Around 200 folks attended a fast-breaking meal for the holy Islamic month of Ramadan hosted by the Turkish neighborhood in London on Monday.
Türkiye’s Ambassador to the United Kingdom Osman Koray Ertaş, Islamic Community Milli Görüş (ICMG) head Kemal Ergün, Camden Mayor Nasim Ali and Humaira Garasia, speaker of the London Borough of Hackney, had been among the many attendees.
After the decision to prayer was recited, Muslims broke their quick on the iftar, which was organized by ICMG U.Okay.
Speaking on the occasion, Ubeyde Bilaloğlu, the top of ICMG’s U.Okay. group, talked about the lethal earthquakes that struck Türkiye on Feb. 6 that killed greater than 50,000 folks.
Thanking all nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), together with non-Turkish and non-Muslim NGOs, for his or her assist to fundraise cash for the quake-hit victims, he stated that ICMG has thus far collected 23 million euros ($25 million).
Touching on the significance of the holy month, he stated: “Ramadan is a good time and good opportunity to change. It’s a time where we can analyze ourselves.”
Noting there are folks going through many issues all over the world, together with Palestinians and Ukrainians, he stated they are going to proceed to combat for peace and the well-being of individuals.
Meanwhile, Ertaş thanked everybody who took half in organizing the occasion, saying that in contrast with the Ramadan environment in Türkiye, it’s not straightforward to watch Ramadan overseas.
Also relating February’s earthquakes, he stated everybody has made big efforts to assist heal the injuries within the quake-hit areas of Türkiye.
“Hopefully, we will heal all the wounds,” he famous, additionally thanking Ali and Garasia for attending the occasion.
Sheikh Kazi Luthfur Rahman, the imam of the Central Mosque in London, carried out a prayer after the iftar.
Source: www.dailysabah.com