A Sufi festival organised by the Punjab Arts Council concluded on Saturday with a Sufi night held as part of the two-day event.
Khawaja Azfar Aziz attended the Sufi night as the chief guest of the event while PAC director Waqar Ahmed and drama writer Naheed Manzoor were also present on the occasion.
Singers Muhammad Ali, Muhammad Bilal, Sana Naimat and Sonia Azeem enthralled the audience with their soulful recitation of Sufi kalam.
“Sufi poetry guarantees the promotion of peace and harmony while Sufi music connects hearts,” chief guest Khawaja Azfar Aziz said.
“Auliya-e-Karaam (Sufi saints) raised the flag of Islam in the sub-continent with the help of Sufi speeches and sent a message to the world that Islam is a religion of love, tolerance and prosperity,” he added.
Playwright Naheed Manzoor said: “There is no need to understand the language in Sufi kalam; whether it is in Arabic, Sindhi, Urdu or Persian, it affects the heart and soul because this kalam is directed towards Allah.”
Published in The Express Tribune, May 22nd, 2023.
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