URS is a tradition of remembering the saints who spread Islam in this continent, this is like rebonding yourself to the roots of Islam, it has nothing to do with shirk ( which we know means sharining of the Properties of ALLah with some one else or having a beleif that Some one else has the properties and powers of Allah and asking for a favour from him and so on)
We have now unfortunately make it a habbit to call everything shirk without knowing the true sence of it. Please dont mix the bad things or practices being followed by some fools at URS,
URS are a wonderful opprtunity to remember the true casue of these saints and to resetablish/relink with ALLah.
Dont you celebrate Birthdays,
Please spread harmony, not hatered, Suffisim is just the right way to bond with ALLah,
Hope you will never understand
Regards,