Can University Produce Dervish?
By Shazia Anwer Cheema
The name of Center is after Moroccan Sufi
Abu al-Hasan ash-Shadhili who is also known as Sheikh al-Shadhili. He was the founder of the
Shadhili Sufi order.
Naqshbandi Order, and
Shadhili Order has been popular in the Maghreb and Egypt.
Available areas of work of this center include research on Islam, Sufism, religious thought, interfaith harmony, and modern sciences like science and technology. The center will be linked with shelter homes, child protection bureaus, prisons, particularly women and juvenile jails, schools, colleges, universities, public, private, and religious educational institutions. The center would provide access to international libraries like Jstor, Oxford, and Cambridge.