University of Gujrat holds seminar on importance of Ramazan

GUJRAT: The holy month of Ramazan abounds with opportunities for the Muslims to practise patience and graciousness, said the scholars at a seminar organised by the University of Gujrat on Monday. The seminar titled ‘Importance of Ramadan’ was organised by Islamic Studies department at the Jinnah Auditorium of the Hafiz Hayat Campus.

The proceedings were moderated by Dr Muhammad Riaz Mahmood. “The importance of Ramazan can be gauged from the very fact that the Holy Quran was revealed during this month.

It is a month of sacrifice, self-restraint and replete with opportunities to seek forgiveness from God for our sins,” said Dr Shabbir Ahmad Mansuri.

He added that it is not just a month-long routine to abstain from eating and drinking from dawn to dusk, it is “an opportunity for us, the creation, to get closer to our Creator.”

Talking about the universality of the message of Islam, another speaker Allama Zahidur Rashidi said, “Islam is fast spreading in European countries by making inroads in the minds of the youth who genuinely are searching for the truth.”

Published in The Express Tribune, May 22^nd, 2018.