qurbani

[jamie]

i was reading islamic relief page about eid adhu and say this about qurbani i understand that its like a charity muslims give wot i wanted to know was tho how they decide on the pricing

http://www.islamic-relief.org.uk/Qurbanipricing.aspx

Qurbani Group A £43
Ethiopia, India, Kenya, Sri Lanka, Somalia, Chad, Malawi, Mali, Niger, Zimbabwe
Qurbani Group B £80
Bangladesh, Pakistan, South Africa, Chechnya, China, Yemen, Sudan
Qurbani Group C £130
Tunisia, Albania, Jordan, Afghanistan, Egypt
Qurbani Group D £260
West Bank, Gaza, Iraq, Lebanon

i know they all need help but 43£ to africa i wud think they got most

how is it worked out the only thing i can think is that they mayb get a lot from other groups or is down to what they need structuraly

and im not bein islamophobic askin this i really want to know

[jamie]

i emailed islamic relief to ask them the reason,I wrote in my best grammar and corrected all the spelling

i asked exactly same as on here then somethin else come to me, with the media we have, a lot of publicity is given to drought and africa there is comic relief, theres still money that live aid generated, watchin the tv u see lots of ads to give money, theres non to help gaza or to help iraq or afghanistan,
so mayb thats the answer,

[jamie]

ps is qurbani the same as zakat

[Seperatist]

In Islam, the sacrifice of an animal is legal only during 10-13 Dhu l-Hijjah, the 12th lunar month of the Islamic calendar. It is understood as a symbolic repetition of Abraham's sacrifice of a ram in place of his son, a crucial notion in Judaism, Christianity and Islam alike.



Zakāt "that which purifies" or "alms", one of the Five Pillars of Islam, is the giving of a fixed portion of one's wealth to charity, generally to the poor and needy.

[sarah786]

i emailed islamic relief to ask them the reason,I wrote in my best grammar and corrected all the spelling

i asked exactly same as on here then somethin else come to me, with the media we have, a lot of publicity is given to drought and africa there is comic relief, theres still money that live aid generated, watchin the tv u see lots of ads to give money, theres non to help gaza or to help iraq or afghanistan,
so mayb thats the answer,

Be interesting to see if you get a reply.

From my experience, charities decide on qurbani costs solely dependent on how much it costs them to perform the task. The charity I performed my Qurbani through only charged £35 for Somalia / Ethiopia. The Islamic charity I work for, it costs them £85 to perform qurbani in Albania. Nothing really to do with need - more global economics.

[jamie]

postmaster general bounced it back :S

anyway wot u said makes sense,

if i get it right for similar aid it costs 6-7 times more to get to in iraq and gaza

[JerseyLily]

Getting animals through the tunnels in Gaza is a difficult task with many lives lost in the tunnels, so probably not cheap. The Bedu of Sinai live from this trade. One thing I can never understand is why it is so expensive in Bangladesh. On our notice board in the mosque I have seen how it is more expensive there than here in the Uk.

[jamie]

why isnt egypt openin the borders to gaza?

[JerseyLily]

You mean the border at Rafah? I think the army are abiding by some agreement they have with Israel. Rafah is open for a limited number of people and some aid convoys but neither for goods inward nor outward.

[jamie]

ok i think i finally get this now
qurbani is about sacrificing after ramadan, so the pricing depends on how to get sheep to them to do sacrifice,??

i thought it was charity to feed ppl for starvin