Executive Director's Message

Assalam-o-Alaikum Wa Rehmatullahi Wa Barakatuhu!
Respected Parents/Guardians:
Virtuous and righteous child is one of greatest bounties of Allah Almighty. The best way to pay gratitude for this great bounty is to train our children in such a way so that they not only become better and useful human being, leading a safe and sound life in this world, but they are also successful in the life hereafter, and become an everlasting & continuous source of reward for their parents as well. This is a great responsibility; a great obligation and we are encouraged by our Religion (Deen) to spend all our efforts for the training and grooming of our children. We can achieve this objective only by choosing such institutions for our children which provide compulsory religious education along with modern education. Unfortunately, due to the shortage of such institutions, the parents are faced with a dilemma, if they send their children to modern institutions, they will be deprived of religious grooming and if they send them to institution, purely dedicated to religious education, then they will be deprived of modern scientific education.
Lord MacAulay while addressing British Parliament in 2" February 1835 said: “I have traveled across the length and breadth of India and I have not seen even one person who is a beggar, who is a thief. Such wealth I have seen in this country, such high moral values, people of such caliber, that I do not think we would ever conquer this country, unless we break the very backbone of this nation, which is her spiritual and cultural heritage and therefore, I propose that we replace her old and ancient education system, her culture, for if the Indians think that all that is foreign and English is good and greater than their own, they will lose their self-esteem, their native self-culture and they will become what we want them, A Truly Dominated Nation.” Acting upon the advice of Lord MacAulay the Britishers totally neglected the Islamic education system and implemented their own from which religious aspect was totally neglected.
According to Justice Mufti Taqi Usmani “If we have insight into centuries old educational system of Muslims, we will find no difference between school and Madrassa (religious school). This state of affairs continued till the advent of British in the sub-continent. It was understood that according to Shariah, it was not obligatory for every Muslim to become a religious scholar. It is Farz-eKafaya (compassionate) a general obligation whose performance by an adequate number absolves all. But to learn basic religious education is a duty of every person and this basic education was provided to each and every Muslim without any discrimination in those Madaris. However, whoever wanted to specialize in religious education he had opportunities and whoever wanted to specialize in any other field, he had separate opportunities of contemporary education available. Difference between worldly and religious education arose when British Imperialism got hold over sub-continent and the British tried to convince the Muslims that religion is a hurdle in the way of progress. While the fact is that Islamic teachings are not a hurdle, they rather facilitate the path to progress. As a proof we can name a large number of great Muslim scientists like Musa Al-Khwarizmi, Umar Khayyam, Nasir-ud-din Tusi, Jabir Bin Hayyan, Bu Ali Sina, Ibn-ul-Hassam and Farabi who laid the foundation of modern sciences. Pakistan is an Islamic country and ideological state.
We have firm faith that Islam is a complete code of life. It has its own distinctive judicial, economic, social and political system. Our success and our Country's progress and prosperity depend on following the same system. We have been dominated by foreign non-Muslim power for more than 200 years which has adversely affected every field of our life. It is a matter of great concern that our educational system is yet not according to objective and ideology of Pakistan, which is reflected in all those individuals who complete their education from these institutions. They learn no moral values and the impact of this great harm is prominent in our politics, public and all institution of the state. Corruption, personal interest, favoritism and dishonesty have become part of our culture which has brought our nation to the brink of destruction. So, there is a dire need to formulate such an educational system which can produce such a generation which is free and pure of all above mentioned immoral practices is able to reap the fruits and benefits of creation of Pakistan and can lead the nation to the road of progress.
Now it is essential that we introduce our generation with true Islamic teachings & values and train them in such a way so they can become good Pakistani citizens, excellent engineers, honest business man, competent doctors, scientists and soldiers as well as true preachers of Islam and devotees of ideology of Pakistan. Ummul Qura International School is an endeavor in this regard, so that parents can acquire a suitable environment for contemporary and religious education as well as an educational house for balanced grooming for their children. Alhamdulillah! Ummul Qura International School has always shown distinctive performance in Abbottabad Board and Wifaq-ul-Madaris exams where its students have clinched top positions. May Allah make this effort useful for this country & nation and a source of reward for us in the hereafter (Ameen) Humble Servant Jawed Khan Hazarwe and Companions Ummul Qura International School & College Abbottabad.