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Indian Muslims for Progress and ReformsIMPAR
Bookleton
Walking Together Through Covid 19
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Overview
Whenthelockdownwasannouncedearlierthisyear,itcamealongwithmultipleuncertaintiesofhealth,livelihood,
�inances,mentalandemotionalwellbeing.Anyprospectoftomorrowbecamevague,forwehadnoexamplesfrom
recenthistoryandmemorywheresomethinglikeCOVID19hadhappened.Whiletheworldwastryingtomakesense
of the new realities, certain areas of concernwere resolved just by the ability of being human. Charity groups,
voluntaryorganisations,andconcernedindividualsquicklyofferedwhateverwasneededtoovercomethecrisis.
Muslim charity groups, help organisations, and individuals also participated generously, ensuring the poor are
attended,strandedareprovidedwithfood,water,andotheressentials.Thiswasreportedwidelybythenationaland
regionalmedia.ThisbooklettriesexplicitlytobringtoforecontributionsoftheMuslimcommunitythroughtheCOVID
19crisis.ApartfromthedescriptivedetailsofthecharityworkundertakenbytheMuslimcommunity,thisbooklet
alsotakesourattentiontotheconceptofcharityforMuslimsandhowitshouldbeunderstoodinthecurrentsocio-
politicalsituation.
Islamordainsfollowerstohelpthoseinneed.QuranandHadithareproliferatedwithexamplesofcharitythatMuslims
arerequiredtooblige.However,theconceptofcharityistobeunderstoodbeyondtherequirementsofquantitative
dataasxkgsofrationandfoodpacketsweredistributed.Itiscrucialtocomprehendcharitythroughthesociological
lensandunderstandinghowtheideaofcharitystretchesonthenotionofreciprocity,solidarity,andequality.
Firstly,thecentralvaluethatcharityestablishesisthesocialprotocolofhowMuslimsaresupposedtobringina
standardprescriptionofrelatingtootherhumanbeings,withorwithoutacrisisinsight.Secondly,theideaofcharityis
anobligationthathastobemetout,becauseallthewealthinthe�irstplacehasbeenprovidedbythecreator.So,in
principle,therelationshipdevisedbytheactofcharityisbetweenequals,whereanindividualfeelsthepainofthe
otherindividualandreadilypartsawaywithaportionofhiswealth.Someonewhoisatakerofcharitytodaycouldbea
giverinsomeyears,furtherstrengtheningtheideaofequality.
Anycharityworkisanactofkindnessbyanindividual/organizationtowardsthefellowhumanbeingandshould
ideally be above any classi�ication.However, the charity effortsmadeby theMuslim charitable institutions and
individualsneedtobecontextualisedinthecurrentsocialandpoliticalsituationofthecountry.Initially,asthevested
intereststriedtocommunalisethepandemic,asimpleeffortofofferingfoodorwaterontheroadsidewasaresponse
againstthepropagandathatwasbeingbrewedontheTVchannels.Throughthisactofcharity,theMuslimcommunity
subtlyshowedtheworldthattheyareguidedonlybyhumanityandloveforfellowcitizens.Theyareequalsonsofthe
soilandwouldstandbythenationineverysituation.
IMPARsalutesthededicationoforganisationsandindividualswhocameforwardinthesetestingtimes.
Hunger Pangs of a PandemicHaveyoueverbeenhungry?Nottheusualhunger,wefeelbetweenthemealsbutthekindthatpinchesthestomach
whenyouarestrandedandyouknowfoodisnotavailable.ManypeoplelivedthroughthishorrorduringtheCOVID19
pandemic,andmanymoreweredeterminednottoletanyonegohungry.Herewepro�ilesomeorganisationsand
individualswhotriedto�illthestomachswithfoodandheartswithhopeofthiswillpasssoon.
InLucknow,WahidBiryanifamousfortheAwadhicuisineturnedvegetarianforanoblecausetofeedthousandsof
migrantspassingthroughLucknowintheCOVID19lockdown,.
The tagline they usedwas AdabkeSheher se koi bhookanahijaayega (No onewill leave Lucknow— the city of
etiquettes—hungry).
The popular eatery has been
feedingover1,500migrantsevery
dayTheplatterincludesallthings
vegetarian,fromNavratanbiryani,
to veg kebabs, bun makkhan,
biscuits,sharbat,andmilk.
https://www.thequint.com/amp
/story/news%2Findia%2Fhow-
lucknow-famous-wahid-biryani-
feeding-veg-to-migrants-daily-
coronavirus-lockdown-uttar-
pradesh
Popular restaurant Al
Jawahar near Jama
M a j i d D e l h i i s
d i s t r ibu t ing re l i e f
p a c k a g e s i n
n e i g h b o u r h o o d s
containing essentials
like dal, rice, �lour, a
bottle of oil and salt.
Localsanddailywagers
were provided these
packages. The team at
Al-Jawahar contacted
the commi t tees o f
respective localities
ident i fy the needy
h o u s e h o l d s a n d
ma in t a i n ed s o c i a l
distancingbyproviding
the food kits at the
doorstep.
ResidentsofMatiaMahalalsocametogethertofeedtwomealsadaytoneedy.Theyfeedthemigrantsandlabourersin
asmallgroundnearJamaMasjidtwiceat1pmand8pm.
PictureCourtesy:TwitterHandle/HelpingHandsPictureCourtesy:TwitterHandle/HelpingHandsPictureCourtesy:TwitterHandle/HelpingHands
HelpingHandsFoundationatworkacrossvariousstates.TheylaunchedasuccessfulcampaignPledgeyourEidto
helptheneedy.
MissionMilkstartedbyBangalore-basedcousinsZeeshanJavid,
Zu�ishan Pasha and Shehzar Sheriff provided milk to
underprivilegedchildrenacrossthecity.Milkisoneofthemost
importantproductsforchildrenandbabiestoconsume,butthere
isaseverelackofit,eveninrationkits.Thisinitiativeaimedto
resolvethatgap.
Theentireteamwearsappropriateprotectiveequipmentwhile
goingtogivethemilktofamiliesdoor-to-door,soastomaintain
socialdistancingandprotectthemselvesandthepeoplearound
themfromfurtherspreadofthevirus.
https://www.karvaanindia.com/2020/05/17/mission-milk-
providing-milk-to-underprivileged-children-in-bangalore/ PicSource:edexlive.comPicSource:edexlive.comPicSource:edexlive.com
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HelpinghandsfoundationandJamaat-e-IslamiHindjoinedhandsinJaipurtodistributefoodpacketsamongstthe
migrants.
https://www.etvbharat.com/urdu/national/city/jaipur/helping-hand-foundation-and-jamaat-islami-distributed-
food-packets/na20200526110148671
AfrozeShah,aMumbaibased lawyer famous forspear-
heading the Versova beach clean up is preparing 50
home-cooked meals for lunch and 50 for dinner. He
believesthebulkmealslotoftimesgetwastedbecauseno
personalisedattentionispaidtocooking.Afrozeensures
thefoodisdistributedaccordingtothesocialdistancing
guidelines.
BidarDistrictAdministrationhasdoneaverygoodwork
byproviding'EidGiftKit'to6000familiesofContainment
Area. Special thanks to Deputy Commissioner Dr. HR
Mahadev.Dr.AbdulQadeer(Chairman,ShaheenGroup)
facilitated this noble cause by providing staff, vehicles
andpremises.
JIHMarkazAmrohastandingwiththenationinthetimesofPandemic
Photocredits:TwitterpageJIHMarkazAmrohaPhotocredits:TwitterpageJIHMarkazAmrohaPhotocredits:TwitterpageJIHMarkazAmroha
DistributionDriveatAmravatiRailwayStation
FetchingwaterforthethirstyatSaiTakiainUttarPradesh
SyedaNargisParveenhasbeensel�lesslycookingtwotimesmealsfor400peopleeverydaysincethelockdownon
22ndMarch.Thefooddistributionunderthebanner“KoiBhookanasoay”(Letnoonegotobedhungry) isbeing
fundedbyDeobandAbna-e-MadarisWelfareEducationalTrust(DAMWET)andDeobandIslamicAcademy(DIA)and
istargetedatstrandedstudents,dailywagersandotherneedypeopleinthetown.
Teamofvolunteersdistributingrationkits
inMumbai.
Mahmood Anwar PhD scholar at the
FacultyofEngineering&Technology,Jamia
MilliaIslamiadoingreliefdistributionwork
at Delhi.The team largely works on the
fundscollectedfromfriendsandfamily.
HelpingHandsforReliefandDevelopmentcombiningitsCovid19andSuperCycloneAmphanreliefwork.
SyedAmjadandhisfamilyhavebeenfeeding180lorrydriversandcleanersinSadashivpet,Telangana.
RayeesAhmedLali'sfooddistributioncampaignfromShalimarGardenSahibabadGhaziabad.
HumanCarewelfaresocietyfromAaracarryingonthereliefdistributionwork.
Khidmat-e-InsaniyatFoundationdistributingmenstrualhygieneproductsduringCovid19crisis
Ahmad Khan and his group of volunteers helping the needy in Mumbai and Nasik.
Standing with the medicosImparmember P.A Inamdar offered the hall measuring 9000 sg feet within themosque inside the college forquarantinefacilities.Thehallcanaccommodateatleast80people.Threemealsaday,booksforreadingarealsobeingoffered.
https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/hyderabad/2020/apr/08/city-based-ngos-run-thankqdoc-campaign-for-ppes-2127576.htmlTheAccessfoundationranacrowd-fundedcampaignunderthebanner#thankQdocinthetwoweekstomobilisefundstoprocureabout500PPEs.AccessFoundationandtheNGOHelpHyderabaddonated75PPEs,150N-95Mask,100sanitisers,1,800glovesand300triplelayermaskworth̀ 2.5lakhtoGandhiHospitaltill8thApril2020
PhotoCourtesy:AccessFoundationTeam/ExpressNewsServicePhotoCourtesy:AccessFoundationTeam/ExpressNewsServicePhotoCourtesy:AccessFoundationTeam/ExpressNewsService
Ichalkaranji'sMuslimsputtogether�36lakhforICUingovernmenthospital.AspressureonmedicalinfrastructureismultiplyinginMaharashtrawithagrowingnumberofCovid-19patients,Muslimshereofferedzakat,thetraditionalMuslimcharitytax,andSadaqah―voluntarycharityworth�36lakh,tostartanIntensiveCareUnit(ICU)intheIndiraGandhiMemorial(IGM)civilhospital.WiththedonationfromtheMuslimcommunity,awell-equippedICUwith10bedsisreadytofacilitatethe�ightagainstcoronavirusspread.
PictureCourtesy:etvbharat.comPictureCourtesy:etvbharat.comPictureCourtesy:etvbharat.com
https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/national/eid-in-covid-times-muslims-celebrate-by-donating-an-icu-to-civil-hospital/article31676625.ece
TwomonthsafterthecommunalviolenceinNorthEast
Delhi,Muslimwomensurvivorsoftheviolenceengaged
in stitching work have developed Personal Protective
Equipmentkitsforwarriors�ightingthebattledagainst
Covid19.TheywantthesePPEkitsgiventothosewhoare
�ightingthevirusonthefrontline.
PictureCourtesy:KarvaanIndiaPictureCourtesy:KarvaanIndiaPictureCourtesy:KarvaanIndia
https://www.karvaanindia.com/2020/04/11/muslim-survivors-of-delhi-violence-develop-ppe-kits-for-corona-warriors/
Tabrez Khan,resident of Jahangirpuri Delhi donated Plasma with a single thing in mind. His blood will help India recover.
Hundreds of Tablighi Jamaat volunteers who
recoveredfromCoronavirusarenowqueuingupin
differentpartsofIndiatodonateplasmaforother
serious patients undergoing treatment. Many
volunteershavealreadydonatedbloodforplasmain
Delhi,Gujarat,Haryana,andotherstates.Over200
volunteershavepledgedtodonateplasmainDelhi
PhotoCourteosy:Outlook.comPhotoCourteosy:Outlook.comPhotoCourteosy:Outlook.com
ImranaSaifi helps sanitise a number of temples, mosquesand gurdwaras in North Delhi amid the coronavirus crisis.
IMPARmemberHassanBhaisanitisinghisvillageinHimachalPradesh.IMPARmemberHassanBhaisanitisinghisvillageinHimachalPradesh.IMPARmemberHassanBhaisanitisinghisvillageinHimachalPradesh.
UzmaSayed Parveen ,a graduate from Lucknow university and a social worker sanitising temples temples,shops and other establishments in areas like Saadatganj,CampbellRoad,Hussainabad in Lucknow
PicCourtesy:HindustanTimesPicCourtesy:HindustanTimesPicCourtesy:HindustanTimes
VolunteerofShaheenGroupVolunteerofShaheenGroupsanitizingthearea.sanitizingthearea.VolunteerofShaheenGroupsanitizingthearea.
Providing Quarantine Facilities andSanitising Voluntarily
PictureCouteosy:TimesNowNewsPictureCouteosy:TimesNowNewsPictureCouteosy:TimesNowNews
MuslimsinmanypartsofBengalopenedmosquesandmadrassastobeusedasquarantinefacilities.Qari
MdMuslimRazwi,imamofJamiaMasjidGausiahasofferedthethird�loorofthesprawlingMasjid
buildingtotheKolkatamunicipalcorporationtosetupquarantinefacilityifthegovernmentneedsextra
space.
Hehasalsooffereda6000sqftbuildingandaschooltooforthesamepurpose.Themosque,alsoknown
asBangaliMasjidisintheIronGateareainGardenReach.Themosqueisshutfornow,andtheImamhad
reachedouttopeopleintheareawithamessageofoneness,puttingreligiousreservationsontheback
burner.TheImam'sproposalwasacceptedbyallinthecommunity.
https://www.timesnownews.com/india/article/�ight-against-covid-19-not-humanity-muslims-in-
bengal-open-mosques-madrasas-for-govt-quarantine-facility/590476
The Bengal imam association has appealed to everyMadrasa and Mosque to open their buildings for thequarantine purpose.
People at the quarantine centre offered by the Shaheen Group
PreparationsatthequarantinecentrePreparationsatthequarantinecentrePreparationsatthequarantinecentre
Good SamaritansGroup of concerned Muslim
citizens celebrated Eidwith the
migrantsandmadeit#SabkiEid,
spreadinghappinessinthedayof
the migrants and celebrating
theirEidwithpurejoy!
https://newsglare.com/muslim-
community-celebrated-eid-with-
migrants-this-year-making-it-a-
sabkieid/
PictureCourtesy:Newsglare.comPictureCourtesy:Newsglare.comPictureCourtesy:Newsglare.com
InDelhi'sKaluSarai,aMasjidandGurudwaracometogethertofeedworkersstarvedbyCOVID-19lockdown.EachmorningHarbansSinghandSurenderSingh,volunteersfromGurudwaraShriSinghSabhainKaluSaraivillagejoinAslamChauhuryandotherstocookforthehungryinslumclustersandstrandedlabourers.
PictureCourtesy:TheCaravanPictureCourtesy:TheCaravanPictureCourtesy:TheCaravan
https://caravanmagazine.in/religion/in-delhi-masjid-and-gurdwara-come-together-to-feed-workers-starved-by-covid19-lockdown
ShaheenGroupofInstitutionsinBidarKarnataka,whichwasbookedwithseditioninFebruaryforananti-CAAplay–hasbeendoingreliefworkandaidingtheadministrationandpublicduringtheongoingCOVID-19pandemic.
PictureCouteosy:TwoCircles.netPictureCouteosy:TwoCircles.netPictureCouteosy:TwoCircles.net
MahinoorBegum,aconstablewithBurdwanPolicehastakentheresponsibilityofhandingoutfoodpacketstoaroud900families.ShehadsavedtheRs2lakhforherfathersmedicaltreatment,butchoosetospenditinthewayofcharity.
PictureCredit:TelegraphIndiaPictureCredit:TelegraphIndiaPictureCredit:TelegraphIndia
Feroze Dilawar with other members of the Covid 19 Taskforce team in Malegaon. Due to themismanagementofadministrativeefforts,theycarrieddeadbodiesofCovid19patientsonshoulders.
PictureCredit:Twocircles.netPictureCredit:Twocircles.netPictureCredit:Twocircles.net
80yearoldcoolieMujibullahhasbeenservingoutmigrantworkersforfreeattheLucknowrailwaystation.Hisagedoesn'tcomeinthewayofhelpingothers.
Abandoned by her son, a 70-year-old woman's last rites were conducted by Muslim activists at theMangalgiritowninGunturvillage.
Muslim volunteers helped in performing last rites of a Hindu man in Tumakuru.
Shakeel Qureshi from Bareilly established a medicine bank to help provide people with prescribedmedicinesfreeofcost.
PictureCredits:ANIPictureCredits:ANIPictureCredits:ANI
Khidamat-e-Insaniyat Foundation celebrating Eid with widows, single mothers and migrants
Snippets from Media
MuslimsofBiharofferedfoodtotrainpassengersofMizoram.AShramikexpresstraincarryingstrandedlabourers
back toMizoramhalted inBegusaraivillageandgroupofvillagerscame forwardnear the trainandoffered the
passengersbasketfullofitemswithfoodpackets.TheMizoramCMZoramthangaandTwitteratilaudedthepeopleof
Biharfortheirkindgesture.
https://www.siasat.com/mizoram-cm-twitterati-laud-bihar-muslims-kind-gesture-1896349/
Courtesy:Siasat.comCourtesy:Siasat.comCourtesy:Siasat.com
Despiteunemployedfrommonths,Bhopal'sslumdwellersfromNewArifNagarfeedworkersonShramiktrains.Most
oftheslumdwellersareMuslimsandworkasdaywagersandragpickers.Womenfromtheslumscookthemealswhile
mendothedistributionwork.
A trust Uravugal started by a 24-
year-oldKhalid helps bury
unclaimed bodies and takes
homeless persons with injuries to
government hospi ta l s and
shelters. They have been doing
this since 2017 and have buried
more than 800 bod ie s so
far.Uravugal carried on voluntary
burial work through the Covid 19
pandemic too PictureCourtesy:TheHinduPictureCourtesy:TheHinduPictureCourtesy:TheHindu
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