Dr Matauddin Salimuddin Chishti Saheb, a young man, thinker, scholar, social reformer, and pantheist who lit up the love of Sufism from India to the world – Palej throne bearers Tour to Britain was very successful and inspiring.
Sahib is associated with Sufi tradition and nobility which is more than 1220 years old. That is why we get a glimpse of simplicity, ability, renunciation, goodwill, service and redemption of humanity in his life at such a young age.
During the trip to Britain, Dr Chishti Saheb met his millions of followers, but along with that also visited Britain's mainstream leaders, thinkers, and social, educational and multi-faith institutions and talked, dialogued, and preached about the values of global brotherhood, communal unity, non-violence, equality, social and educational empowerment. This impressed many English thinkers, mainstream leaders and academicians.
During the trip to Britain, Dr Chishti Saheb visited Eden School, Olive School, Al-Hikma Batli Community Centre, Vohra Voice UK (WUK) etc. and drew attention to discussions and planning of cultural, social, and educational empowerment. During his visit to Britain, he met Sue Smith, Janet Grant, Iqbalbhai Master, Dr Adam Tankarvi, Dilavarbhai Dashanwala, Mustakbhai Dashanwala, Usmanbhai Keswanwala, Mehek Tankarvi Sahib, Imtiaz Patel Varediawala, Habibbhai Bhuta, Farooqbhai Ughradar, Daudbhai Fojdar, Inayatbhai Gani, Iqbalbhai Dhoriwala, Councilor Rabia Jiva, Youth Counselor Shafibhai Patel and other dignitaries. Abdulbhai Babar Valanrama was instrumental in arranging all these visits and activities.
He also held positive and concrete talks in London, Leicester, Bolton, Blackburn, Preston, Manchester, and Batli cities on how to connect our young generation in Britain with our culture - heritage - sacraments, and values and how to encourage young people in our social - religious - political - cultural - educational activities to create responsible leadership for the next generation.
He has a high-class educational institution near HHMC Educational Campus - Palej. It was also deliberated on linking it with educational institutions in Britain to bring greater educational benefits to our society.
Chishti Sahib said that 'Indians living in Britain, especially the Gujarati community, have a heritage of very high, excellent and good values of India and Britain. We should all work together to implement the values of world brotherhood, respect for all religions, peace, love, harmony and spirituality and be ideal citizens and propagate these values. Britain is a very idealistic and policy-driven country. Here we should take advantage of all opportunities and make every effort for the progress of Britain and India.'
During his visit to the VV-UK office, he said, “With unity, cooperation, love, harmony, empowerment we will all be able to move forward on the path of progress. An alert individual, an alert-active society, educational activities and spiritual pursuits-society can benefit all.'
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