India @ 77: A Special Message

 

In a special message sent to the Hon’ble President of India, Mrs. Droupadi Murmu, Imam- Jamaat Ul Sahih Al Islam International Hazrat Muhyiuddin Al Khalifatullah Munir Ahmad Azim (aba) of Mauritius shared the greetings of peace and good wishes for the great people of India on the occasion of the nation’s 77^th Independence Day.

At almost 1.4 billion, India is the world’s most populous nation and largest democracy, with the people professing a multitude of faiths and observing diverse cultural traditions and food practices, and speaking numerous languages in distinct regions. The country is bound together by a Constitution drafted by the leaders of the national movement that fought for independence from British imperialism. Indeed the nation’s constitutional norms reflect the values of the great struggle for freedom and equality in India, and celebrate the dignity and rights of the people in their incredible diversity. However, with the increasing assertion of total dominance by the majoritarian ruling dispensation  and its tactics of pitting the dominant community against the minorities, the original social contract of federal distribution of powers as well as individual  rights is fraying at the seams today. The great occasion of national independence is a time for all Indians not only to do thanksgiving, expressing gratitude for God’s mercy on this ancient land, but also to do deep soul-searching in a spirit of humility and prayer for guidance for the nation in the crossroads of time.   

Hazrat Imam Muhyiuddin Al Khalifatullah’s special message on the auspicious occasion of the celebration of freedom in India is also a gentle reminder of the duty and responsibility of nations- large and small- to embrace the diversity created by God in this world and to abide by the fundamental human values of peaceful coexistence and shared living in our multicultural world.   

Read the Text of the Special Message below:

 

To

Mrs. Droupadi Murmu, Hon’ble President of India,     Delhi, India.

 

Dear Excellency Madame President,

May peace and blessings of God be upon you and the people of India!

 

As the spiritual leader and Head of the Jamaat Ul Sahih Al Islam International, I write this message on behalf of myself and my community of disciples and followers, to greet the great people of India through you on this august occasion of the 77th National Independence Day. 

Just as India committed itself to a democratic way of life at independence from the British colonial yoke in 1947; resolving to be respectful of human dignity and fundamental rights in a just social order tolerant of all faiths, including minority religious communities, and peaceful coexistence with all nations in a multicultural world, may it always remain a beacon of peace and non-violence, harmony and amity, unity and progress.

 

 With kind regards,

Hazrat Imam Muhyiuddin Al Khalifatullah Munir A. Azim 

Jamaat Ul Sahih Al Islam International, 
Mauritius.

 15 August 2023