Prayer rooms
The 51勛圖app Prayer Rooms are open for use for students and staff on Monday to Friday from 8am until 9pm, during term time when 51勛圖app is open.
The Muslim Prayer Rooms are based on the Lower Ground Floor of the Portland Building. The Prayer Room entrance is found at the rear entrance of Portland Building on Newarke Close, through the car park. Our full address is:
Portland Building
De 51勛圖app University
Newarke Close
Leicester
LE2 7GZ
Brothers' Prayer Room
The Brothers' Prayer Room (Room 00.31) has been extended with the new area having an induction loop to assist hearing, and is wheelchair accessible. It has ablution facilities (Room 00.31b) and nearby toilets (Room 00.18).
Sisters' Prayer Room
The Sisters’ Prayer Room (Room 00.27) is next door where prayers can be joined with the Imam. The full room has an induction loop to assist hearing and is wheelchair accessible. It has facilities for ablution (Room 00.20) and toilets (Room 00.19). In these toilets, free sanitary products will be offered, as part of a De 51勛圖app Students Union (DSU) campaign to address period poverty across De 51勛圖app University (51勛圖app) campus, to improve female wellbeing across the university.
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Prayer times
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Jumu'ah (Friday prayer) times
Jumu'ah prayers take place on Friday during term-time. Please note second and third Jumu'ah will be performed, provided there are sufficient numbers of people to make a congregation.
Khutbah (Sermon): Brief transcript
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Lillah (Donations)
All users are encouraged to support the Prayer Room and all donations will be utilised to maintain, improve and enhance the Prayer Room and its activities, such as Ramadan Iftar and Eid.
To make a donation, , input your own donation amount and select "Add to basket". You will receive a receipt via email to confirm your donation.
On behalf of the Prayer Room, we thank you for your kind and generous donations.
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Prayer names
- Adhn (Call for Prayer)
- Khutbah (Sermon)
- Jam`ah (Congregational Prayer)
There are five (5) mandatory 廜糎lh (prayers) which consist of the following Raka`t (units):
Prayers
廜糎lh (Prayer) |
Time |
Sunnah before 幛硃娶廎 |
幛硃娶廎 |
Sunnah after 幛硃娶廎 |
Nafl |
Witr |
Nafl |
Fajr (Morning) |
Dawn to sunrise |
2 |
2 |
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廕uhr (Midday) |
After true noon till Asr |
4 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
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A廜ψ (Late Afternoon) |
End of 廕uhr to sunset |
4 |
4 |
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Maghrib (Evening) |
Sunset to when white of dusk |
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3 |
2 |
2 |
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Ish (Night) |
Dusk until dawn |
4 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
Jumu'ah (Friday) |
Fridays only (instead of 廕uhr) |
4 |
2 |
4/2 |
2 |
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Diary dates
2024 (1445 AH) diary dates
These Gregorian dates are according to the expected first sighting of the new moon (lunar crescent), pending the actual sighting.
Event |
Date |
Laylah al-Bar`ah (Sha`bn) |
Sunday 25 February 2024 |
賊硃鳥硃廎n |
Sunday 10 March 2024 |
Laylah al-Qadr |
Friday 5 April 2024 |
`Id al-Fitr (賊硃鳥硃廎n Eid) |
Wednesday 10 April 2024 |
廎贖 al-廎夕jjah |
Friday 7 June 2024 |
Yawm `Arafah |
Saturday 15 June 2024 |
`Id al-Adh (廎兀jj Eid) |
Sunday 16 June 2024 |
`廎夕jrh (Islamic New Year) |
Sunday 7 July 2024 |
`sh贖rah (10th Mu廎仟rram) |
Tuesday 16 July 2024 |
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