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Islamic Mosque in Baton Rouge seeks Donations
Assalaam Alaykum wa Rahmat Allah,
If you have seen the news lately, you saw a glimpse of the devastation we are witnessing here in south Louisiana. I will be brief and spare you all the emotional details, I just want to let the Muslim community at large know that there are hundreds of thousands of New Orleans residents who are displaced by Hurricane Katrina, including thousands of Muslims.
The community here in Baton Rouge is not very large, but we tried to arrange for the displaced families to be hosted in individual homes, so many of us are hosting 15 or 20 people, but there are still a large number of people who are living in the masjid here, which has very limited bathroom access, no showers, etc. (not adequate living facilities for families).
Right now there are at least 7 or 10 infants in the masjid under 1 years old who need formula, diapers, etc which are urgently needed because supplies in the stores are very minimal to unavailable.
We are not an affluent community, but by the grace of Allah (swt), a generous donation came in from ICNA, and the masjid is providing three hot meals a day for hundreds of New Orleans refugees, but we really need our national community to come together insha'Allah. People lost their home, their jobs, their businesses, and have no where to go for the next few months.
Anyone who can help in any capacity, if it may be to send boxes of clothes, toiletries, or donate money, or even to organize a group of children to make greeting cards to lift the spirits of the children here, you can email me back and I can coordinate it through the appropriate officials at our masjid. If you would like to direcly contact the masjid:
Islamic Center of Baton Rouge
820 West Chimes Street
Baton Rouge, LA 70802
ph# (225) 387-3617
We are trying to do what we can for all those that are here, but we can't do it alone, please, we really need a national response insha'Allah. Most important we need your duaa' jazakum Allahu khayran wa barak Allahu feekum.
If you have seen the news lately, you saw a glimpse of the devastation we are witnessing here in south Louisiana. I will be brief and spare you all the emotional details, I just want to let the Muslim community at large know that there are hundreds of thousands of New Orleans residents who are displaced by Hurricane Katrina, including thousands of Muslims.
The community here in Baton Rouge is not very large, but we tried to arrange for the displaced families to be hosted in individual homes, so many of us are hosting 15 or 20 people, but there are still a large number of people who are living in the masjid here, which has very limited bathroom access, no showers, etc. (not adequate living facilities for families).
Right now there are at least 7 or 10 infants in the masjid under 1 years old who need formula, diapers, etc which are urgently needed because supplies in the stores are very minimal to unavailable.
We are not an affluent community, but by the grace of Allah (swt), a generous donation came in from ICNA, and the masjid is providing three hot meals a day for hundreds of New Orleans refugees, but we really need our national community to come together insha'Allah. People lost their home, their jobs, their businesses, and have no where to go for the next few months.
Anyone who can help in any capacity, if it may be to send boxes of clothes, toiletries, or donate money, or even to organize a group of children to make greeting cards to lift the spirits of the children here, you can email me back and I can coordinate it through the appropriate officials at our masjid. If you would like to direcly contact the masjid:
Islamic Center of Baton Rouge
820 West Chimes Street
Baton Rouge, LA 70802
ph# (225) 387-3617
We are trying to do what we can for all those that are here, but we can't do it alone, please, we really need a national response insha'Allah. Most important we need your duaa' jazakum Allahu khayran wa barak Allahu feekum.