If you have ever purchased anything from our web site or have given us your email address in the past, you would have received a very special email last week. For those who didn’t then you certainly do not want to miss this announcement!
 
Muslims all over the country are beginning to think about their preparations for this blessed month. We at Islamic Impressions recognise the fact that both in the lead-in to Ramadhan and throughout, many Brothers and Sisters will require our services to provide high quality Islamic products at affordable prices.
 
From personal ibadah items to Eid gifts, Islamic Impressions has something for everyone; we have the perfect blend of everyday items such as prayer essentials, Islamic books, CDs & DVDs as well as gift items like perfumes, exotic ornaments and decorative items sourced directly from all corners of the Muslim World.
 
As a token of our appreciation for your ongoing support and custom at Islamic impressions, we would like you to accept a £5 gift voucher which can be spent towards your Ramadhan and Eid shopping. This voucher can be redeemed at any branch of Islamic Impressions* for shopping of over £50 and is valid from August 1st to August 25th 2010.

To receive your voucher, simply request a voucher by clicking here and filling out a simple online form. We will send you your voucher by post well in time for Ramadhan inshallah, along with a Ramadhan Mubarak Card on behalf of everyone here at Islamic Impressions.
 
May Allah SWT give us the Tawfiq to take the maximum advantage of the abundant opportunities in Ramadhan. Inshallah, we hope that you will enjoy your Ramadhan experience this year with Islamic Impressions at your service, and we pray that all your duas and actions are accepted in this blessed month.
 
Jazakallah Khair
Masalaam
 
(the Islamic Impressions Team)
 
* offer excludes online store

This year I have been trying my very best to make sure that Islamic Impressions is ready and prepared for this Ramadhan with an entirely new range of products. In fact, in the process my friends and family labelled me “The new age Ibn Battuta”. Abu Abdullah Muhammad Ibn Battuta was a famous Muslim traveller known for the account of his travels and excursions around the Islamic world.

So what’s in store for you at Islamic Impressions this upcoming Ramadhan? To start with, we have an entirely new range of premium attars and perfumes from the finest perfume companies in the Middle East including Al Haramain, Asghar Ali and Swiss Arabia. We also have a new clothing range for men and women soon to be unveiled, as well as lots of children gift items and so many house decorative item never seen in the UK before. You will have to see it to believe it.

Our latest extensive range of new products has come from all parts of the world including India, Bahrain, China, Dubai, Sharjah, Pakistan, Turkey, Mauritius. I have had some of the most amazing experiences and would like to share some of them. In China, for example, after a hard days work, I experienced the world famous blind man’s massage. I had heard before that when a person looses one of his senses his others are heightened, and this experience was a prime example of this. It was like he had magic in his hands. If you are ever in China, the blind man’s massage is a must do, however I wouldn’t suggest the sleeping coach as it is a very tiring experience!

On my trip to Turkey I had an amazing experience which I would to tell you about. Just before a business lunch the owner of the restaurant bought out a Pakistani and Turkish flag and, as many of you may know, I am not nationalistic at all. They treated me like royalty and actually made me feel quite uncomfortable. However, when I asked what this was all about I was told how much the Turkish people love the Pakistani’s and how we are their true brothers. They then explained that when Mustafa Kamal was destroying the Islamic Khilafah in Turkey (the Ottoman State) the Muslim women of Pakistan took off their gold to send their men to defend the Khilafah. To this date they respect this action which demonstrated the bond and unity of the Muslim Ummah.

I also spent time in Mauritius which I can confidently say was one of the most beautiful and friendly countries I have ever visited. In Dubai, in the midst of my meetings with Al Haramain they insisted I star in their latest TV commercial. Below you can find a video of this. I’ve also included some pictures of my time abroad to share with you.

Feel free to post any comments inshallah.

Aqib

In the April web competition we asked 3 simple questions based on Islamic culture. Top prize was a jilbab or jubbah of your choice from our range, second prize a CD or DVD of your choice and third prize was a hijab or Palestinian scarf of your choice.

Alhamdulillah, the following people got the answers right and were drawn as winners:

Gold Prize winner

Atif Mahmood

Silver Prize Winners

Syed Ahmed Raza
Zainab Hussain
Khalil Dewan

Bronze Prize Winners

Mahmood Akhtar
Anisah Mahmood
Farhat Kiani
Nur Hazwani Nadirah Ramli
Rubina Memon
Mohammed Subhan Hussain

Congratulations to the winners and jazakallah khair to everyone else for participating in the competition!

Wasalaam

(the Islamic Impressions Team)

Islamic Impressions has produced and launched a new range of Quran CDs featuring the recitations of some of the leading Qurra of the World, including Sheikhs Sudais, Shuraim and Alafasy. The CD titles include Mixed Surahs, Juz Amma and the Full Holy Quran. While the recitations are in Arabic, some of our titles also come with English or Urdu translation. These CDs have been professionally produced in cutting edge studios and are attractively packaged. Prices start at a very reasonable £3.99, and we hope to have many more high quality titles available soon inshallah.

(the Islamic Impressions team)

If you thought that Islamic Impressions was only out to serve the local community then you’ll be surprised to hear that recently the Leyton branch of Islamic Impressions received a surprise visitor. It began with a phone call, a member of the UAE embassy in London was enquiring about some products. This was followed by a courier being sent to purchase almost £500 worth of electronic products, paid with crisp new £50 notes!

The products purchased by the Royal Family including the eAlim Touch Screen Digital Quran, the Enmac Dual-Sim GSM Mobile Phone with Digital Quran, and the Enmac iPod-Style Digital Quran. The latter, also referred to as the EQ300, has been one of our best sellers for many months and continues to shine with it’s vast library of information including, but not limited to, the full Quran in 24 languages with recitation in Arabic by 5 Qaris (15 for the last 20 surahs).

Muhammad Abdullah, the Leyton store manager, recalls the moment when the Royal Family made their purchase. “I was just so happy that a member from the Royal Family of Dubai was making a purchase from an Islamic Impressions store, and was so glad he was buying these high-quality digital Quran products.”

As many of you are aware, our web site receives orders from countries all around the world such as Australia, Canada, Japan, Pakistan and the USA, and we pride ourself on being able to supply all kinds of Islamic products and goods world-wide.

Wassalaam,

Aqib

For those of you with access to Sky channel 813, Islamic Impressions has launched its latest TV ad in our campaign. This March we are boldly making a price price promise to all our High Street customers, we are confident that we will never be knowingly undersold for any of our products. Aqib himself (as Director of the company) will personally refund the difference from his own pocket if the same item can is presented in store with a valid receipt issued by another Islamic Shop showing a cheaper price! Here’s the ad- enjoy!

(the Islamic Impressions team)

Almost 500 people participated in just one week. We asked what the age of the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) was at the time of first receiving revelation. The correct answer is 40, which most people got right. After conducting the prize draw, we are happy to announce that our gold prize winner for February is…. Sister Farzana Khatoon from Stoke! Sister Farzana wins the £50 e-voucher, many congratulations to her.

Our Silver winners are Aicha Achhab-Kandili from the Channel Islands, Sister Taiyiba Iqbal from London, Sister Zahra ansari and Khalifa Deen from London. All of these individuals win £25 e-vouchers, redeemable on our website for all our Islamic Products.

Our bronze winners are Abdul Munaim, Homaira Rahimi, Sabiha Ali, Idil Yussuf, Faisal Nazir, Ibrahim Kashim, Mahera Malik and Nosheen Abid.  They each win £10 e-vouchers.

We at Islamic Impressions had a lot of fun running this competition and we know that our participants did too. We have received good positive feedback and advice on how to improve the competition to make it even more exciting, inshallah we will take this on board for the future.

We would like to thank all our participants, Jazakallah khair for entering the competition and for those who didn’t win- better luck next time, inshallah!

Stay tuned for details of the next competition, and if you haven’t subscribed to our mailing list do so in order to be kept informed about competitions, store news, product announcements, vouchers and sales.

(The Islamic Impressions Team)

As many of you know, our inaugural Islamic quiz was recently held on our website- and Alhamdulillah it went down really well! An announcement of the winners will be made by Thursday evening, inshallah. If you happen to receive a prize notification email from us, please do reply and make sure you follow the prize claim instructions accurately!

Jazakallah Khair,

(the Islamic Impressions team)

Whatever the occasion, for that special someone Islamic Impressions will always have an answer… And with a ‘price promise’ that we won’t be beaten on price by any other High Street retail Store, you can put a smile on someone’s face today!

Who says that quality, good service and professionalism come at a cost? We at Islamic Impressions believe in offering our customers good value for their hard earned money, especially in the tough economic times we are in. So we are going to put our money where our mouth is and make a promise to you that Aqib Hanif (our director) will PERSONALLY refund out of his own pocket any difference in the price of a product if you can produce a valid receipt for the item bought within the last 28 days!! This price challenge is made with full conviction that Islamic Impressions CONTINUES to set the benchmark in Islamic Shopping in every way, including price! Visit any of our retail store outlets and see for yourself!

Islamic Impressions- Setting the benchmark in Islamic Shopping

(Offer excludes the Islamic Impressions Online Store)

You’ve got to be in it to win it! The big Islamic Impressions online competition is here. For your chance to win an amazing gift voucher worth up to £50, simply visit our competition page and answer a multiple choice question that is based upon the Islamic culture. Once the draw is closed, we will randomly select the winners who can redeem their vouchers on our website!

Winners will be announced on our website blog and in our social network. There are lots of prizes up for grabs, so what are you waiting for? Log in and enter the big Islamic Impressions quiz today!