Manzar
منظر · a scene, a view, the thing beheld.
Manzar comes from the Arabic root n-z-r, to see, to look upon. A manzar is a scene set before the eyes, the sight a gathering turns toward together. In Urdu it carries a quiet weight, not just any view but the one that holds a room.
That is what this is built to do. Manzar takes the word, the verse of the Qur'an, the line of a noha, a manqabat, a qaseeda, a poem in any language, and makes it a clear scene you can show and share. In a center, on a screen, before a gathering, the words become something everyone can follow at once.
It began with the poetry of Muharram. It now reaches wherever the recited word is meant to be heard and seen together, from scripture to verse, in whatever tongue it was given.
For questions, suggestions, and feedback on this new project, please email abbas at manzarcast dot com.
How Manzar works
Reading, presenting & sharing
Reading is open to everyone
Anyone can browse the library and read or recite any published kalaam, a surah, or a supplication — no account needed. You only sign in to present to a gathering, build lists, or add your own kalaam, so we can credit who shares and organizes.
Publish it, or keep it as a draft
When you add kalaam, you choose how to save it. Publish puts it straight into the public library, Public and credited to you. Not ready? Save as draft keeps it private — it lives only in your My Library, where you can keep shaping it and publish when you’re ready.
You’re in control of what’s public
Nothing is public until you publish it. You can unpublish a piece back to a private draft any time, and deleted pieces sit in your trash for 30 days before they’re gone.
How you’re credited
You choose how your name appears publicly — your initials (e.g. “AP”) or a display name you set (e.g. an anjuman’s name). The public only ever sees that; your full name is visible to an admin alone. Change it any time in your profile.