Jaipur, April 30, 2022 (PPI-OT):Denouncing the growing communal hatred across India, interfaith leaders at an iftar programme in Jaipur, the capital of Indian state of Rajasthan, made an appeal to the people to promote love and harmony. There was a consensus among speakers who spoke at the programme organised by Dharmik Jan Morcha on one point, that the country cannot be run by hatred, but by love.
Speaking on the occasion, Jamaat-e-Islami Hind (JIH) Vice-President and National Coordinator of Dharmik Jan Morcha, Prof Salim Engineer, said, “All the castes and communities in our country have been living in harmony and brotherhood for centuries. Now, some misguided people want to spoil this atmosphere of love. We all must remember that the only cure for hatred is love and it is the only way with which hatred can be defeated.”
The programme was attended by leaders of different religions including Goswami Sushil Maharaj, President of the Bharatiya Sarva Dharma Sansad; Khadim Syed Bilal Chishti of Ajmer Dargah; Maulana Sadiq Hussaini from Iran Culture House Delhi; Prof Kaushlendra Das of Jagadguru Ramanadacharya Rajasthan Sanskrit University; Shyam Sundar and Rakhi from Brahmakumari Ishwariya Vishwavidyalaya; Bishop Oswald Lewis of Roman Catholic Diocese of Jaipur; Father Melvin and Father Vijay Pal Singh; Shri Ram Rai from the Gayatri Parivar, Dr Syed Habibur Rahman Niazi, Sajjada Nasheen of Dargah Mir Qurban Ali Shah; Praveen Bhaiya Ji from Saras Nikunj; and Muhammad Nazimuddin, JIH Rajasthan State President.
Addressing the programme, Goswamiji Sushil Maharaj said, “The country can only be run with love and harmony.” Referring to the fasting in the Islamic month of Ramadan, Bishop Lewis said, “In Christianity too there is a provision of fasting for 40 days in the same way. When we turn away from God due to sin, fasting brings us closer to God.”
In his inaugural speech, Dr Muhammad Iqbal Siddiqui, state Coordinator of Dharmik Jan Morcha, stated that the purpose of fasting is to inculcate piety in the persons who keeps the fast which makes him/her feel the presence God at all times. The religious leaders also emphasised on the need for organising interfaith programmes at a large scale across the country to understand different faiths and promote religious understanding.
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