Zakat is the compulsory giving of a fixed proportion of one's wealth to charity. It is considered as a type of worship and self-purification. Zakat is one of five pillars of Islam. Zakat is not the charitable gifts given out of kindness or generosity, but it is the mandatory giving of 2.5% of one's wealth each year to benefit the poor and the needy.
Free medical camps are organized to provide health services and create an environment where the underprivileged community gets sensitized about health issues. Thousands of poor people in villages and urban areas attend the health camps. These camps provide free tests for Diabetes, Blood Pressure, Hemoglobin etc and offers counseling & treatment by trained Doctors and Specialists. Free medicines are given to the people.
Islam is a religion that promotes love and peace. It encourages human beings to live in peace and harmony in the world. Islam emphasizes on giving Zakat to fulfill its motto of making the world a better place. Zakat is given to help the poor and needy. It is mandatory upon every adult Muslim of sound mind and means to give Zakat.
Zakat means blessing, purification, growth, and goodness because it purifies the wealth from which it is taken and protects it from misfortunes. Zakat is a determined portion taken from wealth and allocated to the poor, needy and other deserving people. It is mentioned in the Quran, (Surah Al-Taubah, No.9, Verse: 103): “Of their goods take alms, that so thou mightest purify and sanctify them; and pray on their behalf, verily thy prayers are a source of security for them.”
Free medical camps are set up with a sacred aim to bring awareness amongst the deprived population of the country who have no access to basic healthcare services or knowledge about the diseases they are suffering from. So, medical camps provide free medical advice, medicine to the unfortunate people and refer for specialized treatment or surgery whenever it is required.
Free Health Checkup Camps are organized to facilitate access to healthcare free of cost and enrich the lives of poor children and adults with chronic illnesses by providing them proper treatment and medication. These camps are staffed by healthcare providers like physicians, nurses, pharmacists, phlebotomist, supervisors, patient registration persons, and volunteers.
We spend our monotonous life working in order to survive, to build our own homes, to look after our families, to shape our future and toil hard so that life blesses us with all kinds of prosperities. We believe that human existence lies in just staying alive so we forget to find a worthy reason to live for.
The term “welfare” is generally referred to the social welfare system that provides aid to needy individuals and families. The types and quantity of welfare services available to individuals and families vary depending on the country, state or region. In Canada, there is a distinction between social security programs and social and welfare services.
The World Vision International has defined humanitarian crisis as a disaster that occurs when the human, physical, economic or environmental damage from an event, or series of events, overwhelm a community’s capacity to cope. The humanitarian crisis is caused by different factors and as a result, each humanitarian crisis demands a unique solution targeted towards the specific sectors or communities affected. Humanitarian crisis can either be natural disasters, man-made disasters or complex emergencies.
There's nothing more, nothing better than to spend each day of life in the servitude of humanity and at some point of time, when we’ll look at ourselves in the mirror wel feel content at heart, knowing we have fulfilled our responsibilities towards the society and its people. The existence of countless starving, poor, hungry and destitute Muslims and non-Muslims in the world points to the need that we must stand up and put into practice one of the essential teachings of Islam which is charity.
For the past year, 27-year-old Zakir Ali from Karachi ha...
