Nakhlistan - Serving the Destitute for 43 years
Nakhlistan was founded 43 years ago by a group of friends, who saw the need within the community to cook food on the eve of Eid-ul-Fitr in 1984.
BANKING DETAILS: Nakhlistan | Savings Account No: 6304846845 | Absa Bank – Athlone Branch Code: 632005Swift Code: ABSAZAJJ
Nakhlistan is a Persian word that means an ‘oasis’.
After 29 or 30 days of Fasting, Muslim celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr. These friends realised that many of the needy did not have food on this day of Celebration. They then decided to cook two pots of food for distribution to the needy on that day of Eid-ul-Fitr. 1984 was year 1 that Nakhlistan cooked food.
An oasis provides sustenance in the desert and that is exactly what Nakhlistan does by assisting the less fortunate within our community in the Western Cape. The assistance is manifested through Soup Kitchens, Feeding Schemes, Ramadaan Fitrah Parcels, Iftaar (Breaking of Fast) to the Underprivileged, Monthly Necessities Distributed to Needy Families and the Eid-ul-Fitr Feeding Scheme (now extended to Eid-ul-Adha and Muharram).
This is in addition to providing an efficient Janaazah (Burial Service) establishing Jama’at Khanas (Prayer Spaces) and hosting Birthday Celebration of Prophet Muhammad (Peace be Upon Him) also known as Moulood-un-Nabi Programmes.
Forty three years down the line, Nakhlistan has become a household name, synonymous with caring for the needy and cooking of huge pots of food for distribution amongst the less fortunate. On Eid-ul-Fitr 2025 over 95 000 cooked meals were directly distributed to the needy and less fortunate.
Furthermore, when disaster strikes, albeit natural (tornado or floods), Covid-19 Lockdown or social (xenophobic attacks), Nakhlistan responds to the need of the time and assists wherever and whenever needed.
Nakhlistan is a Persian word that means an ‘oasis’.
After 29 or 30 days of Fasting, Muslim celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr. These friends realised that many of the needy did not have food on this day of Celebration. They then decided to cook two pots of food for distribution to the needy on that day of Eid-ul-Fitr. 1984 was year 1 that Nakhlistan cooked food.
An oasis provides sustenance in the desert and that is exactly what Nakhlistan does by assisting the less fortunate within our community in the Western Cape. The assistance is manifested through Soup Kitchens, Feeding Schemes, Ramadaan Fitrah Parcels, Iftaar (Breaking of Fast) to the Underprivileged, Monthly Necessities Distributed to Needy Families and the Eid-ul-Fitr Feeding Scheme (now extended to Eid-ul-Adha and Muharram).
This is in addition to providing an efficient Janaazah (Burial Service) establishing Jama’at Khanas (Prayer Spaces) and hosting Birthday Celebration of Prophet Muhammad (Peace be Upon Him) also known as Moulood-un-Nabi Programmes.
Forty three years down the line, Nakhlistan has become a household name, synonymous with caring for the needy and cooking of huge pots of food for distribution amongst the less fortunate. On Eid-ul-Fitr 2025 over 95 000 cooked meals were directly distributed to the needy and less fortunate.
Furthermore, when disaster strikes, albeit natural (tornado or floods), Covid-19 Lockdown or social (xenophobic attacks), Nakhlistan responds to the need of the time and assists wherever and whenever needed.
Your Donation towards Nakhlistan will go towards a Good Cause.
We accept your donations in cash or kind. Please donate generously.
Your Donation towards Nakhlistan will go towards a Good Cause.
We accept your donations in cash or kind. Please donate generously.
Nakhlistan is not state funded and relies solely on business and community support. Nakhlistan is organic in nature, growing with the community, serving as a trusted and reliable avenue for channelling assistance to those in dire straits.
Sponsor a Pot of Akhni
Meat Akhni for the day of Eid for R4000 (130Lt) to feed those less fortunate.
Sponsor our Soup Kitchens
R2300 to sponsor a (130 Lt) pot of soup to feed those less fortunate.
Fitrah / Fidyah Contributions
Fitrah Minimum R31 (R84)
Fidyah R31 per day / R930 for the month.
By the Grace of the Almighty, we are proud to announce that we have formed a partnership with Nakhlistan, whereby we implore everyone to donate by giving Sadaqah or Zakat in order for them to reach their goal of cooking 185 x 130 litre Pots of Aknie to feed over 95 000 of the needy this coming Eid, Insha Allah.