The three-day annual celebrations to mark the 629th birth anniversary of mystic poet Bhagat Kabir concluded on Monday night at the historic Kabir Panth shrine in Noor Shah Bhit, near Sukkur, with a renewed emphasis on interfaith unity and communal coexistence.
Kabir Panth celebrations end with call for interfaith harmony
SUKKUR, Jun 30 (APP): The three-day annual celebrations to mark the 629th birth anniversary of mystic poet Bhagat Kabir concluded on Monday night at the historic Kabir Panth shrine in Noor Shah Bhit, near Sukkur, with a renewed emphasis on interfaith unity and communal coexistence.
Thousands of devotees from Sindh and Punjab’s Saraiki belt participated in the gathering, which featured continuous recitations of Kabir’s poetry, devotional music and spiritual discourse.
The celebrations were inaugurated by Sai Mohan Lal, the fourth Gadi Nashin of the Darbar, who lit the sacred lamp in the presence of Mukhi Daryano Mal, Mukhi Babu Hardas, District Councillor Ameet Kumar and representatives of various panchayats.
Addressing the congregation, Sai Mohan Lal said Bhagat Kabir represented a “universal spiritual voice of truth and humanity” whose teachings transcended caste, creed and nationality. He urged followers to adopt Kabir’s principles of humility, honesty, service and compassion, and to reject hatred and discrimination in daily life.
The true tribute to Bhagat Kabir lies not in ritual observance alone, but in practicing his message of interfaith harmony and brotherhood, he said.
According to Darbar records, the Noor Shah Bhit seat was established in 1942 by Sai Khushhal Ram following initiation from Acharya Ram Vilas of Kashi. Leadership later passed to Sai Amolakh Ram in 1971 and Sai Tehal Ram in 1996. Sai Mohan Lal, a Shah Abdul Latif University graduate, has headed the Darbar since 2010.
He said work was underway to establish a dedicated library on Kabir’s life and philosophy, for which rare manuscripts were being collected.
The shrine holds two major annual events: the June-July birth anniversary and a March urs for its founder. The concluding session of this year’s event ended with a collective prayer for peace, unity and stability in Pakistan.
Participants resolved to carry forward Kabir’s message of love and peaceful coexistence as a “living ethical commitment” beyond the festival.
