Family Affairs
What We Offer
The Family and social affair department of
the Islamic Centre of England was one of the
first departments to be set up upon the
establishment of the Centre. The Family and
Social Affairs department of ICEL is a refuge
and reference for the community to seek advice
and consideration of their family and social
affairs, individually and collectively.
Human beings are social beings and Social
interactions need a thoughtful approach if one
wishes to keep one’s religious values.
Communities have a duty to educate and being
educated in the art of communicating with
others. A good and healthy relationship between
husband and wife can have a huge impact on the
upbringing of children who are constantly
looking for role models to follow.
The main areas of work of this department are
in: solemnisation of marriages, family
consultation, miscellaneous social affairs,
Islamic divorce procedures and responding to
many other queries related to the above issues
as well as conversion to Islam. The department
offers an excellent opportunity to gauge the
extent of problems or trends in Islamic
communities having direct access to real people.
There are several causes that can bring about
disputes in a family, among the general causes
we can mention: Legislations, Egoism and
Ignorance. Unfortunately prompt action in the
form of mediation and intervention by a neutral
party is often delayed. In this respect Islamic
Centres and religious organizations have a very
delicate and important duty to perform by
providing the professional needed assistance
especially for the families of the immigrant
community.