AlMaghrib + Islamic Relief Fundraising Ilminar for Gaza NOW!MuslimMatters.org

AlMaghrib + Islamic Relief Fundraising Ilminar for Gaza NOW!

11. January, 2009 by MuslimMatters Islamic Events 17 comments

ABOVE $153,000 collected!

AlMaghrib Institute, the largest Islamic institute in North America, is stepping up to the plate with an online fundraiser with Islamic Relief. Shaykh Yasir Qadhi will be joined by Shaykh Muhammad Alshareef and the founder of Islamic Relief, Dr. Hany El Banna in this unique event to help our suffering and dying caged brethren in Gaza.

MuslimMatters.org's staff and Shayookh stand fully behind this event, and encourage EVERYONE to participate and donate as much as you are able to.

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As the world watches the grave events unfolding in the Gaza Strip, history is awaiting to document the actions humanity is about to take:

Shameful Inaction or Heroic Justice?

It is human nature to feel all kinds of intense emotions towards the atrocities in Gaza: anger, sorrow, shame, fear, sadnessâ€¦.yet history is filled with stories of these very emotions resulting in dangerously wrong courses of action. It is evident, then, that these natural feelings act as fog: blurring our hindsight and preventing us from seeing the big picture.

The question then is: in these trying times, how do we use hikmah (wisdom) instead of emotion when taking the right course of action for our Ummah?

Join us for a special Ilminar as we answer this very question and in co-operation with Islamic Relief launch a unique ONLINE fundraising effort for our brothers and sisters in Gaza. Be among those whom history documents as partakers of heroic justice, and above all, those who embodied the true message of Islam.

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http://prayinjamat.com abu abdAllah, the Houstonian

bismillah. may Allah reward immensely each of those brothers and sisters who contribute their money to this relief effort! may He ease their way in this dunya to all good, and build for them mansions in Jannat al Firdaus on estates more beautiful and comfortable than i have words to describe. and may Allah save them from any touch of the fire. ameen!
ALGEBRA

Aslamu-alaikum:
What a GREAT IDEA by AL-MAGHRIB.
I bet no other university has linked with a non-profit Organization to help with the RELIEF EFFORTS of GAZA.
Now for those people that were critisizing the Shaykh and Al-Maghrib need to STEP UP TO THE PLATE and DONATE money………………..
lets NOT EMULATE the QUALITIES of the BANI-ISRAEL and LISTEN TO THE LECTURE and share our MONEY…………….
I can’t for TUESDAY. I listened to Al-Shareef’s last ilminar on Surah Baqarah and it was very nice MashAllah.
He explains things like my uncle and aunt the alima.
anyway i have to go now i could only come for a little while since today i am at home.
Tomorrow i will be at college and will have more time to converse with you guys. InshAllah.
salam
http://www.durbah.org Adib Contractor

Alhumdulillah, Durbah (AlMaghrib NJ) did a weekend-long fundraiser this past weekend at their class “Precious Provisions: Fiqh of Food and Clothing” taught by Shaykh Yasir Qadhi. Our goal was $20,000 for Gaza, and Alhumdulillah, the students were able to raise more than $25,000, plus another $7,000 from Tayybah (AlMaghrib NY)! All donations will be given to Islamic Relief.

Jazakumullahu Khairan to everyone who participated in Durbah’s largest humanitarian effort to date!

-Adib Contractor
Ameer, Qabeelat Durbah
AlMaghrib Institute
http://www.muslimmatters.org Amad

Br. Adib
that’s awesome mashallah… actually beyond awesome, its quite amazing that a group of 300-odd students could raise nearly $25k. That speaks for what this Ummah is capable of, if it puts its heart into it.

jazakAllahkhair for sharing this good news.
http://www.durbah.org Adib Contractor

The final number in Durbah’s collection was $32,853 for GAZA, Alhumdulillah :)
http://www.meganwyatt.com Megan

Allahu Akbar!!! I second that…if this is what the student body can do…wow. Very inspiring. Alhamdulellah…..
A Sister

maa shaa’ Allaah…that’s amazing…
May Allaah accept from all our brothers and sisters in Durbah, Tayybah and all over the world. Ameen.

The next step – if not the FIRST step – is for all of us to look at our actions and evaluate them…and repent to Allaah. A sister told me that a fundraiser was held at their local masjid, and although everyone was so enthusiastic about helping with money…very few showed, at least outwardly, the desire and resolve to become better Muslims and better examples (for example: lowering the gaze, wearing the hijaab correctly, etc.) – of course only Allaah knows what’s in the heart, but it is important that the outside reflects the good that’s inside.

It is said that Salaah ad-Deen al-Ayyoobee was making rounds to all the tents of the soldiers at night, and he would pass by tents wherein he’d hear sounds of people praying, and other tents from which eminates the recitation of the Qur’aan, and yet others from which thikr can be heard…until he passed by a tent from which he heard nothing, and he said something to the effect of “It is from here that defeat will come to us.”

May Allaah not make ME or any of us the reason for the defeat of this Ummah. Ameen.
http://ibnatalhidayah.blogspot.com Amy

Do you think it might be possible for these ilminars to be released as podcasts or something?

I’m sure some people would love to listen but for one reason or another have varying time conflicts.

Would Al-Maghrib allows someone from MM to record them and post them on the blog, at least?
Algebra

What a GREAT IDEA AMY
i concur with you
thanks for bringing it up.
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Comon DONATE EVERYONE!!
http://muslimmatters.org MM Associates

TabarakAllah, more than $100,000 donated.
ALGEBRA

Aslamu-alaikum:
this Ilminar brought about 153,359 WOW mashALLAH.

and guess who WON. WE WON. yea MASHALLAH WE WON.

Oh the highlight of the night was SHAYKH WALEED
his voice is soooooooooooo nice………….
his voice is really nice mashAllah.
I liked his voice when i heard torbearers ilmminar and wanted them to record it but i think they couldn’t and than i promised myself i am going to the real deal inshALLAH.
anyway i have to go now.
it was a good Ilmminar.
GOOD JOB TO FARHAN AS WELL.
MashALLAH.
Osman

wow o wow 150K…to tell you truth, I was skeptical about how useful an ilminar would be but Allah is the one who gives success!
http://pen4allah.islamicink.com nuh

Assalamu ‘Alaykum

i’v missed the ilminar, can you please upload it to MMpodcast, i really want to hear it.
Algebra

Aslamu-alaikum:
here is the webcast address maybe it might do some good to the EDITORS to pay heed to his advice as well.
salam
http://www.almaghrib.org/ilminar/
A Sister

Assalaamu Alaikum

For those of you requesting recordings, visit http://www.almaghrib.org/ilminar/

The replay is available.
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