Federal Minister of National Heritage and Culture Division Syed Jamal Shah has said that Allama Iqbal's address of Allahabad was a historic speech, which determined the goals of our freedom struggle.
He said this while addressing in the opening session of International Iqbal Conference organised by Iqbal Academy Pakistan here on Friday. A number of national and international scholars presented papers for the promotion of Iqbal's thoughts during the conference.
International Iqbal Conference organized by Iqbal Academy Pakistan with a theme “Allama Iqbal and Young Generation” on Friday at Aiwan e Iqbal Complex, Lahore. In which national and international Iqbal scholars participated from across the country.
Syed Jamal Shah chaired the first session of conference while the special guests were Justice (retd) Nasira Iqbal and Prof Dr Baseera Ambreen. Director Iqbal Academy Pakistan Dr Abdul Rauf Rafiqi presented the welcome address while the keynote speech was delivered by Dr Waheed ud Zaman Tariq.
Treasurer Iqbal Academy Pakistan Shaukat Amin Shah, Brig (retd) Wajahat Hussain Sahi from National University of Modern Languages and Administrator Aiwan-i-Iqbal Anjum Waheed were among the guests.
Addressing the conference, Dr Waheed said that there was never before the need to get light from Iqbal's thought. Dr Baseera said that Iqbal's Mard-e-Momin was capable of facing any challenge and added Iqbal showed us a ray of hope.
Ms Nasira Iqbal said that the youth was the future of our nation. Iqbal's message has to be publicised in order to lift the youth out of despair and lead them on the path of progress.
Federal Minister of National Heritage and Culture Division Syed Jamal Shah has said that Allama Iqbal's address of Allahabad was a historic speech, which determined the goals of our freedom struggle.
“In this conference of scholars, new angles of thoughts will be opened, Iqbal’s thoughts will be promoted and new ways will be found for solving political, social and national problems”, he added.
Jamal Shah further said that It was the efforts of our scholars that the tradition of understanding of Iqbal was progressing in a good way, adding that “we want to see Iqbal Academy, a national institution for the promotion of Iqbal thought, more strong and active and in this regard it would be provide all kinds of support and patronage so that it can play its role in a better way”.
At the end of the first session, Syed Jamal Shah awarded gold medals and certificates to the winners of the National Presidential Iqbal Award. In the second session, Iranian scholar Ms Nargis Narsingi, Lal Pasha Aazmoon from Afghanistan and Dr Arif Khan from Britain shed light on Iqbal's thoughts under the theme of International Cultural Elements and New Generation.
National scholars also presented thought-provoking articles on Iqbal in the third session under the topic of “Role of new generation in national construction and thought of Iqbal”.
At the end of the conference, an award distribution ceremony was held. In which Mr. Muneeb Iqbal and Dr. Abdul Rauf Rafiuqi presented Shields among the honourable guests, national and international Iqbal Scholars.
Books Exhibition also arranged by Iqbal Academy Pakistan on this occasion.
Federal Minister of National Heritage and Culture Division Syed Jamal Shah has said that Allama Iqbal's address of Allahabad was a historic speech, which determined the goals of our freedom struggle.