The Friends Council of Lady Khadija Al-Kubra Charity organized a Ramadan iftar at Lady Khadija Al-Kubra Charity in Beirut, attended by the Director General of Al-Mabarrat Charitable Association Dr. Mohammad Baqer Fadlallah and women social figures.
The ceremony opened with verses from the Holy Quran, followed by a welcome speech to those present by the children of Lady Khadija Charity, then a speech on behalf of the charity's Friends Council delivered by Ms. Samia Al-Rahawi, in which she affirmed the Council's continued work in the spirit and approach of the religious authority Sayyed Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah. This was followed by an artistic segment by the pupils and choir of Al-Mujtaba Secondary School titled “The Joy of Giving”, along with a selection of Ramadan hymns, amid an atmosphere full of joy and delight.
This was followed by a speech from the Director General of Al-Mabarrat Association, Dr. Mohammad Baqer Fadlallah, in which he praised the initiatives and achievements of the charity's Friends Council and its staff, saying: “You are an extension of the giving of Lady Khadija Al-Kubra, an echo of that faith, and a firm pillar in a structure that needs sincere hands to build it with love and mercy”.
He added: “Every orphaned girl and boy who finds a refuge in this charity is an extension of those days when Lady Khadija embraced the vulnerable, comforted the broken-hearted, and believed that a message is not carried in words but translated into giving that waters the earth until it yields righteous generations and pure hearts that carry the torch of goodness”.
In conclusion, commemorative gifts were distributed to the guests and souvenir photographs were taken, in a lively and engaged atmosphere
