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In Today's Newsletter
16 Things You can do on the Night of Power
Istighfar: Seeking Forgiveness from Allah
15 Ideas for Simple Pre-Eid Planning
18 Ways Immigrants can Make this Eid Special!

Zakat: Tool of Change & Development
New Community Health Center in Karachi
How HDF Uses Your Donation
Inner Dimension of Zakat
Zakat: Right of the Poor
Zakat and Charity: Instrument for Developing the Poor
Zakat Calculator
Give your Zakat to HDF

Assalamu alaikum,

Did Ramadan pass by too quickly for you this time? You still have the Nigh of Power (Laylatul Qadr) to come closer to Allah this Ramadan through your Ibadat!

Did you know Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, was also extremely generous in the last ten days of Ramadan? Like a blowing wind. Because in Ramadan, our regular actions like zakat are multiplied up to 70 times!

HDF uses your Zakat in ways that instead of money going to one-time consumption, it continues to work in productive ways and keeps bringing you the reward.

We stretch your Zakat to do more than a normal dollar. We believe that it is more rewarding to give through HDF, since it becomes a Sadaqa-e-Jariyah (perpectual charity).

We request you to send your Zakat to HDF before Ramadan ends to maximize your rewards.

Check out 15 simple ways to pre-plan for Eid with your family.

Peace,
HDF Team

16 Things You can do on the Night of Power
We take break from job for almost everything in life, why not this time to focus on worshiping and thanking our Creator in the last 10 days of Ramadan! If this is possible, take the week off from work. If this is not possible at least take a few days off if you can. [read more]

Istighfar: Seeking Forgiveness from Allah
We need istighfar to constantly purify and cleanse our heart. We are not born in sin, but we are born in weakness. We are prone to fall prey to the many temptations that are part of our test in this life. And when we do fall and commit a sin, it produces a dark spot in our heart.[read more]

15 Ideas for Simple Pre-Eid Planning
Make a specific Eid plan TODAY. Sit with the family and discuss what you will do on Eid day. Plan things step-by-step. Where will you go to perform Eid prayers? Where will you go afterwards? Get everyone involved and listen to all suggestions.[read more]

18 Ways Immigrants can Make this Eid Special!
For those who have Muslim families celebrating Eid with them, it's easy to enjoy this blessed day. For others though, Eid can be a lonely affair. If you're a recent immigrant or student here with family back home, Eid day can be depressing, since you'll be missing your family and feeling there is little reason to celebrate. [read more]

New Community Health Center in Karachi
The neighborhood of Kachi Abadi in Karachi is very poor; most of the residents live in slums, with the men doing menial labor and the women primarily working as domestic servants. To help these people, HDF decided to open a Community Health Center! [read more]

How HDF Uses Your Donation
Your donation helps us in many ways. Here is a brief explanation of how your donation may be used. However, Your Zakat money goes directly into our Zakat Fund, which we use to address the most critical needs of our constituents.[read more]

Inner Dimension of Zakat
The habit of miserliness is only eliminated by making oneself accustomed to spending money. Certain inward attitudes and duties are incumbent on those who seek, through the payment of Zakat, that which leads to good in the Hereafter. [read more]

Zakat: Right of the Poor
Money. These days it is hardly of secondary importance for those who don't have it. And even for many who do! What does Islam say about it? Islam recognizes the value of wealth. It refers to it as:"Your property which Allah has made for you a means of support."[4:5]. [read more]

Zakat and Charity: Instrument for Developing the Poor
What efforts are we, as human beings, commanding certain surplus comforts and luxury, doing for the comfort of the poor? Islam has rightly given a mandate to all believers that negligence of the incapable does not earn the good will of God.[read more]

Eradicate Poverty through Zakat- Give Your Zakat to HDF!
HDF counts on your donations to sustain and expand our vital projects. It is only through your generous financial support - and the tireless devotion of our volunteers - that HDF can accomplish its mission of bringing about positive social change and community empowerment. [read more]

Help a Family Achieve Dignity for Just 50 cents a Day!
Your tax-deductible donation of just $15 per month will help us provide services for a family of eight. $30 per month supports two families. That?s just a dollar per day to help two families reach for dignity and well-being. Won?t you take a moment to donate now?

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The mission of HDF shall be to facilitate a non-political movement for a positive social change and community empowerment through mass literacy, enhanced quality of education, universal primary health care and grassroots economic development.

Date/Time Last Modified: 6/28/2002 5:32:02 PM

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