So Little Alone, So Much TOGETHER

By Rashid Azim On Jul 31, 2021

*Minutes of The Meeting Held at Hajj House on Friday 30th July, 2021*

Meeting started with the recitation of Quran followed by a short Introduction and context by Mufti Ashfaq Kazi.

Different challenges and action taken by different organisations were discussed
1️⃣ *Burhanuddin Sahab*
▶️ Dam was not properly managed that’s why it is a man-made disaster
▶️ The process should be
A) 5 Days Rescue
B) 10 Days Relief
C) 15 Days Rehab
▶️ No need of Food item, water, bedsheet, used clothing etc, it will not benefit right now
▶️ NGOs should coordinate with each other
▶️ Create a Priority List
▶️ Focus on Planning the rehabilitation
▶️ Service is necessary

2⃣ *BHAI Khaleed Ahmed Sahab*
( PATHTHARWALI Masjid )
▶️ Small scale business should be established
▶️ Both side should be in touch Mumbai as well as the impacted areas

3⃣ *Abu Yahya Moin Samar Sahab*
(Be Human Foundation)
▶️ Take the help of local police and Panchnama

4⃣ *Mr. Shoaib Khateeb*
( Jama Masjid Bombay Trust )
▶️ We must utilise Masjid for other works and not just Namaz
▶️ Make masjid the the centre of all the social & welfare work

5⃣ *Brother Abdul Aziz Mahate*
(Kokand Muslim guild)
▶️ Make federation in Kokanies …
▶️ Have a central body to consolidate all the efforts.
▶️ every NGO works with their names and label but in synergy with the alignment of Central body

6⃣ *Dr.Moutasim Solkar*
▶️ Duplication of work should *STOP*
▶️ Resources are getting wasted

7⃣ *1-Maulana Ilyas Baghdadi from Chiplun, 2-Principal Mubashir Jamandar from Mashala, 3-Mufti Rafiq Porkar from Mahad, President of Anjuman Dardmandan e taleem w taraqqi *, gave details of local releif work going on, while *Iqbal Vanu from Kuwait, Sufyan Chefkar from Saudi Arabia, Akhtar Khan from Muscat* .and others gave very important and valuable advice.

8️⃣ *Mr. Khalid Parkar* narrated in detail of the damage caused to people’s homes and businesses, he started weeping profusely.

9️⃣ *Prof. Zakir Elahi Sahab*
▶️ A ground level survey should be conducted to find out what are the obstacles in the education of school and college children,
▶️ Also which boys’ and girls’ marriages have been affected…

1️⃣0️⃣ *Sheikh Abdul Jalil Makki from jamiat e Ahl e Hadees and Maulana Qasim Sahib of Al-Samad Public Trust, Jamiat Ulema-i-Hind* also participated in this consultative meeting.

1️⃣1️⃣ Towards the end of the session, *Dr. Azeem-ud-Din Sahib* gave a very valuable advise
that whenever the relief items are requested, the date should be specified with it.
1️⃣2️⃣ Brothers like *Sufiyan Gigani, Musab Siddiqui & Ibrahim Bobere* had visited the effected areas and shared their experiences.

1️⃣3️⃣ *Brother Muazzam Nakhwa* also gave some valuable advices on how to relief work

1️⃣4⃣ *Brother Zameer Qadri*
( Kokan Hajj Committee )
also shared his on the ground experience and has extended unconditional support for the collaborative support

1️⃣5⃣ *Mr. Nayyar Shaban Sahib* advised that few central committees should be formed through mutual consultation.

(1). *Fund Committee:*
The committee would guide people on how the funds should be utilized. This committe will include Maulana Mahmood Daryabadi, Mufti Abdul Ahad Falahi, Bhai Khalil Ahmed , Abdul Aziz Mahate and Suhaib Goplani.

(2). *Survey Committee:*
will include Khalid Parkar Sahib, Sufyan Gigani Sahib, Musab Siddiqui and Ali Bhujani from Chiplun.

(3) *Social Media Team:*
The team will include Yousuf Sheikh, Sufyan Gigani and Osama Khalil Ahmed Memon

*CONCLUSION*
Mufti Mohammad Ashfaq Qazi Sahib said that today’s meeting was the initial step for bringing all the NGOs, Trust, Individuals under same roof, so a collective and collaborative relief work can be carried out. He thanked the audience and requested everyone for join hands and revive the Brotherhood & Unity of Madinah *( MUWAKHAT E MADINA)* in times of distress and calamity.

The session Concluded with the Mutual consent that next session would be held on
*5th of August* 3pm at the *Hajj House mumbai* itself.
Jazakallahu khairan kaseera