Pakistan

PM appoints Dr Ijaz Akram as Rehmatulil Aalmeen Authority chairman

Dr Ijaz is a prominent Islamic scholar having teaching experience in a number of international universities

APP December 07, 2021

Dr Ijaz Akram is a prominent Islamic scholar having teaching experience in a number of international universities. PHOTO: APP

ISLAMABAD:

Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday appointed Dr Ijaz Akram as chairman of the high-powered National Rehmatulil Aalmeen Authority (NRA), aimed at countering narratives against Islam and the Holy Prophet (PBUH).

Dr Ijaz is a prominent Islamic scholar having teaching experience in a number of international universities, the Federal Education Ministry said in a statement.

To seek advice and guidance of esteemed international and national scholars on Seeratun Nabwi (SAWW), the authority has ten members advisory council comprising Hamza Yusuf, Dr Sayyed Hussain Nasr, Muhammad Faghfoorey, Dr Joseph Lumbard, Waleed al Ansari, Dr Anees Ahmed, Dr Attaur Rehman, Barrister Nusret Majid, Dr Basit Koshul and Dr Sahibzada Sajid Rehman.

Also read: Rehmatul lil Alameen Authority ordinance promulgated

As a patron-in-chief of this noble initiative, PM Imran is directly supervising the authority with three meetings of the authority a week. He is making all-out efforts to highlight tolerance, ethical behaviour, rule of law, respect for minorities, kind and respectful attitude towards women and character building in line with the Seerat of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).

There are six thematic members of NRA who will work in areas like research, international linkages, role of media, redefining curriculum, outreach and social justice. The NRA will also review the national curriculum to incorporate the Seerat of the Holy Prophet (PBUH), rich values of Islam and ethics. The authority will organise national and international events to develop emphatic counter narrative on Islamophobia.

The efforts and keen engagement of prime minister with support of an able and accomplished team, which is capable of reaching out and influencing hundreds of millions of young and old people alike at a global level, are set to generate desired results.

COMMENTS (11)

MZSHAH | 2 years ago | Reply RNA s mandate is vast on the one hand bringing harmony among the various sects making single curriculum giving rights to minorities and developing accomodative attitude for adjusting in the globe while portfolio reflect limited capacity and HR mostly unknown was required to be made part of like persons Engineers Ali Mirza and many more like having broader outlook about religion and humanity .

M B Khan | 2 years ago | Reply The true basics Islamic philosophy that I would like them to teach the kids is 1 -The lessons learned from the life of our prophet saw is to practice patience control anger be forgiving be generous and have good manners of speech and maintain excellent etiquettes. 2 - Living the life of honesty in our day to day work is a bigger sunnah than having a long beard a green white black pagri on the head with raised shalwar above the ankles and a miswaak sticking out of your pockets. You don t have to worry about all that if you are honest in your daily life your work job responsibility and in dealing with others and you are earning halal rizq. 3 - An entity that claims to be an Ashiq-e-rasool saw MUST be free of any defect. And that entity is only Allah. A human is not qualified to verbally boast about being an Ashiq-e-rasool saw . We can t even regularly pray five times a daily salah on time for a month. ALL of us have done sins do sins and will continue to do sins whether intentionally or unintentionally how can we claim to be an Ashiq-e-rasool saw Our tongues are not qualified to speak his saw name how can we thump our chests for being Ashiqs Allah loves the prophet saw and created this entire universe for him saw . What have YOU done in the love of prophet saw We must be meek and docile in this matter. And if anyone wants to prove that he is an Ashiq-e-rasool saw then he must practice what s mentioned above in item 1 pray five times a day give full zakat and pay full taxes and become a law abiding citizen - all in the name of Ishq-e-rasool saw . 5 - And if someone really wants to burn cars and damage public property he should start by burning his own car motorcycle and damage his own home in the name of Ishq-e-rasool saw . No need to burn someone else s car or damage someone else s property. Burn your own and we will see what kinda love do you have for the prophet saw . 6 - And any Mullah who encourages violence in the name of namoos-e-risawlat saw should be brought under the weight of law. In Quran9 4 4 Allah said WARA FANA LAKA ZIKRAK and We raised high your name . This is IT Allah has taken the responsibility of namoos. If anyone draws cartoons or whatever Allah will take care of him. You as the Ashiq of the prophet saw need to follow the sunnah of practicing patience as we can see from the example of Taif. You can pray two Naffal and pray dua and send darood but it s ABSOLUTELY AGAINST the teaching of Islam to get violent in this matter. This is a test of your patience if you can t pass it you ain t no Ashiq. ----------------------------- If we can teach the above to our new generation and they start acting on it we will have hope. ----------------------------- We have an entire army of unleashed Mullahs who have gotten a big chunk of our public astray from the true Islamic guidance as to how to live our lives. We must teach remind and retrain our public as to what the true Islamic guidance of living your day to day life is These political Mullahs who instigate violence must be brought under the weight of law. Even in Saudi the Islamic sermons and lectures are fully mandated and hence they don t have crazy and fanatic public as we have gotten ours in Pakistan. There is absolutely no control in Pakistan on any Mullah from preaching whatever he wants to preach and brain wash the public with twisted Islamic doctrine. And this MUST be stopped.