Mohammad Aslam is a 35-year-old man who works as a muazzin. He calls the azaan at a mosque in New Delhi, India. He hasn’t been paid for over two years and this is causing him serious money problems. He used to get paid 16,000 rupees a month from rent money from buildings owned by a religious trust called Waqf.
The problem is the rent money that should be paying Aslam isn’t getting to him. This money has not been paid to him for more than two years. It makes life really hard for him because he depends on that money to take care of himself and his family. Even though he is not getting paid he continues to call the faithful to prayer every day.
This situation points to a problem with how money from religious trusts like Waqf is handled. The fact that Aslam is not being paid shows how these issues can hurt real people. This shows how not handling the money properly affects those doing important work in their local communities.