Fazl-e-Umar — Page 310
Fazle Umar 310 F A Z L E U M A R H O ST E L Four wings of the spacious building of the Fazle Umar Hostel with more than fifty cubicles and dormitories was available for the residents. Fazle Umar hostel had international residents belonging to different nations, to mention a few, Indonesia, Somalia, Nigeria, Ghana, Mauritius, and Tanzania. R E G U L A R A n n UA L AC T I v I T I E S Ta’limul Islam College, Rabwah was known all over Pakistan by its various annual regular activities. The Inter-College Debates drew participants from all over Pakistan. Three Urdu conferences were held, participated by renowned Urdu writers and poets from within the country and India. They presented their scholastic papers on advancement of the Urdu language. The speeches were published in Booklets entitled Zikr-i-Urdu. The All Pakistan Basketball championships, a three day basketball gala was a regular annual feature in which teams from all over Pakistan participated. The All Pakistan Rowing Competition was held in the River Chenab annually, participated by teams from all over Pakistan. Ta’limul Islam College rowing team retained the Punjab University championship for several years. The college results were always above university average. Almost every year college students topped the university exams. Scientists, poets, writers from within Pakistan and all over the world were invited to speak to the college students. Thursday afternoon was reserved for subject society meetings. Students read papers on different aspects of their subject. Once a month the societies used to hold a picnic at Chenab River, enjoying lunch and boating in the river. (Tareekhe Ahmadiyyat, Vol 10, Maulana Dost Muhammad Shahid)