Punjab Art Council organised a two-day Sufi festival titled Sufi Rung on Saturday.
Assistant Commissioner Cantonment Qandeel Fatima Memon was the chief guest at the inauguration ceremony of the festival, while Naheed Manzoor and Director of Arts Council Waqar Ahmed were also present.
On the first day of the festival, Sultanul Qadri Qawal group performed in the Mahfil-e-Samaa and received a standing ovation from the audience.
Speaking on the occasion, Memon said that over the centuries, Sufi sages Rumi, Omar Khayyam and Ghazali did a lot of work in the field of Islamic literature.
The influence of these Sufi sages is not only on the Muslim world but also on Western philosophers and writers, she said, adding that Punjab is a fortress of civilization, flowers, fragrances, literature, culture, songs, music, dances, fairs and festivals, films and theatres and also the cradle of the loving message of the Sufis.
Naheed Manzoor said that Bulleh Shah, Data Ganj Bakhsh, Pir Waris Shah, Shah Rukn Alam, Pir Meher Ali Shah, Mian Mir Sahib and hundreds of Sufis are resting in the land of Punjab. Punjab Arts Council has organised the Sufi Festival to carry forward this message of the Sufis, she said and added that the aim of the festival is to promote peace through Sufi music.
Waqar Ahmed said that Punjab is a land of peace and tolerance and the purpose of the Sufi Festival is to inform the youth about Sufism.
Published in The Express Tribune, May 21st, 2023.
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