Mystics and Scholars from across the globe
will assemble at the headquarters of Madariya Sufi Order in Makanpur Sharif to
deliberate and discuss as to how teachings of Ahlebait-e-Athar and Sufis could be used as an effective tool to
diffuse terrorism and communalism .Disclosing this at a Press Conference,
Director, Madariya Sufi Foundation, Mumbai, Mr. Sameer Madarvi, Sajjada Nasheen
Dargah, Hazrat Badiuddin Zinda Shah Madar, Syed Mahzar Ali and Eminent Sufi Poet
Shajar Madarvi said that deliberations will take place at an
International Conference being organized in Makanpur about 60 Kms from Kanpur
city of Uttar Pradesh on February
2,2018.
Dr. Kennith Robbins (USA), Dr. Ute Falasch (Germany),
Sufi Mehdood Chishti (Afghanistan), Hasan Mian Jetham (South Africa), Mr.Renzu
Shah (Kashmir), Mr. Biman Nath (Bangaleru), Dr.Anand Bhattacharya (Kolkata) and
delegates from Sri Lanka and Bangladesh have confirmed their participation in
the conference, they said, adding that World famous calligraphist of Iran
Culture Center Mr. Ghaus Ali will also exhibit his work and put on display some
rare Islamic artifacts at the conference. The book of Dr. Anand Bhattacharya on
‘Fakir Sanyasi Rebellion’ will also be launched on the occasion.
The organizers said that Sufism's ethos was egalitarian, charitable
and friendly, often propagated by wandering seers and storytellers. It blended
with local cultures and cemented Islam's place from North Africa to the Indian
subcontinent. Shrines of Sufis still attract thousands of devotees. Yet terrorist
outfits have of late repeatedly tried to not only destroy Sufi shrines but also
their message of love and peace by developing a new form of ‘religion’ based on
misinterpretation of the teachings of holy Quran.
They said Sufism needs to be
harnessed to fight such outfits through propagation of the underlying values of
Sufism — love, harmony and beauty. The organizers also opined that the task was
not easy in Indian Sub-Continent where poverty, corruption and the daily toll
of the global war on terrorism simmer together in a volatile brew. The
conference also aimed at creating awareness about life and works of Shah Madar
and contribution of his followers in India’s freedom struggle.
