Dear Beloved Community,

Assalamu Alaikum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakatuhu,

I, am writing to inform you that from the 19th of July, I will no longer be working at the KMA after six beautiful transformative years. From that date, my sermons, counseling, and lessons will come to an end.

Serving this community has been an amazing journey. Every Friday, we explored our faith and strengthened our bonds as brothers and sisters in Islam. Your warmth and dedication have deeply touched my heart and made my time here truly special.

Though I may not be present in person, my heart and prayers will always be with you.

May Allah continue to bless this community with unity, peace, and prosperity. I am confident that KMA will continue to flourish and grow as always.

Jazakum Allahu Khairan for allowing me to guide you. I will cherish these memories forever.
With heartfelt gratitude and warmest salaams,

Shaykh Sulayman Van Ael

The KMA Board of Trustees, on behalf of the Kingston Muslim Community, would like to put on record our heartfelt gratitude and appreciation for the wonderful journey of enlightenment that Shaykh Sulayman Van Ael has taken us on over the past six years.

His dedication and innovative spirit have shone through in the lectures and lessons that have been delivered during the six years. Perhaps lesser known, but highly invaluable, were the one on one counselling sessions held in the Masjid premises. These have been unique and very well received by those who have benefited.

Shaykh Sulayman’s warm and engaging personality and his welcoming smile will be sorely missed.

He has been a genuine people’s Imam and it may be a very long time before we have an Imam arrive on a Harley Davidson to deliver a Friday sermon 🙂

As Shaykh Sulayman embarks on his new chapter in life, we would like to extend our best wishes to him on his future endeavours.

He will always be welcome at the Kingston Muslim Association and we hope our paths cross in the near future, in sha Allah.

KMA Board of Trustees

Assalum alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh,

Following on from our previous update of 2nd of March, we can confirm that the trial has concluded and the order of the judge has been sealed. The Court has ruled unequivocally in favour of the KMA Board of Trustees.

• The Injunction against the two defendants has been confirmed and extended until June 5th 2032
• This injunction prohibits the defendants from

a) Entering the mosque and it’s environs (including the carpark).
b) Directly or indirectly communicating with our Operations Manager.
c) Publishing any material created for the litigation or contained in the hearing bundles, by any means.

• The defendants have been ordered to pay KMA costs totalling £92,400. The KMA will seek to recover those costs from the Defendants if they are not forthcoming.

This has been an unfortunate but necessary legal action by the KMA BoT against those who sought to harm the KMA and harass its staff. The Board of Trustees will always do whatever is necessary to fulfil its responsibility of protecting the mosque and its staff.

We will now turn our full attention to more positive initiatives which are beneficial to the congregation and community.

May Allah guide us and make it easy for us all. Aameen

KMA Board of Trustees

Assalamu alaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu,

Eid al-Adha will be celebrated on Sunday 16th June 2024 in’sha allah.

This year, all prayers will be held at Kingston Mosque at the following times:

• 7:00am Shaykh Abdesamad
• 8:00am Mufti Anwar
• 9:00am Dr Sulayman Van Ael (ENGLISH)
• 10:00am Shaykh Shewgi Mohamed Ahmed

>> Light refreshments will be available, as well as Halwa/Puri, Tea/Coffee and Kebabs. <<

PLEASE ENSURE YOU ARRIVE EARLY ENOUGH TO ENSURE YOU HAVE SPACE TO PRAY.

Eid Mubarak from everyone at KMA.

 Assalamu alaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu,

Eid ul-Fitr has been confirmed to be on Wednesday 10th April 2024.

Unfortunately due to unpredicted weather, we have not booked an open space, so all prayers will be performed in the Masjid.

Address: 55 East Rd, Kingston upon Thames KT2 6EJ

Prayer times:

• 07:00am – Shaykh Othman Barkouch
• 08:00am – Imam Abdesamad
• 09:00am – Shaykh Sulayman Van Ael
• 10:00am – Ustad Mostafiz Ghani
• 11:00am – Mufti Anwar

Food Stalls:

Alhamdulillah, there will be a Kebab corner, Halwa Puri and Channa stand and a Chai and Coffee table.

Please note: 

• Each prayer will start promptly as listed. Please arrive early and bear in mind traffic conditions and parking restrictions. 

KMA Board

Assalamualaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatu,

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

We pray that you are in the best state of health and Imaan and maximising the spiritual benefits and blessings of this holy month.

This is a reminder to urge you to make your Zakat al Fitr (Fitrana) donations to us as soon as possible in order that they may reach their intended recipients in time for Eid.

This Zakat also known as Fitrana, is a charitable donation of food that must be given before Eid prayer, during the month of Ramadan; it is compulsory upon every member of a Muslim family who has food in excess of their needs, on behalf of themselves and their dependants.

The cost of fitrana is £5 per person and donations can be made in person at Kingston Masjid or via bank transfer to the account below.

Acc Name: Kingston Muslim Association (KMA)
Bank: Natwest
Sort Code: 60 60 02
Acc No: 43276156
Ref: Fitrana 2024

– KMA Team

Assalamu alaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu,

This is to announce that Itikaf registrations are now open starting from today. To register, please click the link available below.

The last ten nights will begin on the night of 30th March.

REGISTER FOR ITIKAF

Assalamu alaykum wrwb,

It has been confirmed that fasting will commence tomorrow Monday, the 11th of March 2024. Taraweeh prayers will commence tonight (Sunday, 10th March) at 8:20pm.

First fast: Monday 11th of March 2024
Start of last ten nights: Night of 30th March
Odd nights: Night of 30 (Sat) March, 1 (Mon), 3 (Wed), 5 (Fri) and 7 (Sun) of April.

May Allah accept all our worship, fasting, Qur’an recitation and all other acts of worship in this blessed month of Ramadan and forgive us for our shortcomings, aameen.

DOWNLOAD THIS YEAR’S RAMADAN 2024 TIMETABLE

Assalamualaikum Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuh, 

Bismillah hir-rahma nir-raheem, 

We hope this finds you all in the best state of Health and Imaan. This is an update on the injunction case (following on from the previous update of 21^st Sep 2023). Briefly, the status then was that the judge had ordered a stay to enable the parties to engage in mediation. 

Court provisioned mediation

As per our previous update, the court had ordered that the legal proceedings be stayed until 1^st Nov to enable the parties to engage in independent mediation. The conditions stated were:

1. Any mediator must have no current or past connection to the Kingston Muslim Association.
2. The costs of any mediation are to be borne equally between the parties.

Unfortunately, the offer of mediation was not taken up by the other party.

• The injunction would remain in place until the trial.
• The trial is now set for the 4^th and 5^th of June.

We are keen and committed to reaching a swift resolution in this case and our aim has always been (and remains) the protection of our property and the safety of our staff, congregants and visitors from any physical, verbal and emotional harm that could possibly befall them when they are under our duty of care.

Hopefully, we can then move onto addressing real matters for which we have been appointed. May Allah make it easy for us and may he guide us in discharging our duties to the community and our membership. Ameen.

KMA Board