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GET TO KNOW Interview by:
Omar Farooq
Per sonalit y
Prof. Sohail A. Saqib Born in Bashirabad, Hyderabad,
Sindh on Janurary 3rd, 1979,
Professor Sohail Ahmad Saqib sahib
son of Naseer Ahmad Basra sahib,
entered Jamia Ahmadiyya Rabwah
Pakistan in 1994. He graduated from
Jamia Ahmadiyya Rabwah with a
Shahid degree in 2001 and spent 1
year in the field, in Narang Mandi,
District Sheikhupura and Qiyampur
Virkan, District Gujranwala. He
returned to Rabwah in 2002, where
he earned his specialization in
Tafseer-ul-Qur’an until 2005.
From 2005 to 2008 he served in
Wakalat-e-Ta’leem, Pakistan. Then,
in 2008 he was sent to Ghana
to serve as professor in Jamia tul
Mabashireen, Ghana.
From 2010 to present, he has been
serving in Jamia Ahmadiyya
Canada as professor of Tafseer-ul-
Qur’an and Tarjama-tul-Qur’an. He
has also served as in-charge of Jamia
Ahmadiyya Canada exhibition
projects on the lives of the Promised
Messiahas and the Holy Prophetsa for
the past 2 years.
Q:How was the experience of organizing the Jamia
exhibitions?
The exhibition was a very good experience and
served as an amazing learning opportunity for not only
the visitors, but also the students and faculty of Jamia.
We must understand that in this ever changing modern
age of evolving technologies and learning methods, we
have to employ these new methods in order to learn and
teach religious fundamentals to the new generations. By
the grace of Allah and the prayers of Huzoor-e-Anwaraba,
this year, as well as the last year, the exhibition has been
very successful. The students of Jamia Ahmadiyya have
had a great opportunity to work on this blessed project
and gain valuable experience in many areas, such as
researching original Islamic sources, editing, composing
and designing. This has increased their knowledge and
granted them useful skills for their future.
All this has been possible due to the prayers and
encouragement of Huzooraba.
Q:What was the hardest thing about the exhibition?
We faced some obstacles in the completion of
this grand task, including researching original sources
for information and designing. But, I think that the most
difficult task was for the students to take time out of their implement his teachings in our lives. (Ameen)
studies and busy schedules to work on this.
This year we have taken special care regarding the
composition of the information that is presented in order
to bring it to the level of a professional institute. Although
this served to hone the skills of the students in writing
and editing, this task required a long time to complete.
But, Alhamdulillah, with the collective effort of students
and faculty day in and day out, we were able to raise the
level of text composition as compared to last year.
Exhibition Experience
Name: Wajeeh-Ur-Rehman Mirza
School: Heartlake Secondary School
(Brampton)
Interests: Space, Animals,
Documentaries
Hobbies: Basketball, Volleyball, Hockey,
Table Tennis, Desserts
Favourite Quote:
“Suffer now and live the rest of your life
as a champion” - Muhammad Ali
The greatest way in which I can express my love for the Holy
Prophetsaw may sound very easy, but it is in actuality, very hard
to manage. It is by completely obeying the Holy Prophetsaw in
my everyday life. From a young age, we hear very inspiring
and life-changing stories from the time of the Holy Prophetsaw.
Being young, we only take these stories for face value and
focus on the interesting points.
But as we get older we realize the specific reasons these stories
were told to us. We take heed from them and mold our lives and
try as hard as we can to make it parallel to the life of the Holy
Prophetsaw. Being a student of Jamia Ahmadiyya Canada, I had
the opportunity to take part in an exclusive and exceptional
exhibition on the blessed life of the Holy Prophetsaw.
After countless days and weeks of researching and compiling,
the exhibition was opened to the public on the 23rd of March
and lasted until the 28th of March. I had the honour of
presenting three banners: the Holy Prophetsaw as the Prince of
Peace, his letters to kings, and lastly, the Holy Prophetsaw as the
perfect role model. With hundreds of people flowing in, it was
a great learning experience for members of the Jama’at and
students of Jamia alike. Also, this was a huge reason why the
love of the Holy Prophetsaw increased in my heart.
This was a perfect training experience to help me in my journey
to become a missionary, as it increased me in knowledge and
increased my love for my Holy Mastersaw. May Allah enable
us to continue increasing in his love and may we be able to
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