Department of Urdu & Islamic Studies

A SYMBOL OF EXCELLENCE, INNOVATION AND INTEGRITY

Emerson University Multan came into being hundred years after the establishment of Emerson College Multan. It is the largest education institution In South Punjab. The Department of Urdu is one of the important departments of the University. The Department was established in 1963. Quaid-e-Azam declared Urdu as the only national language of Pakistan. Urdu has special importance as national language. It is playing an important role as a language of effective communication in the country. Urdu is not only a language but also a civilization with a history of hundreds of years of civilization of the Subcontinent. It is the language of teaching, learning, research and media in all the universities of Pakistan.
The Students of Urdu can adopt teaching profession in schools, colleges and universities. There are vast job opportunities for students in print media, electronic media and social media and many other fields. The students can become scriptwriters on various TV Channels and serve as translators in various government, semi-Government and private institution. Urdu chairs and Urdu Department are functional in many countries of the world. The students of this department are serving in Pakistan and in many other countries. The Department is playing a significant role in nurturing the minds of students, researchers, writers, critics and teachers. We are promoting teaching, research, language and literary trends. Currently the department is offering BS Urdu program. We have experienced and highly qualified teachers and a well-organized library. We offer the best learning environment and opportunities to our students.

The Department of Islamic Studies has been running since under the kind supervision of Prof. Dr. Muhammad Saleem Awan (Head of department). BS (Islamic Studies) has been started from September in former Govt. Emerson College Multan (Affiliated with Bahauddin Zakariya University Multan). The Government shall, by notification, reconstitute the Govt. Emerson College Multan as The Emerson University Multan under the Act 2012(V of 2020). The department of Islamic Studies is as Islamic Studies since 2013. The department holds its distinction being versatile in day to day life of each human being as a Muslim. Since the inauguration of BS (4- Years) program in the discipline of Islamic Studies, it has established, it worth among the applications. A good merit policy is maintained with a dedicated faculty to teach the HEC recognized syllabus.

MS UR

MS/ M.Phil. URDU
2 Year Degree Program

MS IS

MS/ M.Phil. ISLAMIC STUDIES
2 Year Degree Program

BS UR

BS URDU
4 Year Degree Program

BS IS

BS ISLAMIC STUDIES
4 Year Degree Program

The Department aims to promote national language and literature and to establish the value of Urdu as a Subject nationally and globally.

Institute of Islamic Studies aims to be recognized as the Islamic world knowledge hub that delivers and caters world class research, teaching and learning environment by developing, expanding and enhancing research programs led by exemplary faculty for competent and efficient students. It intends to enable students to serve as faithful representatives of a practiced Islam that is, according to the pattern of God’s Messenger and his Companions, gracious and patient with religious diversity; an Islam based on sound knowledge that the students have acquired for themselves and which they carry back into their communities; an Islam practiced as a commitment to respect, care for and serve others; an Islam secured not by attachment to communal identity but by attachment to God. To develop and support harmony between different religions and sects of society and to relate to others with tolerance, respect and consideration, whatever their beliefs and attitudes may be.

To contribute to society through the pursuit of Islamic education and research and be able to respond effectively to the posed modern-day challenges.
To train students to develop Islamic values along with social morals, ethics and skills to work diligently and to function benevolently in all avenues of life.
To build a cohesive, proud and sovereign nation.
To restore the full meaning of education by offering an opportunity to study, comprehensively and critically, the syllabus of a classical education in the Islamic sciences sensitively adapted for our time.

Serve as a think tank in the field of Islamic education, culture and knowledge
Directing research and studies to develop Islamic thought
Promoting and enhancing cross-cutting and multi- disciplinary research initiatives
Holding specialized scholarly, intellectual and cultural conferences, seminars and study circles
Enable graduates to achieve high-level professional objectives and assume leadership roles by acquiring up-to-date knowledge and advanced skills
Enable students to develop critical thinking skills and impart to them the values of lifelong learning.

The department of Islamic Studies is the backbone of The Emerson University with its unique features such as its different literary societies that enhance the literary and language skills of the students and introduces them to rich literature. Dramatic Society and Art & Culture society are working with the same mission. The department of Islamic Studies is the backbone of The Emerson University with its unique features such as its different literary societies that enhance the literary and language skills of the students and introduces them to rich literature. Dramatic Society and Art & Culture society are working with the same mission. The department of Islamic Studies is the backbone of The Emerson University with its unique features such as its different literary societies that enhance the literary and language skills of the students and introduces them to rich literature. Dramatic Society and Art & Culture society are working with the same mission.

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