Hazrat Wasif Ali Wasif gave a lesson of love

Lahore:Hazrat Wasif Ali Wasif was imbued with the spirit of love with the Holy Prophet. Almighty Allah sent Sufi saints for the guidance of human beings and he was a prominent and enlightened personality who performed his duty of purifying the hearts of the people with great devotion.

This was stated by the speakers in a seminar held on the occasion of 20th annual Urs of Hazrat Wasif Ali Wasif at Aiwan-e-Iqbal, here today which was attended by a large number of people belonging to every walk of life.

Khawaja Moeen-ud-Din Mehboob, in his presidential address said that Hazrat Wasif Ali Wasif during his whole life gave a lesson of love with Almighty Allah, His Prophet, motherland and the human beings without any discrimination of cast, color and creed. Pir Aftab (Chura Sharif) said that the aim of all the religious elders including Hazrat Wasif Ali Wasif was to follow the footprints of the Holy prophet and for this purpose, they made poetry as a source of guiding the people.

Sahibzada Kashif Muhammad said that the way of guidance got from the books of Hazrat Wasif Ali Wasif is not seen in our books. He said that by including the books of Hazrat Wasif Ali Wasif in the educational curricular, younger generation can be guided in a better way.

Dr. Muhammad Fakhar-ud-Din Noori of Urdu department of Punjab University said that Hazrat Wasif Ali Wasif has merged knowledge, worship and Ishq as he had access to Daanish-e-Noorani the purpose of which is to create thinking about the belief in the oneness of God among the people.