Syed Bilal Qutab, a well-known scholar from Pakistan, on Saturday evening gave an inspiring lecture on Pakistan’s founder Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah and the ideology of the country at the auditorium of Pak Shamaa School. A large number of people attended.
The lecture was organised by Pakistan Arts Society-Qatar (PAS-Q), who had invited Qutab for the second time in Doha to deliver his lecture on the eve of the 141st birth anniversary of Jinnah. An architect by profession and a television host, Qutab is an assistant professor at the Department of Architecture at the National College of Arts in Lahore, Pakistan.
Highlighting the different aspects of Jinnah’s personality, Qutab underlined the significance of training and character-building of an individual. He urged on parents, especially mothers, to pay attention to the character-building of their children for the better future of Pakistan.
Qutab, also a well-known motivational speaker, said that it was the character and steadfastness of Jinnah that led to the creation of Pakistan. He said that there were great lessons in life and personality of Jinnah for the people of Pakistan. He added that one can excel in his or her life and profession only after developing a good personal character. He said that there is a need to repeatedly highlight the personality and struggle of Jinnah for young Pakistanis. The youth have much to learn and gain from Jinnah,he said.
Qutab said that Jinnah’s vision for Pakistan was very clear and simple. He noted that if the people of Pakistan follow the vision of Jinnah, they would become a great nation and a great country. He noted that the practice of basic teachings of Islam is also necessary to build sound character, both at individual and national levels.
Alluding to different problems faced by Pakistan today, Qutab said that solution to all problems lied in following the teachings of Islam and the guidelines given by Jinnah. He added that Pakistanis are a resilient nation and they would soon shine in the world.
Sharing different incidents of sacrifices made by Pakistan Army and citizens in fight against terrorism, the media anchor said that the country has achieved a lot in the war in the last three years. He said that a good number of army personnel have lost their lives in the war on terror and the people of Pakistan are proud of them. He said that if we continue taking pride in the sacrifices, there is no way that the nation can be defeated by terrorists.
Rizwan Manzoor, press counsellor at the Embassy of Pakistan, speaking on the occasion as guest of honour, said that he really enjoyed the inspirational lecture by Bilal Qutab.
He said that he had learnt many lessons from the lecture. He noted that the most important point in the lecture was that the people of Pakistan needed to have capacity and character building that would finally lead to better nation building.
In the beginning, PAS-Q President Muhammad Abrar Hussain delivered his welcome address and thanked the audience and the speaker. He said that it was the second lecture by Syed Bilal Qutab in Doha. He was invited again as the community here wanted to listen to him.
In his address, PAS-Q General Secretary Adeel Akbar said that their group has a long history of inviting prominent and shining personalities from Pakistan to address the community in Qatar. He said that it is the 28th such lecture organised by the PAS-Q in Doha. He said that Syed Bilal Qutab would also have interactions with students of Pakistani schools during his four-day-long stay in Qatar.
Talking to Community, Qutab said, “Whenever I am in Qatar, I feel at home. I feel as if I am in Pakistan. There are two reasons for these feelings. First, there is a big and strong Pakistani community in Qatar. They love and admire me whenever I am here. I thank the PAS-Q for as they have invited me a second time.
“The second reason is that Pakistan has faced a lot of challenges in recent times. Currently, Qatar is also facing a difficult time that is very unfortunate. But I believe and want to share my feelings that Qatar will come out of the blockade issue successfully because challenges make countries stronger. Qatar [is well on its way to] developing self-sufficiency.”
GROUP PHOTO: Prominent guests with the organisers at the event.
