37th National Ijtima
September 21 - 23, 2018
September 21 - 23, 2018
* Please note that this is a tentative program and adjustments will be made as we progress toward the Ijtima date.
FRIDAY - SEPTEMBER 21, 2018
Shura Program
Time
Event
Location
8:00 AM
Registration for Shura delegates
Registration Desk
9:00 AM
First Session
Majlis Shura starts
Majlis Shura starts
Ansar Hall
10:00 - 10:30 AM
Subcommittee formation
10:45 AM - 12:45 PM
Second Session
Subcommittee meetings
Subcommittee meetings
Mosque's different halls
12:45 - 1:15 PM
Lunch for Shura delegates
Food marquee
1:15 PM
Jumu’ah & Asr Prayers
Mosque & overflow tent adjacent to mosque hallway
4:45 PM
Final Session
Deliberations
Deliberations
Ansar Hall
Silent prayer and adjourn
7:15 PM
Maghrib & Isha Prayers
Mosque & overflow tent adjacent to mosque hallway
7:30 PM
Dinner and social time
Ijtima Program
Time
Event
Location
11:00 AM
Registration
Registration desk
12:00 - 1:15 PM
Lunch
Food marquee
1:15 PM
Jumu'ah & Asr Prayers
Mosque & overflow tent adjacent to mosque hallway
1:45 - 2:45 PM
Lunch continues
Food marquee
3:00 PM
Opening session
Presided by Sahibzadah Mirza Maghfoor Ahmad, Ameer Jama’at USA
Presided by Sahibzadah Mirza Maghfoor Ahmad, Ameer Jama’at USA
Ijtima Gah
Recitation of the Holy Qur'an & translation
Ansar pledge - Imran Hayee, Sadr Majlis Ansarullah USA
Urdu poem & translation
Welcome remarks - Sadr Majlis
Opening address - Sahibzadah Mirza Maghfoor Ahmad, Ameer Jama’at USA
4:30 PM
Announcements
Silent prayer
Parallel Interactive Workshops
5:00 - 6:15 PM
Journey of a Successful Marriage - Dr. Farooq Padder, National Secretary Rishta Nata
Ijtima Gah
5:00 - 6:15 PM
Our Rights and Duties Towards Our Children/Grandchildren - Anwer M Khan and Ahsan M Khan, LA East
Mosque Prayer hall
7:15 PM
Maghrib & Isha Prayers
Mosque & overflow tent adjacent to mosque hallway
7:30 PM
Dinner and social time
8:15 - 9:15 PM
Urdu Nazm competition qualifying rounds
Ijtima Gah
SATURDAY - SEPTEMBER 22, 2018
Time
Event
Location
5:15 AM
Tahajjud
Mosque Prayer hall & hotel
5:45 AM
Fajr & Dars
Mosque Prayer hall & hotel
6:15 AM
Sports competitions/catch up sleep
7:00 AM
Breakfast
Food marquee
Ijtima Sessions
9:00 AM
Educational competitions
Ijtima Gah
9:00 AM
Recitation of the Holy Qur’an & translation
9:05 - 9:50 AM
Recitation of the Holy Qur’an competition
9:50 - 10:35 AM
Impromptu speech competition
10:35 - 11:20 AM
Urdu poem competition (top three from qualifying rounds)
11:20 - 11:35 AM
General knowledge competition
11:35 AM - 12:30 PM
Health Talk – geared towards assisting our elderly
12:30 - 1:30 PM
Lunch
1:30 - 1:45 PM
Ablution for Prayers
1:45 PM
Zuhr & Asr Prayers
Mosque & overflow tent adjacent to mosque hallway
1:55 PM
Announcements
2:00 - 2:30 PM
Story of a convert - Sohail Husain, Pittsburgh
Parallel Interactive Workshops
(some workshops are repeat from Friday to accommodate Shura members and new comers)
(some workshops are repeat from Friday to accommodate Shura members and new comers)
2:45 - 4:00 PM
Believing God in Today’s Materialistic Age - Nasir Ahmad, Central Jersey
Mosque Prayer hall
2:45 - 4:00 PM
Journey of a Successful Marriage - Dr. Farooq Padder, National Secretary Rishta Nata
Ijtima Gah
2:45 - 4:00 PM
Workshop for immigrants/refugees (Urdu-only speaking Ansar)
Ansar Hall
4:15 - 5:30 PM
Our Rights and Duties Towards Our Children/Grandchildren - Anwer M Khan and Ahsan M Khan, LA East
Mosque Prayer hall
4:15 - 5:30 PM
Why Khilafat Matters in Our Everyday Lives - Dr. Mansoor Qureshi, Detroit
Ansar Hall
Parallel Booths
In the vicinity of Ijtima Gah
4:00 - 5:30 PM
Writing an official living will
4:00 - 5:30 PM
Applying for social security, Medicare and Medicaid
4:00 - 5:30 PM
Retirement Resource Directory
Sports Competitions
3:00 PM
Volleyball, basketball, tug of war, 100-meter race
Sports fields
Evening Program
5:30 - 7:30 PM
BBQ dinner and social time
7:30 PM
Maghrib & Isha Prayers
Mosque & overflow tent adjacent to mosque hallway
7:40 PM
Announcements
7:45 - 8:15 PM
Faith Enhancing Journey of Ansar Housing Project - Faheem Younus Qureshi, Na’ib Ameer and former Sadr Majlis Ansarullah USA
8:15 PM
Adjourn and social time
SUNDAY - SEPTEMBER 23, 2018
Time
Event
Location
5:15 AM
Tahajjud
Mosque Prayer hall & hotel
5:45 AM
Fajr & Dars
Mosque Prayer hall & hotel
6:15 AM
Sports competitions/catch up sleep
7:00 AM
Breakfast
Food marquee
Morning Session
Ijtima Gah
9:00 AM
Recitation of the Holy Qur’an & translation
9:15 - 9:45 AM
The Message of Kishti-i-Nuh Matters the Most Today
9:45 - 10:15 AM
Blessings of Service to Khilafat - Imam Yakub Abubkar (guest speaker from Ghana)
10:15 - 10:45 AM
Q&A with Imam Yakub Abubkar
Concluding Session
Ijtima Gah
11:00 AM
Recitation of the Holy Qur’an & translation
11:15 AM
Urdu poem & translation
11:30 AM
Prize distribution
12:00 PM
Annual report - Imran Hayee, Sadr Majlis Ansarullah USA
12:30 PM
Concluding address - Sahibzadah Mirza Maghfoor Ahmad, Ameer Jama'at, USA
1:00 PM
Ansar Pledge - Sadr Majlis
Silent prayer and adjourn
1:15 PM
Zuhr & Asr Prayers
Mosque & overflow tent adjacent to mosque hallway
Lunch
