Indefinite Suspension of Programmes

23rd March 2020

O my dearest community O My loving Shias in steadfastness Asalaamun Alaikum.

I and the entire BZA team are anointed to you in your hour of need and pray that you all remain safe and strong through the current affliction that is affecting us all-mankind and the loving followers of Allah’s favourite family ( the Ahlul-bayt (as).

Further to my original message on postponement of programmes at the centre, it is unfortunate that we have to extend the closure indefinitely in-line with guidance issued by the UK Government on social distancing, which you can read more about online here – https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-guidance-on-social-distancing-and-for-vulnerable-people/guidance-on-social-distancing-for-everyone-in-the-uk-and-protecting-older-people-and-vulnerable-adults

As some of you may have noticed we recently trialled Live Streaming through our YouTube Channel – https://www.youtube.com/c/BustaneZehraLondon – and we will be looking into utilising this method for delivering programmes to you in the interim.

Finally, we remember momeenin all over the world who have been afflicted by this devastating pandemic in many ways, in our duas, and call upon our saviour, guide and Holy 12th Imam Al-Madi (as) to deliver us through this and provide us with protection, we beg as we have never begged before, we love as we have never loved before and we melt into grief as we have never melted before – to not only protect us , but also to soothe our broken hearts and ameliorate our pain.

Yours sincerely,

MAHMOOD PADHANI

PRESIDENT OF BUSTAN-E-ZAHRA ASSOCIATION