A blessed Jumma congregation was held at MQI Manchester, with the centre filled beyond capacity as worshippers gathered in the blessed presence of His Eminence Shaykh-ul-Islam Dr Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri.
In his address, Shaykh-ul-Islam spoke on the theme of language, and specifically on the responsibility British Muslim families carry to preserve Urdu among the coming generation. Urdu, he explained, is not simply a heritage language. It is a living door into a vast library of Islamic scholarship, poetry, and lived tradition. Losing that door would mean cutting the next generation off from a body of knowledge they cannot easily reach through English alone.
He urged parents and educators to make Urdu literacy a serious priority: at home, in weekend madrasa, and in the informal life of the community. He also warned against the drift towards passive consumption of Islamic content in fragments and clips, and called for a return to structured reading and study.
The overflowing attendance at Manchester underlined the appetite for this kind of clear, culturally rooted guidance. Additional programming with MQI Manchester leadership followed the Jumma, including planning for the summer youth programme.