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 audience with their heart-warming Naats. Famous Pakistani poet Anwar Hussain, conducted the program and introduced Iftekhar Ahmad Siddiqui, an Indian pilgrim and social worker from Lucknow. Anwar welcomed the honored guest and other participants. This spiritual gathering began with the recitation of the Holy Qur'an by Syed Muazzam. In the first session in their brief speeches Syed Amir Naqvi, Syed Imbesat, Faisal Shaikh and Zabihullah Khan shed light on the importance of the month of Ramadan and they reiterated on the fact that the fasting purifies the human soul. Muhammad Jamil a famous Naat singer from IslamabadPakistan recited Hafeez Tayeb's Naat: Some examples of the Naats: Muhammad Jamil: Khushboo hai do aalam men teri ai Gule Cheedah Kis munh se bayan hon tere ausaf e hameedah Muflis e zindagi ab na samjhe koi mujhko ishqe Nabi is qadar mil gaya Jagmagaye na kyon mera akse duroon ek patthar ko aaieenagarmilgaya The master of the ceremony, Anwar Hussain first recited a Naat of Iqbal Azim and then his own Naat. Anwar Hussain: Her waqt tasawwur men Madine ki gali hai Ab darbadari hai na gharibulwatani hai Jub talak teri aman hai mere Makki, Madani Jism men khoon rawan hai mere Makki, Madani Mujahid Syed first recited famous Persian Naat of Maulana Qudsi and then his own Naat. Mujahid Syed: Marhaba Sayyade Makki, Madaniyil Arabi Dil o jaan baad fidayat cheh ajab khush laqabi Hawaaon men aahu ka rum dekhte hain Madine ki janib jo hum dekhte hain Syed Muhammad: Dekhenge Madinah dekhenge, who arsh ka zeenah dekhenge Ai naam e Muhammad Salle Ala, Rahmat ka Khazinah dekhenge Syed Mustafa: Jub bhi gesu e Wallail bikhre barq ne yeh kaha badalon se Jiltni zulf e Nabi hai ghaneri, abr utna ghanera nahin hai Syed Hashim, Majidah Tashfeen, Wasilah Zainab, Muhammad Abdullah, Syed Mubashshir and Sobiya Nadeem recited a Naat in chorus: Darbar e Nabi ke jalwon ki who barish e paiham kya kahiye Wo subh ka manzar kya kahiye wo sham ka aalam kya kahiye Iftekhar Ahmad Siddiqui said that the Ramadan in the land of Two Holy Harams is always memorable. Syed Faizan Ahmad proposed the vote of thanks.
