Celebrations of poet philosopher Dr. Muhammad Iqbal at Surrey City Hall

On November 11th, the Honourable, Consulate General of Pakistan Dr. Muhammad Tariq, and Vice Counsel, Mr. Fahad Ahmad celebrated the legacy of the Dr. Mohammed Iqbal, better known as Allama Iqbal at Surrey City Hall. The event was with a lineup of scholars and educators reflecting on the life and achievements of Dr. Iqbal. Vice Counsel, Mr. Amjad welcomes the keynote speakers, Dr. Raminder Kang, Prof. Anne Murphy, UBC, Dr. Darryl McLean, SFU, and Dr. Syed Taqi Hasan Abidi. Dr. Kang highlighted the role of Dr. Iqbal’s work and his efforts inspire and educate the humankind to unite, respect, and celebrate our differences through his work. Encouraging to free oneself from the slavery and abandon the racial and religious division. Prof. Murphy shone the light on the importance of Dr. Iqbal’s work and how nearly after eighty years since his passing Dr. Iqbal continues to inspire modern day western scholars to study him and his work. Prof. Murphy listed number of scholarly research done on Dr. Iqbal by western scholars. Dr. McLean shared his understanding of Dr. Iqbal’s work and the use of Arabic language and concepts taken from the Quran to inspire a nation, awakening their collective conscious, through self-awareness. Dr. Abidi, considered a scholar and an expert on Dr. Iqbal. He has authored of more than sixty books on Dr. Iqbal. Dr. Abidi gave a moving speech, highlighting the importance of Dr. Iqbal’s work, his life, his contribution to the Muslim Ummah from Far-East to far-West and how his work is still relevant today as it was nearly century ago, if the Muslims want to come out of their slumber, and hoping to unshackle themselves from the chains of slavery. Hon. Dr. Tariq thanked the guests and the speakers for commemorating the life of Dr. Iqbal. The event was followed by a dinner and classical music program.