USA: Muslim-led efforts raise more than $200K for #SanBernardino shooting victims

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The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in Chino donated $10,000 to San Bernardino victims’ fund created on GoFundMe.com by Mayor Carey Davis.

A delegation from Baitul Hameed Mosque in Chino visited the offices of
San Bernardino Mayor Carey Davis.

Ahmadiyya Times | News Watch | US
Source/Credit: The San Bernardino Sun
By Ryan Hagen | December 11, 2015

Since last week’s mass shooting by two Muslim extremists in San Bernardino, Muslim-led efforts have raised more than $200,000 to help victims of the shooting and their families.

The fundraising began before they knew the killers were Muslim, said Faisal Qazi, a neurologist in Pomona and creator of the crowdfunding campaign “Muslims United for San Bernardino Families.”

“There are 18 kids that are affected, that had a parent die,” Qazi said. “That’s a lot of impact. We’re talking about scholarships, endowments, other opportunities to participate in financially supporting thsee families.”

As of Friday, 1,828 donors had given a total of more than $195,000, the launchgood website shows, and Qazi said he’s working with Arrowhead United Way to see how best to distribute the money.

The money from that effort — about 10 percent of which he estimates comes from non-Muslim members of the community — is in addition to $10,000 the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in Chino donated to a San Bernardino victims’ fund created on GoFundMe.com by Mayor Carey Davis.

That donation ties $10,000 from the GoFundMe team as the largest — by far — of the 822 donations totaling more than $70,000.

“There’s nothing that can make up for the agony that’s being faced by the families right now -- it’s such an awful thing,” said Minaal Malik, spokesman for the Chino mosque. “But we wanted to help in any way we can.”

The mosque is also holding a blood drive Sunday, as it has to honor 9/11 victims since the 10th anniversary of that terrorist attack.

The blood drive is at 11941 Ramona Ave. in Chino.

“Terrorists do not speak for our religion,” Malik said. “Our Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, said: “Have mercy to those on earth, and the One in the Heavens (God) will have mercy upon you.”


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