Bristol Muslim Cultural Society (BMCS)

28/08/2026

❤️ FREE MUSLIM MARRIAGE EVENT (Bristol) 💍
Organised by Muslim Marriage Events

🗓️ Sunday 6th September 2026
🕐 1PM to 4PM
📍 BAWA, 589 Southmead Rd, Filton, Bristol, BS34 7RGS

🔹 All welcome
🔹 Even ratio of genders
🔹Structured event with one to one meetings

🖊️ TO REGISTER (Plus event overview) GO TO tiny.cc/iif9101

Event also in support of Orphans In Need

Further Info:
📞 07956 735 301
✉️ [email protected]

29/06/2026

Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji'oon

JANAZAH PRAYER ANNOUNCEMENT

It is with great sadness we announce the passing of sister Zohrah Ahmed.

Zohrah Ahmed was the wife of the late Haji Fazal Ahmed.

Mother of Rizwan Ahmed (BMCS) , Luqman Ahmed, Urfan Ahmed and Adnan Ahmed.

She was also the sister of Mohammed Younis & Shah Jehaan

Mother-in-law of Shaila Yakub
Auntie of Idrees Yunis
Auntie of Sheila Yunis
Auntie of Asma Yunis

JANAZAH DETAILS
Date; TUESDAY 30TH June
Time; After Zuhr - 2pm
Venue; Easton Jamia Masjid. St. Mark's Rd BS5 6JH

We will leave for burial immediately after Fardh salah.

Burial will be at South Bristol Cemetery, BS13 7AS

QUL KHATAM at 5pm -
All our family, friends and guests are requested to return to the Masjid after burial for the Qul Khatam for the Esaal-E-Sawaab of our beloved Zohrah Ahmed.

May Allah grant our beloved Zohrah the highest rank in Jannah and strengthen the family with Sabr at this most difficult time. Ameen 🤲

21/06/2026

*** Anti-Muslims Attacks - Edinburgh – 21st June 2026 ***

By now many of us will have heard about the appalling attacks in Edinburgh on the news.

From the video footage of the arrest of the suspect one can see from his words he has been radicalised by anti-Muslim sentiment.

Sadly the attacker will be venerated by certain sections of society and will no doubt inspire others radicalised by anti-Muslim sentiment to act on their hatred. In 2025 the Government appointed British Muslim Trust recorded 27 attacks against Mosques between July 2025 and October 2025. Attacks continue albeit with less frequency. In August 2025, 18-year-old neo-Nazi Alina Burns carried out a terrorism-motivated axe attack on Mohammed Mahmoodi, an Iranian-Kurdish barber.

The incident in Edinburgh will not be the last of such attacks.

It is no coincidence that this increase in violent attacks has occurred at the same time as the current anti-immigration and far right rhetoric being pumped out by some political parties, far-right personalities and certain sections of the media. Some of the blame squarely lies at their feet for emboldening those susceptible to such speech and radicalising and motivating them to carry out such violence contrary to British values. Social media companies have also played their role in allowing hate filled content to propagate relatively unchallenged.

The aforementioned have taken genuinely perceived grievances and packaged them in hyperbole and misinformation thereby amplifying and weaponizing them to stir not only division and hatred in our nation but cause people and communities to build walls between themselves.

We need those in authority, especially in political leadership to speak up and take stronger action against the rising tide of racism (rapidly morphing into fascism) and against the bad actors promoting this hate. We also need leaders who can build bridges between communities to overcome the divisory walls being erected between them.

At a societal level with increasing louder voices of hate we have to combat them with even louder voices of hope as the people of Southport showed us in 2024 in the wake of riots by turning a situation of “hate” into “hope”. Human connection and common values will always overcome hate.

Our communities need morally strong leadership. Our communities need action.

Hindsight is a wonderful thing. That hindsight should not come at the expense of more victims of hate.

May Allah grant justice to those affected. Ameen.

As a nation may Allah keep our hearts united in hope and not divided by hate. Ameen.

Rizwan Ahmed.
Bristol Muslim Cultural Society
Muslim Chaplain.

13/06/2026

Later Today!

BMCS EID FAIR | SATURDAY 13TH JUNE 2026

Looking for a great family day out this June?

Join us for an afternoon of delicious food, shopping, henna, children's activities, community stalls and a fantastic atmosphere for all ages.

With over 20 plus stalls already confirmed and more being added, there will be something for everyone to enjoy. Whether you're coming for the food, to support local businesses, meet friends or simply enjoy the day, we'd love to welcome you.

📅 Saturday 13th June 2026
🕐 1:00 PM – 7:00 PM
📍 Filton Community Centre, Elm Park, Filton, Bristol BS34 7PS

🎟️ Entry is FREE

Please register in advance:
https://tinyurl.com/mrs5ym3u

❤️ BMCS has been serving the community for over 40 years. If you would like to support future community events and projects, voluntary donations are welcome:
https://pay.sumup.com/b2c/QE7DZON8

Please share with your family and friends and help us make this a wonderful community celebration.

Join Bristol Muslim Cultural Society (BMCS) for an afternoon of food, shopping, henna, family activities and community spirit

11/06/2026

BMCS EID FAIR | SATURDAY 13TH JUNE 2026

Looking for a great family day out this June?

Join us for an afternoon of delicious food, shopping, henna, children's activities, community stalls and a fantastic atmosphere for all ages.

With over 20 plus stalls already confirmed and more being added, there will be something for everyone to enjoy. Whether you're coming for the food, to support local businesses, meet friends or simply enjoy the day, we'd love to welcome you.

📅 Saturday 13th June 2026
🕐 1:00 PM – 7:00 PM
📍 Filton Community Centre, Elm Park, Filton, Bristol BS34 7PS

🎟️ Entry is FREE

Please register in advance:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/bmcs-eid-fair-2026-food-shopping-family-fun-tickets-1991156190767?aff=oddtdtcreator

❤️ BMCS has been serving the community for over 40 years. If you would like to support future community events and projects, voluntary donations are welcome:
https://pay.sumup.com/b2c/QE7DZON8

Please share with your family and friends and help us make this a wonderful community celebration.

29/05/2026

The Ultimate Heatwave….the Day of Judgement and Lack of Umbrellas….

In the name of Allah, the most Beneficent, the Most Merciful.

As the current heatwave seems to be abating, a reflection on the current excessively hot weather we have had.

The other day during the current heatwave (which has now thankfully passed) as I was doing wudhu (ablution) and as the water was hitting my face and offering me a much needed cool down, a whole chain of thoughts popped into my head about the heatwave and the Day of Judgement (Day of Resurrection) and I thought I’d share with others to hopefully benefit from as well.

The first thing that hit me was during this heatwave I experienced extra sweating, extra thirst, discomfort from the heat and times it felt like there was no escape from it. If I stepped outside it almost felt like I was being physically hit by the heat. This I experienced with the sun being about 93 million miles away from the Earth – and this is after some of the heat has been absorbed by the atmosphere and clouds etc. So, if this is the level of discomfort I’m experiencing with the sun being 93 million miles away – what will it feel like when on the Day of Judgment, we are told the Sun will be brought close to the Earth above our heads and visible to us. How intense will the heat be on that day in comparison to a heatwave?

This heatwave only lasted a few days for some of us or weeks or months in some places. But what will it be like when the Day of Judgement we are told is 50,000 years long? Even a few days of intense heat was too much.

At least here in order to cool down I am blessed enough to able to either drink water or other cool drinks, splash water on myself or find shade. Or even use a fan or failing that fan myself with even a piece of card. If I go outside I can take an umbrella with me for shade or if out and about pop into a shop if I need a drink to quench my thirst in the intense heat. The key thing is I’m blessed to be in a country where I can find some relief from the heat.

I imagine on the Day of Judgement as humans once the heat starts to get to us we will instinctively want to seek out some sort of shade, water or any comfort. But there will no shops to get a drink from, no access to drinking water, nowhere to grab an umbrella for shade from, not even a simple piece of card to fan ourselves with – in fact there will be nowhere to find any relief full stop. The whole Earth will be as the Prophet (Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) told us - just one huge flat structureless plane.

The only shade available on that day will be under the throne of Allah for the following categories of people as the Prophet (Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) told us in a hadith:

• A just ruler.
• A youth who grows up in the worship of Allah.
• A man whose heart is attached to the mosques.
• Two people who love one another for the sake of Allah.
• Someone who resists a direct temptation from the opposite gender.
• A person who is completely selfless in charity.
• A person who remembers Allah in private and sheds tears in doing so.
(For more info about above categories please Google -“seven under shade of Allah”.)

The other source of shade will be our charity. The Prophet (Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said "The believer's shade on the Day of Resurrection will be his charity." (Source Tirmidhi)_
So in a light bulb moment it dawned on me that yes on that day I won’t be able to find or purchase any sort of relief from the heat but I can buy some shade in advance of that day in this life through charity or being one of those people under the shade of the throne of Allah.

Hopefully this way when I get to the Day of Judgement and things start to get uncomfortable and unbearable for me…I hope that the charity I do now whilst alive will be there to provide me much needed shade and relief on a day when it is literally every person for themselves.

May Allah give us the ability to do the right thing. Ameen.

Rizwan Ahmed
Muslim Chaplain
Bristol Muslim Cultural Society

27/05/2026

Eid Mubarak to everyone from BMCS!

27/05/2026

Eid Mubarak to everyone from BMCS. Eid Mubarak to all the children as well and let's not forget those still struggling as well.

26/05/2026

Eid Prayer Times UPDATE
Apologies there was an error in Eid Prayer Times published a few days ago. Faizan e Medina times have been updated and are reflected in the corrected version below. (Prayer times for Faizan e Medina 8am, 9am, 10.15am.)

25/05/2026

☪️ BMCS Eid Fair 🎉

📅 DATE: Saturday 13th June
🕐 TIME: 1pm onwards
📍 VENUE: Filton Community Centre
Filton Community Centre, Elm Park, Filton, Bristol BS34 7PS

A welcoming event for the whole community and families.

Children games & much more!

For stall bookings & more information:
Mubashar Chaudhry 07894 232700 | Ghazala Farouk 07949 404541