Sufi shrines are places of harmony, communal bonhomie: Dr Darakhshan

Jammu, July 12: Chairperson of J&K Waqf Board, Dr Syed Darakhshan Andrabi, today said that Sufi shrines are places of love, harmony and communal bonhomie.

According to a press release she was addressing a function after inaugurating a guest house cum administrative complex at the shrine of Peer Baba Budhan Ali Shah (RA) at Satwari Jammu. Administrator Jammu Abid Hussain and Engineer incharge Er Asif Rather and others accompanied Waqf Chairperson during the inaugural event. This construction was completed by the Board well before the target date fixed for the completion of the project.

Earlier the Board, during the past two years executed many other development works at the shrine. Speaking on the occasion Dr Darakhshan Andrabi said that it was pleasing to witness the speedy execution of developmental works by the Board as the whole working system within the organisation has geared up as per the public aspirations and the collective resolve to upgrade our sufi shrines. "These Sufi shrines are places of love and harmony and we see communal bonding and bonhomie at these shrines which is worth recognition and propagation. Our commitment is to make these sufi centres the ideal places of visit for the seekers of peace and spiritual excellence," said Dr Andrabi. Waqf Chairperson thanked the people of J&K for their support to the Board in curing the ailing system of the Board and upgrading the facilities at Sufi Shrines throughout the Union Territory. She thanked the J&K administration for standing as a support system for the Board. Dr Darakhshan assured that the infrastructural development at the shrines will continue with much faster pace. Dr Andrabi paid obeisance at the shrine and prayed for the prosperity of all.