Iftar ala Madinah@Karangkraf a platform to share sustenance

SHAH ALAM - The organisation of Iftar Ala Madhinah@Karangkraf represents a platform to share sustenance and information regarding zakat for the public in Ramadhan.

Selangor Zakat Board (LZS) chief executive officer (CEO) Mohd Sabirin Mohd Sarbini said he prepared 1,000 dates packs, iftar food as well as confectioneries for the visitors who came.

"Alhamdulillah, today we have the opportunity to cooperate with Karangkraf to serve many in this iftar ceremony.

It provides a bigger benefit for all parties and also opens opportunities for asnaf (zakat recipients) businesses in gaining revenue.

"Insya-Allah this cooperation will not end here, we will always provide support for activities that benefit many," he told Sinar on Wednesday.

Sabirin added that maybe Karangkraf could add more locations for iftar in the future.

"I see this programme as very beneficial and if you add more locations more can benefit from it. Additional booths could also add to its liveliness.

"Promotional materials could also be improved to attract more youths for this iftar programme," he explained.

When asked regarding the public's awareness for zakat payments he explained the awareness regarding the matter is steadily increasing annually.

"It can't be denied that it is increasing. We have researched it and found an increase for the number of zakat payments.

"However, the performance can't be stated as high as Selangor only had 40 per cent payments from those who were eligible to pay zakat.

Therefore, we opened a zakat counter today for those who want to implement one of the pillars of Islam," he said.