Bazm-e-Alig, the association of the alumni of Aligarh Muslim University in Qatar, celebrated bicentenary birth anniversary of Sir Syed Ahmad Khan on October 20 at Marriott Hotel, Doha.
Born on October 17, 1817 in Delhi, Sir Syed pioneered modern education for the Muslim Community in India.
He founded Mohammadan Anglo -Oriental College in 1875 in Aligarh which later developed into the Aligarh Muslim University.
His work gave rise to new generation of Muslim entrepreneurs and politicians. The members of the Bazm-e-Alig paid homage and tributes to the great reformer.
The programme started with the greetings of Khushnoor Khan (General Secretary of Bazm) and recitation of the Holy Quran by Master Hamad Tahir.
A brief talk on Sir Syed was delivered by Nadeem Mahir in Arabic. An informative Presentation was also delivered on the contributions of Sir Syed in the educational reforms in India and the history and contributions of Bazm-e-Alig in Qatar.
Chief Guest of the evening, Engineer Ahmad Jassim Al Jolo, the President of Federation of Arab Engineers and Chairman of Qatar Society of Engineers, applauds the efforts of Sir Syed in his address and congratulated all the members of Bazm-e-Alig on this occasion.
Moosa Zainal Moosa, former advisor to the Minister of Culture and Heritage, the Patron of Bazm-e-Alig, welcomed the Chief Guest and all the members and spoke at length about Sir Syed and his mission. He also pointed towards the speech recently delivered at United Nations by H H Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani, wherein he praised expatriates for their support and their contribution towards the development of the Country.
Indians are the largest community amongst the expatriates, residing in the state of Qatar.
The President of the association, Afroz Alam in his address urged the members to unite and work toward the cause of Sir Syed. He highlighted that in last two centuries community has failed to produce another Sir Syed and another AMU. He also outlined the objectives and the priorities of Bazm-e-Alig and the idea behind the formation of the association in 1988.
