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- 1. Why Volunteerism Matters? Working for Change By Taha Ghayyur Sound Vision & DawaNet
- 2. Anyone can say, “The world is bad”. Not many would say, “Let’s Change this World”. -Anonymous
- 3. WHY WORK FOR CHANGE? WHY Should We Volunteer? WHY Bother with Community Activism?
- 4. 1. It’s the Mission Statement for Muslims Given By God: To invite people to goodness and to warn them about evil.
- 5. 2. We are Khalifah’s (Representatives and Ambassadors) of God on Earth. We are the Agents of Positive Change. We are the Change!
- 6. 3. We want to be the BEST! “The best among people is the one... Who takes keen interest in enjoining good and forbidding wrong...” -Prophet Muhammad [Musnad Ahmad]
- 7. 4. Community Service was the Sunnah (Lifestyle) of Prophet Muhammad “The Leader of the community is their Servant.” - Prophet Muhammad [Daylami and Tabarani]
- 8. 5. Desire to be Part of the Special Community of Prophet Muhammad: “He is not one of us, who….does not work to bring people to good (Ma'ruf) and repel them from evil (Munkar).” – Prophet Muhammad [Ahmad]
- 9. 6. Prophet Muhammad Encouraged Us to Take Action: “Whoever sees an evil, let him change it with his hand; and if he is not able to do so, then [let him change it] with his tongue; and if he is not able to do so, then with his heart — and that is the weakest of faith.” – Prophet Muhammad [Muslim]
- 10. 7. God will Not Change Our Condition unless We Work to Change "Surely, Allah does not change the condition of a people until they change that which is in themselves." [Quran 7:11]
- 11. 8. To Stay Focused & Be Productive! Idle Mind -> Satan -> Sins -> Unproductive "One of the many signs that one is disliked by Allah is the wasting of his or her time” (i.e. he/she would be involved useless things). – Ibn Qayyim
- 12. 9. Volunteering is Our Way to Thank God & Thank People "He who does not thank people, does not thank Allah.” -Prophet Muhammad [Tirmidhi & Abu Dawud]
- 13. 10.Care for Others is a Condition to Receive God’s Mercy “Have mercy (Rahma) on those on the earth so that the One in the Heaven may have mercy on you.” [Tirmidhi]
- 14. 11. Act While We have the Opportunity! "Good health and spare time are two of the blessings of Allah, with respect to which many people are deceived." – Prophet Muhammad [Bukhari]
- 16. 13.Helps Keep Depression Away! Empowers Both the Giver & Receiver.
- 17. 14.Opportunity to Discover & Contribute to a Cause We Believe in
- 18. 15.Best Way to Discover & Develop Our Talent: Communication & Leadership Skills
- 19. 16. Opportunity to Make Long-Lasting, Meaningful Friendships!
- 20. 17.Employers are Looking for Those Who Volunteer & Give Back to the Community
- 21. 18. Helps Us Learn & Appreciate Team Work
- 22. 20.We Can Bring Spiritual & Social Revival: “Revolutionaries are the children and young people… The young people are the ones who most quickly identify with the struggle and necessity to eliminate the evil conditions that exist.” – Malcolm X
- 23. 20.Canada Needs Volunteers! • 13.3 million Canadians contribute 2.1 billion hours, the equivalent of 1.1 million full-time jobs • 47% of Canadians volunteer • Religion plays an important role in formal volunteering: 65% of Canadians who attended weekly religious services did volunteering, compared with 44% of those who did not attend weekly or at all. • Volunteers who were frequent religious attendees dedicated about 40% more hours on average than other volunteers. (Source: Canada Survey on Giving, Volunteering and Participating, 2010)
- 24. Where Do I Start? Ask Yourself… I POSTER 1. Is my intention pure? 2. What are 2-3 skills or talents I have that I can contribute to community? 3. How much time an I willing to commit daily or weekly? Weekdays? Weekends? 4. What kind of cause or project or organization I am more passionate about? 5. What kind of experience I would like obtain from volunteering? 6. Can I ensure to be regular in volunteering? 7. Am I willing to make helping others a priority?
Notas del editor
- “Let there arise out of you a group of people inviting to all that is good (Khayr) , enjoining good (Al-Ma'ruf) and forbidding evil (Al-Munkar). And it is they who are the successful.” [3:104]
- This requires proactive outreach, principled leadership, and deep consciousness of this responsibility. Can’t passively observe the Earth being destroyed and people being treated unjustly!
- While Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) was delivering a sermon someone asked him, “O Messenger of Allah, who is the best of people?” The Prophet (pbuh) told him, “The best among people is the one (1) who is the most pious, (2) reads the Book (Quran) frequently, (3) takes keen interest in enjoining good and forbidding wrong, (4) and maintains relations with his relative.” [Musnad Ahmad]
- Example from Sirah: The Prophet’s (pbuh) own involvement with the building of the first Masjid Example from Sirah: Abu Bakr sweeping Masjid an-Nabawi in the morning Example from Sirah: Omar bin Al-Khattab Carrying load for an old woman during his Khilafah
- The Prophet said: “By Allah, Whose Hand possesses my soul, all of you should enjoin good and forbid wrong, otherwise you will incur Allah’s displeasure, which is inevitable.” [Tirmidhi]
- The Prophet said: “By Allah, Whose Hand possesses my soul, all of you should enjoin good and forbid wrong, otherwise you will incur Allah’s displeasure, which is inevitable.” [Tirmidhi]
- Islamic life by nature requires change in every aspect and activity: character, spirituality, intellect, family affairs, society, and politics.
- Islamic activism keeps our minds and bodies involved with a productive cause. Shaytan loves attacking people sitting idle or passively involved with wrong environment.
- The Prophet said: “People are dependants of Allah; the closest to Him are those who are most useful to His dependants.” [Muslim]
- Working for Change requires a Living heart that hurts at the thought of people suffering due to social and psychological illnesses!
- We are not sure whether we will live until tomorrow to be able to contribute something valuable to Islam. Hassan al Basri: "I have lived with a people who were more stingy with their time than you people are with your money." A Predecessor: "I do not regret anything as much as I regret a day in which my good actions have not increased." Imam Ash-Shafiee: “Time is like a Sword. Cut it (wisely), before it cuts you!"
- Learn a new language.
- Learn a new language.
- Helps you understand others and yourself better!
- A small proportion of volunteers do most of the work. In fact in 2010, 10% of volunteers accounted for 53% of all volunteer hours given to non-profit and charitable organizations. They dedicated more than 390 hours to their volunteer activities, the equivalent of at least 10 weeks in a full-time job.3 Another 15% of volunteers logged between 161 and 390 hours, corresponding to between 4 and almost 10 full-time weeks of unpaid work; they contributed 24% of the total hours devoted to volunteer work in 2010. Most notable, however, is the relationship with religiosity. In 2010, 21% of people who went to religious services once a week were top volunteers, compared with 10% of people who attended less frequently (including adults who did not attend at all).
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