Al-Imdaad volunteers launch first mobile musallah & madrassah

05 Jul 2014
FRIENDS OF AL IMDAAD a volunteer wing have launched their first mobile musallah and madrasah.
Al-Imdaad Volunteers Inaugurate Mobile Musalla in Emona
27 Jun 2014With efforts from the team members, sponsors and others, the musallah was launched on Saturday 28 June 2014/30 Sha’baan 1435. The inauguration was attended by senior members of the AL-IMDAAD FOUNDATION, volunteers and contributing donors. Together with the official handover and opening of the musallah, snacks and drinks were provided to the local children present, as well as a distribution of beanies and blankets amongst the locals as part of Al-Imdaad's Operation Winter-Warmth.
Alhamdulillah by the grace and mercy of Allah Ta’alah, Al-Imdaad Foundation volunteers have launched their first mobile musallah and madrasah. The catalyst for introducing this concept arose from the realisation of widespread lack of infrastructure and funds in poor and rural areas which as a result are deprived of musallahs and a place for children to attend religious classes. The urgent and growing need for such facilities presented itself right at our doorstep in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) and after much deliberation and consultation the first recipient site was selected for the inaugural project. Emona just outside Tongaat on the KZN north coast is a very poor rural community and is home to just twenty Muslim families. Approximately twenty two children were attending madrasah classes at the home of the local Shaik so the need to provide the community with their own musallah/madrasah was acknowledged by the Taalimi (Islamic Education) Board and the project undertaken.