NOAHS ARK - MUSLIM HERITAGE INITIATIVE
As part of Noahs Ark Muslim Heritage initiative, we have organised several trips to significant and historic locations around Britain.
These trips are intended to provide our children with a greater and intimate understanding of the rich history, significance and contributions Muslims have made in Britain.
We find the narrative around the British Muslim experience subdued or indeed intently absent from modern British history. Many of our children and adults are simply not aware of the great historic contributions Muslims have made in the UK, the indelible mark they have made on the people, culture and landscape of modern Britain.
We are deeply grateful to the efforts of Everyday Muslim, a long-term project to create a central archive of Muslim lives, arts, education and cultures from across the UK. Their aim is to collect and document the presence and contribution of Muslim life in Britain through images, interviews and documents; to provide a comprehensive and unmediated portrayal of Muslim life in Britain.
In line with Everyday Muslim's objective, these trips aim "to educate and empower the Muslim community in the importance of creating tangible connections between their Muslim heritage and the representation of their identity in the wider society."
These trips are intended to provide our children with a greater and intimate understanding of the rich history, significance and contributions Muslims have made in Britain.
We find the narrative around the British Muslim experience subdued or indeed intently absent from modern British history. Many of our children and adults are simply not aware of the great historic contributions Muslims have made in the UK, the indelible mark they have made on the people, culture and landscape of modern Britain.
We are deeply grateful to the efforts of Everyday Muslim, a long-term project to create a central archive of Muslim lives, arts, education and cultures from across the UK. Their aim is to collect and document the presence and contribution of Muslim life in Britain through images, interviews and documents; to provide a comprehensive and unmediated portrayal of Muslim life in Britain.
In line with Everyday Muslim's objective, these trips aim "to educate and empower the Muslim community in the importance of creating tangible connections between their Muslim heritage and the representation of their identity in the wider society."
Surrey Muslim Heritage Trail
with Shaykh Muhammad Husain Kazi (ASCC)
Sunday 27th October - 9:30am-2:30pm - LIMITED SPACES!
£10 per child (to cover transport costs) -
A day trip taking children to Britain’s first Muslim Heritage Trail in Surrey.
Children will visit three key sites:
- Shah Jahan Mosque -Britain’s first purpose built Mosque
- Peace Garden – first burial site dedicated to Muslim soldiers
- Brookwood Cemetery – first Muslim Cemetery
The trail will include short talks on the significant British Muslim personalities of the past, their contributions and the preservation of their great work. The trail also has a cemetery walk that identifies some of Brookwood’s most famous Muslim burials including the great Qur’an translator Marmaduke Pickthall and one of Britain’s first Muslim peers, Lord Headley.
Minimum age 7yrs and upwards.
Children MUST arrive with warm clothing, suitable footwear, packed lunch and prepared to walk.
All children will be taken with Shaykh Muhammad, madrassah teaching staff and volunteer teachers on a privately hired coach.
>>The coach will leave at the scheduled time and any latecomers will not be admitted<<
Provisional Schedule
9.30am - All children MUST arrive on time. Head count and trip rules announced
10.30am - Arrive at Shah Jahan Masjid, History and tour of Masjid, library archives and history
11.15am - Leave for Cemetary. Explore with short narratives of the significant Muslim figures.
12.00pm - Leave Peace Garden.
1.00pm - Back to the masjid. Lunch, freshen up.
1.30pm - Offer Dhuhr Salaah and return back to ASCC
2.30pm - Arrive back to ASCC.
Due to transportation constraints, there are LIMITED spaces for this trip. Register now!
Registration will be taken on a strictly first come, first served basis.
>>DEADLINE - Application MUST be submitted by Friday 18th October, after which registration will be closed.<<
**REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED**
THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST
HOW TO REGISTER
1. Pay the correct amount by clicking HERE - In the 'Leave a Message', please type 'Muslim Trail'
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(note - do not select the 'Gift Aid' option)
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