Shababul Eidiz Zahabi (London)

By the grace of Allah, I was fortunate enough to be selected via the draw held this year for half of my fare to Mumbai for the miqaat of Urus of Syedna Taher Saifuddin (RA). Every year the half ticket inayat is given by Faize-e-Hussaini to two Shabab-ul-Eidiz-Zahabi members to attend this miqat with Aqa Maula (TUS).

I cannot even begin to explain the azeem nae’mat that were bestowed upon me during this trip. First of all, I received the sharaf of ziyarat of Syedna Taher Saifuddin (RA) and the deedar mubarak of his mansus, our bawa shafeeq, Aqa Maula (TUS). I performed talaqqi of waaz mubarak, each kalemaat of which is equivalent to an ocean of ilm and hidayat. Furthermore, to my great fortune, my trip extended long enough for me to get the sharaf of Yaumul Mabas as well as Zikra with Aqa Maula (TUS).

I would like to thank Faize-e-Hussaini for giving this sharaf to SEZ members and pray that Allah grant everyone the chance of performing this miqaat with our Maula (TUS).

Abde Syedna (TUS),
Abdulqadir Rangoonwala

The annual Eid Dinner this year will be held at The Amber Grill Rodizio in North Acton (see map below), on Thursday 24th September 2009 from 8:00pm until late. This event is open to all SEZ London members and their wives. The total cost this year will be £15 per person.

If you are interested in attending then please register now to avoid disappointment!

NB: Registration for this event is now closed.

With all the joy and khushi of Eid al-Fitr, SEZ London are celebrating by organising a mela on Saturday 26th September 2009 from 3.30pm.

If you are interested in holding a stall please register here.

Stalls will be hosted in Ewan-e-Saifee and Mawaid-e-Burhaniya, and holders can set up from 3pm. Each stall will cost £15 per table for non-food stalls (i.e. games, sports, business etc.), and £20 per table for food stalls, with a limit of two food items per food stall, or two games per games stall.

FOOD STALLS: Please note that cooking will NOT be allowed in the Mawaid area. Shared kitchen facilities will be made available for frying. Please contact us for further details.

For more information please contact Ml Husein Rasul or Mohsin Nurbhai.

On 4 Shabaan-al-Karim 1430H (26 July 2009) SEZ London held their annual summer family picnic. This year the event took place in the beautiful setting of Gunnersbury Park and was attended by 22 members including their grandparents, parents, wives, siblings and children. The age range spanned from 1 to over 70 years, with a total of 50 adults and 30 children enjoying the day out.

The picnic lunch comprised of Subway platters, spicy masala bateta, desserts, tea, drinks and other snacks.

Activities were organised for all ages groups.  There was volleyball, where the men played some friendly but fiercely competitive games.  The women organised games with dodgeball proving very popular.  Tennis was also played with some good match-ups between Toloba and Shabab age groups, whilst frisbee, netball, kite flying and other games were hosted so that everyone could take part in something.  Children were entertained by the activities within the park’s large play area and had fun feeding the ducks.

Others went for a long walk past the lake and through the beautiful grounds of the park, which also houses the Gunnersbury Park Museum.

Overall the event was a resounding success, with all participants, young and old, having an enjoyable day. Even with the typical British summer weather — cloudy with light rain!

On the auspicious occasion of Syedna Taher Saifuddin (RA) Moula’s urs mubarak, SEZ London had the sharaf of performing niyaz khidmat.

SEZ London had sharaf of presence of Shazada Hatim Bhaisaheb, Janab Aamil Saheb and Chairman of SEZ London, Dr. Idris Bhaisaheb Zainuddin, as well as mumineen, muminaat and their children for niyaz jaman.

A total of 182 thaals were served a menu of namak, ras malai, chicken in green sauce, lamb biryani, salty mattho, kachumber, cherries, ice cream and sherbat.

Jaman was served following nizaam to ensure:

• A minimum of 8 people per thaal
• That food was not wasted
• That service was polite and efficient

Moreover, we endeavoured to continue our environmental initiative for disposal and recycling, as initiated last Sherullah al-Moazzam.