What really happened with this Islamic Centre and 41 Janaza FIASCO?



A short while ago an incident took place which is still fresh on the mind of many young Muslims in Sneinton and Bakersfield.


Some background information


41 is currently controlled by an old man named Bawa Akram Deobandi. His son Molvi Aurangzeb is the Imam of 41.


The Incident from a 41 perspective


The Son of Bawa Akram Deobandi and younger brother of Aurangzeb Deobandi passed away. With the intention of unity with other Muslim groups Bawa Akram Deobandi decided that the funeral Prayer of his son should be prayed at Islamic Centre instead of 41 or Pakistan Centre (which normally accommodates such functions for Deobandis). 41 approached the committee of Islamic centre and requested permission for the funeral prayer to be held and decided a date and time.


Islamic Centre approved the request and arrangements were made. On the day of the Funeral Bawa Akram had the body of his deceased son brought to Islamic Centre. Bawa Akram Deobandi then approached the committee of Islamic Centre and informed that a Deobandi Imam would lead the prayer instead of the Islamic Centre Imam. The Islamic Centre committee refused this request and so the funeral Prayer was held at Pakistan Centre instead.


What Really Happened?


After speaking to many Islamic Centre committee members and also some young brothers who were affiliated with Islamic Centre the Al Haq team now have the real account of what happened.


When Bawa Akram Deobandi and other representatives of 41 held a meeting with the Islamic Centre committee to ask permission for the funeral prayer to be held there no requests were made by the 41 team for their own Imam to lead the Prayer. All that was decided was the day and time of the prayer.


On the day of the funeral prayer Bawa Akram didn’t request but ordered that a Deobandi imam will lead the Janaza Prayer. The Islamic Centre in Nottingham belongs to the Ahle-Sunnat wal Jamaat. The Ahle-Sunnat wal Jamaat is the orthodox branch of Islam which follows and propagates the true teachings of Islam. It is in the constitution of Islamic Centre that a non-sunni imam will never be allowed to lead any prayer at any time. Therefore that order was rejected. The Islamic Centre committee made it clear that the Janaza can take place but a Deobandi imam will not be given permission to lead the prayer. But the 41 team did not accept this and took the body and left to hold the funeral prayer at Pakistan Centre.


Now if the 41 team were so bent on showing unity why was it so important for them to have a Deobandi imam lead the prayer in a Sunni masjid? If they wanted unity so badly should they not have accepted the Islamic centre offer? What sort of claim to unity were the 41 team actually trying to make?


Throughout 41’s history they have left no stone unturned to propagate beliefs contrary to Islam, contrary to orthodox beliefs therefore beliefs different to Islamic Centre and Sneinton Masjid. Many discussions have taken place requesting the 41 team to come back into the fold of orthodox Islam. So many requests have been made by orthodox Muslims in Sneinton asking even begging the 41 team to unite on issues such as the start of Ramadan, Eid, Ramadan fast timing and even Prayer timings but the 41 team have refused every time. The 41 team have displayed so much hatred towards orthodox Muslims and Sunni masjids that they even have their own Friday prayers at Pakistan Centre which is just around the corner from Islamic centre. So then all of a sudden the 41 team make a display for unity. There is nothing wrong in trying to unite with other Muslims; in fact it is a very good move. But the claim of unity which is flawed and with fake intentions will always be rejected.


The fact that the 41 team still propagate that anyone that believes that the Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him has the knowledge of the unseen is an idol worshipper makes clear the fake call to unity that they made. Surely if they wanted unity they would firstly stop labelling orthodox Muslims as idol worshippers, surely they would repent for their false beliefs, surely they would stop propagating disrespect to the Prophet peace be upon him (see Deobandi beliefs on blog homepage) and no doubt they would close their own institutes and join the ranks of the rest of the Muslims.


Many young brothers that were questioned about this funeral prayer fiasco expressed regret and anger at Islamic centre for not allowing the prayer to be held there, but if they want to blame anyone they should blame the 41 team. Islamic centre has never and will never refuse to allow any funeral prayer of a Muslim as long as all parties involved come to the agreement on complying with the constitution of Islamic Centre.


No one is saying that the Islamic centre committee are perfect and make no mistakes. But truth is truth.