Serving the haj pilgrims for over a decade

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September 15, 2016

India Fraternity Forum (IFF) has been very keen and active in serving the Hajj pilgrims since it started the Hajj volunteer service more than a decade ago. It all started with a crude idea that sprang up in the minds of a few who of spending the Hajj holidaysby serving the pilgrims and the first group consisted of a few dozen, but the later years witnessed a steep growth in the number improvement in the modus operandi and the quality of the service.During last Hajj, IFF fielded more than 1000 volunteers for the service of pilgrims.

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Safety and health awareness classes

India Fraternity Forum has striven to improve the quality of service and expanded the area of service operation. For the last few years, the service of IFF starts with conducting the classes,educating the pilgrims on performing the rituals of Hajj in a safe and healthy environment through awareness sessionsat various locations in different states in India. Apart from conducting the awareness classes, IFF has prepared the Hajj guide that provides the details abouthealth and safety tips to help perform the Hajj rituals safely.

Receiving the piligrims on arrival

Next phase of volunteer service starts with the arrival of Indian pilgrims in Madeena. IFF volunteers receive them at the airports and help them to identify their luggage, as all of them look identical and in shame shape. IFF volunteers also assist the pilgrims to reach their accommodation building during their stay in Makkah / Madeena and Aziziyah.This servicewill continue till they leave the Kingdom after performing the Haj.

The service in Makkah near Masjidul Haram premises is remarkable and got appreciation from Indian Haj Mission and other authorities. Volunteers are working round the clock in Haram premises and Aziziyah guiding Hajis to their locations. Volunteers are distributing drinking water and slippers also to the pilgrims.

Service highlights - Mina & Arafa

Serving the pilgrims during the busiest days (7 – 13 of Dhul Hajja) in Mina is another major part and last year IFF has engaged 950 volunteers for this job.On the day of Arafat (9 Dhul hajja) around 200 volunteers were engaged in Arafa and Muzdalifa. The volunteers are given all necessary training and Arafa Mapabout locating the tents and to help a lost or stranded pilgrim to his destination very easily.

Map of Mina - developed by IFF

Few years ago, IFF has developed a map for Minawith grid lines, that enables a pilgrim or a volunteer to reachthe location easily and correctly, without any hurdles. IFF makes use of the numbering system for the roads, streets and correlating them with the numbers on the high mast poles making it easy to find the exact location of the tents in Mina, which had proved to be of great relief for the pilgrims, who are often lost and stranded.

The updated Map of Mina for 2016, will include the tent locations for the pilgrims under the Mutawwif organizations of South Asian countries, South East Asian countries, African Non-Arab countries, Turkey & European Muslims.

Mina tent locator app 2015

Considering the widespread usage of Android phones and access to internet India Fraternity Forum (IFF) has developed an app for the Hajj Service 2015, which would easily and precisely guide the Hajj pilgrims to reach their tents in Mina. This was a great leap ahead in solving a serious problem of getting stranded in Mina, particularly those pilgrims from outside the Kingdom.This android based app.(Mina Tent Locator) is quite simple and easy to use and requires internet connectivity only when it is downloaded for the first time.

Hajj navigator app. 2016- for Makkah, Mina & Aziziyah

Taking yet another leap ahead to serve the Hajj pilgrims, India Fraternity Forum launched an app, “HAJJ NAVIGATOR” which would easily and precisely guide the Hajj pilgrims to reach their destination(s) in not only in Mina, Makkah and Aziziyah.

This app is supported by the Google map and based on the data of roads and streets of Mina, building details of Indian pilgrim accommodation, hotels, hospitals & medical facilities in Makkah and Aziziyah. When the pilgrim or a Hajj service volunteer provides the data (of his location and his destination) in the app, he / she would find the route and distance with an approximate time to reach the destination immediately. If a pilgrim does not know his location he can select "my location" using the GPS, then provide his destination, which would mark the route to reach the destination together with the distance and time to destination. Once downloaded from Google Play store and installed in the mobile phone, the app does not require internet for finding the details.

Adding another feather on the cap of IFF in serving the guests of Allah, both these applications are developed by Muhammed Mukhtar, one of the members of IFF.

Dedication & Sacrifice of IFF volunteers

During the stampede in Mina, IFF volunteersrushed to the sceneand worked hardalongwith the security forces and rescue service men to help out the alive, injured and dead pilgrimsfrom the location to reach them to the hospitals by loading them in to ambulances. One of the IFF volunteers from the state of Jharkhand(Neyazul Haq) has lost his life while saving others.

IFF feels honoured to serve the Hajj pilgrims from all over the world and thankfully remembers the support and cooperationof the Consulate of India, Hajj Mission in Makkah and Madina, Maraakiz Al Haya (Makkah) and Ministry of Health (MOH) and the selfless and sincere dedication of the volunteerswithoutwhich the successful service would not have been possible.

IFF Hajj service team is headed by Shamsuddheen (President of IFF) asthe head of organizing the activities of the Forum and & Eng. Mudassir Nazer as the (Coordinator) for the Hajj service. Volunteer orientation is carried out by Mujeeb(Volunteer captian) and Mohammed Sadiq (Asst. Volunteer Captain). Besides, the Forum has an efficient support team which includes, Logistics, Training, Media, Medical, Railway station, Transportation and Camp, that enabled a smooth and successful operation.

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Comments

Haneef
 - 
Friday, 16 Sep 2016

Masha allah.. amy allah accept all your good deeds..

Abdul Samad
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Friday, 16 Sep 2016

Ma'Sha'Allah great humanitarian work done by volunteers of India Fraternity Forum.may allah protect our brothers in Duniya and akhira ameen Ya rab.

Abdul Samad
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Friday, 16 Sep 2016

Ma'Sha'Allah great humanitarian work done by volunteers of India Fraternity Forum.may Allah protect our brothers in Duniya and akhira ameen Ya rab.

Ahmed
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Thursday, 15 Sep 2016

Barakallahu Feek ... May ALLAH bless U all.. and accept the ibadat of our Hajis

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July 6,2020

Doha: Selvam aged 46 son of Subramanian hailing from Panakulam Village, Alangudi, Pudukkottai District in Tamilnadu province who worked as a technician, died in Qatar on April 24.

Due to challenging situation prevailing in both India & Qatar for body repatriation services, especially in Covid-19 atmosphere, Family is unable to progress further for past 2 months. At his stage Family of the deceased met Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI), Pudukkottai office bearers and requested to intervene and help out, and also agreed to bury the body in Qatar itself.

Hence, SDPI delegates communicated with well-known Indian Expatriate welfare Organization - Qatar Indian Social Forum (QISF). QISF General Secretary Basheer Ahamed, Secretary Abdullatheef Madikeri and team collected the required documents from the family of the deceased and managed to clear all the necessary formalities from the police department, Health Department, Embassy of India and Hamad Medical Corporation within a short period of time and arranged for a peaceful burial of Mr. Selvam in Dukhan cemetery.

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Media Release
May 2,2020

Dubai: In response to UAE health authorities encourage blood donation campaign Anivasai Kannadigara Okkuta - U.A.E, conducted blood donation camps on April 22 at Abu Dhabi Blood Bank Khaldiya and on 23/04/2020 at Blood Transfusion and Research Centre, Sharjah.

The Abu Dhabi camp was inaugurated by Head of Department of Abu Dhabi Blood Bank, On this occasion she gave brief inputs of the benefits and features of blood donation, urged the participants to spread greater awareness about the importance of blood donation and congratulated the AKO members for their selfless social service and wished all the best for their future endeavours.

Abdul Rasheed, President of AKO presided over the function and Anivasai Kannadigara Okkuta Vice President Mr. Mohammad Nasir appreciated the effort for organizing this camp and gathering youths to be a part of this noble cause as life is precious on this earth. "Each drop of blood counts much, so kindly take it as personal compassion to help unknown who requires blood with no relatives to help him/her.

In Abu Dhabi 41 and in Sharjah 49 donors participated in this event and donated their blood. It was nice to see cheerful smiling donors doing a great community work.
Blood bank staff and AKO Organizing team enthusiastically arranged the campaign which was witnessed by many members and leaders of various community organization of Karnataka.

Anivasai Kannadigara Okkuta President briefed the participates about the ongoing social work of AKO in this current COVID-19 pandemic grim situation AKO is working on following fields: AKO Members have stepped up to support needy community during the Covid-19 pandemic have gone out of their way to comfort those struggling to deal with the challenging situation.

While thousands of people continue to #StayHome, many are in quarantine, there are those on visit visa and stuck here, others have lost jobs or face salary cuts. AKO in coordination with UAE Embassy and other social organization have been able to ensure basic necessities are fulfilled with food provisions and medical assistance to needy.

Providing counselling to bachelors and families those are on quarantine and isolation.

The organizers thanked everybody especially, UAE Health Authority, Abu Dhabi Blood Bank Khaldiya and Blood Transfusion and Research Centre, Sharjah, Management and staff as well as donors for their time and support for the good cause.

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July 6,2020

The Chairman of Intellectual Council Jeddah, Syed Nasir Khurshid, called for a Zoom meeting on 2nd July, 2020 to celebrate the oath taking ceremony of the D K Shiva Kumar who took over as the President of the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee. Mr Khurshid opened the meeting with a very enthusiastic and sincere note of congratulations to newly appointed president of Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee, Mr. D.K.Shivakumar.

The chief speaker for the evening was Saleem Khaleefa, vice Chairman of the Council, he said, for more than 4 decades, he is monitoring the politics of the Karnataka state very closely and also monitoring the role of crises management DK Shiva Kumar in the last 2 years, whether it is Rajya Sabha election of Mr. Ahmed Patel or managing the MLAs of Madhya Pradesh. He said, he is one of the best leaders of the party and the best leaders use “their brain, their heart, their soul and their guts.” And his leadership is fit in the size of all these characters. Growth is a very powerful word and fundamentally, party growth is the responsibility of the President and he can take a holistic approach to close the gap between and among the party cadres. 

Every effort is to be made to preserve the sense of unity within the party. We need to unite party base while appealing to voters. He should identify on ground challenges and find the mechanism to address them. He further pointed out that a President’s chief responsibility is to bring all the party leaders and office bearers on the same page with a Mission to bring back the congress party into power in the next assembly election. His smart strategies, road map, mechanism, booth management, better connected with the party workers, taking everyone along with him, will be a direction for the presidents of the party in other states to take party into power.

He pronounced his leadership is totally remarkable and has a track record of his very sensible leadership and he also known for his collaborative and crises management leadership style. Engr. Nasir suggested that his first task is to address the formidable challenges faced by the party and bring the Congress members together, on a very single aspect how to win the election. The party backbone and strength is gross-root workers who can play a significant role to take the party in a very strong and popular position in public. He emphasized that unity is the main strategy and ingredient to win the election, because a party divided will hurt, cannot win the election. Planning is everything and a good planning goes a long way, helping to win the election.  

All the members of the Council expressed their views and everyone is very much hopeful that he is the right person to lead the party from top.He has commanded immense respect from party workers, office bearers, all communities, groups, including opposition parties. He is a very experienced, have immense experience and hard-work leader and he is a strategist and knows the art how to motivate the party workers and unite all in a single rope.

Engr. Amjad Ali said, we are very much confident that he will re-structure from bottom to top, panchyat, taluka and district committees will be re-structured and will induct caliber and talented leaders who can understand and realize their responsibilities and accountability as head of the party at their levels with only one point how to win the coming election with thumping majority.

One of key members of the Council, Sajid Shaikh expressed joyfully that every single member of the party have confidence on the leadership of Mr. D.K Shiva Kumar and his appointment to the top position says a lot of nice things about him.  He has shown his great leadership and expert in crises management on many occasion.  The party in Karnataka is in good hands and I am sure he will sort-out all the difference between and among the party leaders and cadres, which has hurt the party in the last election and will bring all on the same page. Congress party and its workers are lucky to have such a passionate and hardworking president who is ready to work day in and day out to bring party in power in 2023 assembly election.

Prominent members of the Council, Engr. Azher Parvaiz, Engr. Abdul Wahid, Hazrat Qadri, Engr. Abdul Ameed, Saleem Khan, and Rafiuddin Kharadi commented, we looking forward his dynamic and result oriented leadership in organizing and re-shaping the party in the state, he will hold all congressmen together with a noble purpose, motivate every party worker to work with dedication so that congress can come back to power with absolute majority and he can count on our absolute support in booth management as well  suggest a few points to be included in the manifestos, running a high  successful voltage campaign highlighting the failure of the BJP government at the Center and at the state, between and among in the NRIs community across the Gulf Countries, including Europe and America. Council will do the value-based politics and will present the image of the Congress party, as the rational political party, with secular and inclusive, where people of all religions, caste, race and gender, feel wanted in the party, as its main ideology.

Syed Nasir Khurshid thanked entire team for attending the meeting he expressed his gratitude towards Vice Chairman of the council Saleem Khaleefa for speaking as chief speaker and giving updates, he said, team members are excited to meet in person with Mr. D.K. Shiva Kumar, when members visit India during their vacation.

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