Newly-Built Mosque to Serve Nearly 500 People

in the Layyah District

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Newly-Built Mosque to Serve Nearly 500 People in the Layyah District

Following the generous donation towards our Mosque Programme from a UK supporter, Muslim Charity has helped the residents of Village Dirkhan in Pakistan to change their lives for the better.

Muslim Charity’s Mosque Programme is based on the Islamic principles that education is a key to a better life, and so teaching and learning are at the core of our programme.

The community of Village Dirkhan, in Tehsil and Layyah District, Punjab, Pakistan, have always strived to expose their young ones to an Islamic education and instil within them a sense of community. The vast majority of the breadwinners from the 70 households in the village are unskilled labourers who work tirelessly to support their families, whilst women and the elderly work the fields to make ends meet. In such destitute and vulnerable situations, having food on the table overrides the need to educate children – a sacrifice majority of the families take.

Living in such harsh realities, the community has never managed to build a mosque; in Islamic tradition this is the heart and soul of the community, a place of prayer and worship, and a place that encourages the practice of the Islamic faith and social cohesion. The residents of Village Dirkhan would pray alone in their own homes or in open fields, finding it difficult to congregate for prayers. Islam teaches unity of the spiritual and the worldly aspects of life therefore by not having a mosque the community was being affected not only on a spiritual level but on an emotional and social one as well.

The people of Village Dirkhan wanted to strengthen their relationship with their faith, and with your support and donations you have enabled Muslim Charity to build a place of worship for a community of men, women and children. Without the support of our generous UK supporters, the 490 residents of Village Dirkhan would not have a fully-functioning mosque to call their own, 80 children would not be reciting the Holy Qur’an and learning about Islam today and the community would not be performing their five daily prayers in congregation. With one mosque, an entire community has become engaged with one another on a social and spiritual level and this has created a sustainable centre of learning for future generations.

Muhammad Ibrahim is a 34 year old farmer and is a regular attendee of the newly built mosque. He was eager to express his gratitude towards Muslim Charity and its supporters and explained how it has helped him; “Our masjid has every facility, I am very happy that I am attending my five times prayer with my full attention… In hot summers the masjid is providing us with shelter and we are now getting pleasure from our prayers under a fine shelter.”

When children like Arif who is 10 years of age and Madni who is 12 were asked about the mosque they said, “We are very happy that we have a good masjid; we are learning Holy Qur’an and saying our prayers. We are very happy that we were involved throughout the process of constructing the masjid, now we are getting an education under such a beautiful masjid. Our classmates are also very happy that they are getting an education too. We are very thankful to Muslim Charity and our respectable donors for supporting us and will continue praying for them.”

There are many more villages just like this one across Asia and Africa. There are many more children just like Arif and Madni, who would love to learn about their faith and educate themselves. Please continue supporting us and donate to our Mosque Programme, so we can build a mosque for every Muslim community. It costs £7,000 for a complete small mosque in Asia, £8,500 in Africa and £15,000 for a complete large mosque in Asia or Africa to be constructed. Mosques can be donated on behalf of late loved ones or relatives too.

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