AIOU celebrating Library Week.

ISLAMABAD, September 06, 2009 (Balochistan Times): Vic chancellor of Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU), Dr Mahmood-ul-Hassan Butt has said that Central Library of the University has been enlisted as one of the few most excellent libraries around the country due to the extraordinary efforts made during the last four years. Presiding over the inaugural ceremony of Library Week here at the University campus today, the Vice Chancellor said that according to the available capacity more constructive work will begin soon. He opined that the Holy Book Quran descended on our beloved Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (SAW) and first, word of the Holy Quran is Paper and Pen all these winks of the realities that it is the responsibility of each the Muslim to gather the knowledge and spread it for formation of the wellbeing society. The Vice Chancellor said that the most big Library around the world was established in Madrasa Nizamia Bughdad in which there were available not only Islamic Books but were the stocks of the knowledge of the whole world. Madrasa Nizamia, Baghdad have an award of Re-birth of knowledge by gathering the declined and forgotten knowledge of the European and made its contemporary translation due to which European have entered in the new era of progressing. Dr Mahmood-ul-Hassan also said that important and necessary editions of Islamic books composed by hand are available in Central Library of Tashqand. He said that in the present era Library of Congress set up in America is the biggest Library around the world. American Conciliate and Embassies around the country have to buy two copies of each the book publishes from every nook and corner around the world and bound to provide these to Library of Congress. The Library was started its functioning from the personal library of an Ex-American President and knowledge lover, Thomas Jefferson. On this occasion, Prof. Dr. Ali Asghar Chishti, Dean, Faculty of Arabic and Islamic Studies said that the Muslim history is so brilliant with the reference of discovery of knowledge and its spreading, examples are the Madrasa Nizamia Bughdad and Madrassa Nizamia Nishapur. He said that unfortunately the conquerors ruined that treasury of knowledge after falling off Bughdad and its million of books were thrown in the river of Dajla due to which the water of river was turned into black. In his address, Shah Farrukh, Librarian said that the aim of the Library Week is to enhance awareness on the Library resources, services and facilities and promote reading culture and library use. The Central Library of the Allama Iqbal Open University is celebrating Library Week till 10th October, 2009. The theme of the Library Week is Know Your Library. The Library staff members will be available to the Library users and visitors and assist the users in locating and using the library resources.

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