Since Oct 2017 · Meals · Community · Trust
Over 1,000,000+ meals served
Our distribution reaches beyond just meals, building lasting connections with families across the region.
How we feed at scale
A system developed over the last decade, making sure we provide increasingly more nutrition per rupee.
Our distribution goes beyond our centre.
We work to distribute rations to NGOs working with underprivileged groups as well.
Grace Foundation
Chembur, Mumbai
Focuses on rescuing homeless individuals, reuniting them with their families, and providing safe shelter.
The Blind Progressive Welfare Foundation
Dombivali, Thane
Provides support for visually impaired individuals, particularly girls, who come to Mumbai for higher education.
Swayam Siddha Industrial co-operative society for handicapped
Chembur
A parent-driven day-care centre supporting physically and mentally challenged individuals.
Karuneshwar Old Age House
Raigad
The old age home, run by two dedicated brothers, houses 30 residents. Many residents have faced abandonment and mental disabilities.
Samatol Foundation
Kalyan Dist, Thane
Works on reuniting children with their families and providing base education.
Jyothis Charitable Centre
Kalamboli, Navi Mumbai
Provides residential care for 30 women and girls living with HIV facing abandonment or no family support.
Mangalashray Samajik Sanstha
Navi Mumbai
Providing care for orphaned, needy, and single-parent girls.
Hear from those who we support
The Mazaar makes a tangible difference in the daily lives of those we feed.
Guided by a Legacy of Service to Humanity
Syedna Mohammed Burhannudin RA
52nd Dai Al Mutlaq
Syedna Khuzaima Qutbuddin RA
53rd Dai Al Mutlaq
Syedna Taher Fakhruddin TUS
54th Dai Al Mutlaq
For over half a century, His Holiness Syedna Khuzaima Qutbuddin as the Mazoon of His Holiness Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin, head of the Dawoodi Bohra Community, established key welfare institutions from the ground up, benefiting hundreds of thousands.
He later founded Zahra Hasanaat to carry that legacy forward, building resilience in communities and strengthening the inclusive non-profit sector.
Syedna Taher Fakhruddin TUS established our mission, rooted in the core value of serving humanity.
Learn more about the Niyaaz, our mission, and how Zahra Hasanaat & Fatemi Dawat guide our work in serving the community.
FAQ
Mazaar-e-Qutbi Niyaaz is a community-driven initiative, supported by Zahra Hasanaat and inspired by the values of Syedna Taher Fakhruddin TUS. Niyaaz means to serve food. It provides free meals to those in need, ensuring that no one in our neighborhood faces hunger alone.
The Niyaaz program was started in October 2017. We serve 3 meals at the Zahara Hasanat Social center and only dinners at the nearby slum areas. As of today we served close 850+ meals a day.
Niyaaz serves three nutritious meals daily. Over the course of a week, the breakfast rotation includes chana masala, vada pav, bhajia pav, upma, sabudana preparations and ragda masala. For both lunch and dinner, we offer a wholesome thali-style meal consisting of dal, rice, roti, a seasonal vegetable sabzi and a sweet dish.
The Niyaaz kitchen operates as a disciplined, high‑intensity unit. A dedicated team of eight staff members cooks, cleans, packs, distributes and serves meals, working from 5:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. with breaks from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Each day, they begin preparations for breakfast and lunch at 5:00 a.m., typically producing around 2,000 rotis. Breakfast is served at 8:00 a.m., lunch at 12:30 p.m., and dinner at 7:00 p.m. In addition to feeding guests at the Zahra Hasanaat Social Centre, the kitchen also distributes meals to nearby communities located roughly 2–5 kilometres away.
For a family of four that relies on Niyaaz, monthly savings on food can be in the range of ₹6,000–₹8,000, freeing up scarce income for rent, education, healthcare and other essentials. For households where both parents work, receiving a hot, ready meal also removes the daily burden of preparing dinner, and many beneficiaries tell us that leftover dinner is thoughtfully repurposed for breakfast the next morning, further stretching each meal. In several cases, individuals who depend on Niyaaz for their own food have been able to redirect the money they would have spent on meals and send it back to support their families in their hometowns.