Sir Syed’s death anniversary observed at AMU

Aligarh : The Aligarh Muslim University today observed the death anniversary of Sir Syed Ahmad Khan, the founder of this University. A Quran Khwani (Quran recitation) session was organised in the University Jama Masjid after Zuhar prayer and the Vice Chancellor Prof Tariq Mansoor paid rich tributes to the founder by offering a floral chadar on his grave situated in the premises of the Masjid.

Prof Abdul Alim (Dean Students’ Welfare), Prof Mohd Wasim Ali (Proctor), Prof Tauqueer Alam ( Dean, Faculty of Theology), Prof Mohammad Habibullah (Chairman, Dept of Sunni Theology and Nazim-e-Deeniyaat), Prof Syed Tayyab Raza Naqvi (Chairman, Dept of Shia Theology), Dr Farooq Ahmad Dar (Provost, SS Hall South), Prof Mohammad Tariq (Provost, SS Hall North), Dr Shariq Aqeel (CMO In-charge, UHS), Dr Rahat Abrar (Associate MIC, PRO), Prof B D Khan (Principal, AK Tibbiya College), Prof M M Sufiyan Beg (Principal, Z H College of Engineering and Technology), Prof Zaki Anwar Siddiqui (MIC, Land and Garden) and other university officials participated in the proceedings with traditional solemnity.

Earlier, to mark the occasion, Dr Rahat Abrar, former Director, Urdu Academy, and former PRO, AMU presented his latest book “Sir Syed Ahmad Khan’s Writings on 1857 Revolt” to the Vice Chancellor, Prof Tariq Mansoor, in presence of senior journalist, Tariq Hasan and MIC, PRO, Prof Shafey Kidwai.

Dr Abrar’s book, published by Manak Publishers, New Delhi, carries a foreword by noted scholar, David Lelyveld, who held that “Dr Rahat Abrar has performed a significant service in bringing these texts together and offering his own interpretation from the point of view of present day India and challenges of a very different world”.

Prof A R Kidwai and Prof Shafey Kidwai have also contributed to the book in the form of short commentaries on the book.