{"id":97434,"date":"2025-08-09T11:06:05","date_gmt":"2025-08-09T11:06:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/shah-abdul-latif-bhittais-282nd-annual-urs-celebrations-begin\/"},"modified":"2025-08-09T11:06:05","modified_gmt":"2025-08-09T11:06:05","slug":"shah-abdul-latif-bhittais-282nd-annual-urs-celebrations-begin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/shah-abdul-latif-bhittais-282nd-annual-urs-celebrations-begin\/","title":{"rendered":"Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai&#039;s 282nd annual Urs celebrations begin"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_85\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p><strong>BHIT SHAH: Sufi saint Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai\u2019s 282nd annual Urs inaugurated at the great poet\u2019s shrine in Bhit Shah on Saturday 14th Safar.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Sindh government has announced a public holiday on Saturday, August 9, to mark the Urs of the revered saint.<\/p>\n<p>Officials said that all government and private schools, colleges and universities under the administrative control of the Sindh government would remain closed on Saturday (today).<\/p>\n<p>The Urs celebrations draw thousands of devotees, scholars, and admirers from Sindh and other parts of Pakistan.<\/p>\n<p>The three-day annual Urs of Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai held from Safar 14 at his final resting place in Bhit Shah in district Matiari.<\/p>\n<p>Sindh Secretary for Culture, Muhammad Khan Kalhoro earlier stated that preparations for the spiritual and cultural festival are complete, with all arrangements in place to ensure its success.<\/p>\n<p>The annual celebrations feature Sufi music, poetry recitals, literary gatherings an exhibition of traditional handicrafts, honoring Bhittai\u2019s timeless message of peace, love, and tolerance.<\/p>\n<p>Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai (1689 to 1752) was a great Sufi poet and saint. He is widely considered to be the greatest poet of Sindhi language.<\/p>\n<p>His collected verses were compiled in \u201cShah Jo Risalo\u201d, which exists in numerous versions and has been translated into English, Urdu, and several other languages.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script type=\"rocketlazyloadscript\">\n  window.fbAsyncInit = function() {\n    FB.init({\n      appId      : '161345524510473',\n      cookie     : true,\n      xfbml      : true,\n      version    : 'v3.0'\n    });\n    FB.AppEvents.logPageView();   \n  };\n  (function(d, s, id){\n     var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n     if (d.getElementById(id)) {return;}\n     js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\n     js.src = \"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js\";\n     fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n   }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));\n<\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BHIT SHAH: Sufi saint Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai\u2019s 282nd annual Urs inaugurated at the great poet\u2019s shrine in Bhit Shah on Saturday 14th Safar. The Sindh government has announced a public holiday on Saturday, August 9, to mark the Urs of the revered saint. 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