New York: American Pakistani Public Affairs Committee (APPAC) hosted Sufi Night in New York as the Farid Ayaz, the famous Qawwal from Pakistan; and Abu Muhammad Sufi mesmerized the audience with presenting the Sufi Islamic devotional singing, on this occasion.
The event held at a private hotel in New York, began with the recitation of the Holy Quran, followed by Naat-e-Rasool PBUH. Dr. Parvez Iqbal administrated the grand ceremony. He introduced the guests and also welcomed the participants on their arrival.
Dr. Parvaiz Iqbal invited the elected assemblywoman Shama Haider from New Jersey and highlighted her political career. He also predicted that she will be elected as a senator soon.
APPAC Chairman Dr. Ijaz Ahmed thanked the host committee on this occasion. While introducing his organization, he said that every year in Rabi-ul-Awal, they organize the Seerat-ul-Nabi PBUH conference and this year they chose to host the Sufi night.
Iqbal condemned the ongoing Israeli brutality in Palestine and announced a few moments of silence in memory of the martyrs of Gaza.
A large number of Pakistani American community participated in the event.
Dr. Ejaz Ahmed while speaking added that there should be an immediate ceasefire in Palestine and the leaders of the Muslim Ummah should play their role to remedy Islamophobia.
People came not only from New York but also from other states and cities to participate in Sufi Night.
Naheed Bhatti, Director of Women’s Wing in APPAC, shed light on the Prophet’s biography. Naheed said that every action of the life of the Messenger of God PBUH is a torch for every human being till the end of the world.
Farid Ayaz, the famous Qawwal from Pakistan, Abu Muhammad Sufi arrived at the night and was welcomed by Naheed Bhatti on behalf of the entire team of APPAC. Farid Ayaz and Abu Muhammad, along with their colleagues and peers, enthralled the audience by presenting Qawwalis.
Well-known Qawwals also presented soulful Qawwalis on the request of the audience, which the participants kept swaying after listening to them.
APPAC New York President Tariq Khan, who participated in Sufi Night, informed the participants that his organization has always tried to encourage the Pakistani community to be a part of American politics and the electoral process and we hope that our new youth The race is getting involved in local politics here and will see better results in the future.
On this occasion, Jamal Mohsin expressed his views on Sufism and Qawwali. He said that those following Sufism believe that the way to get close to God is to be close to God’s servants.
In the Sufi night, renowned Qawwals presented the famous Qawwali ‘Aaj Rang Hai’ written by Amir Khusro, which was highly appreciated by the participants.
APPAC presented awards to its team members Mirza Aslam Baig and Adnan Bukhari in recognition of their community service, while the Life Time Achievement Awards were given to well-known Qawwals Fareed Ayaz and Abu Muhammad for their unique presentation of Qawwalis at Sufi Night.
On this occasion, Adnan Bukhari said that he is saddened by what is happening to the Palestinian Muslims today.
APPAC’s Dr. Mahmood Alam and Asad Chaudhary, along with other representatives of Pakistani community organizations also participated in the event.
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