Sullia: Masjid Hajira Hassan and Sullia Community Centre were inaugurated on Sunday by Mohammed Yunus Hassan, entrepreneur, Al Khobar and trustee, Team B-Human, at a ceremony organized by the Sullia Education and Charitable Trust (SECT).

S M Usman, general secretary of SECT, welcomed the gathering and made the inaugural address at the formal function.

Addressing the gathering, Hassan said that he had gotten the Masjid constructed in memory of his late parents and was presenting it to society in the name of ‘Hajira and Hassan’. “I pray that they benefit forever from this work. I also request you all to please pray to the Almighty to grant me the energy to continue such philanthropic work,” he asked the people.

T Arif Ali, general secretary, JIH, who presided over the inaugural, said that, while Allah was the lord of the Masjid, everyone should avail of the benefits of the prayer hall.

Muhammed Kunhi, Khateeb of the Masjidul Huda, Thokkottu, said that places of worship should help people get closer to one another, learn humanitarian values, teachings and ideals of their own religions.

Maulana Yahya Thangal Madani, Khateeb of the Havva Juma Masjid in Bolangady, read out the Wakf message and made the valedictory speech.

Maulana Shoaib Hussaini Nadwi, Khateeb, Kutchi Memon Masjid, Mangaluru; Hussain Kamil Saqafi, Khateeb, Juma Masjid, Shanti Nagar, Velam; Zakariya Jokatte, CEO, Al Muzain Saudi Arabia and trustee, Hidaya Foundation, and H U Farooq Tarikere, former president of Tarikere Municipality also addressed the gathering.

M Sharif Bolar, CEO, Whitestone Group, Saudi Arabia, and trustee, Team B-Human; Hanif Golthamajal, Hajaj Group, and president of Mangaluru unit, Hidayah Foundation; K Ahmed Bava, MD, Deals Group; Abdul Salam, CEO, Raqwani Group, Saudi Arabia; Ibrahim M Hussain, MD, Raqwani Group, Saudi Arabia; Mohammed Wazir, vice-president, Sullia Community Centre; Salam Noor Hasan Bin Murhoom Hajira Hassan; H K Kasim Ahmed, founder-chairperson, Hidaya Foundation; Ashfaq Abdul Hameed; CEO, Plant Solutions; Dr. Abdul Majeed U, general surgeon, Mangaluru; S E Mohammed Kunhi, Koynad; K M Shareef of Mangaluru; Abdussalam U, Nazim-e-Ilaqa, JIH and Musthafa Haji Kempi of the Muslim Central Committee attended the inauguration ceremony.

Philanthropist Mohammed Yunus Hassan was honoured on the occasion by Team B-Human Trust, JIH Sullia unit members and residents of Tarikere.

Ibrahim Ajjavara, SECT president, proposed the vote of thanks.

Hafil Saifullah read the Kiraat and Dr Jamaluddin Hind Manipal and Ahmed Riza Ahnaf read out the schedule of the Sacharipet program.

Ahmed Riza Ahnaf was the master of ceremony.

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Ranchi (PTI): Hemant Soren is set to take oath as the 14th chief minister of Jharkhand in a grand ceremony here on Thursday, which will be attended by several top political leaders, including AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge, Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.

Governor Santosh Kumar Gangwar will administer the oath of office and secrecy to Soren at 4 pm.

This will be the 49-year-old JMM leader's fourth stint as chief minister.

Soren retained the Barhait seat, defeating BJP's Gamliyel Hembrom by a margin of 39,791 votes in the recent assembly polls. The JMM-led alliance stormed to victory, securing 56 seats in the 81-member assembly, while the BJP-led NDA managed 24 seats.

Posters for the event can be seen across the city, while security has been strengthened and traffic regulations put in place.

Schools in Ranchi city are shut on Thursday in view of the swearing in of the Hemant Soren government.

Jharkhand in-charge and Congress general secretary Ghulam Ahmad Mir said Soren is likely to take oath alone, and expansion of the cabinet will be held after a vote of confidence in the assembly.

Other senior political leaders likely to be in attendance are NCP chief Sharad Pawar, Meghalaya CM Conrad Sangma, Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann and Himachal Pradesh CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, a JMM leader said.

CPI(ML)L general secretary Dipankar Bhattacharya, AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal, Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Uddhav Thackeray, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, PDP leader Mehbooba Mufti and Bihar’s Leader of Opposition Tejashwi Yadav are also likely to attend the oath-taking ceremony.

"It’s heartening to have such esteemed leaders join us for this important occasion," said Soren, who along with senior officials paid a visit to the Morabadi ground on Wednesday evening to take stock of the arrangements.