Today we are at Taleemul Islam College in Rabwah, the Head Quarter of the Ahmadiyya
community worldwide, We are bringing for you a new video about this college. It could be
very depressing for many old students because of building condition.
At present, the old building of the college has been abandoned and a new building has
been constructed in front of it. Our video is about the old building because it is the
building that is historic and its students are currently in big positions all over the
world. The foundation stone of Taleemul Islam College
Rabwah was laid by the second caliph on June 26, 1953. The foundation stone was the brick
taken from the Promised Messiah’s home form Qadian.
The foundation stone laying ceremony was very simple. After laying the foundation stone
and everybody join in the silent prayers, and then 10 goats were given as Sadqa. Dr.
Niaz and Taj Muhammad Khayal, Principal College, Faisalabad, came on July 24, 1954 for the
initial inspection of the college from Punjab University Lahore.
On November 7, 1954, the college was shifted from Lahore to Rabwah. The second caliph formally
inaugurated it. One million rupees was spent on the construction of college building.
The college building is very beautiful. But in 1974, when Bhutto's government nationalized
all the Ahmadiyya schools and colleges of Ahmadiyya Community, there was no one left
to care for this great educational institution. Here when I am making this video and Sharing
this with you everybody can see The condition of the college building makes it clear that
it has no caretaker. Currently, the condition of this building is very bad. Many rooms are
about to collapse. Bats and other birds have made their nests in the rooms. The building
is in a state of total collapse. Well, this is a sad story. Let's talk about
some of the history of Taleemul Islam College, when and how this great college came into
existence and how many great people this college produced who spread the light of knowledge
and peace all over the world.
Talim-ul-Islam College is a government college located in Chenab Nagar, Pakistan. Originally
it was Founded in 1898 in Qadian, India by the Ahmadiyya Community.
Originally starting out as a middle school, the institution traces its roots to two rooms
in a guest house located in Qadian. It was established to provide an Ahmadiyya-based
curriculum in a town that had a small number of schools.
Inaugurated on January 1898 as school Talim-ul-Islam, the school quickly became a high school within
a three-year period. With a call from the community's founder, several of Mirza Ghulam
Ahmad's followers sacrificed positions in established institutions to dedicate their
teaching skills to the recently established facility. This attracted students from various
backgrounds including both Muslims and Hindu from all over India without charging tuition.
In 1903, the school transitioned to a college, renamed to Talim-ul-Islam College. It operated
as such for only two years when it was forced closed due new regulatory criteria requiring
that each college have adequate financial resources, qualified permanent faculty, and
established facilities. This resulted in the school's closure until 1944 when the community
was able to meet the requirements. The completion of the school year in 1947
proved to be the last year Talim-ul-Islam College remained open Qadian. In1947, Pakistan
and India gained independence. As a result, the majority of faculty and students made
the migration to Pakistan, resulting in the permanent closure of the facility in Qadian.
After a short time in Lahore, Talim-ul-Islam College permanently established its location
in Rabwah, Pakistan. Promised Messiah laid the foundation for the
college by starting Talim-ul-Islam Middle School in 1898, which was upgraded to the
high school level in 1901. The college was opened in 1903, but had to be closed down
because it did not meet the requirements of the Punjab University.
In 1944, the Second Caliph laid the foundation of what was soon to become one of the most
prestigious colleges in India. Mirza Nasir Ahmad was appointed principal, and the college
was housed in the spacious building of the Talim-ul-Islam High School, for which a new
building was erected. Khalifatul Masih II steered the college through its most critical
phases in 1947, when the college became homeless as a result of the independence of Pakistan
in 1947. In Qadian, Talimul Islam College had a very
imposing building. It was sealed on August 14, 1947 on the partition of India.
After operating in an abandoned horse stable for several months, the college shifted to
the abandoned building of the D.A.V. College in Lahore. This building was used as a refugee
camp for some time, and became badly damaged but was repaired to suit the needs of the
college. In Lahore, after constant endeavors, the building
of D.A.V. College was allotted to it. T. I. College started its work in it and was very
soon able to revive its traditions of imparting excellent education.
The building was dilapidated due to the influx of refugees, so it cost thousands of rupees
to repair, buy college books and build laboratories. Despite these difficulties, the number of
students rose to 267. In the same year, Taleemul Islam College became one of the top colleges
in Lahore. College activities soon reached their peak. Most of the students presented
Guard of Honor during the visit of the Emperor of Iran were students of Taleemul Islam College.
Football, volleyball, badminton and swimming teams won medals for college. The college
published a magazine, Young Economist, which was later renamed Al-Manar. The first seminar
of Taleemul Islam College Lahore was held on April 2, 1950 in which Community’s Second
Caliph also participated and in his speech he said that one should always strive for
progress and while praying to God one should always move forward. He said that good results
can be achieved only when the right step is taken at the right time.
Opponents also tried to close Taleemul Islam College but could not stop the development
of the college. The number of students increased to five hundred. In the riots against Ahmadis
in 1953, Ahmadi student Mr Jamal Ahmed Sahib was martyred. And to appease the opponents,
Mirza Nasir Ahmad Principal of Taleemul Islam College was arrested.
After this, on the instructions of Second Caliph, Taleem ul Islam college was established
in Rabwah and it was soon shifted here from Lahore. Taleemul Islam College Rabwah was
inaugurated on December 6, 1954 by Second Caliph of the community and in his address
he said that there would be religious freedom and students belonging to any religion would
be able to get admission. Every student will worship according to his religion and ordering
the student to worship is not interference in his religion. Also, the college will not
hold any kind of protest. The door will always be open to resolve issues through dialogue.
Then a college library was built in which all kinds of newspapers and magazines were
provided. Muhammad Zafarullah Khan presented his personal library as a donation. Sir Muhammad
Zafarullah Khan KCSI born in Sialkot on 6 February 1893 and died 1 September 1985 was
a Pakistani jurist and diplomat who served as the first Foreign Minister of Pakistan.
After serving as foreign minister he continued his international career and was the first
Asian and the only Pakistani to preside over the International Court of Justice. He also
served as the President of the UN General Assembly. He is the only person to date to
serve as the President of both UN General Assembly and the International Court of Justice.
There were also many students in this college who were coming to study from distant cities
and also from other countries so hostel facility was provided for them in the college. The
hostel name was Fazal e omar hostel.This hostel was divided into four buildings. Prof. Chaudhry
Muhammad Ali was the Warden and Saeedullah Khan was the Superintendent.
Every effort is made in the hostel to provide good food at low cost. Pure desi ghee is used
in food. Meals are in the hands of students under the supervision of senior professors.
There is a separate building of a tuck shop with hostel by the college. Where students
can have breakfast and drink tea. Once the contractor for this cafe was Amir Ali, who
is now a contractor for jamia Ahmadiyya. The health and education of the students were
taken care in the hostel. Similarly, all Muslim students were required to say prayers five
time a day, but no one was required to say numaz behind an Ahmadi imam if he was not
an Ahmadi. But it was obligatory for every student to offer prayers on their own. Similarly,
recitation of the Qur'an was also obligatory. Study hours were set at the hostel and each
student was monitored for their seat during the study. Poor students would get special
discounts and the college would pay the fees and other expenses on their own and this would
be kept secret.The hostel also had a common room with newspapers and magazines and arrangements
for indoor games. The hostel also housed international students from Indonesia, Malaysia, Ghana,
Somalia, Nigeria, Mauritius and Tanzania. Taleemul Islam College was considered as one
of its programs all over Pakistan. Students from all over the country participated in
the inter-college debate. The team of Taleemul Islam College won this debate many times.
Three Urdu conferences were also held in the college which were addressed by Urdu scholars
of Pakistan and India. All Pakistan Basketball Championship would also be held in which teams
from all over Pakistan would participate. All Pakistan Wrestling competitions were held
in the river Chenab. The team of Taleemul Islam College won the Punjab University Championship
for many years. In addition, many eminent scientists, writers and poets also used to
come and address the college as guests. There were also societies of various disciplines
whose monthly meetings were held on picnics on the river Chenab.
Later, a new campus was built for postgraduate studies, which included laboratories for physics
and chemistry. The physics laboratory was built in 1967, while the chemistry laboratory
was under construction. First principal of the college was Mirza Nasir
Ahmad, then