About Us
“Our goal is to serve humanity”
The ‘Mohaddis-e-Azam Mission’ is a distinguished and well-established worldwide organization named after one of the great Sufi Scholars and Saints of recent times, Mohaddis-e-Azam Hind (Allama Pir Syed Shah Muhammad Abul Muhamid Ashrafi al-Jilani, born 1894 CE). Formed and initiated in the latter part of the 20th century by Mohaddis-e-Azam’s son and appointed spiritual successor, the eminent and world-renowned Imam-e-Humam ‘Raeesul Muhaqiqeen Huzur Shaikhul Islam’ Syed Mohammad Madani Ashrafi al-Jilani, who has blessed us by visiting the U.K. regularly since the early 1970s. The main aim and purpose of the Mission were to educate the community and serve humanity. This is beautifully summed up in the Urdu phrase: “Kaum ki Khidmat” which translates as “Serving Humanity”. The very first U.K. branch was established in the North-West town of Blackburn, Lancashire in the 1990s. Alhamdulillah, the Mission has gone from strength to strength. Since then other branches have been established around the UK, including Bolton, Preston, Lancaster, Dewsbury, Birmingham, Leicester, and London. The volunteers in Bolton has been active since the 1980s to the present day. However, they purchased their first building in September 2014. The 19th Century church building was refurbished and converted into a masjid and madrassah. Interestingly, the name that was first given to the church was Halliwell Road Mission; it was later changed to Halliwell Road Free Church. Over 100 years later it is now called M A Mission Learning Centre Bolton. For more information about the history of this building click here. M A Mission Bolton serves its community by holding weekday evening Madrassah classes for children aged 3-18 years old. We also have a dedicated Alim and Alimah class, as well as a Hifz class. We offer other community services like Karate classes for children and have other projects in the pipeline. M A Mission Bolton has also helped to raise funds for the local homeless and have collected aid for Syrian refugees. We also raise money annually for other charities and organizations. Our goal to SERVE HUMANITY and we pray that Allah gives us the strength and ability to carry out this noble task to the highest standard. Why is it called M A MISSION?Mohaddis-e-Azam Mission is named after a very accomplished scholar and gnostic who lived in India during the first half of the 20th Century. He passed away in 1961. During his lifetime his MISSION was to educate Muslims and non-Muslims, bring them closer to Allah, bring them out of poverty and give them the means to provide for themselves and their families. He tirelessly travelled from village to village to fulfil this mission. He was also a key founder member during the creation of Pakistan and Bangladesh. Our Brief History. Cottages on the current site purchased in August 1899 What activities take place here at The Mission?1 Daily Madrassah classes and nursery classes from 5 pm to 7 pm: The children are taught how to read the Qur’an, Islamic manners and etiquettes, how to keep clean, the fundamental beliefs in Islam, the history of Islam and how to live peacefully in the UK as a law-abiding citizen. |