[antilt]

There is no point reading 5 x salaah,having a big beard and appearing all pious outwardly,if the Heart lacks Humanity.
Our Noble Prophet SAW was the Ultimate Symbol of Humanity

May Allah guide to becoming better Human Beings,and Ultimately,Better Muslims!

They're both different aspects of Islam:

1) Huqooq ullah (Rights of Allah)
2) Huqooq ul-'Ibaad (Rights of Humans)

and Islam stresses on the importance of both equally.

[CsFLhGNp]

Salams Aww man this makes me so sad and upset. It's shocking that out of 1600 mosques none of them helped. Anyhoo if we don't live in birmingham how can we help?

[Stappipsy]

I have friends and family in Birmingham, Inshallah will be in touch with you shortly for this worthy cause.

[cjOTw7ov]

Assalamu Alaykum

As we continue to indulge ourselves and our families in massive meals, know that there are Muslim families within our locality that are sleeping hungry and rough.

There is no established Soup Kitchen run by any Muslim organisation in the UK to date. Yet a large number of Muslims attend soup kitchens organised by churches and missionaries in every city in the UK on a daily basis.

We have also heard of Muslims attending the open food court at the Gurdwara on Soho Road (Bham). The Gurdwara provides Daal and Roti 3 times a day. These people have the bare minimum to live on and are unable to afford extra meals.

Many churches have established food banks and are handing out food parcels and the main recipients are Muslim families. The extent of the problem can be understood when we learnt that these organisations are now starting to include Halal tinned meat in their food parcels to cater for the Muslims. In one instance we saw that in order to access the churchs’ food bank, Muslims had to walk past a mosque to collect their food parcels.

We have our big institutions – near enough 1600 mosques in the UK and none have taken the initiative to begin this worthy cause.

We hear horror stories of Muslim families, through no fault of their own, that have not eaten in days! In other cases a Muslim lady out of her desperation became a Christian when her basic needs were not met by her own community and was looked after by a Christian organisation instead.

These cases exist under our very noses but we remain oblivious to them. These people are eligible for Zakaat. We ask that you spend some of your Zakaat money locally so you can help your "neighbours".

In light of this situation, we are pleased to announce the first Islamic run Food Bank in the UK. The food bank will operate from the Birmingham Central Mosque.
The purpose of the food bank is to provide help and support for those in Birmingham that are finding it genuinely difficult to fulfil even their basic needs; food.

We are piloting this scheme in Birmingham, but are happy for people/organisations to replicate our work in other towns and cities.

We do not need any monetary contribution. We ask that you bring in the following foods regularly so that they can be given out to needy families before/during Ramadhaan.

If people wish to donate money then I am looking to create food parcels for the whole month and deliver them to needy families.

The list of foods we request are:
Milk, UHT or powdered
Sugar
Chapatti Flour
Rice
Cooking Spices
Chick Peas
Lentils
Cooking oil
Instant noodles
Fruit juice cartons
Pasta sauces
Tomato tinned
Rice pudding tinned
Tea bags / Coffee
Instant mash potato
Tinned halal meat
Tinned fish
Jam
Biscuits

Look out for Buy One Get One Free (BOGOF) offers.

Please share your thoughts and experience. I am sure many of you will have questions about this so please either post them or email them.
Our contact email address is foodbankuk@gmail.com

We desperately require volunteers and referring agencies in Birmingham to make contact with us asap.

More importantly, please make dua that this project rolls out in the best possible way to bring benefit to those that need it.

The invitation to partake in this blessed deed is now open...

[pooncophy]

If this can be made a sticky please!!!

[Clarissa]

Subhanallah!!! A absolutely amazing initiative.

[SimSlim]

mashallah this is really good.

how will it work? do people just come and collect food or do they get vetted first?

what happens if there are too many people and not enough food. do they get turned back?

[86GlSqSK]

Mufti Sahib, someone is asking, do you have acc. details where they can send funds through (on-line banking)? if you have please post it here.

Ramadhan Mubarak.

[echocassidyde]

alhumdolillah we have two already established in Hackney that at muslim run. one was established last Oct and feeds about 90ish 2 thursdays per month and another been around for years and feeds 365 days per year in evenings. we also helped with the flooring installation of local homeless charity shops and donate warm clothing their in winter and another thats churches run though many muslims and ulama/imams also volunteer there for past few years (also has advice surgeries, health workers, relationship experts etc).

[AndyScouchek]

p.s. in ramdhan inshallah will be feeding each thursday night .....

[nermise]

This is islam.

[DoctorTDent]

alhumdolillah we have two already established in Hackney that at muslim run. one was established last Oct and feeds about 90ish 2 thursdays per month and another been around for years and feeds 365 days per year in evenings. we also helped with the flooring installation of local homeless charity shops and donate warm clothing their in winter and another thats churches run though many muslims and ulama/imams also volunteer there for past few years (also has advice surgeries, health workers, relationship experts etc).

what is the 365 days one called and where is it based? i met a lady in the masjid a few days ago, she said she was homeless and jobless and she came to the masjid for a meal...and they helped her and she asked for money but they said their sadqah box was empty...but she said she didn't believe them...and then she was asking if there are any muslim charities that will help her out with food and money...and i didnt know any

[ufUUZCnc]

Muslims starving in UK?!!

First time I came across this....
Well, UK members, you've got your work cut out.

[illignocearia]

Assalamu Alaykum

As we continue to indulge ourselves and our families in massive meals, know that there are Muslim families within our locality that are sleeping hungry and rough.

There is no established Soup Kitchen run by any Muslim organisation in the UK to date. Yet a large number of Muslims attend soup kitchens organised by churches and missionaries in every city in the UK on a daily basis.

We have also heard of Muslims attending the open food court at the Gurdwara on Soho Road (Bham). The Gurdwara provides Daal and Roti 3 times a day. These people have the bare minimum to live on and are unable to afford extra meals.

Many churches have established food banks and are handing out food parcels and the main recipients are Muslim families. The extent of the problem can be understood when we learnt that these organisations are now starting to include Halal tinned meat in their food parcels to cater for the Muslims. In one instance we saw that in order to access the churchs’ food bank, Muslims had to walk past a mosque to collect their food parcels.

We have our big institutions – near enough 1600 mosques in the UK and none have taken the initiative to begin this worthy cause.

We hear horror stories of Muslim families, through no fault of their own, that have not eaten in days! In other cases a Muslim lady out of her desperation became a Christian when her basic needs were not met by her own community and was looked after by a Christian organisation instead.

These cases exist under our very noses but we remain oblivious to them. These people are eligible for Zakaat. We ask that you spend some of your Zakaat money locally so you can help your "neighbours".

In light of this situation, we are pleased to announce the first Islamic run Food Bank in the UK. The food bank will operate from the Birmingham Central Mosque.
The purpose of the food bank is to provide help and support for those in Birmingham that are finding it genuinely difficult to fulfil even their basic needs; food.

We are piloting this scheme in Birmingham, but are happy for people/organisations to replicate our work in other towns and cities.

We do not need any monetary contribution. We ask that you bring in the following foods regularly so that they can be given out to needy families before/during Ramadhaan.

If people wish to donate money then I am looking to create food parcels for the whole month and deliver them to needy families.

The list of foods we request are:
Milk, UHT or powdered
Sugar
Chapatti Flour
Rice
Cooking Spices
Chick Peas
Lentils
Cooking oil
Instant noodles
Fruit juice cartons
Pasta sauces
Tomato tinned
Rice pudding tinned
Tea bags / Coffee
Instant mash potato
Tinned halal meat
Tinned fish
Jam
Biscuits

Look out for Buy One Get One Free (BOGOF) offers.

Please share your thoughts and experience. I am sure many of you will have questions about this so please either post them or email them.
Our contact email address isfoodbankuk@gmail.com

We desperately require volunteers and referring agencies in Birmingham to make contact with us asap.

More importantly, please make dua that this project rolls out in the best possible way to bring benefit to those that need it.

The invitation to partake in this blessed deed is now open...

salams,

email doesn't work and a telephone number to contact would be appreciated.

[GitaraMoya]

first ive heard of it aswell.. a lot of people choose to be in this position too.. more info would be good.

[evalayCap]

alhumdolillah we have two already established in Hackney that at muslim run. one was established last Oct and feeds about 90ish 2 thursdays per month and another been around for years and feeds 365 days per year in evenings. we also helped with the flooring installation of local homeless charity shops and donate warm clothing their in winter and another thats churches run though many muslims and ulama/imams also volunteer there for past few years (also has advice surgeries, health workers, relationship experts etc).

Mashallah. But your target is not just Muslims right? It is for non-Muslims too?

[PristisoliTer]

Great initiative. Ma sha Allah

The prophet peace be upon him ran a soup kitchen every single day of his life in Medina, 365 days a year, for over a decade, for about 70 people of the bench, (Ahlul suffah), right next to his own house.

Therefore this is a great sunnah

[22paseabelldaps]

I would be keen to commit to this cause in whatever way that I can.
I would like to use my skills in Web and social media to assist also. please drop me a contact if interested

[Loxaeed]

its really heart warming to see people helping the less fortunate. May ALLAH reward everyone. Ameen

[sniskelsowwef]

Brother Gabriel, contact the email address and suggest what you can do. The email address is foodbankuk@gmail.com