Pakistan's Ministry of Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony has launched Seerat-un-Nabi Book, Maqalat and Na'at Book competitions for 2018. Na'at refers to poetry written in praise of the prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) while seerah-un-Nabi refers to the life of the prophet Muhammad (ﷺ). Maqalat refers to discussions.
Prizes for the Seerat book competition range from Rs35,000 for regional language book winners to Rs100,000 for the first prize for a book written in Urdu.
Top prize for the Na'at book competition is Rs50,000 for a na'at written in Urdu.
A book competition only for women scholars has prizes of Rs100,000, Rs75,000 and Rs50,000 respectively for books written in English or Urdu, on any general Islamic topic, seerat-un-Nabi, or na'at-e-rasul.
There are also competitions for journals and magazines with special issues on seerah or na'at, as well as a Maqalat-e-seerat competition.
Details:
View the terms and conditions (JPG). The deadline is 20 March, 2018.