Peace, Harmony Can Be Promoted by Following Quran
She was addressing the closing ceremony of courses ‘Memorization and Recitation of Holy Quran’ at Faisal Masjid Campus of International Islamic University Islamabad (IIUI).
Rector IIUI Dr Masoom Yasinzai, President IIUI Dr Ahmad Yousif Al Draiweesh and senior officials were present.
Begum Mehmooda said recitation and memorization of Holy Quran is a blessing which has been repeatedly emphasized in the teachings of both Quran and Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him).
She emphasized that ills and problems in society could be eradicated by promoting Quranic education and stressed that the Holy Quran should be read with translation to fully comprehend the message and meaning in order to shape lives accordingly.
Begum Mehmooda Mamnoon Hussain said youth of Muslim world should be nurtured as per teachings of Holy Quran and they should not be dissociated from true message of Islam, which is peace. She regarded universities as the places which can help the Muslims to deal with contemporary challenges and said violence and terrorism had nothing to do with Islam.
Source: Pakistan Observer
