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FLOOD RELIEF |
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Pakistan Flood Report |
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A United Nations report released on Monday
announced, “The number of people suffering from the
massive floods in Pakistan exceeds 14 million — more
than the combined total of the 2004 Indian Ocean
tsunami, the 2005 Kashmir earthquake and the 2010
Haiti earthquake.”
The
floods were initiated by extremely heavy monsoon
rains in Northern Provinces of Khyber Pakthunkwa.
Over 600,000 people are marooned in the province's
Swat Valley alone. Flood rising waters have rising
floodwaters
central and southern provinces of Punjab and
Sindh, affecting hundreds of thousands of people.
Countless villages are completely submerged under
water. Homes, hospitals, schools and market places
are permanently destroyed and washed away. Still
rain continues to pound over people as they walk
knee deep in water, looking for food and shelter.
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Comments of Flood Victims: |
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1.
"It would have
been better if we had died in the floods as our
current miserable life is much more painful," -
Ahmed Manzoor. He fled the flood with his family
from the town of Shikarpur and now spends his nights
shivering in the rain. He says, "It is very painful
to see our people living without food and shelter.”
2.
"I have no
utensils. I have no food for my children. I have no
money. We were able to escape the floodwaters, but
hunger may kill us." Hora Mai, 40
Thousands of people are camped out on roads, bridges
and railway tracks. There is no dry ground,
everywhere its mud that is constantly sliding with
water.
This is the worst floods in Pakistan's
history. U.N. special envoy for the disaster,
Jean-Maurice Ripert, said Sunday that Pakistan will
need billions of dollars more from international
donors to recover from the floods.
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Al
Huda Relief
Efforts |
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Al Huda is feeding 500 flood victims twice a day,
every day in Peshawar. In addition to this, Al Huda
distributed 16 rice
daigs amongst 2000 people in Zandi camp, Charsada Peshawar. We also
handed out 150 cans of fresh water and RS. 10,000
worth of medicine in the camp.
Roti (bread), halwa and clean clothes was
provided to 150 flood victims in Khat Kalay,
Camp Bella.
Cash donations are urgently needed to feed victims
in Nowshera, Bela Pirpai, Pabbi/Chamkani, Charsdda
and Aman garh areas Cash donations for helicopter
service is needed for food distribution in these
areas.
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Du'a |
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ـحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدٌ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا
أَبُو ضَمْرَةَ، أَنَسُ بْنُ عِيَاضٍ قَالَ
حَدَّثَنَا شَرِيكُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ
أَبِي نَمِرٍ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ أَنَسَ بْنَ
مَالِكٍ، يَذْكُرُ أَنَّ رَجُلاً، دَخَلَ
يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ مِنْ باب كَانَ وُجَاهَ
الْمِنْبَرِ، وَرَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه
وسلم قَائِمٌ يَخْطُبُ فَاسْتَقْبَلَ رَسُولَ
اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَائِمًا فَقَالَ
يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، هَلَكَتِ الْمَوَاشِي
وَانْقَطَعَتِ السُّبُلُ، فَادْعُ اللَّهَ
يُغِيثُنَا. قَالَ فَرَفَعَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ
صلى الله عليه وسلم يَدَيْهِ فَقَالَ "
اللَّهُمَّ اسْقِنَا، اللَّهُمَّ اسْقِنَا،
اللَّهُمَّ اسْقِنَا ". قَالَ أَنَسٌ
وَلاَ وَاللَّهِ مَا نَرَى فِي السَّمَاءِ
مِنْ سَحَابٍ وَلاَ قَزَعَةً وَلاَ شَيْئًا،
وَمَا بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَ سَلْعٍ مِنْ بَيْتٍ
وَلاَ دَارٍ، قَالَ فَطَلَعَتْ مِنْ وَرَائِهِ
سَحَابَةٌ مِثْلُ التُّرْسِ، فَلَمَّا
تَوَسَّطَتِ السَّمَاءَ انْتَشَرَتْ ثُمَّ
أَمْطَرَتْ. قَالَ وَاللَّهِ مَا رَأَيْنَا
الشَّمْسَ سِتًّا، ثُمَّ دَخَلَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ
ذَلِكَ الْبَابِ فِي الْجُمُعَةِ
الْمُقْبِلَةِ، وَرَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله
عليه وسلم قَائِمٌ يَخْطُبُ، فَاسْتَقْبَلَهُ
قَائِمًا فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ،
هَلَكَتِ الأَمْوَالُ وَانْقَطَعَتِ
السُّبُلُ، فَادْعُ اللَّهَ يُمْسِكْهَا،
قَالَ فَرَفَعَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه
وسلم يَدَيْهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ "
اللَّهُمَّ
حَوَالَيْنَا وَلاَ عَلَيْنَا، اللَّهُمَّ
عَلَى الآكَامِ وَالْجِبَالِ وَالآجَامِ
وَالظِّرَابِ وَالأَوْدِيَةِ وَمَنَابِتِ
الشَّجَرِ
". قَالَ فَانْقَطَعَتْ وَخَرَجْنَا
نَمْشِي فِي الشَّمْسِ. قَالَ شَرِيكٌ
فَسَأَلْتُ أَنَسًا أَهُوَ الرَّجُلُ
الأَوَّلُ قَالَ لاَ أَدْرِي
Narrated Anas bin Malik: Once in the
lifetime of the Prophet (p.b.u.h) the people
were afflicted with drought (famine). While
the Prophet was delivering the Khutba on a
Friday, a Bedouin stood up and said, "O,
Allah's Apostle! Our possessions are being
destroyed and the children are hungry;
Please invoke Allah (for rain)". So the
Prophet raised his hands. At that time there
was not a trace of cloud in the sky. By Him
in Whose Hands my soul is as soon as he
lowered his hands, clouds gathered like
mountains, and before he got down from the
pulpit, I saw the rain falling on the beard
of the Prophet. It rained that day, the next
day, the third day, the fourth day till the
next Friday. The same Bedouin or another man
stood up and said, "O Allah's Apostle! The
houses have collapsed, our possessions and
livestock have been drowned; Please invoke
Allah (to protect us)". So the Prophet
raised both his hands and said, "O
Allah! Round about us and not on us".
So, in whatever direction he pointed with
his hands, the clouds dispersed and cleared
away, and Medina's (sky) became clear as a
hole in between the clouds. The valley of
Qanat remained flooded,
for one month, none came from outside but
talked about the abundant rain.
(Bukhari, Book #13,
Hadith #55)
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