Minhaj Welfare Foundation Holds Dignified Mass Wedding Ceremony

12 deserving daughters married off; newlywed couples receive household items worth hundreds of thousands of rupees each
Prof. Dr Hussain Qadri, Khurram Nawaz Gandapur, Brigadier Umar Hayat and Syed Amjad Ali Shah attend ceremony
Supporting deserving families is a religious and social responsibility of the well-off: Leaders

A mass wedding ceremony for 12 deserving couples was organized by Minhaj Welfare Foundation. President Minhaj-ul-Quran International, Prof. Dr Hussain Mohi-ud-Din Qadri, attended the ceremony as chief guest and congratulated the newlywed couples.

Addressing the ceremony, Prof. Dr Hussain Mohi-ud-Din Qadri said that helping the daughters of underprivileged families begin their married lives with dignity is a great act of humanitarian service. He said the burden of unnecessary wedding expenses and the culture of dowry has increased the difficulties faced by poor parents. Therefore, financially capable members of society should actively contribute to such welfare initiatives.

He said a blessed marriage is one conducted with simplicity, enabling parents to remain free from the burden of debt.

Prof. Dr Hussain Mohi-ud-Din Qadri said the mass wedding initiative was launched nearly 25 years ago and has so far facilitated approximately 4,500 deserving couples. He added that Minhaj Welfare Foundation serves humanity without discrimination and that deserving non-Muslim families are also included in its mass wedding programmes.

He urged the government to allocate a dedicated budget for mass weddings of deserving and underprivileged families. He said that, in accordance with the vision of Shaykh-ul-Islam Dr Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri, Minhaj Welfare Foundation continues its humanitarian projects through systematic planning and that the mass wedding initiative will be further expanded across Sindh, including Karachi.

Secretary General of Minhaj-ul-Quran International Khurram Nawaz Gandapur congratulated the organizers and supporters on the successful arrangement of the mass wedding ceremony for 12 couples in Karachi.

Director Institutions, Minhaj Welfare Foundation Pakistan, Syed Amjad Ali Shah, said that mass weddings are a practical means of supporting deserving families and a fine example of service to humanity.

President Minhaj-ul-Quran Karachi, Masood Ahmed Usmani, said the ceremony marked the beginning of a new phase of welfare services in Karachi, which, God willing, would be transformed into a broader and well-organized initiative.

At the conclusion of the ceremony, Deputy Secretary General of Nizam-ul-Madaris Pakistan, Mufti Mukarram Khan Qadri, solemnized the marriages and offered a special prayer.