The Zakat Foundation of America

Sep 03, 2010

Zakat Foundation hosted its annual Community Iftar Dinner at Universal School in Bridgeview, IL on August 26. About 350 people attended the event, including community leaders, imams from Chicago-area mosques, donors, volunteers, friends and family members. The guests were treated to Middle Eastern cuisines and an update on ZFís ongoing relief work in Pakistan.

"The purpose of our annual dinner is to appreciate the community that has been very supportive and continue to support our cause" said Halil Demir, Zakat Foundationís Executive Director.

Zakat Foundation is also providing hot iftars and food packages daily to the poor and needy in more than thirty countries including the United States. Due to emergency conditions, flood victims in Pakistan are given additional assistance this year.

Offering food in Ramadan has extra virtue due to the nobility of the time and the need of the fasting Muslims for food. According to a hadith by At-Tirmidhi, the Prophet PBUH said, "Whoever feeds a fasting person will have a reward like that of the fasting person, without any reduction in his reward," so preparing food in this month for the needy is from the best of actions because charity in the month of Ramadan is multiplied more than any other months.