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Show Vll^o The Central Institute of Islamic Research, p -,<-• , i,. * P*0. Box No. 7310. • *o-io|L|_eJin Karachi-3. (PAKISTAN) June 19, 1961# Dear Dr. Aziz, The Central Institute of Islamic Research, Karachi has ' been recently established, under,tha auspiees of the Government, j of Pakistan, with a view a± to organising research on Islam in ' (pngPiM- %o give it a rational and scientific interpretation in the eeati CffvdwZof the modem times and to bring.out the. achievements of 16131113 in the fields of history, philosophy, science, literature, oultu] talzlMX,;.?*»]."and jurisprudence etc. Amongst its pbjectives are included defining Islam in terms of its fundamentals in a rational and literal manner emphasising, at the same time, the basic Islamic ideals of universal brotherhood, tolerance and social justice.1' x i; The Institute also aims at interpreting the teachings of Islam in such a way as to bring out its dynamic character in the context of the intellectual and scientific progress of the moder world. In order to embody the results of its activities in a presentable form the Institute proposes to bring out a Journal,' whose first issue 1 B scheduled to make its appearance very soon. I shall deem it a favoir if you kindly spare some time to write » for this Journal, keeping in view the objectives which the Instifeafce] IMAO-i has set for itself. I rea-lize that your ore-occupations may not Jt *\ allow you to devote as much time and labour as you would have wisLi-! 6ttr**4 yet I trust that in view of your life-long devotion to Islamic studies you will readily agree to my request to write for this premier journal of Islamic studies in Pakistan* • Contributions solicited or accepted for publication will be paid for at the rate of £1/- per page of 400 words ' ( including footnotes and references)* I trust, that in view of your deep attachment to Islamic studies and research, you will be kind enough to oblige me by accepting my invitation; I hope to receive your paper in the near future. It will be kind of you if you intimate your consent to write for us and also the probable date by which you will be able to sene in your article. With best regards, Dr. Aziz S. Atiya, Princeton University, NEW JERSEY. (U.S.A.) Yours sincerely}, - ' J -^ - (A.S#/Razmee Ansari) Technical Editor. Haque/- |