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The Vice-Principal, Bakhtyar Pirzada al-Azhari, visited Bhera Sharif to meet Pir Muhammad Amin Ul Hasnat Shah on Friday 27th January 2023, on the final leg of his journey in Pakistan.
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The Vice-Principal, Bakhtyar Pirzada al-Azhari, was hosted at the Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) in Islamabad, Pakistan, on Monday 23rd January 2023.
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Vice-Principal, Bakhtyar Pirzada al-Azhari, in Lahore and Jhang, Pakistan. Visited Data Ganj Bukhsh (ra) shrine and attended various meetings.
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Vice-Principal, Bakhtyar Pirzada Al-Azhari, in Faisalabad, Pakistan. Visited resting places of late Allama Sa‘id Ahmad As‘ad (ra) and Allama Ata-ul-Mustafa Nuri (ra).
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Monthly Shabb-e Karam (Night of Benevolence) gathering held at Jamia Al-Karam on Saturday 14th January 2023.
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27/01/23 – VICE-PRINCIPAL VISITS BHERA SHARIF, SARGODHA, PAKISTAN![]()
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On the final leg of his journey in Pakistan, on Friday 27th January 2023, the Vice-Principal, Bakhtyar Pirzada al-Azhari, travelled to Bhera Sharif in Sargodha, Pakistan, to meet the honourable Pir Muhammad Amin Ul Hasnat Shah (Principal of Dar-ul-Uloom Muhammadia Ghausia, Chancellor of Al-Karam International Institute, Shaykh of Tariqah at the Amir-us-Salikeen Khanqah of Bhera Sharif, and former Minister of State for Religious Affairs & Interfaith Harmony of Pakistan).![]()
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Upon arrival, the Vice-Principal had a meeting with Pir Amin Ul Hasnat Shah in his study prior to the Friday Prayer congregation. The Friday Prayer was offered at the Amir-us-Salikeen Mosque adjacent to the resting places of Hadrat Diya’ al-Ummat Justice Pir Muhammad Karam Shah al-Azhari (ra) and his father and grandfather. During the sermon, the Vice-Principal was asked to share some words and thoughts with the congregation, and so he had the honour of speaking at this historical mosque and mausoleum. Following the prayer, the Vice-Principal accompanied Pir Amin Ul Hasnat Shah as he routinely met members of the local community and addressed issues of concern. The Vice-Principal then paid respects and offered prayers at the mausoleum of Hadrat Diya’ al-Ummat (ra) and had lunch with various guests. He was then taken on a tour of the new buildings that form part of the campus of the Al-Karam International Institute, particularly the Faculty of Law and Shari‘ah as well as the under construction Mosque and Qur’an Complex.![]()
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The Vice-Principal then visited the staff quarters of Dar-ul-Uloom Muhammadia Ghausia to meet and enquire about the health of the senior most teacher, the elder scholar, Allama Malak Ata Muhammad. He also visited the current Mufti of Bhera Sharif and Shaykh-ul-Hadith of the Dar-ul-Uloom, Mufti Sher Muhammad Khan. Here, the Vice-Principal also had the opportunity to meet the Vice-Principal of the Dar-ul-Uloom, Sahibzada Dr Abul Hasan Muhammad Shah, brother of Pir Amin Ul Hasnat Shah. After offering the Asr Prayer at the Abu Bakr al-Siddiq Mosque in the student hostel campus, the Vice-Principal departed from Bhera Sharif.![]()
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On route to Islamabad Airport, the Vice-Principal stopped in Chakwal where he met with the learned scholar, who is the first Bhera graduate to have completed PhD at Egypt’s Al-Azhar University and currently manages his own seminaries, Dr Hafiz Abdul Wahid al-Azhari. After a busy week in Pakistan, the Vice-Principal then began his return journey to the UK. Al-hamdu lillah.![]()
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23/01/23 – VICE-PRINCIPAL HOSTED AT ALLAMA IQBAL OPEN UNIVERSITY![]()
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During his trip to Pakistan, on Monday 23rd January 2023, the Vice-Principal, Bakhtyar Pirzada al-Azhari, travelled to Islamabad where he was hosted at the Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU), which is the world’s second largest open university. ![]()
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Upon arrival, the Vice-Principal was welcomed at the university’s Centre of Excellence by its Coordinator and Senior Advisor to the Project Management Unit (PMU), Mr Muhammad Rafique Tahir, and his eminence, Sahibzada Pir Dr Sajid-ur-Rehman of Baghar Sharif, who is Chairman of the Seerat-un-Nabi Chair at AIOU, and Dr Hafiz Muhammad Sajjad (Associate Professor, Department of Interfaith Studies). The Centre of Excellence of the AIOU comprises three academic chairs: Seerat-un-Nabi Chair, Iqbal Chair on Tasawwuf and Muslim Thought, and History Chair of Creating Archives of Intelligentsia of Pakistan. ![]()
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After various introductions, a formal meeting of the management board of the Seerat-un-Nabi Chair was held, of which the Vice-Principal is a member. Amongst various points of agenda, during the meeting the Vice-Principal delivered a presentation and took questions from board members.![]()
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Following the meeting, a luncheon in honour of the Vice-Principal was organised which was attended by senior lecturers, faculty heads and scholars including Mr Muhammad Rafique Tahir (Senior Advisor, PMU), Sahibzada Pir Dr Sajid-ur-Rehman (Chairman, Seerat-un-Nabi Chair), Prof Dr Fateh Muhammad Malik (Chairman, Iqbal Chair), Prof Dr Shah Muhyuddin Hashmi (Dean, Faculty of Arabic and Islamic Studies), Prof Dr Abdul Aziz Sahir (Chairman, Department of Urdu), Dr Ghulam Shams-ur-Rehman (Chairman, Department of Interfaith Studies), Dr Hafiz Muhammad Sajjad (Associate Professor, Department of Interfaith Studies), amongst other guests.![]()
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Following the luncheon, the Vice-Principal toured the Central Library of the university and met the senior librarian. Here, key literary works of the Founder of Jamia Al-Karam in the UK, Shaykh Muhammad Imdad Hussain Pirzada in Arabic, English and Urdu were presented to the library and duly received. Thereafter, the Vice-Principal was invited to the Faculty of Arabic and Islamic Studies where he was hosted by the Dean, Prof Dr Shah Muhyuddin Hashmi, who had recently visited Jamia Al-Karam in the UK. Here, the Vice-Principal met and had tea with various members of faculty staff and lecturers.![]()
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A formal meeting was then arranged within the faculty where the Vice-Principal delivered a presentation covering various themes of academic studies, vision in a globalised world and intellectual approaches. Following the discussion, Q&As with the Vice-Principal continued. During the meeting, the Vice-Principal was informed that a postgraduate student was presently researching and writing an MPhil thesis examining Shaykh Pirzada’s commentary of the Qur’an, the ‘Tafsir Imdad al-Karam’ at AIOU, as well as the books ‘Imdad-us-Sarf’ and ‘Imdad-un-Nahw’ of Shaykh Pirzada were being used in the study of Arabic Grammar even in Pakistan within academic circles due to their simplicity and effectiveness. At the end of the session, the Vice-Principal was presented with the latest publications of the faculty and an honorary faculty shield. ![]()
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With informal discussions and introductions, meeting various staff and lecturers, the Vice-Principal then departed from the university after a day spent with learned people exchanging ideas and increasing knowledge and understanding. The Vice-Principal expressed his gratitude and thanks to all who were present in particular the faculty heads and centre leaders who arranged and hosted the visit.![]()
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Earlier on Friday, the Vice-Principal, Bakhtyar Pirzada al-Azhari, arrived in Bhera, Pakistan, at the Amir-us-Salikeen Khanqah of Hadrat Diya’ al-Ummat Justice Pir Muhammad Karam Shah al-Azhari (ra) and the Masha’ikh of Bhera Sharif (ra) moments before the Friday Prayer congregation. He was welcomed and suddenly asked to deliver a message to the congregation made up of students, lecturers and members of the local community.