Assalamu Alaikum and Eid Mubarak.
In a few days, we will celebrate the special occasion of Eid ul-Adha. If you have not already sent your Eid Qurbani/Udhia or wish to donate again, there is still time to do so and help Mercy-USA for Aid and Development to spread the joy of this blessed occasion to thousands of children and their families who struggle to find enough food to eat and rarely enjoy the taste of meat.
Your gift of $90 or more to Mercy-USA for Aid and Development allows us to have an Eid Qurbani/Udhia performed for you and distributed to those in extreme need – the thousands of hungry children and their families in Somalia ($90), Kenya ($90), the United States ($145), Lebanon ($145), Bosnia ($160), Indonesia ($110), Bangladesh ($90), Egypt ($330) and India ($110), as well as to Syrian and Palestinian refugees ($145) in Lebanon. (One Qurbani feeds approximately four families.)
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$90 will feed 4 families.
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$270 will feed 12 families.
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$450 will feed 20 families.
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$900 will feed 40 families.
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$2,250 will feed 100 families.
Below is a convenient Eid Zabiha and Zakat ul-Mal calculation table. Once you have calculated your total contribution, you may donate immediately online through our secure online donation form. Please list the names to be mentioned at the time of the zabiha sacrifice in the “Comments” section of the online donation form.
You may also mail your kind contribution to (please write the designation, ex. Qurbani/Udhia, Zakat, etc., in the memo section of your check):
In the US:
Mercy-USA for Aid and Development
44450 Pinetree Dr, Ste 201
Plymouth, MI 48170-3869
In Canada:
Mercy USA for Aid and Development (Canada)
Fiesta R P O
PO Box 56102, 102 HWY # 8
Stoney Creek, ON L8G 5C9
If you have any questions or wish to donate over the telephone, please call us at 1-800-55-MERCY (1-800-556-3729) or (734) 454-0011. You may also visit our website at www.mercyusa.org, email us at mercyusa@mercyusa.org, or fax us at (734) 454-0303. Donations are tax deductible (US Federal Tax ID No. 38-2846307 and Canada Revenue Agency Business No. 89458 5553 RR0001).
Thank you for your kindness and concern. May Allah (SWT) bless and reward you and your family during this coming Eid and throughout the years.
Sincerely,
Umar al-Qadi
President and CEO
PS Dedicated to alleviating human suffering and supporting individuals and their communities in their efforts to become more self-sufficient, Mercy-USA for Aid and Development is a registered PVO (Private Voluntary Organization) with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), has special consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), and is a member of the American Council for Voluntary International Action (InterAction). Since 1988, Mercy-USA has provided meat produced from approximately 33,000 qurbanis to about 750,000 persons in need worldwide.
PPS Many companies will match the donations of their employees. Please ask your company if it has such a matching gift program.
Zabiha Form
____ # of Zabihas in Somalia, Kenya or Bangladesh X ($90 per Zabiha) $__________________
____ # of Zabihas in Indonesia, Albania or India X ($110 per Zabiha) $__________________
____ # of Zabihas in USA, Lebanon or for Syrian and Palestinian refugees
in Lebanon X ($145 per Zabiha) $__________________
____ # of Zabihas in Bosnia X ($160 per Zabiha) $__________________
____ # of Zabihas in Egypt X ($330 per Zabiha) $__________________
Zakat ul-Mal Calculation Form
(For lines 1 to 8 below, enter 0 if you possessed the item for less than one complete lunar year.)
1) Cash on hand and in bank $_______________
2) Gold and Silver (Coins, Bars, Jewelry1, etc.) $_______________
3) Non-delinquent loans
(Money you loaned to others and expect to be repaid) $_______________
4) Shares of Stock $_______________
5) Loans (Money you borrowed for business purposes) $_______________
6) Business Inventory
(Market value of inventory items at the Zakat due date) $_______________
7) Real Estate (Designated for sale) $_______________
8) Net profits from business $_______________
9) Total amount (Add lines 1 through 8)
(Enter 0 if amount is less than Nisab2) $_______________
10) Zakat due = (Total amount on line 9) X ( 0.025 ) $_______________
1Jewelry is not subject to Zakat unless its amount is excessive or is for business purposes.
2 Nisab is 3 oz. of pure gold valued at approximately $5,180 as of November 3, 2011.
Total Donation Form
1. Zabihas (Qurbanis/Udhias) $_______________
2. Zakat ul-Mal $_______________
3. General Sadaqah / Other Donation $_______________
4. Grand Total $_______________
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