By Hina Kiyani
RAWALPINDI: Member of National Assembly Qasim Khan Suri has said that Islamic calligraphy is our religious and cultural heritage.
The MNA was speaking as chief guest after jointly inaugurating an Islamic Calligraphy exhibition with Director Arts Council Waqar Ahmad organized here at Punjab Council of Arts on Tuesday.
More than seventy artworks of internationally renowned calligraphers Muhammad Ashraf Heera, Waseem Ashraf, Aslam Dogar and Muhammad Younis Rumi were displayed in the exhibition.
Qasim Suri said that it is the responsibility of all of us to protect and promote the Islamic calligraphy as it is the legacy of Muslims. He said that the tradition of calligraphy is centuries old and our calligraphers are the trustees of this tradition who have kept this art alive.
He said the artists have written the Quranic verses in a very beautiful way in the works of art. The art of Islamic calligraphy has a prominent and unique place in our civilization and culture. Today’s young people are stepping into the field of painting with good thinking and new thinking, he added.
Director Arts Council Waqar Ahmad said that calligraphy is one of the oldest arts in the world. Arts Council is taking substantial steps to promote Islamic calligraphy. Islamic calligraphy classes are a link in this chain. A large number of people from twin cities participated in the exhibition.
