The 52nd monthly spiritual gathering of Gosha-a-Durood for April 2010 under the
aegis of Minhaj-ul-Quran International was held on April 1, 2010. Miskin Faiz-ur-Rehman
Durrani, central Amir-e-Tehreek, presided over the programme, whereas the distinguished
audience included Dr Raheeq Ahmad Abbasi, Sheikh Zahid Fayyaz, Rana Muhammad Idrees
Qadri, Rana Farooq Ahmad, Haji Muhammad Saleem Qadri, Ahmad Nawaz Anjum, Jawad Hamid,
Dr Tanvir Azam Sandhu, Haji Riaz Ahmad and other leaders of MQI. A large number
of participants including men and women attended the programme.
The formal proceedings started at 9 pm after Isha prayers with the recitation
from the Holy Quran. Shahzad Brothers, Bilali Brothers, Shahzad Hanif Madani, Anser
Ali Qadri and Minhaj Naat Council presented Naat. Muhammad Afzal Noshahi was the
last of the Naat Khawan who cast magic spell on the audience through his recital
of Naat in his characteristic melodious voice. He kept on reciting Naat and 'kalam'
of Shaykh-ul-Islam Dr Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri for good 45 minutes.
After the Naat-Khawani, Allama Muhammad Afzal Saeedi delivered a special address
to the spiritual gathering. In his speech, he said that the 600-page Fatwa issued
by Shaykh-ul-Islam Dr Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri has enhanced the status of Minhaj-ul-Quran
International and brought the global focus on the essential role MQI is playing
to foster peace, interfaith dialogue and harmony in the world. As a result of publication
of Fatwa, the services of Shaykh-ul-Islam for promotion of peace are being eulogized
in the western world. He said that Dr Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri is engaged in the
all-important task of reviving the religion in the contemporary times in accordance
with its demands.
Allama Saeedi deplored the fact that innocent people are being killed in the
name of Jihad. In these circumstances when teachings of our faith are being wrongly
interpreted by the vested interests to suit their evil designs, Shaykh-ul-Islam
Dr Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri's historic Fatwa constitutes scholarly attack on the
misinterpretation of our great faith and knocks the bottom out of their stand. He
has proved that this is the group of Khawarij, which is responsible for the mayhem
and bringing Islam into disrepute. He said that we have to play our effective role
to spread the peaceful message of Islam by integrating individual efforts into collective
whole.
After the speech by Allama Afzal Saeedi, Allama Ahmad Nawaz Anjum presented the
monthly report of the Gosh-a-Durood. He said that the number of Durood offered during
the month of March was more than 53 corers while its total number has by far exceeded
13 billion mark.
Shaykh-ul-Islam Dr Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri could not deliver his speech to the
spiritual gathering due to unavoidable reasons. Durood and salutation was offered
on the Holy Prophet (saw) at the end of the programme.
The programme ended on special Dua led by Amir-e-Tehreek Sahibzada Faiz-ur-Rehman
Durrani.
