BANKING DETAILS Nakhlistan | Savings Account No: 6304846845 | Absa Bank – Athlone Branch Code: 632005 | Swift Code: ABSAZAJJ
As we enter Ramadaan we are awakened to the true value of this sacred month that occasioned the revelation of the final divine communication, al-Qu’an. Ramadaan is indeed a month of … fasting, of spiritual purification, of moral elevation, of increased charity and of heightened social consciousness. It is truly a month of prayer and spirituality; a month of caring and of sharing. As we remember those who are not with us, including our founder, Shakoor Mowzer; we ask Allah to grant all the deceased Jannatul Firdaws and grant us all forgiveness.
May this Ramadaan be an opportunity to initiate positive resolutions and gain increased divine blessings. May it be a time for erasing all our sins of the past, replacing our bad habits with good practices and filling our hearts with love, kindness, and compassion. May it be a period that we permanently imbibe the teachings of Islam; moulding our desires, enriching our perceptions, minding our thoughts, choosing our words and improving our actions; so that we end Ramadaan as better persons than ever before. May Ramadaan be an opportunity for each of us to become beneficial citizens of the world, all in submission to Allah.
Ramadaan Kareem.
Nakhlistan was founded 40 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. 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 and 2023 will be year 40!
Nakhlistan is a Persian word that means an ‘oasis’.
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 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 2022 over 90 000 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 was founded 40 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. 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 and 2023 will be year 40!
Nakhlistan is a Persian word that means an ‘oasis’.
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 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 2022 over 90 000 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.
SPONSOR A POT OF AKHNI
Meat Akhni for the day of Eid for R3800 (130Lt) to feed those less fortunate.
SPONSOR A POT OF SOUP
R2000 to sponsor a (130 Lt) pot of soup to feed those less fortunate.
FITRAH / FIDYAH
Fitrah Minimum R37 (R75)
Fidyah R25 per day / R750 for the month. We accept your donations in cash or kind. Please donate generously.
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 181 x 130 litre Pots of Aknie to feed over 90 000 of the needy this coming Eid, Insha Allah.
