By Asma Kundi
ISLAMABAD: Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) has organized various programs to celebrate “Iqbal Week” on account of the birth anniversary of a great philosopher, thinker, and poet, Dr Allama Muhammad Iqbal.
A seminar was organized on “Iqbal and Ishq e Rasool” during the ongoing celebration week and to pay tribute to our national poet a walk will also be held on Thursday. Furthermore, a talk show on the life of Iqbal will be broadcasted live on Facebook and the university’s web TV.
As a part of the celebrations another seminar on “Reconstruction of Religious Thought in Islam” will be organized by Iqbal Chair on November 11 whereas a speech competition on Iqbal’s life is scheduled on November 14, Bait Baazi competition on Iqbal’s poetry is scheduled to be held on November 15, and a constructive seminar on Iqbal and Maulana Rumi will be held on November 16.
A delegation from Employees Welfare Association (EWA) visited the tomb of Dr Allama Muhammad Iqbal on his birth anniversary and offered Fatiha.
Vice Chancellor, of AIOU, Dr Zia Ul-Qayyum said that it is a matter of honor for AIOU to be named after Allama Iqbal. “We are trying to fulfill our educational responsibilities regarding Iqbal and feeling pride in this regard. The Iqbal Chair on Tasawwuf and Muslim Thoughts has been established in the university for the promotion of Iqbal’s thoughts, Iqbal Gallery in the Central Library is the center of research on Allama Iqbal,” he said.
He advised the new generation to make it their hobby to read and understand Iqbal and try to implement his philosophy in every aspect of life.
