Madrassa Faizul Islam Witton Masjid
Charity 516543
Overview
Summary
Madrassa Faizul Islam Witton Masjid appears to be structured as more than a place of worship: its stated role combines mosque-based religious practice, Islamic education and a community facility in Birmingham. Its objects suggest an organisation rooted in a specific Sunni Hanafi Deobandi tradition while also positioning faith practice as a basis for wider community relationships, public benefit and potentially grant-supported charitable activity.
Operational geography
Evidence and reasoning
Supporting evidence
Aston
Confidence: medium
The charity’s record describes its activities as a masjid, madrassa and community centre and states that it owns and/or leases land or property. This is reasonable evidence of an operational faith and community facility, but the available evidence does not directly identify operational activity within Aston ward. The precise use of the premises is not independently documented in a current report or accessible official website.
- Charity Commission Register of Charities, Madrassa Faizul Islam Witton Masjid (charity 1196035)
Records the charity's address in Birmingham; describes its activities as a 'Masjid, madrassa and community centre'; and states that the charity owns and/or leases land or property.
Remaining uncertainties
- The Charity Commission directly records Birmingham City as the area in which the charity operates, supporting a citywide overall coverage classification, but available evidence does not identify particular services, delivery locations or beneficiaries elsewhere in Birmingham.
- No current annual report, trustees' annual report or impact report is available on the Charity Commission record; filings for the financial years ending 31 March 2023, 31 March 2024 and 31 March 2025 are shown as overdue.
- The official website could not be retrieved, so current prayer, education, community-centre, grant-making, outreach and partnership activity could not be verified.
- No material operational partnerships or additional physical sites were evidenced by the authoritative sources consulted.
- The evidence identifies faith and community activities, but does not establish whether the organisation's practical day-to-day identity is primarily neighbourhood-serving despite its Birmingham-wide declared operating area.
Additional evidence needed
- A current annual report or trustees' report explaining where services, grants and community activity are delivered.
- Accessible current official website or verified organisation communications listing the mosque's programmes or any additional sites.
- Official information on grant recipients, delivery partners or outreach programmes, including the Birmingham areas in which they operate.
- Confirmation from the organisation that its registered address is its active mosque, madrassa and community-centre site rather than solely its registered address.
Areas of work
- Religious Activities
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who they help
- Children/young People
- Elderly/old People
- People With Disabilities
- The General Public/mankind
How they help
- Provides Services
Discoveries involving this organisation
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Observations
A faith institution with a community-infrastructure role
The organisation appears to use the masjid and madrassa as a combined civic base: a place for worship and learning, but also a community facility through which its faith is expressed locally.
Why it matters
This suggests its local significance may extend beyond scheduled religious services. Understanding it as community infrastructure helps identify possible connections with local support networks, families and neighbourhood activity.
Show evidence
“Masjid, madrassa and community centre.”
Source:Organisation“Managing and operating a community facility in Birmingham as the focus for the outworking of the faith in the community.”
Source:Charity Commission
Religious education may be a core route to long-term community influence
The inclusion of a madrassa alongside formal commitments to classes, talks and lectures suggests the organisation may shape community life through ongoing learning, not only through worship or festivals.
Why it matters
Education creates a different kind of relationship from occasional service attendance: it may connect the organisation repeatedly with children, families and adult learners, making it an important site of intergenerational continuity.
Show evidence
“Masjid, madrassa and community centre.”
Source:Organisation“Providing religious education classes, talks and lectures on the Islamic way of life.”
Source:Charity Commission
A defined tradition paired with an outward-facing civic commitment
The charity is explicitly grounded in the Ahli Sunnah Wal Jamaah, Hanafi and Deobandi denomination, yet its objects also indicate an intention to promote mutual understanding and good relations across faiths.
Why it matters
This combination may make the organisation a potential bridge: it can represent a particular religious tradition while offering a defined basis for dialogue with people of other beliefs.
Show evidence
“To advance and promote the Islamic religion in accordance with Al-Quran and the Sunnah of the Prophet Muhammed (PBUH) according to the Ahli Sunnah Wal Jamaah, Hanafi, Deobandi denomination.”
Source:Charity Commission“Promoting knowledge, mutual understanding and respect of differing religious beliefs and their common ground to promote good relations between persons of different faiths in the community.”
Source:Charity Commission
- It is unclear which groups use the mosque, madrassa and community centre, and whether services reach beyond the immediate Muslim community.
- There is no evidence about grants made to organisations, partnerships, staffing, volunteer capacity or current programmes.
- The scale, geographic reach and practical delivery of interfaith work are unknown.
Remaining uncertainties
- Recent programme information, timetables and participation data for worship, education and community activities.
- Information on local partners, grant recipients and examples of interfaith or wider community engagement.
- Annual reports or accounts showing resources, priorities and changes in activity over time.
Additional evidence needed
Charity Commission profile
Activities
Teaching of religous education to children and adults.
Charity objects
THE OBJECT OF THE ASSOCIATION SHALL BE TO ADVANCE THE ISLAMIC RELIGION AND EDUCATION IN THE BIRMINGHAM AREA AND IN PARTICULAR IN ASTON, HANDSWORTH, PERRY BARR, WITTON AND ERDINGTON BY THE PROVISION OF A MOSQUE AND SCHOOL FOR THE HOLDING OF RELIGIOUS SERVICES AND FESTIVALS AND FOR FURTHERING THE ISLAMIC EDUCATION (INCLUDING THE TEACHING OF URDU AND ARABIC) OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG MUSLIMS IN THE SAID AREAS.