By TCN News,
Jaipur: “Seeking knowledge is obligatory in Islam and it is deemed as worshipping God Almighty,” said Dr. Mrs. Abida Afridi, former Head Department of Urdu and Persian, University of Rajasthan. She was addressing the awardee girls and their parents as a chief guest at Felicitation-2013 ceremony, organised by Girls Islamic Organisation (GIO) Of Rajasthan, at National Institute Of Ayurveda Auditorium in Jaipur. She was of the opinion that women education is essential for the progress of any society.
Dr. Qasim Rasool Falahi, State secretary, Jamaat-e-Islami Hind, said while presiding over the function, “A woman is the builder of the new generation, she is capable of molding them as she wishes.” He said that a girl child is not taken as a liability in Islam, else a person is assured of entering ‘Jannah’ (paradise) on rearing a girl child without any discrimination between her and a boy.
Dr. Mrs. Shaeena Parveen, Associate Professor at Department of Conservative Dentistry, Rajasthan University Of Health Sciences, advised the girls to seek education for increasing knowledge rather than obtaining a job as, she thought that, progress of a society depends greatly upon the education of girls.
Ubaidah Iqbal, President GIO Rajasthan made it clear, that Islam has made obligatory seeking knowledge that is beneficial without any differentiation between the worldly and the religious one. She enunciated that making a society pious and useful for the country is largely influenced by education among women.
Jaipur District Secretary Saiqa Bhati elaborated the aims and objects of the organisation while giving introducction of the organisation in detail. The stage was piloted by Rizwana while Ibra initiated the function with recitation of the Holy Quran.
Aisha Badr, State Secretary of the organisation, informed that the organisation felicitated 217 genius girls on this occasion, while this was its tenth annual ceremony. She reported that Tabinda Rafeeq stood first with 67.36% marks in PG group while in UG group, Iram Ansari topped with 72.50%. Afreen Khan with 90.80% in 12th Arts, Nawal Mirza with 93.40% in 12th Science and Tabassum Khan with 96.60% in 12th Commerce made it to the top of merit list of the organisation. In 10th class of Rajasthan Board, Afreen Bano gained first rank with 89.50% while in 10th class of the CBSE, two girls, Laiba Talib and Shirin Mirza stood highest with the same marks, i.e. 10 CGPA. Reshama Taqvi, who obtaind gold medal in Sociology honors, was felicitated with special award on this occasion.