March 2019 Project Updates
Over £2 million was spent in March 2019 to help our brothers and sisters around the world.
Helping Gaza’s Widows: Zakat Programme 2019
Ummah Welfare Trust is giving cash grants to 120 widows in Gaza every month this year. Alhamdulillah, the zakat programme ensures our sisters have enough to feed their children and cover household costs. Gaza has been under siege for twelve…
New Abayas for Sisters in North Syria
Ummah Welfare Trust provided new abayas to over 10,000 mothers and students in Syria's Idlib and Aleppo provinces. Alhamdulillah, the clothes were newly made and delivered to schools, madrassah and camps. See how your donations helped our sisters. https://youtu.be/e7ftJypmIiI
Bringing Warmth to Families in Afghanistan
The war, droughts, and more recently flooding, have made life hugely difficult for families in Afghanistan’s southern and eastern areas. Ummah Welfare Trust delivered blankets and clothing to over 12,000 of these families this winter, alhamdulillah. Watch the video to…
The new Masjid Shaykh Muhammad Deedat
Ummah Welfare Trust has completed the construction of Masjid Shaykh Muhammad Deedat in Namilongo, rural Malawi (watch the video above). Alhamdulillah, the Masjid was built under the instruction of Mufti Shabbir Ahmed Sahib and the family of Shaykh Muhammad Deedat…
Bringing Warmth to Syria’s Families (Winter Aid 2018-19)
Ummah Welfare Trust spent over £1 million helping freezing families in Syria this winter, alhamdulillah. Over 15,000 families were helped with blankets, rugs, fuel, clothing and household supplies. The aid was delivered across Syria’s northern areas: Idlib, Aleppo, North Hama…
China’s Oppression and Assisting Uighur Refugees in Turkey
Ummah Welfare Trust’s UK Team assist Uighur Muslims in Turkey who fled China to save their Imaan Seventy years ago China annexed the Uighur Muslims’ homeland of East Turkestan. The region was historically Muslim-ruled with a Muslim majority. The oppression…
500 Masjids in Mosul Destroyed & Bodies still under the Rubble after Two Years
Ummah Welfare Trust UK Staff visit Iraq’s second city of Mosul We entered Mosul, also know as Neynava. This is the city where Ibrahim ‘alayhis salaam confronted Namrood and challenged his claim of godhood. This is the also the city…
Sadness and Happiness in the Camps of Iraq
Ummah Welfare Trust UK team’s second-day account in Iraq When we think of families in refugee camps, we normally think their main test is leave their homes behind and to survive in tents without proper facilities. On our second day…
The Unbelievable Suffering of a Widow in Iraq
Ummah Welfare Trust UK team’s eye witness account in Iraq A few days before Umar RadhyAllahu ‘anh was assassinated, he said, ‘If I live a little longer I will not leave a single widow in Iraq in need of assistance.’…