Mirpurkhas:A grand intellectual and training session was organised by Jamia Noor-ul-Quran with the special participation of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) central leader and Member of the National Assembly Pir Aftab Shah Jilani and PPP Mirpurkhas City Corporation President Pir Izzat Shah Jilani.
The chief guest and keynote speaker at the event was Mufti-e-Azam Pakistan and President of Tanzeem-ul-Madaris Ahl-e-Sunnat Pakistan, Allama Professor Mufti Muneeb-ur-Rehman.
The central theme of the session was ‘Challenges Facing by Mosques and Madaris in the Modern Era and the Responsibilities of the Muslim Ummah.’
In his special address, Mufti Muneeb-ur-Rehman highlighted the importance of religious seminaries and mosques in the present era.
He said that mosques and madaris were fortresses of Islam and that adapting these institutions to modern requirements had become essential to meet contemporary challenges.
He urged the Muslim Ummah to maintain unity and fulfil its responsibility of providing religious and intellectual training to the younger generation.
Addressing the gathering, President of the Sunni Ulama Council Allama Maulana Ashraf Gormani and head of Jamia Noor-ul-Quran Mufti Muhammad Sharif Saeedi Ashrafi said that, alongside contemporary education, students at madaris were also being introduced to modern computer technology.
They said Pakistan was a fortress of Islam and that religious seminaries were playing their role in promoting and upholding Islamic teachings in the country.
Before the session, Mufti-e-Azam Pakistan Mufti Muneeb-ur-Rehman, PPP central leader and MNA Pir Aftab Shah Jilani, PPP Mirpurkhas City Corporation President Pir Izzat Shah Jilani, and Allama Maulana Ashraf Gormani jointly inaugurated a modern computer laboratory for students of Jamia Noor-ul-Quran. Mufti Muneeb-ur-Rehman later offered a special prayer.
The event was attended by PPP Mirpurkhas City President Pir Izzat Shah Jilani, Mirpurkhas Municipal Corporation Mayor Abdul Rauf Ghori, Pir Nasir Jan Sarhandi, Pir Muzammil Jan Sarhandi, Chairman Haji Hanif Memon, Chairman Dost Muhammad Khaskheli, and members of the young political and social team of Jilani House Mirpurkhas, including Yasir Umrani, Sardar Babar Khaskheli, Asif Umrani, Mir Umar Umrani, Zamin Ali Baloch and Fakhar Ali Khaskheli.
A large number of prominent religious scholars, spiritual leaders, business representatives, social and political figures, and students of the seminary also attended the event.