ISLAMABAD August 22: An extension lecture on “Religious Nature of Human Beings” was organized at Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) yesterday. Eminent American scholar, Dr. Umar FaruqAbd-Allah was the keynote speaker. Chairman, Higher Education Commission (HEC), Prof. Dr. Mukhtar Ahmed was the chief guest while Vice Chancellor, AIOU, Prof. Dr. Zia Ul-Qayyum hosted the event. Vice chancellors, rectors, foreign delegates of various universities, Senior Advisor, Center of Excellence, AIOU, Muhammad Rafiq Tahir, Head, Seerat-ul-Nabi Chair, Prof. SahibzadaSajid Ur Rehman, Deans, Faculty Members, and Principal Officers were also present. This lecture was organized by Seerat-ul-Nabi Chair, AIOU.
Dr. Umar FaruqAbd-Allah said that religion tells the rules and regulations of society while living on earth. He presented a detailed overview of concepts, humanity, spirituality, and ethics and described the beliefs of the world’s major religions (Christianity, Hinduism, Buddhism, African traditional religion, Sikhism, Judaism, and Jainism). He added that Islam is the second largest religion in the world. Being Muslims we believe that Muhammad (PBUH) is the last prophet of Allah. Dr.Faruq also mentioned the books he wrote for the propagation of Islam.
Chairman, HEC, Prof. Dr. Mukhtar Ahmad said that one hundred and twenty-four thousand prophets came to convey the message of Allah to us and Hazrat Muhammad (peace be upon him) is the last prophet and now the responsibility of preaching and teaching Islam is on scholars like Dr. Umar Faruq and are doing it which is another great favor of Allah to the Muslim Ummah. Dr. Mukhtar Ahmed said that these kinds of events are being organized regularly in Allama Iqbal Open University under the leadership of VC, Prof. Dr. Zia Ul-Qayyum. Three chairs have been established for research and academic discussions which will be beneficial for the Muslim Ummah and Pakistan.
The Vice-Chancellor, AIOU, Prof. Dr. Zia Ul-Qayyum said that the promotion of Islamic education is a common responsibility of all of us, and each of us should do our part with determination and firm belief. He added that in AIOU, faculty of Arabic and Islamic Studies is already engaged in this task, and to strengthen their efforts, we established the Seerat-ul-Nabi Chair. Vice Chancellor said that we have also established a center for language and translation studies in the university. Muhammad Rafiq Tahir and Professor SahibzadaSajidur Rahman also addressed the event.-PR
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