Jammu and Kashmir National Conference president and Member Parliament Dr Farooq Abdullah on Tuesday greeted the people on the birth anniversary observance of Hazrart Mir Muhammad Hamadani (RA), son of Bani e Musalmani Hazrat Amir- e- Kabeer Mir Syed Ali Hamadani (RA).
The NC president while greeting the people said that it wasdue to the unrelenting efforts of Hazrat Mir Muhammad Hamadani (RA) that thepeople of Kashmir got acquainted with the teachings of Islam. “He is creditedwith building 110 mosques; he bought land at various places across Kashmir andbequeathed it to the Muslim Ummah. His relentless service in the field ofIslamic learning, Tasawuf, socio-political emancipation of the downtrodden isimmense. His is credited with the establishment of Khanqa e Awal Wachi, EidGah, Malkha graveyard, and other khanqas across the valley, Tibet and Ladakh,”he said adding, “The contribution of such Sufis to the spiritualism andhumanism in Kashmir is immense. MirMuhammad Hamadani watered the sacred mission of his illustrious father; he haddedicated himself to the cause of humanity as a whole. His mission was to offersuccor and solace to the suffering masses of Kashmir. He encouraged people tolive a life of piety and discipline and stressed that the real devotion ofAlmighty was in the service of suffering man. He exhorted people to overcome pride, anger, greed, lust, and excessiveinvolvement in worldly affairs.”