sadaqa

What is the easiest way you know to give everyday sadaqa?  

We've got a grocery store in town that all the seniors use.  It is cheap and in walking distance.  I buy the store's plastic gift certificate cards and leave them in my wallet.  When I am shopping and come across an elderly person at the store who is clearly on a limited budget, I slip them a card with a bismillah.  

For it to be easy it has got to require little forethought, be ready to hand, and so easy to hand over that it will not embarrass the person receiving it.

Any other ideas? 

On Eid al-Shukr, We thank God for the nourishment he has provided us and also thank God for the strength to act against injustice with our hands, our voices, and through prayer.

As a community, I suggest we work with Native Americans to ban racist Sports Mascots. Through grass roots activism, Native American groups were able to persuade the NCAA to ban the use of racist mascots and team names. Their activism provides an admonishment to us and a good example.

WISE or Women's Islamic Initiative Spirituality is meeting in NYC on November 17-19. It will be a gathering of 100 distinguished women to share best practices, network, and God willing, create an advisory council of Muslim women to express women-centered concerns to global political and religious leaders. I like that they have made an effort to include women from different religious and political perspectives. God willing it will be diverse like the umma is diverse and represent the best of what we all have to offer.

WISE is focusing on long term goals, but the community also needs to keep its eye on the here and now.

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