Masha’Allah,
we are blessed to carry this program and we pray for other Islamic
institutions and missions, and also religious and human organizations to do
the same all around the world. There are three folds who are responsible
and/or care and they come forward, it will be benefit all.
The
purpose of this program is to help Muslims who have been released from prison
(and who might have taken Shahadah in prison to rectify their lives) to begin
a fresh life in Islam and to provide some funds for them until they settle
down and find a job.
This
program could also be used to supplement our Dawah program to provide
assistance and material (Qur’an, books, publications, prayer rug, etc.) for
inmates, Insha’Allah.
It
is worth mentioning since that the cost of shipping such items are high, and
we suggest that volunteers carry these items in person to prison and give to
inmates and/or to an official there. Please insure that the institution
permits such items. Also since the number of inmates in any prison is high, it
is hard to reach each single individual, and we appeal to the inmates to share
with each other.
Note
that if you are planning to visit any institution, you must check with the
institution to have your name assigned for the visit, and you inquire what
they will allow you to bring with you for inmates. Also you should take from
the inmate(s) only what they allow you to take. There are rules of each
person, and we must obey such rules and we must be sincere. Nabiy Muhammad (Sallallahu
Alayhi Waalihi Wasalam) said,“Religion is sincerity. Whoever is anxious to
(enter) paradise, he hastens doing good deeds.” The Glorious Qur'an
says,"I will not suffer the work of any of you that worketh to be lost,
be he male or female, the one of you being from the other. Then he who hath
done an atom-weight of good shall see it." 3:195 & 99
We
urge you, your family and friends and any official to join us in this effort,
and we invite you brothers and sisters to be participate in this program.
Please contact KCIK or simply send
your full name, address, telephone and fax numbers and e-mail address to KCIK.
The Glorious Qur'an says,“And spend ye of what We have provided you with (in
the way of Allah), ere when cometh unto you death, you say: O' my Lord! why
not thou respite me unto a near term, so that I may give alms, and be of the
doers of good." 63:54
Insha'Allah,
this program will enable us all to serve Islam and humanity in the best way.
We hope you will be one of those (Mohsineen) to come forward and donate for
this cause, making every effort to help us fulfill our objective, Insha’alah.
The Glorious Qur'an says,"Whoever intercedeth with a good intercession
shall have a share therefrom." 4:85O'
Lord, record our good deeds and leave us delighted with what they have written
down concerning them (i.e. good deeds), Ameen.
Please
note that the request for donation for this program is not toward the AL-KUFA
Newsletter – this Dawah requires its own constant funding. The Glorious
Qur'an says,"And Allah gave them the reward in this world and the
excellent reward of the hereafter; Verily Allah loveth those who do good (to
others)." 3:147O' Lord, reward those who act righteously with goodness and
blessings for all that He has conferred upon them of His has conferred upon
them of His recurrent favors, Ameen. Jazakum Allahu Khairan.
We
recognize that there are other sources that inmates who are released from
incarceration can depend on:
1.
Family, relatives, and friends.
2.
The government.
3.
The community they might return to.
However
these are some who do not have family and/or their family do not want back,
and they are unable to obtain assistance because of their records. When the
inmate release, first 1,2, and 3, study why he/she committed such crime if
any. O’
Lord, an accepted repentance, which afterwards gave us no rest in a sin that
we committed or an act of disobedience that we performed!, Ameen.
There
are special programs in certain land(s) where the government offers such
rehabilitation programs for the young men and women to provide training of
academic education along with free housing, medical and dental care. Students
also receive clothing allowance and, at the completion of training, a
readjustment allowance. We hope there are similar programs for those who are
released from prison to begin a new good life. There are other inmate(s) all
around the world who receive food only once a day and they live in great pain
and difficulties that would make a free human being cry. We encourage others
to think about them with kindness and we pray for them.
Insh’Allah, we begin this program with a fund of $1,000, from a (Mohsin) from Virginia who denoted for this program, Al-Hamdulillah. May Allah (Subhanahu Wa Ta'Ala) reward and bless him for his words and action and good deeds with goodness, Ameen. We realize that such a rehabilitation program would take a great funding base. We will try and help toward meeting small initial expenses.