Jamia Al-Mustafa Karachi Launches Five-Day Book Fair and Research Week

Shiite News: Jamiat al-Mustafa al-Alamiyah, Karachi Campus (Pakistan), has formally launched a five-day Book Fair and Research Week with the objective of promoting students’ academic, intellectual, and research capabilities.
The inaugural ceremony was held at Imam Khomeini Hall and was attended by prominent religious scholars, teachers, and a large number of students from Karachi and other institutions.
The chief guest of the ceremony was Hujjat al-Islam wal-Muslimeen Muhammad Hussain Raisi. Other notable participants included Hujjat al-Islam Sheikh Ahmed Nahvi, Sheikh Ghulam Muhammad Saleem, Agha Ghulam Hussain Mukhlisi, along with students of Madrasah Imam Hasan Mujtaba and Jamia Masoomeen.
The program began with recitation of the Holy Qur’an by Qari Taqi Zakir, followed by a devotional tribute presented by student Mitham Memon, while a group of Tawasheeh presented a spiritually uplifting performance.
In his welcome address, Syed Ammar Hamdani, Director of Jamiat al-Mustafa Karachi, emphasized the importance of education, research, and reading. He stated that research is not limited to scientific fields alone, but is equally essential in Islamic sciences, requiring reflection, reasoning, and deep study.
Referring to the sayings of the Supreme Leader, he said that knowledge and research are the foundation of intellectual self-confidence and the comprehensive progress of the Ummah.
Chief guest Muhammad Hussain Raisi highlighted the virtues of knowledge, the pen, and study in the light of the opening verses of Surah Al-Alaq, stating that the first Qur’anic command “Iqra” clearly proves that Islam is founded upon knowledge, awareness, and consciousness. He urged students to make research, writing, and intellectual inquiry a permanent part of their academic lives.
Following the ceremony, the book exhibition was formally inaugurated by Hujjat al-Islam Sheikh Ghulam Muhammad Saleem.
On the first day of Research Week, the book “History of Islam” authored by Dr. Aqeel Musa was unveiled by Allama Dr. Shabbir Hassan Mithami. Senior scholars visited the exhibition stalls and reviewed books, publications, and research institutions.
Allama Mithami praised the academic and research role of Jamiat al-Mustafa, describing such initiatives as essential and inevitable for the promotion of knowledge and research.
He stated that these scholarly achievements are among the blessings of the Islamic Revolution, Imam Khomeini (RA), and the leadership of the Supreme Leader, stressing the need for continuity and further strengthening of such activities.