Ummah Welfare Trust and Tayyab Hospital and Educational Trust distributed monthly food packs to the needy and unprivileged people of Aligarh at Community Hall, Alig Apartment. The programme was organised by Sir Syed Awareness Forum (SAF).
Qari Mohd Asim Qasmi, Trustee, Tayyab Hospital and Educational Trust, while inaugurating the camp, said they are organising this camp for the last three years in collaboration with Ummah Welfare Trust and till now they have distributed food packets at nine different places i.e. Deoband, Nanauta, Gangoh, Thana Bhawan, Saharanpur, Jalabad, Chhutmalpur and Ambetha and this is the ninth camp here in Aligarh and the tenth one will be held at Nizamuddin in Delhi. He further said that they have decided to distribute one thousand packs every month. He also said that in Islam it is the right of every poor and downtrodden person to receive alms from their brothers who are capable and are having enough money at their disposal.
Chief Guest of the programme, Additional District Judge, Inder Preet Singh Josh congratulated the office bearers of Sir Syed Awareness Forum (SAF) and Tayyab Hospital and Educational Trust for having organised this distribution camp. He appreciated the systematic and organised way in which the camp was organised and said that if such type of organised camps are held, it will be helpful in alleviating poverty from the country. He also said that it is more a national service than a religious one. He expressed his happiness and said that it is for the very first time that he has seen a Muslim organisation working for the cause of the poor and that too in a very systematic manner.
Dr. Shakeel Samdani, AMU Faculty and President, Sir Syed Awareness Forum (SAF), said that SAF has organised this food packs distribution ceremony with Tayyab Hospital and Educational Trust by taking the inspiration from Sir Syed. As Sir Syed always tried to emancipate the society and work for the poor and downtrodden sections of society. He founded the MAO College with a noble view to spread education among the poor and backward Indian community. He said that Islam directs the Muslims to undertake social work and try to ameliorate the conditions of poor and needy people.
Dr Obaid Iqbal Asim, Secretary, U.P. Rabita Committee said that Islam has made provisions for ‘Zakat’ and it has been made mandatory to every ‘Sahib-E-Nisab’. He also said that it is the moral abdication of every Muslim who is capable to take care of his poor brothers and sisters.
On this occasion 100 food packs each of 25Kg were distributed to the needy and poor people of Aligarh.