Jor Ijtema begins at Tongi

Jor Ijtema begins at Tongi

Dhaka, Nov 17 (Just News): A five-day Jor (preparatory) Ijtema, a congregation of Muslims, began on the bank of the Turag River in Tongi of Gazipur after Fajar prayers on Friday.

The Jor Ijtema is being held ahead of the two-phase Biswa Ijtema, the world congregation of Muslims which is scheduled to be held from 12-14 January and 19-21 January 2018 at the same venue.

The ijtema began with ‘a’m bayan’ (general sermons) by Bangladeshi Islamic scholar Maulana Rabiul Islam and it will conclude till 21 November.

Devotees from different parts of the country and abroad joined the ijtema.

At the end of the five-day Jor Ijtema, the participants will spread around to invite devotees to join the main Ijtema.

(Just News/gy/1840hr