\u201cIntroduction Meeting of Qurbani on the needy’s behalf Organization in 2022\u201d which was jointly held by the Presidency of Religious Affairs and Turkiye Diyanet Foundation (TDV) was carried out with the participation of Prof. Dr. Ali Erba\u015f, the President of Religious Affairs and Chairman of Board of Trustees of Turkiye Diyanet Foundation.<\/p>\n
Giving a speech at the meeting held in the campus of Presidency of Religious Affairs, President of Religious Affairs Erba\u015f said: \u201cQurbani is worship that has continued since Prophet Adam as a manifestation of the believers’ desire to come closer to the Almighty Allah.<\/p>\n
Stating that Qurbani worship is an expression of loyalty and submission, President Erba\u015f continued his words as follows by noting that the reward for Qurbani worship which is performed with goodwill and sincerity is to get closer to the Almighty Allah (SWT):<\/p>\n
\u201cQurbani is a worship that is social worship that has a social extent as well as an occasion to attain sacred mercy and gain the consent of the Almighty Allah (swt). Qurbani worship, which includes many wisdoms within itself with regard to both individuals and society, has an important aspect that strengthens the consciousness of fraternity among believers and develop the consciousness of sharing, cooperation and solidarity among people. With this aspect, Qurbani is sharing for Allah (SWT). It is a worship that brings us closer to each other by sharing. Sharing the animals which are slaughtered for the Almighty Allah (SWT) shows our Beloved Prophet\u2019s (saw) exemplary morals and is a very important Sunnah that handed down to us.\u201d<\/p>\n
Saying that Muslims have adopted sharing their Qurbani with those who are in need as a part of Qurbani worship and as a nabawi behavior from past to the present day, President Erba\u015f stated that the Presidency of Religious Affairs and Turkiye Diyanet Foundation (TDV) continue to produce services for well-being, goodness and tranquillity of entire humanity, especially our nation since the day that they were established.<\/p>\n
\u201cT\u00fcrkiye Diyanet Foundation has become an organization that is the symbol of goodness\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n Remarking that T\u00fcrkiye Diyanet Foundation (TDV) which started off with the belief, \u2018goodness will change the world has become an organization that is the symbol of goodness all over the world, President Erba\u015f continued his words as follows:<\/p>\n \u201cT\u00fcrkiye Diyanet Foundation extends the helping hand of our generous nation to every part of the world that is needed, regardless of any belief or ideology. It carries out benevolence activities in many areas from education to accommodation possibilities, from food to social aid, from building orphanages to mosques. It rushes to the aid of the helpless and orphaned people who are exposed to disasters, occupations, and wars in every corner of the world, especially Muslim minorities.<\/p>\n On the other hand, our Presidency of Religious Affairs, as in all matters, always guides our nation in terms of knowledge and actual matters regarding Qurbani worship, which is an order of the Almighty Allah (SWT) pursuant to its duty, \u2018carrying out activities with regard to worship principles\u2019 and it will continue to perform this guidance thereafter. It produces services so that all our citizens who can afford to realize Qurbani can perform this exceptional worship in the most accurate way and in the safest way.<\/p>\n \u201cOur goal is to strengthen our bond of fraternity\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n Stating that they sensitively held Qurbani on the needy’s behalf Organization which has been jointly conducted by the Presidency of Religious Affairs and T\u00fcrkiye Diyanet Foundation uninterruptedly since 1993, President Erba\u015f said as \u201cOur goal is to support our citizens who would like to have their Qurbani slaughtered on the needy’s behalf and to ensure that the Qurbani worship is performed in accordance with the religious principles and that its social extent is fulfilled in the most beautiful way. Our goal is to share the joy and happiness of Eid al-Adha with more brothers and sisters by delivering Qurbani meats to more needy people; to strengthen our bond of fraternity with oppressed, victim, and needy people.\u201d<\/p>\n Emphasizing that T\u00fcrkiye Diyanet Foundation produces services in a highly transparent manner, President Erba\u015f used the following expressions,\u201d It meticulously follows up every stage of the organization from receiving the donations to slaughtering and distributing the Qurbani. The animals are slaughtered under the supervision of our hodjas working in the Presidency of Religious Affairs and volunteers of our Foundation in person by reading the names of the Proxy owners one by one.\u201d<\/p>\n “We are working for increasing the goodness and beauty\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n Stating that Qurbani on the needy’s behalf organization is carried out by Mufti\u2019s Offices in T\u00fcrkiye, and in cooperation with the embassies, consultancies, attaches\u2019 offices, coordinatorships, religious administrations, and local organizations abroad, President Erba\u015f said by expressing that they are working for increasing the goodness and beauty from the most remote corners of Turkiye to the most remote countries of the world, \u201c At this point, I would like to emphasize that our greatest opportunity is our sincere, determined and self-sacrificing human resources. As a matter of fact, the service potential and sensitivity of our Presidency of Religious Affairs and T\u00fcrkiye Diyanet Foundation contribute to experiencing a regular increase in the Qurbani on the needy’s behalf entrusted to us every year in this sense.\u201d<\/p>\n Remarking that they slaughtered 3,391.173 shares of Qurbani in many different geographies, especially in our country, and that they delivered the helping hand of our nation to millions of people in need during this 28-year period, President Erba\u015f continued his words as follows:<\/p>\n \u201cWe contribute to Eid al-Adha happiness of needy people by slaughtering 589 thousand 136 share Qurbani that were entrusted to T\u00fcrkiye Diyanet Foundation at 403 sacrificial points in the country and abroad last year, alhamdulillah. I especially would like to express my thanks in the presence of you to our muftis, preachers, Imam-Hatips, muezzins-trustees, hodjas with entire different titles, members of our Presidency, our brothers and sisters working in our Mufti\u2019s Offices, our teachers in Qur\u2019an courses, each official and volunteer members of our Presidency and Foundation, which took on a task\u00a0 .\u201d<\/p>\n