{"id":423,"date":"2026-04-29T19:06:48","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T19:06:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/halaloutreach.com\/darulinfaq-staging\/?page_id=423"},"modified":"2026-06-12T21:27:30","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T21:27:30","slug":"how-it-started","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/halaloutreach.com\/darulinfaq-staging\/how-it-started\/","title":{"rendered":"how it started"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"423\" class=\"elementor elementor-423\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1319887 hero-lines e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1319887\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_bottom&quot;:&quot;curve&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shape elementor-shape-bottom\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-negative=\"false\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 100\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\">\n    <path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" d=\"M1000,4.3V0H0v4.3C0.9,23.1,126.7,99.2,500,100S1000,22.7,1000,4.3z\"\/>\n<\/svg>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bdf63b1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bdf63b1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bce77dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bce77dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Darul Infaq Foundation <br><span style=\"color:#000\">How it Started<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69e96f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"69e96f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"relative w-full mt-4 mb-1\"><div class=\"\"><div class=\"relative\"><div class=\"h-full min-h-0 min-w-0\"><div class=\"h-full min-h-0 min-w-0\"><div class=\"border border-token-border-light border-radius-3xl corner-superellipse\/1.1 rounded-3xl\"><div class=\"h-full w-full border-radius-3xl bg-token-bg-elevated-secondary corner-superellipse\/1.1 overflow-clip rounded-3xl lxnfua_clipPathFallback\"><div class=\"relative\"><div class=\"pe-11 pt-3\"><div class=\"relative z-0 flex max-w-full\"><div id=\"code-block-viewer\" class=\"q9tKkq_viewer cm-editor z-10 light:cm-light dark:cm-light flex h-full w-full flex-col items-stretch \u037c5 \u037cj\" dir=\"ltr\"><div class=\"cm-scroller\"><div class=\"cm-content q9tKkq_readonly\">Join us in a collective journey of compassion and impact as<\/div><div class=\"cm-content q9tKkq_readonly\">we work hand in hand, transforming\u00a0 lives and nurturing hope.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e153ad e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8e153ad\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20e025c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"20e025c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-258c14d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"258c14d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e966fe4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e966fe4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ABOUT US<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8509e4e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8509e4e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How Darul Infaq started?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a60871 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2a60871\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIt started as a very humble desire and personal effort to serve humanity for the sake of Allah. This idea or desire is to provide groceries to households with very limited or no financial resources.<br><br>\n\nThrough the generosity of a growing network of donors and volunteers, the initial effort expanded to provide groceries on a recurring basis from a few to hundreds of families. With the increase in donations and the growth of the recipients of monthly groceries, it became imperative that a non-profit organization to be formed. Hence, Darul Infaq Foundation USA was formed and registered with the Secretary of State, Illinois and with IRS in October 5, 2021 as a non-profit organization.<br><br>\n\nDarul Infaq has also expanded to offering assistance with school fees to households with very limited or no financial resources, assistance with emergency medical expenses to those in need and distributing cooked food to the homeless.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c75131 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2c75131\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca93ac9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ca93ac9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6acd9e7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6acd9e7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98e611e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"98e611e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Help the people<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fe7401 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1fe7401\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Create Real Change for Families in Need <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77e48c1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"77e48c1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33a7b04 pa-icon-pos-after premium-lq__none elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-button\" data-id=\"33a7b04\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<a class=\"premium-button premium-button-none premium-btn-lg premium-button-none\" href=\"https:\/\/darulinfaq.org\/donations\/donation-form\/\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-button-text-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg class=\"svg-inline--fas-fa-arrow-right premium-drawable-icon premium-svg-nodraw\" aria-hidden=\"true\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 448 512\"><path d=\"M190.5 66.9l22.2-22.2c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0L441 239c9.4 9.4 9.4 24.6 0 33.9L246.6 467.3c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0l-22.2-22.2c-9.5-9.5-9.3-25 .4-34.3L311.4 296H24c-13.3 0-24-10.7-24-24v-32c0-13.3 10.7-24 24-24h287.4L190.9 101.2c-9.8-9.3-10-24.8-.4-34.3z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDonate Now\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/a>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Darul Infaq Foundation How it Started Join us in a collective journey of compassion and impact aswe work hand in hand, transforming\u00a0 lives and nurturing hope. 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