Ramadan Kareem!

Assalam-o-Alaikum Wa Rahmatullah-e-Wa Barakatuhu,

The blessed month of Ramadan is here, and it is an auspicious opportunity for believers to renew their commitment to their Creator and the Sovereign of the Day of Recompense. Allah the Exalted says: “O you who believe fasting has been prescribed upon you as it had been prescribed upon those before you so that you may become god-conscious.” (Al-Baqarah v 183) Thus, the purpose of fasting is to attain taqwa, and it is through fasting that the servant of Allah (swt) is better able to understand the plight and trial of the hungry throughout the world.
IMRC, a not for profit organization has dedicated itself in the last 29 years towards improving the lives of India’s Muslims and Minorities through education, food, shelter, legal support and many other programs.
IMRC has been actively collecting Zakat and Sadaqa donations and distributing it in India. Some of IMRC’s ongoing and

Zakatable projects include:
• Ramadan meals program
o Last year 2 million meals were provided during Ramadan, and 6 Million meals of grains were distributed throughout the year. $1 Feeds a person for one day.
• Clothing a child, providing a child with new Eid outfit
o Last year thousands of children were given a new Eid outfit. $10 will give one child a new outfit for Eid.
• Providing health assistance
o Approximately 40,000 patients are treated through our clinics at JIT, Hyderabad, and through our India Health Initiative Project.
• Restore human dignity, support the Gujarat legal lawsuits
o Help fight for the justice the Gujarat victims deserve. There are many victims that need their case heard. $250 can sponsor one legal case.

Our legacy projects which are Zakatable include:
• Moinabad Girls School & Orphanage - Provide an orphan girl a permanent shelter.
• Project REED - Provide education and economic development in rural areas.
• Diabetes Clinic with Women & Children’s services – Provide medical services related to Diabetes.
• Jahangirabad Institute of Technology – Accredited institution offering scholarship & programs in Engineering and MBA.

Please send your Zakat and Sadaqa donations through IMRC to support our ongoing and legacy projects, We will ensure that the money is distributed to the deserving poor before Eid.

Jazakhallahu Khair! May Allah reward you for your generosity and may your fast be made easy. Ameen.

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Medical Needs for the Poor

We appeal to all our donors to remember the poor who needs medical attention. Donate your Zakat & Sadaqah today. It will be put to good use in India with our Health Initiative.

Double you Donation with Employer Match

We want to thank everyone who donated through IMRC. May we remind our donors to check for and process matching donations by your employer. With matching donations, your money goes twice as far, and the number of beneficiaries can double.

Stock Donations

How about your stocks which has seen a nice run since the market bottomed in March, 2009. It is very easy to donate stocks. Simply inform your broker dealer your intention and instruct them to deliver the stocks to IMRC account. Contact us at (650) 856-0440 for specifics.

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IMRC wishes everyone Ramdaan Karim.

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Ryam is a small village of 5000 in Bihar, a state with significant illiteracy and poverty. About 50% are Muslims. Most of the men work in far away cities like Bombay/Mumbai to support their families. Financial condition of Muslims is abysmal. But still they try to make the best out of it.

A few villagers got together in 1952 and started a small madarsa to teach basics of Islam to children. Today it has grown into a well managed 6-room school with 240 boys and girls. 30 of them live on premises. Read the story »

School children from poor families are provided new clothes to wear for Eid. It costs about $10 to buy new clothes for one child.