A Sufi study centre will be set up in Hyderabad to promote the principles of brotherhood and humanity, according to Shaik Hashimuddin Gilani, the caretaker of the shrine of the revered Sufi saint Hazrat Shaik Abdul Qadir Jilani of Baghdad.
Shaik Hashim was in the city on Saturday as a part of the 12-day tour of India to spread the teachings of Sufism.
Talking to mediapersons here on Saturday, Shaik Hashim said, “India and Baghdad enjoy a very close relationship. During the time of my great-grandfather, Shaik Abdul Qadir Jilani, many sheiks were sent to Indian cities like Hyderabad. Sufism has been in this country since then with its diverse culture and tradition.”
“The very concept of Sufism is to show love and affection for fellow human beings and to spread it among all of humanity. Sufism can resolve all modern day social dilemmas,” Shaik Hashim added.
Shaik Hashim is running a centre for the study of Sufism in Baghdad, the ‘Ghousia Centre for Sufism.’ He said that he will set up a similar centre here in the city.
This is Shaik Hashim’s first trip to Hyderabad after he was selected as the caretaker of Shaik Abdul Qadir Jilani’s shrine. Prior to this, he had visited Hyderabad 10 years ago with his father.
After Hyderabad, Shaik Hashim will visit Mumbai, Mangalore, Chennai and finally Thiruvananthapuram.
[Picture: Tomb of Shaykh 'Abd al-Qadir Jilani in Baghdad. Photo: Qadiriya.]
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