JEDDAH: This year's Haj has seen several charities helping pilgrims with food, medical treatment and the entire cost of the pilgrimage. The Muhammad and Abdullah Ibrahim Al-Subayee Organization, in cooperation with 30 charitable societies across the Kingdom, sponsored 1,600 pilgrims. Adel Al-Saleem, the organization's Secretary General, said the project included 1,017 poor people, 445 new Muslims, 650 people who quit drug-use and smoking, and 28 Dawa officials (Islamic call). The Imam Al-Dawa Complex Organization in Makkah distributed 10,000 meals to pilgrims on Arafat Day. Sheikh Dr. Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais, the organization's General Supervisor, who is the Imam and Khateeb of the Grand Mosque, said the organization distributed Zamzam water to some Haj delegations, thousands of leaflets containing explanations of the rituals, and audio tapes containing some of the Prophet's invocations. In Jeddah the Ber Charitable Society distributed 120,000 meals, as part of its annual project. The Ibrahim Aal Ibrahim Organization provided one million meals in Makkah, Madina and the holy sites. Head of the society Abdullah Al-Hawwas said the meals varied, and some were cooked. The World Assembly of Muslim Youth (WAMY) donated 133,000 meals to pilgrims. Dr. Muhammad Ba Dahdah, Assistant Secretary General of WAMY, said the organization donated about 16,000 sacrificed sheep to poor Muslims in 35 countries. The Zamzam Society for Volunteer Health Services provided health services for 250 pilgrims. Dr. Ali Bin Abdullah Al-Faqih, Head of the society, said a team of doctors, nurses and pharmacists took part.
