Mishaal Baten, Paraguay Correspondent
Jamaat-e-Ahmadiyya Paraguay held its 4th Jalsa Salana in the city of Paraguarí on 25 February 2024.
On the Friday before the Jalsa, members gathered for Jumuah prayer in the Asunción mission house, after which lunch was served. In the evening, a question-and-answer session was held where local members and tabligh contacts were invited to ask questions about Islam. The panellists for this session were Abdul Sattar Khan Sahib from Colombia and Abdul Rashid Anwar Sahib from Canada. 25 people attended this session.
On 24 February, local members gathered to listen to the Spanish translation of the concluding address of Hazrat Khalifatul Masih Vaa delivered on the occasion of Jalsa Salana Ghana. After this, a group of volunteers proceeded to the jalsa gah in Paraguarí to make arrangements for the following day.
The first session of the Jalsa was presided over by Abdul Sattar Khan Sahib. The session began with a recitation from the Holy Quran, followed by Urdu poems and speeches.
After lunch and the combined Zuhr and Asr prayers, the second session began, which was presided over by Abdul Rashid Anwar Sahib. The highlight of the Jalsa Salana was a special message from Hazrat Amirul Momineenaa, which was read out in English and Spanish.
115 people attended this Jalsa from all over the country, including friends from the local cities of Paraguarí, Asuncion, Atyra, Encarnación, Villarrica, and Caaguazú.
This year, we had representation from four countries, namely Paraguay, Canada, Spain, and Colombia. Three pious souls entered into the fold of Islam Ahmadiyyat on this blessed day, Alhamdulillah.