The 9th Naleem Hajiar Memorial Oration on the theme ‘Dr M A M Shukri – Life and Intellectual Contributions’ was held on October 3, at the Sri Lanka Foundation Institute Auditorium in Colombo. This year’s memorial oration coincides with the commemoration of the Golden Jubilee of Jamiah Naleemiah, the pioneer institute for Islamic studies in [...]

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The 9th Naleem Hajiar Memorial Oration on the theme ‘Dr M A M Shukri – Life and Intellectual Contributions’ was held on October 3, at the Sri Lanka Foundation Institute Auditorium in Colombo. This year’s memorial oration coincides with the commemoration of the Golden Jubilee of Jamiah Naleemiah, the pioneer institute for Islamic studies in Sri Lanka, founded by Naleem Hajiar.

Yakooth Naleem, President of the Naleemiah Institute of Islamic Studies Inc, Ash-Sheikh A C Agar Mohamed, Rector of Jamiah Naleemiah, Rifki Cassim, Attorney-at-Law, Chairman of the Naleem Hajiar Memorial Oration Forum, Ash-Sheikh Dr A P M Abbas, Head of the Department of Arabic Studies at Jamiah Naleemiah, and Ash-Sheikh Lafir Madani President of Rabitha An-Naleemiyyeen, the alumni association of the institute, attended.

The memorial oration was delivered by Ash-Sheikh A C Agar Mohamed, who portrayed the multidimensional personality of the late Dr Shukri and outlined the contributions made by the late Shukri who had sacrificed the best part of his life for the progress and prosperity of Jamiah Naleemiah. Ash-Sheikh Dr A P M Abbas presented a detailed description of Dr Shukri’s intellectual and scholarly contributions.

Ashif Shukri and M S M Bahardeen receiving token of appreciation from Ash-Sheikh A C Agar Mohamed

A book Dr M A M Shukri: Intellectual Contribution and Research Work (Tamil), published by the Naleemiah Bureau of Islamic Publications, containing the compilation of research articles written on Dr Shukri’s works was launched at the event. A copy was presented to Asif, son of Dr Shukri.

Dr Shukri’s  son Asif Shuki, son-in-law M S M Bahardeen and family members were present at the event.

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