Curtains draw on Jamia's education convention

News Report by Muaz Shabandri and Abdul Subhan Bhatkal - The final day of the education convention at Jamia Islamia, Bhatkal saw a record turnout as hundreds of thousands of people walked towards the campus soon after the Isha prayers. The gates leading to Jamia Islamia were closed for motorists as volunteers directed the large turnout to the seating arrangements.

Bhatkallys.com photographers Rizwan Gangalvali, Afnan Siddibapa, Ammar Shabandri and Danish Ali Akbara are at the venue to bring live updates as Abdus Subhan and Muaz Shabandri will report.

Abdul Bari Nadvi, Principal - Jamia Islamia Bhatkal proposed the welcome note as he said, "The entire Bhatkal is here to be with us and I pray to Allah for the continued success of the institution and seek his blessings for Jamia." IST 21:42 - Mohammed Shafi Shabandri, Nazim, Jamia Islamia says, ""We need atleast one child from every family to receive Islamic education at Jamia Islamia." IST 22:05 - Moulana Abdullah Hasani, Editor - Al Raed and a teacher at Jamia Islamia is now on stage. IST 22:25 - "We need to create a school system which protects the iman of young Muslims because the western system of education has eroded the religious values instilled by parents at an early age." IST 22:46 - Moulana Salman Nadvi is on stage now. "The world is our journey to aakhirah and the punctuality of this world has been set by our creator." IST 23:15 - Moulana Syed Salman Husaini Nadvi:"The one's who deny the signs of the creator will spend their entire life under the shade of disbelief. There is no middle-way in Islam. There is no buffer-zone. The world is an open examination where everyone has to make their choices and choose to either be a Muslim or a Non-Muslim. Living one life on both parallels is not permitted." IST 23:24 - News editions and DVD releases of the Jamia convention are being unveiled. IST 23:35 -Moulana Ilyas Nadvi, Convenor of the education convention is speaking on stage right now."Online education and distance education are the current trends in education. We need to develop educational courses for the online audience. Virtual classrooms are also a possibility topropagate" "Schools and universities need to include short courses on Islam as part of their curriculum and studies. This does not require an approval from government bodies." IST 23:45 - Syed Khalil speaks on stage. There is a disruption in the proceedings at the education convention. We will continue the live updates in a short while. IST 23:57 - .... and we're back with the live updates. IST 23:57 - Qari Mohammed Qasim is now on stage. IST 00:22 - Moulana Shafi Shabandri addressing the crowd at the Jamia convention. IST 00:25 - Moulana Khalid Ghazipuri Nadvi speaking with the audience. "There is a blessing in everything Allah bestows on us. We have to be patient to understand this blessing and know the real meaning." Special mention to the volunteers from sports clubs and youth organisations from across Bhatkal who have made security, food, beverage, hospitality, transport and logistic arrangements at Jamia Islamia Bhatkal for the last four days. IST 01:02 - Khalifa Mohammed Ghouse, General Secretary, Khaleej Council is now on stage. IST 01:05 - Moulvi Ilyas Nadvi speaks on stage about the women's programme at Jamia Islamia which will be hosted on 24th and 25th March. IST 01:10 - Hafizka Beruddin is being facilitated at Jamia Islamia with a gold coin for serving the institution for 35 years as a Hifz teacher. IST 01:12 - Moulana Iqbal Mulla, Qazi - Jamatul Muslimeen and Vice President of Jamia Islamia, Bhatkal presenting his thoughts on the development of education in Bhatkal. IST 01:20 - Moulana Maqbool Kobatte, Vice-Principal, Jamia Islamia, Bhatkal proposing the vote of thanks. IST 01:27 - Moulana Abdullah Hasani Nadvi offering dua. That's all from the Bhatkallys.com team in Bhatkal. Signing off for the night is the reporting team Abdus Subhan, Muaz Shabandri and Photographers Rizwan Gangavali, Afnan Siddibapa, Ammar Shabandri and Danish Ali Akbara.