The New Nation - Internet Edition

The three days Bishwa Ijtema started at Tongi, 19 kilometers north of the capital city. Nearly two million Muslims from all over the world have assembled there with the objective of purifying their souls and improving goodly behaviour towards people.

They listen to what is lectured by the Islamic scholars of the world associated with the World Tablig. Jamaat (BTJ). On the concluding day the organisers will constitute groups of different numbers and will dispatch them to the countries of the world for calling the non-Muslims to return to Islam

Allah says, "Call unto the way of thy Lord with wisdom and goodly advice and debate with them in the best manner,"-16/125.

The members of BTJ have another mission. They ask the Muslims, who do not offer regular prayers, to go to Mosques five times a day and to do the good works and to refrain from evils.

Allah says, "And there may spring a people who invite to goodness, and enjoin right conduct and forbid indecency,"-3/104.

If any one of the Tablig Jamaat or any Muslim whoever he or she is does not perform the above two noble jobs, deviate from the way of Allah. Islam commands a Muslim to establish a bridge between the faith and the deeds.

Mere belief is not sufficient for one to reach nearer to Allah. It has to be backed by the actual observance of the 'do's and 'do not's as ordained by Allah. The Bishwa Tablig Jamaat, purely a religious organisation, gives the Muslims that lessons.

The Tablig Jamaat unexpectedly ended on the very opening day due to inclement weather through a mass prayer.

Ameer Hamzah

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