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One of the biggest characteristics that a Muslim is supposed to embody is kindness. Prophet Muhammad sallallahu ‘alaihi was-sallam said, "Kindness is a mark of faith, and whoever is not kind has no faith." (Muslim). We are taught from a young age through the Qur’an and Sunnah to how to treat people, plants, animals, ourselves, families and friends. One thing we often neglect in being kind to are strangers. We do this unintentionally or intentionally but regardless, we won’t smile at the next person that walks by, or give up a seat for someone else on the bus ride home.

"I fast to empathize with the poor". We hear Muslims saying this when non-Muslims ask us why we fast during the month of Ramadan, but which poor are we empathizing with: the poor millions of miles away in third-world countries or the poor in our own neighbourhoods?

Imran*, his wife and their three young children recently moved to Canada on refugee status after experiencing Islamophobic violence. The trauma caused his wife to develop severe psychological distress and attempt suicide. Her fragile health, coupled with schizophrenia and the continuation of antipsychotic medication, impacted her obligations as a parent.

Established in 2013, National Zakat Foundation was created to fill the gap of Zakat collection and distribution in Canada. Many of those who give their Zakat regularly are unaware that one should give their Zakat locally and most are also unaware that there is a growing need for Zakat in Canada. Contributing to this is often the misconception that government funds and support are more than enough to bridge the gap for those who are in need – which is not always the case.