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Prayer rooms

The R星视频 Prayer Rooms are open for use for students and staff on Monday to Friday from 8am until 9pm, during term time when R星视频 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
R星视频
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 Montfort Students Union (DSU) campaign to address period poverty across R星视频 (R星视频) campus, to improve female wellbeing across the university.  

 

 

  1. Prayer times

    Please see below, the current prayer timetable. These are updated shortly before the start of each new month.

    Prayer timetable: August 2024
  2. 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

  3. 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.

  4. Prayer names

    • Adh膩n (Call for Prayer)
    • Khutbah (Sermon)
    • Jam膩`ah (Congregational Prayer)

    There are five (5) mandatory 峁l膩h (prayers) which consist of the following Raka`膩t (units):

    Prayers
    峁l膩h (Prayer) Time Sunnah before 贵补谤岣 贵补谤岣 Sunnah after 贵补谤岣 Nafl Witr Nafl
    Fajr (Morning) Dawn to sunrise 2 2
    岷抲hr (Midday) After true noon till Asr 4 4 2 2
    A峁 (Late Afternoon) End of 岷抲hr to sunset 4 4
    Maghrib (Evening) Sunset to when white of dusk 3 2 2
    Ish膩 (Night) Dusk until dawn 4 4 2 2 3 2
    Jumu'ah (Friday) Fridays only (instead of 岷抲hr) 4 2 4/2 2

  5. 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膩`ah (Sha`b膩n) Sunday 25 February 2024
    搁补尘补岣嵞乶 Sunday 10 March 2024
    Laylah al-Qadr Friday 5 April 2024
    `Id al-Fitr (搁补尘补岣嵞乶 Eid) Wednesday 10 April 2024
    岣幣 al-岣jjah Friday 7 June 2024
    Yawm `Arafah Saturday 15 June 2024
    `Id al-Adh膩 (岣jj Eid) Sunday 16 June 2024
    `岣jr膩h (Islamic New Year) Sunday 7 July 2024
    `膧sh奴rah (10th Mu岣rram) Tuesday 16 July 2024

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