Rajouri, June 26 (JKNS): Chairperson, J&K Waqf Board, Dr Syed Darakhshan Andrabi on Friday participated in the Annual Urs events at the shrine of Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah (RA) at Shahdara Sharif in Rajouri and participated in the collective prayers held in the shrine.
She addressed the gathering of thousands of devotees at the shrine and said that the teachings of this great spiritual peer will remain as the guiding force for us always.
She also remembered the sacrifice of the great Imam Hussain (AS) on Ashura today and said that this day stands as a testimony till eternity of the supreme sacrifice of the Prophet’s illustrious grandson & his family and friends for upholding truth.
Dr Andrabi was accompanied by Maulana Farooq Naqashbandi, Maulana Syed Ahmad, Ex Member of Parliament Chowdhary Talib Hussain, Waqf Board Members Dr Ghulam Nabi Haleem & Syed Mohammad Hussain Haqqani, Administrator of the Board Abid Hussain & Executive Officer Rajouri Abdul Qayoom among others.
Waqf Chairperson later inaugurated the state of the art Grand Mosque at Shahdara Sharif which has been constructed as a dream project by the Board.
This mosque is a very beautiful infrastructural gift by Waqf Board for the devotees of Shahdara Sharief.
Andrabi also inaugurated a new Guest House in the campus. This guest house is equipped with all the modern facilities for the visitors which is going to add an more upgraded facility to the hospitality infrastructure in the shrine campus.
She also inaugurated a Security Barrack at the campus which will facilitate the police personnel guarding the Ziyarat.
In her address to the people at the inauguration event, Dr Syed Darakhshan said that Shahdara Sharif has now become a leading model Ziyarat Complex in whole of Jammu & Kashmir.
“The inauguration of Grand Mosque has made the dream a reality today. This project was conceived by us only a year ago. It gives great pleasure to see that this beautiful infrastructure has been constructed within one year by the engineers of the Board. When people offered their first prayers in this beautiful structure, I saw tears in their eyes. This pure endorsement of our work by the people is inspirational and encouraging for us”, said Andrabi.
She said that this historical spiritual shrine transformed a lot by the continuous developmental works executed by the Board during the past four years. “Waqf Board received no government funds, grants or aids but carried on all developmental works, constructions and up-gradations out of the finances of the Board by managing the budgets with honesty, transparency and accountability”, said Waqf Board Chairperson.
Administrators and Executive Officers of Waqf Board for Poonch, Reasi, Shopian, Sambha & Doda were also present during the inauguration ceremony.
Dr Darakhshan met many public delegations also. (JKNS)
