The IRPC Journal

Notes from the centre.

Essays, recaps and reflections — written slowly, in a hurry-up world.

Da'wah

Five gentle answers to a hard question

The questions people whisper are rarely the ones they ask out loud. Here is how we answer the five we hear most — without flinching, and without raising our voice.

Bilal R.4 min read
Reflections

On listening before we speak

Most of da'wah is not speaking at all. A reflection on the discipline of sitting still while someone tells you exactly what they think of you.

Shadab Ahmad5 min read
Events

Winter drive: how the first week went

Seven nights, four routes, three hundred blankets. The first dispatch from this season's relief drive — and the faces we met along the way.

Welfare Team4 min read

Reading is free. The work isn't. ₹100 prints 50 pamphlets that answer real questions.

Fund da'wah
News

Second library crosses 500 members

Three years ago it was a single shelf in a borrowed room. Today, five hundred children hold a membership card. A short history of our second reading room.

IRPC Team3 min read
Da'wah

What the Qur'an says about mercy

Before the law, before the ritual, before everything else — mercy. A walk through the verses that frame how we treat every person who walks through our door.

Imran K.7 min read
Events

DTP 2026 dates announced

The Da'wah Training Program returns this summer — one week, two languages, and every tool you need to carry the message with confidence.

IRPC Team2 min read
Reflections

The night route, in winter

What you learn about a town when you drive its streets at 2 a.m. with a van full of blankets and nowhere particular to be.

Welfare Team6 min read
News

Sixty new volunteers, one weekend

The welfare desk at the symposium signed up more volunteers in two days than we usually find in a quarter. Here's how we plan to put them to work.

IRPC Team3 min read
Da'wah

Answering anger with adab

Not every question is asked in good faith. On keeping your composure — and your character — when the conversation turns hostile.

Shadab Ahmad5 min read
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