Dr Syed Darakhshan Andrabi, the Chairperson of J&K Waqf Board Sunday our sufis are our pride and we have to collectively preserve their shrines and propagate their all inclusive teachings.

She said this during her tour to Ganderbal where she attended the annual Urs of Peer Akbar Dhah Naqshbandi (RA) at Wali War.

She paid obeisance at the shrine and prayed for the peace and prosperity of the country.

Dr. Andrabi here met cross section of people and interacted with many public delegations.

The chairperson J&K Waqf Board later addressed a huge public gathering here in which she said, “Our sufis are our pride and we have to collectively preserve their shrines and propagate their all inclusive teachings so that we ensure continuous peace in this land of sufis and illuminate our lives with their spiritual excellence.”

Expressing her pleasure on the improved law and order situation in Kashmir, after 2019, Andrabi said that it helped in creating the suitable and conducive atmosphere for the revival of Sufism in J&K.

"For decades annual urs celebrations at Sufi shrines were barred and banned by the separatists and their preachers lobby and J&K was deprived of the tradition of spirituality for years. We are fortunate enough to witness the return of the peaceful days where we are freely celebrating our spiritual traditions", said Darakhshan.

"This shrine needs infrastructural boost and together we can create desired facilities here", said Dr Andrabi.