Ahmadabad: In a self-centred world order, service oriented activities and socially committed initiatives are the need of the hour and widening the reach of such social services will empower the communities; said Sheikh Abubaker Ahmed, the Chancellor of Jamia Markaz and General Secretary of Sunni Scholars’ Organization of India, at the National Islamic Conference on ‘Revive the Spirit of Islam’, here, Ahmadabad, Gujarat, organized by Markaz Group of Institutions, India region. Sheikh Abubaker was presenting his keynote address at the conference in the historic city.
Beneficiaries of this approach of
innovative Islamic movement through social interferences by the Muslim
scholars, are not only Muslims but the other communities as well and the entire
nation in general. The appalling partition of India obliged many
responsibilities upon Muslims, especially in the northern India. They were left
without their families and even good neighbours. Unfortunately, the different governments in
the central power failed to listen the issues that the community faced. The Sacchar
Committee Report, an official account of the government of India on the current
status of the Muslim community, pointed out that governments did not succeed in
addressing the major issues of the community. This was the situation the Muslim Ulema and visionaries
came forward to strategize community services and concentrated on the social
awakening through educational and charitable initiatives, Sheikh Abubaker
added.
The National Islamic Conference on the theme ‘Revive the
Spirit of Islam’ was organized as a part of the Sunni Muslim movements in North
Indian states to coordinate the different programmes in the region under Jamia Markaz.
Shah Alam Ground, Ahmadabad, the venue of the conference, witnessed massive
participation of people from almost all states of India.
‘Islamic Session’ and ‘Spiritual Session’ were inaugurated
by Idris Vora IAS Ahmedabad and Gujarat Grand Mufti Moulana Shabir Alam
respectively. Burda Majlis followed, which was totally a novel experience for
the Gujarati Muslims. Rajastan Grand
Mufti Allama Sher Muhammad inaugurated the ‘Revive the Spirit of Islam
Conference’. Sheikh Aboobacker Ahmed, the Chancellor of Jamia Markaz and General
Secretary of Sunni Scholars Organization of India, delivered the keynote
address.
Chairman of Al Ikhlas Foundation, Haji Abdunnizar Chacha,
Principal Jamia Markaz, Dr. Husain Muhammad Saquafi, and General Secretary of
RCFI, Dr. MAH Azhari, presented the papers in the conference on different
topics.
Shaikhul Islam Hazrat Allama Muhammad Madani Miya Al
Ashrafi, Sarkeji Grand Masjid Imam Allama Aleemuddin, Madani Welfare of India
Chairman, Sayyid Shoukath Ali Ashrafi, Markaz Gujarat Organizers Basheer
Nizami, Zainul Abid, Ubaid Ibrahim Noorani and Ali Saquafi also convened the
different sessions.