Activities & Events

Reception at the Malaysian Embassy for the 61st anniversary of the national day

Yesterday the Seville Mosque Foundation was invited by H.E. Zainal Abidin Bakar, Ambassador of Malaysia in Spain and his wife Mrs. Madam Mohd Soom, to the reception at its Embassy for the celebration of the 61st anniversary of Malaysia’s independence. The reception began with the national anthems of Malaysia and Spain followed by a speech by Mr. S Ambassador in …

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Visit to the East London Mosque

During the visit to London of the delegation of the Seville Mosque Foundation, we had the honour and privilege of receiving a tour of the ‘East London Mosque’, one of the most emblematic mosques in the city. During the arranged visit we were given a detailed report of the history, activities, financing, etc. of the same. This Mosque, Islamic Cultural …

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Visit to Oumar Kanoute, London

Today Ibrahim Hernández and Luqman Nieto, President and Vice-President of the @mezquitasevilla Foundation met with Oumar Kanoute and Amin A. Rahman, at the headquarters of their foundation in London. It has been a real pleasure to meet him again and to be able to see in person the waqf that he has established in London in order to support the …

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What is Hijrah (Hijrah) and Its Meaning: A Physical and Spiritual Journey

The Hijri calendar was established by the second rightly guided Caliph and the Prophet’s close companion, Umar ibn al-Khattab, in 637/638 AD. According to al-Jabarti, the great chronicler of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, Abu Musa al-Ash’ari wrote to the then Caliph Umar ibn al-Khattab saying: “We have received letters from the Commander of the Faithful, but we …

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