International Conference of Muslim Social Scientists Madinat al Hikmah, Hamdard Centre Karachi, Pakistan Jumada al Akhirah 28-Rajab 3, 1412/January 3-7, 1992

Abstract

Without much fanfare, the Association of Muslim Social Scientists Harndard
University conference began on 3 January 1992 at Madinat al Hikmah,
a city established by the Harndard fuundation exclusively for education, science,
and culture. The conference was inaugurated by Saeeduzzaman Siddiqi, Acting
Governor of Sindh. Mushtaqur Rahman, AMSS Ex-officio President, presented
the introductory address, and Manzoor Ahmad, Vice-Chancellor, Hamdard
University, gave the keynote address. Hakim Mohammad Said, Chancellor,
Hamdard University and President, Hamdard Foundation Pakistan, presented
the closing address. The message of Taha Jabir al ‘Alwani, President of IIIT,
Herndon, VA, was read by Hakim Rasheed, a member of the Executive Board
of the AMSS. The inauguration ceremony, attended by more than four hundred
guests, was followed by a lunch and salat al jum'ah.
All conference arrangements were meticulous. The delegates were housed
at the Scholars House, which was specially constructed for the conference. The
program, abstracts, and addresses of the governor and others were beautifully
printed, and copies of the papers were distributed one day before their presentation.
The registration bags also contained medicines, thread, and even rubber
bands for any emergency. Each participant received a silver medallion commemorating
the conference, a program miniature, and a magnifying glass encased
with the name-tags. Also included with the registration material were
picture postcards of Karachi and a set of postage stamps ...