Qurbani

The approach to Eid ul-Adha invites us to pause and reflect on the meaning it should impart in this time of acute crisis for the Ummah.

Eid ul-Adha commemorates the unshakeable faith that Allah’s Prophet, Ibrahim, held in his Lord. So much so that he was prepared to sacrifice even his beloved son Ismail in order to fulfil the divine command.

The sacrifices we make in our daily lives are trifling in comparison but that does not mean that they are insignificant in Allah’s eyes nor that they are of little practical value.

On Eid al-Adha we remember that faith is not without trial and that we too must make sacrifices. Whether it’s breaking out of our comfort zones to support the ummah, digging deeper into our pockets to help those in need, or forsaking sleep to stand before Allah in the depths of the night, we are all faced with situations that require us to make material sacrifices in order to elevate the soul’s relationship to its Creator.

We live in a time where Muslims and Islam are under relentless attack, where the very act of being Muslim is a challenge. Another year has brought another war, this time on Iran. The genocide in Gaza has not stopped. Muslims all over the world continue to face pogroms and systemic violence. According to the UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief (2024), suspicion, discrimination and outright hatred towards Muslims has risen to ‘epidemic proportions.’

Despite the hostility and maltreatment Muslims face in the West, we nevertheless find ourselves in the privileged position of being able to help those who face a much worse predicament or whose struggles for the Ummah exact a heavy toll on their health, wealth, life and limb. Occasions like Eid ul-Adha present an opportunity for us to step up and help those in the Ummah at the forefront of the struggle against genocide, ethnic cleansing, Zionist expansionism and Islamophobia.

At IHRC Trust, we are once again gearing up to meet the needs of the oppressed by ensuring they have the resources to also celebrate Eid ul-Adha and to strengthen the bonds that bind Muslims, no matter where they are in the world.

We can accept your Qurbani donations right up until the day of Eid!

Qurbani

In accordance with our commitment to helping those who are oppressed, we are collecting Qurbani donations from those Muslims intending to perform their Udhiyya or Qurbani in places where the less fortunate can avail themselves of its sustenance and blessings.

The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ said “The one who wholeheartedly performs Qurbani of an animal for reward, the Qurbani will serve as a barrier between him and hellfire.” [Hadith]

Will we respond to this desperate plea and alleviate the sufferings of fellow Muslims in Yemen, Lebanon, Nigeria and the Rohingya in Bangladesh?

We can accept your Qurbani donations right up until the day of Eid!

Donate Your Qurbani. This year our efforts are focussed on:

IRAN

£175

Over 2000 Iranians have been killed and over 25,000 injured in the wide-scale US/Israeli attack on the country. More than three million more have been displaced. People are facing hardship including hunger, thirst and illness. And beneath the surface, entire communities are grappling with grief, fear, and the invisible wounds of war.

YEMEN

£120

The UN estimates that 60 percent of the estimated 377,000 deaths in Yemen since 2015 are the result of indirect causes like food insecurity and lack of accessible health services. Nearly 74 percent, or twenty-five million Yemenis, remain in need of assistance. Five million are at risk of famine, and a cholera outbreak has affected over one million people.

LEBANON

£375

Lebanon is grappling with its most severe crisis since the 2006 Lebanon war, with a conflict that has killed over 4,000 people, injured over 16,600, affected 1.3 million people, and caused significant displacement and widespread infrastructure damage.

NIGERIA

£85

In Nigeria for the families of many Islamic Movement supporters killed or injured, who are now
unable to provide for themselves and are reliant on charitable donations for their essential needs.

BANGLADESH

£80

In the Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh. The nearly one million Rohingya refugees who are
in exile in Bangladesh lack recognized legal status, which puts them on a precarious footing under
domestic law and makes them vulnerable to rights violations.

SADAQAH CONTRIBUTION

£any

If you dont need to give Qurbani, make a Sadaqah contribution towards the cost of an animal!

“There are no days that are greater before Allah or in which good deeds are more beloved to Him, than these ten days, so recite a great deal of tahleel (saying Laa ilaaha ill-Allah), takbeer (saying Allahu akbar) and tahmeed (saying al-hamdu Lillah) during them.”