To fight the cold.. Free lentil soup for passersby in Amman
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Three times a week, Majed al-Bishawi, 65, stands in front of the Husseini Mosque in the center of the Jordanian capital, Amman, offering free hot soup and meals to passersby.
Al-Bishawi describes his happiness when people accept what he offers.
The voice of al-Bishawi, or one of the members of a team of volunteers with him, raises the call, "A way.. a way for the sake of God Almighty."
In just two hours, what they distributed reached 1,500 cups of hot soup.
As for those who warm themselves with what is presented, one of them, called Kifah Zuraiq, says, "By God, breakfast is very important. One of them does not have money to buy...with broth at the door of the mosque, and the young men called out like this...and took a cup of lentils."
Majed Al-Bishawi, known in his area as Hajj Mimi, started his initiative with one of his friends in 2014 and was initially distributing cups of cold water in the summer, then expanded to serve hot soup and the traditional Jordanian dish, Mansaf.
Al-Bishawi and his friend spend on the initiative mostly by accepting donations.
He says he has increased the amount of lentils served as soup from ten kilograms in the beginning to 70 kilograms now.
He narrates about this and says, "The nature of the initiative.. My friend Muhammad and I started with a small amount, and we found Iqbal in it, praise be to God, Lord of the Worlds, so we increased the quantity and started with ten kilos, two by twenty kilos, two by fifty kilos, and seventy kilos, and thank God."
Al-Bishawi, who has eight children and 13 grandchildren, says, "After us, we will continue as long as we seek and exist, and the goodness of God is present, praise be to God, Lord of the Worlds."
Al-Bishawi does not stop in the summer, but he replaces the hot soup with cold water. He says, "In the summer, I distribute water daily, approximately four or five thousand cups of water... it lasts from six months to 10-30."
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