KARACHI: Sadia Rashid President Hamdard Foundation Pakistan said that socio-economic development of any country along with its respect and perception in global community relies solely upon cognitive and intellectual capabilities of its young workforce.

Addressing Hamdard Naunehal Assembly session on ‘Way of hermit, not fortune, is mine: Sell not your soul! In a beggar’s rags shine,’ at Bait-ul-Hikmah Auditorium to mark birth anniversary of Allama Iqbal she said Allama Iqbal wanted to see youth of his nation as hardworking with high thoughts above youth of other nations.  

“Almost all of his poetry, his thoughts, golden sayings and advice were meant to address young generation. Both Shaheed Hakim Mohammed Said and Allama Iqbal see future of their nation in children. We should deeply study lives of our forefathers and make name of our country known throughout world by understanding the knowledge and wisdom our elders have left for us,” she concluded. Prominent financial expert Muhammad Arshad said that Allama Iqbal’s poetic philosophy is a doctrine for nation-building and development. “Allah has bestowed every one of us with immense abilities and by exploring and utilising those abilities, we can realise our dreams into a reality,” he said.

He said today’s topic was actually advice, given by Allama Iqbal to his son Javed Iqbal.  Young speakers including Leader of House Nabiha Jamal, Leader of Opposition Umar Mubeen Mughal and others said that Allama Iqbal’s idea of Khuddi selfhood requires purposeful action and strengthening of self even as it expands value of human existence by elevating it closer to divine.  Sadia Rashid and chief guest distributed gift hampers among children. Students of Hamdard Public School presented Dua-i-Said.

Published in The Daily National Courier, November, 11 2022

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