Thousands have died and millions have been made homeless from widespread flooding in Pakistan. How should Muslims living in Britain respond?
1. We are one Ummah: The Ummah of Muhammad sallallahu alaihi wassallam – and those who are shaheed or made homeless are our brothers, sisters, mothers, fathers and children. We make dua for them, and our hearts ache for them.
2. Just as Allah is testing them with their hardship, He Subhana wa Ta’ala is testing us with our response. In this time of need and immediate crisis, we should help where we can and give sadaqa for their aid. So, we urge all Muslims to donate to those brothers and sisters collecting in communities up and down the country – especially to those who can facilitate the aid through direct links which will help those in need.
3. Flooding is not new to Pakistan, and it is a criminal neglect that after more than 60 years no government has yet instituted flood management plans. It is a criminal neglect that the so-called head of state abandons solidarity with the people at this time, to enjoy European luxuries. It is a criminal neglect that troops are used to support the US led war on terror instead of rescuing those in hardship. We pray all Muslims call for removal of the current corrupt leaders and for the establishment of a just Khilafah in its place.
May Allah help this Ummah, help unite this Ummah, protect this Ummah and guide this Ummah.
Hizb ut-Tahrir Britain
Subhanallah…
May Khilafah built suddenly
Exactly a year on from Pakistan’s worst ever flooding… it would seem that careless Zardari-Gilani regime has learned absolutely nothing.
“Anger grows over Pakistan flood relief ”
http://english.aljazeera.net/news/asia/2011/09/201191054434494393.html
“Rescue efforts after heavy flooding in Sindh province still hampered by bad weather, as 132 deaths reported.
Anger and frustration is growing over the slow pace of relief in Pakistan’s southern Sindh province following deadly flooding that has left at least 132 people dead.
A least five million people in Sindh and Baluchisntan provinces have been affected by the monsoon rains, according to regional officials. About 900 villages have been submerged and about 100,000 homes have been completely destroyed.
“This is a disaster the likes of which the province hasn’t seen in hundreds of years,” Al Jazeera’s Kamal Hyder, reporting from Badin, one of the worst-hit districts in Sindh province, said on Saturday.”