SAT 15 AUGFreeKarima Girls Lockdown
A special evening for girls aged 12 to 17. Come along for a relaxed, creative and uplifting space to connect, unwind and reflect.
View and reserveCommunity development charity · High Wycombe · est. 1998
The prayer space, four schools, a public library, youth clubs, sports and a year of events, run by 70+ volunteers at Castlefield Community Centre.
One centre, six front doors. Most programmes are free; all are open to the whole of High Wycombe.

Five daily prayers, two Jummah jamāʿahs, Taraweeh and Eid at Castlefield.
Khutbahs 1:20 & 3:50 · jamāʿah at the centre for Fajr and ʿIshāʾ
Prayer times ›
Four schools for 350+ children, from age 5 to the Alimiyyah programme.
September registration open · term dates and policies in the open
Explore the schools ›
The library, youth clubs and scouts, sports, wellbeing and employability.
Library open 6 days a week with Bucks Library Service
Community hub ›
28 series from the weekly classes; start free, study anywhere.
12,000+ signups · students in 145+ countries
Series library ›
Donate, back the building fund, shop the WAQF store, or give your time.
Gift Aid adds 25p to every £1 at no cost to you
Ways to give ›
Three rooms at community rates for celebrations, classes and conferences.
Castlefield Community Centre, Rutland Avenue, HP12 3LL
Venue hire ›Not sure where to start? The Community hub gathers every programme, its times and its sign-up in one place.
Browse the Community hubThe rhythm of the week
Every week, all year. Classes and clubs are in person at Castlefield; most lectures are also streamed.
"Whoever performs ghusl on Friday, wears his best clothes and walks to the masjid, his sins between that Friday and the next are forgiven."
Abū Dāwūd · hadith of the weekFamily fun days, sisters' mornings, youth sports nights, charity walks and the annual community dinner: something at Castlefield most weekends, for every age. Many are free, tickets are a few pounds when they're not, and booking online takes two minutes.
SAT 15 AUGFreeA special evening for girls aged 12 to 17. Come along for a relaxed, creative and uplifting space to connect, unwind and reflect.
View and reserve
FRI 8 JANFreeA part-time programme for students in school year 7 and above, running through 2027. Apply now; places are offered following a successful interview.
View and applyThe Foundation
Karima al-Marwaziyya was a tenth-century scholar through whom the world received Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī; her students called her the mother of the generous. Since 1998 her namesake in High Wycombe has tried to live up to it: a prayer space that anchors the week, schools that take children from the Qaida to the Alimiyyah, a library open to everyone, and a centre that feeds, teaches, employs and celebrates.
We are volunteers, mostly. Come and see us at Castlefield Community Centre.

Volunteers at Eid in the Park · the green shirts run everything
"The mum looking for the girls' youth club times is as core a user as the worshipper checking ʿAṣr."
Building fund · centre refurbishment
Your donation keeps the prayer hall open, the schools affordable and the library free. The refurbishment appeal has passed the halfway mark.
£48,250 of £75,000 · 129 supporters
Donate £25Gift Aid it: Karima reclaims 25p per £1 at no cost to you. Also via JustGiving, PayPal, bank transfer or cash at the centre.
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Karima runs on 70+ volunteers, from the library desk to the scouts. Tell us what you're good at and we will find the shift that fits.
Volunteer with usKarima Schools · September



From Weekday Qur'an at age 6 to the four-year Alimiyyah programme. Qualified teachers, safeguarding first, term dates and policies in the open.
Explore the schools

Karima Academy · online
Structured courses from the weekly classes: 12,000+ signups, students in 145+ countries. Start free in the library.
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