Our Ramadan month will start on Thursday, March 23, in our year 1444 Hijri and 2023 Gregorian, Insha’Allah. May our Lord make it good, peaceful and fruitful, and take away our pain.
We are in our 11th year in the celebrations of the 17th Ramadan World Halal Day, which we started in 2013 under the umbrella of the World Halal Council, with the aim of contributing to the halalness of our lives by holding on to the rope of Allah, thinking that it will remind us of our responsibility for the Halal morsel that has been forgotten for 100 years.
This year, we are getting ready to celebrate the World Halal Day in the world and in our country with more enthusiasm and more splendor. WHC members had celebrated World Halal Day with separate events in 16 countries in the past years. In our country, we celebrated this day with various activities by many non-governmental organizations such as Toçbirsen under the leadership of GIMDES, Dünya Helal Vakfı (DHV-World Halal Foundation) and Halal Dunya Markets branches.
Why is it the 17th of Ramadan? Because the first verse on halal, the 69th verse of Surat al-Anfal was revealed on the 17th day of Ramadan in 624 Hijri, in the Battle of Badr, the first battle between Islam and disbelief. Well, what does our Lord say in the verse?
“Now enjoy what you have taken, for it is Halal (lawful) and Tayyib (good, clean). And be mindful of Allah. Surely Allah is All-Forgiving, Most Merciful.”
The human body can be a palace made of gold and emeralds, or it can be a makeshift structure made of rubbish. The construction of this body building is directly related to what we eat and drink. A good mentality health and a mature human condition can only be found in a body that is fed with Halal and Tayyib foods.
People who are exposed to food terrorism then be (food) bait for all kinds of terrorism, as we see around us all the time.
In other words, if we want to build a healthy, mature, caring, patriotic, religious generation, we should start with whether what we eat and drink is Halal and Tayyib, haram or suspicious. If we want Tayyib, that is, nice people, we should pay attention to the fact that the food we consume is from Halal and Tayyib products that are earned through Halal and Tayyib ways and that Allah has not made haram.
So we have to place these two concepts in our world, in our head and heart. This should not be strange to anyone. In every issue, it should not be misunderstood and misinterpreted as a subject that evolves into politics over religion. This is related to fitra (original disposition), as it is in every issue of Islam. Beyond being a subject that religion commands only to Muslims, it is the recipe for life that the Creator offers to His creations for the salvation of all humanity.
There are two options in front of man; man will either be a prisoner of his own whims and desires in cooperation with the devil, or he will do what Allah orders, escape from what he forbids, and attain the blessings of Paradise promised by Allah, the Owner of the entire universe. The sane person will choose the latter.
“A time will come when a person will not care about how he has acquired things halal or haraam.” However, especially at this time, the whole world, all Muslims and all humanity needs Muslims’ prayers.
As GIMDES, I present below for your information the activities that we are planning to do this year insha’Allah.
1. Establishing Halal iftar tables with nearly 100 Halal Dunya Markets, opening stands and promoting the 17th of Ramadan, distributing materials for that day (balloons, brochures, etc.)
2. Organize “Halal iftar” tables for a total of 5 thousand people for our Muslim brothers in Syria, Palestine, and our earthquake victims in Türkiye by organizing volunteers (announcing to the volunteers and making them support this organization)
3. Sending congratulatory messages explaining the meaning and importance of the day to NGOs, media organizations and public institutions
4. Sending congratulatory messages explaining the meaning and importance of the day to WHC members and other halal certification bodies
5. Making announcements from GİMDES websites.
6. Organizing iftars through volunteers in provinces that do not have Halal Dunya Markets.
7. Sending congratulatory messages explaining the meaning and importance of the day to official authorities such as state officials, municipalities, and governorships.
8. The World Halal Day emblem will be made with stickers and distributed to young people, so that young people can adopt it.
9. Posters with the words “World Halal Day Mubarak” will be hung in various squares.
10. Social media studies
a) Facebook: Sharing World Halal Day greetings in groups of 4 million members
b) Twitter: Bringing World Halal Day to Trend of Türkiye by opening the hashtag 17Ramadan #WorldHalalDay,
11. Distributing brochures on the importance of Halal food on the occasion of World Halal Day in various provinces
While celebrating this meaningful day, if you inform us about your events, we will have the opportunity to share and announce more in the news we will make to the domestic and world public.
In addition, for our brothers who want to have a share in today’s activities, the account information is as follows;
Bank: KUVEYT TURK KATILIM BANKASI A.S.
Branch: IKITELLI
Swift code: KTEFTRISXXX
Bank address: Ikitelli OSB Mahallesi, Bagcilar Gungoren Sitesi Is Merkezi, B blok, No:1, Daire:21, 34174, Basaksehir- ISTANBUL- TURKIYE
Beneficiary account holder: DUNYA HELAL VAKFI
Account number: 93737332-101
₺ IBAN: TR60 0020 5000 0937 3733 2000 01
€ IBAN: TR49 0020 5000 0937 3733 2001 02
$ IBAN: TR76 0020 5000 0937 3733 2001 01
May Allah accept all our good deeds(الاعمال الصالحة) and khayrs that we have done and will do. Ameen.
