ISLAMABAD: Sectarianism and terrorism have no place in Islam; it teaches tolerance, peace and leniency to fellow men while issuing Fatwas on the bases of sectarian differences is a negative attitude.
These views were expressed by President International Islamic University Islamabad (IIUI) Prof. Dr. Ahmed Yousif Al-Draiweesh, while addressing on the occasion of concluding ceremony of 58th Teachers Training Course for teachers of Mansehra and Torgarh Districts of KP, organized by Dawah Academy IIUI.
The Deputy Director General Dawah Academy, Dr. Imtiaz Zafar, officials of Academy and participants were also present in the ceremony. 35 participants participated in the week long workshop.
Dr. Al-Draiweesh termed dissemination of knowledge as Jihad while saying teacher are the optimum community of any society, they play vital role in uplifting the society.
He advised Dawah staff to conduct same courses in far flung areas of KP to eliminate the pessimistic thoughts of society while hoping it would also help to abolish the sense of deprivation among the people of far flung areas.
He also called teachers the real servants of society and Islam. President IIUI was of the view that those who were practicing violence were actually violating Islamic teachings while he said those who were preaching Islam and disseminating knowledge without any biasness and extremism, were the actual servers of Islam.
Dr. Al-Draiweesh assured every possible cooperation for organizing such courses and education to participants at IIUI. He also appreciated the services of Dawah Academy as the academy preaching Islam in true meanings.
Earlier, Dr. Imtiaz Zafar in his address said, teachers have very unique role; have the responsibility to fabricate the generations on true sense. He added, Dawah Academy offering courses comprising different aspects of Islam for professionals belonging to all walks of life. He also thanked to President IIUI on his cooperation and vowed to follow the instructions pertaining to organize such courses.
The course coordinator Zahir ud Din Behram presented the core points and report of the course in detail and thanked the participants for cooperation during the course. Fazal Karim, while representing the participants of the course said Dawah Academy is nurturing minds in the light of Islamic teachings and its exemplary attribute is negation of sectarianism. He said institutions like Dawah Academy can create a milieu of unity and also can help to lessen the effects of extremism. He added that “sectarianism is the leading cause in the way of our progress, we have to expedite our efforts to disseminate moderation among Muslim societies.” He also vowed on the behalf of the participants to be a hand of those who are striving hard for the sake of stability and peace in the country.
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