Mehdavia Times & Anjuman-e-Mehdavia, Channapatan felicitated Abdul Khader Jeelani for his remarkable achievement of performing Ziyarath e Buzurgan e Deen, completing an adventurous journey on his Scooter in 11 states of India

Channapatna, Feb 11: There are examples all over the world where people have been able to travel around the world by bicycle or by motorcycle. But their journeys have taken place at a time when both climatic and diplomatic conditions were perfectly normal and conducive. 

The whole world witnessed a series of lockdowns since the spread of coronavirus. Many people were stranded at various places, people lost jobs, we saw a massive reverse migration of masses. A new work from home culture started and many people glued to their televisions or took up to fulfill their long pending desire to pick up a hobby. Janab Syed Abdul Qadir Jilani Saheb,, a native of Hyderabad, decided to perform ziyarat of Buzurgaan e Deen  during the lockdown. He took his son Syed Ata ur Rehman with him and left with the necessary belongings. 

Addressing a special evening program organised by Mehdavia Times Welfare Trust ® in honor of Janab Syed Abdul Qadir Jeelani Saheb at the Muslim office of Muslim Anjuman Mahdavia Chenapatana, said that he did not had any problem during the journey which prevented him from traveling. Yes, it happened that there was a food shortage, since there was a lockdown in some places, but they chose to continue their journey. Staying overnight in the courtyards of Buzurgan e deen (dairas /haziras /darghas / tombs or masajids ) and traveling all day was our hobby. He mentioned "Many times we passed through the jungles during the nights as well. Once upon a time we also encountered a cheetah. But by the grace of Allah we did not have any trouble." The journey lasted a total of 24 days. At the mileage of 38 km per liter, a total of 225 liters of petrol was used which cost around Rs. 22,000/-. 

The journey started from Telangana > Maharashtra > Gujarat > Rajasthan > Punjab > Haryana > Delhi > Uttar Pradesh > Uttarakhand > Madhya Pradesh > Chhattisgarh > Andhra Pradesh and concluded at Telangana.

He shared that they never encountered any glitch in their scooter all through the journey. Even the tires maintained its air pressure, and occasionally he used to check the same. They never had an occasion of fuel getting exhausted. They used to fill small milk bottles with petrol for emergencies. In fact they helped other motorists enroute by giving a bottle of petrol wherever they spotted. And also towed vehicles a couple of times that underwent breakdown too.

As there was lockdown all across they never found heavy traffic, it was absolute zero traffic which helped them maintain proper speed and consistency in their journey.

A word of caution: Though he narrated his travelogue in detail and its excitements and the memorable incidents, he cautioned that it is not recommended to take up such a risky journey on a two wheeler for such a long duration in jungles and amid heavy traffic of monstrous vehicles.

Desire to perform Umrah on Scooter: Jeelani Saheb expressed his desire to perform Umrah on the same Scooter in near future Insha Allah. He said that all the planning, route, and logistics have been planned meticulously and he has been working on the visa procedures. He is just waiting for the required permissions from the government to start his journey and he believes that he will definitely get the permission Insha Allah soon.

Felicitation Program: Mahdavia Times Welfare Trust ® in association with Muslim Anjuman Mehdavia, Chanpatna felicitated Janab Syed Abdul Qadir Jilani Saheb with Shwals and Garlands on Sunday  6th Feb 2022 in Chanapatna. Janab Jeelani Bhy had been to Chanpatna to attend the Janazah of Marhum Faqeer Syed Shafiullah Khundmiri Saheb and stayed back to attend the wedding of two sons of Hz. Peer-o-Murshid Shah Fareed Miyan Nizami in Chanpatna. As the other core member of Mehdavia Times Janab Tausif D Sayyed also was present, who had come all the way from Qatar, a felicitation program was planned in Bangalore on 6th Feb 2022 in honor of Janab Syed Abdul Khader Jeelani Saheb. But since Janab Jeelani Bhy had a train to catch to visit Kasargod for ziyarath the next day, hence it was decided to arrange the same in Chanpatna itself. When Janab Inayath Ulla Khan expressed his desire to felicitate Jeelani bhy in front of Janab Mohammed Sabirullah - President Anjuman-e-Mehdavia Chanpatna he was overjoyed and extended his hand to do the same jointly. The program was arranged with a very short notice and we had a good number of people participate in the program too. On this occasion, Janab Inayath Ulla Khan gave a brief introduction of Syed Abdul Qadir Jilani and his remarkable ziyarath tour performed on a scooter. 

Appreciation to Mehdavia Times and Anjuman-e-Mehdavia, Chanpatan:  Janab Jeelani Saheb took the opportunity to appreciate the work of Mehdavia Times Welfare Trust through various means and channels. He sighted the value addition and applauded the vision of Connecting Momins through various platforms.  He said "The management style and attention to detail usage of technology in Deeni khidmat and the way Mehdavia Times organizes programs at distant lands through proper coordination and team work silently and effectively is phenomenal."

He also expressed his desire to join hands with Mehdavia Times whenever, whatever, and wherever it would be necessary.  Honoring the newly elected committee of Anjuman-e-Mehdavia, Chanpatan, he said "A mixture of both young, educated and experienced management council to lead one of the oldest anjumans of the community was the need of the hour and Anjuman has rightfully organized the new management that assures greater success of the organization in the near future."

Speaking on the occasion Janab Tausif D Sayyed Saheb expressed his happiness that he got connected to the right platform at a time where a brother in faith counselled him to enhance his knowledge and advance in the right path. He happily conveyed that getting associated with Mehdavia Times not only fulfils the duty of  observing the basics of following truth, but also helps us in reviving our iman and enriching our thoughts and propagating the same to our brothers in faith too.

Janab Mohammed Sabeer Saheb took the opportunity to appreciate the professionalism advocated by Team Mehdavia Times of being highly qualified and demonstrating progressive thought process towards the upliftment of our community and also sought its kind support and cooperation in furthering the objective of the Anjuman.

Janab Mohammed Sabirullah Saheb, President, Anjuman-e-Mehdavia welcomed the participants and Janab Tausif D Sayyed Saheb appreciated the adventurous ziyarath tour of Janaab Syed Abdul Khader Jeelani Saheb and delivered a vote of thanks to all the participants. 

Janab Inayath Ulla Khan Saheb, Founder, Mehdavia Times, Janab Tausif D Sayyed Saheb, Global Coordinator, Mehdavia Times, Janab Mohammed Sabirullah Saheb, President, Anjuman-e-Mehdavia, Janab Shah Suhail Nizami Saheb- RozNama Salar, Janab Syed Abdul Kareem Yadullahi Saheb, Mudeer-e-Ala Awaz-e-Karnatak, Janab Hidayath Ali Khan Saheb,,\ Janab Abdul Subhan Saheb,Janab Nayaz Ahmed Urf Baba Budan Saheb, Janab Iqbal Pasha Saheb, Janab Mohammed Sadiq Saheb, Janab Ayub Khan Mohammed Zai Saheb, Janab Gulzar Ansari Saheb, Master Hasnain Ulla Khan,  Janab Anees Khan Md Zai Saheb, Mandya and others were present during the occasion.

All the participants congratulated Jeelani Saheb and prayed for his safety and success of his future tour of performing Umrah on his scooter.