Information Booklet - Jalsa Salana

Khilafat Centenary Jalsa - Ghana 2008
It is not commendable that the workers disappear immediately after
the Jalsa is over and those in charge are left in embarrassment. Perform
your duties diligently and honestly.
Similarly, if the workers find a guest angry, they should apologize
politely and try to remove or solve his difficulty. Remember! You should
never speak to your guest harshly or discourteously. Honour and serve
them with love, sincerity and a spirit of sacrifice.
ETIQUETTES OF PRAYER
Jalsa days should be spent in the remembrance of Allah, reciting the
“Darood” (invoking the blessing of Allah upon His Holy Prophet) and
regular performance of Salaat. The guests have come from far and if they
don’t perform Salaat regularly, and at their appointed times, they will
lose the real purpose of their coming to Jalsa.
Similarly, in such places as the kitchen where it is difficult for the
workers to leave, arrangements should be made so that they can perform
their salat in their places of duty, and also listen to the Jalsa proceedings.
Sometimes children start crying during Salaat, this naturally diverts
attention of others and spoils their prayers. In any such circumstance,
parents should not hesitate to take their children away for the sake of the
others. Fathers and mothers with very young children should not try to
occupy the front rows during salaat. They should sit in the rear row so
that if need be, they can leave.
Most important are supplications, so put emphasis on your prayers and
pray to Allah. Remember to pray when starting your journey, coming to
Jalsa and during travels.
(Extracts from Friday Sermon of 18th July 2003,
Published in Al-Fazl International, 12th September 2003).
Khilafat Centenary Jalsa - Ghana 2008
KHILAFAT AHMADIYYA CENTENARY JALSA
(78TH ANNUAL NATIONAL CONVENTION)
GHANA, 2008
Venue:
Bagh-e-Ahmad (Garden of Ahmad) off Accra - Abidjan main
highway, near Winneba - about 70 kilometres west of Accra,
the capital of Ghana.
Dates:
Thursday 17th, Friday 18th and Saturday 19 April, 2008.
Hospitality Period:
Tuesday, 15th to Tuesday, 22nd April, 2008.
Registration:
Registration will be done at the Jalsa venue, Bagh-e-Ahmad,
from Tuesday, 15th April, 2008. Those arriving earlier than
15th April may contact the Khilafat Centenary Jalsa Planning
Committee at the National Headquarters of the Ahmadiyya
Muslim Mission, Ghana, Crescent street, Nyaneba Estates,
Osu, Accra or call telephone;
+233 21 77 68 45
DATES:
or any of the officials listed at page 6 of this booklet.
Participants from around West Africa who travel by road to
Ghana for the Jalsa may contact any of our Regional Missions
at the addresses shown overleaf if they need help to
the venue of the Jalsa.
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