The 1st two-day international conference titled “Promotion and Solution of Arabic Language” organized by the Department of Arabic, Faculty of Islamic and Arabic Studies the Islamia University of Bahawalpur has started. More than 100 Arabic language experts, researchers and teachers from different universities of Algeria, Egypt, Nigeria and Pakistan are participating in the conference.
Inaugurating the conference, Vice Chancellor the Islamia University of Bahawalpur Prof. Dr. Naveed Akhtar said that the universality and value of Arabic language is an undeniable fact. And the position that Arabic language has in the world of languages is not available to anyone else. Apart from Quran and Hadith and religious studies, it is the official language of many countries and is a means of access to the best literature of the world.
The Arabic language is the third largest language of communication in the world and is steeped in tradition and innovation. The Vice-Chancellor said that the Department of Arabic the Islamia University of Bahawalpur has been rendering services for the promotion and development of the Arabic language since the time of the historic Jamia Abbasia.—PR
