booklet and make a habit of handing it to the responsible person in your area every month. اِنْ شَــآءَالـلّٰـه! You will attain numerous blessings in this world and the hereafter.

In Shaykh al-Tariqah, Amir of Ahl-al-Sunnah’s booklet ‘72 pious deeds’, pious deed number 12 mentions, ‘Today, have you read or listened to a book of A’la Hazrat  رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه , or a book or booklet of Maktaba-tul-Madinah, or the monthly magazine ‘Faizan-e-Madinah’ for at least 12 minutes?’ How beautiful a pious deed this is.  We will read the books of A’la Hazrat رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه and love of him will increase in our hearts, and reading other books will increase our Islamic knowledge. You should also make the intention that you will fill in the Pious Deeds booklet and encourage others to do so too.

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب         صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

Department for the Weekly Ijtima

In the thousands of weekly ijtimas of Dawat-e-Islami in Pakistan and outside of Pakistan, thousands of prophetic devotees come together and acquire Islamic knowledge. They learn sunan and etiquettes, earn the blessings of the company of other Muslims and are blessed with the rewards of spiritual retreat during the night, with many also gaining the blessing of acting upon numerous pious deeds. Upon its conclusion, many become travellers in the Madani qafilas.

There is a department established to oversee these weekly ijtimas called “Department for the Weekly Ijtima”. Its work includes ensuring that ijtima attendance increases and that the ijtima system is run in accordance with Shar’i and organisational guidelines. It also produces schedules for the reciters of the noble Qur’an, na’ts and muballighin, forwarding notes for these roles to the relevant responsible brother at least 7 days in advance.