Call for following Sunnah.

LAHORE -- The Hameed Nizami Press Institute (HNPI) held a seminar on the life of Holy Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH).

Auqaf and Religious Affairs Minister Pir Saeedul Hasan Shah was the chief guest while noted religious leaders including Dr Raghib Naeemi, Maulana Abdul Khabir Azad, Dr Tahir Raza Bokhari, Allama Muhammad Hussain Akbar and Allama Zubair Ahmad Zaheer turned up at event. HNPI Director Saifullah Sipra conducted the proceedings.

The speakers lamented that character and conduct of Muslim society was quite different from Islamic teaching.

They also attributed all the problems facing the Muslim societies today to Muslims' indifference to the teachings of Quran and Sunnah.

Speaking on the occasion, Provincial Minister Pir Saeedul Hasan said that Holy Prophet Mohammad (Peace Be Upon Him) had devised guiding principles covering all spheres of life. He said the way the Holy Prophet managed the affairs of the State of Madina had no parallel in history. 'Today, we are desirous of replicating this model in Pakistan', he added.

Dr Tahir Raza Bokhari said that all fundamental rights of an individual were protected in the State of Madina. 'It was in fact a social welfare state which recognized peoples' right to get justice', he observed.

Dr Raghib Naeemi said that teachings of the Holy Prophet were not confined to Muslims only. They were meant for all human beings living anywhere in the world, he said, adding that only...