“They have always endeavored to do their bit in popularizing Urdu.” Syed Sami Ahmed, who chaired the event, said that Majlis-e-Ilm-oAdab, Jeddah has always been in the forefront in organizing such events to promote the Urdu language. He highlighted the activities and objectives of the organization and sketched the literary contribution of Shahzad Azam.ĭr. Tashfeen Syed, master of the event, welcomed the guests and also gave a brief account of the Majlis. We hold educational activities and weekly lectures on the teachings of the noble Qur'an, which is its special identity.” We have been organizing literary concerts, opening ceremony of books for many writers and poets. He said, “Majlis Ilm-o-Adab is severing Urdu language in Saudi Arabia since 1985. Syed Faizan Ahmed Zaidi, chairman of the Majlis, in his brief address expressed his gratitude to Shahzad Azam and remembered Muhammad Mujahid Syed, the founder of the Majlis Ilm-o-Adab Jeddah, his predecessor. “Poetry and humor is not only a showcase of your inner feelings and thinking, but it is a mixture of all that is going on inside you and around you,” he said. My stay in this country of the two holy mosques has enriched my soul with divine blessings,” Azam said. I am leaving the city with fond memories. “The Bride of the Red Sea has left everlasting imprints on my mind and soul. The program began with the recitation of a few verses from the Holy Qur’an by IISJ student Syed Mustafa Faizan while Syed Tariq Muhammad recited a Naat. In a selected gathering of the poets and intellectuals, Shahzad was accorded a warm welcome. JEDDAH - Majlis-e-Ilm-o-Adab, Jeddah, one of the oldest literary organization that had honored many expatriate Urdu poets, intellectuals and professionals living in the Kingdom, recently feted Shahzad Azam a poet, journalist, editor of literary and science pages of Jeddah based Urdu News daily and organized a Mushairah in his honor.