Students of the academy must be well versed with the sea of knowledge and be nurtured to set future trends and address the quest of humanity. This was the view expressed by renowned Islamic economist and thinker, Dr. M. Nejatullah Siddiqi while sharing his views and experience with the students of Islami Academy at Dawat Nagar in the national capital on 2 November. Dr. Siddiqi is one of the senior most graduates of Thanvi Darsgah, the precursor of the Islami Academy.
During his recent visit to the national capital, Dr. Siddiqi paid a visit to the Academy and interacted with its students sharing his rich experiences. Dr. Siddiqi, who enjoys international fame in the field of Islamic economics, laid stress on the concept of knowledge creation and asked the students not to stick to books only as there is a gamut of knowledge that exists outside books in the universe.
He advised the students to think innovative and creative and asked the administration as well to provide them with atmosphere fertile for developing such attributes. The learned graduate of erstwhile Thanvi Darsgah expressed his concern over hollow research. The meeting was followed by a question-answer session.
Sheikh Rafeeque Ahmed, Dean, Islami Academy presented the course details and the objective behind the design of the course and how it was developed over the period.
Muhammad Jafar, Naib Amir Jamaat-e-Islami Hind; Dr. Er. Muhammad Saleem, Secretary JIH; Dr. Hasan Raza, Director Islami Academy; and H. Abdur Raqueeb, General Secretary Indian Central for Islamic Finance were also present in the meeting.