tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1523993317841964552.post4649061191928752891..comments2023-01-26T01:26:40.012-08:00Comments on KASHMIR ONLINE NEWS: LAL DED - The Great of them all…KASHMIR ONLINE NEWShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09306639496904604528noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1523993317841964552.post-75892716210289508312010-01-12T22:26:14.267-08:002010-01-12T22:26:14.267-08:00Sufis is one of the true constituents of Islam in ...Sufis is one of the true constituents of Islam in Kashmir. It was heartening to read about the great Sufi poetess Lal Ded in a article that appeared in the Sunday edition of your newspaper ‘Daily Kashmir Images’ your columnist Mukhtar Ahmad deserves kudos for I have been reading and gaining knowledge through his Sunday Columns titled ‘GLORIOUS PAST’ <br /><br />about the richness of our past and the immense contribution our towering Sufi personalities have made in strenthing Islam, culture and heritage of our beautiful valley. Your newspaper deserves accolades and plaudits keeping in view the Sunday editions of other big Daily Newspapers of our valley who give more prominence to columnists who write about politics and other affairs. Thus, neglecting the vast Sufi culture we boast of. I congratulate the author for trying to highlight some of the prominent features of our great Sufi personalities. I want your newspaper to write more and more about our Sufi personalities so that we become fully aware about the great achievements of our Sufi culture. Through your newspaper we came to know that how pious, serene and majestic was the ambience during the times of our Sufis. Your newspaper has taken a major initiative in catering to the huge achievements and contributions our Sufis have made. Truly, our past was so pious that it was filled with love, peace, communal harmony, non-violence and brotherhood. The great atmosphere created y Sufis during their heydays was surely the golden era in our history. Great poets like Shamas Fakir, Rahim Sahib Sopori, Ahmed Batwari, Naem Sahib, Rasool Mir, Mir Gaffar Sahib, Chuche Kral etc were all the true embodiments of our true and magnificent glorious past. It is now an obligation and a huge responsibility on the present generation to preserve the great Sufi culture we are bestowed with. The initiative started by your Newspaper is exemplary and noteworthy. Congratulations for your newspaper for really showing signs of concern to preserve the teachings and poetry of our Great Sufi Personalities. As I voracious reader of your Newspaper I want you to continue this major initiative which has acted as a ray of hope for the dying interest of the present generation in Sufis, their teachings and their culture.<br />AFTAB AHMED<br />SOURA, SRINAGARKASHMIR ONLINE NEWShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09306639496904604528noreply@blogger.com