EVENTS..
Over the past year a number of vistits have taken place to Suleymaniye,
the most exciting of the visitors was the Prince of Wales Prince Charles,
who visited the complex as an official visit. Apart from Prince Charles,
there were visits by famous people, whether them being politicians, actors,
religious people or visits by local education authorities. The visits
were either official or to be a part of a seminar which was to take place,
or for educational purposes or simply for those who wondered what Suleymaniye
was all about.
When ever possible Suleymaniye likes to hold events in the complex,
events being either seminars, fairs, circumcising ceremonies or religious
ceremonies. In this section of Suleymaniye.org you will be notified
of the events which are to take place or of events which have taken
place.
PRINCE CHARLES VISIT
VISIT DATE - 28TH SEPTEMBER 2001
"More then anything i wanted to come here
to show how much I minded and cared for about the Islamic community
in this country, particulary at a time when it is so difficult
for everyone. And also to show above all my support for all theose
people of whatever faith who utterly reject violance. And at the
same time, to show my support for those who believe more then
anything else in the over whelming importance of tolerance, compassion
and understanding. And i hope we can get that message accross".
On Friday 28th September at the end of prayers, the Prince of
Wales Prince Charles paid an officail visit to Suleymaniye. The
visit came after the terrorist attacks in the United States of
America, it was to extend the hand of friendship to British Muslims
and people of all faiths who reject violance. To highlight the
peaceful nature of Islam, Prince Charles met staff and students
in an Islamic education class room.
Prince Charles was shown around the Suleymaniye Complex, while
a large number of people gathered outside to greet the prince.
Read more
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CIRCUMCISE CEREMONY
EVENT TOOK PLACE 2002 |
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| The step from childhood into manhood is a big step
for a Muslim boy. The leap does not take place from the boy growing
to the age where he is considered an adult but takes place at a
very early age. This is due to a small and simple operation. In
the Turkish culture being circumcised is a big event, it is even
bigger then a marriage ceremony. Muslim boys are required by Islamic
law to go through the process of having their foreskin "snipped"
off for hygiene reasons and the event takes place with a big ceremony.
One of the services which Suleymaniye complex provides is a circumcision
ceremony, the event takes place once a year in the Suleymaniye
complex. Last month Suleymaniye organised one of these ceremonies
and it was held in the complex, the ceremony was celebrated in
a traditional Islamic manner with recitations of the Qur'an, along
with Mevlids and Ilahi. After the recitation of the Qur'an the
guests went to the dinning hall of the complex where a feast was
given. During the feast the president of the Trust Ilhami Yumak
gave a speech in which he thanked the guests and the host for
such an event. He also thanked them for allowing the ceremony
to take place in Suleymaniye in an Islamic manner..
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BOOK FAIR
DATE - 12-22 JULY 2002 |
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| "Read, read in the name of the lord who created, created
man from a single clot of blood" the first verse of the Qur'an
sent down to the prophet was Iqra (read). It stresses the importance
of reading and learning.
The best source of knowledge is held in books of all kinds, and
to acquire the information held in the books is to read. Every
year Suleymaniye holds fairs of all kinds, this year it was a
book fair. There was books of all natures, whether being historical
book, religious book, story books for children or everyday entertainment
books. Apart from books you could also obtain CD's and cassettes.
Apart from the collection of books held in the fair there was
also Multivision shows.
To obtain or view the books which were held in the book fair,
a list can be obtained from the complex or a visit to the library
in the Suleymaniye mosque might be a better idea!
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CUNEYT ARKIN VISIT
VISIT DATE - 20TH MAY 2001 |
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| On 29th may 2001 at 6pm till 8pm Suleymaniye had yet anouther
famous face, Cuneyt Arkin. The occasion of the visit was to be a
part of the seminar which was held by the UK Turkish Islamic Culture
Youth Association. The seminar was based on "anti drugs and
alcohole" in which speakers included Peter Jordon from Shoreditch
Police, Teresa Rooney Kaymakci from Kingston University, Dr Teoman
Sirri and the leader of Hackney Council Saleem Siddiqi.
Hundreds of people turned out at the seminar in which Cuneyt
Arkin stressed the importance of raising drug awarness and how
to battle drugs and alcohol abuse, he gave examples of his acting
career experience when he was pointing the facts out. In the semininar
it was revealed that 30 million pounds were spent by offenders
on drugs a year and over a million people were arrested for drugs
possesion and supply annually.
"Children are like holding a bird in your hand. If you squeese
too hard when you can distory them but with tenderness and understanding
you can keep them from harm while they grow up", is what
Cuneyt Arkin said to parents. He argued that it was vital that
parents are aware about the dangers their children face ad what
can be done about it. He added that parents had a huge responsibility
in raising their children and they should make time to listen
and talk to them.
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