Eid Ghadir Celebrations in Sunni Sufi Centers In India
date approx 24 june 2024
Sunni Sufi centers are keen on celebrating Eid Ghadir. Holding ceremonies on various occasions related to the Ahlul Bayt (a.s.) is an ancient tradition among Sunnis, and due to the influence of various radical Sunni movements, it had faded somewhat. However, the Sufis of the Indian subcontinent are again showing an increasing interest in the Ahlul Bayt (a.s.).
Sunnis hold ceremonies related to the Ahlul Bayt (a.s.) in various ways, including singing hymns, singing qawwali, giving speeches, offering offerings, gatherings, and holding weddings.
People from different walks of life, both Muslims and non-Muslims, are present at these ceremonies. Sometimes Shia elites and intellectuals are also invited, but the presence of Shias is very small. In 12 Sunni centers, the Council of Sects participated in the celebration of Eid Ghadir. Shia preachers and missionaries also participated in the ceremony. Some of these centers were present for the lecture and also other centers including Maligaon city of Maharashtra, Astana Niazi Mir Gurban Ali in Jaipur city, Astana Ziauddin Iraqi in Jaipur city, Astana Sangaridi in Telangana, Astana Safipur in Uttar Pradesh were consulted for organizing the Ghadir celebration ceremony and they also organized the ceremony without the participation of the Qadr Foundation
Centers that participated in the celebration
- Astana Qadria Karbala Nagar, Bolpur, Bengal, Trustee Mr. Rashadat Ali Qadri
- Meysam Tamar Foundation, Aurangabad, Trustee Sheikh Zubair Hussaini
- Gharib Nawaz Mosque, Matiaburj, Kolkata, Trustee son of the late Amin Ansari
- Astana Syed Badiuddin Jafari, Makenpur, Uttar Pradesh, Trustee Syed Yunus Ali Jafari
- Kolyan City, Mumbai, Maharashtra Sheikh Sajid Najmi, Head of the Shrine of Najmuddin Kobri
6 Warsi Shrine, Bangalore, Head of Baba Arif Shah Warsi
7 Qadriya Circle Shrine, Bolpur, Bengal, Head of Syed Marshood Ali Qadiri
8 Qadriya Shrine, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, Head of Syed Taha Hussain Qadiri
9 Kokrajhar, Assam, Head of Mir Hussain
10 Sultan Arif Ali Majhegwan Shrine, Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh, Head of Atif Ali Shah
11 Karwan, Annapurna, Uttar Pradesh Haydari Sunni Society, Head of Shibu Khan
12 Batul Palace Center, Ujhari, Amroha, Uttar Pradesh, Head of Shakeel Alavi
