Sheikh
Zayed Islamic Centre was established by His Highness Sheikh Zayed Bin
Sultan Al-Nahayan, President of United Arab Emirates and Ruler of A bu Dhabi at Karachi, Lahore and Peshawar. The Centre was set up with the objective of streamlining instructions and research in Qur’anic Teachings and Ara b ic Studies
while at the same time making these studies compatible with new
developments in the fields of modern science and technology. This
integratio n of Computer Science to Qur’anic and Arabic Studies is imperative to face new real iti es and future challenges.
The
Qur’an Computer combination ideally aims to cater to precision of
reasoning and clarity of presentation among the scholars who receive
instructions at the Centre. This is the most pressing need of the Ummah,
since Islam is the
universal religion and Qur’an, the ultimate Book of wisdom, and
scientific study of Qur’an is vital to remove the cobwebs of woolly
thinking and to present Islam as the panacea of all contemporary
maladies.
The
full time programs offered are B.S & M.S. (Islamic Studies with
Computer Technology) while PGD & Master in Islamic Banking &
Finance. The Centre has been publishing two separate research magazines
annually in English a nd
Arabic since 1990. The Centre now publishes a tri-linguistic bi
Quarterly Research journal namely As-Saqafat-ul Islamia (Islamic
culture) and the Centre is publishing a Quarterly bilingual Newsletter
as well.
Other
than the regular faculty, the visiting faculty of the campus comprise
of renowned scholars and professionals from the Islamic financial
sector. Some of the renowned names include Mufti Irshad Ejaz, Mufti
Mufti Najeeb Khan, Mufti KhalilAzmi, Mufti Ibrahim Ese, Mufti Nadeem
Iqbal, Mr. Omar Mustafa Ansari, Mr. Mujeeb Beig, Mr. Mohammad Imran, Mr.
Mahmood Shafqat, Mr. Munir Mansuri, Mr. Javed Ismail, Mr. Fareed, Dr.
Mufti Zubair Usmani, Mr. Rizwan Chaghtai, Mufti Syed Sabir, Mufti Syed
Zahid, and Mr. Abdul Jabbar Karimi.
The Sheikh Zayed Islamic Centre in its size and splendor can be compar ed
to any campus of world-class institution of higher learning.The
facilities are immaculately maintained in line with the Sheikh Zayed
Islamic Center tradition of excellence in all facets of its activities.
The Sheikh Zayed Islamic Center is a large complex of buildings spread
around lush green sprawling lawns, which serves as a backdrop to an
extremely conducive environment for academic pursuit .The
Sheikh Zayed Islamic Center lies in the heart of the education district
of Karachi.Apart from housing ten classrooms, it has a Library , an
Auditorium, a Mosque, a Conference and Seminar Rooms,and a Computer
Lab.The classrooms at Sheikh Zayed Islamic Center are large and airy and
fully equipped with modern audio-visual facillities,to enhance the
learning experience and make it more interactive.All facilities at
Sheikh Zayed Islamic Centre are accessible to the students,faculty and
course participants.
The Center had been publishing two separate research magazines annually
in English and Arabic since 1990.Now the Center has been able to
publish a tri-linguistic (Urdu,English and Arabic) by Quarterly,
Research Journal namely As-Saqafat-ul Islamia (Islamic Culture) and the
center is publishing a Quarterly bilingual Newsletter as well.
