Srinagar, Sep 10: Jammu and Kashmir National Conference president & Member of Parliament from Srinagar Dr Farooq Abdullah and vice president Omar Abdullah have greeted people on the annual Urs observance of Mehboobul Alam, Sultan Ul Arifeen Sheikh Hamzah Makhdoomi (RA), hoping the day increases the prospects of peace and prosperity in Jammu and Kashmir.
While greeting people, Dr Farooq said, “Kashmir’s contribution to Sufi mysticism in immense and great polymaths like Hazrat Sultan Ul Arifeen with unrivalled spiritual standing nurtured it from time to time. These great men were people of great devotion, selflessness and austerity.”
He added, “Hazrat Mehboobul Alam (RA) belonged to the same tribe of the great men who took immense pains to guide the footsteps of Kashmiris towards righteousness by leading them with self-example. On this auspicious eve, I pay my earnest and rich tributes to this great son of soil Hazrat Sultan Ul Arifeen (RA) and pray to Almighty Allah that the day acts as a harbinger of peace and prosperity in Jammu and Kashmir. The youth of today and the coming generations have a lot to imbibe from the teachings of such great men. Urs observances like these resuscitate this mainstream cultural identity of ours which has guided us all, and our past generations bound them together with unity and companionship during the worst of times. I hope this auspicious Urs renews and strengthens the bonds of brotherhood between different sections of people in JK.”
While greeting the people, Omar Abdullah said the shrine of Hazrat Makhdoom Sahib (RA) is an epicentre of faith for scores of people across Kashmir. He said the influence of such great men as Makhdoom Sahib (RA) on the cultural and social life of Kashmir was immense. “The great saint exhorted people to overcome pride, anger, greed, lust, and excessive involvement in worldly affairs. He had attained the highest stages of spiritual refinement, the awakening of self. May the Almighty’s grace be on us and the coming generations of ours; the need of the hour is to imbue teachings of such noble and pious men as Hazrat Makhdoom Sahib (RA),” he said.
Dr Farooq and Omar also expressed profound grief over the massive loss of lives and destruction caused by the earthquake in Morocco. They wished success to the underway relief and rescue operations and prayed for the speedy recovery of the injured people.
