To celebrate Interfaith Week
we invite you to

Sikhs in the Square

Come, learn and take part in a great community event

at

The Square (next to the cinema) Slough High Street

Saturday 14th November 2009

2pm – 4pm

Langar – Free Somosas, sweets, fruit and drinks
Provided By Haveli restaurant and the Sikh Community

Gatka by
Baba Fateh Singh Gatka Akhara

Life Time Achievment Award

Khalsa Aid, Sikh’s and the Environment,Ministry of Dhol, Sikh ID, Sikh Federation, shabaad Keertan, Aik Saath, AtmaImages and many more

Broadcasted By

Sikh Channel and Punjab Radio
Asian Star

Invited guests
Mayor of Slough Joginder Singh Bal
MP Fiona Mactaggart
Faith and community leaders

Hear O Israel, the Lord you God you lord Is One.

And you shall love the lord with all your hear and with all your might and with all thy Soul and these words that I command you this day shall be placed upon you door posts of your house and on your gates. You shall bind them to your hearts and they shall be frontlets before your eyes.

You shall teach them to you children and your children’s children.

Deuteronomy chapter 6 verse 4-5

Of all the names of God

Aum is the Supreme

Aum (also Om) is the most comprehensive name of God

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‘For God so loved the world
that He gave his one and only Son,
that whoever believes in him will not die,
but have everlasting life.’ John 3:16

Jesus said, ‘I came that they may have life,
and have it abundantly.’ John 10:10

THE PRAYER JESUS HIMSELF TAUGHT US

Our Father, who art in heaven.
hallowed be thy name.
Thy kingdom come, thy will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread,
and forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those who trespass against us,
and lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom, the power and the glory,
forever and ever. Amen.

WHO ARE CHRISTIANS?

We are one family who follow the life and teachings of Jesus Christ, who for us is God’s Son and reveals God’s love for us as witnessed in the Gospels

We believe in ONE GOD.

We believe in a God, who is eternal, who created the world. This is God the Father.

We believe in a God, born as a baby called Jesus.

This Jesus grew up to be a prophet, who was sentenced to death on a cross.

Three days later Jesus came back to life, and was seen by his followers, who spoke with him and ate with him.

Jesus was then taken up into heaven to be reunited with God the Father.

This is God the Son.

We believe in a God who in truth brings wisdom to people and inspires their lives.

This is God the Holy Spirit.

Christians speak many languages, and are from many ethnic and cultural backgrounds, but we worship one God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit.

We worship in many churches and buildings throughout Slough, every day of the week, but especially on a Sunday.

All are welcome to pop into any church and find out more.

• Teaches Raja Yoga as a way of experiencing peace of mind and a positive approach to life.
• Provides opportunities for people from all religious and cultural backgrounds to explore their spirituality. Raja Yoga meditation helps to develop inner calm, clear thinking and well-being.
• Brahma Kumaris charge no fees for their activities, being funded by voluntary contributions.
• Opened our first UK centre in 1971 in London and became a registered UK charity in 1975. Today we hold activities throughout the UK in over 50 locations.

To find out more

T: 07981 309 738

E: slough.chalvey@uk.bkwsu.org

W: www.bkwsu.org/uk

Brahma Kumaris Flyer

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Al-Mawrid

A Foundation for Islamic Research and Education

As a legatee of the rich intellectual tradition in Muslim history, al-Mawrid is a unique institution of learning. A deep concern over the dearth of suitable approaches to Islamic learning in our times gave birth to this institution at the dawn of the Fifteenth Century Anno Higerae (AH). [1] Lost in the maze of sectarian prejudices and political wrangling, the true message of Islam, based on the Holy Qur’an and the Sunnah, has become alien to the Muslims. The Qur’an, which is the foundation of this religion, is rarely approached for purposes other than oral delivery or rote learning. In the madrasas, those disciplines of learning that were at best a possible means to understanding the Qur’an have become an end in themselves. The Hadith has been isolated from its foundations in the Qur’an and the Sunnah, and the primary focus now is on the foundational principles and the emanating discourses of a particular school of thought and on the polemics to establish their superiority over those of others.

As an institution, al-Mawrid is a name that symbolizes the effort to redress this problem. Therefore, the basic objective of this institution is facilitation and perpetuation of explanatory and research work on the true understanding of Islam, the publication and mass communication of this understanding through all possible means, and augmentation of people’s knowledge and education through its dissemination.

Following are the salient features of the modus operandi to achieve this objective:

1. Well-accomplished researchers and scholars with a sound understanding of religion be attached to al-Mawrid where they do research or academic work either on the basis of assignments given by the institution or on the basis of their own proposals
2. True understanding of Islam be spread throughout the world through the latest means of mass communication
3. The general exhortation and admonition of the Qur’an and its approach towards the purification of thought and deeds be converted into such movement as attracts the intelligentsia of the nation to be affiliated with this mission
4. People be motivated to set up, wherever possible:
   1. institutions of Islamic learning to produce religious scholars and researchers with a true vision and understanding of Islam
   2. schools (up to the intermediate/A levels) to provide students with high quality education and training in an environment where their creativity is encouraged and due attention is given to developing a sound awareness of their religious and cultural heritage
   3. weekend schools to provide students from other schools with instruction in the Qur’an through the Qur’an itself in such manner as enables them to remain committed to their religion from the depth of heart, mind and soul in their later years
   4. religious and spiritual sanctuaries where people can find a break from their worldly and mundane routines to benefit from the company of scholars and pious people, learn religion from them, and focus on worship and prayer to purge their hearts and minds

The administration of al-Mawrid is in the hands of its Board of Governors. The administrative system is founded on democratic principles. The President of the institution serves as the academic and intellectual patron, and the Secretary General as its administrative head.

Al-Mawrid is a Non-governmental Organization (NGO) that is registered as a non-profit enterprise under the Societies Registration Act, 1860. Donations to this institution are exempt from income tax in Pakistan, and the institution accepts contributions from all those who agree with its objectives.

http://www.al-nasr.org/

http://www.monthly-renaissance.com

http://studying-islam.org/

http://www.understanding-islam.com/

http://www.pwaslough.org.uk