Mangalore, February 8: Mangalore Qazi Twaqa Ahmed Musliyar visited several families which have people with disabilities in and around Dakshina Kannada to get a first hand information about their living conditions.
The Qazi was particularly moved by the plight of a destitute family in Chennar Palthad of Puttur taluk which has five members with various disabilities. Sharief (34), Ishaq (32), Reshma (30), Saleem (28) and Haneef (25) are living in a crammed house and are being cared for by their mother Bibi Jahn. She ekes out her the expenses of livelihood by running a petty shop, which she has been able to set up with the help of Muslim Central Committee and the Kolya Swamiji.
Mohammed of Surikumer is also living a life of misery and penury. He is suffering from paralysis for the past six years. He is confined to his bed and feels more helpless whenever he thinks about his two grown up daughters, who are waiting to get married. In Kukkaje Pathmudu, two mentally challenged youngsters live in a dingy house of Mohammed Rafeeq Maulavi. His two grown up children, the 22-year-old Balkees and 19-year-old Sheikh Abdullah, present a picture of agony and pain. Qazi felt completely gutted after visiting them.
Speaking on the occasion, Qazi reminded the local jamaths, the khateebs and the presidents of the respective jamaths of their responsibility to attend to the needs of these destitute families. He said, the responsibility of the Jamath does not end with making provision of the salaries and perks of the Qateeb, imam and the mudarris. “You also have a responsibility towards the helpless destitute families living under your jamaths,” he said.
He also pointed out that a special institution will come up at Malabar Islami Complext exclusively for children with disabilities. “The residential school will start functioning very soon. This will be a unique opportunity for people with disabilities,” he said. He also informed that plans are afoot to start a special school under the auspices of Shamsul Ulema Islamic Academy in Todar in Dakshina Kannada.
He also congratulated a middle-aged man, who quit the habit of drinking after attending de-addiction programme and asked him to remain steadfast in his conviction. He also prayed for him.
Abdul Khader Darimi Kukkila, B. Basheer, Mangalore Marketing, Abdul Khader Haji Evergreen, Sulaiman Belvai, Mohammed Haneef Alangar, Naushad Faizi Kannur, Rahim B.C. Road, and volunteers of Talent Research Foundation, Riyaz Kannur, Abdul Hameed Kannur, Yahya Mubarak, Mohammed U.B., Asif Kannur, Mohammed Bellacharu and Rafeeq Master were present in the delegation.
The philanthropists also gave monetary assistance to the families and promised them of sustained help. TRF has already drawn up a programme of financial aid by identifying 138 families which have destitute members.
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