The General Administration of Endowments at the Ministry of Endowments and Islamic Affairs launched the ‘Iftar Saim’ campaign for the Holy Month of Ramadan 1445 AH, during the press conference it organized at the administration’s headquarters.

The General Administration of Endowments revealed its plan to provide 700,000 Iftar meals to break the fast throughout the Holy Month of Ramadan, for the benefit of more than 24,000 fasting people daily, in twenty locations with Iftar tables, including five locations for distributing meals.

Dr. Sheikh Khalid bin Mohammed bin Ghanem Al Thani, Director General of the General Administration of Endowments, said that the Iftar project for the fasting person is one of the important community initiatives of the General Administration of Endowments during the Holy Month, which aims to spread the spirit of solidarity among members of society, and that fasting has a great reward, as mentioned in the Holy Hadith that was narrated.

Social solidarity

Through the campaign, the public administration aims to establish the year of social solidarity and interdependence, implement the conditions of those who stand by, help the needy and needy to perform the obligation of fasting, alleviate the suffering of many workers whose circumstances do not allow them to prepare the breakfast table in a timely manner, and exploit the gatherings as an advocacy, awareness-raising and educational opportunity.

Table locations

The General Administration of Endowments was keen to geographically distribute Iftar according to population density and labour density areas, and the Ramadan tent dining locations include:

• Ain Khaled (Thursday and Friday Market)
• Al-Sailiya (New Central Market)
• Industrial Zone (Eid Musalla, 23rd Street “Al-Attiyah”)
• Industrial Zone (Street 38 - Empiric Hospital)
• Al-Rayyan (Eid prayer hall)
• Al Montazah
• Umm Salal Muhammad
• Al-Wakrah, opposite the old Al-Wakrah market
• Al-Khor (Othman Mosque)
• Ibn Imran (Eid prayer hall)
• Al-Aziziyah (Eid prayer hall)
• Al-Ali Market
• Al-Sulaimi (North Farms Area)
• Muraikh, next to Mosque No. (879)
• Al Thumama

Iftar meals will be distributed in the following locations:

• Old Airport (behind the family shopping center)
• Umm Ghuwailina (Council Cooperation Traffic Signals)
• Ibn Mahmoud (Jaidah Bridge)
• Faleh Market near Al-Qubab Mosque)
• Salwa Road (Azab Abu Nakhla Complex)

Dear donors can participate in the endowment and choose the table location via the link: https://www.awqaf.gov.qa/fasting-breakfast

The General Administration of Endowments invites philanthropists whose proceeds can be spent on one of the endowment banks.

Source and cover image credit: Ministry of Endowments and Islamic Affairs

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