Urs of Khawaja Ghulam Fareed

Associated Press of Pakistan - The Post - Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Friday, April 4, 2008

Rajanpur: The 107th Urs of renowned Sufi poet and saint Hazrat Khawaja Ghulam Fareed will begin at Kot Mothan Sharif from Saturday, April the12th.

Auqaf department, district government, Khawaja Fareed World Council, Khawaja Fareed Foundation, Sadiqia Foundation, Khawaja Fareed Adbi-o-Saqafti Sangat, and PPP cultural wing have finalized their programmes to celebrate the Urs in a befitting manner.

Sajjada Nasheen Khawaja Moinuddin Mehboob Koreja chaired a meeting on Thursday to finalise the programmes and also formed organising committees to oversee arrangements for Urs ceremonies.

Mahafil-e-Sama, Mahafil-e-Qirat, Naat Khawani, seminars will be held during the three-day ceremonies.

[Stamp from:

http://www.pakpost.gov.pk/philately/stamps2001/khawaja_farid.html (with bio of Khawaja Fareed);

Picture of his Shrine from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khwaja_Ghulam_Farid].