SABEEH Rahmani seemed a bit disappointed and perturbed at the Karachi Arts Council’s recently held International Urdu Conference and he had reasons to be so. He was speaking during the session on naat ...

KARACHI: Poets who compose naat try to express their love and admiration for the Holy Prophet (pbuh). However, they should make sure that the verses they write in naat have literary standards. Poet ...

Today, December 24, is Milad-un-Nabi, the day Muslims commemorate the birth of Prophet Mohammad. Across South Asia, the day is celebrated as a public festival, often sponsored by Sufi orders.

When renowned naat khawan Owais Raza Qadri recites ‘Samaa Hai Noor Ka nikla chand,’ one will undeniably stand up in veneration to the last messenger of Allah, the Prophet Hazrat Mohammad (PBUH). Such ...

KARACHI: The ongoing 17th Aalmi Urdu Conference, Jashan-e-Karachi, entered its second day with a thought-provoking session titled "Taqdisi Adab ke Roshan Chiragh" here at the Arts Council of Pakistan.

KONAIN SANA TERI - Naats by Muhammad Nawaz Aiman; pp 208; price Rs.300; publishers Idara Adabi Jhok, Mandi Colony, Jhang Sadar. In the recent literary history of Jhang district some strikingly ...