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3rd Two Days International Conference Mevlana Rumi & Hadrat Sultan Bahoo Preachers of Human Friendship, Peace, Tolerance and Coexistence in the World MUSLIM Institute and Faculty of Oriental Learning, University of the Punjab, Lahore organized 3rd Two Days International Conference on "Mevlana Rumi and Hadrat Sultan Bahoo: Preachers of Human Friendship, Peace, Tolerance and Coexistence in the World" on Thursday - Friday, February 20-21, 2020 at University of the Punjab, Lahore. Scholars and dignitaries from Poland, UK, Iran, USA and Sudan participated and addressed in the Conference. Researchers from all four provinces of Pakistan and Azad Jammu & Kashmir participated in the conference as well. A number of people from Sikh Community also participated in the Conference.

Chief & Distinguished Guests in the Conference Following dignitaries and honourable excellencies were the chief guests and guests of honours in different sessions of the conference. Sahibzada Muhammad Mehboob Sultan Federal Minister for States and Frontier Regions Pir Noor-ul-Haq Qadri Federal Minister for Religious Affairs and Inter-faith Harmony Raja Yassir Humayun Sarfraz Provincial Minister of Punjab for Higher Education Hanif Khan Pitafi Adviser to Chief Minister Punjab Dr Reza Nazeri Consul General of Iran, Lahore H.E. Abdelrahman Mahmoud Charge d' Affairs, Embassy of Sudan, Islamabad

Honourable Vice Chancellors Honourable Vice Chancellors and Principles of following universities and colleges also participated in the conference.

Conference Overview The Conference highlighted the teachings and thoughts of Hadrat Sultan Bahoo & Mevlana Rumi and also the role they played in guiding people from materialism to spiritual ascension, from worldly woes to inner contentment and also in making man aware of his real status. The Conference was comprised of four academic sessions and one musical evening session in addition to inaugural and concluding sessions. Speakers presented their Conference papers covering diverse topics highlighting similarities between the teachings of these two renowned Sufi mystics and comparative analysis of the same. The topics of the Conference covered literary, spiritual, social and moral contributions of Mevlana Rumi and Hadrat Sultan Bahoo in their respective ages, the impact of the same on the subsequent periods and also its relevancy in contemporary world to counter rise of moral decline as well as widespread social discontentment and disorientation.

Day One Inaugural Session

First Academic Session Individual's Transformation in the Teachings of Mevlana Rumi and Haḍrat Sultan Bahoo Prof. Dr. Khawaja Muhammad Zakariya Chair of the Session Former Dean & Principal Oriental Learning College, University of the Punjab, Lahore Details of speakers and topics discussed in First Academic Session of conference are as follow: Mr. Syed Aziz Ullah Shah Research Associate, MUSLIM Institute, Islamabad Unfolding Salient Features of the Literary Style of Haḍrat Sultan Bahoo's Poetry Dr. Rashida Qazi Dean, Faculty of Arts, Ghazi University, Dera Ghazi Khan Concept of ‘Raqs’ in the Teachings of Mevlana Rumi Dr. Faisal Jummah Deputy Registrar, Lasbela University of Agriculture, Water and Marine Sciences, Balochistan Inner Perfection: Overview of Teachings of Sultan Bahoo & Mevlana Rumi Dr. Shagufta Yasin Assistant Professor, Department of Persian, National University of Modern Languages, Islamabad Concept of “Murshid-e-Kamil” in the light of the Teachings of Haḍrat Sultan Bahoo Dr. Umair Mehmood Siddiqui Assistant Professor, Department of Islamic Learning, University of Karachi, Karachi Psychology of Self Satisfaction In the teachings of Mevlana Rumi And Haḍrat Sultan Bahoo Prof. Dr. Muhammad Iqbal Shahid Chairman, Department of Persian, GC University, Lahore SSpiritual Edification in the Teachings of Mevlana Rumi and Haḍrat Sultan Bahoo Prof. Dr. Karim Najafi Payam-e-Noor University, Iran Importance of Sufi Teachings for the World Peace Chair of the Session Dr. Khawaja Muhammad Zakariya is giving conference souvenir to Dr. Iqbal Shahid at the end of First Academic Session.

Second Academic Session Mystic Literature of Mevlana Rumi and Haḍrat Sultan Bahoo Engr. Prof. Dr. Shahid Munir Chair of the Session Vice Chancellor, University of Jhang, Jhang Details of speakers and topics discussed in Second Academic Session of conference are as follows: Prof. Dr. Muhammad Nasir Chairman, Department of Persian, University of the Punjab, Lahore Persian Literature as a Heritage of Sufism: An overview Dr. Muhammad Safeer HOD, Department of Persian Language, National University of Modern Languages, Islamabad Contemporary application of Philosophy of Rumi and Sultan Bahoo Prof. Dr. Zahid Munir Amir Chairman, Department of Urdu, University of the Punjab, Lahore Transformation of Mystic Experiences in Literature: A Study of Mevlana Rumi & Sultan Bahoo Prof. Dr. Nabila Rehman Chairperson Punjabi Department, University of the Punjab, Lahore Influence of Mevlana’s Masnavi & Sultan Bahoo’s Punjabi Abyat on Subcontinent Mr. M. A Khan Writer & Translator, Luton, UK Qurʾānic influence upon the literature of Haḍrat Sultan Bahoo Dr. Anjum Hameed Director, National Language Promotion Department, Islamabad Concept of Islamic Mysticism in the Persian Literature of Haḍrat Sultan Bahoo

Mystical Musical Evening In the evening, a Sufi Musical session was also organized in which the Sufi Kalam of Mevlana Rumi and Hadrat Sultan Bahoo was sung by Raja Hamid Ali and his Team. Prof. Dr. Saleem Mazhar (Pro Vice Chancellor, University of the Punjab) delivered the vote of thanks.

Day Two Third Academic Session Social Transformation in the Teachings of Mevlana Rumi and Haḍrat Sultan Bahoo Dr. Nowshad Ali Khan Chair of the Session Vice Chancellor, Islamia College University, Peshawar Details of speakers and topics discussed in Third Academic Session of conference are as follows: H.E. Abdelrahman Mahmoud Charge d' Affairs, Embassy of Sudan, Islamabad Guest of Honour Prof. Dr. Faleeha Zahra Kazmi Chairperson Persian Department, Lahore College for Women University, Lahore Role of Mevlana Rumi & Haḍrat Sultan Bahoo's Teachings to Eradicate Religious Intolerance Dr. Osman Ali Saad Eldin President, Sudanese Community in Pakistan Teaching of Mevlana Rumi and Haḍrat Sultan Bahoo in Curbing Social Evils Prof. Dr. Khaliq Dad Malik Chairman, Department of Arabic, University of the Punjab, Lahore Human as a Superior Creation: Teachings of Mevlana Rumi & Haḍrat Sultan Bahoo Prof. Dr. Ejaz Hassan Khan Principal, North West School of Medicine, Peshawar Ecstasy in Sufism as Described by Mevlana Rumi & Sultan Bahoo Ms. Rabia Kayani PHD Scholar Sultan-al- Ārifeen (Sultan Bahoo) in the light of “Shams-ul- Ārifeen”

Fourth Academic Session Significance of Poetic Works of Mevlana Rumi and Haḍrat Sultan Bahoo Prof. Dr. Mansoor Akbar Kundi Chair of the Session Vice Chancellor, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan Details of speakers and topics discussed in Fourth Academic Session of conference are as follows: Prof. Dr. Piotr Kłodkowski Centre for Comparative Studies of Civilisations, Jagiellonian University, Poland Sufi Teachings for Global Peace and Interfaith Harmony Mr. Nadeem Bhabha Poet, Writer & Critic Haḍrat Sultan Bahoo as a Quintessential 'Murshid' (spiritual mentor) Prof. Dr. Fakhar ul Haq Noori Former Dean & Principal, Oriental College, University of the Punjab, Lahore Message of Love and Co-Existence in the Poetry of Mevlana Rumi and Haḍrat Sultan Bahooo Dr. Saeed Ahmad Saeedi Department of Islamic Studies, University of the Punjab, Lahore Intellectual Dimensions of Mevlana Rumi & Haḍrat Sultan Bahoo’s Poetry Dr. Z.A Awan Author of Books on Haḍrat Sultan Bahoo, USA Mevlana Rumi and Haḍrat Sultan Bahoo's Poetic Ornamentation and Expressions: An Overview for Understanding Dr. Muhammad Masood Abbasi Faculty of Arts, Department of Urdu, University Of Azad Jammu & Kashmir, Muzaffarabad Significance of Soul in the Poetry of Mevlana Rumi & Haḍrat Sultan Bahoo

Concluding Session

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