May Allah grant us the ability to invite towards goodness, avoid sins and forbid others from doing so too.

اٰمِیْن بِجَاہِ النَّبِیِّ الْاَمِیْن صلَّی اللہ عَلَیْہِ واٰلہٖ وسلَّم

One work from the 12 Religious Works: Weekly Ijtima

O devotees of the Messenger! To become pious and punctual in offering salah, to increase love for the Companions and Ahl al-Bayt رَضِىَ اللّٰهُ عَـنْهُم in your hearts and spread the call to righteousness far and wide, affiliate yourself with the religious environment of Dawat-e-Islami. This is a movement full of people who love the Messenger of Allah صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم. Take part in Dawat-e-Islami’s 12 religious works as best you can. اِنْ شَــآءَالـلّٰـه You will attain countless blessings in every aspect of life.

One of these 12 religious works is the weekly ijtimāʿ. Muslims gathering together is a great way for them to learn about Islam. Appointing a specific day for this gathering makes it possible for people to attend. For example, when the message of Islam became prevalent in Madina and people were accepting Muslim, the beloved Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم told Sayyidunā Muṣʿab bin ʿUmayr رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُ to establish the Friday prayer.^[1]  As people would collectively sit in a gathering that day, it was the perfect time for him to teach them about Islam.

Similarly, Sayyidunā ʿAbdullah bin Masʿūd رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُ would teach and give advice to people on Thursdays.^[2]  Continuing this tradition, Dawat-e-Islami organises a weekly gathering in which there is recitation of the Quran, poetry in praise of the Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم, a speech, dhikr of Allah and a heartfelt duʿā. These weekly ijtimāʿ are then concluded by sending ṣalāt and salam upon the beloved Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم.