The monthly spiritual gathering of Gosha-a-Durood for the month of May 2011 under
the aegis of Minhaj-ul-Quran International was held on May 5. Miskin Faiz-ur-Rehman
Durrani, central Amir-e-Tehreek, presided over the programme, whereas the distinguished
audience included Dr Raheeq Ahmad Abbasi, Secretary General of Minhaj-ul-Quran International,
Sheikh Zahid Fayyaz, Allama Muhammad Miraj-ul-Islam, Prof Muhammad Nawaz Zafar,
Dr Zahoorullah al-Azhari, Dr Ali Akber al-Azhari, Allama Asif Akber, Sayyid Musharraf
Hussain Shah, Raja Zahid Mahmood, Sayyid Altaf Hussain Shah, Raja Muhammad Jamil
Ajmal, Aqil Malik, Rana Muhammad Idrees Qadri, Rana Farooq Ahmad, Haji Muhammad
Saleem Qadri, Ahmad Nawaz Anjum, Jawad Hamid, Haji Riaz Ahmad and other leaders
of MQI. A large number of participants including men, women and the students of
COSIS attended the programme. Separate seating arrangements were made for women.
The formal proceedings started at 9 pm after Isha prayer with the recitation
from the Holy Quran. Shahzad Brothers, Bilali Brothers, Shahzad Hanif Madani, Anser
Ali Qadri and Minhaj Naat Council presented Naat. Dr Raheeq Ahmad Abbasi, Secretary
General of MQI, spoke on the occasion. He presented a report of Durood offered during
the month of April. Shaykh-ul-Islam Dr Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri delivered his speech
telephonically from Canada through video conferencing.
Shaykh-ul-Islam Dr Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri dilated upon the subject of last spiritual
gathering. He clarified misconceptions, doubts and misunderstandings about the scholarly
and research work of Imam e Azam Abu Hanifa (R.A). The arguments offered by Shaykh-ul-Islam
in defence of Imam-e-Azam (RA) were meaty, cogent and scholarly. He referred to
the sayings and commentary of Imam Ahmad Bin Hanbal (R.A) and Imam Shafi'i (R.A)
to highlight the scholarly depth of Imam-e-Azam (R.A). Both of these revered personalities
benefited from knowledge and intellect of Imam-e-Azam. Not only this, they also
benefited from the students of revered Imam.
After the conclusion of Shaykh-ul-Islam’s speech, the program ended with Dua
led by Sahibzada Faiz-ur-Rehman Durrani.
