UK: Hundreds of Young Muslims to Run and Walk for Charity to show True Islam

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This year welcomes the 33rd Charity Challenge, which first began in 1985. Since its inception AMYA has raised in excess of £2 million for UK charities.

Times of Ahmad | News Watch | UK desk
Source/Credit: Wimbledon Guardian
By Raza ul Haq | August 17, 2017

The largest Muslim youth organisation in Britain, the Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association (AMYA) is to hold its 'Mercy for Mankind' Charity Challenge on Saturday 19th August in Fitz Park, Keswick.

Hundreds of members of the organisation as young as 5 are gathering from across the UK to practice the Islamic teachings of serving humanity by raising funds for British charities in the Half Marathon. They hope to dispel myths surrounding Islam by promoting its true peaceful values.

Over 700 members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association (AMYA) will be taking part in a half marathon run and walk hoping to raise more than £500,000 for UK charities, including, The Royal British Legion, Save the Children, NSPCC, Barnardos, CLIC Sargent, UNICEF, British Red Cross, Cumbria Community Foundation and others.

This year welcomes the 33rd Charity Challenge, which first began in 1985. Since its inception AMYA has raised in excess of £2 million for UK charities. The event is generally hosted in a different location each year, with previous locations including the Tower of London, Hyde Park, Battersea Park, Hampshire and the Yorkshire Dales.

Farooq Aftab, event organiser and Deputy Head of AMYA said: “Nowadays people have many misconceptions about Islam. We raise hundreds of thousands of pounds every year for British charities because we practice the true teachings of Islam. This year again, hundreds of us are travelling to the Lake District from up and down the country for the Mercy for Mankind Charity Challenge to raise funds for the most needy in our society without any distinction of faith, colour or creed.”


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