Hussaini Islamic Centre

General information

The Muslim Khoja Shia Ithna-Asheri Community was established in the 1970′s in order to advance the religion of Islam, to promote the Shia Ithna-Asheri faith and to maintain and develop the worship and life of the Shia Ithna-Asheri in Peterborough.

The community continues to grow with a number of families making Peterborough their new home. Today our community includes among its regular participants Shia Muslims of diverse cultures.

The activities of the community consist of religious, educational and social activities for all sectors of the community including:

Salaat-e-Jama’at and Salaat-e-Jum’ua
Tafseer and Masa’el classes after Maghribain Salaat
Majalis, Du’a-e-Kumayl and Ziyarat-e-Waritha on Thursdays
Majalis on Wiladats, Wafaats and other occasions
Educational seminars and lectures with guest speakers
Regular study circles
Madrasah for children on Saturdays
Qur’an classes for children on weeknights
Youth camps and clubs during school holidays
Arabic lessons
GCSE and A-Level tuition classes
Senior citizens gatherings and lunches on Wednesdays
Sports activities organised by Shia Sports
Yoga, fitness classes and sewing classes
Health Awareness lectures and medical screening programmes
Husaini Preschool
School visits to the centre
Open days for the wider community to visit the centre

We pray to Allah (SWT) that our community may continue to prosper in the spirit of co-operation and sincere brotherhood and that the Husaini Islamic Centre may continue to be used in the true spirit of Islam earning the pleasure of Allah (SWT) as we anxiously await the reappearance of our 12th Imam Al-Hujjat ibn Al-Hassan Al-Mahdi Sahib Az-Zamaan (AS).