Khidma Projects
Our activities revolve around the objectives of our charity and the legacy of our founder, Hadhrat Sufi Abdullah Khan Sahib (ra); to remember God and serve His creation.
- To advance the religion of Islam, in the UK, for the benefit of the public through the holding of prayer meetings, lectures, courses, producing and/or distributing literature on Islam, and any other means deemed appropriate to enlighten others about the Islamic faith as taught through the teachings of the Naqshbandi Sufi way of Ghamkol Sharif by Hadhrat Sufi Abdullah Khan (ra)
- To advance the education of the public in the subject of Islam, Islamic spirituality and other subjects deemed appropriate with develop the mental, physical and moral capabilities of the students
- The prevention or relief of poverty, in the UK and abroad, by providing: grants, items and services to individuals in need and/or charities, or other organisations working to prevent or relieve poverty.
To achieve these objectives effectively, we have categorised and managed our projects as follows:
| Category | Project | Free or cost | Interval | Platform | Audience | Due diligence |
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| Education | Hifz class | Monthly fees | Daily 4:30-5:30pm | Onsite | Children |
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| Education | Suhba Academy (holiday school) | Varies | termly | At a venue | Children |
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| Education | Online Classes | Free | 4 x weekly online classes | Zoom | Adults |
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| Education | Literature: 3 x books published (Isis, Seerah and Hadith Jibril) | Free | Annually | Distributed at our events or made available for collection | General reading for all ages |
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| Spirituality | Dalail ul Khayrat | free | Weekly | Maqaam of Hadhrat Sufi Sahib and live streamed on FB | All |
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| Spirituality | Dhikr | free | 5x Daily weekly | Maqaam and 38 Warwick Road | All |
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| Spirituality | Counselling and Litanies | free | Daily | 38 Warwick Road and via telephone | All |
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| Spirituality | Ghiyarvi Sharif | free | Monthly | 38 Warwick Road | All |
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| Spirituality | Urs/Milad | free | Annually | At a mosque or a venue | All |
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| Social/Religious | Moonsighting | free | Monthly | Barr Beacon and broadcast vie social | All |
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| Social/Religious | Prayer times | free | Monthly | Broadcast via social media | All |
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| Charity | Blood donations | free | As and when | Working with NHS blood banks | Healthy adults who meet NHS guidelines |
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| Charity | Food parcels | free | As and when required | Delivered to made available for collection | All |
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| Charity | Fire alarms | free | As and when and with WMFS | People’s homes | All |
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| Charity | – Ramadhan campaign/Zakat | free | Annually | Where most needed | All |
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| – Eid ul Adha campaign (Qurbani) | – Take receipts of payment |
| Project | Organisation | Method of donation | Amount to date |
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| Foodbanks | Matts Mission | Cash | £300 01/05/2020 |
| Foodbanks | Dawat Islami | Cash | £300 03/05/2020 |
| Foodbanks | Ummah Care Foundation | Bank transfer | £300 24/04/2020 |
| Syria | Syria Relief (UK registered charity) | Bank transfer | £1000 11/05/2020 and £5291.69 26/05/2020 |
| Pakistan | Tanzeemul Madaris (Gov regulated madrassas), visited by ourselves. Originally 5 but as 3 failed to provide videos we only gave to 2 | Western union as less charges | Jamia Nizamia £2500 on 19/05/2020 Dar al Uloom Chishtia Rizwia £1500 on 19/05/2020 |
| Yemen | Mercy Relief (UK registered charity) | Bank transfer | £3120 on 21/05/2020 |
| Tanzania | Islamic Help (UK registered charity) | Bank transfer | £3000 on 14/05/2020 |
| Madinah Sharif | We usually deliver ourselves. This year transferred money to our colleague there and he distributed to the families we usually sponsor | Western union | £1000 11/05/2020 |
Any remaining money will be distributed by partners/ourselves on the ground after Covid-19
For Dhul Hijjah 1441 (2020), we had our Qurbani project for which we used Islamic Help to perform the Qurbani in Tanzania. A grant agreement was signed and 308 Qurbanis were performed by us which included 67 cows and 40 goats. A total of £23,530 was collected and sent over to Islamic Help.
Khidma projects of Ghamkol Sharif UK
Hadhrat Sufi Sahib’s (ra) entire life demonstrated the two things he always taught;
He initiated and oversaw many projects throughout his 52 years in the community. These Khidma projects of Ghamkol Sharif UK are established on the ethos of love, live and give.
LOVE: A firm faith with a selfless love, care and concern of Allah, His Messenger (peace be upon him) and His creation.
LIVE: A life of complete submission to Allah which always strives to love and honour His Messenger (peace be upon him) and a learning and application of the blessed Shari’ah.
GIVE: This is a fundamental element of Tasawuf. To give as one received. To humble oneself and strive in the service of Allah and His Messenger (peace be upon him). To indiscriminately work in fulfilling the needs of the creation.