The siege of the occupation and Corona ... a campaign to aid Jerusalem

Between the "siege of the occupation and Corona", the suffering of Jerusalem residents increases. With the ongoing violations of the holy city by the occupation forces, the spread of the epidemic represented a new nightmare to aggravate its health, humanitarian and demographic problems.

The reality of the crisis in the Holy City and the dangers it faces pushing the "Endowment of the Nation to Service Jerusalem and Jerusalemites" Foundation - in coordination and partnership with the bodies, societies and institutions operating for Jerusalem in the world - to launch a campaign to help Jerusalemites entitled "The Jerusalem Ambulance Campaign" today, Wednesday, through a conference in which a number of scholars in the Islamic world participated .

In his speech at the symposium - which was held via "Zoom Platform" and presented by Al-Jazeera journalist Ahmed Al-Sheikh - Dr. Zaid Al-Eis, Secretary-General to stop the nation to serve Jerusalem and Jerusalemites, from the suffering in Jerusalem and exacerbate the problems of poverty and unemployment and the various economic, social, educational and health sectors in the Holy City.

And Dr. In his speech, Al-Ayes stressed the role played by the Jordanian Ministry of Endowments in the care, protection and spending of sacred places, but he pointed out that the reality of needs is greater than that of one country "because we are facing a religious issue and not a confined national issue."

At a time when the occupation forces are taking advantage of the Corona crisis to change the reality in the vicinity of the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque, the Secretary-General warned to stop the nation to activate Arab civil society institutions in support and support, "so meeting Jerusalem's needs in various sectors is ultimately aimed at strengthening resilience and stability and protecting Jerusalem and Jerusalem." . 

The place of Jerusalem and the
interest in the issue of Jerusalem and Jerusalem is stems from its position in the Islamic religion, as indicated by Dr. Ahmed Nofal, a professor at the University of Jordan’s College of Sharia, pointing out that “the nation must bear its full responsibility to liberate this blessed land from the clutches of the occupation.”

And this campaign, according to Dr. Nofal "is a drop from the sea of ​​efforts made", stressing "the necessity of wrapping the endeavors around it in support and meeting the daily needs of Jerusalemites as a basic stage until the entire nation is prepared for comprehensive liberation."

However, understanding the issue of Al-Quds is closely related to the definition of it as an Islamic endowment, and the role of imams and preachers in this regard, especially this critical stage in the history of Al-Quds, as Sheikh Ahmed Al-Omari, Chairman of the Consultative Council of the Al-Aqsa Forum International Foundation affirmed. 

And Sheikh Al-Omari stated that "the campaign to rescue Jerusalem is a legal, religious and humanitarian duty, especially since the Ramadan season is at the door." In this context, the price of projects undertaken by the Waqf in support of Jerusalem and protection of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, such as the Waqf meter project and the reconstruction projects of Al-Aqsa Mosque, are valued.

In a question about the role of the nation’s scholars in serving Jerusalem and the crowd for it, Dr. replied. Ali al-Qarra Daghi, Secretary-General of the International Union of Muslim Scholars, said that "the issue of Jerusalem should not be confined to the circle of relief and the social aspect only, but rather the issue of the nation should be with its scholars, rulers and activities, it is a nation issue. Therefore, this issue must interact in the hearts of all members of the nation and its sectors. Especially this stage in which the epidemic and occupation surrounded each side. "

Dr. also praised. Karra Daghi campaign and the need to support it, and stressed that from the legal point of view, most of the Zakat expenses are available in Jerusalem and Palestine, and perhaps it is the only country in the world to which all these expenses apply.

The Jerusalemite woman, the
reality of the suffering of the Jerusalemite woman and the family in general, was present, as Hind Al-Mutawa, director of “We are all Maryam” in Qatar, touched on it, stressing that Jerusalem is at the forefront of the scene with steadfastness, steadfastness and bonding, and called on all women of the Islamic world to redouble efforts more and more to support and support Jerusalem and meet their needs, especially in This stage.

From Algeria, Dr. Abdel-Razzaq Qassoum, head of the Association of Muslim Scholars, said that "Jerusalem was and still is a standard for belonging to this nation" and that Algeria was and is still present and leading in its support "and this is not new to it" and called, through this campaign, the need to intensify efforts and multiply them in order to support and relief Jerusalemites. Stressing that "the potential of the Association of Algerian Muslim Scholars is devoted to Palestine and Jerusalem."

As for the steps and mechanisms involved in the "Jerusalem Ambulance" campaign, Dr. Ahmed Issa, general coordinator of the campaign, explaining the package of projects that can be supported and donated electronically, through the link www.ummetvakfi.org on the Waqf website and social media platforms.