Safeeyah and the mammon family business

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Safeeyah and the

mammon family business

On the 24 th of April 2009 I wrote a 3 page letter to Moosa Moosa, the chairman of the Avalon Cinema Group concerning conservatism an moralit!" #he setting of the letter was a cinema which Moosa Moosa operates from the premises of a gam$ling esta$lishment in the cit! of %ur$an, in south Africa" %isclosure on Moosa Moosa&s $usiness is not news" 'is compan! avertises ail! to the pu$lic an information a$out his role in the compan! is pu$licall! ispla!e on the compan! we$site"

(u$lishing this letter promotes awareness of the ini)uitous ealings of gam$ling operators an those

that are closel! associate to their vices" I hope an pra! that through reaing this letter families an the pu$lic will turn their $ac*s on the gam$ling esta$lishments" +e must not $e swa!e $! the aling lights, famil! attractions an large crows that aorn gam$ling esta$lishments"

#here is a stor! of woman -the nightingale. mentione in this letter" #his nightingale is Moosa Moosa&s aughter /afee!ah Moosa" /afee!ah is the elest chil" elow are photos of /afee!ah at

the theatre followe $! the letter to her father Moosa"



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24 April 2009

To: Moosa MoosaChairmanAvalon Cinema Group

Physical Addresss:

Upper Office ui!e"Cinema Comple#"

uncoas! Casino and $n!er!ainmen! %orld"uncoas! &oulevard"

nell Parade"'ur(an"ou!h Africa

Pos!al Address:

P)O) &o# 200"'ur(an"

*+a,ulu-.a!al"ou!h Africa"

4000

Telephone: 2/ 1 3 200/

acsimili: 2/ 1 3 09

'ear ir

The !+o leadin5 $ncyclopaedia pu(lica!ions in !he +orld are Microsof!6s $ncar!a and &ri!annica)

&e!+een !he !+o pu(lica!ions 7 prefer $ncar!a) &e!!er maps" (e!!er s!a!is!ics and +orld da!a" (e!!erin!erac!ivi!y and more user friendly)

The +ord casino" is !he 8ey+ord from +hich 7 shall (e5in my appeal and invi!a!ion !o you) Microsof!$ncar!as $n5lish dic!ionary defines casino as follo+s:

casinocasino [kə snō]

( plural casinos)

noun

1. gambling establishment: a private club, or a room in a club, hotel, or other establishment, where gambling takes

place

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To say !he very leas!" runnin5 a (usiness a! !he premises of a casino es!a(lishmen! is no! conserva!ive)

7! is no! conserva!ive 7slamically" in fac! i! is impious" (u! may(e more appealin5 !o you is !ha! i! is no!conserva!ive in 7ndian cul!ure) Truly conserva!ive 7ndian family values" +hich forms !he founda!ion ofour common ances!ral heri!a5e" our mo!herland 7ndia" did no! (ec8on us !o immorali!y and !o prey on

each o!hers +ea8nesses) The !ric8s!ers and !he scam ar!is!s and !he 5am(lin5 opera!ors +ho prey onpeoples emo!ional +ea8nesses do no! conform !o !he hum(le conserva!ive family values of !radi!ional7ndian fol8)

This small !o8en of conserva!ism is sufficien! for you !o apprecia!e my appeal !o you (u! 7 +an! !o say

more !o you in !his le!!er)

7 +an! !o !ell you a (eau!iful s!ory a(ou! a lady and sin5er) The lady is !he ni5h!in5ale and 7 havedecided no! !o reveal her name in !his le!!er; !ha! sin5s a s!ory of pie!y a(ou! <unaid <amshe" +homshe descri(ed as a leadin5 Pa8is!ani pop s!ar) Personally 7 don! 8no+ <unaid <amshe) 7 have neverresearched him and 7 don! even 8no+ if 7 am spellin5 his name ri5h!" (u! 7 do 8no+ !ha! she loved !o!ell his s!ory of pie!y" perseverance" success and happiness) 7n fac! she un!hin8in5 !old me !he e#ac!same s!ory and she !a8es appro#ima!ely 1=-20 minu!es !o !ell !he s!ory; !+ice) 7 didn! for5e! i! !he

firs! !ime" (u! 7 s!ayed >uie! and 7 le! her 5o on and !ell i! !o me a second !ime) My hear! could no!dare in!errup! !his ni5h!in5ale !ha! +as !ruly !ellin5 !his s!ory from her 5lo+in5 and !ender hear! 1=-

20 minu!es a5ain;) he is so so so happy !ellin5 !he s!ory and 7 pre!ended !o (e hearin5 i! for !he firs!!ime ?us! (ecause 7 +an!ed her have !ha! happiness and !ha! ?oy !o fill her hear! all over a5ain) he is



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a middle a5ed +omen in her for!ies (u! 7 s+ear !ha! +hen she spea8s you +ould !hin8 she +as ?us! 1

years old) This is !he son5 of !he ni5h!in5ale:

Junaid started his career as Pakistan’s leading pop star.

Junaid had advertising contracts with the likes of Pepsi, etc.

Then one day Junaid decided to turn his life toward Allah and abandon western

extravagances.

He grew a beard and lost his advertising contracts, etc, etc.

ventually, out of work, he borrowed !oney and opened up a textile factory !akingkurtahs.

"n his very first batch of kurtahs that he !ade he cut the !aterial too s!all and he thengot scared that all the fabric would go to waste without being able to sell the! and payback his creditors.

#ut Al Hu!$du$lillah, he was blessed and delivered by Allah, when a buyer fro! #angladeshcalled and asked for a ship!ent of kurtahs and the buyer specified that he wanted s!allersi%es because !ost #angladeshis are s!all in built. The buyer co!plained to Junaid that inthe past the kurtahs they bought fro! other suppliers were the standard si%e and thesewere too large for their people.

And so it was decreed by Allah. Junaid&s s!all cut was already !ade, ready and waiting forthe #angladeshi buyer even before he knew it.

" re!e!ber how when telling the story both ti!es she said that Allah does not take 'usttake away fro! you. He gives it back to yo . And " think she were trying to !ake the pointthat your ro%y (sustenance) is written for you and you !ust choose if you want to live yourlife in accordance with co!!and!ents of Allah or otherwise.

Thus ends her s!ory of pie!y) A (eau!iful and inspirin5 s!ory from a (eau!iful Muslim lady for you" a

charisma!ic (usinessman and man of respec!a(le charac!er in !he 7ndian communi!y)

7f you 8ne+ her she +ould mel! your hear! in an ins!an!)

7f you 8ne+ her hear!@

7f you 8ne+@

Comin5 (ac8 !o !he issue of 5am(lin5 es!a(lishmen!s 7!s (een very clear from !he very (e5innin5 of

uncoas! Casino !ha! !he (usiness communi!y +as compe!in5 for a 5am(lin5 license !o opera!e acasino and 5am(lin5 rooms in !he hear! of 'ur(an) They +ere no! compe!in5 over a piece of land !o(uild a ne+ shoppin5 mall) 7n fac! 7 do remem(er ho+ one of !he casino license !enderers (e5an

(uildin5 erec!ions ad?acen! !o !he 7CC (uildin5 ahead of securin5 !he license) 7n !he end he ac!ually los!!he license !o ano!her (usiness 5roup) o !his is !he charac!eris!ic of !he uncoas! casinoes!a(lishmen!) 7! is essen!ially a 5am(lin5 es!a(lishmen!)

7ma5ine if ni5h!clu(s had ni5h! care rooms for (a(ies and !oddlers and if (ro!hels had familyres!auran!s) ou +ill no dou(! a5ree !ha! i! is an impious considera!ion) e! !his is !he very impiousand immoral modis operandi used (y casino opera!ors) These !ac!ics and !he su(!le and decaden!social en5ineerin5 is odious)

To (oos! revenues" !o pay cos!s" !o remove !he s!i5ma of immorali!y and !o hide !he preda!ory na!ureof 5am(lin5 opera!ions" !he casino opera!ors have (rou5h! family a!!rac!ions !o !heir a(omina(lees!a(lishmen!s !o +heedle and invei5le ne+ cus!omers) our cinema a! uncoas! casino is a ma5ne! !odra+ in families !o !he 5am(lin5 es!a(lishmen!s" +i!hou! +hich many a moral and decen! 7ndian +ife+ould s!ron5ly re(u8e !heir hus(ands from en!erin5 5am(lin5 rooms +ere !hey ris8 ruinin5 !heir



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childrens fu!ures and (e5in plan!in5 seeds of discord and disuni!y in 5ood 7ndian homes) 7! is hard for

man !o !a8e his family !o casino es!a(lishmen! and leave !he +ife and children idlin5 around sofas anddec8 chairs) A 5am(ler ra!ionaliBes !ha! if he came here !o +as!e 1000 a! !he casino he has !o 5ive

!he 8ids 00 for movies" popcorn and video 5ames) O!her+ise !here is a fi5h! in !he house andaccusa!ions s!ar! flyin5 in every direc!ion) Gam(lin5 opera!ors are very very sensi!ive !o !hesescenarios and +i!hou! !he family a!!rac!ions such as cinemas" video 5ame arcades" day care cen!ers"live sho+s" and a hive of res!auran!s and coffee shops !he s!i5ma of immorali!y re!urns and !hey losecus!omers and 5am(lin5 revenues (e5in !o slump)

o +i!h family a!!rac!ions en!renched a! !he casino es!a(lishmen!" even!ually" !he children learn !heha(i!) Thus a ne+ 5enera!ion of cus!omers for !he 5am(lin5 opera!ors)

Conclusion:

7!s riday and i! appears from your ne+spaper adver!isemen! !ha! you don! even close !he cinema

durin5 !he !ime of <umma salaah) o 7 decided !o (rin5 !he (ayaan lec!ureDspeech; !o your office !hisriday mornin5)

7 appeal !o your sense of conserva!ism and morali!y !o avoid haraam prohi(i!ed; prac!ices and !o

reloca!e your offices and your (usinesses a+ay from !he uncoas! casino and 5am(lin5 es!a(lishmen!)

ours sincerely and <umma Mu(ara8 from

,iad Cassim +ho is very approacha(le;Mo(ile: EEE EEE EEEE

Fome: EEE EEEE EEE$-Mail: EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE)EEE

Physical and pos!al address:

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'ocumen! Fis!ory: <an 2014 H irs! uploaded !o scri(d)/ <an 2014 H Chan5ed !he !i!le)

0 'ec 2014 H emoved an email address2 May 201/ H Chan5ed !i!le and added pho!os of afeeyah Moosa

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