New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, terming Sufism “the voice of peace”, noted that none of the 99 names of Allah stands for violence. In this address at the World Sufi Forum here on Thursday, Modi said “Sufism is the voice of peace co-existence, compassion, equality and a call to universal brotherhood. When we think of 99 names of Allah, no one stands for force and violence . The first two names of Allah are compassionate and merciful. Allah is Rahaman and Rahim.”
Modi also hit out at people who spread terror across the world in the guise of religion. “Those who spread in the name of religion are anti-religious. The fight against terrorism is not a conformation against any religion. It cannot be,” he said. Extolling the Sufis he said: At a time when the dark shadow of violence is becoming longer you are the noor or the light of hope.
