{"id":6505,"date":"2026-01-13T13:45:28","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T13:45:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hrnww.com\/?p=6505"},"modified":"2026-01-15T15:36:44","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T15:36:44","slug":"hakim-saids-contributions-to-society-recalled","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hrnww.com\/?p=6505","title":{"rendered":"Hakim Said\u2019s contributions to society recalled"},"content":{"rendered":"

Karachi (HRNW)-<\/strong> Hamdard University\u2019s former vice-chancellor, Prof Dr Hakim Abdul Hannan, recalled that although Hakim Mohammed Said drew inspiration from historic Muslim institutions such as Cairo\u2019s Jamia al-Azhar and Baghdad\u2019s original Bait al-Hikmah, he ultimately established an entire city of knowledge and culture: Madinat al-Hikmah.
\nProf Abdul Hannan was speaking at a special ceremony held on Tuesday to mark the 105th birth anniversary of Hakim Said, the university\u2019s founder. Hundreds of faculty members, staff, and students were present on the occasion, including Chancellor Ms Sadia Rashid.
\nProf Hannan pointed out that Madinat al-Hikmah was never intended as a profit-making venture, but rather as a project providing a rich learning environment for children, teenagers, and young adults.
\n\u201cMoney was not an issue for Hakim Sahib,\u201d he said. \u201cThat is why Madinat al-Hikmah includes a school for underprivileged local children, an institution of higher education, and a Scholars\u2019 House where philosophers and educationists can reside and conduct research.\u201d
\nDirector of Bait al-Hikmah Library, Prof Malahat Kaleem Sherwani, noted that Hakim Said disapproved of the Western educational system, viewing it as flawed and in need of reform \u2014 particularly for its indifference to religion and lack of proper upbringing and training (tarbiyat).
\nShe quoted Shaheed Hakim Said from an interview in which he described the system as \u201ca conspiracy against the Islamic way of learning \u2014 and way of life itself.\u201d Hakim Said had observed that the enemy had targeted both the education and health of Muslims.
\n\u201cEducation is health, and health is education,\u201d he remarked, adding that without proper education, a society\u2019s health could never improve.
\nDr Adnan Anwar, an alumnus of nearby Hamdard Public School and now a lecturer at Hamdard University, fondly recalled the founder\u2019s qualities. He said Hakim Said had urged school students to become good human beings alongside aspiring to careers as doctors or engineers.
\nHamdard University\u2019s Vice-Chancellor, Prof Dr Imran Amin, said Hakim Said profoundly influenced all students he met directly. He noted that Generation Z students possess energy and intelligence but require proper direction \u2014 something only the thoughts and actions of figures like Shaheed Hakim Said can provide.
\nMansoor Moattar Siddiqui, who skilfully conducted the memorial proceedings, highlighted that Hakim Said had personally treated millions of patients free of cost during his lifetime.
\nLater, the university\u2019s Chancellor and President of Hamdard Foundation Pakistan, Ms Sadia Rashid, presented souvenirs to the speakers in the presence of Prof Dr Imran Amin.<\/p>\n

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Karachi (HRNW)- Hamdard University\u2019s former vice-chancellor, Prof Dr Hakim Abdul Hannan, recalled that although Hakim Mohammed Said drew inspiration from historic Muslim institutions such as Cairo\u2019s Jamia al-Azhar and Baghdad\u2019s original Bait al-Hikmah, he ultimately established an entire city of knowledge and culture: Madinat al-Hikmah. Prof Abdul Hannan was speaking at a special ceremony held…<\/p>\n

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