By Muslim Mirror Staff
New Delhi: Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind (M) on Monday laid the foundation stone for construction of houses for flood victims in Ernakulum district of Kerala. It will construct 100 new houses for the flood victims in the district.
A delegation of Jamiat headed by Maulana Mahmood Madani, General Secretary, today flood-hit areas of Kerala and laid the foundation of new houses. On the occasion, he also announced that during the first phase of rehabilitation work, Jamiat will construct 100 houses and will get repaired 100 old houses of poorest people. So far JUH has spent more than Rs 5 crore on account of relief and rehabilitation in the state and as far as 25,000 affected families were benefited from this.
While presiding over a consultative meeting, he said that JUH has not done any favor upon any one, but Allah almighty has given its cadres an opportunity to serve humanity in distress. He also expressed his thanks and gratitude for the people who accepted JUH services meant for them. Maulana Madani also underlined that acceptance of our services by Allah Almighty does not depend upon big quantum of work but our sincerity. It’s a characteristic of a true Muslim to come forward helping any person in need and distress. Jamiat has made a mark for serving humanity without any distinction of religion, race, caste and race etc. He also stressed the need for serving widows and handicapped persons on priority basis.
He also distributed sewing machines to widows in Tuwrat and distributed 3.5 lakh rupees to nine persons to restart their small scale business