Fazl-e-Umar — Page 347
Fazle Umar 347 between the ages of eight to fifteen years. He states that these boys are the nursery of the Khuddamul Ahmadiyya organisation. In the future, these very children will shoulder the responsibilities of the Organisation. Therefore, right from the start they should be trained so that when the time comes they may deem themselves capable of taking on the important responsibilities that will devolve upon them as members of the Khuddamul Ahmadiyya organisation. In childhood the child’s mind is like a clean slate and hence can be easily moulded. T H E I M P ORTA n C E OF A U x I L IA R y O RG A n I S AT IO n S w I T H I n T H E C OM M U n I T y In the presence of the Sadr Anjuman Ahmadiyya, the Majlise Mashawarat and the Anjuman Ahmadiyya Tehrike Jadeed why did Hadhrat Musleh Mau’ood [ra] create auxiliary organisations and what was their purpose? Hadhrat Musleh Mau’ood [ra] himself explained the reasons behind this on different occasions. He stated: “If the Atfalul Ahmadiyya organisation becomes established everywhere, if the Khuddamul Ahmadiyya organisation becomes established everywhere, if the Ansarullah Organisation becomes established everywhere then the whole Community becomes entwined…In such an Organisation every individual becomes visible to the Community. One can discover his competencies and his level of interest in religious matters. In a way we also obtain a census of the Auxiliary Organisation. No doubt members attended the various gatherings of the Community before this. However, there were no limitations incumbent upon the members. And neither was there any strictness about observing who was absent and the reasons behind their absence. However, as similar age groups have all been gathered together because of this