Kindhearted Man Feeds Elderly Couples and Widowed Mothers, Many Hail Him
- A Bangladeshi documentary photographer, GMB Akash, has helped neglected elderly couples and widows as Muslims around the world observe the holy month of Ramadan
- The young man has distributed food items to the elderly people, which he said would last them for the entire fasting period
- Social media users soon flooded the comment section of the young man's post to appreciate him
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A man identified as GMB Akash has put smiles on the faces of elderly couples and widowed mothers neglected by their children.
On the eve of Ramadan, the young man distributed food items to the elderly people. He said the food items would last them for the entire period of Ramadan.
Source: UGC
The young man made the disclosure on his Facebook page and shared adorable photos of the recipients as he urged people to also offer helping hands.
In his words:
"I bring you happy greetings from 20 elderly couples and 60 widowed mothers who are neglected by their children and were starving until I became involved."
According to Akash, he has been taking care of the couple's welfare for the past three years.
He said:
"During the month of Ramadan, these poor people suffer a lot due to lack of food. Many people fast, even without eating anything. So I decided to continue the distribution of food packs for the poor fasting people this entire month of Ramadan."
Reacting, a Facebook user identified as Ahsan Abida wrote:
"May Allah bless your life with endless happy moments, blessings and infinite success and shower his blessings upon you in here and hereafter!"
Mazharia Rahman said:
"They have just amazing beautiful smiling faces. May Allah continue to bless you."
Kawther commented:
"I love how you say “by the grace of Allah...” because without Him we wouldn’t be able to help anyone. Ma sha Allah, may He grant you endless rewards in this life & the Herafter for your efforts Mr. Akash."
Nafisa Tasnim wrote:
"Heaven is ready for you. You are a great man!"
In other news, Briefly News reported a young father has gained a lot of attention after SA media personality Khaya Dlanga headed online to share a thread about how well he was looking after his little one, whose mother is in hospital.
"His wife was in hospital recovering from an operation, so he goes everywhere with his son. He does not leave him with a female relative because he says, “Ngum ntanam.” The child is his and so his responsibility."
"I asked why he didn’t wrap him around with a shawl and he told me it was too hot. If it’s hot for him, it’s also hot for the child. So he just uses his arms to balance him instead."
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