ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s High Commissioner to India Sohail Mahmood Saturdayvisited the shrine of Hazrat Khwaja Syed Moinuddin Hasan Chishti (RA) inAjmer Sharif as the celebration of great Sufi saint’s 807th annual Urs iscurrently underway.
The high commissioner presented the traditional chaddar on behalf of thepeople and Government of Pakistan and offered Fateha there, said a pressrelease received here. On his arrival, the high commissioner was greeted bySyed Natiq Chishti and Syed Bilal Chishti as well as other notable membersof the Anjuman Moinia Fakhria Chishtia Khuddam Sahib. As per tradition, thenotables of the shrine welcomed the high commissioner by performing hisdastaar bandi (tying turban around forehead).
Hazrat Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti Ajmeri (RA), popularly known as KhwajaGhareeb Nawaz among his followers, is one of the most revered Sufi saintsof the sub-continent. He is the founder of the Chishtia order in the Sufitradition of Islam. On his annual Urs, devotees from all across the worldincluding Pakistan visit the shrine.
In his remarks, High Commissioner Sohail Mahmood said that Hazrat MoinuddinChishti Ajmeri (RA)’s message of love, compassion, humanity and harmony hadspread far and wide and provided spiritual nourishment to devotees from allbackgrounds since centuries.
He said that Sufi saints like Khwaja Ghareeb Nawaz (RA), Hazrat Baba Farid(RA) and Hazrat Nizamuddin Aulia (RA) formed an immutable and eternal bondbetween the peoples of Pakistan and India.
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The envoy expressed the hope that the message and illustrious example ofthese Sufi saints would continue to serve as a guiding principle intackling present day challenges and also help the two countries develop arelationship based on better mutual understanding.
He thanked the administration of the shrine and local authorities forfacilitating his visit on this auspicious occasion.
