In order to celebrate the birth of Beloved Prophetﷺ and to highlight the merciful and compassionate nature of teachings of our Beloved Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), Minhaj ul Quran International India volunteers participated in various religious, educational and welfare activities across India in the entire month of Rabi ul Awwal.
A short summary of the events done in the blessed month at various places is being given below.
IJTEMA FOR REMEMBERING THE BELOVED (PEACE BE UPON HIM)
Projector speeches of Shaykh ul Islam Dr. Tahir ul Qadri regarding the exalted rank and life of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) were shown in public places in and in-house gatherings by MQII state committee members in Maharashtra, Karnataka, Telangana, Manipur, Jammu & Kashmir, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Gujarat, UP, MP, Bihar, West Bengal, Punjab etc.
Grand Ijtemat and Mehfil-e- Hamd o Naat were also organized by different city committees, some of which are being highlighted below:
NAAT COMPETITION FOR CHILDREN
In order to inculcate love and respect for the Beloved Prophet (peace be upon him) among the children at a young age Naat competitions were organized by MQII Ahmedabad, Umaria and Mysuru teams and awards were given to the best performers.
BOOK STALLS
MQII teams organized book stalls outside Masjids and during Milad processions and distributed books to people at discounted price.
GREETING CARDS AND PAMPHLETS DISTRIBUTION
As part of its Mawlid Street Dawah Project more than 26,000 informational pamphlets were printed which contained information on various aspects of Islam and life of our Beloved Prophet (peace be upon him) and these pamphlets were sent across to volunteers of different cities across India. The volunteers went out at public places and distributed it amongst Muslims and Non-Muslims. The short and concise content was appreciated by the readers.
BIKE AND FOOT RALLIES
Bike and foot rallies were organized by different city MQII committees in order to show unity of the Ummah.
BANNERS AT STREETS AND ON AUTORICKSHAWS
MQII Teams displayed banners of Meelad at streets in prime locations and on auto rickshaws in order to raise awareness about local Meelad events.
DINNER WITH ORPHANS
MQII Kutch team organized dinner with orphans at a prime hotel in Bhuj, Kutch and shared incidents from the life of Prophet (peace be upon him) with them.
RECONSTRUCTION OF COLLAPSED HOUSE
MIWF rebuilt a poor brother’s house located in Mysuru, Karnataka which had totally collapsed. The poor brother is a daily wage earner and the sole breadwinner in the family. MIWF completed the total construction work with voluntary help of the members.
May Almighty Allah accept these humble efforts and make it a means for us to become closer to His Beloved Prophet (peace be upon him)… Aameen!