Tablighi Jamaat praises BJP govt

BHOPAL: (AMN) The Organising committee of Tablighi Jamaat, a group of Muslims with lakh of followers, on Monday expressed gratitude towards the Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan led BJP government of Madhya Pradesh for providing all support to the just concluded International Tablighi Ijtema (Islamic Congregation) here.

According to Atiqul Islam and Ausaf Khurram, the members of organising committee of Ijtema, all the facilities like water, medical, electricity and security were provided by the Madhya Pradesh government during the congregation. They said that Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan had himself visited the site to supervise these facilities.

The Indian Railways had also provided all travel related facilities to those who attended the Ijtema. The government and NGOs also established medical camps near the Ijtama site.

Meanwhile the three day Ijtema concluded here on Monday with grand pray for world peace and prosperity of human being. In his pray that was echoed by Amin, the chief of Tablighi Jamaat Maulana Zubair-ul-Hasan (Hazratji) called for for the well-being of the community, prosperity of the nation and peace and harmony across the world. He aslo prayed for those suffering from diseases and asked devotees to follow the path shown by Prophet Mohammad (PBUH).

Over 350 mass marriages were also solemnised during the Ijtema. Around 10 lakh people, including about 20,000 jamaats (groups) from all over the country and 300 delegates from more than 20 countries, including Thailand, Cambodia, Afghanistan, England, Australia, Russia, Poland, Indonesia, Malaysia, UAE, Iran, Canada, America, Sri Lanka and China participated in the Ijtema.