Tribute To Faraz: Remembering the great poet on his birthday

A literary reference was held at the International Islamic University in collaboration with Ahmad Faraz Trust.

To commemorate the birthday of renowned Urdu poet, Ahmed Faraz, a literary reference was held at the International Islamic University Islamabad (IIUI) in collaboration with Ahmad Faraz Trust on Thursday.

This was stated in a press release issued by the university.

Khyber-Pakhtunkhwah Governor Barrister Masood Kousar was the chief guest while IIUI Acting President Prof. Dr Sahibzada Sajidur Rehman presided over the event.

At the event, IIUI Rector Prof Fateh Muhammad Malik and other scholars presented papers on Ahmad Faraz.

Barrister Kousar said that acceptance of the work and personality of Faraz in the literary world indicates triumph of his thought and ideas. He added there are doubts in the society about religious soundness of Ahmad Faraz.

However, Faraz belonged to a religious family, he said. Faraz took off his literary journey at a good time. Faraz had inherited a deep sense of Arabic and Persian languages from his ancestors.

Published in The Express Tribune, January 13^th, 2012.