by sohailchoksy | Aug 22, 2020 | cic-centre
Discover how to appreciate yourself for who you are, become aware of how Allah is always taking care of you and operate in the world with an awareness of your soul
- Move you from feeling like you’re chasing what you want to realising that you already have it
- Cement your belief in Allah and realise that he is not indifferent towards you. You will learn how Allah always gives you what you want, exactly when you need it
- You will notice your own mentality and how by shifting perspective, you can know that your life is going exactly as it’s meant to be going. You’re exactly where you’re meant to be
Is this for you?
This course is for Muslims who are looking to increase their awareness of Allah and their connection to Allah. If you find that all too often, your connection to Allah lacks stability and your spiritual awareness is constantly yo-yoing up and down, then this is the course for you.
This course will work on your ability to perceive the blessings of Allah in your life. You will notice how directly Allah SWT operates in every aspect of your life and how, in reality, Allah always gives you what you need, exactly when you need it
After completing this course, you’ll spend less time blaming and worrying and instead will focus on how to distribute the gifts within you. You’ll struggle to find time to complain and blame!
A 14 day course – Less than 7 minutes required per day
All students start on the same day
Change your perspective forever
Become a Muslim who’s permanently aware of Allah. Feel the divine presence throughout your life and be acutely aware of how Allah operates in your life
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by sohailchoksy | Nov 15, 2019 | cic-centre, News and Blog
The Trustees would like to congratulate you all, as Alhamdollilah we have completed on the purchase of the Beehive. We thank Allah (swt) for this amazing achievement. This would not have been possible without the immense generosity of the Muslim Community in Colchester and beyond, and the hard work of the volunteers who tirelessly worked towards this ambition.
This is just the start of our journey towards our vision of bringing us all together as a family and creating a community centre for our community. In sha’ Allah we will be keeping you updated of events.a
If you wish to volunteer to help and if you have expertise which you think may help us, please get in contact.
UPDATE: We have applied for planning application for change of use for the Beehive and this will be decided by planning committee. There is still time to show your support for the planning application by clicking this link https://www.colchester.gov.uk/planning-app-details/?id=4e298c88-b6f1-e911-a812-000d3ab297a5#ValidationSummaryEntityFormView
JazakAllah Kheir
by sohailchoksy | Apr 10, 2019 | events
The CICC lecture series presents Madahib, schools of thought where did they come from. By Dr Abid Yusuf
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by sohailchoksy | Apr 7, 2019 | News and Blog
CICC’s 2019 AGM and Social function
The CICC AGM and social function was held at one of Colchester’s landmark building, Firstsite. I found it both an inspirational and uplifting event.
Right from the start there was a welcoming atmosphere and I was offered a welcome drink when registering. A free creche was laid on for children so adults could attend the AGM whilst the children had fun playing in a safe environment and enjoying snacks. On entering the auditorium nasheed was playing in the background followed by an interactive Islamic quiz, led by brother Abid. A first for the CICC!
As with all CICC meetings, the meeting started with a Dua and this one was led by Imam Habib, our local Imam. Five children then took centre stage and in turn recited verses from the Quran. The audience were transfixed! Ma sha’a Allah how lovely it was to see the youth taking an active role in the events of the day, evidencing how the youth and family are an integral part of the activities and vision CICC aims to deliver.
The business of the day commenced with an introduction by brother Sohail (the Chairman), followed by the Secretaries’ report. We were reminded about how far CICC has come since its inauguration and the importance of volunteers in this process. An appeal was made for more volunteers to come forward.
The audience listened attentively to the long-awaited results of the first CICC trustee elections. Of the nine trustees, five were re-elected and four were brand new trustees!
Shaikh Ismael then presented the proposed new structure for CICC, designed to make the organisation function more efficiently.
Sister Maria then presented her talk on the vast range of activities CICC holds for all members of the community. It was heart-warming to see how volunteers have organised so many activities for families, children, youth and women only events.
Nadim Mohammed then presented a thorough financial summary, including outstanding pledges and gifts, and indicated the importance of regular donations.
Finally, a home for the CICC! Brother Sohail gave a presentation about the exciting development of finding a property suitable for CICC. He launched the property appeal and prompted the audience to donate there and then.
Afterwards both Imam Habib (Imam of Colchester Mosque) and Bashir Ghoni (Chairman of CICA) praised the CICC for their achievements and showed solidarity and support for CICC.
The meeting ended with more splendid Quran recitations, by four girls from our youth group. The meeting had a very nice uplifting feel and congratulations to the speakers for keeping to time!
After Asr, food was served and was well worth the wait! It was so lovely to mingle with the community, meet old friends and make new ones. All in all, a thoroughly enjoyable day!
Thank you to the lovely volunteers JazakAllah Kheir!
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by sohailchoksy | Mar 16, 2019 | News and Blog
All praise belongs to Allah ﷻ and the choicest of blessings and salutations upon our Master Prophet Muhammad ﷺ. We thank Allah ﷻ for affording another opportunity for us to gain from His ﷻ knowledge.
When considering the subject of marriage, we generally think about the happenings within marriage but this lecture considers the Islamic Laws surrounding marriage, the meaning of the word ‘Nikah’ and the ruling of marriage ( When is it recommended to get married and when is it not. To whom it is allowed and to whom not. ).
The lecture explains how the Arabic language itself presents different understandings and how these understandings form the basis on why many prominent early Islamic scholars ( like Imaam Shafi and Imaam Abu Hanifa ) came to different rulings on a wide range of topics.
As a precursor to the ruling of marriage, the lecture discusses a number of important discussions relating the application of laws that were peculiar to the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ.
The lecture also discusses the desirable qualities recommended by the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ that ought to be sought in a prospective husband/wife.
May Allah ﷻ bless our marriages and the marriages of our family and friends with understanding, mercy, love and happiness Ameen.
