recitation of the Quran, recitation of Na’t, a Sunnah-inspired rectifying speech, Zikr of Allah, emotive Du’as, and Salat-o-Salam all take place in the Ijtima, and the blessed lives of the noble prophets عَـلَـيْهِمُ السَّلَام, the honourable companions رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُم and the blessed Awliya رَحِمَهُمُ الـلّٰـه are also mentioned. Sayyiduna Sufyan Bin ‘Uyaynah رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه states: عِنْدَ ذِکْرِ الصّٰلِحِیْنَ تَنَزَّلُ الرَّحْمَۃُ i.e. Divine Mercy descends when the righteous are mentioned. (Hilyat-ul-Awliya, Sufyan Bin Uyaynah, vol. 7, p. 335, Raqm 10750) If mercies descend at the mention of the righteous, then why will mercies not descend when Allah Almighty and his Beloved Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم are mentioned, and if mercies are descending in abundance at a place, then why will Du’as not be accepted there?

For some motivation, we will listen to one account in regards to attending the Ijtima’ and also make an intention to attend the Ijtima regularly:

A Madani environment was created in the home

There was an Islamic brother of Pakistan who was carefree and audacious; he was lost in the valleys of sins and heedlessness. He was well-known in the family to play and imitate children’s songs by beating on a metal lunchbox. At marriages and others events, he would mention funny stories and poetry from films, he would sing songs, dance, and he would love to make people laugh by various means. During his school years, an Islamic brother who would adorn the Imamah would come to visit his elder brother often.

Once, his elder brother introduced him to that Islamic brother. The Islamic brother invited him to attend the weekly Sunnah-inspired Ijtima’ of Dawat-e-Islami. Upon the invitation of that Islamic brother, he attended the Sunnah-inspired Ijtima’. He enjoyed it a lot and began to attend it regularly. اَلْـحَمْـدُ لـِلّٰـه by the blessings of attending the Ijtima’, he began to offer Salah regularly. Gradually, he began to wear the Imamah, due to which, some family members started to oppose him severely, to such an extent that مَعَاذَ اللّٰہ, at times they would even tear the blessed Imamah from his head. He would be prevented from giving the Dars, and when he grew hair according to the Sunnah, his family members made him cut it. His beard had not yet grown but he had made an intention to keep it.