The President's visit to Syed Hamadani's tomb is first by any Indian leader. She was accompanied by a Member of Parliament from Kashmir's Ladakh region Ghulam Hassan Khan.
In her remarks, the President said, "I feel privileged to be visiting the tomb of Sayyid Hamnadani in Kulyab. He is deeply revered in my country, particularly in Jammu and Kashmir." "He is a symbol of enlightenment and knowledge and has contributed greatly in shaping the religious character of the Kashmir society. Hamdani is one of the abiding links between India and Tajikistan," she added.
Later, talking to the media Ms Patil said, "Hamdani's teachings and philosophy of respect for human values, compassion, peace, love and harmony are respected everywhere." "I bring good wishes from people of India to the people of Kulyab," she said and added that she prayed for eternal friendship between India and Tajikistan referring to her offering of the ceremonial 'chadar' at the sufi saint's shrine, which is about 400 km from capital Dushanbe.
Mir Syed Ali bin Shahab-ud-Din Hamadani (1314-1384) a poet and a prominent Muslim scholar was born in 1314 in Hamadan, Iran and died in 786 AH/1384 in Kunar and was buried in Khatlan. He was also known as "Shah Hamadhan" ("King of Hamadhan", Iran) and as Amir-i Kabir ("the Great Commander"). He wrote several short works on spirituality and Sufism. He was immortalised by poets like Allama Iqbal. Agencies
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