السلام عليكم و رحمة الله و بركاته                                   Assalamu Alaykum                        
 
Sharing and Sponsorship of Iftar
You are welcome to share Iftar at the Centre, breaking of the fast with dates, milk and water, praying Maghreb and then having dinner. Over 350 men, women and children take part in the communal Iftar each day and it is a very uplifting experience.
 
If you would like to make a specific donation towards the cost of the Iftar please contact the Liaison Team at the Centre’s Reception.
 
Health and safety
There are a large number of people here at the Centre each evening for the Iftar and for Taraweeh Prayers and we would ask you to take care in moving around the building.
 
Personal possessions
Please keep your personal possessions with you at all times.  Please make sure to leave your shoes on the racks provided and not on the floor because others might trip over and injure themselves. Any lost property handed in is tagged and kept for one year.  If not claimed after one year it is given to charity
 
Supervising your children
Please ensure your children are supervised at all times and kept within arm’s length.  Please make sure that they are not left on their own in the Centre or outside the Centre.
 
Parents with young children are asked to use designated areas for prayer being Hall 1 for sisters and Hall 2 for brothers.
 
Consideration for others
When coming to or leaving the Centre please be considerate to those who are praying or reading Qur’an.
 
Congregating outside the Centre and holding loud conversations may disturb our neighbours, so please be considerate and make Ramadan a pleasant experience for everyone.
 
 
Parking
Please park your car with consideration for the Centre’s neighbours. Please do not block roads or private entrances in the vicinity of the Centre and do not park in the public road in front of the Centre. This will allow normal traffic flow and this road is also used for emergency access and for those being dropped off and picked up who have mobility disabilities.
 
Itikaf
Application forms are available from today from our website at www.mchc.org.uk, from the Liaison Team at the Centre’s reception or by email from info@mchc.org.uk.
 
There are 20 places on the programme and these places will be awarded on the basis of the following criteria, in order of priority:
 
(a)  Firstly, at least two places will be reserved for applicants (if any) who have given outstanding service to the Centre during the year leading up to Ramadan;
 
(b)  Secondly, at least five places will be reserved for those applicants who have not done Eetikaf before; and/or
 
(c)  Thirdly, at least ten places will be reserved for those applicants whose are locally based, defined as a permanent home address with a postcode within 2 miles of the Centre as measured by “Google Maps”; and/or
 
If there are more applicants than places, selection will be made by Qura’ (a randomized selection process). The Centre’s decisions are final and not the subject of any appeal.
 
If there are more applicants than places within a reserved category, selection will be made by Qura’ (a randomized selection process).
 
 
 
 
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