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(RNS) — The United Methodist Church has long promoted abstinence from alcohol. But that didn’t stop City Road Chapel in the suburbs of Nashville, Tennessee, from announcing a Bar and Restaurant Workers Help Fund this week to assist locals whose food-service jobs have been impacted by the coronavirus outbreak. “The reality is we’re a community-based church, and we’ve been located here for over 100 years,” said the Rev. Jay Voorhees, City Road’s lead pastor. “Many of the folks we serve are in the restaurant and bar business. So this is just a continuation of the normal command to love your neighbor.” City Road has a relationship with a bar down the street that closed down in accordance with the city’s recommendation to mitigate the spread of the virus, leaving staffers without a livelihood. Voorhees’ own daughter works in restaurant management and had to lay off staff because of the coronavirus situation. Across the country, houses of worship like City Road and other faith organizations have shut down their in-person services but are mobilizing to assist vulnerable community members who require assistance with grocery shopping, paying bills, picking up prescriptions and other tasks during the outbreak. A poll conducted last week found that 18% of U.S. households already reported someone being laid off or having hours reduced because of the pandemic. Experts say it’s likely just the beginning of a massive economic downturn. “In the midst of this crisis, we’re all having to rethink what it means to be church,” Voorhees said. “Church has been defined so often by what happens on Sunday morning when people show up for worship. … We’re trying to find the balance between keeping our people safe, keeping everybody safe, and being available to help those in need. This fund is one way we’ll do that.” The church, which has received about $500 and five requests for assistance so far, will provide grocery store gift cards to local residents who can provide letters from former employers saying they have been laid off due to the pandemic. \ Another campaign, led by three Muslim organizations, has raised over $220,000 for low-income families to put toward food, bills and any other living expenses that will not be covered as a result of quarantines or work and school closures. Funds from the LaunchGood crowdfunding campaign will also be used to provide hygiene kits for low-income families and provide grants to local organizations coordinating similar relief projects. Organized by CelebrateMercy, Penny Appeal USA and the Islamic Center at New York University, the effort was launched Saturday (March 14), originally asking for $20,000. Organizers bumped up their fundraising goal after donors put forward more than $75,000 within a day. So far, they have received more than 300 requests for financial aid. “As American Muslims, we wish to respond to hardship with hope, as our faith instructs us, and send a message of compassion through action – serving our fellow Americans – of all faiths – who are facing distress and uncertainty right now,” said CelebrateMercy’s director Tarek El-Messidi. “Our Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, said: ‘The most beloved people to God are those who benefit people most.’ “We pray that these hardship grants will help lessen the burden that too many hard working American families are feeling,” El-Messidi said. That same spirit is behind the Islamic Circle of North America Relief’s grocery delivery service for families needing assistance in and around Washington, D.C. The aid group recently opened a special pantry in Boston to provide hygiene and household items to those who can’t afford it. The Muslim Community of Ann Arbor, Michigan, created a dedicated zakat fund for those who cannot work during the outbreak. The Ahlulbayt Mercy Foundation is providing food baskets to families in need, and a group of Muslim youth in South Carolina also made headlines for their work providing groceries and other essentials to local charities. The need appears to be growing ahead of actual cases, as schools are shuttered and layoffs begin. Georgia’s New Birth Missionary Baptist Church’s new food pantry has already fed more than 1,400 people this week. Philadelphia’s New Kingdom Baptist Church has opened its basement to provide free hot meals for children and families over the next two weeks. New York City’s Trinity Community Connection church is raising funds to keep its Harlem shelter for homeless LGBTQ youth open 24/7 during the outbreak. Milwaukee’s Life Church is distributing meals to the local public school system and offering delivery to members in need. Florida’s Lake Gibson Church of the Nazarene is holding a “PB & Jesus” food drive event all week to collect food donations and prepare hundreds of meals for children at a local elementary school. Other groups are focusing on providing for those isolated at home. At Colorado’s Cherry Hills Church, Texas’ Milestone Church and Ohio’s Centerburg Church of Christ, staffers are reaching out to congregants who are unable to get out for groceries and other supplies. At Congregation Beth Jacob in Redwood City, California, clergy and volunteers set up a canned food drive and their own food delivery service and created a spreadsheet of grocery delivery services that are still in operation in their area. They’ve also created a community phone chain to have members touch base with each of their contacts. “We want to show our concern and make sure people don’t feel isolated, even if they’re in isolation,” said Kendra Livingston, a member who helped organize the synagogue’s program after reading a viral Twitter thread about an elderly couple who were afraid to risk going into a store. “We’ve never mobilized like this in the past, to my knowledge. We’ve gotten a bunch of community members who are saying, ‘Hey, I’m young and healthy, I don’t have kids, how do I help?’” Other synagogues have begun expanding existing support systems for congregants with new children or who are sitting shiva, now delivering groceries and setting up phone check-ins with elderly members and those in self-isolation. In Britain, United Synagogue set up a daily phone help line to assist community members, and the Board of Deputies of British Jews sent out “I can help” cards for community members to post through mailboxes to those who]]>

(RNS) — The United Methodist Church has long promoted abstinence from alcohol.
But that didn’t stop City Road Chapel in the suburbs of Nashville, Tennessee, from announcing a Bar and Restaurant Workers Help Fund this week to assist locals whose food-service jobs have been impacted by the coronavirus outbreak.

“The reality is we’re a community-based church, and we’ve been located here for over 100 years,” said the Rev. Jay Voorhees, City Road’s lead pastor. “Many of the folks we serve are in the restaurant and bar business. So this is just a continuation of the normal command to love your neighbor.”
City Road has a relationship with a bar down the street that closed down in accordance with the city’s recommendation to mitigate the spread of the virus, leaving staffers without a livelihood. Voorhees’ own daughter works in restaurant management and had to lay off staff because of the coronavirus situation.
Across the country, houses of worship like City Road and other faith organizations have shut down their in-person services but are mobilizing to assist vulnerable community members who require assistance with grocery shopping, paying bills, picking up prescriptions and other tasks during the outbreak.
A poll conducted last week found that 18% of U.S. households already reported someone being laid off or having hours reduced because of the pandemic. Experts say it’s likely just the beginning of a massive economic downturn.
“In the midst of this crisis, we’re all having to rethink what it means to be church,” Voorhees said. “Church has been defined so often by what happens on Sunday morning when people show up for worship. … We’re trying to find the balance between keeping our people safe, keeping everybody safe, and being available to help those in need. This fund is one way we’ll do that.”
The church, which has received about $500 and five requests for assistance so far, will provide grocery store gift cards to local residents who can provide letters from former employers saying they have been laid off due to the pandemic. \

Another campaign, led by three Muslim organizations, has raised over $220,000 for low-income families to put toward food, bills and any other living expenses that will not be covered as a result of quarantines or work and school closures. Funds from the LaunchGood crowdfunding campaign will also be used to provide hygiene kits for low-income families and provide grants to local organizations coordinating similar relief projects.
Organized by CelebrateMercy, Penny Appeal USA and the Islamic Center at New York University, the effort was launched Saturday (March 14), originally asking for $20,000. Organizers bumped up their fundraising goal after donors put forward more than $75,000 within a day. So far, they have received more than 300 requests for financial aid.
“As American Muslims, we wish to respond to hardship with hope, as our faith instructs us, and send a message of compassion through action – serving our fellow Americans – of all faiths – who are facing distress and uncertainty right now,” said CelebrateMercy’s director Tarek El-Messidi. “Our Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, said: ‘The most beloved people to God are those who benefit people most.’
“We pray that these hardship grants will help lessen the burden that too many hard working American families are feeling,” El-Messidi said.
That same spirit is behind the Islamic Circle of North America Relief’s grocery delivery service for families needing assistance in and around Washington, D.C. The aid group recently opened a special pantry in Boston to provide hygiene and household items to those who can’t afford it.
The Muslim Community of Ann Arbor, Michigan, created a dedicated zakat fund for those who cannot work during the outbreak. The Ahlulbayt Mercy Foundation is providing food baskets to families in need, and a group of Muslim youth in South Carolina also made headlines for their work providing groceries and other essentials to local charities.
The need appears to be growing ahead of actual cases, as schools are shuttered and layoffs begin. Georgia’s New Birth Missionary Baptist Church’s new food pantry has already fed more than 1,400 people this week. Philadelphia’s New Kingdom Baptist Church has opened its basement to provide free hot meals for children and families over the next two weeks. New York City’s Trinity Community Connection church is raising funds to keep its Harlem shelter for homeless LGBTQ youth open 24/7 during the outbreak.
Milwaukee’s Life Church is distributing meals to the local public school system and offering delivery to members in need. Florida’s Lake Gibson Church of the Nazarene is holding a “PB & Jesus” food drive event all week to collect food donations and prepare hundreds of meals for children at a local elementary school.
Other groups are focusing on providing for those isolated at home. At Colorado’s Cherry Hills Church, Texas’ Milestone Church and Ohio’s Centerburg Church of Christ, staffers are reaching out to congregants who are unable to get out for groceries and other supplies.
At Congregation Beth Jacob in Redwood City, California, clergy and volunteers set up a canned food drive and their own food delivery service and created a spreadsheet of grocery delivery services that are still in operation in their area. They’ve also created a community phone chain to have members touch base with each of their contacts.
“We want to show our concern and make sure people don’t feel isolated, even if they’re in isolation,” said Kendra Livingston, a member who helped organize the synagogue’s program after reading a viral Twitter thread about an elderly couple who were afraid to risk going into a store. “We’ve never mobilized like this in the past, to my knowledge. We’ve gotten a bunch of community members who are saying, ‘Hey, I’m young and healthy, I don’t have kids, how do I help?’”
Other synagogues have begun expanding existing support systems for congregants with new children or who are sitting shiva, now delivering groceries and setting up phone check-ins with elderly members and those in self-isolation.
In Britain, United Synagogue set up a daily phone help line to assist community members, and the Board of Deputies of British Jews sent out “I can help” cards for community members to post through mailboxes to those who are self-isolating.
“We need to dig deep to find the faith, strength and resources to get through,” Board of Deputies President Marie van der Zyl said. “ … We need to find coping mechanisms to deal with the new scale of challenge. The Jewish community has always been resourceful and giving to those both inside and outside our community and will continue to do so. We need to stick together even though we may be physically apart.”
Article Courtesy: Religionnews.com

]]> https://icna.org/houses-of-worship-help-those-effected-by-virus-outbreak/feed/ 0 Dr. Khurshid Khan, former ICNA President passes away https://icna.org/dr-khurshid-khan-former-president-of-icna-passes-away/ https://icna.org/dr-khurshid-khan-former-president-of-icna-passes-away/#respond Fri, 22 Feb 2019 19:04:34 +0000 https://labssol.com/dev/iccna/?p=24459

NEW YORK, NY (Feb. 22, 2019) – Dr. Khurshid Khan, President of ICNA (2005-2008) passed away last night at the Mount Sinai Hospital in New York. He was 81. Dr. Khan was also the former Vice President of New York Majlis ash Shura, the umbrella body of all Muslim organizations in New York and the Chairman of the Mid-Atlantic Catholic-Muslim Dialogue. He was an educator by profession and after receiving his Ph.D, from University of California, Berkeley, he dedicated his life for the development of Islamic Schools in the US. He helped start many schools throughout the country and especially in New York and New Jersey. He was a firm believer in the idea of Islamic schools where Muslim children would not only get the best education but also would be trained to be role models for the society. He was the former Principal of MDQ Academy, a private school in Bayshore, Suffolk County, New York. He was among the founders of Islamic Center of Flushing, New York and also helped in establishing many other Islamic Centers in New York City. He served as member of ICNA Central Shura and ICNA New York Shura for many years. His funeral prayers were held today after Friday prayers at Masjid Bilal in Long Island, New York. ICNA President Javaid Siddiqi said “This is indeed a big loss for our organization. Khurshid Bhai has been one of those truly sincere soldiers of this organization. His sincerity and dedication to his faith and to the Islamic movement requires no introduction. He served ICNA in one of its most difficult and turbulent moments.” In a statement today the Majlis Ash-Shura of New York, for whom Dr. Khan served as the Vice President, stated “Dr. Khan has left behind a legacy of activism, community building, and dawah. He had been an instrumental figure in the empowerment of our communities, he was involved in the community in various capacity, from leading Islamic schools, local mosques, all the way to national institutions. He was truly a pillar of the Muslim community in the U.S.” Dr. Esam Omeish, former President of the Muslim American Society (MAS) said “A beautiful, wise, humble servant of Allah SWT and a dear teacher and a brother.” He added “I was blessed to be the president of MAS when he was the Ameer of ICNA. We met many times and were on stages together, I have always had the warmest affinity to his purity, humbleness and towering spirit. He would call just to check on his younger brother and would send the warmest messages. He was a man of deep spirituality and a worker of immeasurable devotion.” Dr. Muhammad Yunus, ICNA President (1978-81, 84-89, 91-94 & 97-2000) said “In ICNA he was one of my closest friends and advisor. I will always miss him”. He added “I met him first time in early 80’s at ICNA’s new central office in NY. He with his wife started an elementary school for children there. It soon became very popular school. Later, he moved to bigger schools teaching thousands of Muslim children in NY area. He helped and advised many Islamic schools. He was closely involved with Muslim Center in Flushing, NY. He was always loving, caring person who met everyone with smiles and even strangers felt they knew him for long time. He was always keen to follow the Sunnah etiquettes and advised the same to others. He stressed upon Tarbeyah and adopting Akhlaq of our beloved Prophet (S). He was given responsibility of Ameer of ICNA in a difficult crisis but he led the organization out of it with grace. After that, he served several times on ICNA Shura and its many committees with sincerity and utmost dedication.” Dr. Talat Sultan, ICNA President (1968-75, 77-78, 2003-04) said “​You were an embodiment of patience, steadfastness, balance and cool and calmness amongst us. While teaching a Sunday school class in ICNA Headquarters, you were commissioned by the Shura to be our Ameer all of a sudden. You performed your task very well and successfuly brought us out from a dark episode of our history”. Dr. Zahid Bukhari, ICNA President (2009-2012) said “​Apart from his dedication to Islamic work, commitment with Islamic education and sincerity in personal behavior, his one of the major contributions was sailing the ICNA ship in a smooth way through the stormy waters during his tenure as ICNA president. Those four years will be remembered as turning point in the history of ICNA. His two extraordinary qualities of showing great patience and doing extensive consultation with ICNA Shura helped him in those turbulent years. His departure is certainly our collective loss. However, It is also personal to me. My four children have lots of wonderful memories of Khurshid Uncle from their childhood when they were his students in the Sunday school at ICNA HQ, Al-Markaz.” Naeem Biag, ICNA President (2013-2016) said ​“He spoke softly but with a deep sense of conviction about his vision of an ideal Islamic school. ​​That was my first time meeting with Dr. Khurshid Khan, in ICNA HQ in New York. He was convincing in his arguments and one could see the passion in his eyes. He was an educator and loved doing it. He was like a quarterback, moving forward towards achieving his goal, taking his whole team with him one yard at a time. Making sure that no one is left behind, and it didn’t matter who took the limelight at the end, what mattered was that the whole team succeeded. It was his desire for knowledge that I admired the most. He loved to read the Quran and he wanted to do it in the best way possible. He made continuous efforts in improving his tajweed and also encouraged others to do the same. He used to say, “It hurts me when I see our educated Muslims making mistakes in reciting al-Fatiha.” I never saw him getting frustrated on any issue. If things didn’t go the]]>

NEW YORK, NY (Feb. 22, 2019) – Dr. Khurshid Khan, President of ICNA (2005-2008) passed away last night at the Mount Sinai Hospital in New York. He was 81.
Dr. Khan was also the former Vice President of New York Majlis ash Shura, the umbrella body of all Muslim organizations in New York and the Chairman of the Mid-Atlantic Catholic-Muslim Dialogue.

He was an educator by profession and after receiving his Ph.D, from University of California, Berkeley, he dedicated his life for the development of Islamic Schools in the US. He helped start many schools throughout the country and especially in New York and New Jersey. He was a firm believer in the idea of Islamic schools where Muslim children would not only get the best education but also would be trained to be role models for the society. He was the former Principal of MDQ Academy, a private school in Bayshore, Suffolk County, New York.

Dr. Khurshid Khan receiving an award for leadership from the Majlis Ashura of Metro NY. He was the Vice President of the Majlis.

He was among the founders of Islamic Center of Flushing, New York and also helped in establishing many other Islamic Centers in New York City. He served as member of ICNA Central Shura and ICNA New York Shura for many years. His funeral prayers were held today after Friday prayers at Masjid Bilal in Long Island, New York.
ICNA President Javaid Siddiqi said “This is indeed a big loss for our organization. Khurshid Bhai has been one of those truly sincere soldiers of this organization. His sincerity and dedication to his faith and to the Islamic movement requires no introduction. He served ICNA in one of its most difficult and turbulent moments.”
In a statement today the Majlis Ash-Shura of New York, for whom Dr. Khan served as the Vice President, stated “Dr. Khan has left behind a legacy of activism, community building, and dawah. He had been an instrumental figure in the empowerment of our communities, he was involved in the community in various capacity, from leading Islamic schools, local mosques, all the way to national institutions. He was truly a pillar of the Muslim community in the U.S.”
Dr. Esam Omeish, former President of the Muslim American Society (MAS) said “A beautiful, wise, humble servant of Allah SWT and a dear teacher and a brother.” He added “I was blessed to be the president of MAS when he was the Ameer of ICNA. We met many times and were on stages together, I have always had the warmest affinity to his purity, humbleness and towering spirit. He would call just to check on his younger brother and would send the warmest messages. He was a man of deep spirituality and a worker of immeasurable devotion.”
Dr. Khurshid Khan, standing third from right, with other delegates of the Mid-Atlantic Catholic-Muslim Dialogue in New Jersey in 2016. He was the Chairman of the dialogue.

Dr. Muhammad Yunus, ICNA President (1978-81, 84-89, 91-94 & 97-2000) said “In ICNA he was one of my closest friends and advisor. I will always miss him”. He added “I met him first time in early 80’s at ICNA’s new central office in NY. He with his wife started an elementary school for children there. It soon became very popular school. Later, he moved to bigger schools teaching thousands of Muslim children in NY area. He helped and advised many Islamic schools. He was closely involved with Muslim Center in Flushing, NY.
He was always loving, caring person who met everyone with smiles and even strangers felt they knew him for long time. He was always keen to follow the Sunnah etiquettes and advised the same to others. He stressed upon Tarbeyah and adopting Akhlaq of our beloved Prophet (S). He was given responsibility of Ameer of ICNA in a difficult crisis but he led the organization out of it with grace. After that, he served several times on ICNA Shura and its many committees with sincerity and utmost dedication.”
Dr. Talat Sultan, ICNA President (1968-75, 77-78, 2003-04) said “​You were an embodiment of patience, steadfastness, balance and cool and calmness amongst us. While teaching a Sunday school class in ICNA Headquarters, you were commissioned by the Shura to be our Ameer all of a sudden. You performed your task very well and successfuly brought us out from a dark episode of our history”.
Dr. Zahid Bukhari, ICNA President (2009-2012) said “​Apart from his dedication to Islamic work, commitment with Islamic education and sincerity in personal behavior, his one of the major contributions was sailing the ICNA ship in a smooth way through the stormy waters during his tenure as ICNA president. Those four years will be remembered as turning point in the history of ICNA. His two extraordinary qualities of showing great patience and doing extensive consultation with ICNA Shura helped him in those turbulent years. His departure is certainly our collective loss. However, It is also personal to me. My four children have lots of wonderful memories of Khurshid Uncle from their childhood when they were his students in the Sunday school at ICNA HQ, Al-Markaz.”

Naeem Biag, ICNA President (2013-2016) said ​“He spoke softly but with a deep sense of conviction about his vision of an ideal Islamic school. ​​That was my first time meeting with Dr. Khurshid Khan, in ICNA HQ in New York. He was convincing in his arguments and one could see the passion in his eyes. He was an educator and loved doing it.
He was like a quarterback, moving forward towards achieving his goal, taking his whole team with him one yard at a time. Making sure that no one is left behind, and it didn’t matter who took the limelight at the end, what mattered was that the whole team succeeded.
It was his desire for knowledge that I admired the most. He loved to read the Quran and he wanted to do it in the best way possible. He made continuous efforts in improving his tajweed and also encouraged others to do the same. He used to say, “It hurts me when I see our educated Muslims making mistakes in reciting al-Fatiha.”
I never saw him getting frustrated on any issue. If things didn’t go the way he wanted, he accepted it with patience. He was a firm believer in Shura, and would always consult Shura even on matters that others would consider not very important. He lead ICNA at a very challenging time and did his best in keeping the organization on track.”
Islamic speaker and fellow member of the ICNA General Assembly, Imam Omer Suleiman said “(I am) heartbroken at the death of a humble pioneer”. He added “He meant so much to this community, yet mainly worked behind the scenes. I remember when I gave the most difficult lecture of my life about my mother (may Allah have mercy on her) at ICNA. Dr. Khurshid, the President at the time, saw me backstage in tears and came and hugged me and cried with me, then gave me some of the most meaningful advice I had ever received. He was always humble, and always looking after young Islamic workers. I always felt a great sense of affection and admiration for him. These are the people you don’t hear much about that do incredible grassroots work.”

“He was involved in helping to establish Muslim schools across the country. His was a humble, kind, and forgiving spirit whose presence will be sorely missed.” said ICNA Vice President, Imam Khalid Griggs.
Shaykh Abdool Rahman Khan, head of the Tarbiyah Department of ICNA, said “I still remember in 2005 when we had to call him to tell him that the Central Shura has appointed him as the Ameer of ICNA. He cried at every word of the oath of Ameer. By the Blessings of Allah (SWT) and by his dedication, simplicity and sincerity we were all able to overcome those turbulent times. Whenever we met he always expressed concerns about the tarbiyah of the MGAs. He will be missed tremendously. For our generation of MGAs he’s definitely the one who is the closest to the heart who would have passed away.”
Waqas Syed, Assistant Secretary General during Dr. Khan’s tenure as president said “I worked long hours with him and admired his extraordinary humility and wholehearted sincerity to his commitments”. He added “As a leader, his very unique decision making process was so straightforward and pure. He would consider the best interests of ICNA always as the top priority. He would never worry about what people would think, but always respecting deeply the very structured decision making process in ICNA. He used to tell me that as President, he would never move forward unless he had the unanimous support of the national board of ICNA, because the decision would not be worth it even if a single person opposed it.” He added “his attention to detail when it came to the English language was admirable. As a perfectionist and a true master of the language he would not miss a single comma. He had the habit of always reviewing English content and pointing out mistakes as little as an extra space or a missing underline.
He always said that the only way for ICNA to be successful as a movement was to strengthen its NeighborNets (religious study circles). He was a strong proponent of NeighborNets in any planning meeting.
He did not prefer travelling but as the President he used to personally make calls to every single member of the ICNA General Assembly, about 400 at that time to remind them of their commitments to the organization. He continued to call many even after. These are the people whose humility and sincerity keeps community institutions strong and blessed. We will miss him dearly.”

Imam Shamsi Ali, Chairman of the Al-Hikmah Mosque and the Director of Jamaica Muslim Center said “Since the day I came to this country I knew him, as the Secretary General of Majlis As-Shura. Principal of Ideal, then Amir of ICNA, became Principal of Darul Quran School and many more. He was highest in character, most humble person I’d ever known. Insha Allah nothing but “khaer” in this person.”
Mir Muhaymin Ali, member of Young Muslims (YM) in New York said “We were having a YM meeting 2 weeks ago and Dr. Khurshid Khan, asked us if he could join and say a few words, just something he said came up in his mind. He was reminding us that every action we do should be an act of ibadah (worship). That YM is facing a huge challenge with the way society is oppressing Islam, and it was our job to develop the Muslim youth in America, so that they can be proud of their religion. He reminded us that the work we are doing is for the sake of Allah, and that will be the only thing we have to bring with us to the hereafter.” He added “May Allah let his legacy live on in the work that ICNA and YM is doing.”
Ammar AlShukry, former Sunday school student of Dr. Khan said “I have always ever known him as my Sunday school principal, teaching countless students throughout multiple decades and generations their morning adhkaar and imani mufassal, his voice clear in the minds of those students as he would make us repeat, “Amantu billahi, wa malaa’ikatihi, wa kutubihi..” There is a beauty to those who are able to hold national leadership positions and still recognize the importance of and commit to, teaching a seven-year-old how to say the kalimah. A beauty that is increasingly rarer.”.
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