India: Srinagar hosts first-ever international conference on Sufism and brotherhood

The Voice for Peace and Justice- an NGO in Srinagar hosted the first-ever international conference on Sufism and Brotherhood on January 6, 2023.

India: Srinagar hosts first-ever international conference on Sufism and brotherhood
India: Srinagar hosts first-ever international conference on Sufism and brotherhood

India: The Voice for Peace and Justice- an NGO in Srinagar hosted the first-ever international conference on Sufism and Brotherhood on January 6, 2023. The conference was held at Sher-i-Kashmir International Convention Centre (SKICC) on the banks of Dal Lake.

The conference was attended by religious experts and intellectuals from all over the world and they prayed for peace and brotherhood and decided to mitigate extremism. The aim of the conference was to benefit the entire world community who sought to re-establish the relations between Kashmiri and Indian culture and the wider world through the spiritual teachings of the Sufi.

The event was attended by numerous Islamic scholars from more than 16 countries such as Germany, Turkey, France, Tanzania, Maldives, Switzerland and Sri Lanka. Along with that, the scholars of Hinduism, Sikhism and other religions from different states also joined the conference. The conference featured a discussion on a range of issues related to Kashmir and its people.

The resurrection of Sufism was also discussed in the conference and asserted that only through this they could impose peace in the valley which has been a flashpoint for strife and violence for decades.

The organizer of the conference- Farooq Ganderbal asserted that guests from 16 countries are participating in the event and this is the first that the land of Kashmir witnessed the hosting of the International Sufism Conference. Scholars from different religions were invited and the Kashmiri Pandits were also invited.

Further, the President of Voice for Peace and Justice, Syed Tayabul Bashar asserted there should be the spreading of the message of love and brotherhood to future generations. There should be peace for everyone irrespective of race, religion, and culture.

He added that this is his first visit to Kashmir and got impressed that people in Kashmir are so welcoming that there is a greater need today to save humanity and that this message should be passed on to future generations