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Haj Pilgrim on Rubat arrangement 2015

Hussain Shareef serving pilgrims

Khaleequr Rahman: Exemplary arrangements at Rubaat Nizam Hyderabad i...

Khaleequr Rahman: Exemplary arrangements at Rubaat Nizam Hyderabad i...: The Haj 2015 for the pilgrims staying at Nizam Rubaath Hyderabad in Meccah is an experience to cherish and remember for the excellent and ...

Exemplary arrangements at Rubaat Nizam Hyderabad in Meccah for 2015 Haj Pilgrims

The Haj 2015 for the pilgrims staying at Nizam Rubaath Hyderabad in Meccah is an experience to cherish and remember for the excellent and unparalled service and the arranegments they are experiencing in during their stay in Rubath and the credit goes to Mr.Hussain Mohammed Al Shareef, the most humble and the unassuming personality who has his roots from Hyderabad, inherited the spirit of service to the guests of Allah from his legendary father Revered late Shareef Mohammed saheb. Mr.Hussain grew up seeing his beloved father serving the guests of Allah with utmost humility providing the ultimate comfort and looking into every arrangement meticulously to make the stay of the Haj and the Umrah pilgrims as comfortable as possible giving them feel of their home in the holy city of Meccah Mukkaramah. 

Mr.Hussain Mohammed Al Shareef with the Pilgrims in Rubaat

Let me take you through the history of Rubath Nizam Hyderabad in Meccah Mukkaramah. 

History on Rubath Nizam Hyderabad

The Rulers of Hyderabad State had purchased late in 12^th Century Hijri in their names and in the name of their family member dear and near , some immovable properties in Makkah al Mukarrama for the benefit and convenience of the pilgrims coming to the Holy Place from Hyderabad for Haj, Umrah and Ziarath.

As Known from the date of purchase, these properties were being used for the accommodation of pilgrims coming from Hyderabad .These properties were never used for personal purposes of the founders.

Since more than 100 years these properties were being utilized for the same purpose.

These properties were first purchased during the regime of the Ruler of Hyderabad The Nizam V , Nawab Afzaluddaoula Bahadur.

 As per the declaration   made by H.E.H. Nawab Mir Barkath Ali Khan Mukarram Jah Bahadur it was  confirmed that these are waqfs   and   solely dedicated to provide accommodations to pilgrims coming from Hyderabad

On 24^th  Safar 1400 A.H.(Corresponding to 13JAN1980 A.D.) Mr Mohammed Mudar Hussain Al Shareef also known as Shareef Mohammed Advocate; a Saudi National ,Shareef e Makkah and Legal Advisor to Petroleum Minister in Riyadh was appointed as "Nazer of the Waqf "  .He served the Rubath for a period of 30 yrs out of which 16 Yrs he served as official Nazer until his Demise on 26^th Dul Haj 1416 A.H. (Corresponding to 13MAY1996 A.D.) 

On 29^th  Moharram 1417A.H. (Corresponding to 16JUN1996 A.D.) , Mr. Hussain Mohammed Mudar Hussain Al Shareef  A Top Executive in Saudi Airlines Catering at Jeddah King Abdulaziz Internation Airport  and also son of Late Shareef Mohammed Advocate was appointed as Nazer by the Royal Court of Makkah Al Mukarrama with a support from Co-Nazer ,Sheikh Yousef Awad Al Ahmadi and both have been serving the Rubath ever since providing Accomodation for  Haj , Umra and Ziarath for pilgrims coming from Hyderabad and staying comfortably in these Rubaths free of any charges

                                                                                                                                                        Late Shareef Mohammed Advocate

 "As my father always said - Providing Comfort to the Guest of Allah is an account for Aakherath..." Nazer/ Hussain Mohammed Al Shareef son of Shareef Mohammed Advocate.

 Now I give the brief of the arrangements made for the Haj 2015 for the pilgrims at Rubath Nizam Hyderabad.

2015 Hajj Completed successfully and 588 Pilgrims of Telangana, Maharashtra & Karnataka were provided free Accommodation & Food (Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner) during their complete stay at Rubath Nizam Hyderabad in Makkah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

The Process started by considering the Hajis selected by Hajj Committee of India in category Azeezia covering 20 Districts under Erstwhile Nizam State of Hyderabad which were more than 6,000 and an online draw  took place at Hajj House , Hyderabad on 30^th May, 2015 in presence of                                         

                                          Mr Mohammed Mahmood Ali

Dy. Chief Minister of Telangana

&

Janab Hussain Mohammed Al Shareef

Nazer Rubath Nizam Hyderabad

ACCOMMODATION AT RUBATH :

A total of 588 pilgrims were given accommodation in 3 buildings of Rubath:

Building 1: 258 Hajjis at Al Misfalah

Building 2: 83 Hajjis   at Al Misfalah

Building 3: 247 Hajjis at Al Shisha

Facilities for Hajjis at Rubath Included :

Ø All days - Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner.  

Ø Comfortable Bed with Clean Bed Sheet, Blanket & Pillow

Ø 24 Hrs Reception desk for Assistance.

Ø Provision of Zam Zam Water & Water coolers on each floor.

Ø Baggage & Wheelchair Assistance.  

Ø Washing Machines with Attendant for washing clothes.

Ø Iron & Iron board Facility

Ø 24 Hours Housekeeping Facilities.

Ø Bus for Transportation to and fro from Haram for Building 3 Al Shiaha pilgrims.

Ø Makkah Ziarah arranged by Rubath for all Hajjis before Haj so they visit all Sites where they shall perform Haj and Feel Comfortable.

FOOD FOR HAJJIS DURING STAY AT RUBATH

The  Nazer  Hussain Mohammed Al Shareef  Opted  for  a  Professional Caterer   “ Rawaf Food Solutions “ and arranged a service during the Entire Haj Period for Hajis FREE OF COST ( Almost 60,000 Meals in 35 Days )

On Arrival

           

Hajjis were provided with Juice & Mineral water as welcome drink on arrival in Rubath.  Hajjis were very pleased after long travel to receive refreshing drinks on arrival.

Welcoming Pilgrims

Menu

After Nazer’s commitment to serve Meals for Hajjis RFS immediately embarked upon the challenge to cater food for Hajjis of 3 States and went in detail with menu selection so as to cater and satisfy hajjis coming from the 21 Districts of Telangana, Karnataka & Maharashtra.

           

Hajj as being the 5^th pillar of Islam RFS goal this year was to provide good food so as to ensure the basic needs of every Hajji is taken care with free mind hajjis could spend more time on their rituals, prayers & Ibadah. The menu which was provided to Hajjis included Indian food for Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner.

Unlimited buffet breakfast was provided to Hajjis it included Choices of assorted breads such as Rotis, Slice bread, Tandoori Roti, brown bread & Burger Bun etc.  The Breakfast main course menu consisted of Khichdi, Upma, Chola Masala, Khatti Dal, Masoor Ki Dal, Toor Dal, Pav Bhaji, Sheera, Poha (Rice Flakes),  Tomato Shorba, Wada, Sambar etc.

Lunch & Dinner menu included dishes like Chicken Tikka Masala, Chicken Biryani, Chicken Makhni, Mutton Kheema Fry, Khichdi Rice, Plain Rice, Vegetable Biryani, Mutton Biryani, Dal Makhni, Masoor Dal, Sambar, Vegetable Jelfrezi, Dal Moong, Dal Palak, Baigan Masala and etc.

In Addition to meals provided Fruits Like Apple, Banana & Pears were provided depending on menu. Yoghurt, Tetra pack juice, kheer & Laban were also provided.          

Meals were provided immediately after fajr prayers for Breakfast & after Zohar prayers for Lunch & Dinner after Isha prayers. “ Rawaf Food Services “ were very flexible with meal timings for Hajjis provided food any time of the day as some hajjis tend to show up late from haram or leave earlier. So they were taken notice and catered to Hajjis food at their desired time. Hajis were very pleased with food available to them at any time of day.

Some Hajis requesting any special service with regards to food were fulfilled  , thereby making Hajjis happy.

Tea

 Authentic Hyderabadi Milk Tea was served and was appreciated by Hajjis. Tea was available almost 24 Hrs for Hajjis.

FOOD PACK OF MINA

Hajjis before leaving for Mina were provided Dates, Apple, Banana, Biscuits, Laban, Apple pie, Mineral Water, Milk & Tetra pack juice to be consumed during 5 days Hajj ritual.

            All Hajjis appreciated after they come back from hajj and shared their experience of how useful this pack was during 5 days of hajj and were full of dua’s  & blessings .

TRANSPORTATION

Transportation was provided to Hajjis staying in Building 3 (Shesha) every 1 hr from Haram to Accommodation.  

MEDICAL & DOCTOR ON CALL

All Hajjis requiring medical attention were promptly dealt and Doctor’s visit with free medicines  timely scheduled at Rubath.

LAUNDRY

All Clothes of Hajjis were washed by dedicated team of staff.

Ironing board & Iron service were provided.

Summary :

            Pilgrims were very happy of all the above mentioned arrangements made and any requests of hajjis was handled professionally with well trained staff who worked round the clock thereby paving way for receiving rare reviews by hajjis & earned lot of dua’s. Hajjis satisfaction was the goal and The Rubath Team were obliged and honored to achieve it.

Every single Haji Accomodated in Rubath Nizam Hyderabad were exempted from Paying 45,000 Indian Rupees to Hajj Committee of India and further saved almost 15,000 Indian Rupees each foe their Food Expense totally to 60,000 Indian Rupees which represents almost Half the Package of Haj for poor and deserving Guest of Allah.

 The Nazer wished all Hajis one by one Farewell and congratulated them while they left for Madinah Al Munawwara after completing their full Rituals at Makkah.

Nazer serving the food to the pilgrims:

See what pilgrims have to say about the arrangements:

Some of the Videos of the Rubath:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPheedQVlnc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1Quk6k5v54

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FY7E9VLP4ro

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOvvqSOhEO8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0NBcp0jb8Y

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7U-6T7pW_Tc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kUpu0JL5jA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UA9U9ATyBxw

Thank you

By:

Mohammed Khaleequr Rahman

May Allah swt accept the good work of Mr.Hussain Al Shareef and his team and reward them with his bounties and the much strong spirit to serve the pilgrims..Ameen

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Sania Mirza becomes World No.1 in Doubles - Creates History

Sania Mirza and Martina Hinges

Sania Mirza on Sunday created history and made the nation proud by becoming the first female tennis player from India to achieve the world number one rank in doubles, following her stupendous title win at the WTA Family Circle Cup with partner Martina Hingis.

The top-seeded Indo-Swiss pair blew away the challenge of Casey Dellacqua and Darija Jurak 6-0 6-4 in just 57 minutes in the lop-sided final of the USD 731,000 clay court event.

Sania took 470 points from the win to take her tally to 7,965 as she jumped past Italy's Sara Errani (7,640) and Roberta Vinci (7,640) to sit atop the ranking table. The official ranking chart will be issued tomorrow.

Before Sania, only Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhuapthi had achieved the top rank when they dominated men's doubles circuit in the last 90s. Sania is also first female player from the country to win Grand Slam tournaments. It is Sania's third successive title win with Hingis and they have not lost as a single match since joining forces in March. They won trophy in Indian Wells, which was their first tournament together and followed up that with win in Miami. They have already become the world number one team in the Race to Singapore, the season-finale, where top-8 team compete at the end of year.

Sania and Hingis strolled past their rivals as they bageled them in just 22 minute to take the opening set. They lost serve in the first game of the second set but broke back immediately.

If the unseeded Australian-Croatian pair had any chance to make a comeback, it was by cashing in on chances and they did not help their cause by squandering two break opportunities in the fifth game of the second set as the winners opened up a huge 4-1 lead. Casey and Darija though kept fighting and gradually reduced the margin. “It’s a dream for every kid to be No.1 one day,” Sania said after her win. The 28-year-old Hyderabadi gave credit to her partner Martina Hingis for success this week. “I can’t think of a better person to do it with. When we came here we had one thing in mind, to get No.1, and she really helped me get there. She helped me through some tough moments this week. She’s just a great person and a great player. We also become the No.1 team in the world today with this,” she said. “I hope we have many, many more tournaments and end the year on a high as well.” In a jovial mood, Saina kept praising Hingis, a former World No.1 herself, and said to her,”I don’t want to make you feel old, but I did watch you as a kid!”. “You were an idol to most young girls at the time. You made it when you were 15!” And on reaching No.1 in Charleston? “No tournament has been as special to me as the Family Circle Cup and no tournament will ever be as special to me, because I became No.1 here.”

Team Youth Against Speed Congratulate Sania Mirza 

Sania Mirza  was born on 15 November 1986 to the proud parents Mr.Imran and Naseem Mirza. Sania is a professional Indian tennis player. From 2003 until her retirement from singles in 2013, she was ranked by the Women's Tennis Association as India's No.1 player, both in singles and doubles. Throughout her career, she has established herself as one of the highest-paid and high-profile athletes in India. Mirza is the most successful female Indian tennis player in history and one of the most popular female athletes in Asia. More than a decade after her debut on the tennis-court, she still carries the torch for women's tennis in the country.

In her career, Mirza has notable wins over Svetlana Kuznetsova, Vera Zvonareva and Marion Bartoli; as well as former World No. 1s Martina Hingis, Dinara Safina, and Victoria Azarenka. She is the highest ranked female player ever from India, peaking at World No. 27 in singles in mid-2007, however a major wrist injury forced her to give up her singles career and focus on the doubles circuit, where she has been ranked as high as World No. 1. She has achieved a number of firsts for her native country, including surpassing US$1 million in career earnings (now over 4 million), winning a Pro-level title, and winning three major mixed doublestitles at the 2009 Australian Open, the 2012 French Open and the 2014 US Open; as well as qualifying for (and eventually winning) the WTA Finals in 2014. Mirza is also the third Indian woman in the Open Era to feature and win a round at a Grand Slam tournament (going as far as the last 16). On top of that, she has won a total of 14 medals (including 6 Gold) at three major multi-sport events, namely the Asian Games, the Commonwealth Games and the Afro-Asian Games.

Mirza was named one of the 50 heroes of Asia by Time in October 2005. In March 2010, The Economic Times named Mirza in the list of the "33 women who made India proud". In a country where female athletes are few and far between, and where cricket and Bollywood loom large on the cultural horizon, she has become an icon in her own right. Sania Mirza has been appointed as the UN Women's Goodwill Ambassador for South Asia during the event held to mark the International Day To End Violence Against Women on 25 th November 2014.

Mohd.Khaleequr Rahman and Sania Mirza extending her support to the cause of Youth Against Speed

Source: Wikipedia

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Khaleequr Rahman: Nikhat Zareen..Another Champion from Telangana in ...

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Nikhat Zareen..Another Champion from Telangana in Boxing

Nikhat Zareen and Khaleequr Rahman

Nikhat Zareen, a 15-year-old girl from the small town of Nizamabad has bagged the gold medal in the World junior boxing championships held recently in Antalya (Turkey).

Nikhat, who says her dream is to win a gold medal in the 2016 Olympics, took to the sport just two years ago. She developed an interest in boxing watching her uncle, a boxing coach, training his sons in the sport. Seeing her interest, her uncle, Shamshamuddin, started training her as well.

Gritty champ: Nikhat says she is determined to win a gold medal in the 2016 Olympics

Soon, she participated in junior and state level competitions. In the 2010 Junior Nationals held in Chennai, she not only won the gold medal but also got the coveted ‘Best Boxer’ award. Her consistent performances in the domestic circuit got her a ticket to the junior world championship in Turkey, where she took the gold.

Nikhat is the third among four daughters born to Jameel Ahmed and Parveen Sultana. She hails from an ordinary family. Her father works as a salesperson in the Gulf.

The world champ attributes her success to sheer hard work and the hours of practice she had put in for the last two years. “I needed to put in a lot of extra effort in order to focus on studies and boxing simultaneously,” says Nikhat, whose idols are boxing legend Mohammed Ali and his daughter Laila Ali.

Everyday this teen wonder gets up very early in the morning and reports to the training by 6 a.m. After about an hour and a half of intense boxing session, she gets back home to leave for school. She sweats out in the ring for another hour and a half in the evening after she returns from school. After dinner, she completes her homework and goes to sleep.

She realizes that things are going to get tougher from the next academic year onwards, when she will be in tenth standard. “I am confident of clearing board exams without disturbing my daily practice routine. Boxing and studies are both important to me. I carry my textbooks to coaching camps and tourneys and go through them whenever I find the time.”

Nikhat is glad that her hard work has borne fruit. “Seeing my struggle for the past two years, friends, classmates and even relatives used to wonder why I was ‘wasting’ my time and energy. Many had doubts whether this girl from small town will ever make it big. But that did not deter me a wee bit because I believed in my abilities. And once I started tasting success, the perception of all those around me changed. Now that I got a world champ tag, everybody is over the moon,” she says excitedly.

“We are not looking for any awards or rewards; Zareen’s sole aim is to bring more laurels for the country,” her uncle and coach Shamshamuddin said. However, some companies are already showing interest in sponsoring her training costs. Sources revealed that the State government, Sports Authority of A.P and State boxing federation are likely to bestow cash prizes on the new champion.
 

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Khaleequr Rahman: Richard Rahul Verma, New US envoy to India

Khaleequr Rahman: Richard Rahul Verma, New US envoy to India: H.E.Richard Rahul Verma presenting Credentials to H.E. President Pranab Mukherjee  President Barack Obama nominated former State Depar...

Richard Rahul Verma, New US envoy to India

H.E.Richard Rahul Verma presenting Credentials to H.E. President Pranab Mukherjee 

President Barack Obama nominated former State Department official and Indian-American citizen Richard Rahul Verma popularly known as Rich Verma as the US ambassador to India who presented his credentials to H.E.President Pranab Mukherjee in a specially organised function at the Rasptrapati Bhavan, New Delhi.

Richard Verma replaced Nancy Powell, the former US envoy to India who resigned in March. HE Verma's appointment came just ahead of PM Narendra Modi's visit to the United States.

So exactly who is HE Richard Verma? His parents are originally from Punjab and his mother had come to the Indian side after the partition. During a speech last year, Verma at a conference by the South Asia Journal Verma had spoken about the influence his family had on him.

He had said in the speech,

"My mother was born in what is today Pakistan…she was a product of the partition…as her and her family would resettle in Northern India shortly after 1947. It was a violent and unsettled time. My father was the only literate person in his family. He would be imprisoned as a teenager for protesting British occupation. My mother, this young girl from a village in Pakistan, would go on to get her master’s degree. And my dad would get his PhD, and become the first person in his family who could read and write."

He also spoke about how his father came to the United State in 1963 with only 24 dollars and that his mother and other siblings joined came to the US later on. He recounted the hard times saying, ""The times were hard. We had no money. The kids could be mean in school to this new immigrant family. But they persevered."

HE Verma was raised in Western Pennsylvania and is the youngest of five kids.

But he is no novice when it comes to working for the President Obama government and his relationship with President Obama go as far back as 2008. According to a Reuters report, he helped Obama in the 2008 elections on on presidential debate preparations.

He was then an assistant secretary of state for legislative affairs at the State Department in the Obama administration from 2009 to 2011. Currently he is senior counselor at Steptoe and Johnson law firm and the Albright Stonebridge Group.

According to his profile on Steptoe and Johnson, "Verma has more than two decades of international and senior-level US government experience. He is a leading practitioner in the fields of national security law, international regulatory compliance and public policy."

U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke (L) consults with Richard Verma, Department of State Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of Legislative Affairs in this 2010 photo. AFP

During his earlier role in the government, Verma was the principal advisor to Secretary Clinton, and also the Administration’s lead negotiator with Congress on Iran sanctions and the ratification of the New START Treaty, adds the profile.

The profile adds that Verma began his career in the US Air Force where he served an officer in the US Air Force Judge Advocate General Corps and won two military honours for his work which were the Meritorious Service Medal and Air Force Commendation Medal.

As far as Verma's connections with the Obama administration go, the Reuters report adds that he has a close working relationship with White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough, National Security Adviser Susan Rice, and senior adviser John Podesta.

HE Richard Verma is the first Indian-American to hold the post of ambassador.

The Indian ambassador has experience of working in the US Legislature as he was also Senior National Security Adviser, Counsel and Foreign Policy Adviser to the Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid from 2002 to 2007.

HE Verma is an experienced professional who will make "an outstanding ambassador" at such an important moment. He has many years of foreign policy experience as a high ranking official with the US Department of State, as an adviser in both the US Senate and the US House of Representatives, and during his years in the US Air Force. 

I would like to congratulate HE Rich Verma on assuming office as the US Ambassador to India. I am more delighted that this is the first time that an Indian American has been appointed as the Ambassador. His vast experience in public service will serve him well. I wish him the best. He will have a better understanding of India and he will make one of the outstanding Ambassadors.