Alhamdulillah a year in review

Assalaamu alaykum warahmatulahi wa barakatu.

Early 2008 I made a visit to Al-Manaar Masjid in Ladbroke Grove. 

A local charity was asking for £1 a day. After reflecting on this need I decided to ask a few friends to join me, but instead of £1 a day, It was decided on £1 a week as many of us are facing financial difficulties ourselves.

We started on our own journey of helping as many people as Allah permits.

Al-Huriyah offers the opportunity for the financially strained to give in charity on a regular basis to people known to us personally or on recommendation from a trusted source.

Below is a small preview of those we have helped from sponsorship, food parcels, small gifts, Tube Wells built, trees planted, sewing machines supplied, chickens for farmers and so much more Alhamdulillah!

The pictures below are to show how much a £1 donation can benefit so many Subhan'Allah. Our contribution to the larger projects  shown is to donate a percentage of monthly takings when excess funds are available and to also do fundraising to reach our target for such projects.

By the permission of Allah subhanawata'ala we are in our fourth year now, and hope to keep going with your generous donations inshaAllah.

Medical Aids for Morocco

Nappies for the young sister and her Grand Parents in Morocco

Blanket distribution in India via SRNQ

Our first of four Tube Wells

Nappies and a Wheelchair for this young sister and her Grandfather who returned to Allah last year

 

Food Packs for the UK

£400 towards a sr in Egypt who had throat cancer.

£166 for 55 Mosquito nets for Gambia

A commode for a brother in Morocco who had, had a stroke.

 The new home for the Sarr family in Gambia with a years rent paid Alhamdulillah

Helped to pay a small portion for the build of a new school in Bangladesh

£280 of donations for Syria:

10 fruit trees, 3 olive trees, 4 chickens and 2 sewing machines

Family sponsorship in The Gambia

Dawah packs for new Reverts In the UK and America

Sponsoring of 2 Hifdh children in Pakistan via UWT

Various Just Giving pages

http://www.justgiving.com/Al-huriyah-feedingtheworld

http://www.justgiving.com/Reliefforsyria

http://www.justgiving.com/Al-huriyah-orphans-in-need

http://www.justgiving.com/al-huriyahforwidowsandorphans

http://www.justgiving.com/al-huriyah9solace

http://www.justgiving.com/al-huriyah8mali

http://www.justgiving.com/Al-Huriyah5

http://www.justgiving.com/Al-Huriyah1

http://www.justgiving.com/Al-Huriyah7

http://www.justgiving.com/Al-Huriyah6

£500 raised for the re build of Masjid Bilal in Gaza

One food pack for £150 and 50 iftar meals for Syrian refugees in Jordan

Various food packs for families in the Uk and Morocco

Warm clothes for Eid and school for a family living in the mountains in Morocco

£700 towards the prayer area in the Orphan Village in India via Orphans in Need

Solace £50

Elderly blind sister in Morocco £100

Another sr in Morocco £135

Sr in Lebanon needing an op £110

Water tank and 10 months of clean water refill £210

Hall hire and food for an event for Syria via Deen Riders

9 childrens education sponsored for the next year in The Gambia via Markoiro Bunda Gambia and sr Amina

More pics to follow

A years wages for a teacher in The Gambia

Plus a large collection of clothes and household items sent in this shared container to The Gambia

Subhan'Allah there are other smaller projects too and although we prefer not to use charities sometimes we have to as we do not have the facilities to build wells, plant trees. Our purpose is to give everyone the chance to donate a very small amount to us so we may gather enough for a Tube Well etc.

Most of our monthly sadaqa is used to pay for our monthly commitments and we also take from it small amounts to use for the larger projects so that we may all benefit Bi ihdnIllah

The monthly commitments  are 5 orphans in Gaza, Syria, Sudan and Morocco.

4 families in Morocco in need of medication, a widower in Palestine with young children, a widow in Gambia with children and a child in India with Thalessamia.

Jazakum'Allahu Khairan to all who have supported us since 2010, May Allah increase your rizq, increase you all in goodness and raise you to Jannah Firdous amongst the best of creation. Please continue to support us so that we may endeavour to help as many as Allah wills. May He accept our efforts for His sake and may this project be a means for us to reunite in Jannah Firdous.

Ameen

Just to add, a sr wanted us to find an orphanage to feed as many as possible. She gave us £100 to do this. 

We contacted sr Amina from Markoiro Bunda Gambia.

There was no orphanage to feed but, despite it being a holiday, they called the whole school of 200 plus students and community into school to feed them all.

Her in laws prepared and cooked all the food fi sabil Illah and everybody managed to eat Alhamdulillah. She said that some of these children may not have eaten for a few days Subhan'Allah. We have decided to do this again from your sadaqa. We have a  £50 donation so need to raise another £50 bi ihdnIllah. Below are some pics from the day.

Should you like to donate direct to Gambia please visit sr Aminas FB page here 

https://www.facebook.com/MarkoiroBundaGambia

Alhamdulillah last minute good news

Because the school feed project was so well organised and benefitted so many, we have paid from your sadaqa and extra donations for another big feed  for 200+ Subhan'Allah.

 I will post the pics again as soon as this is done bi ihdnIllah .

We have also been given donations from one family to supply as many families as possible with food for a week and for   Amina to buy an elderly Aunty a bag of cement and boards to help fix up her home. She is looking after her two orphaned Grandchildren after their Father was killed in an accident their Mother died six months later. Inna Lilaahi wa Inna Ilayhi rajioon.

Jazkum'Allahu Khairan to you all. Please share with all.

It was related on the authority of Abu Hurairah (may God be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace be upon him) said:

“Whosoever relieves from a believer some grief pertaining to this world, Allah will relieve from him some grief pertaining to the Hereafter. Whosoever alleviates the difficulties of a needy person who cannot pay his debt, Allah will alleviate his difficulties in both this world and the Hereafter. Whosoever conceals the faults of a Muslim, Allah will conceal his faults in this world and the Hereafter. Allah will aid a servant (of His) so long as the servant aids his brother. Whosoever follows a path to seek knowledge therein, Allah will make easy for him a path to Paradise. No people gather together in one of the houses of Allah, reciting the Book of Allah and studying it among themselves, except that tranquility descends upon them, mercy covers them, the angels surround them, and Allah makes mention of them amongst those who are in His presence. Whosoever is slowed down by his deeds will not be hastened forward by his lineage.” 

[Muslim]

Urgent repairs for a family in Algeria

All praise is for Allah alone,

Update 14-01-13

Donations so far are at £20, please give any amount your able to help this family live in a home fit for purpose

We have been approached again by a sr known to us to ask us to help raise funds for urgent repairs to a families home in Algeria. 

Below are pictures of their current living conditions

Subhan'Allah we can see how harsh the conditions are. Help is needed inside as well as out. Please do give any amount your able. 

We did a similar project before for a family in Algeria and  added before and after pictures to see the difference a little effort can make and the happiness it can bring to a family.

The link below is a home we helped to make liveable for another family in Algeria in 2012

http://al-huriyah.blogspot.co.uk/2012/12/please-help-this-family-in-algeriax.html

Click on donate above 

Jazakum'Allahu Khairan

Al-Huriyah Sadaqa Project

Syria is still bleeding

All Praise is for Allah, without His permission this would not be possible.

Update 26-12-13

Allahu Akbar £535 raised for Syria on our Just Giving page.

We also did some collections on behalf of friends which we raised £350 for the convoys, £238 towards blankets for Deen Riders  andd £188 also for blankets. 

So that's an amazing  £1,311 raised and paid to the said convoys etc.

Update 16-12-13

Alhamdulillah just over £400 so far. JazakumAllahu Khairan

Our Syrian brothers and sisters have been oppressed, tortured and killed for three continuous years. Many charities are doing their best to give aid and relief to as many as they are able Subhan'Allah. Sadly, they are still a very long way off from helping many more.

A sr sent me this video yesterday which inspired me to open another Just Giving page.

Although we ourselves are not a charity, projects as big as Syria are impossible for us to do alone so we have opened a new page in support of Ummah Welfare Trust.

Below is the short video of life for so many misplaced people.

Here is the link for our  Just Giving page 

http://www.justgiving.com/Reliefforsyria

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=455836921193193&l=851803501266207545

Ummah Welfare Trust have a 100% donation policy so any amount you give will not be wasted.

Please give and share as much as your able to help give some relief to our brothers and sisters in need. 

Please, let us not stop at Syria. As we all know, there are so many needy families all over the world who are suffering from oppression, torture, starvation, homelessness etc. The list is endless. 

Please open a Just Giving page yourself for some other country who is suffering too. It takes under 5 mins to open a new page and all it takes is for you to adverise your page on Whatsapp, Facebook, Twitter etc.

"He who relieves a hardship of this Dunya (this earthly life)
for a believer, Allah will relieve a hardship of the Day of
Resurrection for him; he who makes it easy for an indebted
person, Allah will make it easy for him in the Dunya and
the Hereafter; he who covers a Muslim (his mistakes and
shortcomings), Allah will cover him in the Dunya and
the Hereafter; Allah will be in the slave 's need, as long as
the slave is in his (believing) brother's need…" [Saheeh Muslim]

  

Morocco, a beautiful country with many needs...

Assalaamu alaykum,

All praise is for Allah alone. Without His Mercy and guidance this would not be possible.

Subhan'Allah there is a family in Morocco who are well known by my own in laws. 

This families living conditions are very sad to see and they need support asap to meet their everyday needs.

Ideally we would like to try and raise funds to get their home fixed to a standard that is suitable and also meet their basic needs etc by supporting them on a monthly basis.

This is just a small introduction into their home and I will add some more pictures and info as soon as possible Insha'Allah.

These are some of the conditions that this family are living in Subhan'Allah

Lots of work needs to be done to make their home more secure 

More detailed pictures to follow Insha'Allah

Please donate via Paypal to mekkaouis@yahoo.com

Please be sure to ref your payment Ref: Morocco Family

Jazakum'Allahu Khairan

Sahih International

And those who believe and do righteous deeds and believe in what has been sent down upon Muhammad - and it is the truth from their Lord - He will remove from them their misdeeds and amend their condition. 47:2

Sponsor a teacher in Gambia

All Praise is for Allah alone, without His permission this would not be possible.

Update 27-11-13

Subhan'Allah we managed bi ihdnIllah to raise the whole amount for one teacher and a small part for the 2nd. May Allah accept our efforts for His sake alone and may it be pleasing to Him alone. Ameen.... Please, no more donations for this a s wenow have enough. Any donations sent after tody will bee used towards the school renewal build Insha'Allah.

Assalaamu alaykum,

Markoiro Bunda Gambia are an organisation run by sr Amina who's passion is helping those in Gambia who are without even the basics of needs to get through the day. 

We recently did a collection of clothes, household items for them to send in a container to be distributed to the poor. Alhamdulillah this has now arrived and sr Amina is in the process of sorting and distributing your donations. 

Below are a few pictures of  the day/eve they arrived Subhan'Allah.

Alhamdulillah the container has arrived....

Now for the task of unpacking and repacking onto the truck

On route to Aminas house to store until they are able to sort through and distribute Insha'Allah

Markoiro Bunda Gambia, as you can see are doing an amazing job aiding those in need.

Their next project so far is to find sponsors to pay for just 2 teachers whom have so far been teaching free fi sabil Illah for quite some time but, as you can see by the conditions there they need to have some sort of income to live day by day and support their families.

Each teacher costs approximately £300 a year which to us is very minimal. They are working very hard to try and teach the children of Dobong Kunda  about this perfect deen of Allah. This will, bi ihdnIllah give them a better upbringing and the start they need to make them into righteous children.

They are asking for 25 people to give just £2 a month or a one off payment of just £24 per year. 

Please do not give via our Paypal button but please give via Paypal to markoirobunda@yahoo.com ref:teachers pay.

The support you can give will enable them to continue to support these teachers and their families, so please give and share as much as your able, and your reward is with Allah Subhana wata'ala.

This is the school at the moment Masha'Allah

Sahih International

Indeed, the men who practice charity and the women who practice charity and [they who] have loaned Allah a goodly loan - it will be multiplied for them, and they will have a noble reward. 57:18

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