Malik Takreem Ahmad, Bradford, UK
Jamaat-e-Ahmadiyya Bradford North, North East Region, UK, held Seerat-un-Nabi jalsas across three locations in the region in December 2023.
This series began with a jalsa in Bradford South Jamaat at the Baitul Hamd Mosque on 9 December, with an attendance of 130 people. On 10 December 2023, Leeds Jamaat held a jalsa at the local Church Hall, which 96 people attended. On the same day, Bradford North Jamaat held its jalsa which was attended by 140 members.
At all three events, in the presence of the local president, the programme began with the recitation from the Holy Quran with its English and Urdu translations, followed by an Urdu poem.
Amer Safir Sahib, Chief Editor of The Review of Religions, attended these events and shared his thoughts and incidents on the discussed topic. He talked especially to the youth about relevant problems they faced daily and offered solutions to address these contemporary issues based on Islamic principles. In light of this, he presented various sayings of the Holy Prophetsa and shared Quranic verses.
After this, Mubarak Ahmed Basra Sahib, Regional Missionary Bradford, delivered a speech on the pure and blessed life of the Holy Prophetsa.
In the concluding address of Jalsa Seerat-un-Nabi held in Bradford North, a speech was delivered by Ataul Mujeeb Rashed Sahib, Imam of the Fazl Mosque. He highlighted valuable incidents from the Holy Prophet’ssa life and how his Companionsra derived profound moral training from his model. Different aspects of the exemplary conduct and character of the Holy Prophet Muhammadsa were explored in detail.
Finally, Waqas Ahmed Anwar Sahib, Shoaib Nayyer Sahib, and Hamood Ahmed Anwar Sahib, local presidents of Bradford South, Leeds,and Bradford North jamaats, respectively, thanked all members for attending and listening with keen interest. The event concluded with a silent prayer.