IMA-Kuwait hosts spectacular family desert picnic

Kuwait City, March 26: Indian Muslim Association (IMA)-Kuwait organised a 'Family Desert Picnic 2012' on the outskirts of the city. The theme of the event was ‘Be merciful to the people, Allah will be merciful to you’ which was apparent in all the activities throughout the picnic.

Spacious premises with separate tents for men and women and many small tents for basic amenities in a desert provided a great escape from the routine to the entire family members. Picnic started with the breakfast followed by brief morning session.

It is a customary annual event, which provides educational discourses, entertainment, sports, mushaira (Urdu poetry session), several kinds of competitions and various other activities to the entire family to rejoice in a leisurely atmosphere. Islamic books stall was established during the picnic which displayed various contemporary books in different Indian languages.

Mohammad Aslam President of IMA welcomed the audience. Sheikh Jamal al Noori, head of Abdullah Noori Society was guest of honor.

Islamic scholar Rizwan Falahi from India participated as guest and gave a discourse on the importance of social services and briefed about the various social activities in India. Mohammed Hasan gave picnic guidelines to the entire participants to ensure discipline and safety during the entire event.

Various sports activities such as volleyball, running race, cricket, tug of war etc. were conducted separately for men and women. In a parallel session, many prominent Urdu poets participated in mushaira and presented their poems with big applause and appreciation from the audience.

Khaja Arifuddin, an educationist from India gave Friday sermon under the topic importance of social service in Islam and highlighted the importance of social service based on relevant Islamic teachings.

Evening session included dramas, cultural programs and multimedia presentations under various relevant educational themes presented by the artists of IMA youth wing. It was one of the prime attractions of the picnic that added flavor to the atmosphere. Cutting edge technology was employed to the whole stage activities.

During evening session prize distribution to the winners of various competitions were given by the guests. Delicious Biryani was served to all the participants for lunch. More than thousand people with their families participated in the event. Sharafuddin Soofi conducted the programme. Mohammed Hasan and Noman Vasaikar were Picnic organizer for this successful event.