28th Night Request: Meals Needed For Homeless Muslim Migrant Children & Adults in NYC | Help Us Provide Food To Those In Need

1 year ago

as'salaamu alaykum,

On this 28th night of Ramadan, I'm reaching out to ask that you help us provide food to our migrant sisters and brothers for both their remaining Ramadan meals as well as once the month is complete. It's roughly between $5 and $6 per meal and something that many of us can afford to give. We're working with the Gambian Youth Org in the Bronx to get it done inshallah. You can make a zakat-eligible and tax-deductible contribution now at launchgood.com/GYOrelief to help feed our sisters and brothers. Please share with others as well to encourage them to give.

Multiple organizations have reached out to the IC since Ramadan started asking if we can help provide suhoor and iftar to Muslim migrants and asylum seekers here in NYC. Some 180,000 migrants have come to New York in an influx that began in April 2022, and an estimated 65,000 are still in the citys care. Many of these are Muslims and all of them are people like you and I. They remain in the streets without any shelter, adequate clothing, and no food for iftar or suhoor. May Allah make things easy for them and make us from the best of their supporters at this time. Ameen.

Help Feed Our Migrant Brothers & Sisters in NYC Today

The merits of helping someone break their fast are quite immense. Our hearts just have to remember who our teacher is, peace and blessings be upon him, and step up to help others in their time of need. The Prophet Muhammed, peace and blessings be upon him, said:

Whoever helps break the fast of a fasting person, he will have the same reward as him without decreasing anything from the reward of the fasting person.

In another hadith, the Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, came to the home of Sad ibn Ubadah, may Allah be pleased with him, who presented him with bread and olive oil. The Prophet ate them and he said:

The fasting have broken their fast with you, the righteous have eaten your food, and the angels send blessings upon you.

Help Feed Our Migrant Brothers & Sisters in NYC Today

Many of the masjids that are supporting our migrant sisters and brothers were already strapped financially prior to their assistance. Utility bills, water bills, and more are increasing as they are housing and feeding thousands of people. If you are interested in providing support in that regard, please let me know and I will connect you to non-profits that are working on that as well.

Please do give whatever you can today at launchgood.com/GYOrelief. Every bit will make a difference. Barakallahu feekum - may Allah bless you and your loved ones always, give to you only the best in this world and the best in the next, and accept from all of us in these blessed days and nights of Ramadan. Ameen.

- Khalid

Imam Khalid Latif
University Chaplain | Global Spiritual Life at NYU
Executive Director | The Islamic Center at NYU
Senior Fellow & Co-Founder  | Of Many Institute for Multifaith Leadership
Adjunct Assistant Professor  | NYU Wagner
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