Ghulam Mohiuddin often called Firdous Baba, a senior citizen in his late 80s, is resting on a parapet in Srinagar’s downtown Kashmir and reflecting on his previous as a member of the Sufi order. While recalling the occasions, a glow might be seen in his eyes.

Sufism actions within the Kashmir Valley have been discontinued for quite a lot of causes, together with the emergence of latest cultural norms. Years later, in an effort to revive the Sufi custom’s former splendour among the many valley’s inhabitants, a younger man named Firdous Baba tried to revive it there. Baba held quite a lot of seminars and Sufi occasions all through the Kashmir Valley to lift consciousness of the mystic department of Islam in an effort to revitalise it. “Sufism has to be revived in this sub-region because it encourages the peaceful coexistence of all religions. In my opinion, Sufism needs to be introduced into every home in the Valley as it nourishes one’s soul to live in peace,” claims Firdous Baba, the chairman of the GSPF Unit in Jammu and Kashmir.

While Kashmir has all the time provided the distinctive nature of Kashmiri non secular ideas that seeks to mix parts of Shaivism with Sufism, Baba whereas selling and propagating the legacy of Rishis and Sufis stated, “In the current turbulent global and regional environment, it is the best time to spread and uphold the tradition of Rishis and Sufis. At this crucial moment in history, the iconic role of the Sufis and Rishis in Kashmir’s cultural revolution needs to be revived,” he stated.

According to Baba, Nund Rishi, often known as Sheikh Noor-ud-Din, performed a major function in fostering a way of humanism that’s superior to all different religions. He stated that Nund Rishi was an enlightened particular person who was revered by each Hindus and Muslims and he’s making an attempt to impart the teachings amongst folks by way of conferences, seminars, discussions and so forth.

Baba is engaged on the origins of the actual Kashmiriyat, which upholds racial, spiritual, and social equality in addition to worldwide brotherhood.

“People here have lost touch with their traditional spiritual beliefs, which is one of the main causes of societal turmoil, and I am putting my all efforts to revive back the lost glory for co-existence,” he added. Apart from selling Sufism for co-existence in Valley, Baba is giving his each effort to advertise sports activities too by enlisting kids for a wholesome future.

“It is a fact that full-time sports and recreation for youngsters appeared to be a faraway dream in Kashmir. Since youngsters who aspire to become future star players rely on various organisations for patronage, I decided to make some efforts to give back to those sports aspirants who pursue their careers in sports and dream big,” says Baba.

Baba is targeted on J&Ok sports activities and helped to create and promote particular occasions that put sports activities groups or athletic personalities of Jammu and Kashmir in a optimistic mild within the communities that they serve.

“I always yearn to strengthen peace and development in J&K, and that’s the reason I worked on various sports-related projects and proposals seeking more and more involvement of youth in the journey that will lead to a peace process. My only aim is to defeat the nefarious and ill designs of the enemy country through channelizing the young energies into sports,” stated Baba.

Baba entered the sports activities area solely to advertise sports activities as a type of leisure. He supported and sponsored hundreds of sports activities occasions, together with cricket and soccer tournaments, rural knock-out tournaments, organised ladies’ defence coaching camps, and dance lessons, and distributed tools amongst kids all this was executed when a sports activities vacuum within the erstwhile state was developed post-2018.

“We all know that there are very few opportunities that allow professionals to interact with their favourite, famous athletes. I put in small efforts to help those athletes and sports organizations so that they reach their full potential by involving the top stars of the country in Kashmir Sports. Apart from Fit and healthy J&K, our initiative in Sports is a new rise of peace and prosperity in Jammu and Kashmir,” he added. (ANI)