South Asia Floods Disaster 2011

An estimated 16 million people have now been affected by flooding caused by heavy and sustained monsoon rains falling across South Asia. The floods have caused massive displacement of populations across Pakistan, India and Bangladesh bringing widespread destruction to homes, livelihoods and agricultural cropland.

In Pakistan, 5 million people have been directly affected by floods which have struck areas across most of the country. During the last month sustained rainfall caused flooding in the southern district of Sindh, while areas of Eastern Baluchistan and Punjab Provinces have also been badly hit. Close to 1 million homes have been damaged or destroyed.

In India 1.4 million people are directly affected by the flooding from over 2,600 villages. In Bangladesh over 1.5 million people are now affected by the flooding.

There are many villages that are competently cut off from the outside world, while over 100,000 are said to be marooned. In response to the worsening situation, MGR has launched an emergency appeal to assist as many people as possible in Pakistan, India and Bangladesh.

The appeal is to raise funds to distribute food rations and clean drinking water to the displaced people in camps.

For most people affected by the monsoon rains their land is the only source of income and the crops were just ready to be harvested but the continuous rain and now the flood water has badly damaged them.

The scale and severity of flooding that South Asia is currently experiencing coupled with the underlying poverty and vulnerability of this region mean that more people are simply unable to cope with the effects of such a devastating disaster. The table below shows a breakdown of short term relief items and costs that is urgently needed:

Description / Costs

Food Items - £60.00 per family per month *

Cooking Utensils - £40.00 per family

Canvas/Tent - £150.00 per family

Clothing - £50.00 for a family of 4


Total cost for all items £300.00

*Food items: flour – 5kg, rice 5kg, Lentils 2kg, Ghee 1kg, spices 1kg, Tea 1kg, Sugar 1kg, 6 litres of Bottled Water

Millions of men, women and children have lost their homes and livelihoods, hundreds are dead and hundreds and thousands are at risk of dying from water-borne diseases, dengue fever and malnutrion. We urge all donors to give what you can to help us provide as much short-term relief aid to these victims. You can make a secure donation below. Make sure you opt-in for Gift Aid as you can increase your donation by 25%.

Ramadan Mubarak 2011

Dear Brothers and Sister,

Ramadan Mubarak to you all. We would like to thank each and everyone of our donors and followers for supporting us during this blessed month of fasting. No matter how little or big - every donation is a precious gift to all the people we support through our appeals and projects across the globe. Even if you have not been able to make a donation this year but have helped spread our charity name we are truly grateful. But as you know we still have hugh problems across the world especially in East Africa which is high priority. We hope that your generosity will continue throughout the rest of the up coming months as we need to send as much food aid, water and medical supplies to Somalia in the next few days, weeks and months to come.

Jazakallah keir

Mohammed Razaque

Muslim Global Relief

Ramadan Appeal 2011

With the current global food shortage, it is estimated that 1 billion people in the world go hungry each night.

Already somewhere in the world a person starves to death every 3.6 seconds and 3/4 of them are children under the age of five

Almost 1/5 of the world’s population (approx 1.32 billion people) live in areas where water is scarce.

Lack of clean drinking water and sanitation leads to water borne infections and even death.

This Ramadan we are asking you to help us to continue our projects around the globe. Our emphasis is on the following:

• Emergency Relief
• My Orphan
• Feed Me
• Water4life
• Community Mosque
• Grow A Fruit Tree

Please download our latest brochure and find out some off the work we have done recently, it tells you what we have done for each
of the above projects and how you can help.

Please unite and put your trust in MGR again and support our projects by sending us your Zakat, Sadaqah, Lillah, Fitra donation today.

A simple donation can be made below or online at http://www.blogger.com/www.muslimglobalrelief.com/donate/, via our direct debit form or you can also send a cheque/postal order payable to 'MGR' to the address on this email campaign.

You can also SMS your donation FREE of charge:

MGRR50 £3 - for a one off £3.00 donation of Fitrana to 70070
MGRR50 £5 - for a one off £5.00 donation of Fidya to 70070
MGRR 50 £10 - for a one off £10.00 donation for 6 bottles of water to 70070

We sincerely thank you for your time and continued support.

May Allah Keep you and your family safe.

The MGR Team

MGR East Africa Appeal 2011

Some 10 million people are at risk in the Horn of Africa as a combination of failed rains and soaring global food prices has left people living in remote areas - more than half of them children - without enough food and water and at risk of malnutrition.

Ethiopia faces its worst drought for a decade with an estimated 3.2m people in need of emergency aid. MGR has launched a major humanitarian response in Ethiopia to feed tens of thousands of people and get clean water to remote communities.

Call +44(0)1282 604 055 or visit www.muslimglobalrelief.com/donate SMS your donation FREE of charge MGRR 50 £10 - for a one off £10.00 donation to 70070

MGR Challenges - Are you up for it?

MGR Qurbani 2010

Click the markers on the map to view which countries we will be distributing Qurbani in 2010.

“There is nothing dearer to Allah (swt) during the days of Qurbani than the sacrificing of animals. The sacrificed animal shall come on the Day of Judgement with its horns, hair, and hooves (to be weighed). The sacrifice is accepted by Allah (swt) before the blood reaches the ground. Therefore sacrifice with an open and happy heart”
(Hadith: Tirmidi, Ibn Majah)

What is Qurbani?

Qurbani, or animal sacrifice, is performed during the month of Dhul Hijjah, during the three days of Eid. It is one of the great sunnah’s of Prophet Ibrahim (AS), and commemorates his unparallel sacrifice when he, in pursuance to command of Allah ta’ala conveyed to him in a dream, prepared to slaughter his beloved son, Prophet Isma’il (AS) and actually did so but, Allah (swt), after testing his submission, sent down a sheep and saved his son from the logical fate of slaughter. It is from that time onwards that the sacrifice of an animal became an obligatory duty to be performed by Muslims.


What types of Qurbani are their?

There are two types of Qurbani:

Wajib – The Qurbani of Eid-Ul-Adha is wajib (compulsory) for all sane, adult Muslims (both men and women) who are eligible to pay zakat.

Nafl – Qurbani can also be performed for Esal-e-Sawaab (to bring reward) for one’s parents, relatives, friends etc. and also for our Beloved Prophet (PBUH).



IF QURBANI WAS NOT OFFERED IN THE SPECIFIED DAYS IS THERE ANY SUBSTITUTE

If somebody out of his/her ignorance and negligence, did not offer ‘Qurbani’ on the three prescribed days (10th, 11th and 12th ‘Zulhijjah’) they should then give the price of the ‘Qurbani’ as ‘sadaqah’ (alms and charity) This does not mean that Sadaqah is an alternative, this will only be the case when it is not offered on the prescribed days, thus there is no alternative to ‘Qurbani’ in the prescribed days.

CONCLUSION

Hazrat Abu Hurairah (AS) reports that the Apostle of Allah (PBUH) has said : "Whoever has the capacity to sacrifice and does not do so, should not come to the place where the Eid prayer is offered." (Ibn Majah).

Hence we can understand the importance of ‘Qurbani’ from the above ‘Hadith’, therefore each and every Muslim who is obliged should offer it.

Muslim Global Relief (MGR) has been implementing qurbani project on your behalf for 10 years; creating a feeling of solidarity among the beneficiaries on your behalf by providing:

- Fresh meat in particular to old people, disabled and those with very young children
- Creating an a happier environment, particular for children with our Eid Package

Sacrifice on the occasion of Eid-Ul-Adha is performed by MGR on behalf of our donors and is distributed to the most deserving. The cost of a Qurbani for 2010 is given in the table below, please donate your Qurbani as quickly as possible by calling +44 (0) 1282-604055 or select the country of your choice on the map above and then click the donate link.

Global Peace & Unity Event 2010 - Update

Muslim Global Relief (MGR) attended the fifth Global Peace & Unity Event on 23rd-24th October 2010 and as advertised and planned by the event organisers the eventful weekend of international speakers, nasheed artists, along with exhibitors so a massive turn out of people from all over the UK and beyond.

It was nice to so many Muslims and Non Muslims attend the event over the two days, MGR staff and volunteers held a warm and inviting stand at the exhibitor’s hall; to talk to as many people as possible about our charity, as well as distributing booklets, T-shirts, stickers etc.

James Caan visited the event as his daughter was exhibiting at the GPU, he visited many stalls for which MGR was one of; had a quick look and gave us a compliment on the design and layout of the stand in comparison to others around.
MGR hopes that we have appealed to as many people as possible some past donors and also met many new people who have not heard of our charity and promoted it very well to them.

It was a weekend of fun and entertainment for many people who turned up with their families and a great opportunity for our donors to meet us in person.