When the leaders of Jamaat-e-Islami Hind founded a distinguished educational
institution at Bilariyaganj in the man-fertile district of Azamgarh in Eastern
Uttar Pradesh 50 years ago, the situation was very adverse; there was paucity
of resources and no opportune time to think over the future course of action;
however the idea was that the institution would train new generations purely in
accordance with the Qur’ān and Sunnah, keeping from the prevalent sectorial
concepts and rising above every kind of narrow-mindedness and parochialism. And
also that it would acquaint the students with modern branches of knowledge so
that after graduating therefrom they emerge strong enough from employment point
of view; and that after graduation if they want to do specialisation in certain
branch of Islamic learning, they might be admitted in any national or international
institution. These wishes of the founders of Jamiatul Falah, their concerted
efforts and their supplications did work and today after the passage of 50
years this institution has emerged as a strong, fruit-bearing tree, wherefrom
thousands of students, male and female, are being benefited and spreading the
light of knowledge at home and abroad. There is no sectorial restriction on
these students; with regard to Deen the windows of their minds are opened
totally so as to allow them to adopt whatsoever way they like in accordance
with the Qur’ān and Sunnah.
A distinguished institution of
its kind
In this way, Jamiatul Falah Bilariyaganj is a distinguished and only institution
of its kind that teaches respect for all schools of thought and lending
cooperation to all in goodness and piety. And it is also a fact that Jamiatul
Falah enjoys the cooperation of Ulema of the various sects and institutions and
these Ulema treat it with respect. It was greatly witnessed during the Golden
Jubilee celebrations of this Jamia in the third week of November. The Ulema
participated in the various sessions of the three-day celebrations but the way the
Ulema and scholars expressed their feelings and thoughts in the Ulema
Convention in the evening of November 16 was extraordinary. The gist of what
they said is that all of them irrespective of their sectorial and group
affiliations want the success of Islam and the resurgence of the Ummah. As for
international challenges to education and tarbiyah, their viewpoint is that the
Muslim Ummah in India should face them with full confidence and courage, and
establish a harmonious fusion of Islamic and modern education so that the new
generation might go ahead and face modern challenges at both fronts.
The future of Jamia is bright
Most of the founders of Jamia have departed to the Lord Almighty with
success. Some are alive even today. In Akhirah those who have witnessed the
Golden Jubilee celebrations and their auspicious scenes would tell the deceased
that the objective with which they had established the Jamia is near completion.
The functionaries of the Jamia today are making concerted efforts for the
progress of Jamia with zeal and enthusiasm. Their concern and commitment was
quite evident on the occasion of Golden Jubilee celebrations. Besides the sequence
of programme and preparation for arrangements, the educational exhibitions of
students were telling that the future of Jamiatul Falah Bilariyaganj is secure
and bright. Organising the Golden Jubilee celebrations was indeed a great challenge.
There might be some lacking in setting the programme – some topics that should
have been there could not be included – and the participants might have felt
some trouble but as a whole this programme was a great achievement. We hope nay
believe that after this programme new ways of the progress of Jamia would open
and soon it would be included among the most important educational institutions
in the country, Allah willing.
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