi Institute, Birmingham and post-doctoral research at Jam’iat al-Mustafa, Mashhad. He obtained his PhD in Theology & Religious Studies from King’s College London and has lived and worked in the UK, Middle East and Australia. His interests lie in tafsir and holds weekly tafsir classes on zoom, Islamic and Western law, mysticism, philosophy and education.
Dr Munzela Raza
4th – 10th March
Embodying the Divine Names: Walking with Asma’ al-Husna Through the Qur’an
Munzela Raza completed a BSc (Hons) in Neuroscience in 2006 and MBChB in 2009 from the University of Manchester. In 2017 she enrolled in AMI’s four-year Hawza Programme which she successfully completed in 2021 with merit.
Thereafter, she completed an MA in Islamic Studies with merit from the University of Birmingham in July 2023. Her dissertation focused on ֫Allama Ḥillī’s Ghāya al-wuṣūl, specifically the section on ijtihād.
She is currently pursuing further studies at the Al-Mahdi Institute, and started her PhD in 2025 at Lancaster University. Her topic is istihadha and female purity laws in Shi’i jurisprudence.
Dr Kawther Abbas
11th – 13th March
Three Lessons from Du’a Makarim al-Akhlaq
Dr. Kawther Abbas is a GP by profession and also studies Hawza part-time at Al-Mahdi Institute. She has been teaching the Quran and doing Islamic talks for around 25 years. She is passionate about community work and helps run and organise events and services at Dar al Islam Centre in London.
Shaykh Ali Ridha Khaki
15th March
Happiness – A Qur’anic Outlook
Shaykh Ali is a graduate of Al-Mahdi Institute’s seminary programme and has a postgraduate from The University of Birmingham in Islamic Studies. In addition to coordinating the Centre for Intra Muslim Studies and other outreach events at the Institute, Ali is a lecturer in the traditional seminary sciences teaching Fiqh and Usul al-Fiqh.
Shaykh Zoheir Esmail
16th – 17th March
Finishing strong
Shaykh Zoheir Esmail studied accounting and finance at the LSE before qualifying as a chartered accountant. Thereafter Dr. Esmail began pursuing full time studies in the Islamic Seminaries of Syria and London before moving to Qum where he has spent the last decade studying and teaching. He was awarded a doctorate in philosophy from the University of Exeter with his thesis.
Changes for Health and the Environment
Plans for this Ramadan
This Ramadan, we have continued to move forward with initiatives to encourage health and to be environmentally friendly. These include:
- Strongly encouraging people to bring their own plates, cutlery and mugs – food served before disposables are given out
- Healthy food options including soup or salad with Iftar, alternative days of fruits for Fatiha
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