Posted by: Tariq Nelson on: March 27, 2008
The Messenger of Allah, (pbuh) said, “Cleanliness is half of faith and Alhamdulillah fills the scale, and SubhanaAllah and Alhamdulillah fill up what is between the heavens and the earth. Salah is a light, and charity is proof (of one’s faith) …” [Muslim] Islam is a comprehensive religion that encourages worship through practice. The Muslim [...]
Posted by: Tariq Nelson on: January 16, 2008
In His description of the Abrar (the pious and righteous) and their rewards in Paradise, Allah swt states in the Holy Quran that one of the reasons the Abrar deserved Paradise was because “they feed, for the love of Allah, the indigent, the orphan, and the captive. Saying, “We feed you for the Sake of [...]
Posted by: Tariq Nelson on: December 24, 2007
In its second annual Eid Al-Adha gift giving event, the Muslim American Society Youth of DC wrapped and distributed 100 gifts to young patients at the INOVA Fairfax Hospital the weekend of December 14th, 2007. Drawing on the Hadith of the Prophet Muhammad (saw) in which he states: “A visitor walking to visit a sick [...]
Posted by: Tariq Nelson on: November 14, 2007
With little or no experience in planting or gardening, 15 youth volunteered to plant trees with MAS Youth Give and Fairfax ReLeaf, a nonprofit organization with a mission to plant and preserve trees in Fairfax County. Volunteers met on Saturday, November 3rd with their gardening gloves and gallons of water, ready to add life to [...]
Posted by: Tariq Nelson on: October 24, 2007
On October 20, 2007 the MAS Youth of DC* (MYDC) joined other people of good will in the to march for autism on the DC Mall. Some pictures are below. More pictures of MYDC events can be seen at MYDC’s facebook page
Posted by: Tariq Nelson on: September 29, 2007
MAS Youth of DC (MYDC) put on a puppet show for children in the iNOVA Hospital called ‘Puppetpalooza’. Some pictures are below. More pictures of this event and others by MYDC are at the MYDC facebook group
Posted by: Tariq Nelson on: July 15, 2007
MYDC Youth talk about feeding the homeless in DC on July 14, 2007 in this post reproduced below (with pictures). They did this project in conjuntion with Project Downtown:
Posted by: Tariq Nelson on: June 16, 2007
On June 16, 2007, the MAS Youth of DC (MYDC) cleaned the masjid facilities. Some pictures are below. More pictures can be seen at the MYDC facebook group
Posted by: Tariq Nelson on: April 15, 2007
Some pictures of MAS Youth DC at the walk to benefit Multiple Sclerosis in Reston, Virginia. More pictures of MYDC events can be seen at the MYDC facebook group
