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وَيَزِيدُ اللَّهُ الَّذِينَ اهْتَدَوْا هُدًى ۗ وَالْبَاقِيَاتُ الصَّالِحَاتُ خَيْرٌ عِندَ رَبِّكَ ثَوَابًا وَخَيْرٌ مَّرَدًّا (٧٦) سورة مريم
لما ذكر أنه يمد للظالمين في ضلالهم، ذكر أنه يزيد المهتدين هداية من فضله عليهم ورحمته، والهدى يشمل العلم النافع، والعمل الصالح. فكل من سلك طريقا في العلم والإيمان والعمل الصالح زاده الله منه، وسهله عليه ويسره له، ووهب له أمورا أخر، لا تدخل تحت كسبه، وفي هذا دليل على زيادة الإيمان ونقصه، كما قاله السلف الصالح، ويدل عليه قوله تعالى { وَيَزْدَادَ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا إِيمَانًا } { وَإِذَا تُلِيَتْ عَلَيْهِمْ آيَاتُهُ زَادَتْهُمْ إِيمَانًا }
ويدل عليه أيضا الواقع، فإن الإيمان قول القلب واللسان، وعمل القلب واللسان والجوارح، والمؤمنون متفاوتون في هذه الأمور، أعظم تفاوت، ثم قال: { وَالْبَاقِيَاتُ الصَّالِحَاتُ } أي: الأعمال الباقية، التي لا تنقطع إذا انقطع غيرها، ولا تضمحل، هي الصالحات منها، من صلاة، وزكاة، وصوم، وحج، وعمرة، وقراءة، وتسبيح، وتكبير، وتحميد، وتهليل، وإحسان إلى المخلوقين، وأعمال قلبية وبدنية. فهذه الأعمال { خَيْرٌ عِنْدَ رَبِّكَ ثَوَابًا وَخَيْر مَرَدًّا } أي: خير عند الله، ثوابها وأجرها، وكثير للعاملين نفعها وردها، وهذا من باب استعمال أفعل التفضيل في غير بابه، فإنه ما ثم غير الباقيات الصالحات، عمل ينفع، ولا يبقى لصاحبه ثوابه ولا ينجع، ومناسبة ذكر الباقيات الصالحات-والله أعلم- أنه لما ذكر أن الظالمين جعلوا أحوال الدنيا من المال والولد، وحسن المقام ونحو ذلك، علامة لحسن حال صاحبها، أخبر هنا أن الأمر، ليس كما زعموا، بل العمل الذي هو عنوان السعادة ومنشور الفلاح، هو العمل بما يحبه الله ويرضاه. تفسير السعدي
٧٦: And Allah increases in guidance those who walk aright [true believers in the Oneness of Allah who fear Allah much (abstain from all kinds of sins and evil deeds which He has forbidden), and love Allah much (perform all kinds of good deeds which He has ordained)]. And the righteous good deeds that last, are better with your Lord, for reward and better for resort. 19:76 MARYAM (MARY)
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Two weeks ago I had a nice conversation with a homeless man about life and stuff. Before I left I gave him $20 to buy a new pair of shoes since he only had one shoe and a slipper duct taped to his foot. I was told that was stupid because he would only buy booze with the money. I saw him again today, He has new shoes, and a smile
Teen raises over $30,000 for frontline workers through his radio station
Listeners could donate a minimum of $5 to several organizations on the station’s website to hear a song of their choice on-air. Some of the participating organizations included the FDNY Foundation in New York, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles and the Henry Ford Health System in Detroit.
Donors were given the option to choose where their money would go within the organizations. Those who spent additional money received a wristband, T-shirt, or an on-air shoutout.
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Ohio mail carrier delivers supplies to elderly people on his route
Postal worker Kyle West is delivering more than mail these days.
West, also known as “Mailman Kyle,” has been dropping off essential items like milk and toilet paper to elderly people on his mail route.
West said a lot of the people along his route are elderly, which makes them more at risk for serious illness if they contract COVID-19.
“My favorite guy came out and asked me if I could please get him toilet paper. From then I realized that some people just can’t do it themselves,” West said.
So West started sending the people on his route a different kind of letter. The letter says people who are at risk and need help getting essential items should let him know and he will do what he can to help. He signed it “Mailman Kyle” and left his phone number.
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Diner leaves $10K tip at Florida restaurant
Restaurant workers are feeling the pinch as more people are staying home to avoid exposure to coronavirus.
One diner in Florida wanted to help out so he left a tip massive enough for one restaurant’s entire staff to share. Leaving ten thousand dollars behind by a regular diner at Skillets.
“And he said ‘I want each person in this restaurant to get 500 dollars. The manager distributed it to all the employees,” Restaurant owner Ross Edlund said.
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Buy a virtual ticket to the chosen zoo or just donate a sum of money that you can!
Feed the Zoo link:
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Share this post, please! It will be very helpful! My ❤️ is breaking for poor innocent animals that are suffering!
#SunnahSmiles is a campaign promoting our General Children’s Fund. In simple terms, this is a pot where donations are combined and distributed to wherever the need is most acute. This might cover the cost of an urgent operation for a sick child, fund specialised tutoring for children with disabilities, or help to procure wheelchairs and other equipment for children in need. It is a way to support children and ensure that the generosity of our donors goes directly to those most in need of aid, rather than being funnelled into the latest popular cause.
Interpal’s General Children’s Fund is a way of giving that protects the validity and legitimacy of donor aid. Palestinian refugee children have been born into this life and have no way of escaping it on their own. By giving, you help us to provide emergency relief and help those who do not have the power to help themselves.
Why support us?
International aid is often viewed as a somewhat problematic concept. Some argue that it prevents countries from developing or that it prolongs conflict. And indeed it is true that in situations where a careful strategy is lacking, or where proper research into a country’s needs has not been done, the resulting aid packages can produce counterproductive results. The fostering of a culture of dependence, as opposed to the sustainable foundation for positive change which most NGOs aim to build, is a shortfall that the sector has tried to address.
Interpal was founded by Palestinians in 1994 following the Oslo Accords, giving us a high level of experience and insight that is reflected in our work across the Occupied Palestinian Territories and in the refugee camps of Lebanon and Jordan.
There are currently an estimated 5,149,742 Palestinian refugees in the Near East region, with nearly 500,000 in Lebanon, a figure that represents around 10% of the population there. The numbers for Gaza are even more shocking with the total population at two million, and refugees making up 44% of this total.
When we break these figures down even further, a bleak picture begins to emerge:
70% of Gaza’s children are refugees.
80% of the refugee population in the West Bank live under the poverty line.[1]
On top of this, UNWRA does not have the capacity to provide the care these children need, with estimates showing that around 100,000 children, that’s 20% of the children in UNRWA’s schools, have special needs yet do not receive the necessary help. These are the new generation of Palestinians, yet still know nothing beyond life in desperate conditions.
Palestinian refugees are not protected by the 1951 Refugee Convention and therefore are not guaranteed the fundamental freedoms granted to many refugees, such as the right to education, the right to settlement and repatriation, the right to free access to courts. Because of this, Palestinian refugee children and adults cannot live without international aid: they just do not have the means. Whether this be the authority to change their situation in the long term or tangible resources to make life bearable in the short term, these are things which only become accessible with your help.
There are countless projects in motion in the refugee camps across the region, many of which are funded or implemented by Interpal. We are an NGO with a strict humanitarian focus, who give aid to both PalestinianandSyrian refugees who need our help.
What kind of projects do we support?
A project we have funded for the past few years is the ‘The Friends of Lazarus’ home for homeless girls in the Bethany area of the West Bank. This is an orphanage with the space and resources to focus on health care and education to support the health and well-being of the girls as they grow. They aim to work with the local social services in a way that will strengthen the whole community, addressing the root cause of the problem they exist to help in a sustainable way.
The projects we fund and those we run are implemented by our field offices, by locals who are often refugees themselves. This affords our work in the community a level of respect from our beneficiaries, who feel that they can trust those who can communicate in an honest and open way, stemming from their own experience and understanding of displacement.
As winter looms, Palestinian refugee camps face environmental catastrophe, meagre nutrition and a lack of adequate shelter to see them through. Our urgent Winter Aid Appeal strives to protect those in need from the harshness of the elements by providing emergency relief in case of catastrophe and preparing families for the months ahead. By supporting the General Children’s Fund, your generosity can help to bring desperate children out of the cold this winter.
Let’s come together #ForPalestineand follow the example of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) by bringing smiles to the children of Palestine.
[1]https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/sites/default/files/docs/palestinian-refugee-children-fact-sheet_june08_1.pdf
