The Muslim Charities Forum (MCF) reckons that each year in the United Kingdom during Ramadan, Muslims offer an approximated ₤ 100million to charities.
Why Muslims Contribute To Charity, Particularly During Ramadan
This year, Ramadan starts at sunset on 12 April. Many individuals know that Ramadan is a time for fasting, however, fewer people understand that it is the month in which Muslims contribute more cash to charity causes than at any other time. Why is that?
Islam is based upon 5 pillars– belief in Allah as the one true God; praying five times a day; fasting during Ramadan; pilgrimage to mecca(a minimum of once in a lifetime); and mandatory charitable contributions, called Zakat is comparable to the concept of tithing for Christians.
Zakat
Zakat obliges Muslims to pay 2.5% of their qualifying capital to ‘the deprived and disadvantaged.’ To qualify to pay Zakat, one’s fortune must amount to more than a limit figure, called the “nisab”. As soon as this limit is fulfilled, it should be paid instantly and after that every year after.
Numerous Muslims pick to pay their Zakat during the month of Ramadan because benefits for excellent deeds during Ramadan are increased. KORT depends upon these contributions to support its charitable work. We are presently working over Pakistan and Azad Kashmir, to assist the poorest and most vulnerable individuals.
British Muslims
The Muslim Charities Forum (MCF) guesses that each year in Britain throughout Ramadan, Muslims provide an approximate ₤102million to charities.
According to the online fundraising platform, JustGiving, throughout Ramadan 2020, donations to KORT rose by a massive 300% compared to the previous month. Naseeb Abbas is one of KORT’s fundraises and he raised £251,655 on JustGiving for food packs.
And although Ramadan is the time when most Muslims contribute to charity, it is worth explaining that a recent ICM poll discovered that Muslims were the most generous donors to the charity of all the faith groups in the UK. The survey stated that Muslims offer approximately ₤371 annually, Jewish givers average ₤270 per individual; Protestants ₤202, Roman Catholics ₤178 and atheists only ₤116.
The Qur’ an
The Qur’an teaches that Zakat is not just a task on those who have wealth, however also a right that poor people have more than them. The Qur’an likewise promotes the sanctity of life, stating ‘whosoever conserves a life, it is as if he had conserved the whole of humanity (Qur’an 5:32). That is why Kashmir Orphan Relief Trust’s Ramadan project message– displayed on buses, tube stations, and signboards across the UK– declares ‘For the love of Allah, conserve a life now.’.
For the love of Allah, conserve a life now
We desired to advise British Muslims that Kashmir Orphan Relief Trust exists to transform and save the lives of ‘deprived and disadvantaged individuals in Pakistan and Kashmir. We help people of all faiths and none. Throughout this work, it’s also a chance for Kashmir Orphan Relief Trust to show the good that Muslims do. Through our Ramadan campaign, we want to remind individuals of the value of conserving lives and the importance Islam puts on securing all life.
Conserving lives is not easy
Kashmir Orphan Relief Trust has actually transformed and saved the lives of more than 1million individuals considering that its development in 2005. But saving lives isn’t easy. In order to demonstrate that point, we have produced eccentric and amusing videos on our YouTube channel.
If you want to find out more about Zakat, please go to the Kashmir Orphan Relief Trust site at https://kort.org.uk/. And to contribute, please call 0800 520 0000 or check out this DONATE link.
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