The Islamic Association of North London (IANL) was registered as a charity in 1977. Its activities, particularly those around faith, began long before its formal registration and the development of its current centre near Tally Ho Corner, North Finchley.
The objects of the Charity are
The advancement of religion in accordance with the tenets, philosophy, ideology and traditions of Islam
The advancement of education of Muslim children in accordance with the tenets and teachings of Islam
The relief of such members of the Muslim community who are poor and in distress
In the community
Barnet is a vibrant community with a Muslim population of 20,000 which is around 6% of the all the religious groups in Barnet (Christians and Jews are 150,000 and 47,000 respectively). These three faith groups represent circa 70% of all the religious groups in the London Borough of Barnet. The remaining 30% comprises other religions.
The vast majority of the Muslims are from over 65 different countries from Asia (including the Middle-East), Africa, Europe and South America. This makes the congregation in Finchley Mosque very diverse and unique compared to other Islamic and other faith institutions within the UK.
The Facilities
The Finchley Mosque provides the following facilities:
Five daily prayers
Friday prayers
Childrens Islamic Education
Children and Adult Quran classes
Youth activities including keep-fit classes, table tennis etc.
Hadith classes (Learning from the life and teachings of Prophet Muhammed, peace and blessings be upon him).
Facilities for Marriage and other ceremonies.
The centre can accommodate 400 worshippers at any one time. In addition to the daily prayers which are well attended, the centre is very popular during Fridays, the two Eid festivals and Ramadan, the month of fasting. Because of its popularity and the growing local population we have to hold 2 congregational prayers on Fridays and 5 congregational prayers on the respective Eid days to accommodate the worshippers.
We are an open place of worship. For further information on any aspect of our service you may contact us by post or email.
The Mission
The Islamic Association of North London is a registered charity with the Charity Commission of England and Wales registration number 272690.
The charity's objective is:
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The advancement of religion in accordance with the tenets, philosophy, ideology and traditions of Islam
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The advancement of education of Muslim children in accordance with the tenants and teaching of Islam
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The relief of such members of Muslim community who are poor and in distress.
The Management Committee
Its day to day administration is run by a Management Committee elected by the member of the association once every two years.
The Management Committee members and office bearers of this Charity provide their services on a voluntary basis and none of these positions are stipend.
The Management Committee consists of the following:
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President
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Vice President
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Treasurer
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Secretary
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Assistant Secretary
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Up to 7 Committee Members
The Current List of Management Committee Members
The following committee members were elected on 12th July 2010.
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Nurul Alam (President)
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Mounir Adimi (Vice President)
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Faisal Habib (Treasurer)
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Mansur Rashid (Secretary)
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(TBA) (Assistant Secretary)
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Mohammed Amjad Khan (Committee Member)
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Shehu Suleiman (Committee Member)
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Dr. Abdul Ghani (Committee Member)
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M. Alam Rashid (Committee Member)
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Abdul Monem Hresha (Committee Member)
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Mohammed Abdul Basit (Committee Member)
The Trustees
The charity has a separate body other than the Management Committee who are the holding trustees for the immovable assets of the Charity such as land and building etc.
The trustees as a body are not involved in the day to day running of the association. The trustees are elected by the general member of the association once every five years. These positions are also voluntary and not stipend.
At any one time, the number of Trustees should be between 5 and 7.
The current body of Trustees
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Rashid Messoudi
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A. F. Rezaul Haque
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Haroon Rashid
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Dr. P. A. Sufi
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Salah El-Agamy
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Aisha El-Agamy