UK: Muslim Youth scale Yorkshire 3 Peaks with British Red Cross in Memory of Kamal Aftab

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The hike on Saturday was to honour his memory and raise money for various charities so Kamal Aftab's work can continue through others and his spirit of sacrifice can continue to benefit all those in need.

Times of Ahmad | News Watch | UK Desk
Source/Credit: AMYA Yorkshire
By Shahzad Ahmed | July 20, 2016

16 youth from the Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association hiked up the Yorkshire 3 Peaks on Saturday 16th July amongst 300 hikers in aid of the British Red Cross and in memory of Kamal Aftab a Regional Youth Leader of AMYA and Humanitarian.

Through their efforts the youth raised £1000 to support the essential work of the British Red Cross, the youth are aiming to raise a further £18,000 this year in aid of a number of British Charities under the banner of the organizations Mercy4Mankind Charity Initiative.

The hike began at the Village Hall, Horton in Ribblesdale and the 3 peaks of Pen-y-ghent, Whernside and Ingleborough were climbed on the day taking a total of 8 hours. The youngest member from AMYA was 15 years old and Nadeem Ahmad, Youth Leader of AMYA Yorkshire described how it felt:

"Extremely difficult challenge, tackling Yorkshire's three biggest peaks. However, it was a great day with plenty of sunshine and friendly faces to meet along the way. I'm very happy to have completed the challenge, as this was my first ever Hike"

 Max Newton, Yorkshire Senior Community Fundraiser for British Red Cross expressed his appreciation of AMYA's efforts saying:

"We are so grateful to all the guys from AMYA who took on the Yorkshire 3 Peaks challenge for the British Red Cross. Even more, we are so humbled that these young Muslim gentlemen chose our event to take part in to honour the memory of the late Kamal Aftab. Kamal was an amazing guy who raised tens of thousands of pounds for charity.  He was also a keen walker and a friend."

Kamal Aftab

Kamal Aftab was an award-winning charity fundraiser and Youth Leader of AMYA taken in his prime last year at the age of 32. Having been diagnosed with Leukaemia, he attempted a 'hospital marathon' aiming to raise £50,000 for Bloodwise, a Leukaemia and Lymphoma research charity - a target he exceeded after his death to over £67,000. Kamal was described as a 'true humanitarian' by his friends and organised dozens of charitable events and programmes for AMYA. He was voted National Guardian Volunteer of the Year for 2014-15 after his work contributed to giving 10,000 people the gift of sight through a Humanity First initiative and countless store collections, mountain climbs and trips to Africa. He would cite his unshakeable conviction and belief in God as motivation for his charitable efforts and Prophet Muhammad's saying 'every good deed is an act of charity' drove him to continuous humanitarian service.

The hike on Saturday was to honour his memory and raise money for various charities so Kamal Aftab's work can continue through others and his spirit of sacrifice can continue to benefit all those in need.

For more information visit:  http://www.muslimsforhumanity.org.uk/
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-- UK: Muslim Youth scale Yorkshire 3 Peaks with British Red Cross in Memory of Charity Champion Kamal Aftab


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