Read, said the Angel to Mohammad
(S.AW.W), This was Almighty's first command to his Apostle, making him the
Messenger and Ambassador of his Book to all mankind. His task from that day
onwards would be to spread His word to the four corners of the earth so that
all human beings may read and know what was written in the Quran, the Book of
divine wisdom for all time to come.
From the conception of an idea to
its preservation and from the antiquity to the modern day life of scientific
and technological advancement, books have been playing the most pivotal role in
the growth of human mind and civilization. A good book invigorates spirit,
fires imagination and instills the capacity to experience the aesthetics life.
As a trusted companion book instills peace inside the reader and helps him make
a rewarding journey into the realms of knowledge.
Books also have a vital role to
play in promoting moral and social awareness as well as intellectual and moral
development of human being. Book has retained its place in present global
knowledge economy despite proliferation and expansion of knowledge, technology,
in numerous forms.
National Book Day is celebrated
on 22nd April every year with the aim to promote books, book culture and
reading habits in the public.
The observance of National Book
Day every year on 22nd April's not only provides an opportunity to the book
lovers to buy the book of their choice at handsome discounted price but it also
provides opportunity to meet and exchange views with legendary writers, poets, performers,
intellectuals and educationists, etc.
On National Book Day, a commemorative postage stamp of Rs.8/-denomination is being issued by Pakistan Post on April 22, 2016.
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