Jalsa UK was held last weekend, and Jalsa Canada will take place this Friday-Sunday, Insha'Allah! In light of this blessed time, I decided to remind everyone of the blessings and importance of Jalsa Salana.

We constantly here the words 'this is no ordinary gathering', but what is it that makes this gathering so special? The Promised Messiah (peace be upon him) stated that, "It is essential for all those who can afford to undertake the journey, that they must come to attend this Convention which embodies many blessed objectives. They should disregard minor inconveniences in the cause of Allah and His prophet (peace be upon him). Allah yields reward to the sincere persons art every steps of their way, and no labour and hardship undertaken in His way, ever goes to waste. I re-emphasize that you must not rank this convention in the same league as other, ordinary, human assemblies. This is a phenomenon that is based purely on the Divine Help, for propagation of Islam" (Istihar 7 Dec. 1892, Mahmoo'ah Ishtiharat Vol. 1 Page 341).


PURPOSE
"The primary purpose of this Convention is to enable every sincere individual to personally experience religious benefits; They may enhance their knowledge and - due to their being blessed and enabled by Allah, The Exalted - their perception (of Allah) may progress. Among its secondary benefits is that htis congregational meeting together will promote mutual introduction among all brothers, and it will strengthen the fraternal ties within this Community..." (Istihar 7 Dec 1892, Majmoo'ah Ishtiharat Vol. 1, Page 340).

Let me ask you this? Have you ever been in the presence of good people, without adapting at least one good trait? Have you ever listened to a speech without taking away one new piece of information? Have you ever heard the word of Allah, without being touched by the beauty of it? Now multiply that by the number of hours you sit in the presence of all these people, the number of speeches that are presented, and the number of times you hear the recitation of the Holy Qur'an. Finally multiply this by three. How can we even question the amount of knowledge we can take away from these days?

PRAYERS
The Promised Messiah (as) prayed for everyone attending this convention that, "May Allah, the Exalted, be with him, reward him in abundant measure, have mercy on him, ease up for him his circumstances of hardship and anxiety and eliminate his anguish and grief. May He grant him freedom from every single hardship and lay open for him the ways of [achieving] his cherished goals, and raise him up, on the day of Judgement, among those of His servants who are the recipients of His blessings and Mercy. May He be their Guardian in their absence until after their journey comes to an end. O Allah! O Sublime One and Bestower of bounties, the Ever Merciful and One Who Resolves all problems, do grant all these prayers, and grant us Victory over our opponents with scintillating signs, because You alone have all the prowess and power. Ameen! Ameen!" (Ishtihar 7 Dec. 1892, Majmoo'ah Istiharat Vol. 1, Page 342).

I pray that may we all gain the blessings of this Convention, and be the recipients of the prayers of the Promised Messiah (as) for all those who attend this beautiful Convention, Ameen!

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