Raiwind Ijtema

Raiwind Ijtema رائے ونڈ اجتماع
Status	Active
Genre	Religious Gathering
Frequency	Annually
Venue	Raiwind Markaz
Location(s)	Lahore
Country	Pakistan
Years active	10 April 1954 (10 April 1954) till today
Inaugurated	10 April 1954
Previous event	3 - 6 November 2023 (2023-11-06) (first phase) 10 - 13 November 2023 (2023-11-13) (second phase)
Next event	1 - 3 November 2024 (2024-11-03) (first phase) 8 - 10 November 2024 (2024-11-10) (second phase)
Leader	Maulana Nazar-ur-Rehman^[1]

31°16′21″N 74°11′58″E / 31.2726097°N 74.1995774°E / 31.2726097; 74.1995774 Raiwind Ijtema (Urdu: رائے ونڈ اجتماع) is an annual three-day congregation held at Raiwind Markaz, Lahore, Pakistan.

The congregation is attended by thousands of people from across the world every year.^[2]^[3] After Dua of last day, groups (Tablighi Jamaat) are formed that go to different parts of the world to preach, and the process continues until the next Ijtema.^[4]

History^[5]

In 2011 the congregation divided into two phases due to administrative and security reasons.^[6]^[7]

References

^ Mahnoor Sheikh (20 November 2018). "Maulana Nazar-ur-Rehman Appointed Tableeghi Jamaat Ameer After Haji Abdul Wahab's Death". urdupoint.com. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
^ "Raiwind Tablighi Ijtema to be held on October 31". thenews.com.pk. 25 October 2019. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
^ "Tablighi jamaat ijtima phase one concludes in Raiwind". pakistantoday.com.pk. 5 November 2017. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
^ "رائے ونڈ تبلیغی اجتماع؛اختتامی دعا میں نوازشریف شریک نہ ہوئے". samaa.tv. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
^ "Raiwind Markaz - Tablighi Jamaat". 13 January 2023. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
^ "First phase of Raiwind Ijtima from tomorrow". nation.com.pk. 1 November 2018. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
^ "Traffic arrangements for Raiwind Ijtema finalised". 3 November 2021.