Two-day Urs Sharief of Peer Matoo concluded

Jammu, Jan 13 (UNI) A two-day Urs Sharief of Syed Mohammad Maqbool Shah Bukhari alias Peer Matoo concluded at Pamrote in Surankote of border district of Rajouri this evening.

Thousands of mureed (followers) from cross section of society of Rajouri and Poonch districts converged on the Ziarat of revered saint and offered fateha at the holy grave.

During the Urs, Quran Khawani and Mehfil-e-Darood was held and the niaz (free langer) was served to devotees. Various ulmas and Islamic scholars highlighted the preachings by the saint.

Maulana Syed Basharat Hussain Razvi, addressing devotees said Peer Matoo was a beacon of spirituality of ahel-e-sunnat-wal-jamaat who through out his life preached for leading a virtuous life and helping the downtrodden without the distinction of religion, colour or creed.

He said the revered peer was a great lover of Prophet Mohammad and always stressed upon his followers to follow the path of the holy prophet for leading a peaceful life.

UNI