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A Message from the FAAA President, Dr. Masarrat Ali |
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It
is indeed an honor for me to earn the support and trust of so many
Aligarians at the Federation Aligarh Alumni Associations, USA (FAAA)
2008 convention in Cleveland who trusted me with the position of the
President. I believe
that trust is something that must be earned, respected, and feared.
It is this trust that will keep me, Inshallah, committed to
the promotion of “Aligarh Movement”.
One
of the most important qualities of Sir Syed was his vision.
He knew how to dream and then worked very hard to convert
those dreams into reality.
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When
Sir Syed established the MAO College in 1875, he knew fully well that his tiny college would turn into a
university and its students would make a positive difference in the
lives of millions of Muslims. Indeed
it took almost half a century to establish AMU but it did happen by
the grace and blessings of Allah and the hard work of many devotees
of Sir Syed. “Hazaron
saal nargis apni benoori pe roti hai, Badi mushkil se hota hai
chaman men didawar paida” cannot be more appropriate.
Sir
Syed and his companions, no doubt, left
Aligarh
with a glorious past and we have every right to remember and glorify
our forefathers. However,
we must strive to continue the legacy of our forefathers and produce
Aligarians that future generations of Muslims can be equally proud
of. I always remind
myself of the Allama Iqbal verses:
"Ab
talak yaad hai qaumon ko hikayat unki,
Naqsh hai safahe hasti pe
sadaqat unki
Thai
to Aaba woh tumhare hee magar tum kya ho,
haath par haath dhare
muntazare farda ho"
FAAA,
through its member organizations, is already making a positive
contribution by the disbursement of more than 300 fellowships and
other means of helping the Muslims in
India
. However, FAAA has
enormous resources available through worldwide network Aligarians
that are yet to be tapped. I
intend to initiate some new projects:
1.
Sir Syed Digitization Project: Digitize and republish “All
available literary material on Sir Syed”.
I
am fully aware that the above projects are very challenging.
It will take several years of planning, fund raising,
unprecedented efforts, and cooperation from Aligarians to bring them
to fruition. I request
all Aligarians to contribute generously to the above projects.
I have been working on “Sir Syed Digitization Project”
for several months and I intend to deliver this within a year,
Inshallah. The presence
of the Honorable Vice-Chancellor, Prof PK Azis, at the Annual FAAA
Convention in
Cleveland
in August 2008 has infused a greater urgency and enthusiasm among
Aligarians to think, plan, and organize to transform AMU into a
world class institution.
Indeed,
future belongs to those who prepare for it today.
I wonder “if not us then who, If not now then when”.
Masarrat Ali, Ph.D.
President FAAA |
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