Saudi Gazette
JEDDAH – "The love for the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him) gives birth to Naat poetry. Naat should be straight from one's heart," said Syed Zulwiqar, an intellectual, while addressing the audience in a literary gathering to welcome (...)
Saudi Gazette
JEDDAH – "Urdu language and poetry are still very popular in India and even non-Muslims are writing ghazals, but the Urdu script is in danger of becoming extinct. Urdu's script is very important. The script is like the face of a (...)
Saudi Gazette
JEDDAH – "Iqbal's book ‘Reconstruction of Religious Thought in Islam' should be read by people who have the urge to understand his thought and poetry," asserted Arshad Munir, consul welfare Pakistani Consulate, Jeddah, while chairing a (...)
Saudi Gazette
JEDDAH – "The Holy Qur'an brings glad tidings and hope for the whole humanity. Islam has the essence of all Abrahamic religions that is why it has universal appeal," said participants in the recent program of Majlis-e-Ilm-o-Adab, (...)
Saudi Gazette
JEDDAH — "Arabs conquered Sindh in the early days of Islam. Their rule lasted for almost three centuries there. Islam enriched Sindh's culture by its spiritual values and gave a new life to Sindh's people and society. While writing (...)
Saudi Gazette
JEDDAH — "Haj is the 5th pillar of Islam. It reminds us of the sacrifice of Prophet Abraham, peace be upon him. It paves the way for the unity of the mankind. Every year, we try to distribute some small gifts to the guests of Allah. (...)
JEDDAH — "Majlis-e-Ilm-o-Adab, Jeddah has been serving Urdu lovers selflessly. It is a good literary platform for the children too. The children's participation in this forum, bears testimony to the fact that we can still save our children from the (...)
JEDDAH – The poetry of Allama Muhammad Iqbal deeply reflects classical Arabic traditions, according to a Pakistani scholar.
"Iqbal's similes and metaphors show that his poetry has roots in ancient Arabic poetry. Studies on Iqbal can play a vital (...)
JEDDAH – Noted Pakistani poet and scholar Dr. Khurshid Rizvi visited Aiwan-e-Urdu, Jeddah, which has gained the unique identity of a library housing thousands of Urdu books on different topics, literary journals and newspapers.
"I welcome the famous (...)
JEDDAH – Tahsimul Haq Haqqi, outgoing welfare consul at Pakistan's Consulate General in Jeddah, said he was leaving the Kingdom with fond memories.
"The Bride of the Red Sea has left everlasting imprints on my mind and soul. I am leaving the city (...)
JEDDAH — Communal forces in India are trying their best to polarize the nation on religious lines, but they are bound to fail, said a former legal adviser to the Uttar Pradesh state government.
"The communal elements leave no stones unturned to (...)
JEDDAH – Majlis-e-Ilm-o-Adab, Jeddah, recently organized a ceremony to felicitate three children — Syed Muhammad, Syed Mustafa and Majidah Tashfeen — who completed learning the Holy Qur'an with the correct rules of recitation.
Maulana Ziyaul Hasan (...)
JEDDAH – Majlis-e-Ilm-o-Adab, Jeddah, organized an iftar party and Naatiyah program in which a large number of people participated enthusiastically at Al-Ruwais district.
The main attraction of this program was charming children who mesmerized the (...)
LUCKNOW — Taking strong exception to the recent verdict of a special court in the Gulbarg Society massacre case, Zafaryab Jilani, additional advocate general of Uttar Pradesh (UP), called the judgment "weak" and "not exemplary" in an exclusive (...)
JEDDAH — "When I look back at different environmental issues, I see great similarity between pollution and corruption. Corruption is generally referred in financial matters and pollution to natural resources. However, the root cause and impact is (...)
JEDDAH — "Dr. Khalid Javed Jan's poem — Main Baaghi Hoon has till yet remained among the most quoted poem in the political spectrum. It has become Jan's identity," said Dr. Mahmood Iqbal Haider.
Dr. Khalid Javed has published five poetry collections (...)
JEDDAH – "We are pleased to announce the launch of the Gulf Urdu Council. Its aim will be to organize Mushairahs and seminars to promote Urdu language and literature. Poets and writers living in Gulf countries will be awarded by this council," said (...)
JEDDAH — "It gives me immense pleasure to see Jeddah emerging as a prominent center of Urdu language and poetry. The Jeddah and Riyadh literary circles have proved their importance. We get the glimpses of Kingdom's Urdu literary scene through our (...)
JEDDAH – "Iqbal is more relevant in modern times than before the partition of Indian Subcontinent," said Amjad Islam Amjad, famous Pakistani Urdu poet, drama writer and lyricist in an interview to Saudi Gazette, while reiterating the fact that (...)
JEDDAH – "Love for Pakistan is part of our faith because our religion teaches us to love our homeland. The creation of Pakistan was the will of God. Like always, I reiterate that the future will bring prosperity to Pakistan. Almighty Allah wouldn't (...)
JEDDAH – "Culture is the bridge that unites people and countries. This grand evening bears testimony to this fact. At short notice under the aegis of Aalami Urdu Markaz, Jeddah, Pakistani, Indian and Saudi literati and shining poets from these (...)
JEDDAH — "The Holy Qur'an is the bringer of glad tidings for humanity. This, as the final message of peace and prosperity from the Al-Mighty Allah, will guide future nations too," said Sahebzadah Qari Abdul Basit at a program that was organized to (...)
JEDDAH – "If one goes through the accounts of the life of our Beloved Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, he can find a great distinction between a Prophet and a conqueror," said Farooq Azam Usmani, while chairing Majlis-e-Ilm-o-Adab, Jeddah's 3rd (...)
JEDDAH — "The chief guest Khalil Ahmad Khalil Advocate's collection of poetry Jehad-e-Sukhan becomes him, because writing poetry is also a great jihad. Creative work has got supremacy over other professions and I assure Markaz President Athar (...)
JEDDAH — "The UP Cabinet reshuffle is not an eyewash to appease voters. It is to correct the image of Samajwadi Party. The ministers whose performance was not up to the mark were replaced by the ones that will serve people," said Abu Asim Azmi a (...)