28/10/2020
🔹️ SEERAT STUDY CENTRE, SIALKOT CANTT
On 17 February, 1987, an educational centre of international level, fully dedicated to study and research on the life of Holy Prophet Muhammad PBUH, was established in the city of Sialkot. This Research centre was named “Seerat Study Centre” (سیرت سٹڈی سینٹر)and is located on southeren edge of Khayaban – e – Iqbal, Ghazi Road, Sialkot Cantt. This initiative was taken by Sialkot Chamber of Commerce and Industries, Sialkot.
The pioneer and the first donor of the International Seerat Study Centre was the Late Muhammad Anwar Khawaja of the Anwar Khawaja Industries. Its inauguration was done by the Late President of Pakistan Gen. Muhammad Zia Ul Haq, who himself was the Patron in Chief of the centre. The following are the members of its executive committee :-
- President : DCO Sialkot.
- Senior Vice President : Mr. Khawaja Masood Akhtar (Forward Sports)
- General Secretary : Mr. Asad Ijaz.
During first All Pakistan National Seerat Conference, held on 2nd January 1986, it was unanimously decided to establish an Academic forum to study and research the Seerat e Nabwi PBUH . Hence during the regime of Gen. Muhammad Zia Ul Haq, an order was passed to lay the foundation of Seerat Study Centre, spreading throughout an area of 10 kanal, in Sialkot city . This historic project was carefully supervised by Prof. Muhammad Abdul Jabbar (Ex. Principal of Islamia College, Sialkot) with a keen interest.
🌟 LIBRARY OF SEERAT STUDY CENTRE
Seerat Study Centre has the largest ‘Islamic Library’ of northern Punjab consisting of over 10,000 books related to Arabic language, Seerat e Nabwi, Iqbaliat, Tassawauf, Tafseer (Commentaries), Fiqh (Jurisprudence), History of Islam, Hadith, Seerat-e-Sahabah (سیرت صحابہ), Sub-continent history and other worthy literature. An annual journal of Seerat Study Center named ‘Jarreda e Seerat’ (جریدہ سیرت), is published with successful efforts & contributions of its students and staff. It is in area of 82 x 62 sq.ft. This library is open for public and anyone can visit it between 08:00 am and 05:00 pm, except Sundays, to read variety of books. It also has free facility of Internet and WiFi.
There are separate cabins (including table, chair, lamp) for PhD students to study in a quiet and attentive atmosphere. Government College Women University, Sialkot has signed an MOU agreement in 2015 with Seerat Study Centre for carrying the M.Phil and PhD Islamic Studies classes & further research in its Library. Their research work can be read at a separate section in this library. Many books on Allama Iqbal can be found in this library. Mr. Muhammad Rizwan is the current librarian of the library of Seerat Study Centre.
🌟 ANWAR KHAWAJA HALL
On the second floor, Just adjacent to the Library, is an auditorium that can accommodate around 300 persons. The antique styled chairs and little wooden work at the walls provides a more literary ambience to listen to the lecturers. It is in an area of 100 x 62 sq.ft. Multiple annual International Seerat Conferences have been held here, organized by Department of Arabic and Islamic Studies, Government College Women University, Sialkot.
Notable Islamic scholars like Maulana Imran Bashir, Ustazah Nighat Hashmi and many others from various countries have come here and given important lectures. Monthly sessions by THINKER’S FORUM SIALKOT also takes place at Amnwar Khawaja Hall at 11 am, on the last Sunday of every month.
🌟 FIRST FLOOR OF SEERAT STUDY CENTRE
On the first floor of this historic building, Al Huda International Institute has been facilitated . This platform teaches Quran Tafseer and other Islamic topics to the keen & enrolled female students. Classes for memorizing the Holy Quran are conducted in the Seerat Study Centre Masjid for children under the age of 12. “Masjid Seerat e Tayyaba” (مسجد سیرت طیبہ) was inaugrated by the late President of Pakistan, Mr. Muhammad Rafiq Tarrar on 14th April 1999. On the same floor, there are four rooms for the scholars to live, while they are around, during an International conference.
The office of the General Secretary and other admin offices are present on the first floor. If any educational platform/institute wants to collaborate with Seerat Study Centre for arranging any seminar / conference / lecture, then he is supposed to take official written permission from the current District Commissioner (DC) of Sialkot, as he presides over the Executive Committee of the centre. Educated group of Sialkot city should play an effective role in supporting such unique platform, in order to promote Islamic, moral and ethical values in our city.
🌟 OBJECTIVES OF SEERAT STUDY CENTER :-
Seerat Study Centre is a Center of Excellence with the main objective to conduct a fine research on various aspects of Seerat e Tayyibah PBUH, in order to evolve solutions to complex problems faced by the modern Muslim world in the social, economic, political and scientific spheres. It has also been mandated to eradicate sectarianism and create harmony among Muslims on the basis of the doctrine of finality of Prophethood and the universality of Deen-e-Islam.
It also aims to hold symposiums, seminars, debates, workshops & exhibitions in order to popularize the message of Prophet Mohammad PBUH and promote awareness of Islamic culture and history. Much of the research and publication of essays and research paper is done here, is on Islamic ethical values, morality and fundamental roles of a civilized human.
