Mangaluru, November 21: Young Islamic scholar and preacher MSM Abdur Rasheed Saqafi Zaini Kamil was given Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) by the Open International University for Complementary Medicine for his theses ‘ Mind and Spirituality- A detailed study of Power of Prayer to eliminate the negative mental attitude to increase the level of confidence in taking up challenges in life’.

He has done his Ph.D theses under the guidance of Psychology professor and research guide Prof. R. Suresh of Kottayam. The Ph.D award would be presented at a programme to be conducted at Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference hall at Colombo in Sri Lanka on November 25.  

After getting post graduation degree from the Mysuru University, Zaini has completed various courses like Mind Mastery, Counselling and Mind Power Training from internationally acclaimed mental trainer Dr. P.P Vijayan. He has also completed various psychology courses from Dr. Atmadas Yami.

Born to scholar M.S. Moosa Musliyar and Asia of Kakkinje in Belthangady taluk in 1972, Zaini has got Zaini, Saqafi and Kamil degrees in religious education and he is one among the disciple of Kanthapuram AP Aboobakar Musliyar.

Zaini who gives priority for women education, is instrumental in establishing Puttur Kumbra Markaz Al Huda, Katipalla Misbah and Talapady Minhaz women college.

He has also worked as the SSF Karnataka state president and All India vice president. Now, he is working as the Sunni Yuvajana Sangha state general secretary and Karnataka Cultural Foundation international committee organizing president. He has involved in various social services. He has written six books including the interpretation of Quran in Kannada and has been serving as the Khateeb at Talapady Bilal Juma Masjid for the last 18 years.

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New Delhi (PTI): Outside one of the country's largest high-security prisons, Tihar jail, a late-night emergency call had nothing to do with inmates or a security alarm; it was for a puppy that was stuck inside an open pit.

The incident, which was reported to the Delhi Fire Service (DFS) at 12.55 am on Friday, triggered a multi-agency rescue operation, an official said.

Equipped with specialised tools, teams from the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and the DFS rushed to the Tihar Prison Complex's Gate No 1 and made several attempts to rescue the animal, he added.

But, even after prolonged efforts, the puppy could not be saved, officials said.

"Personnel from multiple agencies, equipped with specialised tools, made several attempts to rescue the puppy, but it could not be saved," an officer said.

The rescue operation continued for over three hours, he added.