Muslimat Al-Nisaa
Healthy Solutions
Wholistic Health, Education, Social & Shelter Services Center
5115 Liberty Heights Ave
Baltimore, MD 21207
(410) 466-8686
fax (410) 466-5949
As-salaamu-alaikum,
As the Director of an organization which has been in existence for greater than 10 years, I am in a unique position to be able to witness first hand the plight and despair of the homeless women and children within our communities.
Over the past year, knowledge of our services have caused a major increase in financial, housing, health care requests, and referrals, , not just from DC/MD/VA/, but nationwide. As a result, we can no longer do this alone, we need the financial support of our community. We are in urgent need to raise $350,000 to relocate and furnish a property in which to house our Muslim women’s shelter, education and health center.
Alhamdulilah, the A.D.A.M.S. center has agreed to host a fundraiser for the “Al-Nisaa Health, Education, Social & Shelter Organization” scheduled for July 29, 2007.
As Muslims we successfully raise funds for masjids and schools, while “social service” and health care needs are left as the concern of state and local governments. The theme of our fundraiser is, “Eradicating Homelessness in Our Community, Whose Responsibility Is It?” A key component of this fundraiser Inshallah will be a seminar with presentations by our organizational Directors, discussing both the current and proposed center services. Our goal is to strive to earn your trust by demonstrating accountability of your financial gift.
I hope you can find time in your schedule to attend the seminar and dinner on July 29th, 2007, 3pm - 7pm. We ask you to join with other Islamic organizations uniting to eradicate homelessness, and help us achieve our financial goal. If other commitments prevent you from attending, please consider sending your financial contribution to the address below, before the dinner, if possible.
The attached flyer is the current rough draft of confirmed information.
We need your support. Our greatest assistance is from those who agree to serve as sponsors. I’m seeking to use the resources from within our community to Inshallah allow everyone to share in the perpetual Blessings associated with this much needed service center.
On behalf of those in need, I humbly and respectfully ask for your help. Other than that, it remains in the Hands of ALLAH(SWT). Our collective efforts will make a difference!
Help with ticket sales and sponsorships is the greatest need.
Please read the attached. Download, print and distribute.
Islamic Organizations To Eradicate Homelessness in the Muslim Community
A Subsidiary of the Muslim Inter-Community Network, a Non-Profit Organization
501(c)(3) Tax ID: 52-1662748
Al-Nisaa Wholistic Health Center has been in existence for over three years with the mission of caring for the underprivileged, the underinsured and the underserved in our community. Al-Nisaa Health Center provides health screenings, first aide as well as seminars for varying community events. Volunteers, equipment, and supplies are always needed.
DONATE TO THE HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE UNINSURED HEALTH FUND
A woman is proud of herself just the same as a man would be. She likes to be respected by others. She would get hurt if she were to be insulted or belittled. She feels good when respected and would hate those who try to degrade her .
Dear Sir! your wife surely expects you to respect her more than others. She has every right to expect her life partner and best friend to care for her.
She works for you and your children’s comfort and thus expects you to value her efforts and to respect her. Honouring her would not belittle you but it would indeed go to prove your love and affection towards her. Therefore, respect her more than others and talk to her politely. Do not interrupt her or shout at her. Call her by respectful and virtuous names. Show your respect when she wants to sit down. When you enter the house, if she forgets to say ‘Salam’ (greetings), then you should say ‘Salam’ to her.
Say ‘Good-bye’ when leaving your house. Do not lose contact with her when travelling or away from home. Write to her.
Show your respect for her when in gatherings. Seriously avoid all insults and humiliation. Do not abuse or even jokingly tease her. Do not think that because you are close to her she would not mind you making fun of her. On the contrary she will dislike such an attitude but may not express it.
“A dignified woman, around 35 years of age, says about her divorce request: ‘It is twelve years that I have been married. My husband is a good man and there are many characteristics of a good and amiable person in him. But he has never wanted to realize that I am his wife and the mother of both his children. He thinks he is a fitting person for get togethers, but he performs his show by teasing and humiliating me. You cannot believe how much I have been hurt. My nerves have been affected so much that I have to go to a psychiatrist for treatment. I have talked to my husband about it many times. I have begged him not to treat me in this way. I have reminded him of my position as ‘his wife’ and my age and that it is not proper for him to joke with me in front of others so that they have a laugh or a good time. I feel embarrassed in front of everybody and because I have not ever been a witty person, I cannot compete with him. Since my demands are not being met by my husband, I prefer to separate from him. I know I will not be happy on my own, but I cannot live with a man who constantly degrades me’.”[153]
All women expect their husbands to respect them and all of them hate insults If some women keep silent before their husbands’ humiliations, it is not the proof of their satisfaction.
If you respect your wife, she will do the same to you and thus your relationship will grow stronger. You would also earn more respect from others. If you maltreat her and she retaliates, it is again your fault and not hers.
Dear Sir! marrying is not equal to getting a slave. You cannot treat a free person as a slave. Your wife has married you in order to live with you and to share her life with a man whom she loves. She expects the same things from you as you do from her. Therefore treat her in a manner in which you would like to be treated.
“Imam Sadiq (AS), quoting his father, stated: ‘Whoever marries, must respect his wife’.”
“The Prophet (SA) of Allah stated: ‘Whoever respects a Muslim, Allah would pay him his own respect’.”
“The Prophet (SA) of Allah also stated: ‘None would respect women except the magnanimous ones, and none would insult them except the ignoble ones.’ In addition, the Prophet (SA) of Allah stated: ‘Whoever insults his family, would lose happiness in his life’.
Ummah Savers has implemented a new community service project, JUST CAUSE. We will participate in monthly volunteer projects with local non-profit organizations.
This Month at the Capital Area Food Bank’s Food For Kid’s Weekend Bag program June 30 from 9a.m. to 12 p.m. in Washington , DC .
Very upsetting…Those of you who know me, know I’ve been a wrestling fan since the early 80s during the glory days of Hulk Hogan, Mr. Wonderful, Iron Sheikh…
Remember to remain grateful for the favors Allah has bestowed upon you. From the outside Chris had it all - stardom via an excellent wrestling career, wealth, and beautiful wife and child.
Wrestler Chris Benoit, Family Found Dead
According to lead investigator Lt. Tommy Pope, of the Fayette County Sheriff’s Department, in Fayetteville, Ga., the deaths of WWE Superstar Chris Benoit, wife Nancy and son Daniel were the result of a double murder-suicide, WWE.com has learned.
Benoit failed to appear both at Saturday’s live event in Beaumont, Tx., and WWE’s Vengeance: Night of Champions in Houston Sunday night, after informing WWE of a family emergency. Several curious text messages sent by Benoit early Sunday morning prompted concerned friends to alert Richard Hering, VP of Government Relations for WWE, Inc. Hering, in turn, spoke with Fayette County sheriffs Monday, and requested that they respond to the Benoit residence to check on him and his family.
Authorities representing the Sheriff’s Department initially had a difficult time entering Benoit’s new Fayetteville home Monday afternoon, which had been guarded by two large German Shepherds roaming freely around the property. Once authorities entered the residence, they quickly located the bodies of Benoit, Nancy and Daniel. WWE was notified of the discovery at approximately 4 p.m.
At 10 p.m. Monday night, Lt. Pope held a press conference in conjunction with Scott Ballard, the district attorney for Fayette County. The press conference officially ruled authorities’ findings as a double murder-suicide from within the home.
WAGA, a FOX-owned and operated television station in Atlanta, reported that investigators believe Benoit killed his wife and 7-year-old son over the weekend, then himself on Monday.
The three bodies have been received by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation’s crime lab, in Decatur, Ga., where autopsies will be performed Tuesday morning. Toxicology reports will not become available for at least two weeks.
WWE.com has further information relating to both the investigation and the cause of death, but the Fayette County Sheriff’s Department has requested that WWE.com not release any additional details at this time.
As we begin to truly understand that the world outside of us is a reflection of the world inside of us, we may feel confused about who is to blame for the problems in our lives. If we had a difficult childhood, we may wonder how we can take responsibility for that, and in our current relationships, the same question arises. We all know that blaming others is the opposite of taking responsibility, but we may not understand how to take responsibility for things that we don’t truly feel responsible for. We may blame our parents for our low self-esteem, and we may blame our current partner for exacerbating it with their unconscious behavior. Objectively, this seems to make sense. After all, it is not our fault if our parents were irresponsible or unkind, and we are not to blame for our partner’s bad behavior.
Perhaps the problem lies with the activity of blaming. Whether we blame others or blame ourselves, there is something aggressive and unkind about it. It sets up a situation in which it becomes difficult to move forward under the burdensome feelings of shame and guilt that arise. It also puts the resolution of our pain in the hands of someone other than us. Ultimately, we cannot insist that someone else take responsibility for their actions; only they can make that choice when they are ready. In the meantime, if we want to move forward with our lives instead of waiting around for something that may or may not happen, we begin to see the wisdom of taking the situation into our own hands.
We do this by forgiving our parents, even if they have not asked for our forgiveness, so that we can be free. We end the abusive relationship with our partner, who may never admit to any wrongdoing, because we are willing to take responsibility for how we are treated. In short, we love ourselves as we want to be loved and create the life we know we deserve. We leave the resolution of the wrongs committed against us in the hands of the universe, releasing ourselves to live a life free of blame.
