The management of Minhaj-ul-Quran Dallas, Texas USA, feels honored to once again extend its heartiest congratulations to our beloved Quaid Huzoor Sayyidi Shaykh-ul-Islam Dr. Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri on his 69th birthday.
The Quran affirms that success in the hereafter lies in the success in this world:
"And whoever remains blind (to the truth) in this (world) will be blind in the Hereafter as well, distracted from the path (of deliverance)."
(Al-Isra, 17:72)
Success is a journey, a process, a striving, a dedication, and a drive to reach a goal and achieve a dream. Success is about never stopping after reaching a goal. It is a process of working through each step to arrive at the next one, with each step motivating and inspiring to press on without fail. Furthermore, success takes teamwork. No one can climb a mountain without people around the person helping him along the way.
Similarly, Minhaj-ul-Quran Dallas took its journey towards success in 2014 with a team of dedicated members whose thoughts, words, and deeds focused on achieving the pleasure of Almighty Allah - the ultimate success. They created and planned activities and events to cater to the need of the community, and in particular, the nurture and growth of the youth. Each year the activities and events were tracked for progress. Alhamdullilah, in addition to ritual practices such as worships, five times prayer, Jummah sermon, and prayer by highly qualified scholars, there is also a five days Quran Naazra class by Imam Yusuf Al-Agemai. Through the bounties of Huzoor Sayyidi Shaykh-ul-Islam, Minhaj-ul-Quran Dallas has also been successful in conducting the part-time Quran memorization program since the summer of 2019.
Sunday Islamic school is another journey to success. The growth of a loving and nurturing Minhaj-ul-Quran Sunday Islamic school is outstanding in the community. The school grew from 24 students in 2015 to 60 students with different ethnicities in 2019 from KG to Level 4, with eight highly qualified teachers and six teachers' assistants. Special Nasheed class has also been an addition to Sunday Islamic school in 2019 to develop the love of the Holy Prophet ﷺ in the hearts of young children. For ladies, Minhaj Woman League continues to enlighten the hearts of people with the presentation of Dars al-Quran lectures on Taqwa, extracted from the lecture series of Itikaf 2019. Also Tafseer al-Quran program continues in 2019 for brothers and sisters. The above programs were telecasted live on the Minhaj-ul-Quran Dallas Facebook page(www.facebook.com/minhajdallas), with 9,951 following this Facebook page since 2014.
Similarly, there are special programs such as Saturday fajr dars and breakfast, twelve days mawlid al-Nabi ﷺ celebration, Annual Mawlid al- Nabi programs for sisters, Minhaj Youth League sisters programs, Giyarweeh Shareef, Isra Wal Me'raj, and Lailat al- Bara'at programs with specific nawafils and secluded devotion. Furthermore, daily Iftar in the first two Ashrah and dinner & Iftar in the last Ashrah of Ramadan and services to mutakifeen were also outstanding in the community. Hundreds of people attended Iftar and dinner throughout the month of Ramadan in 2019. Video Clips on the lectures of Huzoor Sayyidi Shaykh-ul-Islam Dr. Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri on different subjects were shown to the attendees of the above programs for self-reform. Countless books on different topics, the Glorious Quran, about thirty-five sets of the Quranic Encyclopedia authored by Shaykh-ul-Islam Dr. Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri were sold. Alms-Due and Qurbani donations were also offered to serve the destitute.
Like every year, Sunday Islamic School students with their parents also commemorated the birthday of Huzoor Sayyidi Shaykh-ul-Islam with love and passion on February 19, 2019. We pray to Almighty Allah to grant a long and healthy life to our Quaid - Ameen.
Hence, with the bounties of Huzoor Sayyidi, this journey of Minhaj-ul-Quran Dallas will continue to strive for success and excellence in this world and hereafter, Insha'Allah!