Nigeria, Jan. 6 -- At Gaa Saka in Ilorin, Kwara State, a quiet but powerful humanitarian effort is reshaping the lives of families struggling with rising food prices and domestic hardship. At the heart of it is Imam Ibrahim Abubakar Eleke-Kuntu, founder of the Ashurah Islamic Welfare Foundation, whose passion for building happy homes inspired the creation of an Islamic Market that subsidises food commodities by 30 percent for residents.

For Imam Eleke-Kuntu, the Foundation was born out of deep concern over marital problems affecting Muslim homes. "Ashurah Islamic Welfare Foundation was inspired by the need for Muslim couples to have a happy home," he explained. "We discovered that some of the problems hindering couples from having a happ...