Excelsior Correspondent
Bhadarwah, Oct 15: To celebrate Annual Urs of Hazrat Sai Mush Maroor (RA) and Hazrat Sai Pathar Trod (RA), a large number of devotees participate in one day celebration of Annual Urs and paid obeisance at the Dargah Sharief (Shrine), located in the premises of Court Complex here.
In this celebration, the devotees, including women and children, paid obeisance and offered special prayers at the shrine which resounded with recitations of verses of Holy Quran.
The Ulema and Imams threw a detailed light on the life, religious services, teachings and spiritual strength of the revered Islamic scholar and saints who had devoted their whole life to the service to preaching of Islam.
Devotees and followers of the Sufi saints paid rich tributes to the saints for their humanity, promotion of Islamic teachings and the spiritual guidance to the poor and needy.
The proceedings of the Urs got underway with the recitation of verses from Holy Quran followed by Naat Sharief. People belonging to various walks of life paid rich tributes to the saints for their meritorious services for the welfare of humanity and promotion of Islamic teachings.
The Urs was organized by Dargah Committee, in which special prayers were offered by religious leader Mohammad Shafi Akhoon along with other participants. They also prayed for Peace, Harmony and Brotherhood in the society.
The participants on the occasion also recalled the contribution of Hazart Mush Maroor Sahab RA and Hazrat Pathar Trod Sahib RA in spreading Islam religion in Chenab region in general and Bhadarwah in particular. They said that “they always taught people truthfulness and honesty.”
While speaking on the occasion, Mohammad Shafi Akhoon said that these revered saints taught people basic tenets of Islam and pleaded with them to come out of the darkness of illiteracy and ritualism. He urged upon the gathering to follow the teachings of Holy Quraan and Hadith.
He said that these revered saints propagated love and brotherhood in the society. They taught Tawhid or monotheism (oneness of Allah) and asked people to follow teachings of the Holy Quran and the Hadith.
On the occasion, a traditional Rice Pulao was also served among the devotees as Tabaruk by the Dargah Committee.
Prominent among those who were present during the Urs include Mohammad Shafi Peer, Inayat Ullah, Abdul Kabir, Majid Malik and others.