Saeed Rashid

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Saeed Rashid (January 20, 1927–June 19, 1999), was a writer, teacher, and historian from Pakistan. He was director of Tameer-e-Millat Institute of Education & Research Islamabad and Director of Sultana Foundatoin Department of Charactrer building and Pakistaniat, Islamabad. Earlier, from 1990 to 1994, he was Principal of Army Public School Jhelum and Mangla Cantt . From 1950 to 1990 he was on the faculty of Military College Jhelum (MCJ), as House-master and Director of Research and Development Cell. Educated at Bareilly and Aligarh Muslim University. His special Interests were: Character Building, Teacher Education, Pakistaniat and Creative - Oriented Curriculum Development. Prof. Rashid authoured about three dozen books on numerous subjects.

1 Life
2 Major works
3 Recognition
4 See also
5 External links

[edit] Life

[edit] Birth and Traditions

His maternal grandfather Azmat Ullah Siddique was the prime disciple (khalifah) of Maulana Ashraf Ali Thanvi. Saeed Rashid was born when Azaan (the call for prayer) was in progress. His grandfather recited the azaan in his ear and prayed to God, “O Allah! Make him Saeed (with good fortune)”. When someone asked for the reason he replied that he had been tipped in a dream about this.

The recitation of Surah Ar-Rahman was a routine in his house. His grandmother used to grind wheat holding him on his lap and recited the Surah. His family had another tradition that mothers fed their children milk only after performing wudu (Ablution). The same was kept by his mother Rehmat Bibi.

[edit] Education and Pakistan Movement

At the age of four years, four months, and four days the tradition of Bismillah was performed. Then a sickness delayed his studies for six months, thus the formal beginning of his education was roughly in the sixth year. This included the study of Qaida i Baghdadi, Aamd Nama, Quran, and Raah i Nijaat (a book of Ethics). For Primary Education he attended Kotwali. From 4th to Intermediate class he studied at Islamia Inter College Bareilly. This school was the product of Sir Syed’s educational movement.

In his youth years Bareilly was center of Pakistan Movement. Along with Muslim League many political parties were in motion. There, he listened the leaders of Congress Party, Nehru and Gandhi. He also attended the addresses of Attaullah Shah Bukhari and Zafar Ali Khan. In 1942, finally he got the opportunity to listen Quaid-e-Azam.

In 1949, after taking his exam for MA Previous Urdu he enrolled in Teachers Training College, Aligarh University. Although well acquainted with Aligarh, formally this was his first year there. He now had teachers like Dr. Zakir Hussain, Dr. Hadi Hassan, Dr. Kwaja Ghulam-us-Sayyadain, Prof. Rasheed Ahmed Siddique, and Prof. Hahib-ur-Rehman. He took special inspiration from Sir Syed’s mission and Pakistan movement which were enriched in the environment. When he topped university’s B.T. exam he was very likely to get Ph.D. scholarship in United States, however, his teacher Dr. Ishrat Hussain advised him that his destiny is not USA but Pakistan, and that he should not be carried away by the glitters of Civil Service. He told him that Pakistan needed teachers rather than officers, and that nations were made and broken in Schools. Saeed Rashid followed his advice and came to Pakistan.

[edit] Military College Jhelum Years

On June 11, 1950, he saw Pakistan, and immediately on June 21 he gave interview at Military College Jhelum. The very next day on June 22 he joined the institution. In 1950s he was associated with Fine Arts Cultural Center. There he wrote and produced plays. From 1950 onwards he was associated with the editorship of college magazine Tarbiyat (training) and this went for years. From 1965 to 1968 he was the library officer. From 1967 to 1985 he served as the House Master for Shair Shah House. In October 1974, he was appointed Director of Research and Development Cell. 1991 he became secretary of Alamgirians Society.

[edit] Later years

After, retirement from Military College Jhelum in 1990, he joined Army Public School Jhelum and Mangla Cantt and served as its principal from 1990 to 1994. Afterwards, He was director of Tameer-e-Millat Institute of Education & Research Islamabad and Director of Sultana Foundatoin Department of Charactrer building and Pakistaniat, Islamabad. Professor Saeed Rashid died in the small hours of Saturday morning at the Combined Military Hospital (CMH), Rawalpindi, after a protracted illness. He was 73 and left four daughters and two sons.

[edit] Major works

Books in Urdu

Hayat-e-Quaid-e-Azam
Guftar-o-Kiradar-e-Quaid-e-Azam
Guftar-o-Kirdar-e-Sir Syed
Tazkara-e-Iqbal
Mukalmat-e-Iqbal
Shad-Bad-Manzil-e-Murad
Kirdar-ki-Kirnain
Kirdar Saz, biography of Brig. Muhammad Rafiq
Tazkara-e-Shuhada
Juratoan Kay Nishan
Haq Nawaz Kiyani Shaheed Sitara-e-Jurat
Akram Shaheed Nishan-e-Haider
Dastan-e-Ilm-o-Amal Volume I
Dastan-e-Ilm-o-Amal Volume II
Chiragon ki Qataar
Shaheed-e-Siachin

Books in English

Character and Conduct of Quaid-e-Azam
Living with Leadership
Learning to Lead
In Search of Maturity
From School to College
A lasting light House
Teacher Guide
In Search of Character
Character Building Exercise
Teacher Education Programme
Character Building and Public Speaking
Pakistan and Character Building

[edit] Recognition

Pride of Performance: He was given Pride of Performance civil award by Government of Pakistan
Saeed Rashid Bloack: A new academic block was named after him at Military College Jhelum on November 19, 2000. [1]

[edit] See also

Brig. Muhammad Rafiq

Aligarh - Muslim University & the Movement
History:	1857 War of Independence - Hindi-Urdu controversy - Aligarh Movement - MAO College - Aligarh Muslim University - Pakistan movement
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