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Purpose of Jalsa Salana
“ The primary purpose of this Convention is to enable every sincere
individual to personally
experience religious benefits; They may enhance their knowledge and –due
to their being blessed
and enabled by Allah, The Exalted- their perception [ of Allah
] may progress. Among its secondary benefits is that this congregational
meeting together will promote mutual
introduction among all brothers, and it will strengthen the
fraternal ties within this Community..”
(Ishtihar 7 Dec.
1892, Majmoo`ah Ishtiharat Vol. I, Page 340).
Not
an Ordinary Convention
“ It is essential for all those who can afford to undertake
the journey, that they must come to attend
this Convention which embodies many blessed objectives. They
should disregard minor
inconveniences in the cause of Allah and His prophet (peace
be upon him.). Allah yields reward to
the sincere persons at every step of their way, and no labour
and hardship, undertaken in His way,
ever goes to waste. I re-emphasize that you must not rank
this convention in the same league as
other, ordinary, human assemblies. This is a phenomenon that
is based purely on the Divine Help,
for propagation of Islam."
(Ishtihar 7 Dec. 1892, Majmoo`ah
Ishtiharat Vol. I, Page 341)
Prayer
“ I conclude with the prayer that everyone who travels for
[attending] this Convention that is for the
sake of Allah: May Allah, the Exalted, be with him, reward
him in abundant measure, have
mercy on him, ease up for him his circumstances of hardship and
anxiety and eliminate his
anguish and grief. May He grant him freedom from every single
hardship and lay open for
him the ways of [achieving] his cherished goals, and raise him
up, on the day of Judgment,
among those of His servants who are the recipients of His blessings
and Mercy. May He be
their Guardian in their absence until after their journey comes
to an end. O Allah! O Sublime
One and Bestower of bounties, the Ever Merciful and One Who Resolves
all problems, do grant all
these prayers, and grant us Victory over our opponents with scintillating
signs, because You alone
have all the prowess and power. Aameen! Aameen!!”
(Ishtihar
7 Dec. 1892, Majmoo`ah Ishtiharat Vol. I, Page
342)
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