Al Gergawi: The campaign represents Mohammed bin Rashid's humanitarian thinking in supporting the needy
100 "million meals" is an open invitation to feed food in the month of goodness
Dr. Ahmed bin Abdulaziz Al-Haddad: Senior Mufti, Director of the Ifta Department in the Department of Islamic Affairs and Charitable Activities in Dubai
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The Minister of Cabinet Affairs, Secretary General of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives, Mohammed bin Abdullah Al Gergawi, affirmed that the '100 Million Meals' campaign represents the thought of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, who is humanitarian in supporting Relief for the needy and the distressed.
Al-Gergawi called on various economic actors, companies, institutions and various groups of society to contribute to supporting the 100 million meals campaign, the largest campaign of its kind to feed food during the month of Ramadan in 20 countries, to consolidate the concepts of giving and extend a helping hand in the holy month.
He said: “His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum launched the largest campaign in the region to feed the hungry, creates community mobility, stimulates good deeds, promotes human solidarity, and produces a tangible and real positive impact on the lives of people and societies most in need of support and support, and the needy feels that there are some "He sees their suffering, realizes their needs, and stands by them in crises and hardships, to remove anguish and renew hope for the future."
He pointed out that the campaign organized by the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives, in cooperation with the World Food Program, is an open invitation to all pioneers of charitable and humanitarian work, the business community, economic activities, government and private sector institutions, and all those who are known for in the field of community work and all who are able to provide assistance to contribute. The actors in this broader regional initiative to feed food during the blessed month of Ramadan, with its values of giving, generosity, compassion and solidarity.
Al-Gergawi said: “Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum’s global initiatives, such as the (100 million meals) initiative coinciding with the golden jubilee of establishing the UAE federation, contribute to consolidating the country's leadership position in humanitarian work and strengthening international cooperation to build regional and global partnerships that expand its impact to the greatest extent. Based on the values of giving, which were established by the founding fathers firmly established five decades ago.
He added, "Today, there are more than 820 million people suffering from malnutrition around the world, and our contribution to feeding the hungry in the communities most in need, in cooperation with the regional network of food banks and the World Food Program, supports finding solutions to this challenge."
The 100 Million Meals Campaign is organizing the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives, in cooperation with the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Humanitarian and Charitable Foundation, one of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives, the World Food Program, and the regional network of food banks and specialized humanitarian and charitable institutions in the countries covered by the campaign , In addition to a number of federal and local authorities and agencies, institutions, and humanitarian and charitable societies concerned in the UAE, coinciding with the advent of the blessed month of Ramadan, and the campaign covers 20 countries, including Sudan, Lebanon, Jordan, Pakistan, Angola, Uganda and Egypt.
In turn, the advisor to His Highness the Ruler of Dubai for Humanitarian and Cultural Affairs and Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Charitable and Humanitarian Foundation, Ibrahim Boumelha, said that the 100 million meals campaign is a qualitative opportunity to contribute to charitable and humanitarian work in the month of Ramadan, the season of giving, sacrifice, compassion and solidarity.
He added: “The contributions, donations and charities provided by the participants in the largest campaign in the region to feed food will have an immediate impact on those who deserve support in lower-income communities, within the countries covered by the campaign to provide them with a safety net that extends from Pakistan in the east to Ghana in the west, and supports the UAE and its generous society.” .
Al-Haddad: Zakat may be paid to donate to the "100 million meals" campaign
The Chief Mufti, Director of the Ifta Department in the Department of Islamic Affairs and Charitable Activities in Dubai, Dr. Ahmed bin Abdulaziz Al-Haddad, issued a fatwa permitting the payment of zakat in cash to purchase food parcels and allocate them to needy individuals and needy families within the "campaign of 100 million meals", the largest of its kind in the region to feed food in The blessed month of Ramadan in 20 countries from Pakistan in the east to Ghana in the west, and at the heart of which is the Arab world.
He indicated that it is permissible to pay zakat in cash by buying meals and allocating them to needy individuals and needy families through the 100 million meals campaign aimed at feeding the hungry. 100 million meals », which aims to provide food parcels and food supplies to prepare meals for the needy in lower-income communities in 20 countries.
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