Alhamdulillah,
by the grace of Allah SWT, the event ‘iLubnan4 Charity Dinner’ was successfully
held at the Raoshi Restaurant, Manchester on the 12th of March 2014.
The event, organized by Israa Institution’s activists with the aim to raise
funds that can be donated to the Palestinians refugees who are currently in
Lebanon. Alhamdulillah guests including students, professionals and families
came to show their support for the Palestinian cause.
The
event was begun with a recital of passages from the Holy Quran. It then
proceeded with speeches by the honorable guest, Mr Taufik bin Ahmad, the
representator of Education Malaysian, the Chairman of Israa Institution,
Brother Musaini bin Ramlee and the director of ‘iLubnan4 Charity Dinner’,
Brother Haikal Uzir. This was followed by activities of performances, auctions
and the dinner itself.
During
the event, an amount of GBP 2260 was collected during the auctioning session.
Items that were auctioned include cakes, drawings of Al-Aqsa Masjid and a
symbolic painting symbolizing the Palestinian’s struggle and the promised
freedom. The guests had shown great enthusiasm in helping our Palestinian
brothers and sisters. For those who were not able to attend the dinner itself
were able to contribute through online donation. Overall, the dinner had
successfully collected a total of GBP 3517.94 .
On behalf of the organizer, we would like to thank all of you that had
contributed not only to the success of the event but also to those whom play a
role to help our Palestinian brothers and sisters. As narrated by Ibn ‘Umar: Allah’s Messenger said, “A Muslim is a brother of Muslim, he neither wrongs him
nor does hand him over to one who does him wrong. If anyone fulfills his
brother’s needs, Allah will fulfill his needs; if one relieves a Muslim of his
troubles, Allah will relieve his troubles on the Day of Resurrection.”
(Al-Bukhari and Muslim). May Allah accept our deeds and relieve us on
the Day of Resurrection, as mentioned in the hadith.
It is also hoped alongside raising funds for humanitarian aid, we can
continue to grow stronger sense of belonging with our brothers and sisters in
Palestine, with continuous Dua’ and increased drive to provide them aid,
biidznilah.
‘Palestine in our heart’
Report by: Nur Irra Syahiddah