POPULATING OUR MOSQUES AND SALAT CENTERS Discussion Any

POPULATING OUR MOSQUES AND SALAT CENTERS

Discussion • Any comments on the Title of this presentation? - Populating our mosques and salat centers

From Friday sermon dated 20 Jan 2017 • While it is given that offering Salat is obligatory on every Ahmadi, but along with that as per the Holy Prophet’s (peace be upon him) instructions the congregational prayers are obligatory on every able Muslim man. • The Jama’at organization should also keep reminding people about congregational prayers. They should convey the message of the importance of congregational prayer over and over again to each member of Jama’at.

What exactly is congregational prayers? Salat cannot be acceptable before Allah the Almighty unless it is offered in congregation (by males) except than that a person is sick or disabled - Hadhrat Musleh Maud (ra), 1946

How to perform Congregational Salat 1. At the Masjid 2. At a local Salat Center 3. With family

Salat Center Campaigns • Started in 2013 • 200 Salat Centers in 100 days • In 2016 we reached 274 Salat Centers • Let us learn from successes

How do we help • Build more Mosques – closer to where people live • Get more Salat centers active • Create more Halqas around Salat Centers • Focus on Salat! The cake needs no icing! • Share your experience and success stories

How can we populate Mosques • Share some best practices - Text message groups - Finding a time of the day that can have a prayer over the year - Giving day-of-the-week responsibility to a family each - Have the aazaan and prayers on set times. Angels fill the rows - Any other?

Populating Mosques / Salat Centers • Share your success story with others on the “All Tarbiyat Secretaries” Whats. App group • If you are not on the Whats. App group, send your contact to: - Fakhar Ahmad : 301 377 8907 - Riyaz Muhammad : 469 346 0983