All praise is due to Almighty Allah (SWT) the Lord
of the World and Peace and Salutation be upon our beloved
Prophet Nabi Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him)
Madrassa An-Noor for the Blind was invited by Brother
Mubashir Jan of Peshawar to conduct a Qur’an Braille
Workshop for the Ulema and the Blind of Peshawar. He
had visited Madrassa An-Noor for the Blind during his
time out in South Africa with the Ladies (Masturaat)
Jamaat. Upon his request, we prepared material for twenty
five students. As Braille books are heavy, these weight
considerations are necessary when transporting books
overseas.
Moulana Waqar Younus, a graduate from Madrassa An-Noor
for the Blind who is presently working with the Baitul
Ilm Trust and Pakistan Disabled Foundation in Karachi
did the necessary surveyand logistics needed. Ulama
representing the different districts of North West Frontier
Province were invited.
Alhumdulil Allah, over twenty Ulama attended. Moulana
Roshan Zameer who is transcribing the Baitul Ilm syllabus
into Urdu Braille also accompanied our instructor Moulana
Waqar for the workshop. Ten blind students from Peshawar
were present daily to learn the Holy Qur’an in
Arabic Braille.
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A few of these students hadnever been to school before. Somesenior
blind students who had been to high school brushed up their
Arabic Braille upon upgrading to the latest version. The workshop
was conducted from 24 December 2013 for five days at Jamia Taj
Ashraf Ul Islam, Qur’an Academy in Gulbahar Colony, Peshawar.
Our Host, Hajee Mohammad Javed who is the father of Mubashir
and Mufti Hassan (Principal) generously arranged delicious meals
and comfortable accommodation for all participants.
The interaction between teachers and student was exciting and
the Ulema witnessed the various challenges experienced by their
Blind colleagues in the form of the prejudices they face in
society. They were further encouraged to be pro-active, to break
down barriers between the able and disabled as demonstrated
by our beloved Nabi Muhammad (P.B.U.H ).
The Prophet (P.B.U.H ) is reported to have said,“Whoever
guides a Blind person for 40 steps, Paradise is certain for
him.” Upon completion, a few prominent guests of Peshawar
were invited to distribute the certificates given to all participants
before the final Du’aa was made.
May Almighty Allah (SWT) accept our efforts and may He forgive
us our short comings and may He guide us from the Darkness of
ignorance to the light of Imaan. Ameen.
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