Daniyah Yaqoob, Press & Media Team, Lajna Imaillah Canada
On 8 March 2025, Lajna Imaillah Canada hosted an International Women’s Day tabligh event, drawing together more than 500 women, including 203 external guests. The programme featured various stalls and exhibitions, such as a Humanity First information booth, an informative display on the Promised Messiahas, a calligraphy station where guests could have their names penned for them and a try-on-a-hijab booth. Guests were also invited on a tour of the Baitul Islam Mosque.
The formal programme began with a recitation from the Holy Quran and an introduction by Secretary Tabligh Lajna Imaillah Canada, Khaula Mangla Sahiba. Then, a panel of four diverse Ahmadi Muslim women shared their experiences as Muslim women and combatted common misconceptions surrounding the hijab, women’s rights, inheritance, the dynamics between husband and wife, and more. Panellists included Kudirat Salam-Alada Sahiba, Sarah Cherki El Idrissi Sahiba, Sabiha Chaudhry Sahiba and Nadia Mahmood Sahiba – Sadr Lajna Imaillah Canada.
Lajna Imaillah Canada also collected donations in a Humanity First food drive and donated $10,000 to two charities supporting women.
Following the programme, guests were invited to join Ahmadi women in breaking their fast and observing the Islamic prayer. To mark the occasion, each guest was given a mug reading “Love for All, Hatred for None”.