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Al Husseini Building Project - MKSI Leicester

 

 

All Praise be to Allah (SWT)

MASJID-AL-HUSAYN WAS OPENED
on
Sunday 14th January 2007

See below for pictures

Thanks all momineen who supported and helped with this achievement.

 

 

Please find below the Final Completion Statement for our new beloved Masjid-Al-Husayn Project:

MKSI_Leicester_Final_Completion_Statement.pdf

(Hard Copy Available on request: Price £15 - Contact Project Chairman Br ZK Rajani)

   
 

Air Photo during Construction Summer 2006

 

   
 

New Masjid Address

 

Masjid-Al-Husayn

MKSI Leicester Community Centre

17A Duxbury Road

Leicester

LE5 3LR

   
 


Picture Tour
 

           
                

 

Ground Plan - Imambargah / Masjid Facing Qibla

 

Hall Split into 4 Main Sections - 1) Gents to left, 2) Masjid in Middle and 3) Ladies to Right.  4) Kitchen, control room, wuzu, boiler and
cloak rooms to rear.

   
  Also see How it will Look
           
 


Series 1: 
Sept 2003
 

           
  Description   Existing buildings were officially opened by HM The Queen in 1974. A tree was planted and still remains for the opening of Avalon Youth Centre.

This land has since been bought for the site of the New Masjid-Al-Husayn Leicester.  There is now Barakah on this land.
           
     
           
     
           
     
           
     
           
           
 


Series 2:  Sept 03 to Feb 05
 

           
  Description   Open Forum No. 3 Suggestions for Internal Design

 
           
     
           
           
  Description   Jashan Mauloud-e-Kaaba at new Plot in Former Avalon Centre
           
     
           
     
           
     
           
           
           
 


Series 3:  24 April 05 Foundation Stone Ceremony
 

           
           
     
     

Dr Haider Bhogadia (Master of Ceremonies)

 

Syed Mohamed Naqui

           
     
  Br Sultan Rajani (MKSI Leicester President)   Br Askari Momin   Br Munawar Badami (Project Secretary)
           
     
  Br Shane-Abbas Rajani   Dr Ahmed Hassam (President World Federation)   Syed Dr Naqui
           
     
      Mr Keith Vaz (MP)   Br A Dhanji and M Rattansey
           
     
 

Br Gulamabbas Kassam
(Project  Manager)

       
           
     
           
     
           
           
 


Series 4:  Feb 05 to Oct 06
 

           
           
  Description   Construction contract issued Sept 05 with Major Construction Works commencing 7th Nov 2005
 
           
     
  19 Dec 05
 
  19 Dec 05
Footings
  15 Jan 06
 
           
     
  15 Jan 06   15 Jan 06   15 Jan 06
           
     
  15 Jan 06   25 Jan 06   25 Jan 06
           
     
  25 Jan 06   Feb 06   Feb 06
           
     
  Feb 06
Gents Mimbar Location
  Feb 06
Mehrab
  Feb 06
Gents Imambargah Entrance to left
           
     
  Feb 06
From Laides Fire Exit
  Feb 06   Feb 06
Looking towards Ladies entrance from Boiler Room
           
     
  Feb 06
Kitchen with entrance for gents at rear. Now at front through gents and ladies hall.
  Feb 06   Feb 06
           
     
  Feb 06   Feb 06   Feb 06
View from ladies Wuzu Khana
           
       
  Feb 06
Gents Entrance
  Feb 06
View from Bridge Road
   
           
           
     
  March 06
View from 17 Duxbury Road
  March 06   March 06
           
     
  March 06   March 06   March 06
           
     
  March 06   March 06   March 06
           
     
  March 06   March 06   March 06
           
     
  March 06   March 06   March 06
           
     
  2nd April 2006
 
  2nd April 2006
 
  2nd April 2006
 
           
     
  2nd April 2006
Ladies Imambargah
 
  2nd April 2006
Masjid Area
 
  2nd April 2006
Gents Entrance
 
           
     
  2nd April 2006
Location of Mimbar - from gents side
 
  2nd April 2006
 
  2nd April 2006
Fire exit from ladies side
           
     
  2nd April 2006
Ladies Entrance
 
  2nd April 2006
View from Duxbury Road
 
  2nd April 2006
Kitchen windows and door
 
           
     
  2nd April 2006
Location of Mimbar
 
  2nd April 2006
Kitchen old layout with access at rear
 
  2nd April 2006
Mehrab at Duxbury Road
 
           
     
  6th May 06   6th May 06   6th May 06
           
     
  6th May 06   6th May 06   6th May 06
           
     
  6th May 06   6th May 06   6th May 06
           
         
  6th May 06        
           
     
  25th May 2006
35m hall taken from Ladies side
 
  12th June 06
 
  12th June 06
 
           
     
  12th June 06
View of ladies and Mothers & Toddlers room
 
  12th June 06
Control Room
 
  14th June 06
Ladies entrance with former Avalon Centre to right
 
           
     
  15th June 06

 
  16th June 06

 
  16th June 06
Masjid entrance from rear of Imambargah
 
           
     
  16th June 06
Masjid Entrance view from within Masjid
 
  16th June 06
Bridge Road view showing kitchen door to the middle
 
  16th June 06

 
           
     
  24th Sept 06
View of Masjid from Gents Imambargah - Sliding Partition pillars - location of Video Cam
 
  24th Sept 06
Car Park Kerbing - Duxbury Road Side - Car Entry
 
  24th Sept 06
Car Park Kerbing - Duxbury Road Side - Car Entry