Bhatkal: Jamia Islamia to Host International Educational Convention on Mar 18
Yahya Hallare
Daijiworld Media Network - Bhatkal
With Inputs from Media Release
Bhatkal, Mar 10: Jamia Islamia Bhatkal will conduct an international educational convention to mark its 50th year celebrations on March 18.
Inayatullah Gawai, convenor, media committee told reporters that to mark the 50 years anniversary of the Jamia Islamia Madrasa, a series of educational programmes of National and International level have been planned under the able leadership of Hazrat Maulana Syed Muhammed Rabey Husaini Nadvi, patron of Jamia Islamia, Bhatkal and President of All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) from March 18 to 21 in Bhatkal.
He added that the main theme of this convention is “The Role of Islamic Madrasas in Establishing Peace in the World”.
Noted scholars, educational experts and number of dignitaries such as K Rahman Khan (Deputy Chariman, Rajya Sabha), Shankar Bidri (Director General of Police), Vishveshwar Hedge Kageri (Education Minister), E T Muhammed Basheer (MP & Former minister for Education, Kerala), Dr Mahmoodur Rahman IAS (Ex Vice Chancellor Aligarh Muslim University), Shri Brahmanand Saraswati Swamiji (Dharmasthala Devara Gudde, Shri Gurudeva Mathadesha), Maulana Nizamuddin (General Secretary All India Muslim Personal Law Board), Maulana Mohammed Salim Qasmi (Principal Darul Uloom Deoband), Maulana Abdullah Mughaisi (President All India Milli Council), Maulana Syed Salman Nadvi (President Jamiat-e-Shabab), Dr Saeedur Rahman Azmi (principal Nadva University, Lucknow) amongst many others will participate in this convention.
He said that the event will also comprise an exhibition on Islam, Quran and Humanity, Navayath culture and civilization and exhibition on contribution of Jamia graduates.
Press meets were held in this regard in various places like Karwar, Kumta, Bhatkal and Mangalore, apart from meetings with committee members at Jamia Islamia, Bhatkal and Muslim representatives of Uttara Kannada district.
A large number of people from Goa and Mangalore are also expected to participate. Jamia Islamia also held meetings in the Gulf with people from Bhatkal, Manki, Valki, Murdeshwar, Byndoor, and Shiroor residing in Saudi Arabia, UAE, Muscat, and Qatar. More than 2000 Bhatkalis from the Gulf would also be present.
Meetings were also held with police departments, tahsildar, panchayats etc.
The Jamia Islamia was founded on 20th August 1962 under the able guidance and patronage of Dr Ali Saheb Malpa, Janab Sada Jafri Sahab, Al-Hajj Muhaiuddin Saheb Muniri, Janab D A Abubakar Saheb and D A Ismail Saheb. The Madrasa has the strength of 1100 students, 47 teachers, and 30 non-teaching staff members. The curriculum comprises religious subjects such as tafseer and hadith along with languages, geography, political science, history, maths, and others. Jamia has also a full fledged department of Hifz (memorization of the entire Quran).