PM Modi likely to attend World Sufi Forum in Delhi

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to attend the first World Sufi Forum (WSF) scheduled to be held on March 17-20 in Delhi.

The event which will be organised by the All India Ulema and Mashaikh Board (AIUMB) will highlight India as a global centre for moderate Islam.

More than 200 renowned Sufi scholars from 20 countries, including Pakistan, will attend the event. The main focus of event will be to find ways to spread the Islamic message of peace and tolerance in the midst of rising terrorism in the country.

The event will be inaugurated on March 17 at Vigyan Bhavan, followed by a two-day session at India Islamic Cultural Centre.

The concluding session will be held at Ramlila Maidan on March 20 where a huge number of participants is expected from across India.

Those who are going to attend the event are Tahirul Qadri from Pakistan, Shaykh Hashimuddin al-Gaylani and Shaykh Afeefuddin Al-Jailani from Iraq, and Stephen Suleman Schwartz and Sheikh Mohammad Bin Yahya Al-Ninowy from the US.