BY: FT Correspondent:
ISLAMABAD –A calligraphy exhibition featuring artworks by renowned calligrapher Wasal Shahid was held at the National Assembly to mark 1501 years since the blessed birth of Holy Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).
Speaker National Assembly Sardar Ayaz Sadiq inaugurated the exhibition at Parliament House. Renowned calligrapher Wasal Shahid briefed the Speaker about the calligraphic artworks displayed at the exhibition.
Speaking on the occasion, Speaker Ayaz Sadiq said the Holy Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) was a source of mercy and guidance for all humanity. He said events based on Seerat-un-Nabi (PBUH) refresh faith, while calligraphy exhibitions highlighting the life and teachings of the Holy Prophet (PBUH) serve as a source of guidance for the younger generation.
He said spiritual and intellectual activities help strengthen unity and brotherhood among the Muslim Ummah.
Participants appreciated the exhibition as an excellent effort to highlight various aspects of the blessed life of the Holy Prophet (PBUH) and praised the organizers for their efforts.
Ambassadors from Islamic countries, Federal Ministers Khawaja Muhammad Asif and Khalid Hussain Magsi, members of the National Assembly, media representatives, people from different schools of thought and officers of the National Assembly Secretariat attended the inauguration ceremony.
