Jamia Ghazali granted university status

Institution named after Imam Ghazali, to impart religious as well as modern education to students

KARACHI:

The Jamia Ghazali campus of Jamiat-ul-Rashid, a well-known madrassa, for the first time in Karachi has been awarded the university status in accordance with the requirements of the present era.

The educational institution established in Gulshan-e-Maymar will impart religious and modern education to the students.

Initially, the university will be authorised to teach and issue degrees of BBA, MBA, B.Ed, M.Ed. and LLB under the Faculty of Islamic Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, Faculty of Education and Faculty of Law. While in the future medical and engineering departments will also be established in the university.

Regarding the future planning of Jamia Ghazali after Pakistan's famous Jamia Al-Rashid located in Gulshane Maymar area of Karachi, the experts of Jamia Ghazali have said that in the coming days this educational institution will play an important role in the leadership, economy and all fields.

They said that according to the policy of Sindh government to inculcate the Madaris across the Sindh into main stream education system, Jamia Ghazali is the first of its kind in Sindh, which has been given the status of a university, which will now equip students with religious and worldly education as well.

Sindh Governor Kamran Tessori signed the charter after the approval of Al-Ghazali University Charter, a unique educational institution of its kind.

Maulana Ayaz Shah while visiting the various departments of Jamia Al-Rashid and Jamia Ghazali told the journalists that this institution is important from religious and worldly point of view, and its basic philosophy starts from the Nizami circle, however, keeping in mind the modern trends, experts in other fields including digital media, information technology and economy are now present in these two universities. The students of Jamia Al Rashid have achieved outstanding performance in several national competitions.

Journalists were given a study tour of various departments of Jamiat-ul-Rashid, including Darul-Ifta Jamiat-ul-Rashid, Majma'ul-uloom-Islamiya, Central Office, JTR Media House, Department of Islamic Jurisprudence, Fiqah Halal, Kulyat-ul-Sharia, Fiqhal-halaal, and Al-Ulmani Association.

Mufti Abdul Rahim, Patron General (Sarparast-e- A'ala) of Al-Rashid University and Chancellor of Al-Ghazali University said, “we have designed the curriculum in a way that we can turn the crowd into a nation so that the collectivity factor emerges among the people.”

Al-Ghazali University Chancellor Mufti Abdul Rahim while talking to the delegation said that the education system of Jamia Al-Rashid and Al-Ghazali University is based on three principles: Addressing crises through education. Creating development opportunities for the youth. Being aware of and preparing to counter future threats.

VC Dr Zeeshan sAhmed also told the delegation that Al-Ghazali University of Technology will be established for the education and promotion of technology, which will be called GU-Tech.

 

Published in The Express Tribune, January 31^st, 2023.