Riwaq
A mosque and Islamic centre in Leicester, with its doors open from Fajr to the last light after Isha.
Thu 5 Nov
25 Jumada al-Ula
Next: Asr
14:05
in 48m
Fajr
05:52
Dhuhr
12:03
Asr
14:05
Maghrib
16:22
Isha
17:58
Since 1987
Riwaq began in a terraced house on Cedar Row. Today the hall holds nine hundred, the classrooms fill every evening, and the arcade around the courtyard is still where people stop to talk after Isha. Everyone is welcome, whether you pray five times a day or have never been inside a mosque.
900
Worshippers at Jumu’ah
34
Classes every week
1,200
Food parcels a month
1987
First prayer on Cedar Row
A week planned
around the prayers.
Circles, talks and shared meals, each set at the hour that suits it best. Everything is free unless it says otherwise.
Six ways
to learn.
Weekend madrasah for children, Qur’an and Arabic for adults, circles for sisters and nights for the youth, all in the classrooms off the courtyard.
Every Friday
Jumu’ah,
the Friday prayer.
Two congregations so everyone can get back to work. The khutbah is in English with a short Arabic opening, and the sisters’ hall has its own entrance and screen.
12:45
Doors open
Recitation of Surah al-Kahf
13:15
Khutbah
In English, about 20 minutes
13:35
First jamā’ah
Main hall and sisters’ hall
14:00
Second jamā’ah
Shorter khutbah, for those on lunch breaks
14:30
Lunch in the courtyard
First Friday of the month
Here for
every season.
From a first visit to a last farewell, our imams and volunteers walk with families through every season, with care and without charge.
Give
Keep the
lamps lit.
Riwaq runs on the gifts of the people who pray here. One-off or monthly, every pound keeps the doors open, the classes free and the food bank full.
£1.24m
of £1.8m
New sisters’ hall and library
69%
From Friday
to Friday.
Every khutbah, recorded and written up as a short reflection to carry into your week.
Questions
