Srinagar, December 11 – (Scoop News) – Vice Chancellor Kashmir University Riyaz Panjabi Saturday expressing happiness over the recognition of Shaikh-ul Alam Chair as a Research Centre . He hoped that the chair will evolve into a research centre of excellence in the times to come.
Vice chancellor was addressing the meeting of the committee of experts of Markazi Noor Sheikul Alam chair University of Kashmir in the committee room of the vice chancellors secretariat. Dean academic affairs Prof A R Yousuf , Registrar University of Kashmir Prof Syed fayaz noted scholars and subject experts Prof Noor Ahmad Baba , Prof Rehman Rahi, Prof. Margoob Banhali, Mr. G N Gowhar , Prof Mohammad Ashraf Wani , Mr Asadullah Aafaqi ,Prof Shad Ramzan and Chairman Sheik–ul-Aalam Chiar Prof Bashar Bashir participated in the meeting.. Altaf Ahmad, Mufti Burhan Pervaiz Sajad, Mohammad Asharf also attended he meeting.
Vice chancellor asked the experts to pave way for the compilation of the authentic text on Sheik-ul-Aalam and said that this be put on the Kashmir university website as well for the benefit of students and scholars. VC assured the chairman that his administration will meet all the financial needs of the chair in order to facilitate its smooth functioning. VC was all praise for the chairman Sheikh-ul-Aalam chair and his team for bringing new enthusiasm in the functioning of the centre.
The meeting also gave its nod to the establishment of a folk lore museum in the centre besides regular publication of ‘Alamdaar’ the research journal on the life and works of Sheikh .. It was also decided that the Centre shall approach such scholars who could render their services for editing and translating the Reshinamas, existing in form of the manuscripts in different libraries. It also decided to appeal public for the donation of the rare manuscripts pertaining to Sheikh-ul Aalam.
The meeting also proposed to organize a three day national level conference on the topic “Mysticism in the local contexts” besides a two day seminar on the topic “Sources on Shaikh-ul-Alamiyat in the University.
Earlier Chairman Sheikh-ul Aalam Chair Prof Bashar Bashir in his welcome address assured the vice chancellor that his centre will try its best to come to his expectations and it will utilize the services of the experts to popularize the message of Sheikh-ul Aalam. He also thanked all the experts present on the occasion for their support and cooperation for paving the way for evolving the centre into a research institute. He also thanked the KU authorities for their cooperation.