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Naat Rang, as a regular Urdu Book
series, dedicated solely to Naat poetry
and literature. Due to its conspicuous
symbolic value is recognized among the
lead topical literary journals through
out the Urdu world. Started as bi-annual
book series in 1995, Naat Rang is now
being published regularly on every
quarterly interval. With its origin in
Karachi - Pakistan, it is circulated
worldwide epically in the region where
Urdu is spoken and understood at large
including India, Bangladesh, Saudi
Arabia, UAE, UK, Canada and USA etc. It
has earned government acknowledgement
both at national as well as
international level for its unique role
in Urdu Literature as a recipient of
national award 2003 from the government
of Pakistan and excellence award-200
from the government of Canada.
Customized to the unique literary taste
and mood of Naat lovers, it is admired
immensely among a wide spectrum of Urdu
readers who represent a cross section of
interests and ideas. Combined with high
standard of presentation,
well-acknowledged research work of
accredited Urdu thinkers, writers, poet,
critics, intellectuals and scholars is
the thickness of 800 pages, every issue
of this distinct series appears to be an
encyclopedia on the delicate and refined
topic of Naat. The task to interface a contemporary religious issue, like Naat is understandably enormous. Scope of such work becomes more overwhelming, especially when it is related to literature and academics. None to resemble, Naat Rang pioneered as a paradigm of how the "Naat" Poetry dedicated to express the glory of eminence of Prophet Hazrat Mohammad (Salallaho Alaihi Wasallam), religiously scared and spiritually sensitive issue, can be discussed intellectually and academically. Unparalleled in its way, without a negative label of conjecture and controversy with any section of Muslims. It explores Naat with objectivity and yet not compromising on the sanctity of its value and virtue. Inventory of its contents offers the readers a plethoric world of knowledge and understanding about Naat. It tracks down history and dynamics of this refined form of poetry in the context of technical and literary norms and thus presents to be intelligentsia and academic of Muslims world. The Glimpse into the chronology and anthropology of Naat. Scholars and writers of high repute and undisputed integrity, recognized for the purity of heat, humility of spirit and depth of knowledge having good grasp over theological, historical, philosophical, mystical, technical and intellectual dimensions of Naat contribute rigorously for this purpose. The logically and systematically unfolds inner and outer view of Naat and offers knowledge of social and cultural significance to the world of Muslim community for future literary research as a whole. |