Capital Project
Anjuman-e-Ja’fariyya Shia Ithna-Asheri Muslim Community of Watford has its foundation in the Sadaat families who settled in Watford from Pakistan in the late 1960s & early 1970’s. Due to further expansion of the community the Jamaat was formally established in 1982 and registered as a charity in the UK in 1984. After various temporary premises al-Zahra Centre was purchased in 1997. The community has over time grown further from a several households to over 120 households accounting for over 400 men, women and children.
At present, the two halls for the ladies and gents allow the Jamaat to hold key religious and social events, regular majalis programmes, daily prayers and madressa without any adequate provision of kitchen, ghusl khana and washing facilities. Only one event can take place at any one time, some programmes such as madressa are cancelled to give priority to more prominent religious programmes. The community feels that the current condition of the premises is a hindrance to its continued development and education.
The Centre on completion of the proposed works will give the community a facility that can meet the religious, social and educational needs of the community for the next 20-30 years. The proposed Centre will be financially sustainable with in-built income streams for the upkeep of the Centre for years to come. This will in turn ensure that the investment made will provide funding to meet the religious, social and educational needs for the advancement of the Community, particularly of young children and youth, for the generations to come.The proposed requirements are;
- Provision of a fully equipped kitchen;
- Masjid and Imambargah;
- Fully equipped Crèche and Madressa;
- Construction of Ghusl khana & toilets;
- Renovation of office and flats.
With the blessing of Allah (swt) the planning processes are complete and we are embarking on the construction stage. Please help and support us in our efforts to complete al-Zahra Centre to its full capacity by offering donations
Please see the pdf direct debit for below for more details of how to offer support.
Capital Project Direct Debit - pdf document
The World Federation Ijaza Letter dated 9th May 2008
Capital Project Launch Presentation - 5th July 2008 (pdf)
Capital Project Fund Status Chart
Change order instructions information including cost - 1
Change order instructions information including cost - 2
The following information measures the valuation of the work done in relation to total project cost, and the project time line
Valuation information for the present work - 1
Valuation information for the present work - 2
Valuation information for the present work - 3
| Al-Zahra Capital Progress Report for the period Oct 2007 - April 2008 | ||
| Project (Overview) | Progress Made ( Status) | Next Steps |
| 1. The Al Zahra Project was initiated in 1997 with the purchase of an existing cinema hall in Watford Town Centre | 1. WF approves the Watford Jamaat Capital Project in July 2007 in Africa | 1. Plan the Launch Ceremony for the Project in May/June 2008 for fund raising |
| 2. The proposed development comprises of developing the frontage for income generation and the rear halls converted into Prayer Halls and Imambarghahs | 2. Enabling works completed by the end of 2007 to cater for the overflow during Jamaat programmes | 2. Start the construction work on the Merton Road in June 2008 |
| 3. The development includes a small extension in place of the present single storey structure | 3. WF issues limited amount Ijaza document (53K) in Oct 2007 in order to raise the funding for the enabling works | 3. Prepare the tender document for the whole of Project Plan May- June 2008 |
| 4. The proposed facility will give Watford Community a complete community centre that will meet the religious, social and educational needs. | 4. Merton Road planning and Building Regulations approved by the local Council | 4. Prepare the temporary washing facility before the Merton Road works start in May 2008 |
| 5. It will be a financially sustainable facility with built-in income streams for the upkeep of the facility, in turn ensuring that further investment for the advancement of the community. | 5. Watford Council Approves the full planning application for the project Plan | 5. Authorise the drilling for soil investigation and structural works to start in May 2008 |
| - | 6. Liaison with WF on the Ijaza for the whole of the project plan via Project Manager | - |
| - | 7. Submitted the application for the Building Regulations approval for the rear extension | - |
| - | 8. Submitted the summary report for the Khums to CoEJ | - |
| Al-Zahra Capital Project Khums Summary for the period Oct 2007- April 2008 | |||||
| No. | Town | Sehme Imam | Sehme Sadaat | Receipts Req'd | Comments |
| 1-11 | Watford / Luton | £ 4,365.00 | £ 560.00 | Yes | Paid towards Watford Jamaat CPDP |