Aalami Tableeghi Ijtema concludes with ‘Dua’

By Pervez Bari Bhopal:  The curtain came down on the 72nd chapter of 4-day  Aalami Tableeghi Ijtema  (World Preachers’ Congregation) on Monday last after Maulana Muhammad Sa’ad Kandhalvi, chief of the “ Tableeghi Jama’at” , conducted the “ Dua ” (Supplications) in a mix of Arabic, Urdu and Hindi which lasted about half an hour.
Lakhs of Muslims including Islamic scholars and intellectuals drawn from across the globe attended the four-day congregation, considered as the third biggest gathering of Muslims after Hajj and a similar congregation in Bangladesh. The venue of the “ Tableeghi Ijtema ” had turned into a sea of humanity. Many people had to trek several kilometres to reach the site as vehicular traffic was not allowed to avoid congestion.
Drone View of 2019 Aalmi Tableeghi Ijtima in Bhopal An aura of spirituality pervaded through the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh capital Bhopal, the city of lakes, hills and Masjids during the four day event. A tent city spread over several acres of land had come up about 15 kms on the northern outskirts of Bhopal city at Ghasipura in Eintkhedi village with a huge “pandal” to house the “ Jama’ats ” (Groups of devotees) who had descended here.
Meanwhile, continuing “ Dua ” Maulana Sa’ad, who is the grandson of “ Tableeghi Jama’at ” founder Maulana Muhammad Ilyas, from the headquarters at Hazrat Nizamuddin in New Delhi, sought divine blessings for peace, progress and unity of Muslim Ummah and mankind at large. He prayed to Allah Almighty to bless the entire world with His final message so that the entire mankind could succeed in the eternal life.
Maulana Sa’ad solicited from the Allah to forgive people’s sins, to overlook the mistakes and lethargies of the Ummah and end our life on dependence. He solemnised, “We are innocent and are guilty, show us the righteous path and inspire us so that we could follow the path of Prophet Mohammed (PBUH). We have wandered and are nervous, we are victimised, show us the righteous path”, he added.