Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate World Sufi Forum in New Delhi today. The four-day event is being organized by All India Ulama and Mashaikh Board (AIUMB), the apex body of Sufi Dargahs in India. More than 200 Indian and International delegates, including Sufi Shuyukh, spiritual leaders, scholars, academicians and masters of Sufism, are participating at the event.
The meeting is expected to debate on how Sufi teaching can prevent global terrorism. The conclave will also debate on how to guide the Muslim community away from sectarian division. The organizers also said the debate on role of women in Islam will also conducted in the international conference.
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Sufi scholars have played a key role to promote equality and brotherhood in the society for centuries. Wherever terrorism, extremism, immorality, cultural decadence, poverty and ignorance gathered momentum, Sufi teachings have been instrumental in eradicating these social evils.
Sufi, ulama, and Mshaik believe that message of peace is desperately needed to deal with the current global crises in different regions of the world.
With an aim to take a step in this direction All India Ulama and Mashaikh Board (AIUMB) has planned to organise The World Sufi Forum in the capital for four days from 17th to 20th March. Prime mminister Narendra Modi will also take part in this summit.
Through Sufism a person gets rid of greed and gains humility and curiosity in life.
World Sufi conference has created ripples across the world and its effects will be felt for long.
India is a bouquet of different religions and cultures. Everybody has got freedom to exercise his faith and practice his religion.
India wants to send this message to the world that world peace is necessary to progress and proseper.
Over 200 distinguished scholars, Sufi luminaries, Ulama and peace activists are expected contribute papers in this epoch-making four-day event
The Sufi Conference is expected to come out with a declaration against extremism and Wahabism in the last day of the event to be convened in the Ramlila Maidan.