The London-based English Premier League membership Arsenal have taken the initiative to achieve out to the U.Ok.’s Muslim group to assist these affected by the devastating earthquakes that struck Türkiye and Syria earlier this week, abandoning a path of destruction.
Mohammed Kozbar, chairperson of the Finsbury Park Mosque in North London, mentioned the English Premier League membership reached out to them to participate in aid work.
“They contacted us, we have this good relation with them. They offered to provide food, some other material, necessary items to the victims as well to those affected by the earthquake,” he informed Anadolu Agency (AA).
Kozbar mentioned they’re working with the membership to see how they’ll ship the provides to the catastrophe zones.
Earlier, Arsenal prolonged condolences to the victims on Twitter, saying, “We are truly saddened to hear of the tragic events. Our thoughts are with all those who are affected.”
Shocked however united
Kozbar mentioned the Muslim group within the U.Ok. is united in aiding quake-hit victims in each Türkiye and Syria.
He mentioned that like many individuals world wide, Muslims in London had been additionally shocked after they first acquired the news of the earthquakes, which is being termed “a huge disaster” for the individuals of Türkiye and Syria and a “shock for the Muslim community here in the U.K.”
“No one knew the scale of the disaster. So many lives have been lost because of this earthquake. And this makes people feel really helpless and shocked,” he added.
Donation drives
Kozbar mentioned that individuals didn’t know tips on how to assist till the Muslim Council of Britain, an umbrella physique with over 500 Muslim organizations, began to marketing campaign, making “the Muslim community come together.”
“They started sending messages through social media, emails and so on, telling people that they can be positive and they can help [with] whatever they can by donating money, make Dua(s) (supplications), and also arranging for shelters, clothes if possible,” he added.
The chairperson defined that the communities have mobilized, and lots of actions and charity campaigns are underway and deliberate in London.
One of them is accumulating donations after Friday prayers in mosques, he mentioned, including that he believes individuals will probably be beneficiant sufficient to help the marketing campaign.
“We are trying our best to help. I know that the disaster is huge, it needs a lot of effort. But if every one of us does even a bit of things, Insha’Allah (if Allah wills), it will have an impact and help these people,” he mentioned.
Kozbar additionally talked about that they’re at the moment operating an internet funds assortment marketing campaign via a hyperlink, which they distributed on social media for individuals who want to donate via the mosque.
He pressured that the raised quantity will go to Islamic Relief as nicely, a member of the U.Ok.’s Disasters Emergency Committee.
“We try our best to help our brothers and sisters in Türkiye and Syria,” Kozbar mentioned.
Close to 19,000 individuals had been killed and over 75,000 others injured in two sturdy earthquakes that jolted southern Türkiye earlier this week, in line with the nationwide catastrophe company the Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD).
The magnitude 7.7 and seven.6 earthquakes, centered in Kahramanmaraş province, have impacted some 13 million individuals throughout 10 Turkish provinces, together with Adana, Adıyaman, Diyarbakır, Gaziantep, Hatay, Kilis, Malatya, Osmaniye and Şanlıurfa.
Several nations within the area, together with Syria the place over 3,300 individuals had been killed, had been additionally affected.
Source: www.dailysabah.com
