Keeping a Nazr or Giving Khairat From Abroad With a Degh

A nazr is a promise. Someone prays for a sick parent to recover, for a safe journey, for a child's exam or a visa, and promises to feed others if the prayer is answered. Khairat is food given for the sake of God, often on a Thursday evening or in memory of a loved one. Both are deeply rooted in Afghan homes, and both are usually kept with a degh.

The problem when you live far away

When the wish is granted in Germany or Canada, the nazr still belongs to the neighbourhood back home: the mosque, the neighbours, the families who could use a warm meal. Sending money and asking a relative to arrange everything works, but it puts the whole job on them.

How Yar can help

Yar can arrange a degh-e charga or another large pot to be cooked and taken to the address you choose: your family's home, so they can share it out, or another place they tell you about. Message the team on WhatsApp (the number is on the help page) with:

• That it is for a nazr or khairat, so the team plans the size accordingly
• Roughly how many people it should feed
• The day it should arrive, for example a Thursday afternoon
• Who will receive it and share it out, with their phone number and address

You receive a price before anything is cooked, and you pay only once you agree, by Visa or Mastercard, AfPay, HesabPay or bank transfer arranged on WhatsApp.

A few practical tips

• Tell the family it is coming, so someone is ready with plates or containers to share it out
• Order a day or two ahead; Thursdays and the days before Eid are busy for every kitchen
• If the nazr has a specific dish attached to it, say so, and the team will tell you honestly whether it can be arranged

The intention is yours; the food simply travels the distance you cannot. If you would rather give dry food that lasts, a family food package or a donation to a fundraiser are good alternatives.