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{{Infobox Conferences and Exhibitions
| name = International Sunni Ijtema
| nickname = Sunni Daawat-e-Islami Ijtema
| image =
| genre = Religious
| frequency = annually
| venue = Wadi-e-Noor
| location = [[Azad Maidan]]
| country = India
| years_active = 1991-present
| first = 1991
| founder_name = [[Shakir Ali Noori]]
| last = 16 December 2022
| prev = 2022
| next = 2023
| attendance = 3 lacs (2022)
| leader_title = Ameer
| leader_name = [[Shakir Ali Noori]]
}}

'''International Sunni Ijtema''' also known as '''Sunni Daawat-e-Islami Ijtema''' is an annual Congregation or [[Ijtema]] organised by [[Sunni Daawat-e-Islami]] at the Wadi-e-Noor in [[Azad Maidan]], [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]] for 2 days.<ref>{{Cite web |last=World |first=Daily |title=30th Annual International Sunni Ijtema in Mumbai |url=https://dailyworld.in/news-detail.php?seq=381841&news=30th%20Annual%20International%20Sunni%20Ijtema%20in%20Mumbai |access-date=2023-08-16 |website=dailyworld.in |language=en-gb}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=अमन की दुआ में उठे हजारों हाथ |url=https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/metro/mumbai/other-news/thousands-of-hands-in-the-blessing-of-peace/articleshow/66580450.cms |access-date=2023-08-16 |website=Navbharat Times |language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Annual International Sunni Ijtema اسلامی اقدار کے فروغ میں خواتین کا غیر معمولی رول، مفتی محمد نظام الدین رضوی |url=https://www.etvbharat.com/urdu/national/bharat/30th-annual-international-sunni-ijtema-held-in-mumbai/na20221216222300701701460 |access-date=2023-08-16 |website=ETV Bharat News |language=urdu}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-12-16 |title=Annual Sunni meet at Azad Maidan today and Sunday |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/annual-sunni-meet-at-azad-maidan-today-and-sunday-8327281/ |access-date=2023-08-16 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Mumbai: 30th Annual International meet {{!}}Suni Ijtema to take up crypto legality, religious, social issues |url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/mumbai-30th-annual-international-meet-suni-ijtema-to-take-up-crypto-legality-religious-social-issues |access-date=2023-08-16 |website=Free Press Journal |language=en}}</ref> It is captured that lacs of people attend the congregation.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-12-17 |title=Sunni leaders preach tolerance, purity to 1.5 lakh attendees on final day of Ijtema |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/mumbai/sunni-leaders-preach-tolerance-purity-to-1-5-lakh-attendees-on-final-day-of-ijtema/story-W6Z2TQQGZ9Oimncbs6pSCJ.html |access-date=2023-08-16 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2009-11-05 |title=Lakhs attend Barelvi Ijtema in Mumbai |url=https://archive.siasat.com/news/lakhs-attend-barelvi-ijtema-mumbai-52896/ |access-date=2023-08-16 |website=[[The Siasat Daily]]|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2011-10-19 |title=City readies for Sunni conclave |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/city-readies-for-sunni-conclave/articleshow/10408968.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2023-08-16 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> The first day of the congregation is Reserved for women<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mumbai {{!}} Day 1 of Sunni Ijtema: Rituals and importance of education for women |url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/mumbai-day-1-of-sunni-ijtema-rituals-and-importanceof-education-for-women |access-date=2023-08-16 |website=Free Press Journal |language=en}}</ref> and second for men.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-12-15 |title=60,000 women attend day 1 of Annual Sunni Muslim meet |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/mumbai/60-000-women-attend-day-1-of-annual-sunni-muslim-meet/story-eCLgoQ9VbAmJiF6xzYNjfN.html |access-date=2023-08-16 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Ijtema held in Mumbai's Azad Maidan |url=https://www.milligazette.com/news/1-community-news/5490-ijtema-held-in-mumbai-s-azad-maidan/ |access-date=2023-08-16 |website=The Milli Gazette — Indian Muslims Leading News Source |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=50,000 Muslim Women Attend Sunni Gathering At Azad Maidan In Mumbai {{!}} New Age Islam News Bureau |url=https://www.newageislam.com/islam-women-feminism/new-age-islam-news-bureau/50000-muslim-women-attend-sunni-gathering-azad-maidan-mumbai/d/109145 |access-date=2023-08-16 |website=www.newageislam.com |language=en}}</ref> It had started it's conference in 1991 and continued still.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2013-12-12 |title=3-day Muslim conclave to start tomorrow |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/3-day-muslim-conclave-to-start-tomorrow/articleshow/27230965.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2023-08-16 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> The Ijtema end with a mass prayer of lacs of people headed by [[Shakir Ali Noori]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=TwoCircles.net |date=2011-10-24 |title=Mumbai Sunni Ijtema ends on mass prayer |url=https://twocircles.net/2011oct24/mumbai_sunni_ijtema_ends_mass_prayer.html |access-date=2023-08-16 |website=TwoCircles.net |language=en-US}}</ref> A Congregation held at Nagpur on the 100th Urs of [[Baba Tajuddin]] where lacs of people attended.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Peddulwar |first=Anita |date=2023-01-20 |title=‘अंतरराष्ट्रीय इस्लामिक सुन्नी इज्तिमा’ में देश-विदेश से आएंगे 150 से अधिक विद्वान |url=https://www.bhaskarhindi.com/state/news/more-than-150-scholars-from-country-and-abroad-will-come-in-international-islamic-sunni-ijtima-448054 |access-date=2023-08-16 |website=दैनिक भास्कर हिन्दी (Dainik Bhaskar Hindi) |language=hi}}</ref>

The crowd are in lacs of women for the first day. Every women around Maharashtra joins the Congregation.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sunni ijtema gets record female attendance |url=https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/mumbai/other/sunni-ijtema-gets-record-female-attendance/articleshow/15659786.cms |access-date=2023-08-16 |website=[[Mumbai Mirror]] |date=2006-12-02|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-12-11 |title=Sunni Ijtema In Azad Maidan {{!}} आझाद मैदानात ‘सुन्नी इज्तेमा’ {{!}} Lokmat.Com |url=https://www.lokmat.com/mumbai/sunni-ijtema-azad-maidan/ |access-date=2023-08-16 |website=LOKMAT |language=mr}}</ref>

== Fatwas ==

* The men should not wear tight dresses. No ponytail or tattoos are legitimate in Islam. Men should not wear jeans below the waist.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Low-waist jeans are frowned upon |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-low-waist-jeans-are-frowned-upon-1305612/amp |access-date=2023-08-16 |website=www.dnaindia.com}}</ref>
* The waxing and designing of eyebrows are not permissible for women in Islam. If a woman wants to get out of her marriage, she can consult Shariah court or Civil court too.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2015-12-12 |title=‘Sunni women should take marital discord to sharia court, not travel with brother-in-law’ |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/sunni-women-should-take-marital-discord-to-sharia-court-not-travel-with-brother-in-law/articleshow/50142436.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2023-08-16 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>
* The Muslim should be on the Path of Prophet and his Sahabas. We should follow the Auliya and Waliullah too for a better version of Islam in today's time.<ref>{{Cite web |title=गलत रस्मों से बचें मुसलमान |url=https://www.amarujala.com/uttar-pradesh/banda/Banda-134445-41 |access-date=2023-08-16 |website=Amar Ujala |language=hi}}</ref>
* The Muslims should not join the congregation of Tabligi Jamat.
* The Instant Triple Talaq is sinful and against the traditions of Islam and against sayings of Prophet Muhammad.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2016-11-19 |title=Sunni clerics speak against triple talaq but oppose ban |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/sunni-clerics-speak-against-triple-talaq-but-oppose-ban/articleshow/55505619.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2023-08-16 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>
* In the Ijtema of women, the topics are Women and Islam, Talaq, Education and Shariah.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-12-22 |title=औरतों का इज्तिमा : तीन तलाक, तालीम और शरियत पर होगी चर्चा |url=https://www.naidunia.com/madhya-pradesh/bhopal-woman-ijtima-discussion-on-triple-talak-talim-and-sharia-1464693 |access-date=2023-08-16 |website=Nai Dunia |language=hi}}</ref>
* The women must cover their faces and head according to Islam.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Women must cover their faces, says Islamic scholar |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-women-must-cover-their-faces-says-islamic-scholar-2559399/amp |access-date=2023-08-16 |website=www.dnaindia.com}}</ref>

== References ==
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[[Category:Conferences in India]]
[[Category:International conferences in India]]
[[Category:Sunni Daawat-e-Islami]]

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Ajay Kumar at 14:22, 18 August 2023