Anyone from Leicester ?

[Qiyas]

So deciding whether to move out of London for the next year, until we shift to Sharjah (please pray for us, lol). So, what is it generally like, and what areas in Leicester are where all the practicing Brothers & Sisters are ?
P.S, Alum Rock in B'ham, isn't an example of a practicing area, lol...

[(*_Hamzah]

Leicester over any part of Birmingham any day of the week, and in all honesty Guji areas are better then any Bengali or Pakistani area I’ve visted.

[Zesty]

So deciding whether to move out of London for the next year, until we shift to Sharjah (please pray for us, lol). So, what is it generally like, and what areas in Leicester are where all the practicing Brothers & Sisters are ?
P.S, Alum Rock in B'ham, isn't an example of a practicing area, lol...

Wa-alaikum salaam warahmatAllah

yaaaayyy im from leicester! i Love it love it love it! As you can tell
You'd really like leicester if you want to be around a large population of Muslims Alhamdullilah. Generally as a city it is also really nice and very convenient.

Evington is a very very good area mashaAllah, although house prices/renting around there is quite expensive. Highfields and the area around East Park Road/Spinney Hill also has a large population of muslims with a number of masjids in close proximity and the convenience of halaal butchers etc.

[Qiyas]

lol@ zesty

Do either of you have kids ?
If so, are they in normal school or Islamic school (heard there are a few there) ?

Most importantly.... what are the kebab shops like ???

[(*_Hamzah]

lol@ zesty

Do either of you have kids ?
If so, are they in normal school or Islamic school (heard there are a few there) ?

Most importantly.... what are the kebab shops like ???

Masjid Umar is in Evington

Evington

http://www15.redstation.co.uk/masj174242/

Masjid Umar provides islamic education for both young and old, encompassing a variety of subjects including:

• Quraan
• Arabic
• Tajweed (pronunciation of the Holy Quraan in Arabic)
• Fiqh
• Hadith

We cater for children and adults with:

• Madressah
• Adult Classes

[(*_Hamzah]

Wa-alaikum salaam warahmatAllah

yaaaayyy im from leicester! i Love it love it love it! As you can tell
You'd really like leicester if you want to be around a large population of Muslims Alhamdullilah. Generally as a city it is also really nice and very convenient.

Evington is a very very good area mashaAllah, although house prices/renting around there is quite expensive. Highfields and the area around East Park Road/Spinney Hill also has a large population of muslims with a number of masjids in close proximity and the convenience of halaal butchers etc.

Answer this, since your the walking Lecicester A-Z, how far is Evington from De Mont University ,

[Qiyas]

Are there any full time Islamic First & Secondary Schools ?

[Muhammad2]

I'm in Leicester too. We're currently undergoing a massive urban regeneration, so it's quite an interesting place to be at the moment. Most of it is taking place in the city centre and to the west (new theatre, Highcross shopping centre, Waterside developments, etc), but there are some smaller projects in other areas. For example: the nearly completed masjid/madrassa on Melbourne Road (right at the end of my street) which has been paid for entirely by voluntary donations (something the original builders of Highfields and Spinney Hill would certainly approve of).

Am I right in thinking Spinney Hill/Highfields/Evington is home to the largest coherent Muslim community in the UK?

[Zesty]

lol@ zesty

Do either of you have kids ?
If so, are they in normal school or Islamic school (heard there are a few there) ?

Most importantly.... what are the kebab shops like ???

Kids?!?! nnoooo hehehe

I have a hugeeee family mashaAllah and so lots of kids about- some go to state school and some go to Islamic school.
Theres LIA which is Leicester Islamic Academy (i think thats a girls school as far as i know) and the most recent one that has opened is a state funded Islamic school called Al Madani It looks beautiful from the outside.

http://www.madanihigh.leicester.sch.uk/

Kebab shops?! my god you'll be in heaven! We're like takeaways galoreeeee! loooll.. seriously- A HUGE chose of Halaal foods/takeouts/restaurants!

Brother Hamzah- depends which side of Evington youre going from and how
By car? about 10-15 mins depending on traffic.

[Muhammad2]

Just noticed this on the Masjid Umar website

Adult Education

Masjid Umar also caters for adult Islamic education for both men and women.

Men

Classes run on a Thursday between 7.00 pm and 8.00 pm covering Quraan, Tajweed and Hadith.

Women

Classes run Monday to Thursday between the hours of 10.00 am and 12.00 pm covering Quaran, Fiqh, Tajweed and Hadith.

Further information on any of the above classes can be obtained from the Principle of Islamic Studies, Maulana Javid Patel on 0116 273 5529 Mon - Fri between 5.00 pm and 7.00 pm

[Zesty]

Just noticed this on the Masjid Umar website

loolll delayed reaction huh bro!
Im having my nikkah at Masjid e Umar inshaAllah!

[Muhammad2]

14 hours a day is a long time to be studying anything.

I'm not having a nikkah anywhere anytime anyhow

[Qiyas]

loolll delayed reaction huh bro!
Im having my nikkah at Masjid e Umar inshaAllah!

All you have to do now, is find an Aakhi who's as crazy as you.................. about Leicester I mean obviously........

[Qiyas]

14 hours a day is a long time to be studying anything.

lol, please tell me you were joking Aakhi,
It's 2 not 14, lol 10am - 12pm, not 10am - 12am, lol...

[Muhammad2]

If she's having her nikkah hasn't she already found the poor sap... sorry, I mean, lucky bro?

[Muhammad2]

lol, please tell me you were joking Aakhi,
It's 2 not 14, lol 10am - 12pm, not 10am - 12am, lol...

Maybe

But how come we bros only get an hour a week?

[Qiyas]

Maybe

But how come we bros only an hour a week?

duh, it's obvious... we're clevererererer,lol

BTW, your pic is out of date...

[(*_Hamzah]

Brother Hamzah- depends which side of Evington youre going from and how
By car? about 10-15 mins depending on traffic.

and by walking it, if you want to save money what about transport is it any good?

[Muhammad2]

If you're talking public transport, no; it's rubbish.

[Zesty]

All you have to do now, is find an Aakhi who's as crazy as you.................. about Leicester I mean obviously........

Mission accomplished although he found me and hes not crazy about here.. which is why i am emigrating

Brother Hamzah- whereabouts in Evington though? Cos its quite big... if you mean near Masjid e- Umar id say walking would take upto 45 mins. Bus routes are actually not too bad in leicester.

[Zesty]

If she's having her nikkah hasn't she already found the poor sap... sorry, I mean, lucky bro?

OI! He is very lucky *cough*

[Muhammad2]

You should get that seen to sis

[Qiyas]

hes not crazy about here

Any reason in particular (in terms of Leicester) ?

[Zesty]

Any reason in particular (in terms of Leicester) ?

not particularly, considering he hasnt ever visited. Hes south African im moving there inshaAllah.

[Qiyas]

not particularly, considering he hasnt ever visited. Hes south African im moving there inshaAllah.

may the move go well, and may Allaah SWT strengthen and bless the bond between you both, more and more every day,

[Zesty]

may the move go well, and may Allaah SWT strengthen and bless the bond between you both, more and more every day,

InshaAllah AMEEN!

[Qiyas]

So, anyone else from Leicester ?

[Stylish-Girly]

Yea Bruv i is, Leicester a sik place.. Theres quite a few primary/secondary islamic skewls

Al Aqsa, LIA i think is called Madani high school now its posh, theres Tiny Tots.. 3 Darul ulums for Islamic courses i think, we got 2 uni's if you tinkin about study yourself, loadsa colleges/community centres

Theres alot goin on eya, loadsa opportunities for the young and old

North Evington the posh end and Highfields aka fields DA HOOD.. Good place after they got rid of the ahems, its now quite islamic, where all the G'S at gemmeh

Bare masajid aswell, good shoppin, city centre, beaumont leys, fosse park.. Theres a diverse community and its not racist Alhamdulillah well i'll say in a minor amount

in the 60's Leicester was the second richest city (REF: My Lecturer)

[Abu 'Abdullaah]

Check out Al-Burhaan Institute.

[Qiyas]

to both of you

[Qa'Qa bin Amr]

Evington primarily if you can afford it. Awesome islamic community and work going on there. Highfields otherwise close to one of the more populated masajids. Leicester is awesome indeed, after yorkshire obv

[Qiyas]

Evington primarily if you can afford it. Awesome islamic community and work going on there. Highfields otherwise close to one of the more populated masajids. Leicester is awesome indeed, after yorkshire obv

Aren't the houses in yorkshire titchy (compared to London and b'ham) ?

[Qa'Qa bin Amr]

Aren't the houses in yorkshire titchy (compared to London and b'ham) ?

Nope. With all cities or towns, depends which area you live in. In general the houses here are tip top

[Stylish-Girly]

Evington primarily if you can afford it. Awesome islamic community and work going on there. Highfields otherwise close to one of the more populated masajids. Leicester is awesome indeed, after yorkshire obv

Jazak'Allah bro

[MMS]

http://www.jameah.co.uk/index.html

theres a sisters islamic boarding school in leicester aswell, that is pretty , i cant find the link to their website right now

[Qiyas]

So, I take it that highfields is predominantly Muslim ?

[Irfan GBH]

So deciding whether to move out of London for the next year, until we shift to Sharjah (please pray for us, lol). So, what is it generally like, and what areas in Leicester are where all the practicing Brothers & Sisters are ?
P.S, Alum Rock in B'ham, isn't an example of a practicing area, lol...

The areas already mention, plus St. Matthews. Highfields is the centre of the Muslim community tho, lots of masaajid within walking distance of each other including the new islamic Da'wah academy. You also got masjid an Noor close by (imaam is the famous Salim Dhorat) and there's Al Kawthar acamdemy (famous sheikh riyadh ul haq). There's a few Islamic schools around Leicester but I ain't too familiar with them.

As for food, there's plenty of halal takeaways where you get good kebabs, grilled food, fried chicken, etc. There's also quiet a few nice indian restaurants as well some other choices. Plus you ain't too far from birmingham so you can drive down if you want something different for special occasions.

lol@ zesty

Do either of you have kids ?
If so, are they in normal school or Islamic school (heard there are a few there) ?

Most importantly.... what are the kebab shops like ???

and by walking it, if you want to save money what about transport is it any good?

[Qa'Qa bin Amr]

Highfields aye and Evington. Other areas also. But in highfields and evington you will find large concentration of the gujarati muslim community and mashaAllah a great islamic environment.

This is the masjid in Evington....prob best mosque i stayed at in UK. Always packed out with musallis and have a lot of activities to participate in and facilities close by for women.

[Stylish-Girly]

So, I take it that highfields is predominantly Muslim ?

Not neccessarily, like i said its multicultural got people from all religions buh i guess people have kinda grouped up.. Asian non-muslims in the Belgrave area and St Saviours and in the North Evington again, then white people livin there too and alot of them live in areas like oadby, enderby, beaumont leys etc etc on the border .. if you go City Centre you'll discover Leicesters population

i might've not made sense nehow godda go Salaam

[Irfan GBH]

You ever been to Masjid an noor in the last 10 days of ramadhan? You got 200 people doing ihtikaaf!

Highfields aye and Evington. Other areas also. But in highfields and evington you will find large concentration of the gujarati muslim community and mashaAllah a great islamic environment.

This is the masjid in Evington....prob best mosque i stayed at in UK. Always packed out with musallis and have a lot of activities to participate in and facilities close by for women.