Saba Sultan, who is the Mutawalli (custodian) of Auqaf-e-Shahi (royal properties), has advised Nazir at Makkah Mukarramah to make arrangements for 500 Hajis going for Haj this year.
In a statement, Saba Sultan said, “Nazir Makkah Mukarramah has advised me that due to new laws and changed rules and regulations in KSA right now only 225 persons as permitted by Saudi authorities will be accommodated at Makkah Mukarramah Rubat. I am advising my Members to make best efforts to accommodate 500 Hajis. In this effort, the contacts of Sikandar Hafiz Khan and their influence in Makkah Mukarramah shall be utilized to enhance accommodation capacity for Bhopal Hajis for Haj 2018.”
At the suggestion of senior member of Executive Board of Auqaf-e-Shahi Sikandar Hafiz Khan, the board has proposed to make a working Committee from elite of Bhopal subject to the approval of Saba Sultan, who is the Mutawalli (custodian) of Auqaf-e-Shahi (royal properties).
The Advisory Committee has recommended the names of Shams ul Hasan Arif and Muhammad Javed.
In the last Haj around 330 Hajis from Bhopal were accommodated in Makkah Mukarramah Rubat by hiring an additional building with 100 and odd seats over and above the 229 seats at Bhopal Rubat at Al Aziziya.
Saba Sultan, in a statement said, “I have advised my Nazir at Makkah Mukarramah to make arrangements for 500 Hajis going for Haj this year. Nazir Makkah Mukarramah has advised me that due to new laws and changed rules and regulations in KSA right now only 225 persons as permitted by Saudi authorities will be accommodated at Makkah Mukarramah Rubat. I am advising my Members to make best efforts to accommodate 500 Hajis. In this effort, the contacts of Sikandar Hafiz Khan and their influence in Makkah Mukarramah shall be utilized to enhance accommodation capacity for Bhopal Hajis for Haj 2018.”
“I am very pleased to inform that during my tenure as Mutawalli we have been able to take two buildings in Waqf Bhopal– Makkah Mukarramah,” she added.
At Madinah Munawwarah there is already permission for accommodating 540 Hajis at one go. Accordingly, by scheduling the visit in two batches, it is planned to accommodate all the Hajis from Bhopal in Madinah Rubat.
The two member delegation which is being deputed will also make efforts to explore the possibility of accommodating visitors from Bhopal for Umrah in Ramadan in Madinah Munawwarah.
With a view to ameliorate the problem of hot weather conditions in the Juma prayers specially during Ramadan, the local committee of Soofiyah Masjid has proposed to erect a temporary shed in the courtyard with profile sheet roofing.
The tombs of erstwhile Nawabs, Nazar Muhammad Khan, Wazeer Muhammad Khan and Qudsia Begum have been renovated and refurbished.