REF: BMM 21-1433
BILAL MUSLIM MISSION OF TANZANIA – KIGOMA REPORT
DISTRIBUTION FOOD RATION FOR RAMADHAN – 1433 A.H.
We are pleased to give a brief report on the various activities of Bilal Muslim Mission in Kigoma region.
There are many centres and active members who are involved in various missionary activities in the cause of Islam and the Madh’ab of Ahlul Baiyt (A.S.)
As every year, during the holy month of Ramadhan, various religious and social activities are organized by the Mission in Kigoma, these includes:
- Daily prayers and Duas.
- Lectures on various religious topics by local Sheikhs and Maalims.
- Visits to the villages in remote areas.
- Food rations distribution program.
- Iftar
During this holy month of Ramadhan the Food distribution program covered 1,057 families. These are Shia brethrens who are needy and deserving for assistance.
Some old and sick people were also assisted with the Food Rations, which includes; rice, maize meal, flour, sugar, kidney beans and salt.
We would like to point out that the Ramadhan Relief Funds, Food Rations and Iftar are a major help to the community members in the region, these provide them with some kind of comfort and ease enabling them to fast and perform Ibad’at with peace of mind and participation in various events are generally well attended in the holy month.
The chart below shows the names of the villages and number of families provided with the Food Rations for the holy month consisting of: Sugar, Rice, Maize Flour, Kidney Beans and Salt. Total of Tanzanian Shillings 10,000,000 was spent for this program in Kigoma.
Zakate-Fitra was also distributed in cash to 648 heads of the families in Kigoma region. Total amounting to Tanzanian Shillings: 9,420,000/- .
The Bilal Muslim Mission of Tanzania and the Bilal Kigoma wish to convey its profound appreciation to the Federation of the KSI Jamaats of Africa, the World Federation of KSI Muslim Communities and to all institutions and individual donors for their financial and other support which has enabled the Mission to plan and prepare the distribution of the food ration to the families in several centres in Kigoma region in good time and reaching out to the deserving people for assistance during this holy Month of Ramadhan.
We pray to Allah (swt) to shower His blessings, grace and mercy unto all the donors, well-wishers and volunteers for their kind support and may He, the Glorified and Exalted grant them tawfeeqa’at and good health to continue in the same spirit and passion for the years to come, Ameen.
Secretariat
Bilal Muslim Mission of Tanzania