Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Orphanage Project

"And they feed, for the love of Allah, the poor, the orphan, and the captive..." [Soorah al-Insaan, 8]
When a little girl cries halfway around the world, are her tears any less real?
  • Would you like to be like a Mujaahid or like those who spend their days fasting and their nights praying?
"One who cares for widows and the poor is like those who fight in the way of Allah or those who spend their days fasting and their nights praying." [Agreed upon, also in Adab al-Mufrad of Imaam Al-Bukhari in chapter "The Virtue of Those Who Care for Orphans"]
  • Would you like your heart to soften and Allah subhaanahuwata`aalaa to answer your prayers?
A man once came to the Messenger of Allah, sallallaahu`alaihiwasallam, and complained that he feels hardness in his heart.  The Messenger of Allah said, what translated means, "Would you like that your heart becomes soft and that you acquire what you need?   Be merciful with the orphan, pat his head and feed him from what you eat.  This will soften your heart, and enable you to get what you need." [At-Tabaraanee & As-Silsilah as-Saheehah]
  • Would you like Allah Subhanahuwata`alaa to remove one of your griefs on the Day of Judgment?
"Whoever removes a worldly grief from a believer, Allah will remove from him one of the griefs of the Day of Judgment" [Saheeh Muslim]
  • Would you like forgiveness and bounty from Allah subhanahuwata`ala?
"The Shaitan promises you poverty and enjoins you on lewdness. But Allah promises you forgiveness from Himself with bounty. And Allah is All-Sufficient for His creatures' needs, All-Knower." [Soorah al-Baqarah, 268]
  • Would you like angels to make Du'aa for you?
"No day dawns upon [Allah's] servants without two angels descending [to Earth]. One of them says, 'O Allah, give recompense (khalaf) to those who give [charity]!'; the other says, 'O Allah give loss (talaf) to those who withhold [charity]!'"
[Agreed upon]
  • Would you like to be in the eternal Jannah with our beloved Prophet and the best of creation, sallallaahu`alaihiwasallam?
"I and the caretaker of the orphan will enter Paradise together like this, raising (by way of illustration) his forefinger and middle finger jointly, leaving no space in between." [Saheeh al-Bukhaari]
Your compassion and generosity can make a difference in the lives of thousands of Muslims around the world! Help bring a smile to your orphan brothers and sisters. 

 Orphanage Project of http://www.AllahsWord.com

http://www.AllahsWord.com has begun an Orphanage fund where its users can donate money to help in the building of an orphanage in Bangladesh.

This is the 2nd major project undertaken by http://www.AllahsWord.com

The first project which has been running for over 2 years now was the building of 2 Mosque & Education Centres in Bangladesh which also supports 20 orphans (10 orphans in each Mosque). Monthly contributions ensures that the orphans are clothed, fed and are receiving an Islamic Education and also ensures that the mosque itself is fully functional and offering the 5 daily prayers.

Every so often (when we can afford it), we double our monthly contribution so that a cow can be slaughtered and cooked which ends up feeding over 300 people. For many of them, this may be the first time that they have eaten meat all year. Other times a cow is slaughtered and the meat is distributed in plastic bags for them to take home to their families. Any money that is left over is reinvested in educational excursions for the orphans as the majority of them have never been outside of their village.

we are pleased to say that Eid prayers were performed for the first time in many years due to the newly constructed mosques with a huge turnout. Extra contributions from us during the month of Ramadan allows for iftar (breaking of fast) programs where the mothers of the orphans and some other local poor and needy are invited to break their fast at the mosque.

The project also holds yearly festivals where the whole community is invited for a day of fun and interaction.

Recently, the Mayor of the area visited the project and was blown away by its impact on the community and the project's success.

A report was given to us about the project and 1 comment stood out to us from the entire report. The person who wrote the report said "Many mothers were coming up to me and asking me when their orphaned child would be able to be included in the program". This comment touched our heart and our eyes became filled with sorrow because we are stretched to our maximum, supporting 20 orphans on our own and we can't afford to take on anymore.

We understand that we can't help every orphan but we were still depressed for a couple of days and feeling helpless. And then it hit us! Why not use our website (http://www.AllahsWord.com) to reach out to Muslims who are willing to contribute in the building of an orphanage. Even $1 can make a difference!

The land has already been donated and is awaiting funds to begin the construction of the orphanage. There is no administration fees (except paypal fees) as the entire project is run by volunteers which means that 98% of your contribution will reach its intended destination (Paypal takes around 2%) so you can donate with confidence.

Once the orphanage is constructed, photos will be uploaded to http://www.AllahsWord.com so that you will be able to see its progress.

Even though Allah will reward you for your contributions and double whatever you have contributed back to your credit, the liberal reward of having helped a community of your Muslim brothers and sisters is more than enough reward.

We can make a difference!

Why Bangladesh you ask, because we found that our dollar goes a lot further there which means that we can help the maximum number of our Muslim brothers and sisters there with the available funds even though we are not from Bangladesh.

Muslims are one brotherhood regardless of where they are from.

In the sight of Allah, an Orphan from Bangladesh is as equal as a king from Saudi Arabia!

Lets work together in giving our fellow Muslims the basic essentials of life.

This is the first orphanage project and Insha Allah together, we will be able to build orphanages all over the world.

If you can't afford to donate, that's ok, please make dua (Supplications) for the project instead or of course you can do both!

Visit http://www.AllahsWord.com/orphanage_project.html to view photos from the current project and to make donations.

Please send emails to your Muslim friends with a link to http://www.AllahsWord.com/orphanage_project.html or post the link on your facebook/twitter pages.

If someone donates resulting from the link that you have posted then you too will receive their rewards Insha Allah

Donations can be as little as $1

Salam Alaycoom and may Allah reward you for your efforts, Ameen!

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