ALIGARH, Oct. 14 -- ALIGARH :The Women's College History Study Circle (WCHSC), Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), organized a lecture by Prof. S.M. Azizuddin Hussain on"Sufism and Promotion of Female Education."Prof. Hussain highlighted how Sufi teachings historically encouraged female education and empowerment, illustrating through texts and historical examples that Sufism upheld the Qur'anic principle of equality and saw education as a divine right and means of spiritual elevation.
Prof. ShaguftaImtiyaz, Department of English, AMU, presided over the session, welcoming Prof. Hussain and appreciating WCHSC's efforts to foster dialogue and awareness of historical and contemporary historiographical trends.
The lecture included a question-and-...