Quran reading with translation compulsory in Punjab.

Lahore -- Notification issued in universities across Punjab to make it compulsory to read Quran with urdu translation. Universities in Punjab will not award a degree without reading the Quran with translation.

According to the details, the Chancellor of Universities Governor Punjab Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar, in consultation with the Vice-Chancellors of all the universities, announced to study Quran with translation in the universities, after which a formal notification has also been issued.

In which it has been said that one cannot get a degree in the universities of Punjab without reading the Holy Quran with translation. Lecturers in all the universities of Punjab will recite the Qur'an to the students with translation and it will be as mandatory for the students to participate in this lecture as it is for other lecturers. The Quran syllabus will be taught in universities in addition to Islamic studies.

While the Governor of Punjab Chaudhry Muhammad Sarwar talking about this said that Quran is the source of real guidance for us. The Holy Qur'an is the complete code of life revealed to our Prophet (PBUH) to guide the world. We will teach the Holy Quran with meaning to the students in all the universities of Punjab so...

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