All general public is to be informed that due to the Coronavirus COVID19 epidemic and following the instructions of the Government of Sindh, Dargah Sufi Shah Inayat Shaheed (RA) and its associated Dargahs, Dargah Thardhani Tajjal Sharif Khairpur in Sindh, Fatehpur Sharif in Balochistan, Dargah Kundri Sharif in Khairpur, Dargah Faqir Mohammad Siddiq alias Sadiq Shah Sufi (RA), Sufi Faqir in Umerkot, Dargah Nimanro Shah (RA) Kaaroro Umerkot, Dargah Abdullah Faqir Masan (RA) ان Thatta, and all other Dargahs that are associated and linked with Dargah Jhok Sharif will be closed until the Sindh Government has full control of this epidemic with the mercy of Allah. Until then, all the satreen, diyara, Urs and all other ceremonies are cancelled till further notice. Dargah devotees and friends are instructed not to come to the Dargah and stay inside their homes and help The Government of Sindh take control of this situation and epidemic.
May Allah bless us and protect us all with his mercy.
By the order of :
Hazrat Sufi Attaullah Sattari
Sujjadah Nashin
Dargah Jhok Sharif
Sufism in Sindh
Shah Shaheed transcended all human barriers. He reached heights of spirituality and fanaiyat in his life time. It is in recognition of his mysticism that thousands throng his shrine-Muslims or non Muslims, rich or poor. Together they sit on straw mats on the floor and eat and drink from the same vessels in true sufi tradition. Every 17th of lunar month there is a samaa (a form of meditation among the sufis of major tradition) at the dargah, and every year followers come from all over the world to attend the 'urs' held from the 16th to the 19th of Safar.
Sufism
The word sufi is derived from the term sahafa. In the times of the Holy Prophet Hazrat Mohammed (peace be upon Him), the message of Islam was spreading far and wide by missionaries and conquests. The sahafa was one band of men who were totally devoted to prayer and meditation. Worship and search for spiritual perfection was their only aim. Over the centuries the sahafa became those holy men who are now called sufis.