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Haj / Eid Mubarak
Issue No. 86-87 N
Memon Welfare Society Monthly Newslette,Aug-Sep 2016
Patrons: M. Iqbal Advani Dr. Hamid Abdulkhader Munaf A.Sattar Bakhshi Mohammed I. Badi Kaleem A. Naviwala A.Rahman Merchant
Office Bearers: (Core Committee) President: Irfan H. Ahmed Kolsawala Vice Presidents: Younus Habib Goli Mansoor A.R.Shivani General Secretary: Tayyab K. Moosani Joint Secretary: A.Rashid Kasmani Treasurer: Shoaib Sikander
Advisory Committee (AC): Dr. Iqbal Mussani Arif A M Memon Nasir Ibrahim Nadeem A.K. Bhamla Shabbir Patel Faisal Luqman Sheikh Younus Abdul Sattar Irfan Bhimdiwala
Managing Committee (MC): Munaf Siddiq Dheddy Wasim A. Razzak Tai Ahmed Kamal Makki M. Shaker Abdulaziz M. Siraj Lala Abdul Kader Africawala Abdul Qader Amin Teli M.Saleem Burmawala Tareq Madani Yousuf Tai M. Jawaid Ashraf Khairani M. Yousuf Jaliawala M. Sadik Sorathia M. Taufiq M Iqbal Jaliawala M. Owais Rawani Faisal Qasim Tai Mohammed Ismail Menda M. Asif Lala Siraj Adamjee Prepared and produced by Newsletter Committee MWS MASA with approval of President and General Secretary.
Contact Emails: [email protected] [email protected]
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CHALO CHALO JI,,, HAJ KA MAHINA AA GAYA
HHAJIO KE WASTAY REHMAT KA BADAL CHA GAYA
Perform Haj if you can and if you have capacity and capability. May Allah accept your haj
Dear Brothers and Sisters, AssalamoAlaikumWRWB
First of all we offer our sincere apology for not being able to issue last month Newsletter due to certain internal reasons. We thank and appreciate those brothers Who are fan of our newsletter and always wait to receive it exactly on 1st of every Month. During last 7 years, it has happened first time that Newsletter could not be brought out in the last month. Therefor, this newsletter is combined for two months August and September 2016 and we Have tried to cover both months in this issue. Hope you will like it.
We on behalf of Memon Welfare Society take the opportunity to express Haj Mubarak in advance to those brothers and sisters who intend to perform Haj this year and Eid Mubarak to those who will observe and celebrate Eid AlAdha here in Saudi Arabia or abroad.
As we know that EidAl-Adha is celebrated annually on the10th day of the month of Zul-Hjj of the lunar Islamic calendar Eidal-Adha celebrations start after the Hajj, the annual pilgrimage to Makkah in Saudi Arabia by Muslims world wide in order to commemorate the willingness of Prophet Ibrahim Aleh-e-salam to sacrifice his son Ismail Aleh-e-salam as an act of obedience to Allah almighty,but instead was able to sacrifice aram(by Allah almighty’s command). Eid is also about spending time withfamily and friends, sacrifice, and thanks giving forbeingable to afford food and housing. In traditional oragrarian settings, eachfamily sacrifices a domestic animal, such as a sheep, goat, cow, or camel, by slaughter. The meat then divided into three equal parts to be distributed to others.The family eats one third,another third is given to other relatives,friends or neighbors,and the other third is given to the poor as a gift.
Haj Mubarak and Eid Mubarak once again and we shall look forward to receiving Write ups, articles, informative material as well as suggestions, ideas, views to improve this newsletter more. Thanking you and looking forward to continued support and cooperation from our The community.
Best regards Newsletter Committee
Various Committees to facilitate our activities: Funds Committee: Shoib Sikander Younus Habib Mansoor Shivani Mohamed Badi Shabir Patel Waseem Tai President & GS
Event Specific Fund Committee: Asif Lala Waseem Tai Shaker A Aziz Tarek Madani Shoaib Sikander being a Treasurer Event Management Committee: Office Bearers and Abdul Kader Africawala Nasir Ibrahim Abdul Qader Teli Ahmed Kamal M. Jawaid Ashraf Kherani M Ismail Menda Education Committee A.Rashid Kasmani Shoib Sikander Abdul Kader Africawala Nasir Ibrahim Abdul Qader Amin Teli Mansoor Shivani President & GS Youth & Sports Committee: Abdul Kader Africawala Faisal Qasim Tai M.Owais Rawani Wasim Taie Sadiq sorathia Shakir Aziz A.Qader Teli M. Jawed Ashraf Kherani Iqbal Advani Sponsor of Team President & GS
Newsletter Committee: Tayyab Moosani Rashid Kasmani Nasir Ibrahim Salim Burmawala Irfan Kolsawala Dispute Settlement Committee:
M Iqbal Advani Munaf Abdul Sattar Younus Habib Kaleem Naviwala Shabir Patel Younus Abdul Sattar Mansoor Shivani President & GS Costitution Committee: Dr. Iqbal Musani Nasir Ibrahim Rashid Kasmani Shoaib Sikander Siraj Lala President & GS
Ladies Committee: Wifes of Members of Core Committee and Advisory Committee
*Helping needy students for education fee *Helping Community members for health care for those who cannot afford med expenses *Helping in Coffin & Burial Services *Helping & guiding unemployed in seeking employment *Extending free Matrimonial services *Beside above we are assisting some Madrassa by paying fees of needy students and schools where the students receive education but cannot afford even the nominal fee. *Organize other social & welfare programs for our community such as Seminar, Families get to gather together, Career guidance sessions, evening with scholar etc *Also help financially and materially the victims of natural disaster such as flood and Earth quake etc. *Collect used clothes and dispatch them by cargo for needy people in Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Burma, Somalia. This is a unique service. *Collect unused medicines for free medical camps organized by Pakistan welfare Society in Consulate General of Pakistan Jeddah every alternate Friday regularly. No doubt, Memon Welfare Society is playing a significant role by providing an opportunity to the community families to meet, greet and eat together from time to time, which is not a piece of good fortune only but strangers of yesterday become friends of today and then some of them become relative tomorrow. However, In order to perform well, we have formed various committees to undertake their respective responsibilities. In brief MWS is purely social and welfare forum to serve the community and humanity inside KSA.
لئے کے فيس کیمدرسےاورتعليم - مدد کی علموں طالب ضرورتمند
کے عالج طبی جو کو لوگوں ان - کی سکتے وهـ نہيں متحمل کا اخراجات
مدد بعد کے انتقال کے رکن کے کميونٹی -
مدد ميں تدفين کی روزگار بے ميں تالش کی روزگار -
مدد و رہنمائی ميں تالش کی رشتے لئے کے بچوں - مدد لئے کے کميونٹی اپنی عالوہ کے اس -
سرگرميوں فالحی اور سماجی ديگر اکثر اہتمام کا انتظام کا سيمينار پر موضوعات مختلف - ى تقاريباجتماع فيمليونكى برادرى آى - طالب لئے کے کيريئر کے مستقبل -
مشورہ کو علموں شام ـساته کے شخصيات عالم مشہور - کرکے جمع اسلب پرانےاستعمال شده -
اسكى باآستان هندوستان بنغله ديش برما ترسيل ےلئي ےغريبونك کےصوماليه
استعمال غير لئے کے کيمپ طبی مفت - -آى آليكشن ادويات شدہ - سوسائٹی رئويلفي ميمن نہيں، شک کوئی – نےواکر مالقاتىک خاندانوں مختلف ودعا کے سالمآر طعام ـساته ايکشته دارى قائم اور دوستى ور نےواکر
کميونٹی کے کر فراہم مواقع کے کرنے .رہی کر ادا کردار اہم ميں اپنی اپنی نے عالوہ سوسائٹی کے اس ذمہ
دهى انجامى بخوبى ک فرائض اور داريوں هوئى دی تشکيل کميٹياں مختلف لئے ےآ
.ہيں سوسائٹی ويلفيئر ميمن ---مختصرال
و فالح کی برادری اور سماجی خالصتا کے کرنے خدمت کی انسانيت اور ودبہب فورم مفيد ايک ميں سعودى عربيه لئے .ہے
The voluntary Services of Memon Welfare Society
خدمات فالحی کی سوسائٹی ويلفيئر ميمن
Important Announcement about sports
We have a plan to form two teams; one junior eleven of below 40 years of age and other one senior eleven
over 40 of age. If any one interested to join either team as per his age will be more than welcome. Please
have your name registered with Mohammed Jawaid Khereani, on phone No. 0561700313. Please note that
the kit will be provided without any fee once the teams are formally formed. All registered player should be
present at ground as and when invited. The sponsor of the team will be our Patron Mr. M Iqbal Advani.
Please hurry up and get your self registered for the Cricket team asap. After Haj both Senior and Junior
Teams will be invited at some play ground of Jeddah for testing and final formation of teams.
A living legend Haji Mohamme Husein A Kareem Nagani (Haji Bha) Received
A Token of Appreciation from MWS-MASA at a Reception dinner Hosted in his honour by Faisal Luqman and
A. Qader M Amin Teli.
Couple of pages from Haji Bha’s Book of Memoni Alphabets
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For kind attention of our community ladies Our Ladies Committee intends to prepare a plan for the programs to be held for ladies only. We therefore request all
ladies of our community to assist our women wing in chalking out a plan of various programs of their interest. The office
bearers will welcome suggestion from our women committee and shall do their best to help them in organizing their
exlusive programs, once approved. For suggestions, our ladies may please send an email to Mrs. Erum Shoaib on her
Email address: [email protected], and if any lady of our community would like to discuss any program over the
phone, she can send her phone on email to Mrs. Erum and she will call the concern and discuss over the phone. Our
ladies are requested to please come forward and suggest programs of their interest to the ladies committee asap. X-X-XX-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X
Debate Competition Based on level of interest and quantity of young boys and girls of our community to participate in debate competition or
elecoution contest, we shall hold an event for them after approval from Board. Interested boys and girls of our
community in debate competition are requested to contct brother Rashid Kasmani on 0567815705 or email
[email protected] and have their names registered so we may proceed accordingly.
Voluntary Matrimonial Services Always after family gatherings arranged by MWS-MASA, several families become active in searching match for their grown up children from among the community. Al Hamdo Lillah in this connection a good progress is going on, in fact proposals among various families for their children are being exchanged with the help of families of some office bearers under strict confidentiality. However, we kindly request all those memon families whose children are grown up and they intend to look for OR waiting for match now or after some time, may please submit very brief particulars about their children. We can help them in finding match for their children. All information provided to us will remain confidential and all communications between two families will also be under strict confidence. Needless to mention that some families are already in contact with us and we are extending help to them for finding match for their children. Serious families (ladies only) may contact a responsible lady of MWS-MASA on 0569905776 or 0534389079 and let her know the details about searching a match. Good Luck.
Great social worker of the world
Abdul Sattar Edhi (Rehmatullah Elehe)
Not only Pakistani but also non Pakistani and social workers throughout globe were shocked to receive news about sad
demise of Famed philanthropist Abdul Sattar Edhi, who set up one of Pakistan’s biggest welfare organisations and was
revered as a “living saint” by many in the South Asian country. Inna Lillah-e-Wa-inna Elehe Rajeoun.
The announcement of his death triggered a wave of accolades on TV and social media. Pakistan’s Prime Minister Nawaz
Sharif paid tribute to him as “a great servant of humanity,” and said he would receive a posthumous presidential medal and
a state funeral.
The 88-year-old’s reputation for austerity and generosity resonated deeply in Pakistan, a country of 190 million people
whose government is riddled with lot of issues and where public health and welfare services are weak.
“There are few men who have done as much good, and made as much a difference to the lives and livelihoods of the
Pakistani people as Abdul Sattar Edhi.
Edhi, a short man with a long white beard who often wore a traditional cap, had been ill for several years after suffering
kidney failure, Edhi’s son Faisal told journalists in Karachi. Government of Pakistan had offered to fly Edhi abroad for
treatment, but he refused, saying he wanted to be treated at a public hospital in his own country.
The Edhi Foundation runs a vast fleet of ambulances, orphanages and medical clinics across the country.
Last year when a devastating heat wave struck Karachi – a city of about 20 million people – the foundation was at the
forefront of the response: its ambulances tended to the sick, the Edhi morgue was used to store the dead and many of the
poor buried their family members in the Edhi cemetery for free. Edhi’s funeral was one of the biggest in Pakistan’s history.
“He was a noble soul “PAKISTAN’S MOTHER TERESA” who dedicated his life in service of mankind,” said Sushma Swaraj,
the foreign minister of India, Pakistan’s neighbour country.
In a nation often driven by social, ethnic and religious strife, Edhi won respect from every strata of society for an ascetic
lifestyle that was devoted to helping the poor regardless of their background.
Edhi lived in a bare room in Karachi, alternating between his two suits of black clothes and occasionally listening to
recordings of Koranic verses on a battered old tape recorder. “When my ambulance takes a wounded person who is in pain
to the hospital, when people reach the hospital, I find peace in knowing I helped an injured person who was in pain,” Edhi
told Reuters in an interview in 2013.
“My mission is to love human beings … Each day is the best day of my life.”
His wife, Bilquis, a nurse, oversees the women’s shelters and the adoption of orphans. They have found homes for about
25,000 children.
Edhi’s foundation has provided relief in Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Iran, Sri Lanka, Croatia, Indonesia and in the United
States after Hurricane Katrina.
Pakistanis took to Twitter to mourn the death of a national hero many call a “living saint” and “Pakistan’s Mother Teresa”.
“In his death he has united all of Pakistan, across all affiliations, in mourning. That in itself is a measure of his greatness,”.
May Allah rest the departed soul in eternal peace have mercy on him and grant him a high place in Jannatul Firdous Aameen.
10 July 2016
13 July 2016
FILE PHOTO
- In this March 16, 2002 file photo, Pakistan's renowned social worker Abdul Sattar Edhi holds infants
at Edhi Childcare Center in Karachi, Pakistan. The family of Pakistan's legendary philanthropist Abdul
Sattar Edhi say he has died at a hospital in Karachi. — AP
Report by: Syed Mussarat Khalil
JEDDAH — The Memon Welfare Society (MWS) Jeddah mourned the sad demise of legendary
philanthropist Abdul Sattar Edhi in a ceremony here recently. On the occasion, MWS stated that their
members expressed deep sorrow and profound regrets at the sad demise of Abdul Sattar Edhi, who
passed away in Karachi Pakistan recently.
The patrons and executive members of Memon Welfare Society, Iqbal Advani, Dr. Hamid, Munaf
Bakhshi, Mohammed Badi, Kaleem Naviwala, Abdul Rahman Merchant and President Irfan Kolsawala
and Secretary General Tayyab Moosani, paid homage to late Edhi and emphasized that Edhi’s name
would be everlasting in the history of humanity.
They expressed heartfelt condolences to the grieving family members of Edhi on his demise. They said
it is an irreparable loss for the country and humanity and it would be very difficult to fill the void
created by sad demise of.Edhi.
All members of MWS, offered prayers, and hoped that may Allah rest the departed soul in eternal
peace, forgive his shortcomings, have mercy on him and grant him a high place in Jannatul Firdous
Aameen!
May Allah Subhanahu grant his beloved wife Bilquis Edhi and all grieving family members courage,
patience, strength and solace to bear the irreparable loss. Aameen! That was Allah’s wish and we all
have to submit to His will.
President and Secretary General of MWS highlighted all on the life of philanthropist Edhi. They
expressed that in the sticky streets, and in the heart, of Karachi, Edhi, full of idealism and hope,
opened his first clinic in 1951. They said the most prominent symbols of the foundation – its 1,500
ambulances – are deployed with unusual efficiency to the scene of terrorist attacks that has ripped
through the country with devastating regularity.
5 ways to making good deeds better Source: IslamiCity Bulletin
Sincerity of Intention
The first hadith in Sahih Bukhari is “Innamal a’malu binniyat… ” “The reward of deeds depends upon the intentions…” He did so to express and affirm sincerity of intention for his work.
In all our deeds we must confirm within ourselves the intention of seeking the pleasure of God. Good deeds will bear fruit if there is sincerity attached to their intentions.
Do not procrastinate
Procrastination is like the quick sand of laziness that can pull us into despair and prevent us from reaching our God given potential.
The Prophet used to say, “O God! I seek refuge with You, from worry and grief, from incapacity and laziness, from cowardice and miserliness, from being heavily in debt and from being overpowered by (other) men.” (Bukhari)
As soon as you think of a good deed act upon it.
Expand your giving circle “… And do good unto your parents, and near of kin, and unto orphans, and the needy, and the neighbor from among your own people, and the neighbor who is a stranger, and the friend by your side, and the traveler …” Quran 4:36
Do good deeds for your family, neighbors, friends and all of humanity.
Look for group opportunities
Doing good deeds in a group can increase our collective consciousness. Good company will help us on the spiritual path. It makes it easier to do good because we can help each other and be more effective in our actions.
Gratefulness for the ability to do good
Be grateful to God for the opportunity and ability to do good.
“..If you are thankful, I will give you more ..” Quran 14:7
Brother Qasim Abbas
A silent social worker and great writerPakistan, India, U.A.E., Sri Lanka, U.K. and Canada.
Tayyab Moosani Secretary General, MWS‐MASA met
with the dignitary at Toronto ‐ Canada
Qasim Abbas is a silent social worker. Social and community services are his hobbies. He has also great love for writing on various subjects, like community, social and religious matters. He has also written about Memoni language, Memoni literature and Memon Community’s activities in English, Urdu and Gujarati languages in Community’s journals as well as in other print media of Pakistan, India, U.A.E., Sri Lanka, U.K. and Canada.
Qasim Abbas has resided in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates for a quarter century. While there, he formed first ever Memon Jamaat “Abu Dhabi Memon Community” in Arab world in 1987, and he was first President of Memon Jamaat in Abu Dhabi. Through community and social activities there, he introduced Memon presence in Arab world through electronic and print media. Various news, activities, reports and photos about Memon Community and its services and activities appeared in print media of United Arab Emirates. He himself appeared on Abu Dhabi Urdu Radio to highlight Memon Community and its various services around the world. Thus he became the first Memon appearance on Arab Broadcasting media. Then he also presented other prominent Memon personalities on Arab Radio and Arab Television. He has hosted various prominent Memon personalities, who use to visit United Arab Emirates and presented them in print media of United Arab Emirates. He has also got privilege of learning Arabic language in Abu Dhabi, through Institute of Languages, Ministry of Education and Training, Government of U.A.E.
It can be said that Qasim Abbas has performed a task of being an ambassador of MemonCommunity in Arab world. (References: Urdu book “Memon Shakhsiyaat”, October 2003, page 123, published by Memon Alam Trust, Karachi. - Urdu Fortnightly “Akhbaare Memon”, Karachi, 20 January 2005, page 2).
Qasim Abbas was born in Dhoraji, Indi in 1939. He, along with his parents, migrated to Pakistan before 1947 and settled in Karachi. He has got a great privilege of offering Eid-ul-Fitr Namaaz on 18 August 1947 in Eidgaah Maidan Masjid of Karachi with his father, where on this day, Father of Nation, Quaid-e-Aazam Mohammed Ali Jinnah had offered Eid-ul-Fitr Namaaz there. He has also attended the foundation lying ceremony of New Memon Masjid of Karachi on 24 August 1949, which was performed by then Governor General of Pakistan, Khwaja Nazimuddin. He has also attended first Memon Convention held at Kakri Ground in Karachi on 9 September 1953.
After passing Matriculation examination from Sindh Maddressah, Karachi, he obtained degrees of B.Com, then F.C.A. (Chartered Accountant) and then F.C.M.A. (Cost & Management Accountant). He is proud to have been scholar of Pakistan Memon Educational & Welfare Society, from whom he got financial assistance to complete his study up-to Matriculation. He owes all his success in life to the Society and his founder Sir Adamjee Haji Dawood, Memon community's father of education.. To pay tribute to him, he has written about him and Pakistan Memon Educational & Welfare Society in community's journals and publications in English, Urdu and Gujarati.
In addition to his association with Memon Community’s services, he had also been associated with other social and professional institutions and Memon community journals. He had been Honorary President of Pakistan Chartered Accountants Club, Abu Dhabi, Honorary Representative in U.A.E. for Institute of Cost & Management Accountants of Pakistan and Honorary Representative in U.A.E. for Urdu Monthly Community journal “Memon Times,” and Gujarati Monthly journal “Parichay”. He had been first and founder President and also Advisor of Memon Jamaat of Abu Dhabi, which is first Memon Jamaat established in Arab world in the year 1987.
Memoni language is at his heart. He loves this language so much that his son and daughters, though educated and settled in United States and Canada, know full Memoni language and can talk in Memoni without difficulty. He tries to keep Memoni language alive and welcomes and encourages all those who try to support Memoni language, identity, culture and heritage. He also recognizes, promotes and spreads the Memoni culture and encourages others as well to spread the message of Memon brotherhood, sincerity, simplicity, community and humanitarian services.
Presently Qasim Abbas is settled in Canada and lives retired life. From there, still he has continued his Social and Community services and activities by continuously contributing articles in Pakistan’s and India’s Community journals and other publications as well as Canada’s English, Urdu and Gujarati newspapers. He writes on Holy Quran’ message to mankind, religious, community and social matters. According to him, his biggest blessings from Almighty Allah to him is that for the last 11 years, each week continuously, he writes weekly column on Deen-e-Islam, purely based on Verses of Muslim Scripture The Holy Quran, in a very prominent Gujarati weekly of Canada “Swadesh”, owned, edited and published by non-Muslims, thus spreading Word of God to Muslims and Non-Muslims.
As of today, his published articles on various topics in English, Urdu and Gujarati languages in publications of Pakistan, India, Canada, U.S.A., U.K., Sri Lanka etc. have exceeded the figure of 1,000. He has also written and published a booklet in English, Urdu and Gujarati with the title "Clear and open violation of Quranic instructions in late night wedding dinners" as an awareness in Memon community for social evil of late night wedding dinners. His biography/life story has been published in various publications and also on-line in English, Urdu and Gujarati. He has also appeared on a Canadian Television Show by way of telephonic interview in a social programme for awareness of Muslims community at large.
President MWS-MASA in India
Brother Irfan H A Kolsawala, President MWS‐MASA visited Office of
Brother Iqbal Memon Officer President All India Memon Jamats
Federation (AIMJF) during his last trip to India. Brother Kolsawal is being
presented a souvenir of a shawl by Iqbal Office.
Irfan Kolsawala was invited by Iqbal Officer to attend their federation’s
meeting Where Irfan bhai was warmly welcomed and introduced with
all members.
President MWS‐MASA Mr. Irfan Kolsawala (IK) received Felicitation at a meeting of AIMJF on 30th July 2016 He (IK) was asked in the meeting to express his views and give a brief about MWS‐MASA. 1st of all he expressed gratitude towards felicitation extended to him as the President of MWS‐MASA. 2nd He (IK) congratulated Mr. Saad Memon (from Bastar Chattisgarh India) who was also present in the meeting on his achievement of inventing a Mini Super Computer equivalent to 32 High Tech Computer which can reply (Two Lacs) 200 Thousand people in 1 second having entire Wikipedia, won Many National and State award for this invention. On behalf of MASA, he (IK) wished Saad Memon all the best and continuous success in the future. 3rd He (IK) appreciated for the social work and upliftment of Memons which is carried out by the members of AIMJF under the Leadership of Mr. Iqbal Memon Officer. He said, he has seen how the Federation is helping Memon across India, under different categories such as; (a) Funds for Repairs of Houses, (b) Funds for Purchase of Houses, (c) Funds to carry out operation and medical treatment to the needy families, (d) The functioning of Ladies wing for the Matrimonial. In short AIMJF helps the community in Hundreds of Thousand rupees sanctioned on weekly basis. 4th He (IK) briefed the activities of MWS‐MASA and also mentioned that, “we Memons in Saudi Arabia are working as one family irrespective of Nationality”. He informed the meeting about the monthly Newsletter containing MWS‐MASA activities and informative articles being Published since last 7 years and circulated to almost 1000 people on 1st of every Month regularly. He also highlighted in his comments and praised the hard work and selfless services rendered by the GS of MWS‐MASA, Mr. Tayyab Musani since last 8 years for the day to day functioning and activities of MASA, which was also endorsed by Mr. Iqbal Officer President of AIMJF. Iqbal Officer also commented and appreciated the enthusiasm and untiring voluntary services extended by Mr. Tayyab Musani to MWS‐MASA. 5th He (IK) explained AIMJF that as per the constitution of MASA, the funds of few thousands collected in Ramadan is used whole year for the needy inside Saudi Arabia only, whereas, the collected used clothes are shipped for needy people in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sumalia, Burma, etc frequently.
Gen. Secretary MWS-MASA in Canada
Tayyab Moosani, GS of MWS‐MASA was invited at Eid Millan
and Picnic Party of MAC Memon Association Canada held at a
Park in Toronto. GS MASA with MAC’s Current President M.
Ashfaq and Past President M. Amin Jangda.
GS MASA with MAC’s First President in 1987, well known in the memon
community of Canada, brother Yaqoob Dawood along with Current President
M. Ashfaq, Past President Ismail Mirza with other directors of MAC Board.
Quote about Collective Efforts
“Personal Responsibility leads to collective responsibility.” ― Sunday Adelaja
“True success comes not from an individual, but from a collective effort.”
― Joseph Rain
“Collective leadership effectiveness drives business performance.” ― William A. Adams
Forwarded by Shoaib Mangroria, Secretary General, WMO
Mahmood Abu Baker Shaikhani – The Memon (August Edition) by World Memon Organisation on August 28, 2016
Mahmood Abu Baker Shaikhani – the thirty-eight year old graduate in Business Administration from the London Metropolitan University, Managing Director
of the Shaikhani group and the driving force behind the multi billion dollar business conglomerate; spread over 90 countries across Africa, Asia, Europe and
the Middle East with diversified interests in properties, real estate development, trading, manufacturing, automobiles, restaurant chains and Information
Technology (IT) spoke to us about the special bond he shared with his dad, the humble beginnings, growing up years, working odd jobs in London, meeting
the love of his life, achieving enviable success at a very young age and overcoming his visual disabilities to become an astute visionary.
Grab your copy: The Memon — August Edition click: http://wmoworld.com/the-memon-august-2016/
forwarded by Rashid Kasmani, Joint Seretary, MWS-MASA
Forgiveness is Power You benefit immensely when you choose to forgive and so does everyone around you. Whether you need to forgive others, or need to forgive yourself, doing so sets you free from the past and enables you to fulfil your true potential. Forgiveness allows you to break free from limiting beliefs and attitudes. It frees up your mental and emotional energies so that you can apply them to creating a better life. Forgiveness helps you achieve even your most practical and immediate goals. Perhaps you want a better job, to earn more money, have better relationships, or live in a nicer place. Forgiveness helps you achieve all of these. If you have not forgiven then a part of your inner life energy is trapped in resentment, anger, pain, or suffering of some kind. This trapped life energy will limit you. It it like trying to ride a bicycle with the brakes partly on all the time. It slows you down, frustrates you and makes it difficult to move forward. If you do not want to learn to forgive to benefit yourself; then learn to forgive so you can benefit others. As you learn to forgive you benefit everyone you are in contact with. Your thinking will be clearer and more positive than before. You will have a lot more to give and you will more readily enjoy sharing what you have. You will naturally and easily become kinder, more generous and more caring of others – without having to struggle to achieve this. You will have a happier and more positive attitude to the people in your life and they will respond more positively to you in return. Is a forgiving person easier to be around than an unforgiving one? Yes, of course they are. A forgiving person is always much easier to be around than an unforgiving one. The quality of your life depends on the quality of your relationships. Every aspect of your life will change for the better as you learn to forgive; whether in your family, your work life or your social life. Learning to forgive will improve all your relationships, because your attitude will improve. As your relationships improve, then all aspects of your life will also improve. If you want to move up to the next level of financial abundance and success, Forgiveness will help you achieve it. For example, if you want more money in your life you need to make sure that you do not resent people who have more money than you. People with more money than you are the ones best placed to help you have more money too. If, as some people do, you resent “people with money” then they will not be able to help you, because you are not open to them while you are busy resenting them. Likewise, if you have a positive attitude to people who are more successful than you (you smile at them rather than glower at them) they will see you as approachable and will more likely want to work with you, or socialise with you. Learning to forgive yourself is vitally important too. Hurting yourself, by refusing to forgive yourself, hurts others also. If you do not forgive yourself then you will punish yourself by denying yourself the good things in life. The more you deny yourself the less you have to give. The less you have to give the less you can benefit those around you. When you stop limiting what you receive then you stop limiting what you can give. Everyone benefits when you forgive yourself as you then allow more good into your life, and have a lot more to share. When you forgive; you become a better husband or wife, you become a better student or teacher, you become a better employer or employee and you become a better parent or child. When you forgive you are more open to success in whatever ways are meaningful to you. As you learn to forgive, what seemed impossible not only becomes possible, but can even become easily achievable. you are a religious, or spiritually minded, person then learning practical ways to forgive will enhance and deepen your experience of your religion or spiritual practice. It will help free you from guilt about not being as “good” as you feel you should be, because it will help you become the type of person you would like to be. Practising forgiveness strengthens the goodness within you so that it becomes more active in your life. You will naturally feel less inclined to do the things you know you should not do, but have not been able to stop yourself doing. You will start to do more of the things you know you ought to do, but have not been able to get yourself to do. Learning to forgive can only help you; it cannot hurt you. Forgiveness is immensely practical and helpful. There is nothing vague, or impractical about it. Forgiveness sets you free. As you learn to forgive many problems (possibly even health problems) will gradually disappear. It will be as if you can view your life from above and can see the easiest way get to where you want to be. Life will open up in front of you. New opportunities will emerge as if from nowhere. Happy coincides will occur where you meet just the right person at just the right time. Ideas or answers will come to you just as you need them. A friend may make a comment, or you flip open a book or a magazine, or you may overhear a conversation which gives you just what you were looking for. Why is this so? It is because by practising forgiveness you become more open to the goodness of life, so that goodness is more able to find its way to you. As you learn to forgive, abilities which have been dormant within you will emerge, and you will discover yourself to be a much stronger and more capable person than you previously imagined. Parts of yourself which could not thrive in the frigid soil of unforgiveness will start to grow. You will begin to let go of struggling and striving. You will find more of an easy flow and life will be a lot more pleasant and a lot more enjoyable. If this all sounds like exaggeration, then let that be for now. Simply practice the Four Steps to Forgiveness that you will find within these pages and you will be very glad that you did.
The Power of Silence Silence has a certain energy to it like no other energy source. It has the power to get people to think and to act, it can help slow the mind down, and it is a powerful ally in the likes of counseling and life coaching. What happens when there is silence? We turn our thoughts and focus inwards and gain the power we need to refuel our minds. Our ego is temporarily switched off or at least made to be quiet for a bit, and we start to see the real world as it should be. Our thoughts get in the way of our reality sometimes and we don’t see the beauty of the world around us. When there is silence there is time for introspection and to allow our true self to speak not the ego or the conscious mind, but thetrue self connected to the flow of energy around us. 5 Examples of when to use silence
1. During arguments. One of the best times to use the power of silence is during an argument is to stay silent. The ego will be trying to force its way out of you and finish the argument but you are the controller, not the ego. When someone is shouting at you, looking for an argument or just picking on you can literally take all the power away from them and keep all your energy by simply looking at them and saying absolutely nothing. This is extremely difficult to do but very powerful.
2. Gossiping. When there is a crowd of people in the workplace there are gossipers who speak about other people. The thing with gossiping is that it is contagious. When we don’t like someone and someone else starts speaking about them we naturally tend to voice our opinion, I’ve done it lots of times and have to stop myself. Try and stop yourself from catching the virus of gossiping and use the power of silent whenever it occurs. If you are a gossiper yourself and people around start to notice that you are ‘not your usual self’, don’t give an explanation just leave saying you’ve got work to do or whatever, pretty soon you’ll be out of the gossiping loop.
3. When someone is talking. Silence is a great tool for counselors if used in the right way. It’s also great when listening to friends and family.
Just let people talk and listen to them and use your facial expressions and movements to acknowledge that you are listening. This can be a tough thing to do but silence is an extremely powerful for both you, as the listener, and the talker. You will find that as you practice this, more people come to talk to you as you will be known as a listener. Obviously there are times to speak during the conversation, however when you do, make sure it is to paraphrase what the talker is saying or asking questions to get more information, don’t make it about yourself.When people want to know more about you they will ask you questions, this is the time to talk about yourself but always have the listener be part of the conversation.
4. When the house is empty. The silence of the home can be quite disturbing to some people as there is a natural need to fill the void of silence. We turn on the radio, play some music, call friends or family, or turn on the TV to fill this void. Having a completely silent home when you are alone does not mean you are alone it simply means you are recharging your mind and giving it some downtime. Silence helps us to work through, in our minds, the events of the day or project what we want to happen during the day ahead. I am a night owl and also a morning lark. I love the silence when I know everyone is safe and tucked up in bed and I can write or work on the computer. On the weekends I go to bed with my wife to talk about the day’s events or our plans and just have a laugh or whatever.Once my wife, who loves her sleep, has gone to sleep I kiss her goodnight and get up for a few hours to write as this is the time I am most inspired. I am also the first person up in the morningwhich means I have another 2 hours to write or work on my online projects in silence. I know it’s harder when you are alone, however times of silence can be used to think about the life you want and work out ways to get it.
5. Quiet reflection. This is a fantastic way to connect with world in a way that is not possible when you are surrounded by hubbub noise. 15 minutes in the morning, 15 minutes in the evening simply focusing on your breath can do wonders for both mind and body. I truly believe that with practice quiet reflection can help us reach a level of deep inner calm.The state of silence is a way of reaching another part of your mind not possible when going about your daily routine. This other part of your mind is connected in every way to the world around you and with practice you can tap into this knowledge.
aAccording to a wiseman; “Silence can never be misquoted”
Short History of Hajj
Hajj literally means ‘to set out for a place’. Islamically however it refers to the annual pilgrimage that Muslims make to Makkah with the intention of performing certain religious rites in accordance with the method prescribed by the Prophet Muhammad .Hajj and its rites were first ordained by Allah in the time of the Prophet lbrahim [Abraham] and he was the one who wasentrusted by Allah to build the Kaba – the House of Allah – along with his son Ismail [Ishmael] at Makkah. Allah described the Kaba and its building as follows: “And remember when We showed Ibrahim the site of the [Sacred] House [saying]: Associate not anything [in worship with Me and purify My House for those who circumambulate it [i.e. perform tawaaf] and those who stand up for prayer and those who bow down and make prostration [in prayer etc.].” [Surah Al-Hajj 22:26] After building the Kaba, Prophet Ibrahim would come to Makkah to perform Hajj every year, and after his death, this practice was continued by his son. However, gradually with the passage of time, both the form and the goal of the Hajj riteswere changed. As idolatry spread throughout Arabia, the Kaba lost its purity and idols were placed inside it. Its walls becamecovered with poems and paintings, including one of Jesus and his mother Maryam and eventually over 360 idols came to be placed around the Kaba. During the Hajj period itself, the atmosphere around the sacred precincts of the Kaba was like a circus. Men and womenwould go round the Kaba naked, arguing that they should present themselves before Allah in the same condition they wereborn. Their prayer became devoid of all sincere remembrance of Allah and was instead reduced to a series of hand clapping,whistling and the blowing of horns. Even the talbiah [1] was distorted by them with the following additions: ‘No one is Your partner except one who is permitted by you. You are his Master and the Master of what he possesses’. Sacrifices were also made in the name of God. However, the blood of the sacrificed animals was poured onto the walls of the Kaba and the flesh was hung from pillars around the Kaba, in the belief that Allah demanded the flesh and blood of theseanimals.Singing, drinking, adultery and other acts of immorality was rife amongst the pilgrims and the poetry competitions, whichwere held, were a major part of the whole Hajj event. In these competitions, poets would praise the bravery and splendor of their own tribesmen and tell exaggerated tales of the cowardice and miserliness of other tribes. Competitions in generosity were also staged where the chief of each tribe would set up huge cauldrons and feed the pilgrims, only so that they could become well-known for their extreme generosity. Thus the people had totally abandoned the teachings of their forefather and leader Prophet Ibrahim. The House that he had made pure for the worship of Allah alone, had been totally desecrated by the pagans and the rites which he had established were completely distorted by them. This sad state of affairs continued for nearly two and a half thousand years. But then after this long period, the time came for the supplication of Prophet Ibrahim to be answered: “Our Lord! Send amongst them a Messenger of their own, who shall recite unto them your aayaat (verses) and instruct them in the book and the Wisdom and sanctify them. Verily you are the ‘Azeezul-Hakeem [the All-Mighty, the All-Wise].” [Surah Al-Baqarah 2:129] Sure enough, a man by the name of Muhammad ibn ‘Abdullaah was born in the very city that Prophet Ibrahim had made this supplication centuries earlier. For twenty-three years, Prophet Muhammad spread the message of Tawheed [true monotheism] – the same message that Prophet Ibrahim and all the other Prophets came with – and established the law of Allah upon the land. He expended every effort into making the word of Allah supreme and his
victory over falsehood culminated in the smashing of the idols inside the Kaba which once again became the universal center for the worshippers of the one True God. Not only did the Prophet rid the Kaba of all its impurities, but he also reinstated all the rites of Hajj which were established by Allah’s Permission, in the time of Prophet Ibrahim. Specific injunctions in the Quran were revealed in order to eliminate all the false rites which had become rampant in the pre-Islamic period. All indecent and shameful acts were strictly banned in Allah’s statement: “There is to be no lewdness nor wrangles during Hajj.” [Surah al-Baqarah 2:197] Competitions among poets in the exaltations of their forefathers and their tribesmen’s achievements were all stopped. Instead, Allah told them: “And when you have completed your rites [of Hajj] then remember Allah as you remember your forefathers; nay with a more vigorous remembrance.” [Surah al-Baqarah 2:200] Competitions in generosity were also prohibited. Of course, the feeding of the poor pilgrims was still encouraged as this was done during the time of Prophet Ibrahim but Allah commanded that the slaughtering of the animals which was done for this purpose should be done seeking the pleasure of Allah rather than fame and the praise of the people. He said: “So mention the name of Allah over these animals when they are drawn up in lines. Then, when they are drawn on their sides [after the slaughter], eat thereof and feed the beggar who does not ask, and the beggar who asks.” [Surah al-Hajj 22:36] As for the deplorable practice of spattering blood of the sacrificed animals on the walls of the Kaba and hanging their flesh on alters, then Allah clearly informed them that: “It is neither their meat nor their blood that reaches Allah, but it is Taqwaa (piety) from you that reaches Him.” [Surah al-Hajj 22:37] The Prophet also put a stop to the practice of circling the Kaba in a state of nudity and the argument that the pagans put forward to justify this ritual was sharply rebutted in Allah’s question: “Say: Who has forbidden the adornment [i.e. clothes] given by Allah which He has produced for His Slaves?” [Surah al-A’raaf 7:32] Another custom which was prohibited through the Quran was that of setting off for Hajj without taking any provisions for the journey. In the pre-Islamic period, some people who claimed to be mutawakkiloon (those having complete trust in Allah) would travel to perform Hajj begging for food through the whole journey. They considered this form of behavior a sign of piety and an indication of how much faith they had in Allah. However Allah told mankind that to have sufficient provisions for the journey was one of the preconditions for making Hajj. He said: “And take a provision [with you] for the journey, but the best provision is at-Taqwaa (piety).” [Surah al-Baqarah 2:197] In this way, all the pre-Islamic practices, which were based on ignorance, were abolished and Hajj was once more made a model of piety, fear of Allah, purity, simplicity and austerity. Now, when the pilgrims reach the Kaba, they no longer find the carnivals and the frolic and frivolity that had once occupied the minds of the pilgrims there before. Now, there is the remembrance of Allah at every step and every action and every sacrifice was devoted to Him alone. It was this kind of Hajj that was worthy of the reward of paradise, as the Prophet said: “The reward for an accepted Hajj is nothing less than paradise.” May Allah grant us all the ability to visit His House and perform the Hajj in the manner of the Prophet Muhammad . Aameen. Courtesy: Islamic City Bulletin,
Health Cornoer
How do you get rid of a headache? Applying an ice pack to the back of your neck can give relief from a migraine, since the cold from the ice helps reduce inflammation that contributes to headaches. Plus, it has a numbing effect on the pain. And believe it or not, just soaking your feet in hot water also helps get rid of a headache.What kind of tea is good for headaches? Relieve Headaches with Herbal Tea. There are several herbs which are used as natural remedies for headaches. These include feverfew, skullcap, ginger, and chamomile. Here are some recipes for herbal teas that can soothe migraines and tension headaches, in lieu of over-the-counter or prescription medications. Here are some home remedies for a headache.
Ginger. Ginger can help reduce inflammation of the blood vessels in the head, thus providing relief from a headache. ...
Mint Juice. ...
Peppermint Oil. ...
Basil. ...
Lavender Oil. ...
Ice Pack. ...
Little smile:
Two well dressed lawyers went to an expensive restaurant... Ordered 2 drinks and then got sandwiches from their briefcases and began to eat them... Waitress: Sorry Sir !!! But you can't eat your OWN food here... Its against the rules ... The lawyers quietly looked at each other and EXCHANGED their sandwiches & continued their meals !!! ( You can trust lawyers to find loopholes in any rules)... A woman went shopping, At cash counter she opened her purse to pay. The cashier noticed a TV remote in her purse. He cud'nt control his curiosity n asked "Do u always carry ur TV remote with u?" She replied " No, not always, but my husband refused to accompany me for shopping today.. .............. Moral : Accompany ur wife....
The story continues.... The shopkeeper laughs and takes back all the items that lady had purchased. Shocked at this act, she asks the shopkeeper what is he doing. He said your husband has blocked your credit card.......... MORAL : Respect the hobbies of your husband. :P
Story continues.... Wife took out his husbands credit card from purse and swiped. Unfortunately he didn't block his own card. Moral: Dont underestimate the power of a WIFE
Still continues... After swiping, the machine indicated 'ENTER OTP SENT TO YOUR MOBILE'. Moral: When Man tends to lose, machine is smart enough to save him!
Still continues.... When she turned back with depression, her mobile ringed showing forwarded SMS "your OTP is......" Finally she bought her items & returned back happily Moral: what are you thinking about Men! He always sacrifices himself for his wife
Shadi samajnay K liye eik scientist and shadi kerli ,,,,,,,,, Ab ousko samaj he nahi aaraha K science kiya hoti hay !!!!!!,
Our Managing Board with Chief Guest and Presiding Guest
(Sitting L – R) Dr. Iqbal Musani, Shabir Patel, Faisal Luqman, Kaleem A Naviwala (Patron) Munaf A. Sattar (Patron) Iqbal Memon Officer (President AIMJF) Dr. M. Umer Chapra (Chief Guest) Irfan H Ahmed Kolsawala (President MWS‐MASA) Tayyab Moosani (GS) Mansoor Shivani (VP) (Standing 1st Row L – R) Asif Lala, Younus A Sattar, Munaf S Dhedi, Shoaib Sikander (Treasurer) Saleem Habib, Iqbal Advani (Patron) Ahmed Kamal, Younus Habib (VP) Abdul Rahman Merechant (Patron) A Rashid Kasmani (JS) (Standing 2nd Row L – R)) Abdul Kader Africawala, Owais Rawani, Jawaid Kherani, Siraj Adamjee, Yousuf Tai, Saadiq Sorathia, (Standing Last Row L – R) Wasim Tai, Faisal Kasam Tai, Shaker A Aziz, Nadeem A.K. Bhamla, Irfan Bhimriwala
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Attn: Brothers; enquiring our office bearers about Award Ceremony 5th Annual Award Ceremony 2016 for Meritorious Students of our
Community will be announced soon. Please keep the documents of your merit & outstanding children ready and wait for the circular from
MWS-MASA
Interesting Quote
Cooperation and conflict are two sides of the same coin; both arise out of man's relationship with his fellows. The larger the group, the greater the possibility of development through
cooperation, and the greater the possibility of conflict.
Julius Kambarage Nyerere (13 April 1922 – 14 October 1999)
was a Tanzanian statesman who served as the leader of Tanzania, and previouslyTanganyika, from 1960 until his retirement in 1985
Heartiest Congratulation from MWS‐MASA to young boy of Memon Commmunity SAAD MEMON for his great achievement
of inventing a super computer
Pride of Memon
Mr Saad Memon with President AIMJF Bother Iqbal Memon Officer during his felicitation
prog in the office of "All India Memon Jamat Federation" on 30/07/2016
Mr Saad Memon (from Bastar, Chattisgarh India) invented Mini Super Computer equivalent to 32 High Tech Computers, won 5 National & 8 State Awards.
During interview he thanked Mr Iqbal Memon Officer and notified him as his ideal / role model who
encouraged and motivated him towards Higher Professional Degree in Computer Science.
This is Power of Education
On behalf of All India Memon Jamat Federation, I am thankful to all the abroad based Well Wishers of AIMJF for their kind support and dedication towards Mr Saad Memon. I am also thankful to USA based Philanthropic personalities of our community who have expressed their keen interest to take care about Post Graduate studies of Saad in USA. InshaAllah, I will inform them accordingly. We are proud community that everyone of us is ready to help someone. May Almighty ALLAH give you all best Ajar and bless us all with good deeds, Ameen. Jazakallah Khair Iqbal Memon Officer President All India Memon Jamat Federation
MWS‐MASA 8th Anniversary Event covered and published on front page of Memon Times of India Eid ul Fitar Edition which is self explanatory.
Thanks to the Chief of Memon Times.
ON BEHALF OF MWS – MASA, EID MUBARAK TO ENTIRE MEMON COMMUNITY THROUGHOUT GLOBE.
Thank you for your time and kind attention. The Newsletter ends here,,,,,,,,,,
