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Ghana projects

Caravan of Mercy’s brother Munir is leaving for Ghana on the 7th December 2013. There he will oversee the Aisha Saddiqqa Academy (girls boarding school for the orphans and poor) as well as the Masjid Abraar Islamic Information Centre.

Next week the Caravan of Mercy chairman Molana Ebrahim will leave for Ghana to also oversee the projects there. Additionally he will visit neighbouring Liberia to enhance COM charitable activities there. Molana’s wife will accompany him in order give professional guidance to the staff at the girls school. She will implement the Islamic syllabus there.

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Text donations

It is now even easier to donate to your favourite cause. We have set up a mobile phone texting method of giving donations using JustTextGiving by Vodafone.
All you do is save this special texting phone number (70070) into your phones contacts list or just type it into the text messaging (SMS) option on your mobile phone. Then type the 6 figure message code along with the donation amount and ‘send’ this message to 70070. Your donation will appear on your next phone bill and Caravan of Mercy will be paid on your behalf.
We have a different 6 figure message code for each appeal. All text donations are Lillah only. If you wish to use Zakaat or Sadaqah etc. you should use other payment methods (ie. online, phone or in person)

Text donations for the Qur’an project can be made by texting the message QRAN01 £3 to the number 70070 if you want to donate £3 using your mobile phone (lillah only). Change the amount from £3 according to your desire.
For the Syria blanket appeal, text BLAN22 £10 to 70070 (Lillah only)
For the Syria food hamper appeal, text HAMP22 £30 to 70070 (Lillah only)
For the Dawah Pack appeal, text COME11 £5 to 70070 (Lillah only)
For the Syria appeal, text COME00 £20 to 70070 (Lillah only)
To donate to any needy cause, text CRVN01 £20 to 70070 (Lillah only)
For any project according to the need decided by CoM, text LILL44 £5 to 70070 (Lillah only)

The amount of £’s you wish to donate is up to you. The above figures are just an example.
Text to donate to Caravan of Mercy and make a difference today.
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Dawah West Africa

There is much ignorance of Islam yet a thirst for the truth in West Africa. We have gathered some very good articles and reprinted them especially for this appeal. Caravan of Mercy UK has created a Dawah pack, consisting of booklets, folded leaflets and an English translation of the Quran. These packs will be distributed by the Islamic Information Centre (Ghana) an arm of Caravan of Mercy Ghana.
Each pack will cost approximately £5 and we are appealing to the public to donate Lillah to this cause.

It is reported that the Prophet Peace Be Upon Him Said:
“By Allah, if Allah were to guide one man through you it would be better for you than the best type of camels.”
(Bukhari, Muslim)

• Donate online using your credit/ debit card.
• Phone 0116 276 3344 or phone 07752 247 994 to make a credit or debit card payment.
• Visit or send a cheque to our office (see below)

Booklet titles:
Islam a brief guide
The big questions
The Sahabah: the unique Quranic generation
What was the sign of Jonah
Knowledge of the unseen
Siyam (fasting)
Moses, Jesus, Muhammad (pbuh)
Shahada: Confession of a Muslim
Ash-Shirk and Al-Kufr
Signs of the last day
What the bible says about Muhammad (pbuh)
The Quran and modern science
Some prominent westerner
The sword of Islam
What the bible says about Muhammad
Miracles of the Quran
Selected Duas
Salaah, the Muslim prayer
The concept of God in major religions
Islam at a glance
Answers to non-Muslims’ common questions about islam
Muhammad, the Prophet of Islam
Muhammad, A to Z
The life of the prophet (pbuh)
A Muslim portrayal of Jesus
What does Islam say about marriage
Position of women in Islam
The tradition of Gabriel

Leaflet titles:
The Mercy of Allah
Who was Muhammad
Facts about Usury
The Islamic view on the prohibition of alcohol
The Qurans scientific accuracy (Revert scientists)
Adultery and fornication
Muslim at the time of death
The halal slaughter controversy
Al Quran at a glance
Malcolm X
You must know this man
Life after death
Hijab, reflections by Muslim women
The last sermon of the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)
Who was Jesus
Why don’t you pray?

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Molana Ebrahim returns from Gambia

The Chairman of Caravan Of Mercy spent two weeks travelling through Gambia. He started at our Gambia Head-Quarters in Brikama. From there he went by road to over-see the Caravan Of Mercy Madressah school in a village in Medina Manneh. From there hed visited another Caravan Of Mercy Madressah school in Kuntaur. Alhamdulillah, the madressah there (established through your donations) has now this week just started 56 boys on Hifz ul Quran. 26 of these boys are orphans.

Maulana returned back to Leicester on Tuesday 11th December. InshaAllah a report of his visit will come soon.

His route was 160 miles. Click here to see route on map.

Madina Manneh primary school and madressa teaches 300 apprx  boys and girls. Building was completed in 2008.

The van was donated in 2009 from the UK and sent to Gambia filled with computers. Alhamdulillah it is still being used in the Gambia today.

 

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Bangladesh – West Bengal SSP January/ February 2013.

Inshallah, Molana Ebrahim, another brother from Sajid Chaus of Leicester and 2 more volunteers from London, Asif Sheikh (Standford Hill) & Yusuf Mangera (Clapton)  are due to travel to Bangladesh and India this month (25th January 2013) for 9 days.

The main objective of this trip is to commence the SSPs (Self Sustaining progects) in and around our bases which are Sunamganj, Sirajganj and Kurigram (Bangladesh). And in and around our base, Lalpur, Mathurapur, in West Bengal, India. The four man party is due to land in Dhaka on the 24th January 2013. From there they should travel north to Sunamganj via Sylet.

26th-27th January: SSPs. Sunamganj (Bangladesh)
28th January:  Dhaka (Bangladesh)
29th-30th January: SSPs. Kurigram (Bangladesh)
30th-1st Jan/ Feb: Sirajganj (Bangladesh)
2nd-4th February: SSPs. North 24 Parganas District, near Kolkata, West Bengal (India)
4th February: Delhi (India)

The last destination of the tour will be Delhi to organise the shipment of Qurans and other literature for Caravan Of Mercy to be sent to West Africa.

Sunamganj, Bangladesh, is close to the Indian border (Meghalaya state). The villages are very poor, backward and remote with abject poverty. This will be the fouth year that Caravan Of Mercy has been conducting SSPs (Self Supporting Projects) in this area.

Past intiates include;
The intallation of water pumps,
The buiding, maintenance of the Hazrat Abu Bakr Orphanage (which at present homes 175 ophans and has 5 Maktabs (schools))
Ramadhan food distribution.
Winter blankets distribution.

*  Any-one wishing to donate to any of these projects can do so now can do so now on-line HERE or by visiting our office in Leicester or by making a card payment by phoning 01162763344

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Molana Ebrahim in Gambia November/ December

The Chairman of Caravan Of Mercy travelled through Gambia for two weeks in Novemver/ December 2012. He started at our Gambia Head-Quarters in Brikama. From there he travelled by road to over-see the Caravan Of Mercy Madressah school in a village in Medina Manneh. From there he  visited another Caravan Of Mercy Madressah school in Kuntaur.

His route was 160m miles. Click here to see route on map.

Madina Manneh primary school and madressa teaches 300 apprx  boys and girls. Building was completed in 2008.

The van was donated in 2009 from the UK and sent to Gambia filled with computers. Alhamdulillah it is still being used in the Gambia today.

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Ghana Appeal

Quran Project for Ghana:

We have printed 20,000 Qurans for Ghana. ‘Interpretation of the meanings of the Noble Quran’ contain both Arabic as well as English text. The translation is by Dr. Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din Al Hilali and Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan. It features explainations from Sahih Al Bukhari. The front and back covers are being printed now in India and almost ready for dispatch.

Each book cost £3.00 (cost covers transport, printing and distribution). Inshallah this consignment will be delivered to Tema, Accra (location of our Ghana office) in February 2013 and from there the Qurans will be delivered to different locations throughout Ghana.

The cost of this project have been met but we still need funds for future Quran distribution.

As part of this consignment, we plan to include Islamic Dawah literature as well as French tranlated Qurans for neighbouring countries. After visiting Ghana recently, Maulana Ebrahim saw first hand how much the locals are crying out for knowledge. Please donate English books and literature for dawah. Please donate lillah by phoning CoM on 0116 276 3344 or use this website to make a donation using your bank/ credit card.

We need donations now for the added literature.

PLEASE DONATE NOW.

Images feature the building plans for the ‘Aisha Siddiqqa (RA) Islamic Girls Academy’ for Ghanaian orphan girls. Please donate to this project.