ISLAMABAD: Grand Mufti of Egypt Dr. Nazir Mohamed Ayad has announced the opening of Al-Azhar University campus in Pakistan.
During a meeting with Federal Minister of Education and Professional Training Dr. Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui, Dr. Ayad said that it is important for people to learn Arabic so that they can understand the true teachings of Islam.
He said that Al-Azhar University is one of the staunch supporters of women’s education. He said that Al-Azhar University will promote not only the teachings of Islam but also Arabic culture so that the two countries can come closer together.
Khalid Maqbool Siddique said that Egypt and Pakistan have strong cultural and Islamic bonds. He said that Pakistan and Egypt both have civilizations that are among the oldest in the world.
He said that Al-Azhar University is of great importance for the entire Muslim world. He said that his dream was to visit an educational center for Islamic teachings.
The Minister while discussing the upcoming International Gils Conference in Pakistan from January 11 to 12, said that he was proud of the initiative taken by Muslim countries to promote education among children girl.
He said it was a misconception that Islam does not allow women to be educated. He said that Islam believes in education for all men and women.
He said that the Pakistani government gives highest priority to ensuring that Pakistani women have equal educational opportunities as men.
Khalid Maqbool said that Egypt and Pakistan should strengthen their partnership and efforts in promoting girls’ education. He said that an educated woman means a progressive and cultured society that will also nurture and nurture the future generation according to the true teachings of Islam.
Dr. Nazir Ayad thanked the federal minister for the warm welcome and said Al-Azhar University has more than 40% female students.
He added that Pakistan should send scholars to Egypt so that they can learn from the experiences and teachings of one of the oldest institutions in the world.
Education Minister Mohyuddin Ahmad Wani said the education ministry will extend all support for the establishment of Al-Azhar University campus in Pakistan.
He said that to further highlight the government’s intention to provide women with equal educational opportunities, more than 2000 female students from colleges and universities across Pakistan were invited to attend. International Women’s Conference.
He added that all public schools in Islamabad have started Arabic classes with the sole aim of creating awareness about the true teachings of Islam.
The meeting was also attended by the Egyptian Ambassador to Pakistan, Dr. Ihab Mohamed Abdelhamid Hassan.
Al-Azhar University is a public university in Cairo, Egypt. Affiliated with Al-Azhar Al-Sharif in Islamic Cairo, it is Egypt’s oldest degree-granting university and is known as one of the most prestigious universities of Islamic learning. In addition to higher education, Al-Azhar also oversees a national school network of about two million students. As of 1996, more than 4,000 teaching institutions in Egypt were affiliated with the university.
Established in 970 or 972 by the Fatimid Caliphate as a center of Islamic learning, its students studied the Quran and Islamic law, along with logic, grammar, rhetoric, and calculus. segment of the moon. Today it is the main center of Arabic literature and Islamic learning in the world. In 1961, additional non-religious subjects were added to the school’s curriculum.
It should be noted that Nobel laureate and global advocate for girls’ education rights Malala Yousafzai will visit Pakistan to attend as special guest a two-day global summit on children’s education sister is scheduled from January 11 to January 12 in Islamabad.