Al Hidayah (Organisation)
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Al-Hidayah was founded in 2004 as a UK-based youth-oriented forum of the moderate Minhaj-ul-Quran UK
.
Al-Hidayah aims to bring about the spiritual
and education
al renewal of individuals through the means of the Qur'an
and Way of the Prophet Muhammad
. It aspires aims to de-radicalise young Muslims through clarifying various concepts about war, violence, human rights and justice. Its uses a moderate message of Islam
in order to tackle the issue of extremism
.
Al-Hidayah held its first event in 2005, which was a camp that held 300 people. The next event was held in Heythrop Park, Oxfordshire
in 2006 and held nearly 600 people.. In 2007, Al Hidayah held another event in which over 700 youth attended. In 2008 a one-day symposium occurred in Manchester featuring approximately 2000 people which highlighted the Islamic message of peace, integration and human rights in which Tahir ul Qadri gave a lecture over three hours explaining the rights of women, children, non-Muslims and promoted the concept of integration. Al Hidayah held another residential retreat in 2009 at the University of Warwick
feuturing over 1,200 British and European young Muslims. Its main aim was to draw UK teens to combat extremism and terrorism
They aim to extend its organisation further by holding more events and releasing DVDs, books and audio CDs. The organisation is also planning to release an official journal.
Scholars at Al-Hidayah events have included Tahir-ul-Qadri
, Shaykh As’ad Muhammad Saeed as-Sagharji, Timothy Winter
and Shaykh Hammami.
Minhaj-ul-Quran UK
Minhaj-ul-Quran UK is the UK branch of the moderate and inclusive Minhaj-ul-Quran International education and welfare organisation based in London. MQI started its work in the United Kingdom in 1986 and held its first international conference at Wembley Arena, London. Its first official centre was...
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Al-Hidayah aims to bring about the spiritual
Spirituality
Spirituality can refer to an ultimate or an alleged immaterial reality; an inner path enabling a person to discover the essence of his/her being; or the “deepest values and meanings by which people live.” Spiritual practices, including meditation, prayer and contemplation, are intended to develop...
and education
Education
Education in its broadest, general sense is the means through which the aims and habits of a group of people lives on from one generation to the next. Generally, it occurs through any experience that has a formative effect on the way one thinks, feels, or acts...
al renewal of individuals through the means of the Qur'an
Qur'an
The Quran , also transliterated Qur'an, Koran, Alcoran, Qur’ān, Coran, Kuran, and al-Qur’ān, is the central religious text of Islam, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God . It is regarded widely as the finest piece of literature in the Arabic language...
and Way of the Prophet Muhammad
Muhammad
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. It aspires aims to de-radicalise young Muslims through clarifying various concepts about war, violence, human rights and justice. Its uses a moderate message of Islam
Islam
Islam . The most common are and . : Arabic pronunciation varies regionally. The first vowel ranges from ~~. The second vowel ranges from ~~~...
in order to tackle the issue of extremism
Extremism
Extremism is any ideology or political act far outside the perceived political center of a society; or otherwise claimed to violate common moral standards...
.
Al-Hidayah held its first event in 2005, which was a camp that held 300 people. The next event was held in Heythrop Park, Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire is a county in the South East region of England, bordering on Warwickshire and Northamptonshire , Buckinghamshire , Berkshire , Wiltshire and Gloucestershire ....
in 2006 and held nearly 600 people.. In 2007, Al Hidayah held another event in which over 700 youth attended. In 2008 a one-day symposium occurred in Manchester featuring approximately 2000 people which highlighted the Islamic message of peace, integration and human rights in which Tahir ul Qadri gave a lecture over three hours explaining the rights of women, children, non-Muslims and promoted the concept of integration. Al Hidayah held another residential retreat in 2009 at the University of Warwick
University of Warwick
The University of Warwick is a public research university located in Coventry, United Kingdom...
feuturing over 1,200 British and European young Muslims. Its main aim was to draw UK teens to combat extremism and terrorism
They aim to extend its organisation further by holding more events and releasing DVDs, books and audio CDs. The organisation is also planning to release an official journal.
Scholars at Al-Hidayah events have included Tahir-ul-Qadri
Tahir-ul-Qadri
Muhammad Tahir ul-Qadri is a Pakistani Sufi scholar and former professor of international constitutional law at the University of the Punjab....
, Shaykh As’ad Muhammad Saeed as-Sagharji, Timothy Winter
Timothy Winter
Timothy John "Tim" Winter , also known as Abdal Hakim Murad, is a British Sufi Muslim researcher, writer and teacher. His profile and work have attracted media coverage both in the Muslim World and the West...
and Shaykh Hammami.