Hamdard Naunehal Assembly Karachi chapter has organised a function to celebrate Allama Iqbal's birthday on Monday November 15, 2010 at a local hotel. The function comprised recitation from the Holy Qur'an, Na'at, speeches, poetic tribute to Allama Iqbal and dua-i-Said.
Speaking on the occasion, Sadia Rashid, President, Hamdard Foundation Pakistan said that the youth of Pakistan had all the abilities and capacity to face the challenges of present day. She said that Hakim Said had made all-out efforts to imbibe the message of Allama Iqbal in the minds of youth and established Hamdard schools, colleges, university and other institutions for their better education, mental training and health.
Hakim Said was of the view that unless arrangements for the better education and training of the youth were made, their hidden and eagle like qualities and talents, according to Iqbal's perception, would not come into action, she added. She advised the children that they should concentrate on their studies with keen interest, so that when they would come at the helm of country's affairs they should be able to make the dream of Iqbal, Quaid-i-Azam and Hakim Said a reality.
Chief guest, poetess and director of Public Relations, Fatima Hasan said that in his philosophy of Khudi, Iqbal had taught to have full confidence in one's own person and did not allow others to control one's mind and person by the influence of their ideas. 'If, according to Iqbal, one is overwhelmed by other person's ideas his/her own personality would be disappeared and he/she would be compelled to follow other, she said, adding that by raising their Khudi the children and the youth would be able to become complete human beings and carry their nation to the height of glory.
While appreciating the speeches of children, she told them to take care of the pronunciation of the difficult words. Child speakers Angbeen Mushtaque, Mohammed Mazhar, Amna Sahar, Shumaila Zareen, Maryam Tariq, Saba Munawwar and Mohammed Khubeeb also spoke and paid great tribute to the philosopher-poet, Allama Iqbal. Teachers, parents and children in a large number attended the function.-PR