Ijtema to be held for 4 days this year

Secretariat Correspondent: Bishwa Ijtema will be held for four days this year which will begin on February 15 and end on February 18.

State Minister for Religious Affairs Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah made the disclosure at a press briefing held at his ministry in the secretariat on Tuesday afternoon, following a meeting with delegations of two Tabligh Jamaat factions.

Syed Wasiful Islam, who leads the faction that follows Indian preacher Maulana Saad Kandhalvi, will lead the Ijtema for two days and Maulana Zubair, who leads the other group, will lead the two other days, said the state minister.

“After hearing the opinions of both factions, we decided to have the Ijtema held over four days instead of three,” he added.

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