The Islamic Medical Association of South Africa’s (IMASA) Graduates Dinner is an annual event that has been held, without fail since the inception of the organisation. Initially it was held at the homes of the executive members in Durban. Now with the growing numbers and with other health-care institutions accepting students from all race groups, larger venues are needed and such functions are held in Durban, Johannesburg, Pretoria, Bloemfontein and Cape Town. These functions may also allow some centres an opportunity to raise funds for the organization’s many social welfare projects. The primary aim of these functions is to introduce the graduates to the IMASA and it’s activities and invite them to join the organisation and help enhance and further it’s workings. Invited speakers provide motivational talks to advise graduates on Islam’s value system.
This year’s event in Durban was held on the 28 November 2018 at the Orient Hall. The guest speaker, Moulana Junaid Kharsany, emphasised the need for minorities to rise above the mundane and to be the “sugar “ in the country by being instrumental to the upliftment of the poor majority. By way of example he quoted the role of the Parsees in India and Pakistan, who are a tiny minority but have created entities such as Bata and Tata which are tremendous assets to the country and its people. He went on to give the following advice: “A Muslim understands that Islam requires us to benefit society as a whole. Historically, minorities were valued in their host societies because of the principled values they contributed. If we as a generation of graduates are going to excel, we must be propelled not by the desire of monetary gain or rank, but by the promotion of compassionate service, the very cardinal quality of Islam. Be as enthusiastic and motivated when serving our country’s disenfranchised, as you would serving the elite. Be as compassionate in a rural South African hospital as you would in a Palestinian clinic. After all, a Muslim is called on to serve all of the creation of Allah Ta’ala. May you be the pride of the Ummah and the beloved of the Almighty.”
The highlight of the evening is the taking of the Oath of the Muslim Health Care Worker by all the graduates after which they are treated to a sumptuous dinner and leave with gifts (mainly of beneficial Islamic literature with the advice to study these for the real “final exam”).
MEDICAL
Zakaria Ahmed Ismail
Khalid Ebrahim
Mohammed Yousuf Kazi
Abu Bakr Arbee
Sideeq Arnold
Taherah Makada
Zakkiyah Patel
Fathima Bhorat
Fathima Osman
Mahadi Gabralla
Nabeelah Karimulla
Mohamed Thamish Carrim
Asif Ahmed Solwa
Ebrahim Kamdar
Faizan Nadvi
MEDICAL – CHINA
Abdur Rahman Paruk
Abdur Rauf Dosani
Yusuf Amra
Naeem Khan
Zain Peermamode
Leeya Jasat
Ahmed Gora Mahomed
Zaheer Lorgat
Mohammed Goga
Sehrish B Khan
Mohammed Bassa
Yusuf Trook
Ziyaad Moolla
Kajee
Yusuf Peer
Reaz Moolla
Shehzaad Soomar
Maneeza Ismail
Sayed M A Kader
MEDICAL – ROMANIA
Muhammad Ja’far Mehtar
Ahmed Kauthar Peer
Zaheer Dawjee
MEDICAL – MAURITIUS
Nazmeera Khalil
PHARMACY
Aalia Dawood
Asma Chohan
Basheera Ameen
Fathima Zahra Tayob
Fathima Azzahra Suleman
Hanifa Bibi Amod
Humraaz Kaja
Juwairiyyah Vahed
Kaneez Fathima Fakey
Maryam Ashraf Karodia
Maseeha Bayat
Maseeha Muslim
Mohamed Hoosen Suleman
Naseerah Jadwat
Saajida Khatoon Rizvi
Salma Patel
Sumaiya Motala
Tasmia Ahmed Suleman
Yumna Moosa
Zeenat Ebrahim
PSYCHOLOGY
Khadija Jamal
PHARMACY – RHODES UNIVERSITY
Koketso Moropa
Muhammad Solwa
Yusuf Vahed
Sumaiyah Moosa
Taufeeq Mahomed
Fathima Zahraa Hoosen
Safwaan Vahed
Sadehya Khan
Zakariyya Ganie
Muhammad Raja
AUDIOLOGY
Jahaan Paruk
Husna Mahomed
Zahrah Cassim
Tasnim Dawood
PHYSIOTHERAPY
Usraa Gani
Mishkah Ally
Husna Yusuf
Raeesah Sahib
Arshiya Dahal
OPTOMETRY
Naseerah Simjee
Karima Khan
Jauhara Khan
Tasneem Amod
Husna Paruk
Uzair Amod
Ahmed Randeree
SPEECH THERAPY
Hamida Mahomed Jooma
Lutfiyya Lakhi
Saadia Mayat
Kadhija Hoosen
Leyya Muslim
Khadijah Desai
Aamina Randaree
OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY
Ilhaam Ahmed
Layla Suffla
Hawa Khan Essop
Siddeeqah Kader
Raeesa Simjee
Humayra Rawat
Farzana Moosa
Aziza Mulla
Zahrah Patel
NURSING
Waseem Ballim
POST GRADUATES
Emad Elhuni
Hossam Ghamo
Mohammed Mitha