In my previous article, I did mention that Maizbhandar creates the space and ambience for all the World Religions to come together and unify in one gigantic melting pot. After another discussion with a Professor of mine (who has a sound knowledge on Maizbhandar) I got to get the scoop on something else that grabbed my attention; as in why do people from various Religions go to Maizbhandar? My point is that normally when people go to Shrines and places like these it’s in most cases for the purpose of conversion. As per what I got to know, Maizbhandar has a different way of thinking; it’s ideology doesn’t want people to convert, rather it’s wants to get you closer to God, The Creator, The One behind this whole Intelligent Design.
Maizbhandar Ideology believes that no matter what Religion you are, you can go and offer prayer in any other Church, Mosque, Shrine or Temple; you do not necessarily have to be of that Religion to go and offer prayer there, you can just go if you wish. And the whole logic behind this is that when you go to offer prayers in Churches or Mosques and feel the presence of God, it means that you prayers have been heard or acknowledged or approved.
People from various Religions go there but conversions don’t take place, because from the Maizbhandar point of view Religion is there to maintain order in society but it’s not the only way to reach God. Can you imagine a society without Religion, people would go bonkers! It’s a combination of a good understanding of Religion and Spirituality that one may understand the Nature of God. Since Spirituality is more universal, not matter what Religious differences, people would learn to unify and hence there would be less conflict in the name of Religion.
I like the idea of focusing on bringing us mortals closer to God no matter which religion you practice. Instead of squandering our time by finding differences among each other, we should actually search for what unites us all. Thanks for sharing.
I haven’t been to many places in Bangladesh. But after reading this particular article I do want to at least make the effort to visit Maizbhandar.
To learn more about Maizbhandar Darbar Sharif Please visit: http://www.sufimaizbhandari.org and
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Thank u for your input.
I am a follower of the Holy Maizbhandar Sharif Darga and heard that a new site has been launched for people who are interested to know about our beliefs.
We do not believe in racial or communal stereotyping, rather we believe that one can get closer to Allah in which ever way is comfortable to him.
@ Nazia: You might hear people saying different things about the Darga, but should it been me, I would go for myself at the darga and see what actually is happening.