23/09/2026
AIOU Faculty Delegation Visits Masjid Rahmat Lil Aalameen and Appreciates Its Integrated Welfare Model
22 September 2026 |
At the invitation of Dr. Ubaid ur Rahman Bashir, Custodian of Masjid Rahmat Lil Aalameen, an eight-member faculty delegation from Allama Iqbal Open University visited Jamia Masjid Rahmat Lil Aalameen, F-8/4, Islamabad.
The delegation toured the Masjid’s welfare facilities, including Jannat Ki Sale, Bridal Dress Section, Ration Store, Meat Store, Uniform Bank, Free Garments Store, Medical Centre, Marriage Hall, Library and Media Centre. The guests were also briefed on its volunteer-based management, reconciliation system and services for deserving people without discrimination of religion or sect.
Prof. Dr. Shah Mohyuddin Hashmi highly appreciated the Masjid’s organized and optimized management, effective use of resources and dignified delivery of welfare services. He described it as a practical and replicable model of the mosque’s wider role in contemporary society.
He also emphasized strengthening Fehm-e-Quran and Tadabbur-e-Quran in university teaching and encouraged faculty and students to study such welfare models as practical applications of Seerah and Islamic teachings.
Both sides reiterated the need for closer coordination and expressed hope for future academic, research and institutional collaboration.
Guests:
Prof. Dr. Shah Mohyuddin Hashmi — Dean, Faculty of Arabic and Islamic Studies; Head of Delegation
Prof. Dr. Moinuddin Hashmi — Chairman, Department of Seerat Studies
Dr. Sanaullah Hussain — Chairman, Department of Quran and Tafseer
Dr. Muhammad Riaz Mahmood — Associate Professor, Department of Islamic Thought, History and Culture
Dr. Hafiz Muhammad Arshad Iqbal — Assistant Professor, Department of Quran and Tafseer
Dr. Zafar Iqbal — Assistant Professor, Department of Quran and Tafseer
Dr. Saeed ur Rahman — Assistant Professor, Department of Seerat Studies
Dr. Muhammad Tayyab Khan — Assistant Professor, Department of Quran and Tafseer
