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The Minister of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs, Dr. Mohammad Al-Khalaila, inaugurated today, Tuesday, the Preaching and Guidance Forum and the Charity and Free Medical Day, organized by the Ministry in cooperation with the Zakat Fund, in the Qasim area of the Northern Badia District.
Al-Khalaila said that the visit to Deir Al-Kahf District comes in accordance with the Royal directives to conduct field work and address the needs of citizens and work to solve them.
He added during the inauguration, which was attended by the Acting Governor of Mafraq, Ahmed Al-Zuhair, and the Commissioner of the Northern Badia District, that the capabilities of the Zakat Fund reach the level of excellence, and that the Preaching and Guidance Forum and the Charity and Free Medical Day constitute three main axes.
He pointed out that the Charity Day axis distributes a package of emergency aid in addition to listening to any other requests, explaining that 500 coupons worth 30 dinars from the Military Consumer Corporation, aid for fifty orphans at 100 dinars each, aid for fifty university students at 100 dinars each, and 300 food parcels from the Civil Consumer Corporation will be distributed today.
Al-Khalaila explained that there are 160 families in Deir Al-Kahf District receiving monthly salaries from the Zakat Fund, including 25 families in the Qasim area, noting that there are 80 orphan sponsorships in the Northern Badia Directorate receiving orphan sponsorships.
He confirmed that there will be an expansion in the renovation of houses, calling for a census of the houses in need of renovation in Deir Al-Kahf District, in addition to expanding rehabilitation projects.
He explained that all mosques in the area will be inspected to determine which mosques need maintenance to be implemented and provided with all their needs, pointing out that the Preaching and Guidance Forum aims to exchange experiences among Imams in calling to Allah, teaching people matters of their religion, moderation, and wisdom in Islamic discourse.
For his part, the Director of the Northern Badia Awqaf, Dr. Khalaf Al-Masaeid, said that Deir Al-Kahf District includes 53 mosques where 16 Friday sermons are held, with 12 official Imams, 4 Imams of the Dawah Fund, and 6 Imams of the single prayer, while there are 22 muezzins, explaining that the large area of Deir Al-Kahf District requires attention to mosques in terms of the number of employees and maintenance work.
He pointed out that the district is in dire need of renovating houses and expanding rehabilitation projects.
Dr. Mofdi Al-Masaeid, in a speech to the local community, called for the establishment of a Quran House like other districts in the governorate, the maintenance of some mosques, and providing them with the necessary audio devices.
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