The campaign, dubbed Ramadan Al Khair, also includes Ramadan ration, Iftar meals, Zakat and Eid Al Fitr clothes.
Over 15,000 food baskets costing a total of Dh1.7
million will be distributed by the Dubai Charity Association to needy
families in the country, a top official from the charity announced.
Addressing a Press conference in Dubai on Tuesday, Ahmed Mohammed
Mismar, Secretary-General of the association, said the move is part of
the association’s Ramadan campaign. The campaign will also see the
distribution of Iftar meals in 25 mosques in the country at a total cost
of Dh1 million, in addition to 900 mosques in 40 countries in Asia,
Africa and Europe at a cost of Dh9 million.The campaign, dubbed Ramadan Al Khair, also includes Ramadan ration, Iftar meals, Zakat and Eid Al Fitr clothes, he said. Before Eid Al Fitr, the association will distribute Zakat Al Fitr worth Dh800,000 to 40,000 people and distribute Eid clothes worth Dh145,000 to needy families.
The Dubai Islamic Affairs and Charitable Activities Department (IACAD) fixed Dh20 as Zakat Al Fitr, which is to be paid at the end of the Holy Month of Ramadan. The cost of sponsoring an Iftar meal for one needy person has been fixed at Dh15.
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