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REPORT OF THE KHADIM - UL - HUJJAJ
K.M. MOHAMED HASSAN
(For Tamil Nadu Hajj Pilgrims of 1975) |
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Assalamu Alaikkum.
With the Grace of Holy Allah, to fulfil the duties of "Indian Hajj Volunteer", I left Vandhavasi on 8.10.1975 at about 3.00 p.m. with Janab K. Abdul Wahab sahib, then M.L.A., of Ranipet constituency, by car and met Janab S.J. Sadiq Pasha, B.A., B.L., then Hon'ble Minister for Industries, Electricity and Wakfs, at about 6.00 p.m. in his residence and received his suggestions for serving our pilgrims As that day was a State Holiday we could not meet the Secretary of Tamil Nadu Hajj Committee Mr. M. Ahmed, I.A.S., as he was not available in his residence. I left by 10.00 p.m. on the same day by Madras Bombay Mail and reached Bombay V.T. on 10.10.1975 at 6.00 a.m. The registered coolies, attached to the Madras Haj Service Society, namely Allavudeen and Mohamed Kasim, received the Tamil Nadu Hajj pilgrims in the V.T. Station and arranged taxis.
When I reached the Tamil Nadu Baithul Hujjaj, (run by the Madras Hajj Service Society) situate in No.39/43 Masjid Street, Near Mandvi Post Office, Bombay-400 003. Telephone No. 330721, Gram : SAFAMARWA along with other Tamil Nadu Hajj pilgrims, we were received cordially by the staff and the receptionist. Mr. Amjad provided the accommodation in the B. Hujjaj. This building is a modern, well furnished four storeyed one, having lift facility and capacity to accommodate upto 200 pilgrims. The stay of Hajj pilgrims both inward and outward are free and the accompanying relative or friend of the pilgrim is charged Rs.20/- per head in total irrespective of the number of days of stay. The Society has in employment watchmen, lift operator, peons, receptionist cum clerk who has authority to receive the cash amounts of Hajj pilgrims in amanath (safe custody) on proper receipts till they demand
for payment towards foreign exchange. The secretary Janab Abdul Rahim Sahib makes a daily visit from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. to the Society and renders service to the pilgrims in getting their pilgrims pass from Hajj committee.
10.10.1975 to 16.10.1975 :
Visited Hajj committee, met Janab M.H. Siddique, Executive Officer/more than four times and discussed the Rubat matter in detail. Met Janab Ahmed Zakaria, chairman, Hajj Committee and along with him went round the various sections dealing with the pilgrim pass matter. On 11.10.1975 and 14.10.1975 I went to Harbour to assist the embarkation of Tamil Nadu Hajj pilgrims. About 85 pilgrims from Tamil Nadu left by 1-8 sailing Akbar and on 14.10.1975 about 20 pilgrims left by Ist sailing Mohammedi. On 16.10.1975 along with 25 pilgrims from Tamil Nadu, I boarded UV sailing Mozaffari ship by 5 p.m. Mr. Amin Ahmed, welfare officer of Tamil Nadu was rendering excellent service to our pilgrims in all aspects. For his age, he is very active, accommodative and very much communicative. His presence is felt in every section of the Hajj Committee. He attends to the embarkation of the pilgrims by every sailing. Many other members of the Service Society like Mr. Abdul Hameed and Syed Peeran also visit harbour and render service. The Mazdoor coolies attached to Service Society like M. Allaudeen of Nellikuppam, Meera Mohideen of Koothanalloor and Mohamed Kasim bearing cooly Nos. 53, 59 and 319 render valuable service regarding transportation of luggages both outward and inward journey from Bombay.
16.10.1975 to 25.10.1975 :
At 12.10 midnight on 16.10.1975 IIIrd sailing Mozaffari left Bombay Harbour. On 17.10.1975 from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. due to some minor engine trouble the ship did not move. Janab Dawood Ismail of Bombay was the Amirul Hajj of the ship. Alongwith 10 other Hajj volunteers, I assisted him in discharging his duties. Arranging daily prayer, religious instructions regarding the Hajj rituals and daily rounds visiting the deck and Is' class pilgrims at 10 a.m. alongwith captain, visiting kitchen and tasting the food, visiting hospital and in-patient wards - were attended by me. On 20.10.1975 soaps were distributed to the deck class pilgrims. On 21.10.1975 one Saheb Ali, son of Yakub Ali of Bhawanipur (West Bengal) aged 70 years died due to acute respiratory exhaustion. After zanaza prayer the body was lowered into the sea at 11 a.m. I assisted in the whole procedure and rituals, met the deceased relatives, signed the inquest report and wrote letters to Looqman Ali, the deceased's son, and posted them in Jeddah. We crossed Aden seaport between 3 a.m. and 6 a.m. on 23.10.1975.
On 23.10.1975 at 7.30 a.m. one Kallukhan, son of Bahadur Khan of Rasoolpur, Uttar Pradesh died due to acute respiratory failure. By about 9.00 a.m. his body was lowered into the sea after zanaza prayer. On 24.10.1975 after Ist siren at 4.30 p.m. and IInd siren at 5.30 p.m. all the Hajj pilgrims wore IHRAM cloths, offered 2 rakayat prayer, took `Niyyath' - recited `Thalbia' and offered `Dua'. On 25.10.1975 reached Jeddeh Harbour at 1 p.m. Emigration officials visited the ship and completed their work by 4 p.m. From 5 p.m. Hajj Pilgrims were allowed to disembark, carrying the small luggages in their hands.
From the moment of getting down till the time the pilgrims reach Madinathul Hujjaj, the pilgrims have to undergo a very great strenuous ardeal, sapping their physical and mental energy. The agony is great as many of the pilgrims are undergoing maiden performance, as the old procedure is completely changed and the authorities of Saudi Government and personnel of Indian Embassy are very anxious to clear the dock, to enable another ship to reach the dock. To illustrate this point, the luggages are carried by trollies and heaped in one or two big halls - after most of the luggages have arrived, the pilgrims are asked to open their luggages for customs clearance. In the midst of nearly 5000 to 7000 luggages, it is a herculian task for anybody to locate all his luggages, which may get spread over in a very wide area and collect them to one spot for inspection. More often than not every pilgrim may not be able to trace his bedding, Zamzam tin or gunnybag. As the inspection starts, as soon as the trunk boxes or other goods are checked, loading the inspected luggages also commences immediately. The Saudi coolies, who are paid wages on per Hajj Pilgrim basis, in their anxiety to clear the hall earlier, carry the Zamzam tins, gunny bags etc., without inspection. Hence they are not available for inspection. To convince our pilgrims by saying that the missing goods will be available in Madinathul Hujjaj, as they would have gone by lorries - is next to impossibility. Particularly old, sick and weak pilgrims are at the mercy of other pilgrims or Hajj volunteers in getting the goods traced and inspected. After reaching Madinathul Hujjaj, to locate the goods and getting them collected under the cooly of that particular moallim to whom the pilgrim is allotted is also a problem. In the harbour and in the Madinathul Hujjaj Indian Embassy Asst. Hajj Officer Mr. M.O.A.Ansari and Asst. Mr. Habibullah Khan, assist the pilgrims and one or two doctors and compounders attached to the Indian Medical Mission attend to the sickly pilgrims and the very sickly pilgrim is carried in the ambulance (donated by Hajj Committee) to the Hujjaj Indian Dispensary.
This year, contrary to the past years, the choice of selecting moallim is not given to the Hajj pilgrim. The Saudi Government has selected 110 Moalliams for allocating all the Indian Hajj pilgrims and each moallim was allotted about 50 pilgrims. As the moallims were sure of their allotment, they did not evince interest in the welfare of the hajis like visiting Hujjaj, arranging the bus trip to Mecca, verifying the luggages etc. I am told by others that till last year moallim like Syed Abdul Rahaman Hashim Shilley were attending Hajj pilgrims on the arrival of every ship or plane. This year, my experience was that I did not see any moallim in Jeddah till my departure except one moallim Syed Ahmed Shiek Makki who visited Hujjaj thrice or four times. Hence the pilgrims were actually groping in darkness, till they reached Holy Mecca. Again the trouble started for a pilgrim when pilgrims allotted to three or four moalims are carried by the same bus with their luggages on the top. Moreoften than not the coolies get the goods down from the bus as if all the goods belong to the pilgrims allotted to one particular moallim. The pilgrim's passes are in the possession of the bus driver and they were not allowed get down to verify whether the goods are brought down by mistake. Ultimately when they reach their moallim's houses their goods may be missing. The moallims do not enquire the drivers, the names and addresses of other moallims to whom the bus driver has gone first. In the result when the pilgrim states that his goods are missing, the Hajj volunteer has to visit not less than 30 to 40 moallims, who are allotted for that particular ship pilgrims, for tracing their goods. The moallims are spread over an area of 5 to 6 square miles and they are available usually after 7 p.m. and very rarely during the day time. Adding insult to the injury, at times even the pilgrim passes of a pilgrim may be handedover to a moallim who has no allotment of that pilgrim and he may get a pilgrim without a pilgrim pass. The moallims do not evince any interest in either case. When we go in search of a pilgrim's pass they will say they do have a pilgrim without pass.
The suffering in most of the cases is borne by the pilgrim. Some are really lucky that after 10 or 20 days of strenuous search, their goods or pass are traced. Till our departure we were not able to trace the trunk boxes of Julaika Bibi alias Adun wife of Hameed Sulthan, Muthupet (cooli no 59) Thayarammal, wife of Badesa Sahib, Muthupet and P.A. Abdul Gaffoor, Son of Abdul Gani, Lalpet. It is still a mystery as to what has happened to their goods.
The only solution for all these problems is that the Saudi Government should allocate atleast 100 pilgrims to a particular moallim for a ship and insist that he or his agent should come to Madinathul Hujjaj and take care of the pilgrims allotted to him. They should be made responsible and accountable for any loss of goods or pilgrim pass. I earnestly request your goodself to take up this matter with the Central Government authorities in the interest of all the ensuing Hajj pilgrims.
26-10-1975 : Left Jeddah by bus at 11 a.m. - reached Holy Mecca at 2 p.m. - reached moallim Syed Abdul Rahaman Hashim Shilley's office - attended accompanying Hajj pilgrims - took about 39 pilgrims for Thawab and Sayee between 4 p.m. and 6 p.m.
27-10-1975 : Met Moallim Shilley in his house between 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. and suggested to him that he should evince more interest than last year. Attended Indian Dispensary.
28-10-1975 : Attended Tamil Nadu pilgrims and Indian Dispensary.
29-10-1975 : Went to Jeddah to meet Mr. M.O.A. Ansari, AHO., for obtaining movement pass - returned by 3 p.m. After 5 p.m. Mr. Ansari visited Mecca Indian Dispensary.
30-10-1975 : Took a group of 23 pilgrims in taxis for various Ziaraths in Holy Mecca.
1-11-1975 : Took a group of 23 pilgrims in a coaster bus for ziaraths in Holy Mecca. In the evening on the request of 11 Tamil Nadu pilgrims met moallim Zaki Baksh and took their pilgrim passes with his consent for transfer to moallim Shilley.
2-11-1975 : Attended Hajj Office in the morning Afternoon met moallim Shilley. As my pilgrim pass was taken away by AHO Mr. Ansari on 29-10-1975 I could not go to Jeddah to receive pilgrims arrived by 4th sailing Akbar.
3-11-1975 : After 8 p.m. I met 17 Tamil Nadu pilgrims who came by Akbar ship 4th sailing. All of them were allotted to moallim Zaki Md. Noorbaksh - Assisted them in getting accommodation.
4-11-1975 : Hafiz Abdul Rahim of U.P. had lost 1791 Riyal in Haram Sharif. I accompanied him to Vizarathul - Hajj and gave a complaint.
5-11-1975 : In the morning I went to Muslim World League (RABITA TUL ALAM ISLAM) along with Tamil Nadu pilgrims and visited the library. In the evening I met Hajj officer. Mr. Siddique. He explained the present policies of the Saudi Government regarding Rubat.
6-11-1975 : I went to Bohra Rubat and assisted ration distribution to our pilgrims.
7-11-1975 : A.H.O. Mr. Ansari and myself visited 4 or 5 moallim's houses and traced missing goods.
8-11-1975 : Visited Vizarathul Hajj and obtained entry permit for Abdul Majeed to visit Madina as he has lost his pilgrim pass.
9-11-1975 : Visited our pilgrims in their residences.
10-11-1975 : Left for Jeddah at 8 a.m. met Mr. Ansari, AHO and received my pilgrim pass and free movement permit issued by Vizarathul Haj. Visited the Harbour at 10 a.m. - Mohammadi (5th Sailing) arrived. 10 pilgrims from Tamil Nadu arrived by that ship, assisted them in clearing the luggages. Stayed in Jeddah.
11-11-1975 : Attended our pilgrims in Madinathul Hujjaj and left for Holy Mecca by 11 a.m. - met Mr. Shilley after 9 p.m.
12-11-1975 : Attended Hajj office and then met Mr. Abdul Wajeed Tamil Nadu Pilgrim.
13-11-1975 : Met moallim Yahya Ilyas Mehboob along with Pottalpudur Mr. Abdul Khader and Athur Mr. Md Yakoob. On persuation he handed over their pilgrim passes and he has allowed them to be under moallim Shilley. After 6 p.m. I met Mr. Khizar Hussain of Melvisharam in Hotel Africa and discussed Rubat matter. After 8 p.m. took Mr. Md. Yakoob of Attur to a dental doctor for treatment.
14-11-1975 : Attended Hajj Office and Indian dispensary.
15-11-1975 : I went to Jeddah with moulvi Siddique sahib. 61 sailing Mozaffari ship arrived at 4 p.m. Met our pilgrims including Mr. B. Shaik Ismail, retired Joint Secretary to the Govt. and assisted them. Same day by 11 p.m. we left for Holy Mecca.
16-11-1975 : Attended Hajj Office meeting presided by Mr. Siddique, Hajj Officer. We discussed our pilgrims problems and the solutions.
17-11-1975 : Along with moulvi Siddique sahib I went to Jeddah attended our pilgrims who came by Akbar ship (7th sailing). As it was nearly 9 p.m. all the pilgrims were sent to Madinathul Hujjaj by buses without customs checking with a direction that they should come the next day. Unfortunately they were not allowed to move out of their rooms even for purchasing meals, tea etc. By 11 p.m. we went to airport to meet our pilgrims who have come that day by the 18 charter flight. We were there till next morning 7 a.m.
18-11-1975 : All the pilgrims who came by 7th sailing Akbar ship were taken to harbour by 10 a.m. and the customs checking was over by 3 p.m. All our pilgrims have suffered very much this time. Returned to Mecca at 11-30 p.m.
19-11-1975: Our pilgrims started reaching Mecca from after noon. We assisted 15 pilgrims who were alloted to moallim Makki Marzooki. After 7 p.m. we met moallim Ahamed Ramzani and 34 pilgrims alloted to him. Most of the pilgrims got accommodation with our assistance at reasonable rates.
20-11-1975 : Received passports of 5 pilgrims from Hotel Africa. After 4 p.m. went to Jeddha airport with pilgrims Aliyar and Habibullah Shah and traced missing goods. Returned Mecca 9 p.m.
21-11-1975 : Pilgrim Noor Mohamed had last 3900 Riyals in Madinathul Hujjaj on 18-11-1975. I wrote an application to governor of Mecca for compensation.
22-11-1975 : Attended Hajj Office.
23-11-1975 : Left for Jeddah airport attended our pilgrims who came by 3rd charter flight. Returned by 9 p.m.
24-11-1975 : Along with air-pilgrim Janab Md. Habibullah of Ambur met moallim Ahamed Makki Jabali and received his passport, luggages and permission to go to moallim Shilley - The pilgrim knew Shilley very much and he wanted the change.
Pilgrim Kamaluddin had last all his goods before reaching Mecca. The whole day we searched 10 to 12 Moallims houses goods - not traced.
25-11-1975 : Continued search of his goods.
26-11-1975 : Along with Janab Shaik Ismail and Kamaluddin left for Jeddha met Mr. Ansari in Indian Embassy and discussed Rubath matter. Searched for Kamaluddin goods in Hujjaj goods not available. Returned Holy Mecca 11 p.m.
27-11-1975 : Attended Hajj Office.
28-11-1975 : Left for Jeddah airport. Met our pilgrims who arrived by 4th charter flight and assisted them. Returned Holy Mecca late in the night.
29-11-1975 : Left for Jeddah along with moulvi Siddique.
30-11-1975 : Our pilgrims including Dr. U. Muhammed and his family came by 5th charter flight. Assisted them and the whole night none of us slept. Unusual delay in issuing pilgrim passes. Pilgrims left by buses on 30-11-1975 morning 7 a.m. Returned by 9 a.m. to seaport ship 8th sailing Mohammedi arrived. Assisted our pilgrims and returned Holy Mecca by 9 p.m.
1-12-1975 : Left for Jeddah airport - assisted our pilgrims arrived by 61 charter flight and returned by 11 p.m. to Holy Mecca. Upto 1 a.m. searched for the pilgrim pass of Ussan Rowther of Palghat with the moallims and traced.
2-12-1975 & 3-12-1975 : Searched for goods of Abdul Khader of Nannilam and Gnani Mohammed Ibrahim of Kayalpattinam for two days. Met Dr. U. Mohammed and Mrs. Faiz Jehan. Both were very helpful in giving expert opinion to our sickly pilgrims.
4-12-1975 : Left for Jeddah seaport with moulvi Siddique Mozaffari ship (9th sailing) arrived - assisted pilgrims - stayed in M. Hujjaj.
5-12-1975 : 10th sailing Akbar ship arrived 87 Tamil Nadu pilgrims arrived including moulvi P.S.K. Md. Ibrahim and his family, 73 pilgrims were allotted to moallim Shilley. Customs Inspector Mr. Masood Ahmed and Executive Engineer Mr. Mohideen have also come. Assisted all of them. Returned by 11.30 p.m. to Holy Mecca.
6-12-1975 & 7-12-1975 : Assisted our pilgrims in getting accommodation. Mr. Masood Ahmed and 7 pilgrims secured accommodation in Prince of Arcot Rubat. We find every street leading to Haram Shariff over crowded. Hotels have raised their rates.
8-12-1975 & 9-12-1975 : Bothdays went to Mina to supervise the tents put by moallims Shilley, Ahmed Ramzani, Md. Faiz Abdullah Ahmed Gave suggestions for giving maximum comforts to Haj pilgrims.
10-12-1975 : Along with our pilgrims left for Mina by 11 a.m. - reached by 12-45 p.m. Most of our pilgrims were put up in tents with moallim Shilley. Went to Indian Delegation and put up tents with moallim Ahmed Ramzani upto 10 p.m. assisted them in providing food. Met Th. A.R.Antuley, leader of the Delegation, Mr. Ahmed Zakariah, Chairman Hajj Committee and explained our pilgrims problems.
11-12-1975 : After 8 a.m. our pilgrims left for Arafat by buses, and cars. Many moallims provided midday meals to pilgrims, including moallim Shilley. After Asar prayer moallims offered `Dua' to Holy Allah. After Magrib pilgrims started leaving for Muzdalifa. All our Hajees stayed for the night in Muzdalifa and collected stones for throwing on satan.
12-12-1975 : Our Hajees were arriving Mina from 8 a.m. onwards. By 1 p.m. fire broke out in Iran tents and spread to Turkish, Bahrain tents. After tireless, and tremendous efforts by fire brigades, normalcy was restored by 5 p.m. I went to Indian Mission tents and found them completely removed, as fire spread to the adjacement tents. Our delegates were stranded. Upto 10 p.m. along with Arab coolies I put into order 12 tents and then only meals were served to them. Medical Mission and information centre worked till midnight.
13-12-1975 : Visited tents where our Hajees were staying - all are safe. On 12/13th night upto 2 a.m. alongwith others I searched for our Hajees who left Muzdalifa earlier in two buses. They reached at 2 a.m. moallim Shilley tents - they were consoled.
14-12-1975: Returned to Holy Mecca Haram Sherief with our Hajees for performing Thawab and Sayee then returned to Mina.
15-12-1975 : Met our Hajees in Mina tents. Most of them left for Holy Mecca after 1 p.m.
16-12-1975 & 17-12-1975 : Met our Hajees in their residences in Holy Mecca. Gave a telegram to Tamil Nadu Hajj Committee Chairman as follows. "Mina fire only accidental - Indian Hajees entirely safe - please publicise - Khadim Hassan.
19-12-1975 : Went to Thawfeeki and Kaki transport offices in search of Nallammbal Hussain's missing goods - not found. Mohamed Yousuf of Kadayanalloor was very sick due to bronchitis and jaundice - Admitted him in I/D ward of Zahir Hospital by 5 p.m.
20-12-1975 : Left for Jeddah - searched for missing goods of Nallammbal Hussain in airport - not found - met our Hajees in Mathinathul Hujjaj leaving by 1th sailing Akbar - assisted them. Returned Holy Mecca by 11 p.m.
21-12-1975 : After 5 p.m. along with moulvi Siddique went to Magribi Transport office - found all missing goods of Nallambal Hussain.
22-12-1975 : Attended after 8 p.m. Indian Embassy Dinner in Bohra Rubat alongwith our State V.I.P. invitees Haji B. Shaik Ismail, Retired Joint Secretary, Haji Masood Ahamed, Customs Inspector, Haji Mohideen, Executive Engineer, Haji Abdul Azeez, Professor Govt. Arts College, Madras and Haji Althaf Basha, Tannery Industrialist. Introduced them to Ambassador and other staff of Indian Embassy - met Mr. Sherieff Mohamed of Hydrabad, Advocate and care taker of Nizam Rubats and discussed Rubat matter.
23-12-1975 : From 2 p.m. to 9 p.m. assisted in getting medical certificate, moallim certificate for clearance, on the natural death of Haji Mohamed Abubecker of Kadayanalloor Zanaza prayer and burial in Jannathul Moalla were done after Isha prayer. We all attended.
24-12-1975 : Left for Jeddah with Kayathar Hussain met our Hajees in M. Hujjaj and then met our Hajees in 2th sailing Mozaffari ship. Ambur Haji Md. Ibrahim and his wife lost their pilgrim passes - obtained Emergency Certificate from Indian Embassy and sent them by Mozaffari ship. Returned by 11 p.m. to Holy Mecca.
25-12-1975: Searched for Haji Sikkandar of Valavan tharai and found him in Bed No.1 Room No.100 Zahir Hospital, who got admitted on 24-12-1975 without informing others. He was improving.
26-12-1975 : Hajj office Mr. Siddique attended Hajj Office - on instruction from him went to vizarathul Hajj and brought six forms for obtaining compensation from Saudi Govt. for Mina fire.
27-12-1975 : Went to Thawfeeki Transport office in search of missing goods of Mr. Haji Abul Barkath.
28-12-1975 : Met AHO Mr. Ansari and obtained repatriation orders for Ummu Salma (wife of Haji Md. Abubacker who died on 23-12-1975) and her relatives for 5th sailing Mohammedi on 11-01-1976.
29-12-1975 : Left for Jeddah - met AHO Mr. Ansari in Indian Embassy. Assisted in carrying 90 years old Haji Muthu Mohammed of Adhirampattinam inside the Air - India charter plane at 7-30 p.m. stayed in M. Hujjaj airport for the night.
30-12-1075 : Assisted Dr. U. Mohammed in weighment of luggages. Haji Abdul Mutaleef of Palani who came by ship, suddenly developed urinary trouble - repatriated by plane - physically carried him inside Air India plane - who occupied seat near Dr. U. Muhammed and was under his care - Returned Holy Mecca by 10 p.m.
31-12-1975 to 3-1-1976 : Visited our Hajees in their residences - Attended Bayan daily after Magrib by moulvi P.S.K. Md. Ibrahim.
4-1-1976 : Left for Jeddah after 7 p.m. stayed in M. Hujjaj for the night.
5-1-1976 : Met our Hajjees in Hujjaj - Assisted them in boarding 4th sailing Akbar - Stayed in M. Hujjaj for the night.
6-1-1976 : Attended our Hajees who left by Air India charter flight - in weighment of their luggages. Seen them of at 12 noon. Stayed in M. Hujjaj for the night.
7-1-1976 to 17-1-1976 : Left for Madina Munavvara - reached by 5 p.m. and met Hajee Erwadi Ebrahim Sahib met our Hajees in Madina and assisted them returned Holy Mecca on 18-1-1976.
18-1-1976 & 19-1-1976 : Met moallin Shilley and maulana Shaik Mohammed Fasi Sahib with moulvi Siddique.
20-1-1976 : Went to Jeddah met our Hajis in M. Hujjaj
21-1-1976 : Along with moulvi Siddique met His Excellency Fawwaz bin Abdul Azeez, Governor of Holy Mecca and presented a beautiful mat and felicitation in Arabic addressed to His Highness King Khalid bin Abdul Azeez.
22-1-1976 : Left Jeddah by 11-30 a.m. and reached Holy Mecca by 1 p.m.
24-1-1976: Along with moulvi Siddique and others went to Mountain Sour.
25-1-1976 : Left for Jeddah Indian Embassy - met AHO Mr. Ansari and obtained repatriation for Fathima, aunt of mouli Mohideen Madani of Periyaknlam for 8th sailing Mohammedi Returned Holy Mecca by 7 p.m.
26-1-1976 : After 2 p.m. went to Mountain Noor along with moulvi Siddique and Haji Masood Ahmed.
28-1-1976 : Visited Kaba cover factory alongwith moulvi Siddique.
30-1-1976 : After Jummah prayer alongwith moulvi Siddique sahib went to Jeddah - attended our Hajis in Hujjaj.
31-1-1976 : Both of us attended seaport and assisted our Hajees - 109 Tamil Nadu Hajjis left by Mohammedi 8th sailing returned Holy Mecca.
1-2-1976 : Hajji Jamaludeen 70 years age, of Keelakarai, who was in Ziyad Hospital after Hajj for pneumonia fever for 10 days has to be carefully taken to Madina for ziaratli. Alongwith him and moulvi Siddique left for Jeddah by 7 p.m. and stayed in M. Hujjaj.
2-2-1976 : Met our Hajis in Hujjaj - they left for ship mozaffari 9th sailing by 5 p.m.
3-2-1976 : Mozaffari left by 7 a.m. By 11 a.m. along with Haji Jamaludeen left for Madina by plane, reached Madina 12-30 p.m. met Erwadi Ebrahim sahib and got accommodation - met Tami Nadu Hajis about 70 Hajis in Madina.
5-2-1976 : Most of our Hajis left for Jeddah by buses and cars. Alongwith Haji Jamaludeen left by 7 p.m. by plane and reached Jeddah at 8 p.m. He was accommodated in M. Hujjaj under the care of Haji Naina Mohamed. I left for Holy Mecca by 11 p.m.
6-2-1976 : In Holy Mecca met moallim Shilley and other moallims - took leave of them and after thawab vidha left for jeddah by 7 p.m. along with Haji Md. Fazlullah of Madras and others. - reached Jeddah 8 p.m.
7-2-1976 : Assisted our Hajis in getting pilgrim passes. Left for ship Akbar 10th sailing and also the last sailing for 1975 Hajj by 5 p.m. with luggages - boarded the ship after meeting Indian Embassy Officials and giving a report to Haj Officer.
8-2-1976 to 16-2-1976 : Akbar ship left Jeddah at 12-10 p.m. Akbar reached Bombay on 15-2-1976 at 5 p.m. All our Hajees are safe. On 16-2-1976 we came out of the Harbour after customs checking we came to Baithul Hujjaj by 12-30 p.m. Most of our Hajees came before 6 p.m. customs checking went on till next day evening for some Hajees of other states.
17-2-1976 : Left Bombay with most of our Hajees at 10 p.m. Madras Mail - reached Madras on 19-02-1976 early morning.
19-2-1976 : Central Station at 5 a.m. on 19-2-1976 moulvi Siddique sahib got down at Arkonam for proceeding to Vaniyambadi. Mr. K. Abdul Wahab sahib, Ex.MLA and other relatives and friends met me in the railway station. Reached my home town by 9 p.m. met our people and offered `Dua' for the betterment of all.
Al Hamdhu Lillah. |
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