A Correspondent:
Gazipur: The first phase of Bishwa Ijtema, the second largest congregation of the Muslim Ummah after the Hajj, has ended this morning with akheri munajat (final prayer) on the banks of the Turag river in Tongi on the capital’s outskirts.
The akheri munajat conducted by Maulana Zubair, top spiritual leader of Shura-e-Nezami, Bangla-desh, began around 9.11am and continue till 9.35am seeking peace, welfare and prosperity of the country, its people and the Muslim Ummah.
Thousands of devotees sought blessings from Allah by raising their hands during the 24 minutes final prayer as ‘Amin’ ‘Amin’ sounded by the devotees spread the Ijtema ground and its adjacent areas, bringing a solemn ceremonial atmosphere there.
People also broke down in tears seeking self-purification and forgiveness for their sin to the al-mighty Allah.
“The concluding program of the Bishwa Ijtema began after the Fazr prayer on Sunday with the sermon (Aam Bayan) delivered by religious leader Maulana Abdur Rahman”, said Habibullah Rai-han, media coordinator of Ijtema organizing committee of Shura-e-Nezami.
