BAHAWAL{PUR (UPA) : Iqbal’s focus is on the youth. Every individual in the society needs to benefit from the poetry of Iqbal, these views were expressed by Prof. Dr. Mussarat Wajid while addressing the Qiraat-e-Kalam-e-Iqbal ceremony in connection with the 79th Independence Day celebrations.
According to details, the Qiraat-e-Kalam-e-Iqbal ceremony was organized yesterday in collaboration with the Department of Persian, Department of Iqbal Studies and IUB Literary Society at the Islamic Learning Auditorium, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur. The ceremony was presided over by General Secretary IUB Literary Society Zara Samin. In the welcome address, Assistant Professor Dr. Muhammad Asghar Sial, Department of Iqbal Studies, emphasized the usefulness and importance of the poetry of Iqbal and said that Allama Iqbal is a poet of the individual and his popularity is continuously increasing.
Prof. Dr. Mussarat Wajid presented Khudi Ka Sar Nahan Tarnam with great enthusiasm and received great appreciation from the audience. Rimsha Hafeez, executive member, IUB Literary Society, presented a question and answer speech verbatim, which left the gathering in silence. Zara Sameen from the Department of Civil Engineering and Faizan Ayub from the Department of Iqbal Studies presented the words of Iqbal verbatim. Representing the Department of Persian, Prof. Dr. Mussarat Wajid termed the words of Iqbal essential for all members of society.
She said that Iqbal has written for women, men and children, but the center of his thought is the youth. On this occasion, she also presented Iqbal’s Persian poems. At the end of the ceremony, Dr. Mazhar Hussain, Department of History and Advisor to the IUB Literary Society, explained the historical background of Iqbal’s thought and said that the Allahabad sermon is a masterpiece of Iqbal’s foresight. He definitely emphasized the need to understand Allama Iqbal’s sermons and adopt modern thought.
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