2017 Ijtima Program
* Please note that this is a tentative program and adjustments will be made as we progress toward the Ijtima date.
FRIDAY - SEPTEMBER 22
Shura Program
Time
Event
Location
8:00 AM
Registration for Shura delegates
Registration Desk
9:30 AM
First Session
Majlis Shura begins
Majlis Shura begins
Ansar Hall
10:30 - 11:00 AM
Subcommittee formation
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Second Session
Subcommittee meetings
Subcommittee meetings
Mosque's different halls
12:30 PM
Lunch for Shura delegates
Mosque's basement
1:15 PM
Jumu’ah & Asr Prayers
Ijtima Gah
4:30 - 5:30 PM
Third Session
Elections - Sadr and Na'ib Sadr Saff Dom
Elections - Sadr and Na'ib Sadr Saff Dom
Ansar Hall
5:30 PM
Final Session
Deliberations
Deliberations
Silent prayer and adjourn
Ijtima Program
Time
Event
Location
11:00 AM
Registration
Registration desk
12:00 PM
Lunch
Food marquee
1:15 PM
Jumu'ah & Asr Prayers
Ijtima Gah
3:00 PM
Opening session
Presiding: Abdul Majid Tahir, Additional Wakil-ut-Tabshir and Center’s Representative
Presiding: Abdul Majid Tahir, Additional Wakil-ut-Tabshir and Center’s Representative
Ijtima Gah
Recitation of the Holy Qur'an & translation - Mubarak Kukoyi
Ansar pledge
Poem & translation
Welcome remarks - Faheem Younus Qureshi, Sadr Majlis Ansarullah, USA
Opening Address: Imam Azhar Hanif, Na’ib Ameer USA
Comments by Sahibzadah Mirza Maghfoor Ahmad, Ameer Jama'at, USA
4:20 PM
Announcements
Silent prayer
Parallel Interactive Workshops
4:30 - 6:00 PM
Inviting Mankind to God - Abdul Ghayyur Mannan Khan, Atlanta
Ijtima Gah
4:30 - 6:00 PM
Supplication (Du’a)—A Path to God - Bashir Ahmad, Milwaukee
4:30 - 6:00 PM
Qur’an—Bringing the word of God into our lives (Urdu) - Munir Malik, Phoenix
6:15 PM
Tea and ablution break
7:15 PM
Maghrib & Isha Prayers
Ijtima Gah
7:30 PM
Announcements
7:45 PM
Special program
SATURDAY - SEPTEMBER 23
Time
Event
Location
5:15 AM
Tahajjud
Mosque Prayer hall & hotels
5:45 AM
Fajr & Dars
Mosque Prayer hall & hotels
6:30 AM
Sports competitions/catch up sleep
8:00 AM
Breakfast
Food marquee
8:00 AM
Free health screening starts
Ijtima Sessions
Ijtima Gah
9:00 AM
Educational competitions (Ijtima Gah) - presiding: Abu Bakr Bin Saeed
9:00 AM
Recitation of the Holy Qur’an - Muhammad Fytahi
9:05 AM
The Holy Qur'an competition
9:45 AM
speech competition
10:30 AM
General knowledge competition
11:15 AM
Talqin Amal—Ansar Hotline (refugees, scholarships, and visiting the elderly)
12:30 - 1:30 PM
Lunch
12:30 - 1:30 PM
Guests and new converts lunch with Sadr Majlis
1:30 - 1:45 PM
Ablution for Zuhr and Asr Prayers
1:45 PM
Zuhr & Asr Prayers
Ijtima Gah
Announcements
2:00 PM
Story of a convert - Dr. Erfan Ahmad
2:30 PM
The man of God (Urdu) - Abdul Majid Tahir, Additional Wakil-ut-Tabshir and Center’s Representative
Parallel Interactive Workshops
Ijtima Gah
3:00 - 4:30 PM
Existence of God—An answer to Atheism - Dr. Nasir Ahmad
3:00 - 4:30 PM
Trusting God—Join Wasiyyat - Imam Azhar Hanif
3:00 - 4:30 PM
Modern Idols - Rizwan Alladin
Parallel Interactive Workshops
Mosque Prayer hall
3:00 - 4:30 PM
Helping refugees (Urdu) - Hadi Ahmad and team
Sports
3:00 - 4:30 PM
Sports competitions - volleyball, basketball, tug of war, 100-meter race
Sports fields
Evening Program
4:30 PM
BBQ dinner
7:15 PM
Maghrib & Isha Prayers (Ijtima Gah)
Ijtima Gah
7:40 PM
Announcements
7:45 PM
Special program
8:15 PM
Adjourn and social time
SUNDAY - SEPTEMBER 24
Time
Event
Location
5:15 AM
Tahajjud
Mosque Prayer hall & hotels
5:45 AM
Fajr & Dars
Mosque Prayer hall & hotels
6:20 AM
Sports competitions/catch up sleep
8:00 AM
Breakfast
Food marquee
Final Session
Ijtima Gah
9:00 AM
Presiding: Sahibzadah Mirza Maghfoor Ahmad, Ameer Jama'at, USA
Recitation of the Holy Qur’an & translation
Poem and translation
9:30 AM
Prize distribution
10:10 AM
Annual report - Faheem Younus Qureshi, Sadr Majlis Ansarullah, USA
10:45 AM
Concluding address - Sahibzadah Mirza Maghfoor Ahmad, Ameer Jama'at, USA
11:15 AM
Ansar Pledge - Sadr Majlis
11:30 AM
Silent prayer and adjourn
12:00 PM
Lunch and refreshments
1:00 PM
Zuhr & Asr Prayers (Ijtima Gah)
