On Friday, March 9, Madressah Imaam Ahmed Raza held its 7th Annual Fund Raising Dinner, at the Laudium Civic Centre.
This event is held annually by the institution in order to raise funds necessary for the sustainability of this non-profit organisation.
Through the Grace of the Almighty, the event was a great success, with the hall being almost filled to capacity, catering for 1200 people. MC Haji Ridwaan compéred the function very well.
Various Ulama from far and wide were in attendance, including the Khalifah of Huzoor Mufti-e-Azam Hind, Hazrat Allama Maulana Abdul Hameed Palmer from Durban, Maulana Sayyid Arshad Iqbal from Benoni, Maulana Qasim Umar from Leachville, Maulana Sayyid Sarfaraaz from Piet Retief and Maulana Ghulam Hussain, Imaam of the Queen Street Masjid in Pretoria Central.
Other personalities who graced the function included world renowned Naat Reciter Al Haaj Saajid Qadri from Pakistan as well as Hafiz Naazim Qadri from Durban, who both illuminated the hearts of the audience with their beautiful renditions.
The programme included items rendered by various students of the Madressah, such as the recitation of Qirat, Hamd, Naat, Qasida Burdah Shareef, Manqabat, Hadith and a Question and Answer Quiz. The audience listened attentively to the students, as they showcased their progress in learning over the last year.
There were many positive remarks from guests as they left the hall after a spiritually uplifting evening and a scrumptious dinner.
On behalf of the directors, committee members, staff members and students, Madressah Imaam Ahmed Raza would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who supported this cause and who made this event such a success, especially to the various Ulama who attended. The institution would also like to take this opportunity to thank other organisations for their support, including the Pretoria Muslim Trust, and the Laudium Sun for their media support.
A humble appeal is made to anyone who wishes to contribute to the sustainability of the institution, to kindly contact one of the Madressah officials.
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The Laudium Sun photographer captured these scenes at the fundraising dinner.