Muslim Community of Brooklyn for Janazah
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Who are you?
We are private citizens with a mission to raise funds for the Muslim community in Midwood, Brooklyn and the broader Muslim population in the surrounding neighborhoods to provide logistics and facilitate the burials of deceased individuals due to COVID-19. For more information, please contact any of the individuals below:
Azeem Sikandar
(646) [phone redacted]
[email redacted]
Afzal Ilahi
(718) [phone redacted]
[email redacted]
Majid Dutt, CPA
(646) [phone redacted]
[email redacted]
Where are you from?
Our roots run deep in the Midwood area of Brooklyn around Foster Avenue and Coney Island Avenue since the sixties. Our ancestors first settled in this area in the early 60’s in search of a better life and opportunities.
Azeem Sikandar:
Azeem Sikandar lived in the Midwood area of Brooklyn for over 30 years. He is one of the main organizers of this campaign and has been providing leadership and guidance with his extensive professional experience to the team to ensure the people most affected by this crisis are not ignored. He currently resides in Collierville, TN, a suburban town in the greater Memphis area. He is a Director of Autozone for over 22 years in multiple leadership positions.
Afzal Ilahi:
Afzal Ilahi is a current resident of Midwood, Brooklyn. He is a Loan Officer and specializes in commericial and residential mortgage loans. He is coordinating with the team to ensure the needs of the community that are hit the most are met during these dire and difficult times.
Majid Dutt:
Majid Dutt lived in the Midwood area of Brooklyn for over 35 years before moving to the State of NJ. Majid Dutt is a CPA in the state of NY and runs a small office on Coney Island Avenue in the Midwood area of Brooklyn. He is also assisting with the efforts of this campaign.
Many donors who gratefully contributed to this campaign know us and our extended family personally.
Our relationship to the parties that we are raising funds for?
We are not affiliated with Al-Rayaan Muslim Funeral Services located at 1093 Coney Island Ave Brooklyn NY 11230 in any way, shape or form. Our foremost goal is to serve the community. We will be working closely with Al-Rayaan Funeral Services to achieve those goals.
How will the funds be used?
The funds will be used to purchase a refrigerated trailer to store the bodies. Currently, Al-Rayaan Muslim Funeral Services can only hold up to 3 bodies at a time that are refrigerated. There are many bodies at Al-Rayaan which are not being kept in the storage fridge due to limitations. If the bodies are not kept in a fridge, in a few days, the bodies will start to rot, decompose and decaying. Furthermore, there are bodies at the hospitals that are not picked up or claimed. With a refrigerated trailer, Al-Rayaan will be able to pick up these bodies at the hospitals and store them in the refrigerated trailer. We are looking to procure a refrigerated trailer that can hold approximately 30-40 bodies at a time. This will also help alleviate the burden on the hospitals.
The acquisition of a trailer, will involve additional costs above and beyond the purchase price. These costs include registration, transporting the trailer to the desired location on Coney Island Avenue in Brooklyn. In addition, the trailer will also incur operating costs such as diesel fuel to keep the refrigeration running and prevent the bodies from decaying.
The trailer will be considered community property and would not belong to Al-Rayaan or any one individual. However, they will have access to utilize it as required until the COVID-19 crisis is over. If maximum capacity is not reached the trailer will be made available to surrounding communities as well.
Any excess funds will be used to pay funeral costs for families who cannot afford to bury their loved ones or towards Muslim bodies that have not been claimed by immediate family members or friends at the hospital. No funds will be given to Al-Rayaan until proper documentation of cost and services is provided. All payments will be updated on the Go Fund Me page for donors to see. The process will be transparent.
Any payments made to Al-Rayaan will be made through either wire transfer or ACH. No payments will be made in cash.
We are private citizens with a mission to raise funds for the Muslim community in Midwood, Brooklyn and the broader Muslim population in the surrounding neighborhoods to provide logistics and facilitate the burials of deceased individuals due to COVID-19. For more information, please contact any of the individuals below:
Azeem Sikandar
(646) [phone redacted]
[email redacted]
Afzal Ilahi
(718) [phone redacted]
[email redacted]
Majid Dutt, CPA
(646) [phone redacted]
[email redacted]
Where are you from?
Our roots run deep in the Midwood area of Brooklyn around Foster Avenue and Coney Island Avenue since the sixties. Our ancestors first settled in this area in the early 60’s in search of a better life and opportunities.
Azeem Sikandar:
Azeem Sikandar lived in the Midwood area of Brooklyn for over 30 years. He is one of the main organizers of this campaign and has been providing leadership and guidance with his extensive professional experience to the team to ensure the people most affected by this crisis are not ignored. He currently resides in Collierville, TN, a suburban town in the greater Memphis area. He is a Director of Autozone for over 22 years in multiple leadership positions.
Afzal Ilahi:
Afzal Ilahi is a current resident of Midwood, Brooklyn. He is a Loan Officer and specializes in commericial and residential mortgage loans. He is coordinating with the team to ensure the needs of the community that are hit the most are met during these dire and difficult times.
Majid Dutt:
Majid Dutt lived in the Midwood area of Brooklyn for over 35 years before moving to the State of NJ. Majid Dutt is a CPA in the state of NY and runs a small office on Coney Island Avenue in the Midwood area of Brooklyn. He is also assisting with the efforts of this campaign.
Many donors who gratefully contributed to this campaign know us and our extended family personally.
Our relationship to the parties that we are raising funds for?
We are not affiliated with Al-Rayaan Muslim Funeral Services located at 1093 Coney Island Ave Brooklyn NY 11230 in any way, shape or form. Our foremost goal is to serve the community. We will be working closely with Al-Rayaan Funeral Services to achieve those goals.
How will the funds be used?
The funds will be used to purchase a refrigerated trailer to store the bodies. Currently, Al-Rayaan Muslim Funeral Services can only hold up to 3 bodies at a time that are refrigerated. There are many bodies at Al-Rayaan which are not being kept in the storage fridge due to limitations. If the bodies are not kept in a fridge, in a few days, the bodies will start to rot, decompose and decaying. Furthermore, there are bodies at the hospitals that are not picked up or claimed. With a refrigerated trailer, Al-Rayaan will be able to pick up these bodies at the hospitals and store them in the refrigerated trailer. We are looking to procure a refrigerated trailer that can hold approximately 30-40 bodies at a time. This will also help alleviate the burden on the hospitals.
The acquisition of a trailer, will involve additional costs above and beyond the purchase price. These costs include registration, transporting the trailer to the desired location on Coney Island Avenue in Brooklyn. In addition, the trailer will also incur operating costs such as diesel fuel to keep the refrigeration running and prevent the bodies from decaying.
The trailer will be considered community property and would not belong to Al-Rayaan or any one individual. However, they will have access to utilize it as required until the COVID-19 crisis is over. If maximum capacity is not reached the trailer will be made available to surrounding communities as well.
Any excess funds will be used to pay funeral costs for families who cannot afford to bury their loved ones or towards Muslim bodies that have not been claimed by immediate family members or friends at the hospital. No funds will be given to Al-Rayaan until proper documentation of cost and services is provided. All payments will be updated on the Go Fund Me page for donors to see. The process will be transparent.
Any payments made to Al-Rayaan will be made through either wire transfer or ACH. No payments will be made in cash.
Co-organizers (3)
Majid Dutt
Organizer
Brooklyn, NY
Afzal Ilahi
Co-organizer
Azeem Sikandar
Co-organizer