Sufi Saints and Islamic Scholars Have Played Vital Role in Spreading Islam: Shah Sufi Syed Naimul Quddus Akbari
Pir Hazrat Maulana Shah Sufi Syed Naimul Quddus Akbari (Rah.), the Gaddinashin Pir of Hawlapuri Darbar Sharif in Chattogram, said saints and pirs made an important contribution to spreading Islam after the death of the Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (Sm.). He said people must follow the Quran, the Sunnah and the path shown by the pirs to end the unrest and disorder in society today. He said this is the way to build a happy, prosperous and humane Bangladesh.
He spoke today, Thursday (12 November), at 4 PM as chief guest at a seminar at the Netrokona Zila Press Club auditorium. The seminar was titled “Hazrat Gaus-ul-Azam Hawlapuri (Rah.): The Great Architect of Humanity and Tariqat Education.”
Advocate Mr. Nuruzzaman Nuru, Administrator of the Netrokona Zila Parishad, presided over the seminar. Poet Mr. Tanvir Jahan Chowdhury, a devotee of Hawlapuri Darbar Sharif, hosted the programme. Mr. Haider Jahan Chowdhury, a journalist, a researcher on the Liberation War and a Bir Muktijoddha, spoke among the other speakers.
Mr. Nani Gopal Sarkar, an essayist and former chairman of the Political Science Department at Netrokona Government College, also spoke. So did Mr. M Kibria Chowdhury Helim, editor of the Netrokona Zila Press Club, and Mr. Mojibur Rahman Bhuiyan Mojnu Chairman, general secretary of the Kendua Upazila BNP. Advocate Mr. Wajibul Haque spoke as well.
Mr. Khandaker Auliullah, an assistant professor at Netrokona Government Women’s College, read out the keynote paper. Mr. Nurul Islam Faruki, a Sufi researcher and Bir Muktijoddha, gave the welcome speech.
Many devotees and followers from Netrokona, Sunamganj and Kishoreganj districts attended the seminar. At the end, Pir Hazrat Maulana Shah Sufi Syed Naimul Quddus Akbari (Rah.) led a special munajat. He prayed for the happiness, peace and prosperity of the country and the nation.
