As the world’s alert level for swine flu has been raised to 5, ICNA Sisters Wing joins the world in following all precautions set by the CDC to ensure safety. However, while looking out for your safety, we ask you all not to stop your daily activities nor your gatherings, but rather to go about your programs as usual. We as muslims believe that towards the end of time, Allah (Azzah wa Jal) will test our world with new diseases, epidemics, natural disasters and other trials, and we can attest to this, as these incidents increase in frequency. We also believe that Allah, in His Infinite Mercy, has blessed us with gift of Du’ah, and we should use this for our protection and hope. We ask that in every gathering of your’s, you take the time out to make collective Istighfar, as we know that anything done in numbers increases its effectiveness. Once again, being sensible without panic is the best measure to take for safety, and Allah is the best of Protectors.
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