KARACHI - Eminent scholars participated in a gathering organised by Sir Syed University of Engineering and Technology (SSUET) to celebrate Eid Miladun Nabi (PBUH) at its premises here, an official of the institution said on Sunday.
Prof Abdul Rahman Bukhari, Haji Mohammad Hanif Tayyab, Prof Abbas Hussain and Allama Dr Kaukab Noorani, delivered enlightening speeches on the life and message of Holy Prophet Hazrat Mohammad (Peace Be Upon Him).
Noted poet Khummar Farooqui and famous Naat Khwans Mahmoodul Hasan Ashrafi, Haris Kamal and Waqas Tariq Sherwani recited Naats while the University students recited verses from the Holy Quran, Hamd and Darood Shareef.
Haji Mohammad Hanif Tayyab mentioned that Hazrat Mohammad (PBUH) had advised the world more than 1,400 years ago to set up new cities because the existing cities would continue growing and become more and more populated in future. Allama Dr Kaukab Noorani touched the subject of Shab-e-Mairaj, the blessed night when Hazrat Mohammad (PBUH) was spiritually transported to
Heaven and he reached a high stage of nearness to Almighty Allah, beyond ordinary human comprehension.
The ceremony, conducted by Mehwish Patel, began with the recitation of Holy Quran by Hafiz Mohammad Ali, was largely attended by the faculty members and students of the SSUET.