more-in Dozens of mosques in the city appealed to worshippers on Friday to donate generously for people displaced by floods in Kerala. The Jamiat-e-Ahle Hadees Hyderabad Secunderabad (JAHHS) issued a circular to all masjids in its control instructing imams or khateebs, those who deliver the Friday sermon, to request the Friday congregation to donate as much as they can to Kerala flood victims. “The State of Kerala has been greatly affected by floods. Several have been killed and thousands have lost their home. We appeal that you donate to help those affected by the floods,” the circular read. According to JAHHS president Shafeeq Alam Khan Jamaii, donations have started to trickle in soon after the announcement was made and are being collected at the organisation’s headquarters at Langar Houz. Making the appeal, the khateeb at Masjid-e-Muhammadi said, “This is not about any religion or sect. This is about how human beings have been affected by a natural calamity. Today, it is them, tomorrow it could be us.” In a separate development, several messages were sent in WhatsApp groups informing participants of where relief material for victims of the floods was being collected in the city. Individuals and non-government organisations such as Confederation of Voluntary Associations and Montfort Social Institute, among others, too have announced that they would be organising relief collection. Individuals from across the city were involved in relief collection as well. The students of English and Foreign Languages University (EFLU) partnered with the cultural space, Lamakaan, to set up a relief material collection centre here on Friday.

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