ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: The Youm-e-Wiladat of Kareema-e-Ahle Bait Hazrat Fatima Masooma-e-Qum (S.A.) was observed on Sunday, Zeeqa’ad 1 as “Youm-e-Azmat-e-Khawateen” (Women Dignity Day) throughout the country like other global parts in line with the announcement made by Quaid-i-Millat-i-Jafariya Agha Syed Hamid Ali Shah Moosavi.

Mahafil-e-Milad, seminars and conferences on the topic of Azmat-e-Khwateen were organised by religious organisations and institutions in all the four provinces including Azad Kashmir, Northern Areas as well as in the Federal Capital Islamabad.

Allama Syed Qamar Haider Zaidi addressing the Mehfil Azmat-e-Khwateen held at Ali Hall under the auspices of Hay’at Tulaba-e-Islamia said that Masooma-e-Qum Hazrat Fatima binte Moosa-e-Kazim (S.A.) is a great sign of Azmat-e-Niswan. The Khanwada-e-Muhammad (SAW) and Aal-e-Muhammad (A.S.) have given a new lease of life to humanity. Not only the Holy Prophet (SAW) and his pious inheritors and Sahaba Kubaar (R.A.) but also the Mukhadderat-e-Ismat and Taharat of this Khanwada were an ideal for the world of humanity, he added. One great personality of Khanwada-e-Risalat is Masooma-e-Qum (S.A.) who is popular within the friends and foes alike. He said the Khasan-e-Illahi, particularly the Aal-e-Muhammad (A.S.) enjoy the singular honour of not bowing down before any tyrant ruler or dictator.

Zaidi said that at present the colonial powers and her agents were playing a heinous role repeating their activities. They deprived the oppressed and have-nots and did not even spare the women at large because they know that woman is human-builder and they could not fulfil their dream without overpowering the human-building factory. That is why, he added, they raised the slogan for freedom for women in a bid to disgrace the honour of woman. Only Islam is the religion that has honoured woman and put heavens in her feet. Problems confronted by the Islamic World could not be resolved unless the real cause of problems faced by it i.e. criminal silence on the part of OIC is broken and a courageous policy is laid down for the same.

A resolution adopted by the participants of the Mehfil strongly condemned the ongoing oppression in Iraq, Afghanistan, Kashmir and Palestine and the atrocities committed against the Maktab-e-Tashayyo in Bahrain. They called upon the so-called champions of human rights to play their role in checking the oppression and brutality in these countries.

The resolution expressed complete solidarity with the oppressed and have-nots and reiterated their resolve to continue their support.

Another resolution while expressing heartfelt sympathy with the earthquake victims, appealed the philanthropists to take part in the relief campaign for rehabilitation of the earthquake victims of Azad Kashmir and Sarhad with an open heart keeping the deteriorating weather conditions in those areas in view. They resolved that people can deposit their donations in the President’s Relief Fund in accordance with the appeal made by the TNFJ Relief Committee, in their nearby mosques and Imambargahs, in religious institutions of their schools of thought, or directly in the office of the TNFJ Relief Committee.

Yet another resolution while expressing grave concern on not arresting the culprits of the Bari Imam incident of May 27 yet, demanded from the government to arrest the murderers of innocent Azadars and Zaireen forthwith and give them exemplary punishment and compensate the bereaved families of the martyrs and the injured so as to restore their credibility.

The participants of the Mehfil reiterated their resolve to fully support any call made by the Quaid-i-Millat-i-Jafariya Hamid Moosavi for his mission of ‘Wila’ and ‘Aza’.

Maulana Khurshid Haider Jawwadi, Mubashir Kazmi, Syed Tabassum Kazmi, Mushahid Hussain Kazmi, Ali Zeb Kazmi, Arif Hussain Al-Hussaini, and Syed Jone Ali Mashadi also addressed the gathering.