Posted Feb 25, 2012 by Aboo Thaabit with No Comments
As many of you know, a few months ago there was a big crisis and famine in East Africa (Somalia in particular). This was due to a number of reasons, one of the main ones being the lack of rain in the area for a considerable length of time.
What was shocking was the media coverage of the entire incident and the delayed response of the international community. The fact is that Somalia had a lack of rain for three consective years and adding the fragile condition of the country that had been in turmoil for more than 20 years only increased the disaster.
But the media made it seem like it was a problem that suddenly happened, that appeared from no where and in the eyes of the international community this great human tradegy was only a problem that lasted for two or three months and once the media stopped covering it the world seemed to think that the crisis solved itself but the reality was that Somalia once again, only drifted back into the forgotten corner of the worlds subconsciousness.
This is not to say that a lot of good people did not donate and contribute towards helping, alhamdulilaah a lot of people did – may Allaah reward them for that immensely, both in this dunya and the hereafter – and the situation in Somalia is slowly but surely improving, with reports of rain etc.
So why am I writing all this then? The truth of the matter is that I was approached by some very good practising brothers – may Allaah reward them – and we sat down and discussed this whole issue. It is good that we as muslim donate and help our fellow brothers and sisters in times of need, however this type of problem can rear its ugly head very soon once again, especially in a place like Somalia where drought and famine is not very uncommon.
Hence the brothers informed me of this project raised by some, called Project One Drop, which basically is an effort to dig wells in order to supply a constant stream of water even in times of great need. And it is for this reason that donations are needed in order to dig these wells and supply our fellow muslim brothers and sisters in Somalia with this very essential part of life, something that me and you take for granted so easily.
At the moment the target we are trying to achieve is three thousand pounds and this will help towards the building of the well, this is not a scam or one of those false charities, rather it is a true and sincere effort by a few brothers to do the right thing and I ask you all to help contribute towards this noble cause, with whatever you can spare. Remember, in the sight of Allaah nothing is too little, and help spread the word since the one who guides towards goodness is like the doer (hadith of the Prophet sallallaahu ‘alayhi wassallam).
The Messenger of Allaah – sallallaahu ‘alayhi wassallam – also said:
“Whoever digs a well, no living creature drinks from that well whether it be a Jinn, a human or even a bird, except that Allaah will reward them on the day of Judgment (for digging that well).”
[Saheeh at-Targheeb v. 1 kitaab as-Sadaqaat p. 567 Reported by Ibn Khuzaymah]
So how can you donate? Well if you have paypal you can donate by clicking this link here http://khalduun.com/donate/ if however you don’t have paypal but still would like to donate then please email me at aboothaabit@gmail.com and we can sort another way out.
I truly believe we can do this, and I would not have brought it to your attention if I did not trust these individuals, remember money comes and goes in life, why not put some of it towards your hereafter?
