ISLAMABAD:President Dr Arif Alvi has emphasized on a combination of morality and knowledge for Muslims to grow in the world.
Addressing the inaugural session of the Global Al-Farabi Forum here on Monday, he said the future looks to Muslims, but they need to work hard and ensure that people are educated and healthy.
The President said we should go to the principles of Al-Farabi, which are quite relevant even today. He said the world is not looking for morality, but Muslims are looking for morality, and they can bring about a change with the strength of ethics and knowledge.
He regretted that Muslims are in misery in Kashmir, Palestine and Rohingya. He said Muslims need to move along with the fast pace of science and technology.
He said Artificial Intelligence has alarmingly increased the pace of knowledge. He urged the Ministerial Standing Committee on Scientific and Technological Cooperation of the Organization of Islamic Countries (OIC) to play its role in imparting contemporary knowledge to youth of Muslim Ummah.
Praising Muslim philosophers, the President said it was the Muslim era which brought the old Greek philosophy to the modern world. Speaking on the occasion, Assistant Secretary General for Science and Technology Affairs within the Asian Group OIC Ambassador Askar Mussinov said Islam gives great importance to knowledge and science as its first injunctions begin with “Iqra”.
He said contribution of Muslim scholars to the modern science is enormous and pioneered in many branches of science. The Ambassador said OIC’s focus is on improving quality of curriculum to transform the universities of the member states into center of excellence.