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Ijtema (اجتماع) is an islamic congregation organised by the islamic organisations in association with the millions of Muslims and some liberal Hindus also. It is an essential part of the Tablighi Jamaat around the world as it plays a significant role on the lives of Muslims, and a huge number of people engage in Ijtema. Many countries celebrate this event in a similar way. According to a European Journal, participation in Ijtema increases religious authority, status and empowerment, and contributes on the Muslim identity through the idea of brotherhood and ummah.〔‘Purification of self’: Ijtema as a New Islamic Abstract: Pilgrimage, European Journal of Economic and Political Studies by Bulbul Siddiqi〕 ==Introduction== Ijtema is the annual three days congregation of TJ. It has a strong appeal to the South Asian Muslims and its diaspora. The immediate concern of TJ is the moral reform of individuals and purification of the self, often described, as ‘making Muslims true Muslims’ and Muslims should go back to the basic principles of their faith to follow strictly the commandments of Islam in their personal lives and in their dealings with others (Sikand, 2002 and 2006). On the other side, to Masud (2000) this is a faith renewal movement. TJ gets the attention of the wider world through its annual three days congregational gathering that is Ijtema, with millions of people. Ijtema has become a symbol of TJ movement. Ijtema is not only popular among the TJ activists but also to the larger number of people who do not actively engage with it. However, hajj is a farz, compulsory for a financially solvent Muslim. Because of a large number of participating people, ijtema in countries like India, Bangladesh, Pakistan become a desirable pilgrimage event for the global Tablighi Jamaat activists. However, no evidence of Anthropological research can be found on ijtema in Bangladesh. This is one of the main reasons to choose Bangladesh as the case of study. The European Journal also shows that participation in Ijtema increases religious authority and status, which acts as the means of religious empowerment within the society.〔Background of TJ in Bangladesh, ‘Purification of self’: Ijtema as a New Islamic Abstract: Pilgrimage, European Journal of Economic and political studies〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ijtema」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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