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The best day of the week is here, in the best time of year! Did you know our beloved Prophet (ﷺ) described every Friday as an ‘Eid’ for the Muslims? The word Eid refers to a celebration, festival, and feast – but it’s not feasting on food that we’re doing on Fridays, it’s feasting on the banquet of blessings that Allah (SWT) has prepared for us.

Read on to learn more about our unique dates tin representing Turkey’s magnificent Blue Mosque which sits in Istanbul’s famous historic Sultanahmet district.

It’s a bittersweet blog post. As a team, we worked extremely hard to produce a compelling short film that depicts the harsh realities of refugees who find themselves at death's doorstep in search of safety - though I wish we didn’t have to create such content.

Last night, a historic Iftar was held in the iconic London Tower- marking the first time an event of this nature has taken place in the building’s 1000-year history.

2022 sees the release of five fantastic new designs; each are collectible and four depict the wonderful architecture of mosques across the world.

Penny Appeal launches Rebuild Syria campaign.

“When the month of Ramadan arrives, the gates of mercy are opened.” Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ)

Adeem Younis writes that while we stepped up to the plate to help our homeless during the generational COVID pandemic, Storm Eunice showed that our day-to-day attitudes towards the homeless are yet to fundamentally change.

The unfolding crisis in Ukraine has now resulted in over three million people fleeing across the border to safety. A further 1.85 million are displaced internally within the country, having lost their homes due to the conflict.

It was narrated that the Prophet (ﷺ) said, on the 15th of Shaban, from sunset until dawn, Allah (SWT) asks His servants, ′Is there anyone seeking forgiveness from Me so that I may forgive him? Is there anyone seeking provision from Me so I may provide for him? Is there anyone suffering so I may relieve his suffering? ′ [Ibn Majah].

Penny Appeal were honoured to receive the Elderly Support Project prize at the “Mother Helpage Excellence Awards” last weekend, in recognition of our exceptional efforts supporting elderly people in Kashmir as part of our wider Adopt a Gran appeal.

A Student from a Bradford school had her winning entry in a school competition read out by a BBC star.