“Ilm Dost Award 2021” was jointly organized by Arts Council of Pakistan Karachi and Ilm Dost Institution here Friday
The event was graced by Mahmood Sham and Doctor Shahida Sajjad and Professor Doctor Raees Ahmed Samdani with their presence while Professor Dr. Qasim Raza Siddiqui presided over the event.
The event featured recitation from the holy Quran as well as a recital of several naats by Zafar Aalim Talat & Huma Naz.
The famous Shikwa & Jawab-e-Shikwa was recited by S.M Aiman. Speaking on the occasion, President of the Ilm Dost Institution Shabbir Ibn-E-Adil said that the foundation of this institution was laid on November 9, Iqbal Day.
Allama Iqbal lit the candle of knowledge in society. Reading culture should be popularized in society. Award-winning Humorist and Senior Journalist Muhammad Islam recited a few sentences of his writings and “Sau Lafzoun Ki Kahani” for the audience.
Presiding the event, Dr. Peerzada Qasim Raza Siddiqui in his speech said that the desire to read changes the personality of a person if we want to make our own decisions then we need to struggle for the knowledge and book.
Doctor Shahida Sajjad vice-chancellor Metropolitan University Karachi said that the development of a nation depends on its values and its devised from knowledge, she said that reading a book is very important for spiritual and intellectual evolution.
The efforts made by the Ilm dost for the promotion of reading culture during the covid-19 pandemic are commendable.
Author Prof. Dr. Raees Ahmad Samdani said that we as a nation have moved away from books and reading, we have to raise our voices to normalize the reading culture “Kitab ko izzat do” is our slogan.
