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Line 1: {{Short description\|Barelvi organisation}} ~~{{multiple issues\|refimprove= February 2012\| POV = February 2012\|notability = January 2011}}~~ {{Use dmy dates\|date=April 2022}} ~~The '''British Muslim Forum''' is an organisation of [[Sunni Islam\|Sunni Muslims]] which represents 500 Mosques across the [[UK]].~~ {{Infobox organisation ~~==Mission statement==~~ \| name = British Muslim Forum ~~{{blockquote\|~~ \| formation = {{start date and age\|13 November 2008}} "The BMF is a non profit organisation which works as an umbrella organisation towards the protection of rights and interests of mainstream Muslims living in the UK. Our goal is to represent Muslims in their true light as a community that encourages integration and works against extremism and radicalisation"{{Citation needed\|date=April 2011}}}} \| headquarters = Eaton Hall, Retford, United Kingdom \| leader_title = Secretary \| leader_name = Muhammad Imdad Hussain Pirzada \| leader_title2 = Director \| leader_name2 = Khalil Ahmed Haqqani \| leader_title3 = Director \| leader_name3 = Mahroof Hussain \| website = {{URL\|http://www.britishmuslimforum.co.uk/}} }} The '''British Muslim Forum''' is a non-governmental Islamic organization of [[Barelvi movement]] of [[Sunni Islam\|Sunni Muslims]] which represents 500 Mosques across the [[United Kingdom]]. Muhammad Imdad Hussain Pirzada is the current Secretary of the organization.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.britishmuslimforum.co.uk/about-bmf/\|title=The British Muslim Forum » About\|access-date=2019-10-28\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191027063755/http://www.britishmuslimforum.co.uk/about-bmf/\|archive-date=2019-10-27\|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=Muhammad Imdad Hussain PIRZADA personal appointments - Find and update company information - GOV.UK \|url=https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/officers/2WcXA2WAGtPlk_QW3jX-lficbOM/appointments \|access-date=2023-10-30 \|website=find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk \|language=en}}</ref> ~~==Policy ambitions{{Citation needed\|date=April 2011}}==~~ ==Leaders== ~~To give mainstream Sunni Muslims, who make up the silent majority in the UK, a voice in the Media and in Government.~~ Following are the founding members and main leaders of BMF.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=BRITISH MUSLIM FORUM people - Find and update company information - GOV.UK \|url=https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/06745679/officers \|access-date=2023-10-30 \|website=find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk \|language=en}}</ref> Shaykh Muhammad Imdad Hussain Pirzada (Retford, UK) Shaykh Syed Maroof Hussain Shah (Bradford, UK)<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Mahroof HUSSAIN personal appointments - Find and update company information - GOV.UK \|url=https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/officers/cexS_dk3vDevUGvp3GeXOw58nMg/appointments \|access-date=2023-10-30 \|website=find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk \|language=en}}</ref> Shaykh Mohammad Habib-ur-Rehman Mahboobi (Bradford, UK)<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Mohammad Habib-Ur-Rehman SAHIBZADA personal appointments - Find and update company information - GOV.UK \|url=https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/officers/u6vJya2pbK0s8SrFl69pdMFfKrM/appointments \|access-date=2023-10-30 \|website=find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk \|language=en}}</ref> [[Shahid Raza Naeemi\|Allama Shahid Raza Na’eemi]] (London, UK)<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Mohammad Shahid RAZA personal appointments - Find and update company information - GOV.UK \|url=https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/officers/T9ZGj0II3Hk9Q20LkdIu3fHNnpM/appointments \|access-date=2023-10-30 \|website=find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk \|language=en}}</ref> Allama Ahmad Nisar Beg Qadri (Manchester, UK) Allama Muhammad Bostan Qadri (Birmingham, UK) Allama Riaz Ahmad Samdani (London, UK)<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Riaz Ahmad SAMDANI personal appointments - Find and update company information - GOV.UK \|url=https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/officers/Saccu5rwfLcZ8SzsMqvOWDDr7PQ/appointments \|access-date=2023-10-30 \|website=find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk \|language=en}}</ref> Allama Khalil Ahmed Haqqani (London, UK)<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Khalil Ahmed HAQANI personal appointments - Find and update company information - GOV.UK \|url=https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/officers/cUwx_4m-ol4-VT0oJ-Bv3u9KPqg/appointments \|access-date=2023-10-30 \|website=find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk \|language=en}}</ref> Allama Masood Alam Khan Al-Azhari (Nottingham, UK)<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.britishmuslimforum.co.uk/about-bmf/members/\|title=The British Muslim Forum » Founder Members\|access-date=2019-10-28\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191027063817/http://www.britishmuslimforum.co.uk/about-bmf/members/\|archive-date=2019-10-27\|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=Mohammed Masood Alam KHAN personal appointments - Find and update company information - GOV.UK \|url=https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/officers/phBAz0NvW-sM8XbJPSrlxT6d_LI/appointments \|access-date=2023-10-30 \|website=find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk \|language=en}}</ref> ==Fatwa ~~(Islamic verdict)~~ issued 2005 in response to the London bombings==▼ ~~To work with other Muslim organisations and encourage cooperation in policy and public relations.~~ On behalf of over 500 clerics, scholars and Imams the British Muslim Forum issues the following religious decree:▼ ~~To work to improve relations between Muslims and non-Muslims.~~ {{blockquote\|''[[Islam]] strictly, strongly and severely condemns the use of violence and the destruction of innocent lives. There is neither place nor justification in [[Islam]] for extremism, fanaticism or terrorism. [[Suicide bombings]], which killed and injured innocent people in London, are haram - vehemently prohibited in Islam - and those who committed these barbaric acts in London are criminals not martyrs. We pray for the defeat of extremism and terrorism in the world. We pray for peace, security and harmony to triumph in multicultural Great Britain.<ref name="bbc">{{cite news\|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/4697365.stm\|title=BBC NEWS \| UK \| Full text: Fatwa issued after London bombs\|date=19 July 2005 \|publisher=news.bbc.co.uk\|accessdate=2015-07-28}}</ref>''}}▼ ~~To equip members with tools to educate the Muslim youth.~~ Gul Mohammad, the then, secretary-general of the BMF, quoted the Koran saying: "Whoever kills a human being ... then it is as though he has killed all mankind, and whoever saves a human life it is as though he had saved all mankind.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/4694441.stm\|title=UK Muslims issue bombings fatwa\|date=July 19, 2005\|via=news.bbc.co.uk}}</ref> ~~To work towards a better understanding of Islam and Muslims living in the West.~~ ~~To encourage cohesion and social harmony in the UK and to dispel the negative image of Muslims being portrayed in the media.{{Citation needed\|date=April 2011}}~~ ▲==Fatwa (Islamic verdict) issued 2005 in response to the London bombings== ▲On behalf of over 500 clerics, scholars and Imams the British Muslim Forum issues the following religious decree: ▲{{blockquote\|''Islam strictly, strongly and severely condemns the use of violence and the destruction of innocent lives. There is neither place nor justification in Islam for extremism, fanaticism or terrorism. Suicide bombings, which killed and injured innocent people in London, are haram - vehemently prohibited in Islam - and those who committed these barbaric acts in London are criminals not martyrs. We pray for the defeat of extremism and terrorism in the world. We pray for peace, security and harmony to triumph in multicultural Great Britain.<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/4697365.stm</ref>''}} ==References== {{Reflist}}{{Portal\|Islam}}▼ [[Category:Islamic organisations based in the United Kingdom]]▼ ▲{{Reflist}} [[Category:Barelvi organizations]] ~~==External links==~~ *[http://britishmuslimforum.com/ British Muslim Forum] {{Islam-org-stub}} ~~[[Category:Islam in the United Kingdom]]~~ {{UK-org-stub}} ▲[[Category:Islamic organisations based in the United Kingdom]]