Urdu Poetry Session: Iqbal and Rumi

The Mehfil

This Urdu poetry session will look at Iqbal’s dialogue with Rumi contained in his work ‘Pir-o-Mureed’.

Larch Court

This Urdu poetry session will look at Iqbal’s dialogue with Rumi contained in his work ‘Pir-o-Mureed’, i.e. Pir-e-Rumi (Maulana Rum) and Mureed-e-Hindi (Iqbal). The original poem is in Urdu and Persian. The session will be led by Tasnim Firdaus, Director of Language &amp; Literature Programmes at The Mehfil. Tasnim's academic interests include classical Urdu &amp; Persian poetry and Persian in the Indus valley. Tasnim has worked as a lecturer of Persian and Urdu language and literature in Pakistan and has a teaching career spanning over 30 years. Venue: Maida Vale, London (W9). Knowledge of Urdu is required - material will be provided in Urdu and Romanised Urdu.***Refreshments will be provided. Doors open at 6.45 pm, and the session will begin promptly at 7 pm***

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