Awliya’s duty is to connect people with Allah and His Messenger
- Pir Shaheb of Kagatia Says At Tariqat Conference
The Pir Shaheb of Kagatia Aliya Gawsul Azam Darbar Sharif in Chattogram, Allama Principal Shaykh Sayyid Morshede Azam, has said that connecting people with Allah and His Messenger is the duty of the Awliya-e-Kiram (the revered saints). In his address, he said women have no need to meet their pir or murshid in person. A true (haqqani) pir, through the power of his spiritual guardianship (wilayah), can create a glow of divine light in the hearts of his devoted followers (murids) even from a distance. The path followed by Allah and His Messenger is the only path to salvation. One whose heart lacks love for the Messenger does not have complete faith. Reciting durud with sincere devotion to the Prophet creates love for the Messenger in the heart. The Pir Shaheb said the central goal of tariqat (the Sufi path) is to shape one’s life with the afterlife in mind, seeking the nearness of Allah Almighty and the boundless love of the Prophet in every step of life. Allama Principal Shaykh Sayyid Morshede Azam, Pir Shaheb of Kagatia Aliya Gawsul Azam Darbar Sharif, made these remarks as chief guest addressing Muslims gathered at the historic Tariqat Conference held on Monday night at the Chattogram Jamiatul Falah National Mosque grounds.
The Tariqat Conference was presided over by Allama Shabbir Ahmad Momtazi, Secretary General of Bangladesh Jamiatul Modarressin. Present as inaugurator was Chattogram City Corporation Mayor Dr. Muhammad Shahadat Hossain. Special guests included Allama A.K.M. Abu Bakar Siddique, President of Bangladesh Jamiatul Modarressin’s Dhaka Metropolitan unit, Central Joint Secretary General, and Principal of Darun Najat Siddiquia Kamil Madrasa; Allama Mufti Muhammad Mahbubur Rahman, Khatib of Gulshan Central Jame Mosque and Pir Shaheb of Gazipur Shamshabad Darbar Sharif; and Allama Muhammad Ejaharul Haque, Joint Secretary General of Bangladesh Jamiatul Modarressin and Principal of Mohammadpur Gawsia Islamia Fazil Madrasa. Speakers included Allama Muhammad Rezaul Haque, Treasurer of Bangladesh Jamiatul Modarressin and Principal of Noyatola Madinatul Ulum Kamil Madrasa; Allama Muhammad Zafar Sadeque Hasan, Central Organizing Secretary of Bangladesh Jamiatul Modarressin and Principal of Saheb Ali Fazil Madrasa; Allama Muhammad Ekramul Haque, President of Bangladesh Jamiatul Modarressin’s Chattogram North district unit and Principal of Mirsarai Latifia Kamil Madrasa; Professor Dr. Muhammad Abul Mansur, Senate Member of Chattogram University and Secretary General of Muniria Yuba Tabligh Committee Bangladesh; and Professor Dr. Jalal Ahmed, Chairman of the Department of Mathematics at Chattogram University. Also present were Mufti Maulana Kazi Muhammad Anwarul Alam Siddiqui, Maulana Muhammad Badiul Alam, Maulana Muhammad Abdus Sabur, Maulana Muhammad Jasim Uddin Nuri, Maulana Muhammad Rakib Uddin, and Maulana Muhammad Jasim Uddin.
After the milad and qiyam, the chief guest led a special munajat, praying for the happiness, peace, and prosperity of the country, the nation, and the global Muslim ummah, and seeking forgiveness (maghfirat) for the soul of Hazrat Shaykh Sayyid Gawsul Azam (may Allah have mercy on him), founder of Kagatia Aliya Gawsul Azam Darbar Sharif.
