LAHORE - The 136th birth anniversary of Dr Allama Muhammad Iqbal was observed with traditional zeal across the country on Saturday.
The day dawned with special prayers, followed by change of guards at the Iqbal’s mausoleum and continued with special ceremonies to pay tribute to the veteran. Station Commander Punjab Commodore Akbar Naqi attended the ceremony. Throughout the day, Iqbal’s followers kept pouring at his resting place.
Punjab Governor Ch Muhammad Sarwar and other dignitaries visited the mausoleum, laid wreaths and offered Fatiha. Talking to the media, the governor called for following the teaching of Allama to cope with confronting challenges. “There is dire need of following the teaching of Iqbal. The nation should be untied.”
The Pakistan Post arranged a postal stall at Mazar-e-Iqbal where the commemorative stamps issued on Iqbal so far along with other general stamps were placed for sale. The stall remained open from 9 am to 5pm. Special sittings, walks, exhibitions were organised to mark the day while TV and radio channels aired special programmes highlighting various aspects of Allama Iqbal.
The Nazaria-i-Pakistan Trust and Tehreek-i-Pakistan Workers’ Trust jointly arranged a sitting to mark the day
Noted people, including The Nation Editor-in-Chief Majid Nizami Prof Dr Zahid Munir Amir, Dr Muhammad Ajmal Niazi, Allama Ali Qasuri, Begum Bushra Rehman, Prof Attaur Rehman, Dr Farid Ahmad Paracha, Sahibzada Sultan Ahmad Ali, Waleed Iqbal, Justice (r) Nasira Javed Iqbal, Pir Syed Muhammad Kabir Ali Shah Mujaddadi Gilani, Sajjada Nashin Astana-i-Aliya Choora Sharif, Col (r) Jamshed Ahmed Tarin, Justice (r) Mian Aftab Farrukh, Mian Farooq Altaf, Dr MA Sufi, Rana Muhammad Arshad, Mian Habib Ullah, Safia Ishaq, Khurshid Ahmad, Rana Muhammad Arshad, Manzoor Hussain Khan, Engineer Malik Muhammad Tufail, Prof Dr Parveen Khan attended the event.
Paying tribute to the legend, Majid Nizami called for following Iqbal’s philosophy. “Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah had true the Allama’s dream of a separate homeland for the Muslims of sub-continent,” he recalled and stressed the need for forging unity to fix problems plaguing Pakistan.
Justice (r) Nasira Javed Iqbal laid emphasis on education of women to make Pakistan as dreamt by the Allama.
Pir Syed Muhammad Kabir Ali Shah observed that Allama Iqbal had great esteem and veneration for the saints. Waleed Iqbal said: “We can defeat our enemies by following the teaching of Islam.”
Sahibzada Sultan Ahmad Ali stated: “Allama Iqbal strove to establish a relationship of love and devotion with the Holy Prophet (PBUH).”
Professor Ataur Rehman said: “The Allama was instrumental in securing Muslims’ freedom. Begum Bushra Rehman said “We must strive to comprehend Allama Iqbal’s poetry.”
Dr Farid Ahmad Paracha said Kashmir should be freed from India. Dr Niazi praised Dr Nizami for disseminating the ideology of Pakistan. “Love for the Holy Prophet (PBUH) is more powerful than the nuclear energy,” he said. Allama Ahmad Ali Qasuri observed the thoughts of Iqbal grantee success.
Prof Dr Zahid Munir remarked that the cause of all our troubles lies in our relentless pursuance of the materialism. The solution to our self-created problems lies in resorting to spiritualism.
NPT Secretary Shahid Rashid told the audience that the trust educated 1.3 million students under its Pakistan Awareness Programme.
A resolution was adopted unanimously, calling upon the government to expand the boundary of Iqbal’s mausoleum so that the visitors could offer fatiha easily.
The day dawned with special prayers, followed by change of guards at the Iqbal’s mausoleum and continued with special ceremonies to pay tribute to the veteran. Station Commander Punjab Commodore Akbar Naqi attended the ceremony. Throughout the day, Iqbal’s followers kept pouring at his resting place.
Punjab Governor Ch Muhammad Sarwar and other dignitaries visited the mausoleum, laid wreaths and offered Fatiha. Talking to the media, the governor called for following the teaching of Allama to cope with confronting challenges. “There is dire need of following the teaching of Iqbal. The nation should be untied.”
The Pakistan Post arranged a postal stall at Mazar-e-Iqbal where the commemorative stamps issued on Iqbal so far along with other general stamps were placed for sale. The stall remained open from 9 am to 5pm. Special sittings, walks, exhibitions were organised to mark the day while TV and radio channels aired special programmes highlighting various aspects of Allama Iqbal.
The Nazaria-i-Pakistan Trust and Tehreek-i-Pakistan Workers’ Trust jointly arranged a sitting to mark the day
Noted people, including The Nation Editor-in-Chief Majid Nizami Prof Dr Zahid Munir Amir, Dr Muhammad Ajmal Niazi, Allama Ali Qasuri, Begum Bushra Rehman, Prof Attaur Rehman, Dr Farid Ahmad Paracha, Sahibzada Sultan Ahmad Ali, Waleed Iqbal, Justice (r) Nasira Javed Iqbal, Pir Syed Muhammad Kabir Ali Shah Mujaddadi Gilani, Sajjada Nashin Astana-i-Aliya Choora Sharif, Col (r) Jamshed Ahmed Tarin, Justice (r) Mian Aftab Farrukh, Mian Farooq Altaf, Dr MA Sufi, Rana Muhammad Arshad, Mian Habib Ullah, Safia Ishaq, Khurshid Ahmad, Rana Muhammad Arshad, Manzoor Hussain Khan, Engineer Malik Muhammad Tufail, Prof Dr Parveen Khan attended the event.
Paying tribute to the legend, Majid Nizami called for following Iqbal’s philosophy. “Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah had true the Allama’s dream of a separate homeland for the Muslims of sub-continent,” he recalled and stressed the need for forging unity to fix problems plaguing Pakistan.
Justice (r) Nasira Javed Iqbal laid emphasis on education of women to make Pakistan as dreamt by the Allama.
Pir Syed Muhammad Kabir Ali Shah observed that Allama Iqbal had great esteem and veneration for the saints. Waleed Iqbal said: “We can defeat our enemies by following the teaching of Islam.”
Sahibzada Sultan Ahmad Ali stated: “Allama Iqbal strove to establish a relationship of love and devotion with the Holy Prophet (PBUH).”
Professor Ataur Rehman said: “The Allama was instrumental in securing Muslims’ freedom. Begum Bushra Rehman said “We must strive to comprehend Allama Iqbal’s poetry.”
Dr Farid Ahmad Paracha said Kashmir should be freed from India. Dr Niazi praised Dr Nizami for disseminating the ideology of Pakistan. “Love for the Holy Prophet (PBUH) is more powerful than the nuclear energy,” he said. Allama Ahmad Ali Qasuri observed the thoughts of Iqbal grantee success.
Prof Dr Zahid Munir remarked that the cause of all our troubles lies in our relentless pursuance of the materialism. The solution to our self-created problems lies in resorting to spiritualism.
NPT Secretary Shahid Rashid told the audience that the trust educated 1.3 million students under its Pakistan Awareness Programme.
A resolution was adopted unanimously, calling upon the government to expand the boundary of Iqbal’s mausoleum so that the visitors could offer fatiha easily.
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