MWF organizes mass wedding ceremony in Rawalpindi

18 brides married off, each couple given household items worth Rs. 500,000 as gifts
Khurram Nawaz Gandapur, Rafiq Najam, Engineer Sanaullah, and Ishtiaq Hanif presented gifts to the couples
A mass wedding ceremony for 18 couples was held in Rawalpindi under the auspices of Minhaj Welfare Foundation. Each couple received household items worth Rs. 500,000 as a gift.

Minhaj-ul-Quran International’s Secretary General, Khurram Nawaz Gandapur, Deputy Secretary General Engineer Muhammad Rafiq Najam, Director of Operations Engineer Muhammad Sanaullah, and Ishtiaq Hanif Mughal, along with local leaders, presented the gifts to the brides and grooms and bid them farewell with prayers.

Hundreds of guests from the families of the brides and grooms attended the ceremony, with special arrangements for their meals made by Minhaj Welfare Foundation. Leaders of Minhaj Youth League and Mustafavi Students welcomed the grooms, while leaders of Minhaj Women League greeted the brides.

On the occasion, Khurram Nawaz Gandapur remarked that marrying off daughters is a sacred religious duty, but unfortunately, inflation and greed have become major hurdles in fulfilling this responsibility. He emphasized that all segments of society must work to eradicate the curse of dowry and promote the culture of simplicity as taught by Islam. Philanthropists should step forward to help low-income families in this regard.

The MQI Secretary General congratulated Minhaj Welfare Foundation for organizing such an excellent mass wedding ceremony. He further shared that the Foundation is not only active in Pakistan but also carries out welfare initiatives in underprivileged areas of Turkey, Syria, Myanmar, and Africa. Gandapur also commended the organizational committees involved in arranging the ceremony.

Engineer Sanaullah and Ishtiaq Hanif Mughal also addressed the gathering, providing briefings on various welfare projects undertaken by Minhaj Welfare Foundation. They highlighted initiatives such as the provision of clean drinking water, mobile medical camps, educational scholarships, monthly financial aid for widows, affordable meals, and subsidized community kitchens.

The ceremony was attended by notable individuals, including Justice (Retd.) Sagheer Ahmed Qadri, Tikka Khan, Dr. Saadia Kamal, Syed Javed Gilani, Ahmed Nawaz Anjum, Colonel (Retd.) Khalid Javed, Riyazat Ali Qadri Advocate, Fakhr Zaman Adil, and Saadia Hussain.

Participants in the ceremony lauded the efforts of Minhaj Welfare Foundation in organizing such a noble event and paid tribute to Sheikh-ul-Islam Dr. Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri, the founder and patron-in-chief of Minhaj-ul-Quran, for establishing such a magnificent international welfare organization.