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Humanitarian Day
Bism Allah Al Rahman Al Raheem
I participated in the Humanitarian Day www.intecorp.net) that took place on October 23, 2005 in NW Washington DC . It was supposed to be from 10am - 2pm, but subhan Allah, by around 12:30pm it was over! The homeless had all taken their items before the allotted time was even close! Alhamdu li Allah.
The event was fantastic, one of a kind for me at least. The idea was to provide the homeless with the necessities; blankets, hygiene kit (toothpaste, toothbrush, deoderant, wash cloth, soap, etc), underwear, socks, sweat shirts and pants, water, food, toys for the children, mittens and caps ...
The constant gratitude from the homeless who came was absolutely heart-aching. They kept smiling and saying "God bless you" and "Thank you so much for coming out and doing this for us" .. one said "Is this our Christmas gift? We're getting it better than those who'll get their Christmas presents on Christmas!!".
Someone also asked about our faith, and we provided him with answers alhamdu li Allah.
There was also a blind boy, probably 16 or 17 with a dog and he was .. subhan Allah .. so beautiful, I just wanted to love and cherish him, for he had a stranger assist him in gathering the different items we were offering. He asked if he could have a bottle of water, so I got him two. I asked if he had eaten, he said yes he had a slice of pizza. I asked if he wanted another and he said pleadingly "Can I?". I nearly fell on the floor crying .. but instead I got him food and prayed to Allah to protect and guide him. Ya Rab .. what about the Muslimeen in Pakistan? Sudan? Palestine? All those around the world, in destitute situations?? Ya Rab, your Mercy.
The event needed alot of preparation and all the items were donated by churches or bought BRAND NEW from Wal-Mart. The idea was to preserve the dignity of these people, who sometimes were dressed as proper as any one of us. Being homeless doesn't take much it seems .. lose a job, spend all your money trying to make ends meet, and one day ...
God forbid.
I thought I'd share this in case someone was inspired to start something similar in their community.
Biltawfeeq in sha Allah.
I participated in the Humanitarian Day www.intecorp.net) that took place on October 23, 2005 in NW Washington DC . It was supposed to be from 10am - 2pm, but subhan Allah, by around 12:30pm it was over! The homeless had all taken their items before the allotted time was even close! Alhamdu li Allah.
The event was fantastic, one of a kind for me at least. The idea was to provide the homeless with the necessities; blankets, hygiene kit (toothpaste, toothbrush, deoderant, wash cloth, soap, etc), underwear, socks, sweat shirts and pants, water, food, toys for the children, mittens and caps ...
The constant gratitude from the homeless who came was absolutely heart-aching. They kept smiling and saying "God bless you" and "Thank you so much for coming out and doing this for us" .. one said "Is this our Christmas gift? We're getting it better than those who'll get their Christmas presents on Christmas!!".
Someone also asked about our faith, and we provided him with answers alhamdu li Allah.
There was also a blind boy, probably 16 or 17 with a dog and he was .. subhan Allah .. so beautiful, I just wanted to love and cherish him, for he had a stranger assist him in gathering the different items we were offering. He asked if he could have a bottle of water, so I got him two. I asked if he had eaten, he said yes he had a slice of pizza. I asked if he wanted another and he said pleadingly "Can I?". I nearly fell on the floor crying .. but instead I got him food and prayed to Allah to protect and guide him. Ya Rab .. what about the Muslimeen in Pakistan? Sudan? Palestine? All those around the world, in destitute situations?? Ya Rab, your Mercy.
The event needed alot of preparation and all the items were donated by churches or bought BRAND NEW from Wal-Mart. The idea was to preserve the dignity of these people, who sometimes were dressed as proper as any one of us. Being homeless doesn't take much it seems .. lose a job, spend all your money trying to make ends meet, and one day ...
God forbid.
I thought I'd share this in case someone was inspired to start something similar in their community.
Biltawfeeq in sha Allah.