Thursday Meeting   –   05 August 2010

Below is the timetable of the meeting:

19.00 – 19.10: Meeting up
19.10 – 19.30: Mounaajaat Sha’baaniah – مناجات شعبانیه
19.30 – 19.50: Discussion on LSS programme during Holy Ramadan

The venue of the meeting is:

Prayer Room (Ground Floor)
James Parsons Building
Liverpool John Moores University
Byrom Street
Liverpool        L3 3AF

In previous years, as the set time of Thursday meetings coincided with the Maghrib Adhan, and also as fasting days were long, not leaving good time after breakfast for the students to gather for the meeting, no meeting was set for the holy Ramadan while all loved to had attended LSS meeting at least once a week. Therefore, we will discuss about the ideas on how to keep the programmes of LSS ongoing during holy Ramadan. LSS, thus, invites all the members to kindly make their programme to attend this Thursday meeting so as to successfully schedule for holy Ramadan. However, LSS, due to its limited resources, reserves this right to waive meetings during holy Ramadan.

The moon crescent is getting thinner and thinner to end Sha’baan and deliver the opportunities of the faithful brothers and sisters to holy Ramadan. However, still Sha’baan is on, and it is to us to do our best to gain further boons and gifts of this bounteous month. Having been said from Imam Ridha (PBUH), the Almighty Allah releases lots of His servants from the fire flames they have created due to their faults just to greet and respect holy Ramadan. Again, fasting the final three days of Sha’baan, and fasting on the last Friday of Sha’baan has been highly advised by Imam Ridha (PBUH). He has asked us to find our own way to get rid of the effects of the faults we have made. For instance, whispering the following dua (which can be used within Qonut section of daily prayers) has been recommended:

اللـّهُمَ اِن لــَم تـَکـُن غـَفـَرتَ لـَنا فیما مـَضی مـِن شـَعبان، فـَاغـفـِرلـَنا فیما بـَقـِیَ مـِنه

Please have a look to your Mafaatih for further information about the final days of Sha’baan.

Hope to see you all again.

Liverpool Shia Society

Imam Mahdi’s Great Birthday Anniversary

Congratulations on the birthday anniversary of Imam Mahdi (May the Almighty Allah advent his return) who is our live Imam. Such a birthday has been concurrent with a great day which has been appreciated since the time of the Messenger of Allah (PBUH&HF), and thus, has added to the value of this day. Further to celebrating this event which is a must for a true Shia, some other activities have been recommended by Ahl al-Bait as well, which includes full ablution (qasal), vigil and visiting Imam Hussain (PBUH) or reciting Ziaarat Ashuraa. Further items have been well mentioned in Mafaatih ul-Jinaan. The night of 15^th of Sha’baan is a special night as well, as Imam Sadiq (PBUH) has narrated from his father, Imam Baqir (PBUH), that such night is the greatest after the Night of Qadr, and great Mersey of the Almighty Allah will be flowing.

Now, just imagine we are approaching to such a birthday; birthday of a person who is the reason of life, who is the connection between the Almighty Allah and anything else, who is God’s only survivor, who is our only saviour, who is the only infallible in the Universe, and many others… So, what is our duty for his birthday anniversary?

Our Shia lovely friends in Liverpool have worked hard to arrange for a memorable programme at Liverpool Towhid Centre. The event will be celebrated on the birthday anniversary of Imam Mahdi (PBUH), Tuesday, 27 July 2010. The programme starts at 8 pm with a ziaarat (probably Aali Yaasin) followed by lecture, mowludi, group prayers and supper, ending at 10.30 pm. The venue of the programme is as follows.

Cochrane St
Heyworth St
Liverpool   L5 4LJ

For further information about the address, you may try the post of 10 Feb 2010 or simply visit the Contact Us page of the web site of Liverpool Towhid Centre. Parking is available on site, and those using bus should take bus No. 17 from Queen Square Bus Station.

Another event will be held at Manchester Islamic Institute on Monday, 26 July 2010. The event will start at 7.30 pm and it looks that there is no end limit for it. The programme includes Holy Quran recitation, game, lecture, mowludi both with experts and kids, lecture and a clip show from the first MII-arranged Omrah journey which was performed recently. Just as a tradition of MII when holding big programmes, please send the number of the people attending the programme to mii_cs@yahoo.co.uk. MII has been located on the address below:

5 Sidney St
Off Oxford Road
Manchester   M1 7HB

Hope to see you all in the events.

Liverpool Shia Society

Thursday Meeting   –   01 July 2010

Below is the timetable of the meeting:

19.00 – 19.10: Meeting up
19.10 – 19.15: One of daily duas in Rajab
19.15 – 19.40: Dua Kumayl
19.40 – 20.00: Discussion on Dua Nodbah (15)

The venue of the meeting is:

Prayer Room (Ground Floor)
James Parsons Building
Liverpool John Moores University
Byrom Street
Liverpool        L3 3AF

Hope to see you all again.

Liverpool Shia Society

Thursday Meeting   –   29 April 2010

Below is the timetable of the meeting:

19.00 – 19.10: Meeting up
19.10 – 19.40: Dua Kumayl
19.40 – 20.00: Talk by Brother Shakir

The venue of the meeting is:

Prayer Room (Ground Floor)
James Parsons Building
Liverpool John Moores University
Byrom Street
Liverpool        L3 3AF

Hope to see you all again.

Liverpool Shia Society

Thursday Meeting   –   29 April 2010

Below is the timetable of the meeting:

19.00 – 19.10: Meeting up
19.10 – 19.40: Dua Kumayl
19.40 – 20.00: Pearls of Life of Fatima (Salamolah a’layha)

The venue of the meeting is:

Prayer Room (Ground Floor)
James Parsons Building
Liverpool John Moores University
Byrom Street
Liverpool        L3 3AF

Hope to see you all again.

Liverpool Shia Society

Thursday Meeting   –   22 April 2010

Below is the timetable of the meeting:

19.00 – 19.10: Meeting up
19.10 – 19.40: Dua Kumayl
19.40 – 20.00: Stories of great men #2

The venue of the meeting is:

Prayer Room (Ground Floor)
James Parsons Building
Liverpool John Moores University
Byrom Street
Liverpool        L3 3AF

Hope to see you all again.

Liverpool Shia Society

Thursday Meeting   –   15 April 2010

Below is the timetable of the meeting:

19.00 – 19.10: Meeting up
19.10 – 19.40: Dua Kumayl
19.40 – 20.00: Stories of great men

The venue of the meeting is:

Prayer Room (Ground Floor)
James Parsons Building
Liverpool John Moores University
Byrom Street
Liverpool        L3 3AF

Hope to see you all again.

Liverpool Shia Society

Thursday Meeting   –   08 April 2010

Below is the timetable of the meeting:

19.00 – 19.10: Meeting up
19.10 – 19.40: Dua Kumayl
19.40 – 20.00: Discussion on Dua Nodbah (10)

The venue of the meeting is:

Prayer Room (Ground Floor)
James Parsons Building
Liverpool John Moores University
Byrom Street
Liverpool        L3 3AF

Hope to see you all again.

Liverpool Shia Society

Thursday Meeting   –   01 April 2010

Below is the timetable of the meeting:

19.00 – 19.15: Meeting up
19.15 – 19.45: Dua Kumayl
19.45 – 20.05: Discussion on Dua Nodbah (9)

The venue of the meeting is:

Prayer Room (Ground Floor)
James Parsons Building
Liverpool John Moores University
Byrom Street
Liverpool        L3 3AF

This week, Maghrib Adhan will be one hour late in comparison with that in last week due to the summer time change. So, whole the meeting will end up just before Maghrib Adhan. You may stay there for saying your prayers, probably by group prayer (jamaa’h).

Hope to see you all again.

Liverpool Shia Society

Thursday Meeting   –   11 March 2010

Below is the timetable of the meeting:

18.45 – 19.00: Meeting up
19.00 – 19.05: Introduction to Salavaat Abulhassan Zarraab Isfahaani
19.05 – 19.20: Salavaat Abulhassan Zarraab Isfahaani
19.20 – 19.40: Discussion on Dua Nodbah (6)

The venue of the meeting is:

Prayer Room (Ground Floor)
James Parsons Building
Liverpool John Moores University
Byrom Street
Liverpool        L3 3AF

Hope to see you all again.

Liverpool Shia Society