38th National Ijtima
September 20 - 22, 2019
September 20 - 22, 2019
"Surely, Prayer restrains one from indecency and manifest evil." [29:46]
* Please note that this is a tentative program and adjustments will be made as we progress toward the Ijtima date.
FRIDAY - SEPTEMBER 20, 2019
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
4:30 PM
Sadr and Naib Sadr Saff Dom elections
Ansar Hall
5:15 PM
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
4:15 PM
Announcements
Silent prayer
Interactive Presentations for non-Shura members
4:45 - 5:30 PM
Why did I join Nizam-e-Wasiyat? – Habeeb Shafeeq
Mosque Prayer hall
5:30 - 6:15 PM
A Saff Dom Nasir's view: My early days of being a Nasir- Ahsan M. Khan
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 21, 2019
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
General knowledge competition
11:20 - 11:35 AM
Urdu poem competition (top three from qualifying rounds)
11:35 AM - 12:30 PM
Health Talk
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 – Ibrahim Naeem
Mosque Prayer hall
Parallel Interactive Workshops
2:45 - 4:00 PM
Journey from midlife crisis to midlife bliss – Faheem Younus Qureshi, Naib Ameer
Mosque Prayer hall
2:45 - 4:00 PM
Protecting our children from drugs – Bilal Rana
Ansar Hall
4:15 - 5:30 PM
Five daily prayers in congregation: Is it practical? – Dr. Mansoor Qureshi
Mosque Prayer hall
4:15 - 5:30 PM
Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid and Ansar –Nadeem Faizi
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 - 7:15 PM
BBQ dinner and social time
7:15 PM
Maghrib & Isha Prayers
Mosque & overflow tent adjacent to mosque hallway
7:40 PM
Announcements
8:15 PM
Adjourn and social time
SUNDAY - SEPTEMBER 22, 2019
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
9:10 - 9:35 AM
I don’t find peace and pleasure in Salat: what should I do? - Nasirullah Ahmad
9:35 - 10:55 AM
Father-in-Law/ Son-in-law – Rizwan Alladin
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
Ansar Pledge - Sadr Majlis
Silent prayer and adjourn
1:15 PM
Zuhr & Asr Prayers
Mosque & overflow tent adjacent to mosque hallway
Lunch
