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The annual meraj-un-nabi jalsa was held at Masjid Anware Madina on the st of April. MC of the program was Saiyad Afroz Saifi and he led the program very nicely and in a timely manner. Afroz sahab emphasized the importance of having a pir , a spiritual leader. The program started after Asr prayer with the Quran recitation by Hafiz Yusuf sahab , followed by naats with ziNr by Saiyad eeshaan , Saiyad )arhaan , Ali Ahmed, Mohammad Abbas ,Yaawar Yaqub. Naats was composed very beautifully and was full of spiritualism. Maulana Imroz Dean Saifi Naqshbandi presented his speech about the Divine ascension of the Holy Prophet , giving e amples from Quran and Hadiths, He emphasized the reason for this great journey and the significance of it , and how the gift of namaz was given to the mmah of 5asoolullag sallalahu alaihi wassallam. His focus was mainly on At-taiyaat o lillahe wa-salawato - wa tayyibaat. He e plained it in such a manner that everyone learned and understood how this ayat became part of our namaz, and the reason of the secret of As-salaat al meraj ul momineen. After Maghrib prayer, Saiyad )arhaaz Dean , eldest nephew of Maulana Saiyad Imroz Dean and also a Talib-e-ilm , delivered a speech in (nglish. It was very enlightening and informative, and he quoted many Quranic verses stating the grand ascension of the Holy prophet. At the end , Hameed Choudhry , of (dmonton, had some great words of wisdom to share with everyone, and he recited a very emotional naat . Hameed Choudhry also led the salutation on the Holy Prophet as well. Ali Asgar Saifi amde dua . Delicious dinner with lots of varieties of snacNs was served after Isha Prayer .