volunteerism
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Why Volunteerism Matters?
Working for Change
By Taha GhayyurSound Vision & DawaNet
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Anyone can say, “The world is bad”.
Not many would say, “Let’s Change this World”. -Anonymous
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WHY WORK FOR CHANGE?
WHY Should We Volunteer?
WHY Bother with Community Activism?
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1. It’s the Mission Statement for Muslims Given By God: To invite people to goodness and to warn them about evil.
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2. We are Khalifah’s (Representatives and Ambassadors) of God on Earth. We are the Agents of Positive Change. We are the Change!
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3. We want to be the BEST!
“The best among
people is the one...
Who takes keen
interest in enjoining good and
forbidding wrong...”
-Prophet Muhammad
[Musnad Ahmad]
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4. Community Service was the Sunnah (Lifestyle) of Prophet Muhammad
“The Leader of the community is their Servant.” - Prophet Muhammad [Daylami and Tabarani]
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5. Desire to be Part of the Special Community of Prophet Muhammad:
“He is not one of us, who….does not work to bring people to good (Ma'ruf) and repel them from evil (Munkar).” – Prophet Muhammad [Ahmad]
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6. Prophet Muhammad Encouraged Us to Take Action:
“Whoever sees an evil, let him change it with his hand; and if he is not able to do so, then [let him change it] with his tongue; and if he is not able to do so, then with his heart — and that is the weakest of faith.” – Prophet Muhammad [Muslim]
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7.God will Not Change Our Condition unless We Work to Change
"Surely, Allah does not change the condition of a people until they change
that which is in themselves." [Quran 7:11]
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8. To Stay Focused & Be Productive! Idle Mind -> Satan -> Sins -> Unproductive
"One of the many signs that one is disliked by Allah is the wasting of his or her time” (i.e. he/she would be involved useless things). – Ibn Qayyim
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9. Volunteering is Our Way to Thank God & Thank People
"He who does not thank people, does not thank Allah.”
-Prophet Muhammad [Tirmidhi & Abu Dawud]
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10.Care for Others is a Condition to Receive God’s Mercy
“Have mercy
(Rahma) on those
on the earth so that the
One in the
Heaven may have mercy on
you.” [Tirmidhi]
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11.Act While We have the Opportunity!
"Good health and spare time are two of the blessings of Allah, with respect to which many people are deceived." – Prophet Muhammad [Bukhari]
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12.Deep Personal Satisfaction
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13.Helps Keep Depression Away! Empowers Both the Giver & Receiver.
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14.Opportunity to Discover & Contribute to a Cause We Believe in
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15.Best Way to Discover & Develop Our Talent: Communication & Leadership Skills
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16.Opportunity to Make Long-Lasting, Meaningful Friendships!
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17.Employers are Looking for Those Who Volunteer & Give Back to the Community
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18.Helps Us Learn & Appreciate Team Work
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20.We Can Bring Spiritual & Social Revival:
“Revolutionaries are the children and young people…The young people are the ones who most quickly identify with the struggle and necessity to eliminate the evil conditions that exist.” – Malcolm X
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20.Canada Needs Volunteers!• 13.3 million Canadians contribute 2.1 billion hours, the equivalent of 1.1 million full-time jobs
• 47% of Canadians volunteer• Religion plays an important role
in formal volunteering: 65% of Canadians who attended weekly religious services did volunteering, compared with 44% of those who did not attend weekly or at all.
• Volunteers who were frequent religious attendees dedicated about 40% more hours on average than other volunteers.(Source: Canada Survey on Giving, Volunteering and Participating, 2010)
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Where Do I Start? Ask Yourself… I POSTER
1. Is my intention pure?2. What are 2-3 skills or talents I have that I
can contribute to community?3. How much time an I willing to commit
daily or weekly? Weekdays? Weekends?4. What kind of cause or project or
organization I am more passionate about?5. What kind of experience I would like
obtain from volunteering?6. Can I ensure to be regular in volunteering?7. Am I willing to make helping others a
priority?