TH Darimi

TH DARIMI




Muslims of Kerala are defferent from Muslims in any part of Indian subcontinent with their view, approach, hospitality and ethics. It has proven by centuries longed their existence. When their faith entered the land denoting a bright future they have embraced it. When they realised it's positivity they have made it their way of life. Accordingly, they gave preference to the discipline rather than the rituals and to the love rather than the relations and to the tolerance rather than argument. Thus they made both canvas and sinarios. The main feature of keralites is their generosity. Generosity has a wide definition here. It extends to help the people regardless their faith, creed, cast, colour, social status and kind of the need. We can see many golden plaques encarved on it amazing lessons in this regard since ancient past. Handed over by the generations, In the present, they have been following the great virtues of their ancestors. Kerala has shown it's succeeding generosity in many ways which the entire humanitarians appreciated and applaused like in Mathew Achadan's story.


Mathew Achadan a 47 year old Auto-driver from district of Trichur was caught with an acute heart disease which is described by medical science as dilated cardiomyopathy wich causes the failure of recoil the heart musciles after it stretched by it's elasticity. For Mathew and his two children and wife family could not bear the huge expenditure of the transplantation of heart as last resort to survive. With his condition critical, Mathew was registered under the Kerala Network for Organ Sharing and the support and assistance poured in from the community and a relief committee was formed to cordinate search for the donor and financial help for the surgeric procedure at once.


It was quite the luck and fortune of Kerala's legecy that the breakthrough came when a donor was identified in Thiruvananthapuram. Advocate Neelakanta Sharma, 46, of Parassala was admitted to Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology after collapsing in his bathroom. Doctors determined that he had suffered a fatal brain haemorrhage. In a remarkable act of generosity, his wife Latha and sons Subramanya Sharma and Gautham Sharma consented to organ donation to beat their beloved's heart in the chest and life of Mathew.


But there appeared another obstricle it was of the time. The Ischemic time was the question mark. It is the golden time between taking the organ from the donor and inserting it into the body of recipient. It measured by the medical science as maximum 4 hours. The organ was at Trivandrum and Mathew the recipient was at Cochin. The distance between two cities was not in favour of the shifting of the organ by road. And the air ambulance facility also was not useful due to many reasons. So, they forced to take help of Navy and once they get it by help of then chief minister another obstricle which was of the huge financial need. It was also solved by the generosity of Dr. Siddiq Ahmad, Chairman of Iram Group. So, when the scenario came to a successful end we see as the Christian Mathew returned to life with heart of Hindu Neelakanta Sharma and with financial help of Muslim Dr. Siddique Ahmad. It is the real story of Kerala which became has been called as Real Kerala story now.


One another evident evidence is the story of Abdul Raheem an autorickshaw driver from Feroke, Kozhikode. He had arrived at Riyad the capital city of Saudi Arabia seeking a better opportunity to look after his own life and of family. And he was employed as a driver and caretaker for the partially paralysed son of a Saudi citizen. Unfortunately, Rahim was initially sentenced to death in 2006 over the accidental death of a 15-year-old Saudi boy. However, after a long proceedings of the court ligitations and negosiations with the family of the died, the execution was stayed after the victim’s family agreed to accept blood money amounting to 15 million Saudi Riyals, which is approximately 34 crore in Rupees. Blood money is a legal clause of Islamic Shreea law to pay as a compensation to the family of the killed or injured. In Islamic terminology it is called diyah.


The case drew widespread attention, prompting a massive crowdfunding campaign led by the Kerala people and supporters worldwide through the 'Save Abdul Rahim' initiative. The campaign successfully raised the required money for diyah compensation by the help of the people here regardless their cast of political inclinations. Mosques, Churches, Temples, and Arts and sports clubs converted as collection centre as Imams and preasts urged to take out the humanity of their hearts for poor Abdul Raheem. Many prominent keralite business men extended their helping hands for the success of the campaign with sincere intention. We can read their intention in Bobby Chemmannur's words. He clearly stated: 'Tomorrow , I would do the same for a Hindu or Christian, if such a situation comes up before me. I have got support from America and Europe. If we stand up for something genuine, people would back you up. It shows the sense of solidarity of Keralites’ (https://english.mathrubhumi.com).


Not only the big tycoons but the common people also made their contributions with great humanitarian feel like Mrs. Sophie Benny expressed. It was heart touched example which Kerala witnessed during the campaign. Sophie Benny, a native of Klappana in Karunagappally, who chose humanity over her own struggles and donated the last valuables she owned to support Rahim’s release. Sophie is not a wealthy woman. She lives in a rented house, survives on daily wage work, and struggles with financial difficulties of her own. Yet when she saw the pain and tears of Abdul Rahim’s mother, she could not remain a spectator. With no money left to donate, Sophie offered her final savings, including the talisman and cross she wore around her neck. For her, a human life was worth more than any possession. She later said that the true symbol of life is not gold or ornaments, but the love people show one another in times of need. When Rahim recently called Sophie to thank her personally after returning home, tears filled her eyes with joy. In a time when kindness often goes unnoticed, Sophie Benny’s selfless act stands as a powerful reminder that compassion still exists. Many people across Kerala are now calling her the true face of humanity and a symbol of the goodness that defines the spirit of the state.


At last after two decades longed imprisonment and legal proceedings alongwith 13 hearings in the Riyadh Criminal Court, a final verdict delivered on May 26, 2026 sentencing Rahim to 20 years imprisonment. Since he had already spent nearly 20 years in jail after being imprisoned in 2006, it opened the way to him to get back home. And on Thursday, May 28, 2026 his lugs touched the blessed soil of Kerala.


We have another evidences to prove that these are not for any religious, communal or political profit. Case of Arjun Athi Muthu from Tamilnadu is one of them. Arjun Athi Muthu was jailed at Kuwait following the murder of Kerala native. At last the siut rested on the boodmoney which will cost 30 lack rupees. Though Malathy, wife of Athi Muthu strived hard to collect the amount but she couldn't collect more than one sixth of the needed. At last she rushed to Panakkad and met with Sayyid Munavvar Ali Shihab and explained her situation and inevitable need of the coming back of her husband to survival of her small and poor family. There were several contradictory elements-if its were the basis-in the case. The victim was from another state and culture, they were from different religions, they were different with distance also as the killed was from Kerala and from neighbouring town of Thangl and the another from another state. But Mr. Munavvarali Thangal was, like the compassionate Keralates, addressing the humanity in both sides. He fond that the family members of the killed have no way to survive without getting the blood money as they lost their source. In such a way the case forcefully needed to organise a campaign for release of Athi Muthu. Thangal promised Malathy his interference in the case.


And by the humanitarian helps of the people the campaign of Sayyid Munavvar Ali Shihab for Arjun Athi Muthu became successful and in precence of the community leaders and Sayyid Munavvar Ali Shihab Great Sayyid Hyder Ali Shihab handed the amount over to Malathy in order her husband was freed. Sayyid Munavvar Ali Shihab expressed his thanks with prayers to the people and consortiums helped the campaign like Sahran Group of companies Jeddah, NA Haris foundation, AMP foundation Mala, Sturling international Kuwait and Salim money exchange of UAE. The 2017 story mentioned in Tamil movie named 'the blood money'.


The generosity of this blessed land extended to living human to the dead bodies also like we experienced in the case of Venugopal from Kanjangadu as he died in one of the hospitals at Sharjah UAE. Venugopal had admitted to a private hospital there following a cardiac arrest. But unfortunately the heart disorder followed with a stroke which forced the relatives to use all possible medical assistance without looking into the expenditure. But amid serious follow-ups the poor man died after all strives. The hospital authorities held the dead body of Venugopal when the relatives failed to pay bills which was of a huge amount. It was costed 2,17,000 Dirhams equel to 50 lack INR.


In such a pathetic situation they approached Sayyid Swadiq Ali Shihab Thangal, President of IUML to find a solution for the problem. He began his interference through the network of KMCC to reduce the amount by hospital authorities and find out a way to pay the reduced bills. Upon the request of a leader like Sayyid Swadiq Ali Shihab Thangal in the name of humanity and generosity the hospital authorities reduced the amount to 40,000 Dirhams. The campaign and movements for Venugopal became success and the mortal body was buried without any grief exept of the demise.


These are single and individual examples to see the generosity of Kerala. The main mechanism works behind it is their unity. This unity is more evident and clear in the disastrous calamities. Whenever a calamity or desaster occur we can see them as sacrifice much as possible to rescue and rehabilitate the affected people, living beings and buildings. Though we have to put as an example any disaster for this the Wayanad landslides of 2024 is more clear. On July 30, 2024, Wayanad was hit by a severe cloudburst, resulting in three major landslides within four hours. The epicentre of this disaster, Mundakkai, experienced an extraordinary 572 mm of rainfall over 48 hours. The relentless rains have caused widespread devastation, with landslides and flooding affecting multiple areas, including Meppadi, Chooralmala, Vythiri, Attamala, Noolpuzha, and Mundakkai. 413 were lost their lives, more than 10,234 people were displaced, 1,208 homes distroyed and 152 people were missed disaster was very pathetic.


Amid all the obstacles, the unity of the people of Kerala was evident right from the beginning. People from all parts of Kerala joined hands in the rescue operations. Camps were set up quickly in which apart from food, medicines and essential items, counselling services were provided to each and every affected person. There was an influx of aid into the camps. Ministers, led by a cabinet sub-committee, camped at the site and directly supervised all the rescue and relief activities. Proper arrangements were made for burying the deceased, in a plot in Puthumala Estate, which was acquired within days, to set up a crematorium. Alongside all this, the state government started the necessary steps to relocate those in the camps to rented houses and government quarters, which enabled the survivors to move into normal living conditions in a matter of just weeks.


After nesessery and emergency interfiearences and actions as part of rescue activities, Kerala soon turned to rehabilitation process. Burial of the dead, setting up of relief camps, Ensuring
the food and water, Medical assistance for injured, search for the missed and after All consolation for the terribly afraid minds were prioratased. In the rehabilitation the foremost need was the shelter because most of dwellers of the affected area were lost their houses and possesions. So, the government, political parties, business tycoons and rich individuals rushed the affected area with their contributions. Among the contributions the most notable was the contribution of Indian Union Muslim League (IUML). The Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) has undertaken a major housing initiative for families impacted by the devastating 2024 Wayanad landslides. The project features the construction of 105 fully furnished homes across 11.5 acres of land in Muttil, with the first phase of 51 houses successfully handed over to beneficiaries.


Indianexpress, the leading print media in India incucated the meanings of the meaningful movement of Indian union Muslims League discribing it as real Kerala story as they reported: Fifty-one families, whose homes were washed away in the 2024 Wayanad landslide tragedy, on Monday moved into new houses built as part of the Indian Union Muslim League’s rehabilitation project. Images of people belonging to different faiths being ushered into their new homes with their religious rituals went viral online, with many, including social media handles affiliated to IUML ally Congress, calling this the “real Kerala story”. Of those rehabilitated on Monday, 14 families were from the Hindu community. Lamps were lit and pujas were conducted at their homes as they moved in. The new houses were built at Muttil in Wayanad. Each 1,060-square-foot, single-storey house is built on eight cents (around 3,485 square feet) of land. As part of the IUML’s project, each house was also furnished, and the families were provided with a grocery kit. (https://indianexpress.com/article/india/real-kerala-story-10659063/)


When we go through the report of The Deccan Herald, another leading print news we could get more details. On 27 April 2026 Arjun Ragunadh, it's correspondent reported from Thiruvananthapuram it as follow. He says: While the houses provided by the Kerala government to the Wayanad landslide affected are caught up in row over quality and the construction of the houses promised by Congress is yet to begin, housewarming of 51 houses constructed by the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) was done on Monday (April 27). Three-bedroom houses with a total area of 1,060 square feet in eight cents of land were already handed over to the beneficiaries on February 28. Adequate furniture and household materials are also provided to the residents and they will start living in the new homes from Monday. The project is set up on 11 acres of land at Muttil - Meppadi road in Wayanad. A total of 105 houses are planned. Construction of the remaining houses are progressing. The cost for each house is estimated at Rs 26 lakh. Common facilities like community hall and park are also being set up.


The Kerala government is setting up a township for the landslide affected people. Out of the 410 houses planned, 178 were handed over on March 1. But since basic works were still pending, the houses could not be occupied yet. (https://www.deccanherald.com/india/kerala/iumls-houses-for-wayanad-landslide-hit-victims-becomes-a-reality-3982667)


In short, generosity in Kerala is deeply embedded in its social fabric, defined by rapid, community-driven crowdfunding for medical emergencies and massive volunteer efforts during natural disasters. Also Kerala has repeatedly shown that humanity and crowdfunding can create miracles during times of crisis. Whether it is for life-saving medical treatments, disaster relief, or supporting families in need, people across the state often come together by donating even small amounts through social media and online fundraising platforms. This strong culture of compassion, unity, generosity, and community support has helped countless patients receive urgent care and given hope to families facing financial hardship. Kerala's willingness to stand together reflects the belief that every life matters, proving that collective kindness can change lives and inspire society. This culture of compassion thrives alongside high literacy, with locals actively supporting palliative care, orphanages, and the homeless across religious divides. That is why we discribe this land as shore of generosity.


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