Seerat Chair
Seerat-ul-Nabi (ﷺ) is full of the events of faith and certainty from the life of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ), his family, and his Companions. The study of the Seerat strengthens the spirit of defending the true religion of Islam, and the hearts find peace, tranquility, and contentment. Studying the biography of the Holy Prophet (ﷺ) helps to understand the Holy Qur'an and the Hadith for having deep connections. The knowledge of characteristics and distinctions of the Prophet (ﷺ), his approach and dealings with others, and understanding the true sense of rights and duties, is possible only by studying the Seerat-e-Tayyaba. Studying the biography of the Prophet (ﷺ) not only provides direction about faith, sharia, ethics, commentary, and da'wah training but also represents practical perfect model for politics, justice, economics, moralities, and social reforms in righteous way. The Islamic imprint on the social and cultural traditions of mainland Bahawalpur has been deep. The Governors of the State of Bahawalpur were committed to Islam, and its evidence was the establishment of Jamia Abbasia in 1925 in the State of Bahawalpur. The Islamia University of Bahawalpur is its evolutionary form. Islamic identity is the keystone of this university. In pursuance of the directive of Government of Pakistan, Seerat Chair was established in the University in 1987 with the following aims and objectives:
- Conducting research studies on Seerat of the Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) and Hadith.
- Studying critically the objections raised by the Orientalists.
- Collecting and preserving rare manuscripts on Seerat.
- Acquisition of authentic publications on Seerat in different languages.
- Indexing the books on Seerat-e-Tayyaba.
- Leading analytical study of the works on Seerat produced nationally and internationally.
- Organizing conferences, seminars, and extensive lectures on Seerat.
- Establishing co-ordination and collaboration between individuals and institutions engaged in research on Seerat.
- Reviewing the current Syllabi and courses of studies at different levels with reference to Seerat-e-Tayyaba.
- Holding of declamations, contests, and essay writing competitions on Seerat among students.
Key Achievements:
- Organized seven International Seerat Conferences in 2000, 2004, 2007, 2010, 2013, 2015, and 2019.
- One National Quran Conference was hosted and organized in 2008.
- Organized an International Quran Conference that was held in 2014.
- One National Seerat Conference arranged in 2019.
- Established a specialized library having a collection of 3000 rare books on Seerat and Hadith.
- More than thirty Seerat Seminars were organized.
- Published twelve books on Seerat-ul-Nabi (ﷺ).
- Published Maqalat e Seerat of International Seerat Conferences of 2000 (two editions) & 2007.
- Organized Khutbat e Seerat; series of lectures by Sayyed Salman Nadvi from South Africa, held on 12-18 January 2009.
- Meeting of all Pakistan Seerat Chair Directors was hosted on 24-25 June 2013 by Seerat Chair, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur.
- A workshop was organized for the teachers of Deeni Madaris of Pakistan in 2013.
- Several Speech, Qirat and Naat competitions in 2008, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2019 and 2020 were organized on faculty as well as university levels.
- A Meeting was organized in 2020 for holding “8th International Seerat Conference” and “2nd National Seerat Conference” to finalize topics and other arrangements related to such events.
Associate Professor | Director Seerat Chair, Ph.D
