The Shia Muslim Council's Interim Working Committee is a team that aims to engage in a consultation process with all Shia organisations in the UK, and to work with them towards the eventual formation of a Shia Council.
The creation of a united body to represent the interests and welfare of all Shia Muslim organisations within Britain has for a long time been the aspiration of many. The aim of such a formation would be to unify, develop and enhance the Shia Muslim community in the UK such that its members recognise and aid one another, becoming an integral community that is able to contribute not only to its own progression, but also to that of society in general.
Following a series of meetings held during 2006 in London and Birmingham between various Shia Muslim organisations, which included ulema, youth, intellectuals and professionals, it was proposed that now was the time to form an establishment which would not represent Shia Muslims by ethnicity, political inclination or nationality, but by our ultimate identity, followers of AhlulBayt (a.s.).
In order to further the above aim, an Interim Working Committee for the formation of a Shia Muslim Council was created in a meeting held in Birmingham on Sunday 18th June 2006. The aim of this committee is simple; to engage in a consultation process, region by region, with all Shia Muslim organisations, and to work with them towards the eventual formation of a Shia Muslim Council. Indeed, by consultation the views of all organisations irrespective of size can be heard and given due recognition.
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