Riyadh: Educating Orphans is Rewarding—Scholar Abdul Rauf Saqhafi
by P A Abdul Hameed
Daijiworld Media Network—Riyadh (CN)

Riyadh, Nov 17: ‘Orphans should always be given importance and priority, and their belongings be protected at all times. It is worthwhile and rewarding to provide them food, clothes, and education, and to treat them with politeness and kindness. Being Muslims, we have our responsibility and duty towards our neighbors and those who ignore the welfare of  their neighbours, are not real ‘Ummah’ (community) as per Prophet Mohammed (Pbuh)’, said Abdul Rauf Saqhafi, well-known orator and scholar.

He was speaking after inaugurating the general body meeting of the Al Madeena Yatheem Khana Manjanady, Riyadh-Malaz unit. The unit was established in August 2003 with the objective of providing education and other basic facilities to the poor and orphans of the community.

The orphanage situated in Manjanady in Dakshina Kannada district, has had several successful projects like construction of orphanage for the children, provision of schools, and vocational courses for the poor, and so on. 

Mahmood Abbas, director, Al Smari Polyclinics at Bath’ah, Riyadh, and a veteran patron of the orphanage, presided over the programme. He elucidated the importance of  education in this IT/BT epoch and said everyone should come forward and co-operate for the wellbeing of the community.   

Yusuf Saqhafi Baithar, president of AZKA Study Circle, Riyadh, Ismail Shafi, president, DKSC, Riyadh zone, Ishaq Medarabettu, president, Riyadh Unit of Darul Irshad Education Center, and Maani, were the chief guests on the occasion.

Last year’s executive committee was dissolved by unit convener Ibrahim Padikkal as per the bylaws, and a new executive committee elected for 2009. Abbas Ali Ahmed, president of the unit, gave a brief introduction about the unit and presented the unit’s accounts to the audience.