Month: August 2019

Darkness and Light

Smiles and Cheerful Faces

Basira Ajmal, Bournemouth With 39,829 attendees from 115 countries of the world, the 53rd Jalsa Salana UK has come to a successful end. The 3 blessed days of Jalsa UK passed so quickly and gave us many Jalsa memories and love to take away with us. You see, Jalsa for me is a lot more than just an event or gathering. It’s a whole … Read More Smiles and Cheerful Faces

A Pledge of Unity

Wajeeha Rana, Slough Often one’s spiritual journey is perceived to be a very private and personal matter. However, as I attend the blessed three-day event of Jalsa Salana it is evident that we can and we should have a public dialogue about what true spiritual progress is and how we can all strive for it. It is almost unheard of that more than 40,000 … Read More A Pledge of Unity

My Time Doing Jalsa Duty

Baaria Basit, London Sometimes I forget that there are people that come to Jalsa just for Jalsa, as ever since the age of seven I have been lucky enough to do different duties every year Alhamdulillah. Starting from small things such as hygiene and cleanliness, water duty, to MTA filming and press and media. The feeling of being part of something, the idea that … Read More My Time Doing Jalsa Duty

Building Up The Jalsa Atmosphere

Danila Jonnud, Aldershot My earliest memories of Jalsa Salana do not begin with the tents, the sun, or even the mud. No, my earliest memories of Jalsa are the guests at my grandma’s house. We would climb up to the loft and bring down as many mattresses as possible which we would use to make a slope down the stairs, and using one as … Read More Building Up The Jalsa Atmosphere