Poets needed for book compilation for charity

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"]My number 1

To my suffering
She’s a knife
Cutting it off my chest

To my pain
Her gentle hands
are the cure

To my worries,
Any uncertainty
Her survival,
The years she lived
Become my answers.

My tears
Her hugs,
Her hand stroking me,
Simply Blows it dry

My mistakes
She knows
Before I make them.

What I'm thinking
She can see through my eyes

As my head spins
from all I encounter
Lowering it into her lap
Bestows ultimate medicine


and this one I wrote for the ones who suffer??


Dont curse ur hardships
Off ur heart Arrogance it strips
It teaches you to appreciate
To Forgive but to never hate
What truly matters it reveals
The meaningless it conceals
Your broken heart it pieces
It teaches you to get back up
To fear none but Allah n speak up
Cause you know u seen it all
Broken the silence, the wall
To the poor n less fortunate u relate
InshaAllah to Jennah you will migrate


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Yanoorah has donated these two poems, Allah seems to be pushing us

Allahs blessings be upon you sister these are beautiful contributions, may Allah reward you sister, Ameen
 
we need duas folks, please ask Allah to send us funds or ideas
 
inshAllah. Ameen.hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm...we could make towels with poetry..like you said..it's a good idea...
 
If some members are reliable and good at calligraphy I happen to know of an online store that would be glad to handle the sales end with no cost and no commission. What is the selling price is what you will get for the charity.

Somebody do one up in about poster size and if it is suitable for framing send a picture of it to Tk and if he likes it, he can pm me and I will put him in touch with a seller that will handlle the sale of it. I suggest each one be done on a one by one basis and begin with just one , somebody can then do a second one if it sells.

I should mention that for the next 2 to 3 weeks I will seldom be online but I will try to check my emails and PM at least once every 3 days.
 
Many thanks Woodrow, this could prove very beneficial.:D
 
If you guys are seriously willing to handle the book, I know someone who prints books for about £1, but you have to have a minimum order of 1000. On top of that, the sales and editing is up to you. They do indexing however. It's very cheap, and with a forum this size, insha'Allah it's worth it. You can give it a thought.
 
Brother were nothing but serious but getting funds together is hard, I wanted to disseminate the books myself anyway bro, but 1000 is weel out of question at moment, maybe sometime towards end of year I will pay it myself but right now were stuck
 
The thing is, if you're going to buy that thing for 500 or 600 pounds, might as well purchase 1000 copies for that same amount and advertise/sales yourself. Just a suggestion! :D
 
eHafiz said:
The thing is, if you're going to buy that thing for 500 or 600 pounds, might as well purchase 1000 copies for that same amount and advertise/sales yourself. Just a suggestion! :D
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Thanks bro and when time comes I will approach you with this, I want to do as much of work as poss, but it really is the funding:D
 
TKTony said:
Thanks bro and when time comes I will approach you with this, I want to do as much of work as poss, but it really is the funding:D
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How much funding are you looking for and by what date? If you can give me an exact amount needed, I think there is something I can fish out among some sponsors and donors of the Jannah Network's.
 
eHafiz said:
How much funding are you looking for and by what date? If you can give me an exact amount needed, I think there is something I can fish out among some sponsors and donors of the Jannah Network's.
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What you have suggested would cost 1000, the cheapest otherwise(havent haggled yet tho) appears to 645. Your idea seems to give best value for money tho, theres no dead line, I rushed into it a bit thinking all would come right, now to be honest I count each day as the ppl who need the proceeds are dying and suffering. If I could afford it I would pay it myself bro but hard times at present. I considered everyone donating a £ untill we got enough but then it seems the money would be better going straight into the charity. If the book gets produced I will never stop selling it, and I can be resoursefull in this respect. Peace
 
Hm...

Well, there's another thought in mind. We can ask around businesses who would like to sponsor, and their company names or a letter from them will be published along with the book. Or/And as the sales come in, they will get the cost price of the book and the profits go towards Islamic Relief. That would probably be the easiest and most logical way to do it. Otherwise, as you said, in these hard times it would almost be impossible. You might want to even consider the market right now. Insha'Allah, however, it will sell fluently. That's just an input. If you need help finding business/publishers or whatever, feel free to come to me.

Jazakumullahu Khair.
 
eHafiz said:
Hm...

Well, there's another thought in mind. We can ask around businesses who would like to sponsor, and their company names or a letter from them will be published along with the book. Or/And as the sales come in, they will get the cost price of the book and the profits go towards Islamic Relief. That would probably be the easiest and most logical way to do it. Otherwise, as you said, in these hard times it would almost be impossible. You might want to even consider the market right now. Insha'Allah, however, it will sell fluently. That's just an input. If you need help finding business/publishers or whatever, feel free to come to me.

Jazakumullahu Khair.
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good thinking batman. i dont think this way thats the problem, I will consider which companies may benefit from sponsoring an islamic project and approach, thanks brother :D
 
do they have to be islamic companies to sponser?
 
Yanal said:
do they have to be islamic companies to sponser?
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im thinking of approaching first bus company, but i think any would do, just not sure how to put it to them, maybe just phone up and blurt it out, being a white person here will bring suspiscion but will have a go. maybe will approach some of the big asian supermarkets and restaurants here too
 
Big famous ones I recommend.

You have 10,000+ reps already!Share the love dude....:shade:
 
In our church we sometimes have fund-raising events for charity.
For example, if the children want to raise some money for a certain charity, they might sell cakes.
Some of the ladies knit clothing to be sent to people in need.
Sometimes people make displays or give talks about certain projects to raise people's awareness (and hopefully to receive some donations for it)
Etc, etc

I don't know if mosques do that kind of thing ... but perhaps people could approach the imam in their own mosque, explain about our project and ask they could do a fund-raising event at the mosque.

Just a thought ... it might not be appropriate. :-[
 

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