[MSA] Emergency! Please Respond, and Act!

[Waqar Khokhar]

Salam all,

I've just been informed that due to the overwhelming turnout at yesterday's
drive, *the drive at Rutgers today has been canceled*.  This is largely due
to exhaustion of resources.  Apologies if you were planning on going today,
or planning on helping; it is a logistical issue.

Jazakullah,
Waqar Khokhar

On Wed, Nov 3, 2010 at 12:15 PM, Waqar Khokhar <wkhokhar at stevens.edu> wrote:

> 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*
>>
>>
>
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