Volunteers from the Lancashire Council of Mosques (LCM) handed out gifts to patients at Blackburn Royal Hospital.
The visiting volunteers from LCM were accompanied by Molana Rafiq Sufi, (Chair of LCM) as well as Hafiza Patel, Muhammad Sadiq, Latifa Patel and other members of the LCM team, who handed out gifts to wards D1 & D3 and conversed with patients.
Molana Rafiq Sufi said, “We are grateful to the hospital for the opportunity to visit these elderly patients.
"During these cold winter months it is important that we share our kind thoughts, warm feelings and good gestures with patients so that happiness is enjoyed by everyone including those that are going through a period of ill health and suffering. We at LCM are ready and happy to help our elderly community regardless of their faith and background.”
Hospital Imam and Chaplain Fazal Hassan who helped organise the visit said, “These events where warmth, closeness, togetherness and joy is shared between people on special occasions, are vital not only to bring a smile on patient’s faces, but also to help strengthen community and race relations and build a cohesive community based on core values of care and compassion”.
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