Khaberni - The Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs announced its comprehensive plan for the blessed month of Ramadan, including a Da'wah, scientific, and media program, in addition to a wide range of initiatives implemented by the Zakat Fund, and special programs at Al-Aqsa Mosque and the Department of Awqaf in Jerusalem.
The plan, reviewed by the cabinet today, Sunday, is part of the ministry's religious and national mission to promote the values of solidarity and compassion, strengthen the scientific and preaching role of the kingdom during the month of Ramadan, and to serve worshipers in Jordan and Jerusalem.
The plan includes holding Hashemite scientific councils under the royal patronage every Friday during the holy month in the grand conference hall of the Islamic Cultural Center at the Martyr King Mosque in Abdali, with the participation of scholars from inside and outside the kingdom.
This year, the Hashemite Councils will address the topics: "The Holy Quran as the primary source for deduction and the strongest" and "The Sunnah as a secondary source providing explanation and clarification" and "Consensus as a safety valve to prevent deviation" and "Analogical reasoning as the basis for jurisprudential effort and flexibility of Islamic Sharia."
The ministry's plan also includes organizing the 33rd Hashemite International Competition for males with participation from 60 countries, in addition to broadcasting the final rounds of the local Hashemite competition for females with 167 contestants on Jordan Television during the holy month, with the awards ceremony for the winners held on the 27th and 28th nights of Ramadan, broadcast live on Jordanian Television and the Quran Radio.
In terms of preaching and media, the ministry has designated daily programs for live broadcasts from the main mosques, including during sunset and pre-dawn meals, the Isha and Tarawih prayers, and religious lessons from the Grand Husseini Mosque in Amman, through the Jordanian Hashemite Broadcasting and Quran Radio, as well as live TV broadcasting from King Hussein Bin Talal Mosque and the Martyr King Mosque.
The Zakat Fund announced the launch of a campaign to distribute 12,000 shopping vouchers valued at 30 dinars each, totaling 360,000 dinars, in addition to distributing 40,000 food parcels through the Zakat committees, providing monetary gifts to poor families and orphans, delivering 15 production projects costing 45,000 dinars, refurbishing 10 homes for needy families, organizing collective iftar meals for orphans in various governorates, and the plan also includes paying off debts for a number of indebted women, organizing charitable gatherings and free medical days during the month.
In Jerusalem, the Department of Awqaf and the Al-Aqsa Mosque Affairs announced a comprehensive program that includes organizing the call to prayer and leading prayer, lessons in Islamic law, reviving the Night of Power, and opening all mosques affiliated with the Awqaf in the Old City, and designating mosques for overnight stays and rest.
The plan also includes comprehensive maintenance of infrastructure and electricity, installing canopies and tents to protect worshipers from weather conditions, enhancing medical preparedness through field clinics and ambulances in coordination with relevant authorities, increasing security, organizing the movement of worshipers, securing daily cleaning and sanitization teams, and reinforcing caretaker staff.
The programs also involve the continued operation of Haseki Sultan Soup Kitchen in preparing and distributing daily iftar meals for around 300 Jerusalemite families, providing iftar and suhoor meals for Al-Aqsa Mosque guards, while the Jerusalem Zakat Committee will intensify its support for poor families and orphans during the holy month.
