[MSA] Emergency! Please Respond, and Act!

[Waqar Khokhar]

Salam all,

Some brothers and sisters were asking for more info about the drive on
Saturday.  The location has been confirmed; the drive will happen all day on
Saturday at *Busch Campus Center* at *Rutgers New Brunswick*.  Please try to
come out and help this brother in need, and inshAllah you will be rewarded.

Jazakullah,
Waqar Khokhar

On Mon, Nov 1, 2010 at 5:27 PM, Waqar Khokhar <wkhokhar at stevens.edu> wrote:

> Salam all,
>
> Attached is a plea sent out to MSAs across New Jersey for donors to help a
> dying brother in Rutgers.  Regrettably, he is suffering from leukemia and is
> in dire need of a bone marrow transplant.  This is, in truth, a matter of
> life and death.  If you or anyone you know can make it to central Jersey for
> Jumaa this Friday, please make every effort to show up and get tested for a
> match.  InshAllah, the rewards will be endless if you can make a difference.
>
> Jazakullah,
> Waqar Khokhar
>
> PS
> Watch for an Eid-ul-Adha event soon!
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Rizwan Ali <soopariz786 at gmail.com>
> Date: Sun, Oct 31, 2010 at 6:42 PM
> Subject: Emergency! Please Respond, and Act!
> To: msa-united at googlegroups.com
>
>
> Asalaamu Alaikum everyone,
>
> This is the emergency news I spoke to a few of you about at EOI, in regards
> to a brother who is seriously ill and needs immediate help from us.
> Last year 21 years old Rutgers NB student Khaled Elfarra was diagnosed with
> Leukemia, and his situation has been slowly been getting worse. Doctors are
> now saying that, realistically, Khaled has perhaps about a month to live,
> and that's if he gets a Bone Marrow Transfusion. The only thing is: we have
> yet to find a bone marrow match for Khaled. Working with his family, SAMAR
> (South Asian Marrow Association of Recruiters) along with Robert Wood
> Johnson Hospital (where he currently is), we're trying desperately to find a
> match for Khaled so that insha'Allah he can survive. This is not matter of
> someone only getting healthy, but of *surviving*.
>
> It takes about two weeks for results to return after a drive, and about a
> week for the transfusion. So, we're putting together a drive for *THIS
> Friday* after Jummah at ISCJ & MCMC and Saturday at Rutgers-New Brunswick
> (exact location will be announced real soon). Please spread the word to your
> MSA's and communities and show up on Friday or Saturday if you can. Also, we
> need volunteers to help us out on both days, so please let me know if you're
> willing to volunteer. Below is the description and the FB event page is up.
>
> Needless to say, with each second that goes bye, is crucial to Khaled's
> life. So please spread the word and help as much as you can, and definitely
> keep him in your du'as.
>
> May Allah grant him shiffa. Ameen!
>
> http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2212418663#!/event.php?eid=170613232950255<http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2212418663#%21/event.php?eid=170613232950255>
>
> SAVE KHALED- Bone Marrow Drive
>
> Khaled Elfarra is a Computer Science major at Rutgers University, a member
> of the University's table tennis team, and most importantly, a member of our
> Ummah. At the young age of 21, he has recently been diagnosed with Leukemia
> found to be in progressed stages. Since his diagnosis in August, he has
> undergone 3 rounds of chemotherapy, and his situation has become more
> complicated. He is in di...re need of a bone marrow transplant, but there
> is no current match in the international directory of donors. Please help us
> finds a match by donating:
>
> It’s simple and has no side effects. All you have to do is:
> Fill out a health questionnaire
> Quick swab swipe of the inside cheek
>
> Insha'Allah the drive will be on Friday and Saturday November 5th and 6th
>
> As of right now his family has no compatible donors, and if you are found
> to be a match, you will not only help him get healthy, but will be saving
> his life. Remember that Messenger of Allah (sal Allahu alaihi wa sallam)
> said, "The believers in their mutual kindness, compassion and sympathy are
> just like one body. When one of the limbs suffers, the whole body responds
> to it with wakefulness and fever". [Al-Bukhari and Muslim].
>
> If you are interested in helping or donating or volunteering please
> contact:
> Haidy Elfarra (Haidyelfarra at hotmail.com)
> Amira Hussein (hussein.amira at gmail.com)
> or
> Rizwan Ali (Soopariz319 at yahoo.com)
>
> Be sure by donating you will not only earn the reward from Allah (SWT), but
> you can also save another person’s life.
> Thank you and may Allah reward you for your efforts.
>
> Ibn `Umar (May Allah be pleased with them) reported: Messenger of Allah
> (sal Allahu alaihi wa sallam) said, "A Muslim is a brother of (another)
> Muslim, he neither wrongs him nor does hand him over to one who does him
> wrong. If anyone fulfills his brother's needs, Allah will fulfill his needs;
> if one relieves a Muslim of his troubles, Allah will relieve his troubles on
> the Day of Resurrection; and if anyone covers up a Muslim (his sins), Allah
> will cover him up (his sins) on the Resurrection Day". [Al-Bukhari and
> Muslim]
>
> *Please keep Khaled Elfarra in your du'as*
>
>
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: http://lists.stevens.edu/pipermail/msa/attachments/20101103/c84a37f4/attachment.htm