The Islamic Society of City University, Queen Mary University, Kingston University, Goldsmith University, Greenwich University, and the University of East London have launched an exciting, blessed and virtuous project; “Charity Week 2009.”

Charity Week 2009 is intended to serve the purpose of attaining the love of Allaah, seeking His pleasure and seeking His most honorable Face. In order to achieve this, we aim to serve the people in need; the poor, the orphans, and the elderly and others through projects and schemes that strictly adhere to the beautiful sharee’ah.

Serving the poor and the elderly is a communal obligation (fard kifaayah) upon us, as they should be provided with a life of dignity and they must be given all human rights in full. Undoubtedly there is much good in doing that and whatever is spent on their care will be recorded with multiple rewards, inshaAllaah. Allaah says:

“The likeness of those who spend their wealth in the way of Allaah, is as the likeness of a grain (of corn); it grows seven ears, and each ear has a hundred grains. Allaah gives manifold increase to whom He wills. And Allaah is All-Sufficient for His creatures’ needs, All-Knower”

[al-Baqarah 2:261]

This year the Islamic Society of City University & the five aforementioned Islamic Societies have decided to come together to launch, complete and maintain three heartwarming projects in three different regions and locations around the world. Each project is medically related and will serve to establish health facilities, hospitals, as well as providing a free health care service (free diagnosis, medicine & health educations) for displaced people who cannot afford these things that we take for granted.

Pakistan

The first of the three regions we intend to liberate from the pain, suffering and difficulties of a lack of accessible medicine and health care institutes is the region of The North West Frontier Province of Pakistan; the Peshawar/Nowshehra/Swabi district. Peshawar is a very poor place and due to conflicts and disasters there are many widows, orphans and poor people who cannot afford basic medical treatment. We therefore propose to establish a permanent base for a medical centre, which could facilitate medical projects on a long-term basis. Another saddening fact in the NWFP is that many women struggle during childbirth with some dying as a result. We would therefore include within this centre a dedicated section for labour to aid our sisters in these situations.

India

The second region is the village of Behrampura/Ahmedabad of Gujarat, where we have decided to set up a Dialysis centre. We presently have 2000 square feet of space and aim to construct a 6000 square feet building, necessary for the dialysis centre. At present the dialysis centre is running at Mariyam hospital but due to the lack of space within the hospital it cannot function efficiently. Therefore if, with the help of Allaah, we developed it independently we can assist 600/700 people every month and thus annually the centre can benefit more than 8000 people inshaAllaah.

Somalia

The third and final region for this incredible project is the Mogadishu village in the Banadir region of Somalia. Here, we intend to establish a heath facility in the Mogadishu IDP camp. The centre will enable the poor families to get free diagnosis, free medicine & free health educations as the displaced families in the outskirt of Mogadishu are suffering from lack of health care, and the existing few little health facilities take from patients large amounts of money which these displaced people cannot afford to pay it. Therefore, by the permission of Allaah, this project will take an important role in aiding the poor families in Mogadishu and help to cover their needs to health services.

Fundraising Target

The combined total that these projects require is £120,000. The Islamic Societies of City University & the five other aforementioned Islamic Societies will be raising and collecting money on behalf of Ummah Welfare Trust (UWT) who have a strict 0% charge for administration costs, therefore every penny you donate will go directly towards the building, construction and maintaining of this blessed project.

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Greenwich Islamic Society Fundraising Activities
Charity Week '09 Plackard
Charity Week '09 Guide

Abu Hurayrah (may Allaah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said:

“The good deeds that will reach a believer after his death are: knowledge which he learned and then spread; a righteous son whom he leaves behind; a copy of the Qur’aan that he leaves as a legacy; a mosque that he built; a house that he built for wayfarers; a canal that he dug; or charity that he gave during his lifetime when he was in good health. These deeds will reach him after his death.”

[Reported by Ibn Maajah (242) and was classed as 'hassan' by al-Albaani in Saheeh Ibn Maajah]