Our Fatima of Liverpool: The Story of Fatima Cates, the Victorian woman who helped found British Islam

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Before she adopted the name Fatima, Cates was known as Francess. Born in Liverpool, she grew up against alcohol and eventually became the secretary of the Association of Prohibition of Alcohol in Birkenhead. Liverpool’s Mosque Founded by Quilliam – Image Credit: Abdullah Quilliam Society Becoming Muslim Quilliam’s newspaper, The Cresent, published a piece about Fatima’s life, and how she came to Islam in the 1800s. Her story, written by Fatima herself, is below. HOW I BECAME A MUHAMMEDAN New Somerset Office for National Statistics (ONS) Government Statistical Service (GSS) local authority (LA) code (provisional) The modest burial tells little about the incredible life of a young woman who survived domestic violence, converted to Islam and travelled to the Middle East with two other women in the late 1890s. Fatima Elizabeth Cate's faith and pioneering role at the first mosque in England made her the subject of harassment, with a crowd hurling stones or smearing horse manure in her face as she left the house of worship at what became Liverpool's register office on Brougham Terrace.

During the first quarter of the 20th Century, it was estimated that there were about 10,000 Muslims in Britain PhD researcher Barbara Denuelle, is researching conversion to Islam from a Sufi perspective under the supervision of Dr Judith Bovensiepen and Dr Zerrin Özlem Biner and highlights the role of women in both the transmission of spiritual knowledge and community-building with the Centre for Ethnographic Research. After the event, Frances sought to clear her misconceptions about Islam with Quilliam and he encouraged her to learn more about the faith by giving her a translated copy of the Quran and some of his writings. on Saturday 01/04/2023. What users need to be aware of for Get Information about Schools (GIAS) The three digit Get Information about Schools (GIAS) local authority (LA) code numberBut on finding it to be the islamic faith words could not express their surprise and indignation. To their ideas, it was even worse, for they told me I was entirely lost, and that there was no possible ho pe of salvation for my soul unless I returned to my former belief. Old Cumbria Office for National Statistics (ONS) Government Statistical Service (GSS) local authority (LA) code Soon afterwards, she became the first woman to convert to Islam under Abdullah’s influence, adopting the name Fatima after one of Prophet Muhammad’s daughters, and took up the role of treasurer for his growing band of converts. The following fields will have unknown and 9999 in them respectively until the Office for National Statistics (ONS) publish their revised data, which will reflect the changes to North Yorkshire, and it can be uploaded into GIAS:

Many of the converts understand her struggle with the Islamophobia and family. We need to honour those role models.” rename DfE service reference of the School Performance service to Find and Compare School and College Data in England (FSCP) In the 18th and 19th Centuries, there were a number of converts to Islam among the British upper classes who travelled abroad The yearly update of data from the school level annual school census (SLASC) data collection will take place shortly over several days for independent schools only. A notice will be added to the service whilst this work is undertaken and then updated once all work is completed. For example, 909 1234 will have become either 942 1234 or 943 1234 depending on the new local authority the establishment is assigned to.

Unfortunately, the nascent community was viewed with suspicion by locals and faced ridicule, suffered physical abuse and numerous acts of vandalism upon their mosque.

Dr Sadek Hamid is an academic who has written widely about British Muslims. He is the author of Sufis, Salafis and Islamists: The Contested Ground of British Islamic Activism. Her position led her to a talk by Abdullah Quilliam, a local lawyer who had converted to Islam during a trip to Morocco. We will soon be implementing the following changes on the Ofsted rating field where the Ofsted rating currently shows as: Sadly, Fatima would also endure personal challenges at the hands of her abusive husband and be forced to divorce him. Abdullah Quilliam was known to advocate Islamic polygyny and would later marry Fatima and have a son with her. It was very hard work at first, but we went on steadily. then another convert was made, Mr Wardle, then Mr Grundy, and gradually others, but for about twelve months I was the only lady who attended. now we have a nice little mosque, fairly comfortably furnished, but the mob still annoy us by throwing mud and stones; however, we persevere and are still making fresh converts.’It was with great difficulty I managed to attend these meetings, being constantly watched, or occasionally, by way of change, shut up in a room to prevent my going, as they did not wish me to become a Muslim, having been strictly brought up to Orthodox Christian faith, and it was because I declared my views contrary to theirs on Christianity that they thought I was being led away to some other faith, probably Roman Catholicism, which they held in abhorrence. The underlying geospatial and location information from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) will also need to be updated on the GIAS service. The yearly update of data from the underlying data of the schools, pupils and their characteristics statistical publication has now been completed. Fatima Elizabeth Cates was a gem of her time. At a very young age, she converted to Islam under the guidance of Abdullah Quilliam. At the time, Quilliam was leading the way in propagating Islam in Victorian Liverpool. Despite the many challenges and hurdles involved in being a Muslim, as well as her young age, Cate’s conversion was a courageous decision.