AIOU: Int’l Islamic Moot Held

Islamabad, The Gulf Observer: A two-day international conference on “Tradition and Modernity in Islamic Thought: Contemporary and Historical Perspective” organized by the Department of Islamic Thought, History and Culture, Faculty of Arabic and Islamic Studies, Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) Islamabad. Vice Chancellor AIOU, Prof. Dr. Nasir Mahmood said that a road map should be defined for reforming the society, following which the new generation can start a good life.

Delegates from Maldives, Iraq, Sri Lanka and other countries are participating in the conference

We must get out of our own confines to listen to others and foster a culture of conversation and that is how the atmosphere of cooperation and equality will be established in society. He congratulated the organizers of the conference and thanked the national and international participants.

Former Chairman, Council of Islamic Ideology, Dr. Muhammad Khalid Masood was the chief guest at the opening session while Professor Emeritus, Bath Spa University, UK, Dr. Iftikhar Malik was the keynote speaker. Vice Chancellor, Riphah International University, Prof. Dr. Anis Ahmed was the guest of honor. Dean, Faculty of Arabic and Islamic Studies, Prof Dr. Mohyuddin Hashmi was also among the speakers.

A road map has to be defined for reforming the society so that the new generation can start a good life: Prof.Dr.Nasir Mahmood

Dr. Hafiz Tahir Islam hosted the opening session. Delegates from Maldives, Iraq, Sri Lanka and other countries are participating in the conference.

Dr. Muhammad Khalid Masood said that now the West is changing, there is Islam in the West, and the west is in Islam. He said that there is no more difference between East and West. Both nations are moving forward together. He said that modernity will continue to come and the Muslim Ummah will continue to find solutions from the Quran and Sunnah.

Modernity will continue to come and the Muslim Ummah will continue to find solutions from Quran & Sunnah: Dr. Khalid Masood

Dr. Iftikhar Malik delivered a keynote address on ‘Modernity and Enlightenment: Necessity for a new Intellectual Perspective’. Dr. Anis Ahmad, while expressing his views on tradition and modernity in Islamic thought, said that modernity is designed to come but it can be countered with the teachings of the Quran and Sunnah. Dr. Mohyuddin Hashmi said that Allah has sent prophets and revealed books to guide man to resist modernity and stay connected with tradition.