The Young Muslims UK
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The Young Muslims UK (YMUK) was established in 1984[1][2] and is due to celebrate its 25th Anniversary in 2009. It became the youth wing of the Islamic Society of Britain (ISB) in 1990, aiming to "provide a vehicle for committed young British Muslims to combine their knowledge, skills and efforts for the benefit of one another and British society as a whole."[3]
The Young Muslims UK is an affiliate body of the Muslim Council of Britain[4].
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[edit] Methods of working
YMUK has been praised for its forward thinking and ability to make Islam relevant to British society: "The establishment of organisations such as Young Muslims UK is a step in the right direction, offering as they do resources for Muslims seeking to make Islam relevant to their own hybrid condition."[5][6]
YMUK adopt and promote five principles[7]:
- Inviting - "...invites all youth to the message of Islam."
- Teamwork - "...organises all those who respond to its call into a committed, loving and disciplined brotherhood."
- Educating - "...develops the talents, knowledge and understanding of individuals and applies them for the benefit of all."
- Developing - "...promotes personal, spiritual and moral development and building a relationship with God."
- Action - "...initiates various programmes to involve individuals to help society around them."
A key feature that distinguishes YMUK from other Islamic organisations is its lack of discrimination to different Islamic schools of thought: "Some organisations, such as Young Muslims UK, have decided that one's choice of Madh'hab or school of jurisprudence should be a personal choice. Where the organisation needs to take a public position on some issue, however, this is decided by a process of Shura (consultation) in which the views of various madhahhib are considered."[8]
[edit] Notable Members
These individuals were part of the organisation at some point in its history.
- Ajmal Masroor, television presenter and a candidate for the Liberal Democrats.[9]
- Inayat Bunglawala, now an Assistant Secretary-General at the Muslim Council of Britain. Joined YMUK in 1987[10].
- Hanif Abdulmuhit, a Newham councillor who ran for the Greater London Authority in 2008.[11]
- Sarah Joseph, now editor of emel magazine and an OBE awardee.
[edit] Notes and references
- ^ The Young Muslims UK. Last accessed April 15, 2008.
- ^ "From scholarship, sailors and sects to the mills and the mosques", The Guardian, Guardian News and Media Limited, 2002-06-18. Retrieved on 2008-04-22.
- ^ The Young Muslims UK. Last accessed April 15, 2008.
- ^ Muslim Council of Britain. Last accessed April 15, 2008.
- ^ Transnational Muslim Politics: Reimagining the Umma (1st ed.), 2001
- ^ Meaning and International Relations (1st ed.), 2003
- ^ The Young Muslims UK Application Pack (3rd ed.), 2007
- ^ Muslim Networks and Transnational Communities in and Across Europe (1st ed.), 2003
- ^ Ajmal4London
- ^ Comment is Free Profile
- ^ Hanif Abdulmuhit Website
