Charity groups have been trying to ensure that poor do not go to bed hungry amid nationwide lockdown.
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New Delhi :
Muslim charities and other voluntary organizations are helping the poor in India during a nationwide lockdown aimed at curbing the spread of the novel coronavirus.
As of Thursday, the death toll from the coronavirus had reached 423 and the number of positive cases 12,456, according to data compiled by the U.S.-based Johns Hopkins University.
As the Indian government extended the lockdown until early May, the poor and migrant workers who survive on daily wages do not even have enough money to support basic household expenses.
With no work during the last three weeks in the first phase of the shutdown, they have suffered the most sitting idle at home.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday that implementation of the lockdown would be strictly guaranteed in the coming days to ensure that the virus does not spread to new areas. It means more difficult days for the deprived sections of society.
Laborers and migrant workers were left without food and shelter when Modi suddenly declared a 21-day nationwide lockdown last month. The lockdown was set to end on April 14 but has been extended until May 3.
Helping those in need
But soup kitchens and charity groups came to their rescue. Apart from various organizations in India, Muslim charity groups and individuals in their personal capacity have been trying to ensure these people do not go to bed hungry.
The Humanitarian Relief Society is involved in relief operations during the lockdown in various districts in the southern state of Karnataka.
Its general secretary, Mohammed Makakada, said they have distributed $200,000 worth of food items to the poor.
“We give food kits to the poor. A single kit contains food items worth around $16 (1,200 rupees). These were given to poor people and migrant workers from other states,” Makakada told Anadolu Agency.
“We plan to continue our relief work until May 3. We are also working with Jamaat-e-Islami Hind, [a Muslim organization], and they are assisting the poor and other migrant workers regardless of their religion,” he added.
The Amoomat Society, another charity based in Hyderabad city in the southern state of Telangana, has been distributing cooked food to around 200 people daily.
Most of them are migrant workers from different states in India who got stuck in Hyderabad due to the sudden lockdown, said the group’s general secretary Khalida Parveen.
“We are giving them ready-to-eat food as they are very poor and don’t have anything to eat. We will continue to offer this food to them, as it will be impossible for them to survive without help,” Parveen told Anadolu Agency.
“Earlier, we faced some problems because of police restrictions. But now they have permitted us to distribute food,” she added.
Students Islamic Organization of India is also helping the needy during these difficult times.
“Being a student organization, initially, we worked to provide food and temporary accommodation to students as the lockdown was sudden and several students were stranded in their rented rooms or hostels and needed support. Later, we decided to help migrant laborers. We continued our work to provide succor to them. We are carrying out relief work in different cities,” said the organization’s general secretary Syed Azharuddin.
Azharuddin said their organization has been providing cooked food as well as rations or food supplies to laborers besides helping them obtain rations being provided by the government.
“We helped around 100,000 laborers, most of them from the states of Bihar, West Bengal and Uttar Pradesh. We are working in 24 states with 1,000 helpline centers and around 10,000 volunteers,” he told Anadolu Agency.
“Till now, we have reached out to about 50,000 families with ration kits, as many state governments announced they would provide help to the workers but delayed in issuing the rice and wheat to the poor,” he added.
Free meal at bread bank
The Roti (Bread) Bank of Bhopal in the central state of Madhya Pradesh to fight hunger is also working diligently to provide food to the needy at this time. The NGO was founded in 2018 by Muslim philanthropist Mohammad Yasir to provide free food to the poor.
Following the lockdown, 500-700 people are having their meals daily at the center.
Yasir said his work increased almost three-fold after the lockdown as so many people have been rendered jobless and depend on the NGO for their meals.
He explained how some people have come forward to help the needy.
“We tell people that while cooking food at their homes, they should prepare some extra food and donate it to us. They give us the food and we give that food to the people visiting us,” Yasir said.
Anyone in need can come and have a meal there.
source: http://www.aa.com.tr / Anadolu Ajansi / Home> Asia Pacific …latest on coronavirus outbreak / by Shuriah Niazi / April 16th, 2020
Osman sagar lake or Gandipet, commissioned by Mahbub Ali Khan after the 1908 flood and completed by Osman Ali Khan, has been serving the water needs of Hyderabad for over a century.
A true Hyderabadi is one who has tasted the water of Gandipet. And once that happens, even heaven cannot entice one to leave Hyderabad. Such is the magic of Gandipet, a crucial lifeline of the city that is turning 100 this year. The city of Hyderabad got Gandipet in 1920, the reservoir then being constructed with the dual purpose of controlling floods and supplying drinking water to the citizens.
The idea of the Gandipet, it is said, stemmed after the havoc caused by the 1908 flood in Hyderabad. The aftermath of the flood forced Mahbub Ali Khan, the sixth Nizam, to think about the possibility of a repeat of such a grisly situation. Around 12 floods had already hit the city before the 1908 floods, each leaving behind its own trail of death and destruction. The 1908 floods alone claimed around 15,000 lives apart from rendering over one lakh people homeless.
Moved by the destruction, Mahbub Ali Khan pondered on finding a permanent solution to the problem. Historian Sajjad Shahid says Mahbub Ali Khan wanted a long-term and effective solution to prevent the flooding of Musi River. He was determined to find a permanent end to the problem and started a process to find an expert familiar with the local irrigation systems to devise a plan to prevent reoccurrence of floods.
The first to come to the rescue of the Nizam were the British who offered services of their experts. “However, the Nizam refused to consider the recommendations of the British who offered the service of Sir Michel Esthesol, the then Director General of Irrigation, Government of India. He also did not consider another British engineer, TD Mackenzie, who was chief engineer of the Nizam State,” said Sajjad Shahid.
And that is when the name of M Visvesvaraya came up. Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya was born in Karnataka in 1861. He worked with the Bombay Public Works Department for 25 years after joining in 1883. He resigned in 1908 and later went around the western countries to study different irrigation systems and designs. To his credit, Visvesvaraya had constructed several irrigation projects and other structures in Mysore and other places then.
After touring western countries, he returned to India in 1909 when he was approached by the Nizam to help in improving the Hyderabad irrigation system and to prevent flooding of the city. “The Nizam wanted a local expert to find a solution to the problem. He had heard about Visvesvaraya and was keen on taking his services,” said historian Mohammed Safiullah.
After accepting the task, Visvesvaraya conducted a detailed survey of Hyderabad’s network of rivers and reservoirs. He also studied the rainfall pattern in other places in India before devoting time towards understanding the engineering aspects of the problem.
After a detailed study, Visvesvaraya proposed to create storage reservoirs above the city to control floods. He submitted the report on October 1, 1909, and the suggestion was accepted by the Nizam. Soon, work began on the construction of two reservoirs – Osman Sagar across the Musi River and the other, Himayat Sagar, constructed across Esi – the tributary of Musi River.
While Osman Sagar was completed in 1920, Himayat Sagar was finished in 1927. It cost Rs 56 lakh for Osman Sagar while Rs 46 lakh was spent for construction of the Himayat Sagar, it is said.
The work started by sixth Nizam Mahbub Ali Khan was completed under the supervision of the seventh Nizam Osman Ali Khan. “The reservoirs are based on the Kakatiya model and are 100 feet above the level of the city. The flow of water was based on the reverse gravity principal,” said Saifullah.
Water was supplied to the city through dedicated water channels laid during the Nizam era. “The Nizam had promised free food to every household. He ensured that at least water was supplied free of cost to the household and he lived up to it. At no point of time, the administration collected any tax or money for water from the common man,” said Captain Pandu Ranga Rao, a historian.
Hundreds years have passed and still water from Gandipet is supplied to a few colonies in the city. “It is cost effective as the cost of supplying the water from Osman Sagar is bit cheaper compared to drawing water from far of places and supplying it to the city,” points out Captain Ranga Rao.
‘Never in his dream might the Nizam have thought that Gandipet, the popular moniker for Osman Sagar, would become a part of the local Hyderabadi lingo.
Hyderabadi standup comedian Khairuddin Baig alias Jani says Hyderabadi lingo has plenty of one-liners or idioms with reference to Gandipet. “See, it depends on the context and situation where the term is used. For example, if a person is a foodie, people generally say ‘tera pet hain ya Gandipet’,” he says and also recalls the popular idiom, ‘Jo bhi Gandipet ka pani piya woh Hyderabadi hua’.
Several local poets and standup comedians have highlighted Gandipet, a popular picnic spot for Hyderabadis for decades, in their narrations. “The sher-o-shayari describes the mood of young boys and girls meeting at the place or a newly-married couple visiting the place. Similarly, comedians refer to the family gatherings there with baskets full of meals and tiffin boxes or men spending time trying to catch a fish from the fresh waters,” he said.
Constructed during the Nizam era, the striking aspect about these twin waterbodies of Osman Sagar and Himayath Sagar is that they are operated manually unlike most other reservoirs, which have hydraulic gates.
Gandipet, popularly known Osman Sagar, along with its twin reservoir Himayath Sagar, has been quenching Hyderabad’s thirst for the last 100 years and continues to do so without any major operational costs.
Such is the significance of Gandipet that, apart from quenching thirst, the common belief for decades among denizens has been that the water reservoir bestows health and vitality.
Constructed during the Nizam era, the striking aspect about these twin waterbodies of Osman Sagar and Himayath Sagar is that they are operated manually unlike most other reservoirs, which have hydraulic gates. All the components like gear boxes, sluice gates, bushes, and ropes have to be maintained well to avoid any glitches during operations.
All the components used at the twin reservoirs belong to the Nizam era and have been functioning without any snags all these years. It is 100 years and not a single component has been changed and they are working perfectly without any signs of wearing out or damages, says a senior official from Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWSSB).
Gandipet was constructed in the year 1920 followed by Himayath Sagar in 1928.
HMWSSB conducts overhauling of all components at the twin reservoirs before the onset of monsoon to avoid any glitches. Together, they have the capacity of supplying 40 million gallons per day (MGD) to the city without any cost as the water flows by gravity unlike Krishna and Godavari drinking water schemes.
But with growing population and the city expanding geographically in all areas, supply from Gandipet over the years has been depleting. Presently, only 5 MGD is being drawn from the reservoir and that too through emergency pumping from dead storage level and supplied to different areas in Mehdipatnam, Old Mallepally, Asif Nagar, Humayunnagar, Chintal Basthi and other areas.
Did you know?
Osman Sagar was named after Mir Osman Ali Khan Nizam VII
Dam was built in 1920 by Nizam VII
Built to protect city from flooding after Musi Floods of 1908
The different strands of cosmopolitanism, the hallmarks of Deccan identity, came together on Wednesday at a day-long seminar on ‘Cosmopolitan Deccan’ at the Maulana Azad National Urdu University.
Seema Alavi built and shared her research on Indian Muslim scholars who travelled the world, dodged power-centres and tried to carve a niche for themselves beyond flat identities between British empire and the Ottoman Empire.
Ms. Alavi, whose “Muslim Cosmopolitanism in the Age of Empire” triggered new ways of seeing identities, spoke about Syed Fadl, who travelled from Malabar in present day Kerala to the edge of Empire. “They tested kinship, trade, commerce, and information networks and brought together the political economies and cultures of the Indian ocean and the Mediterranean worlds while retaining their self-identity,” said Ms. Alavi, professor of history at Ashoka University.
Two practising fabric designers, Ariba Khanam and Binil Mohan, shared how Kalamkari designs, created and crafted in the Coromandel region, reflected the world.
Heritage conservation consultant Sajjad Shahid linked the evolved language of Deccani with food habits, dress and architecture. He spotlighted poets who travelled from elsewhere in the country and decided to settle down by singing peans about the land and the people in Deccan.
source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> India> Telangana / by The Hindu Bureau / September 18th, 2024
The Western Rajasthan Education Movement (WREM) held a ceremony at Teliyon ka Nyati Nohra Square here Sunday to honour students who excelled academically. Students scoring over 65% in their 10th and 12th-grade exams were recognised for their achievements.
The event began with Quran recitation by Muhammad Yunus, a student at Madrasa Imdaddiya.
In his welcome speech, Salim Akhtar introduced SIO Rajasthan and elaborated on the goals of the Western Rajasthan Education Movement, initiated in 2019 to address the region’s low literacy rates. He emphasised the movement’s objectives: promoting education’s importance, raising awareness, improving literacy rates, encouraging higher education, inculcating moral values, increasing school enrolment, supporting dropouts to resume education, and guiding students towards academic excellence.
Speaking as Chief Guest, Qari Muhammad Hanif, In-charge of Shoba-e-Taleem at Madrasa Imdaddiya, commended the WREM team for their efforts in promoting education and congratulated the students for their dedication and success. “You have proven your talent and potential to achieve your dreams,” he said.
Chairing the ceremony, Mohammad Azam Khan, former Secretary of SIO Rajasthan, highlighted the role of students in shaping society. He urged students to integrate morality into their lives and fulfil their responsibilities toward their parents, emphasising the importance of being both good students and good human beings.
The guests were warmly welcomed with garlands, with Qari Asgar Ali delivering the official welcome speech. Master Allan Noor and Qari Umar Farooq also inspired the students.
The honoured students received shields and certificates, with the top three scorers in 10th and 12th grades receiving gold, silver, and bronze medals. The event was attended by prominent citizens of Phalodi, including Master Allan Noor, Amadin Khilji, Qari Umar Farooq, Qari Asgar Ali, Haji Pir Bakhsh (Retired JN), Saddam Hussain (Director of GP Tuition), Faiz Ahmed, Mubarak Ali, Qari Muhammad Shakir, and Amit Kumar, a teacher at GP Tuition. They encouraged the students to continue their pursuit of excellence.
The ceremony concluded with Israr Ahmed reciting a heartfelt poem of prayers. Saddam Hussain, Director of GP Tuition, played a significant role in organising the event. Salim Akhtar, convener of WREM, extended a vote of thanks.
source: http://www.radiancenews.com / Radiance News / Home> Education> by Raheem Khan, Radiance News Bureau / December 02nd, 2024
After the election of President of SIO India (Students Islamic Organisation of India) for the two-year term 2025-2026 early Saturday, the All India ZAC (Zonal Advisory Council) meet held in Udupi, Karnataka, also elected 19-member Central Advisory Council (CAC) for the next term. And, with the consultation of new CAC, the President-elect Abdul Hafeez nominated Anisur Rehman A from Kerala as General Secretary of SIO India, and seven National Secretaries namely Wasiullah (Telangana), Atesam Hami Khan (Maharashtra South), Thashreef KP (Kerala), Obaidur Rehman Naofal (Delhi), Raushan Muhiuddin (AP), Yunus Mulla (Goa), and Farhan Saifi (UP). This new team of SIO India will start functioning from 1st January 2025.
Adv. Anees Rahman (General Secretary of SIO India)
Before his current responsibilities, he was a secretariat member of the SIO Kerala Zone. He also held various organisational responsibilities, including those of Campus Secretary of SIO Delhi, Unit President of SIO DU, and Joint Secretary of SIO Kollam District.
Adv. Anees Rahman hails from Kerala. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Sharia from Jamia Al-Islamiya Shanthapuram, a bachelor’s in English from the University of Calicut, and LLB from the University of Delhi. He was also a guest lecturer at Jamia Al-Islamiya Shantapuram.
National Secretaries of SIO India
Wasiullah
Wasiullah has previously served as the Organising Secretary of Telangana State. He has also held the position of Secretary of Deeni Madaris in Telangana SIO and has been a Division President.
Wasiullah is a graduate of Jamia Al-Islamiya Shanthapuram and is a Hafiz of the Qur’an.
Aetesam Hami Khan
Aetesam Hami has previously served as the Joint Secretary of South Maharashtra and has been the Zonal President of South Maharashtra. He has also fulfilled his responsibilities as the Unit President.
Aetesam Hami has completed his B.E. in Mechanical Engineering from Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University (BAMU) and is currently pursuing MBA from BAMU.
Thashreef KP
Thashreef KP has previously served twice ZAC member Kerala. He has also held the position of Fraternity Movement State Secretary.
Tashreef KP has completed BA in Economics from Farook College, Kozhikode, Kerala. He has completed MA Public Administration from Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi; also did PG Diploma in Journalism and Mass Communication at Aligarh Muslim University-Malappuram Centre.
Obaidur Rahman Naufal
Obaidur Rahman Naufal, before elected CAC member this term, was also a CAC member in the previous term. He is currently serving as a National Secretary and is a member of Zonal Advisory Council (ZAC) in Delhi. He has previously served as Zonal President in AMU.
Obaidur Rahman Naufal is a Hafiz-e-Quran. He completed his Aalimiyat and Fazilat degrees from Jamiatul Falah. He completed Bachelor’s degree in History and Master’s in Political Science from AMU.
SK Roshan Muhiddin
Roshan Muhiddin served as PR secretary of SIO AP. Previously, he was a member of SIO AP’s Zonal Advisory Council (ZAC). He also held other organisational responsibilities, including that of area expansion organiser for the Prakasam district and campus secretary for SIO Andhra Pradesh.
He has completed his B.V.Sc. and AH from Pondicherry University and his M.V.Sc. from NDRI, Karnal. He is currently pursuing his PhD.
Younus Mulla
Younus Mulla has served as the Unit President of Vasco. Additionally, he has held positions such as Joint Secretary of Goa, ZAC Member of Goa, Zonal Secretary of Goa, and Zonal President of Goa.
Younus Mulla is a civil engineer and is currently a businessman.
Farhan Saifi
Farhan Saifi, before being elected CAC member this term, he had served twice in the ZAC. He has also held the positions of Zonal President in UP West Zone, Zonal Secretary for UP West Zone, and was the first SIO member to come from Sambhal. Additionally, he has served as Circle Organizer, Unit President, District Organizer, and Campus Zonal Secretary in UP West Zone.
Farhan Saifi completed his B.Sc. in Physics from Bareilly University and another Bachelor’s degree in History. He completed his MCA from AMU this year.
The following individuals are new members of the CAC:
Daniyal Akram
Daniyal Akram, before elected CAC member this term, was also a member of the CAC in the previous term. He has served the organisation in various capacities, including Zonal President of Bihar, Zonal Secretary of Bihar, Unit Secretary of Darbhanga, Unit Secretary of Indian Institute of Islamic Studies, Delhi, and National Secretary of SIO India.
Daniyal Akram has completed his Bachelor’s degree in History and has also studied at the Indian Institute of Islamic Studies.
Adi Al Hasan
Adi Al-Hasan, before elected a CAC member this term, was also a CAC member in the previous term. He has served SIO in various capacities, including City President of Karnataka, Member of Zonal Advisory Council (ZAC) in Delhi, and Member of Zonal Advisory Council (ZAC) in Karnataka. He has also served as the Editor of TheCompanion magazine and is currently its Chief Editor.
Adi Al-Hasan completed Bachelor’s from St. Joseph’s College, Bangalore, and Master’s in International Relations from Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI).
Talha Mannan
Talha Manan, before elected a CAC member this term, was also a member of the CAC in the previous term. He has served multiple times as a member of Zonal Advisory Council (ZAC). At Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), he held significant responsibilities as Zonal Secretary and Zonal President. Currently, he is serving as the Editor of Chatr Vimarsh.
Talha Manan completed Master’s in Education from AMU. He is currently pursuing Ph.D. at Maulana Azad National Urdu University, Hyderabad.
Shujauddin Fahad
Shujauddin Fahad, before elected CAC this term, was also a member of the CAC in the previous term. He has served as the Campus Secretary for Maharashtra North Zone, a ZAC member in Delhi, and a ZAC member in Karnataka. Additionally, he has served as the Unit President at Abul Fazal Enclave.
Shujauddin Fahd completed his Master’s in Islamic Psychology. Currently, he is serving as a Spiritual Psychologist at Minds and Brain Hospital in Bangalore.
Shaikh Munwwar Hussain
Munwwar Hussain has served twice as the Zonal Secretary in Gujarat and has also held the position of Campus Secretary in Gujarat. He is currently serving as a National Secretary.
Munwwar Hussain has completed his Bachelor’s and Master’s in Commerce, as well as a B.Ed. and M.Ed.
Imran Hossain
Imran Hossain, before being elected CAC member this term, was also a part of the CAC in the previous term. He has held various roles, including Block President, District Campus Secretary, three times District President, Campus Secretary in West Bengal Zone, PR Secretary in West Bengal Zone, and is currently serving as the National Campus Secretary, SIO India.
Imran Hossain completed his Bachelor’s and Master’s in English from ND College, affiliated with the University of Calcutta.
Zeeshan Aqil
Zeeshan Aqil has served as Campus Secretary and PR Secretary in Karnataka. He has been a member of ZAC three times and is currently serving as the Zonal President for Karnataka.
Zeeshan Aqil completed his Master’s degree in Electronic Media. Currently, he is serving as a Political Activist and is also a Syndicate Member at Raichur University.
Mubashshir Farooqui
Mubashshir Farooqui was also a member of CAC in the previous term. He has served as Zonal Secretary for Maharashtra South Zone and has worked as the Assistant Editor for Rafeeq Manzil.
Mubashshir Farooqui completed his Master’s degree in Sociology from Mumbai University. Currently, he is a Ph.D. scholar in Sociology at Maulana Azad National Urdu University.
Khushhal Ahmed
Khushhal Ahmed has served twice as Zonal President in AMU. He has also been a member of ZAC of AMU multiple times. Currently, he is serving as the Editor of The Companion.
Khushhal Ahmed completed his Master’s degree in Psychology from AMU. He is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Psychology from AMU.
Firasat Mulla Fasih
Firasat Mulla Fasih, before being elected CAC member this term, was also on the CAC in the previous term. He has previously served as a ZAC member in Karnataka.
Firasat Mulla Fasih completed his degree in Civil Engineering and also holds a Master’s degree in Urban Planning.
Mohammad Adil
Mohammad Adil has served multiple times as a ZAC member in Rajasthan. He has also served as the Zonal President in Rajasthan.
Mohammad Adil is a Hafiz-e-Quran. He graduated from Al-Jamia al-Islamiya in Shantapuram. Currently, he is teaching in Rajasthan.
Abdul Wahid Chullipara
Abdul Wahid has served as State Secretary for Kerala. He was also a member of CAC in the previous term.
Abdul Wahid completed his Master’s in Journalism from Farook College, Calicut University. Currently, he is pursuing a Ph.D. in Cultural Studies from English and Foreign Languages University (EFLU).
Hamadur Rahman
Hamadur Rahman has served as a ZAC member in Delhi. He has also served as Unit President at JMI.
Hamadur Rahman completed his Aalimiyat and Fazilat from Jamiatul Falah. He completed his Bachelor’s in History and Master’s in International Relations, both from JMI. Currently, he is pursuing a Ph.D. in International Relations in JMI.
Syed Saifuddin
Syed Saifuddin has previously served as PR Secretary for Tamil Nadu and was a member of the ZAC. He has also served as an Assistant Editor for The Companion.
Syed Saifuddin has worked as a Research Scholar at the CERT. He completed his Master’s degree in Sociology from the International Islamic University Malaysia.
Mohammad Naseer
Mohammad Naseer has previously served as the Organising Secretary and PR Secretary for Karnataka. He is currently serving as Zonal Secretary.
Mohammad Naseer completed his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Psychology from Bangalore University.
source: http://www.radiancenews.com / Radiance News / Home> Focus> Report / by Khan Tahir, Radiance News Bureau / December 01st, 2024
Khazi Shaikhuna Thwaka Ahmed Musliyar of Dakshina Kannada District handed over the keys of a renovated house to the family of the late Ramalan Azhari during a program organized by the Dakshina Kannada District Janiyyatul Muallimin on Thursday at Kajur Perdadi Ajmer Khaja Juma Masjid.
The event was presided over by District Janiyyatul Muallimeen President Shansuddin Darimi Pammale Madannur, with Secretary Muhammad Navi Mundole welcoming the attendees.
Engineer Muhammad Twahir Bangerakatte was honored on the occasion for his commendable efforts in renovating the house.
District Janiyyatul Muallimin Vice President Ashraf Faizhi Belthangady, SKSBV District Convenor Ashraf Hanifi Karaya, Muhammadali Darimi Kukkaje, SKSSF East District Secretary Harris Kausar, District Muallimin Councilor Abdul Razak Madani Suratkal Range, Rafiq Darimi Moodabidri Range, Phaluluddin Musliar Mangaluru Range, Nisar Musliar Bantwala Range, KM Siddique Faizadi, Karajdi Range Secretary Abdul Aziz Ashshafi, Hamid Faizi Gurupura, and Belthangady Range teachers, members of the board of directors of Kajur Perdadi Ajmer Khaja Juma Masjid, and village leaders participated in the event.
source: http://www.english.varthabharati.in / Vartha Bharati / Home> Karavali / by Vartha Bharati (headline edited – space) / November 29th, 2024
Amidst these chants, almost at 1 AM today, the Ameer-e-Jamaat and Patron of SIO Syed Sadatullah Husaini announced that the National President of Students Islamic Organisation of India (SIO) for the upcoming term 2025-26 would be Abdul Hafeez.
The announcement was made during the ongoing two-day All India ZAC (Zonal Advisory Council) Meet of the organisation held in Udupi, Karnataka on Friday and Saturday.
Many people were overjoyed, while one person burst into tears. That person was none other than the newly elected National President, Abdul Hafeez himself.
For the past 42 years, the Students Islamic Organisation of India (SIO) has been preparing students and youth to reconstruct society according to divine guidance. To ensure focused work in a specific direction, it is essential for any organisation to have a president.
This is why whenever the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ sent a group of people on a journey, he would appoint one among them as their leader (responsible person).
According to the constitution of the Students Islamic Organisation of India (SIO), it is essential for organisational office-bearers to possess the following qualities:
They should be a member of the organisation but must not aspire for any position.
They should excel in terms of religious knowledge, piety, understanding of matters, wisdom, sound judgment, adherence to the constitution, steadfastness and dedication in the path of Allah, and organisational abilities, making them overall the most suitable candidate within their electoral or appointed circle.
The SIO elections take place without any exit polls or opinion polls, and here, it is the winner who feels the greatest burden. In this system, it is not the opponents who cry, but the one who wins.
Abdul Hafeez has been engaged with SIO since his school days and was awarded with the Membership of SIO in 2012. Previously served as Regional president, City president of SIO Hyderabad, National Secretary of SIO of India, State President of SIO Telangana, and now Abdul Hafeez is newly elected President, SIO of India for the term 2025-26.
Abdul Hafeez is basically from Adilabad, later shifted to Hyderabad for education. He is a mechanical engineer by profession, graduated M.E. from Osmania University, and M.A. in Sociology from Nizam College.
May Allah give him more steadfastness, knowledge, wisdom, courage and patience to lead the students community of the beloved nation.
source: http://www.radiancenews.com / Radiance News / Home> Focus> Report / Radiance News Bureau / November 30th, 2024
Kakrauli Village (Jansath Tehsil, Muzaffarnagar District),UTTAR PRADESH :
Zia Chaudhary, SP district president visited Tauheeda’s home to express their support towards her.
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A Muslim woman named Tauheeda has emerged as a symbol of bravery after confronting a police officer who pointed a pistol at her while she was on her way to vote during the by-elections at the Meerapur assembly seat in Uttar Pradesh on November 20, 2024.
The incident occurred when Tauheeda, a resident of Kakrauli, faced SHO Rajiv Sharma, who allegedly tried to intimidate her into abandoning her right to vote.
A photograph capturing this tense moment quickly went viral, igniting public outrage and drawing attention to the broader issues of voter intimidation during the elections.
In a statement to reporters, Tauheeda declared, “I am not afraid of bullets… I was not allowed to vote.”
Following her courageous stand, the Samajwadi Party (SP) announced plans to honour her for her fearless act amidst reports of violence and police misconduct during the polling process, which included allegations that officers were preventing voters, particularly from Muslim communities, from exercising their franchise.
SP announce plans
The SP announced plans to honour Tauheeda for her courageous stand against an armed police officer during the recent by-elections in Uttar Pradesh.
Zia Chaudhary, the district SP president, along with other party leaders, visited Tauheeda’s home to express their support and assure her that party president Akhilesh Yadav would personally felicitate her.
Tauheeda booked
However, despite her courageous stand, Tauheeda was reportedly among those booked by police for alleged violence during polling. The SP leaders have accused the police officials of harassing Muslim voters, pulling veils off some burqa-clad women to take their photographs.
Police officials suspended
In response to the complaints by the Samajwadi Party, the Election Commission suspended at least five police officers involved in the incident. Others were removed from poll duty for flouting Election Commission (EC) guidelines and stopping electors from casting votes.
source: http://www.siasat.com / The Siasat Daily / Home> News> India / posted by Sayima Ahmed / November 23rd, 2024
The Shaheen Group of Institutions is set to host a groundbreaking international conference on November 30 and December 1, 2024, in Bidar, Karnataka.
Touted as India’s first event of its kind, the conference aims to spotlight the contributions of Indian Muslims in critical sectors such as education, politics, media, economics, IT, social services, and madrassa education, envisioning their role in shaping a developed India by 2047, the centenary of the nation’s independence.
The conference will serve as a platform for thought leaders, intellectuals, and influencers from India and abroad to network and exchange ideas. Attendees will deliberate on the community’s potential to drive transformative change in various fields, aligning with India’s vision for growth and development.
This pioneering event highlights the Shaheen Group’s commitment to fostering dialogue and collaboration within the Indian Muslim community to contribute effectively to the nation’s progress.
source: http://www.thehindustangazette.com / The Hindustan Gazette / Home> News> Education / by Shifa (image source: shaheengroup.org) / November 27th, 2024
New battle-lines are being drawn in Parliament, and out of it, with waqf and its management at the centre of a major political slugfest.
New battle-lines are being drawn in Parliament, and out of it, with waqf and its management at the centre of a major political slugfest.
At this juncture, it is appropriate to recall the achievements of Hakeem Abdul Hameed, the founder of Jamia Hamdard, whose birth centenary was celebrated in December 2008, and the waqf he founded ~ the Hamdard (Waqf) Laboratories ~ is well into its ninth decade. Speaking during Hakeem saheb’s centenary celebrations at Jamia Hamdard, then Vice-President of India Hamid Ansari observed, “in our recent history Hakeem Abdul Hameed is probably the first, and the most successful, to resurrect the waqf concept in innovative ways so that a modern company was registered as a wakf institution whose income was to be used for public good in the areas of education, medical relief and the advancement of knowledge.
It was an important signal in the immediate aftermath of the painful Partition of India to thread together the religious element with socio-economic progress and alleviation of poverty.” The Vice-President added, “Since the 1930s and 1940s, over 25 educational research institutions were established, culminating in the Jamia Hamdard. The range is astounding ~ ranging from primary education to post-doctoral research, from Unani Medicine to Information Technology, from Islamic Studies to Business Management. Besides the university, the colleges and hospitals established for service to society, there are a set of institutions that bear testimony to his scholarly interests.
I refer to the Institute of History of Medicine, the Institute of Islamic Studies, the Ghalib Academy and the Institute of Federal Studies. Each of these has rendered significant service to scholarship.” Undoubtedly the list of achievements is long but as Hamid Ansari commented, “these achievements hold a mirror to the potential of what public-minded personalities can achieve through the institution of waqf for the socio-economic, educational and cultural betterment of the community. Future generations would behold Jamia Hamdard and Talimabad and wonder at the capacity, vision and dedication of an individual.” Truly so, for in ‘100 Great Muslim Leaders of the 20th century’, a publication of the New Delhi based Institute of Objective Studies (IOS), Dr Mohd Manzoor Alam provided a larger global context to understanding the achievements of Hakeem Abdul Hameed as an outstanding educationist and social reformer, along with his equally illustrious younger brother Hakeem Mohammad Said.
“In the face of formidable challenges which marked the lives of a selected 100 great Muslim men and women of the 20th century,” wrote Dr Alam in the preface, “their lives, struggles and contributions reflect the response of Muslims to the multiple challenges over the century…the ‘100 Great’ belonged to five continents and they came from different cultural and linguistic backgrounds, they were inspired by the eternal values and principles of Islam and the precepts of their illustrious forebears in the annals of Islamic history.” Through the tumultuous decades of the 20th century, Dr Alam observed that the ‘100 great Muslim leaders’ were unwavering in their “faith in the Holy Quran describing Muslims as ‘good people’, whose mission on earth is to help others live a meaningful life.
Even in the darkest hour the world of Islam was not plaued by a dearth of men and women who had the stature, mettle and competence to rise to the occasion. The two revered Hakim brothers ~ Hakeem Abdul Hameed and Hakeem Mohammad Said ~ who revived the Unani or Greco-Arab system of medicine and created two institutions, the Hamdard in India and its twin in Pakistan, are inspiring examples of leadership. They did not really belong to any one place. This is aggravated by Western colonial redrawing of the Muslim world map: Hakeem Abdul Hameed in India and Hakeem Mohammad Said in Pakistan were, in fact, two sides of a single sub-continental picture of Islamic excellence.”
The lifetime achievements of Hakeem Abdul Hameed were myth-busters: it had been an enduring myth of the 20th century that the Muslim world had been in deep slumber, their state of somnolence stretching back to centuries. Said Dr Manzoor Alam, “the 20th century instead turns out to be a period of extraordinary intellectual, moral and social awakening and struggle across the Muslim world with societies from Malaysia to Morocco trying hard to reform, promote and practice Islam as a living reality that could guide them through difficult times.” The Hamdard story began over a century ago when Abdul Hameed’s father, Hakeem Hafiz Abdul Majeed, established the Hamdard Dawakhana in 1906.
The vision was implicit in the name. Hamdard means ‘the sharing of pain’ and willingness to mitigate it was to be the motto of future generations as well. The vision was also to break the exclusivity of medicinal preparation of each Unani Hakim and make it available to the masses through modern laboratories along scientific lines. A traditional system of medicine was thus modernised with a nationalist inspiration and an indigenous base. “For this reason, Hakeem saheb can rightly be called a Mujaddid (or reformer) of Unani medicine,” said Ansari in the centenary speech.
Writing in ‘Muslim Mirror’, Abdul Rashid Agwan detailed the story. After Independence in 1947, Hamdard University or Jamia Hamdard has been the first institution that was established and managed on the basis of waqf income. In 1948, the manufacturing and selling unit of Hamdard Daw – akhana, Hamdard (Waqf) Laboratories, was converted into an endowment. Its deed dated 28 August 1948 provided for “Qaumi Income” (Public income) and “Khandani Income (Family income). However, the concept of family income was abolished by a declaration of the Settler/ Founder-Wakif Mutawalli in 1985, with retrospective effect from 1 January 1973. From the profits of the company, Hamdard Tibbi College was set up in 1963 in Old Delhi which later shifted to its present 90-acre campus in Tughlaqabad. In order to effectively manage and utilize the income accrued from Hamdard Waqf Laboratories for the promotion of its objective, Hamdard National Foundation was created on 12 May 1964 to disburse company profits to promote interests of society.
All profits of the company were obligated to go to the Foundation. Both Hamdard and the Foundation were registered under Section 12A of the Income Tax Act. Coinciding with the establishment of the Hamdard National Foundation in India, Hamdard Waqf Laboratories Pakistan also formed Hamdard Foundation Pakistan the same year. Its founder, Hakeem Muhammad Said, expressed the mission in these words, “Hamdard … has chosen to serve through activities for the promotion of good health and education ~ the twin pillars of progress.” Through the 1950s and 60s, when educational institutions namely, Indian Institutes of Technology, Indian Institutes of Management, AIIMS and Jawaharlal Nehru University ~ were being established with Government resources and with the focus of providing a new nation the benefit of modern science and education, Hakeem Abdul Hameed was single-handedly building schools, colleges and the university under the Jamia Hamdard banner, relying on internal resources of Hamdard Waqf Laboratories, and focused on rejuvenating the millennia-old Greco-Arab medicine which came to be simplistically known as Unani medicine. In this long process of reviving ancient knowledge, Hakeem saheb’s original contribution was the use of modern scientific methods and technology for the standardisation and manufacture of Unani medicine. “Quite early in life, when he was studying medicine at the Tibbia College, he was deeply impressed by the systematic and methodical approach of Hakeem Ajmal Khan towards the classification and standardisation of Unani medicines,” the IOS publication narrated. The Hakeem brothers travelled across Asia and Europe in the 1950s closely observing modern methods and techniques of drug making. They were convinced of the relevance and necessity of using modern technology for medical experimentation and manufacture of Unani medicines. At Hamdard Laboratories, Hamdard University, Hamdard Nursing Home and Majidia Hospital, these modern methods and technology were put into good use, ensuring the regimen of Unani system of medicine could co-exist with modern science and technology.
“This integrated, holistic approach to diagnosis and therapy is one of the most original and outstanding contributions of Hakeem Abdul Hameed,” the IOS publication stated. Eleven books on Unani medicine: Arab medicine and its relevance to modern medicine; Earth, elements and man: Search for a solid foundation of the theory and practice of medicine; and the magnum opus Qarabadin-e-Hamdard or Hamdard Pharmacopoeia are testimony to Hakeem Abdul Hameed’s medical observations, experiences and researches. In the 1980s, he initiated path breaking research on Ibn Sina’s Al-Qanun fit-Tibb or The Canon of Medicine. The 3-volume study was made available in multiple languages, including English.
Several national and global awards were bestowed on Hakeem Abdul Hameed who lived an austere life on campus till the age of 91, with a Gandhian determination to build the new nation through promotion of medicine, modern education and public charity. Like Sir Syed Ahmed Khan and Hakeem Ajmal Khan, Hakeem Abdul Hameed remains a towering personality whose contribution to modern education and medicine is second to none. It is in the domain of waqf management that Hakeem saheb gave modern India a new path for sustainable, equitable development.
(The writer is a researcher writer on history and heritage issues and a former deputy curator of Pradhanmantri Sangrahalaya)
source: http://www.thestatesman.com / The Statesman / Home> Opinion / by Raju Mansukhani, New Delhi / October 07th, 2024
