Plight of Mumineen of Burhani Society, Saraspur (Ahmedabad)
Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2014 9:49 am
At-Tauba (The Repentance) 9:34
O ye who believe! there are indeed many among the priests and anchorites, who in Falsehood devour the substance of men and hinder (them) from the way of Allah. And there are those who bury gold and silver and spend it not in the way of Allah. announce unto them a most grievous penalty
The development model of Kutbi Mazaar is picking up momentum. General picture in the community regarding this is beautification and good development of Kutbi Mazaar surrounding the area.
But people are mostly unaware of the other side of the story, which I would like to reveal. There are around 80 houses surrounding the rear side of Musafirkhana of Kutbi Mazaar and a big open ground. People are residing in this area for decades and children play in the ground. The Dawat Property Trust Kutbi Mazaar administrator, Shaikh Aun Ali Ismailji Visaavdarwala has drawn a plan of taking down all the houses along and clubbed it in the entire Dargah compound along with the public road passing in between the way of Kutbi Mazaar. This would result in blockage of usage of roads by people.
The people residing in the society are living at the place for more than 70 to 80 years with the ownership of houses and the land. The residents of Burhani Society are being forced to vacate their houses. However, some of the residents of the society are opposing this agenda of the trust. The trust in reply to the residents said that “the trust’s agenda of development will not change, it is better the residents vacate the houses and leave”. The trustees have not given any clear agenda of re-locating them to the places of their choice.
This opposition from most of the families, has prompted the trust administrator Shaikh Aun Ali in sending a *CAVEAT application (according to CPC 148) to each and every individual (including the dead people). Interestingly in this application each individual is pointed as goon (anti-social element) and has been stated that such elements will become obtrusion and obstacle in the development activity of the trust. Such applications are sent every quarter to the residents. This has created an atmosphere of tension in the minds of the residents and they are living in an environment of insecurity (Attached scan copy of an application)
Huge money has been spent by the trust for this “so called development schemes” on whose cost nobody bothers. More than 45 lacs were given for buying TP (town planning) schemes to close the public road & many more in the form of bribes. The bribe money was given to government authorities for transferring the objective of the open ground land - The people of ‘imaan’ promoting bribery. They are paying any amount of bribe for the completion of the project whether it is legal or illegal for whose pride and joy?
This development is just for the doubling the money of the Kothar. A huge guest house (Hotel) will be constructed for pure business purpose in the name of ‘Kutbuddin Shaeed’, who has sacrificed his life for his values and his work of spreading Deen- ‘It is so ironical that ‘Kutbuddin Shaeed’ who worked with uncompromising values and for spreading Deen, the followers are flouting the values as well as obsessed with filling their coffers. The present believer of god has to keep security guards for his personal security on salary!!! The present believer of god believes in doubling the money!!!’ The ‘Halal’ labor money collected from the community is wasted in such unethical practices way and promoting ‘Gair-Islamic Haraam’ things. What would Kutbuddin Saheed say if he had seen the plight of mumineen?
The people who are residing since more than 70 to 80 years in this area will be suddenly thrown out and may be given alternative without their choice. This alternative of housing to might not have resident ownership. Is this development or displacement! Whose development it would cater to!
It is necessary to reflect the impact of displacement of 300 people who will be affected by displacement by the “so called development” in terms of education of children, livelihood, health, women security, and culture crises. This would affect the life of many individuals and families.
People are going through very tough time, living with fear and insecurity. They don’t know what is in store for their future. Some of them have fear of baraat from the community if they raise their voices. The people living in the area are mostly from labour class doing hard work to earn their bread, but have guts to oppose all this anti-people development and un-Islamic activities in the name of Dawat / Islam and Sariaah.
Still hoping for the Justice to prevail soon……Huzefa Hujjaini
*“Caveat is application addressed to the registrar, filled in designated court of India mentioning the details of any matter which is instituted or expected to be instituted in a suit/appeal/proceeding before the said court where the applicant/caveator request that no order with regard to the said matter may be passed without giving notice to the applicant/caveator”
O ye who believe! there are indeed many among the priests and anchorites, who in Falsehood devour the substance of men and hinder (them) from the way of Allah. And there are those who bury gold and silver and spend it not in the way of Allah. announce unto them a most grievous penalty
The development model of Kutbi Mazaar is picking up momentum. General picture in the community regarding this is beautification and good development of Kutbi Mazaar surrounding the area.
But people are mostly unaware of the other side of the story, which I would like to reveal. There are around 80 houses surrounding the rear side of Musafirkhana of Kutbi Mazaar and a big open ground. People are residing in this area for decades and children play in the ground. The Dawat Property Trust Kutbi Mazaar administrator, Shaikh Aun Ali Ismailji Visaavdarwala has drawn a plan of taking down all the houses along and clubbed it in the entire Dargah compound along with the public road passing in between the way of Kutbi Mazaar. This would result in blockage of usage of roads by people.
The people residing in the society are living at the place for more than 70 to 80 years with the ownership of houses and the land. The residents of Burhani Society are being forced to vacate their houses. However, some of the residents of the society are opposing this agenda of the trust. The trust in reply to the residents said that “the trust’s agenda of development will not change, it is better the residents vacate the houses and leave”. The trustees have not given any clear agenda of re-locating them to the places of their choice.
This opposition from most of the families, has prompted the trust administrator Shaikh Aun Ali in sending a *CAVEAT application (according to CPC 148) to each and every individual (including the dead people). Interestingly in this application each individual is pointed as goon (anti-social element) and has been stated that such elements will become obtrusion and obstacle in the development activity of the trust. Such applications are sent every quarter to the residents. This has created an atmosphere of tension in the minds of the residents and they are living in an environment of insecurity (Attached scan copy of an application)
Huge money has been spent by the trust for this “so called development schemes” on whose cost nobody bothers. More than 45 lacs were given for buying TP (town planning) schemes to close the public road & many more in the form of bribes. The bribe money was given to government authorities for transferring the objective of the open ground land - The people of ‘imaan’ promoting bribery. They are paying any amount of bribe for the completion of the project whether it is legal or illegal for whose pride and joy?
This development is just for the doubling the money of the Kothar. A huge guest house (Hotel) will be constructed for pure business purpose in the name of ‘Kutbuddin Shaeed’, who has sacrificed his life for his values and his work of spreading Deen- ‘It is so ironical that ‘Kutbuddin Shaeed’ who worked with uncompromising values and for spreading Deen, the followers are flouting the values as well as obsessed with filling their coffers. The present believer of god has to keep security guards for his personal security on salary!!! The present believer of god believes in doubling the money!!!’ The ‘Halal’ labor money collected from the community is wasted in such unethical practices way and promoting ‘Gair-Islamic Haraam’ things. What would Kutbuddin Saheed say if he had seen the plight of mumineen?
The people who are residing since more than 70 to 80 years in this area will be suddenly thrown out and may be given alternative without their choice. This alternative of housing to might not have resident ownership. Is this development or displacement! Whose development it would cater to!
It is necessary to reflect the impact of displacement of 300 people who will be affected by displacement by the “so called development” in terms of education of children, livelihood, health, women security, and culture crises. This would affect the life of many individuals and families.
People are going through very tough time, living with fear and insecurity. They don’t know what is in store for their future. Some of them have fear of baraat from the community if they raise their voices. The people living in the area are mostly from labour class doing hard work to earn their bread, but have guts to oppose all this anti-people development and un-Islamic activities in the name of Dawat / Islam and Sariaah.
Still hoping for the Justice to prevail soon……Huzefa Hujjaini
*“Caveat is application addressed to the registrar, filled in designated court of India mentioning the details of any matter which is instituted or expected to be instituted in a suit/appeal/proceeding before the said court where the applicant/caveator request that no order with regard to the said matter may be passed without giving notice to the applicant/caveator”