February 2015 Memon Welfare Society Newsletter إﻧﺎ ﷲ وإﻧﺎ إﻟﻴﻪ راﺟﻌﻮن Issue No. 68 King Abdullah Passed Away Patrons: His Majesty King Salman Bin Abdel Aziz M.Iqbal Advani Dr. Hamid A.Khader Munaf A.S.Bakhshi Mohammed I. Badi Dr. Mohammed Umer Chapra Kaleem A. Naviwala addressing the guests of MASA Grand Dinner. Dr.Iqbal Musani, Office Bearers: former president MASA is sitting with him President: To God We Belong and Indeed to Him Arif A.M. Memon we shall Return,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,. Vice Presidents: Younus Habib Goli & Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah Bin Abdelaziz died on rd Mansoor A.R.Shivani Friday 23 January 2015 following a short illness. Crown Prince Salman Bin Abdelaziz has been named the new king with Prince Muqrin as crown General Secretary: Tayyab K. Moosani prince, according to a Royal Court statement. (Arab News) Joint Secretary: Dear Brothers and Sisters, A.Rashid Kasmani Assalamo Alaikum WRWB Treasurer: th Shoaib Sikander While preparing 68 Issue of MASA Newsletter, we were shocked to lean above mentioned sad and tragic news. We sincerely offer our deepest condolences to each and every Saudi Brothers and share their grief. Let us go through the feelings of couple of great leaders of world which is Member Advisory: in fact feeling of most of the people: Dr.Iqbal Musani Irfan Kolsawala “I am deeply saddened to hear of the death of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, His M.Younus A.Sattar Majesty King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz Al‐Saud. He will be remembered for his long years of service to the Kingdom, for his commitment to peace and for strengthening understanding M. Nasir Ibrahim between faiths”.PM ‐ UK Asif Lala Managing Committee: “The United States has lost a friend, and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Middle East, and the Wasim Tai world has lost a revered leader. King Abdullah was a man of wisdom and vision”. US Secretary of State Adam A.Latif A.Kader Africawala No doubt, DEATH is inevitable but some people remain eternal in our memories for their work, A.Qader M.Amin Teli achievements and people’s love. Nations take them as role models to follow and learn from Tariq Madani their way of life. This is the characteristic of great men, who realize that they will die one day, but they build a heritage that remains for very long. M.Salim Burmawala Some personalities remain immortal as their achievements speak for them and they remain in Shakir A.Aziz memories. Influential leaders’ achievements don’t die. We can see their manifestations in Ahmed Kamal Macki excellent governance and development. History remembers their achievements and the Yousuf Tai valuable steps they have taken. Siraj Lala May King Abdullah’s soul rest in peace. He has served his homeland and citizens, and May God bestow His blessings on our new King Salman Bin Abdelaziz and his brother Crown Prince [email protected] Muqrin Bin Abdelaziz to run the country and serve citizens following the path drawn by Late King Abdulah Bin Abdelziz and followed by all the previous kings. May they all rest in Peace. Aameen. Best regards Newsletter Committee Quotes on Society The Welfare Services of Memon Welfare Society Everyone in society should be a role model, not only ميمن ويلفيئر سوسائٹی کی فﻻحی خدمات ,for their own self-respect 9 Helping needy students for - تعلیم اور مدرےٮ کی فیس ۓھ لئے غریب but for respect from others. education fee طالب علموں کی مدد Helping Community members for 9 - ان لوگوں کو جو ط ع ﻻج ۓھ health care for those who cannot Some people strengthen afford اخراجات کا متحمل ں ہو سکےت کی the society just by being 9 Helping in Coffin & Burial Services مدد the kind of people they are. 9 Helping & guiding unemployed in - کمیون ۓھ رکن ۓھ انتقال ۓھ بعد تدفن seeking employment The key to organizing an مں مدد Voluntarily Matrimonial services 9 alternative society is to 9 Beside above we are assisting some - روزگار کی تﻻش مں بے روزگار کی organize people around Madrassa by paying fees of needy رہنمائی و مدد what they can do, and more importantly, what students and school where the - بچوں ۓھ لئے رشےت کی تﻻش مں مدد they want to do. students receive free education who - اس ۓھ عﻻوە اپ کمیون ۓھ لئے اک .A good person can make cannot afford even the nominal fee دیگر سمای اور فﻻی سرگرمیوں کا another person good; it 9 We also hold other social & welfare means that goodness will activities for our community such as elicit goodness in the اہتمام Seminar, Families get to gather society; other persons will - مختلف موضوعات پر سیمینار کا ,also be good. together, Career guidance sessions انتظام evening with scholar, and also help You must not lose faith in financially and materially the victims - خاندانی اجتماع humanity. Humanity is an of natural disaster such as flood in - ں ocean; if a few drops of the مستقبل ۓھ کی ۓھ لئے طالب علمو .ocean are dirty, the ocean Pakistan and Earth quake etc کو مشورە does not become dirty. 9 During last two year we have sent 8 shipments of used clothes for needy - مشہور عالم شخصیات ۓھ ساتھ شام We must stop thinking of people in Pakistan & India. - ہم پرانے لباس جمع کر رےہ ہں the individual and start thinking about what is best 9 We also collect unused medicines - ہم بھی مفت ط کیمپ ۓھ لئے غ for society. for free medical camps organized by Pakistan welfare Society in استعمال شدە ادویات جمع کر رےہ ہں No one would talk much in کوئی شک ں، میمن ویلفی سوسائ society if they knew how Consulate General of Pakistan often they misunderstood Jeddah. - مختلف خاندانوں کومﻻقات کر نے – others. No doubt, Memon Welfare Society is playing سﻻم ودعا کر نے - ایک ساتھ کھانا کھانے There is no such thing as a significant role by providing an ۓھ مواقع فراہم کر ۓھ کمیون مں اہم society: there are opportunity to the community families to کردار ادا کر رہ. individual men and women, meet, greet and eat together from time to and there are families. time, which is a piece of good fortune. It is اس ۓھ عﻻوە ہم نے اپ اپ ذمە داریوں A society that has more worth mentioning that we have formed اور فرائض کو انجام دیےن ۓھ لئے مختلف justice is a society that various committees to undertake their کمیٹیاں تشکیل دی ہں. .needs less charity. respective responsibilities and assignments مخ ت ص را میمن ویلفی سوسائ خالصتا In brief MWS is purely social and welfare forum سمای اور برادری کی ف ﻻح و بود اور .to serve the community and humanity انسانیت کی خدمت کر نے ۓھ لئے ایک فورم ےہ. Notable Memon M E M O N S (History) Sindhi, Gujarati origins Abdul Sattar Edhi ‐ Gujrat, India Pakistani founder and head of the Edhi Foundation. Circa early 20th Century Latif Ebrahim Jamal Chairman According to Anthovan, those Lohanas of Thatta who converted to Islam and co‐founder of Husein became Memons and were invited by Jarejho Roa Khanghar, ruler of Bhuj Industries and head of the H.E.J. (1548–1584) to settle in Bhuj. It is from there that Kutchi Research Institute of Chemistry. Memons migrated to Kathiawar and Gujarat. Surat in Gujarat was an Prof. Abdul Gaffar Billoo important trading center from 1580 to 1680 and Memons made their Pakistani pediatric bounty there. Later, the Memons reached Bombay. endocrinologist and Philanthrop Memons worldwide ist. Today, Memons are scattered throughout India with few thousands living Haji Haroon Bilwani ‐ Founder in the port city of Karachi in Pakistan apart from significant communities of BONANZA leading fashion in the United Kingdom, Canada, USA, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, UAE, Saudi brand of Pakistan. Arabia, Tanzania,Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, Malawi, Kenya, Iqbal Qasim ‐ Former Test Mauritius, Singapore, Australiaand Burma. Cricketer. In Karachi today there is a community of Memon people from Bantva and Air Commodore Sadoon Pervaiz their descendants known as Bantva Memons. Also another prominent Memon Sitara‐i‐Imtiaz ‐ Former category is Halari Memon who works under the banner of Halari Memon Base Commander General Jama'at. Halari Memon is a group of several subcategories and of PAF Base Malir & PAF BaseSa are also the follower of Hanfi Muslim. kesar. Memons are known for their involvement in business and philanthropy, Sir Iqbal Sacranie ‐ He was with Memons having played a major part in the building of Pakistani honoured with an Officer of the industry, an increasing number of Memons are turning to professional Order of the British Empire occupations. (OBE) in 1999, and was Knighted by the Queen in 2005 Iqbal Sacranie. Sir Adamjee Haji Dawood ‐ Companion of Quaid‐e‐Azam, Muhammad Ali Jinnah in the struggle for formation of new state of Pakistan, founder of Memon Educational Society, Knight Merchant awarded by British Government and Memon Masjid, Karachi Pakistan founder of Adamjee Jute Mills, Narain Gunj. Short views about Memon by Non‐Memon Sir Abdullah Haroon ‐ Politician, Mr. Syed Shehabuddin, well known social worker in Jeddah. Companion of Quaid‐e‐Azam, Muhammad Ali Jinnah, Businessman. Memons are well known for their voluntarily services to the mankind Prof. Dr. Ishaq ‐ Scholar, writer irrespective of cast, colour and language. Memons have always been of Islamic Text Book, Head of establishing and patronizing welfare organizations and contributing the Arabic Department, greatly to the public welfare activities. They played a commendable role University of Karachi, Editor especially in the new‐born Pakistan by providing assistance to the Social Research Jounal, Director Islami Nizamat‐e‐ Taleem, refugees. Memons have played a major part in building of Pakistani Pakistan industry.