Training for Imams, teachers of Islamic institutes held

With an aim to enrich the basic knowledge and enhancing capacities to analyze the core principles, ideologies and rules of Islam, a training programme for the teachers of Islamic institutes, Imams and Khatibs of different mosques was formally inaugurated on Thursday in a ceremony at the Shapla City in Mughda area in the capital.

Imam Bukhari Qawmi University organised the three-month training programme in first phase which will continue later on different phases. 

Renowned Islamic scholars have been engaged as the facilitators in the training programme, designed for teaching perfect ways of explaining ‘Hadith’, ‘Khutba’, ‘Tafsir’, ‘Islamic banking’, learning logics and languages so that the common people get proper guidelines in practicing religion in their day to day lives.

Acting VC of Islami Arabic University Dr. Ahmad Abul Kalam inaugurated the training programme.

Chairman of governing body of Imam Bukhari Qawmi University Misbahur Rahman Chowdhury presided over the ceremony while Pesh Imam of Baitul Mukarram National Mosque Dr. Allama Muhibullah Hil Baqi addressed as the keynote speaker.

Misbahur Rahman Chowdhury said that the general people need to have proper lessons, analysis and guidelines from the Imams, Alems or the religious leaders so that they can practice religion perfectly in their lives, this is big responsibilities for the religious leaders and that’s why they need to have proper lessons and knowledge to apply in practical needs. 

Dr. Ahmad Abul Kalam mentioned that the training programme is a very time worthy and need-based plan as because the teachers of Islamic institutes need to have perfect knowledge on analyzing Islamic rules, ideologies, principles and guiding people so that a perfect society and nation based on Islamic principles, can be built. 

He stressed more practices and practical learning for becoming a professional Alem, as it’s not possible by only having institutional degrees. 

Dr. Allama Muhibullah Hil Baqi opined that this training program will be very much effective in eliminating religious orthodoxies and communalism from the society.

Freedom Fighter Alhaj Julkarnain Dalim, Alhaj Md. Jaman Uddin, Deputy Managing Director of Shapla City Md. Nazrul Islam, Md Asadujjaman Khan, Mufti Tajul Islam, Md. Amjad Hossain and Syed Shahed Hossain were also present on the occasion.