EIDUL FITRI OPEN HOUSE ORGANISED BY MUR

MUR successfully organized an “open -house”  function to celebrate Eidul Fitri on 25 September 2011 from 12 noon to 3 pm. The function was held in an open space outside the MUR office in Setapak, Kuala Lumpur.  Some 300 guests attended the function, comprising not only members of the Rohingya community living in the environs of Setapak and Gombak but also Rohingya friends and leaders from other parts of the Klang Valley, Johor, Kedah and Penang.  Among the guests of honour present were Dato’ Hasbullah Lebai Mat Isa (Assistant Secretary-General of PERKIM), Professor Azizah binti Kassim (Senior Researcher from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, who is carrying out research on the socio-economic  status of the Rohingya community...

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MUR LEADERSHIP VISITED ROHINGYA MADRASAHS IN SEBERANG PERAI TENGAH, PENANG

A delegation led by MUR Chairman, Ustaz Muhammad Amin Muhammad Kassim, visited 6 madrasahs run by the Rohingya community in the district of Seberang Perai Tengah, Pulau Pinang from 10 – 12 September 2011 . The madrasahs involved are as follows:- 1)       Madrasatul Muhajirin, Taman Senangin, Perai2)       Madrasatul Zinnurin, Bagan Dalam3)       Madasah Rohingya, Bagan Ajam4)       Madrasah Rohingya, Ujung Batu5)       Madrasah Jalan Baru, Bukit Mertajam6)       Madrasah Rohingya, Seberang Jaya During the visit, MUR donated  a pair of school uniform to...

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A WORD OF APPRECIATION TO JEMAAH ISLAH MALAYSIA (JIM)

On the 23rd day of Ramadan, MUR, in collaboration with an Islamic based NGO, Jemaah Islah Malaysia (JIM),  organized an iftar (feast) at Madrasah Al-Islahiyah Al-Islamiyah  Maatahfizul Quran located in Jalan Meru, Klang, Selangor Darul Ehsan.  Some 300 Rohingyas, living around the district of Meru, were present.  Before iftar, 45 families from the Rohingya community (who are less fortunate and unable to make ends meet)  received donations (Duit Raya) of RM100 each from JIM representatives – Bro. Wan Mohd. Zuhri Che Mat Zin and Bro. Md. Nasir Tampol.  MUR also received financial assistance of RM1,500 from JIM to be used for administrative expenses. MUR leadership would like to take this opportunity to thank Bro....

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ROHINGYA COMMUNITY IN JALAN IPOH RECEIVED DONATIONS FROM MUR

On 21 August 2011, which coincides with the twenty first day of Ramadan,  a delegation from MUR comprising Ustaz Mohd. Ayob, Ustaz Mohd. Karim and Ustaz Rahimullah visited the Rohingya community living in the environs of Jalan Ipoh, Kuala Lumpur.  During the visit, in the spirit of Ramadan, 30 families who are living under very tight income, received a copy of al-Quran and a bag of rice each as well as some other food items , like cocking oil, flour etc. from MUR representatives. &nbs...

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AN APPEAL FROM THE CHAIRMAN OF MAJLIS ULAMA ROHINGYA [ROHINGYA COUNCIL OF ULAMAS]

Dear Sir/Madam, ZAKAT WELFARE ASSISTANCE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE ROHINGYA COMMUNITY MEMBERS Assalamualaikum wr. wb.  & Ramadhan Greetings!                                 1.    The month of Ramadan al-Mubarak is a much awaited occasion for Muslims throughout the world.  In this blessed month, besides exercising self-restraint from the break of day to sunset, Muslims are also obliged to increase their works of charity as a means of attracting divine blessings. As for Muslims and the Faithful who have been blessed with prosperity and riches, Ramadan presents a golden opportunity for cleansing their earnings and...

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AN INTRODUCTION BY THE PRESIDENT

Assalamualaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh! Sebagai Pengerusi MUR yang baru, Ustaz Mohd. Jaber berikrar untuk meneruskan visi murni Ustaz Mohamad Amin untuk memantapkan lagi tahap pendidikan akademik dan pengajian Islam anak-anak yang kini sedang belajar di 10 buah madrasah di bawah naungan MUR - dibangunkan dengan dokongan pemimpin masyarakat Rohingya di kawasan-kawasan penempatan di sekitar Lembah Klang dan negeri Pulau Pinang.  Disamping itu, usaha dan ikhtiar perlu dilipatgandakan untuk mewujudkan beberapa buah lagi madrasah yang masih belum wujud secara formal di negeri-negeri lain seperti di Kedah, Johor dan negeri-negeri di Pantai Timur semenanjung, yang mana ramai terdapat masyarakat pelarian Rohingya bermastautin. Menurut...

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