Pakistan’s
High Commissioner to India, Mr. Sohail Mahmood, visited the Dargah of Hazrat
Nizamuddin Aulia (RA) in New Delhi today, where 714th Urs of Hazrat
Khawaja Nizamuddin Aulia (RA) is currently underway, says a press release
received from New Delhi here today.
The High
Commissioner was received at the shrine by Sajjadah Nasheen Dewan Tahir Nizami,
Dewan Musa Nizami and other members of the Dargah Committee.The High Commissioner
laid the traditional Chaddar on behalf of the Government and people of
Pakistan.
The Urs of Hazrat Nizamuddin Aulia (RA), a 14th
century Sufi saint of the Chishtia
Order and one of the most famous Sufis in the world, is
celebrated every year with traditional zeal and fervor, and is attended by
devotees from different parts of the world, including Pakistan. Hazrat
Nizamuddin Aulia (RA) was the third Spiritual Successor (Khalifa)
of Hazrat Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti (RA), after Hazrat Qutbuddin Bakhtiyar Kaki (RA) and Hazrat Fariduddin Ganjshakar (RA).
Speaking on the occasion, High Commissioner
Sohail Mahmood stated that Hazrat Nizamuddin Aulia (RA) had been a tremendous
source of spiritual nourishment for devotees for more than seven centuries and
this process would go on forever.
Hazrat Nizamuddin Aulia (RA) is known for his
love for humanity as a means of realizing love with the Creator. His vision was
marked by a highly evolved sense of religious pluralism, tolerance and harmony.
His followers are spread across South Asia, including Pakistan.
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