Abu Dhabi: BWF hosts grand Iftar get-together

Abu Dhabi, Jul 7: The Bearys Welfare Forum - Abu Dhabi, organized an Iftar get-together at India Social and Cultural Centre, on Friday, July 3. Padmashree Dr B.R. Shetty, MD, NMC Group and Mohammed Kunchi, Manager, Shaanthi Prkaashana, Mangaluru, were chief guests.

After breaking of the fast and magrib prayers, a short stage programme was held. Delivering the key note address, Mohammed kunhi shed light on the significance of fasting as per Quran and ancient Hindu scriptures.

“Fasting is observed by different religion in different ways. Fasting purifies human being physically and mentally by preventing man from all kinds of evils and instills spiritual values in his mind. Today we live in a society which is shattered with evils. Vulgarity, fornication, immorality and filthy acts are widespread. Fasting can eradicated those evils and transform a man completely and enable him to lead a better life,” he said.

Abdulla Madumoole, general secretary, BWF, welcomed the gathering and briefly introduced the guests.

Mohammed Ali Uchil, president, BWF invited the prominent guests to the dais, and expressed his gratitude for accepting the invitation and joining them for the get-together.

Thanking all those who donated for various causes which helped many under-privileged people to live a dignified life in the society, he appealed for generous help from the philanthropists for its future projects.

He briefed about the philanthropic works of BWF in Mangaluru such as arrangement of marriages for dozens of poor girls, distribution of wheel chairs, Shouchalaya project, a unique pilot project to construct 100 toilets for the poor in the society irrespective caste and religion in the various parts of twin districts of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi.

He expressed his gratitude to Dr. B.R. Shetty and Sarvotham Shetty, Shekar Shetty, Siraj Ahmed, Asif Ahmed, Althaf Khateeb and Althaf Ahmed of Sahibaan community and other donors for their constant support from the beginning of BWF.

He also revealed about BWF mass marriage-16, which will be held in first quarter of 2016 in Mangalore. The total projected cost will be Rs 50 lakhs for the marriage of 25 girls.

Padmashree Dr. B.R. Shetty conveyed his Ramadan wishes to all and praised BWF for arranging the huge gathering of community members and for its charity work. He also promised to extend his support to BWF.

Mohammed Kunhni, Mr. Sarvothama Shetty, Shekar Shetty, Dr.Viqar Azeem, Altaf of Saiban Community, Abdul Rasheed, Suhail Kudroli also lauded BWF for its selfless service towards the under-privileged.

The program started with recitation of the holy Koran by Aitham Hameed. Jaffer read out the translation. Rafeeq Krishnapur and Jaleel Gurupur compared the programme. Mr Hamza A Khader Vice President of BWF delivered the vote of thanks.

The program was coordinated by Mohamed Siddik Kaup - Treasurer BWF, and Joint Secretary - Siddik Uchil along with Abdul Majeed Kuttar, Abdul JaleelGurupur, Imran Ahmed, and Ismail Shivamogga.

Mohd Kallapu and Basheer Bajpe along with Abdul Hameed Gurupur and Nazeer Ubar took up the floor management. Abdul Majeed, Haneef Ullal, Nzaeer Ubar, Mohideen Handel, Majeed Athoor, Irfan Ahmed, Rasheed Bijai, Abdul Majeed Athoor, Rasheed V.K., Nawaz Uchil, Jafar Sadik, Basheer Uchil, Imran, Mustafa Mata among others were instrumental behind the success of programme.