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Hussaini Youth Conference
at Bangalore, Moulana Syed Mohammed Zaki Baqri, Canada calls for such
conferences in the near future.
At the invitation of
Al-Balagh Organization-India represented by Moulana Syed Mohammed
Tasdeeq and Moulana Syed Manzoor Raza, a youth conference was held on
July 26th and 27th, 2002 at Bangalore. The agenda for the symposium
was “Youth and their problems”. An attendance of youth from all
over Karnataka was observed at the summit.
The two-day conference
started with Qirath-E-Qur’an followed by speeches from intellectuals
who had gathered for the occasion.
Dr. Ali Khawaja;
career councillor; Banjara Academy, Mr. Afham Raza; Managing Director
Advanced Ferro cements and Mr. Mirza Mohammed Mehdi; President; Imamia
Education & Welfare Trust shared their thoughts and experiences,
which were acclaimed by one and all. Later an informal get-together
followed by the screening of an Iranian film ended the day’s show.
Day two commenced with
a brief note by the convener, Maulana Syed Mohammed Tasdeeq. He
emphasized the need for a responsible and educated youth to fight
the forces of evil, which are hovering above our community.
His address was
followed by speeches from Dr. Mumtaz Ahmed Khan; founder; Al-Ameen
movement, Mr. Hasan Abbas Rizwi; ex. Vice-President; Bosch group and
Hujjatul Islam Maulana Syed Mohammed Zaki Baqri; Canada, chief guest
for the summit. Maulana Zaki Baquri addressing the delegates said:
“Conferences like these bring about a sense of unity, brotherhood
and self-reliance where one recognizes himself and tries to bring
about a change in his surroundings. Therefore we need such summits in
the near future which will bring about a spiritual awakening"
Stressing on the
importance of education he said:
“To remain
illiterate would put us all to shame since we are the followers of
Babul Ilm Moula Ali ('a)”
Later he spoke on the
various programs being carried out for the youth in different parts of
the world. He stressed the use of advanced tools of communication
such an Internet etc. to create a link with their different
counterparts.
Apart from that, he
had an informal meeting with ulemas and heads of various Anjumans of
Karnataka. He apprised them of the consequences of the youth being
astray. He cited some examples from the U.S., Europe etc. He also said
that girls have to be a part of this movement otherwise the wheel of
progress would collapse.
At the end of the day,
the participants took home the message of unity, brotherhood,
spirituality and echoing the theme of the conference: “The Spiritual
Awakening”.
For
video/Photographs/Booklets contact:-
Maulana Syed Mohammed
Tasdeeq
#6/18F, Grape Garden,
Austin Town Layout,
Bangalore – 560047.
Phone: 91-80-5562429
E-Mail: smtasdeeq@yahoo.com
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