Khilafat Centenary Souvenir 1908-2008 — Page 177
Khilafat Centenary Maj I is Ansaru I lah, USA and Kh i lafat Dr. Wajeeh Bajwa, Sadr Ansarullah, USA ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~. . . . ;. . . . . Hadhrat Khalifatul Masih n ra formed a number of auxiliary organizations to promote the spirit of moral excellence of the members ofjama'at Ahrnadiyya. These organizations were established to provide a specific framework for the ethical and religious education and training of different groups based on age and gender. Majlis Ansarullah (helpers of Allah) was formed by Hadhrat Khalifatul Masih n ra in 1940; it's members comprise all male Ahmadi Muslims over the age of 40. Hadhrat Khalifatul Masih n ra outlined goals for the auxiliaries in these words: Sadr (President). In the USA, the following members have served as Nazirn-i-A'lajSadr: Dr. Masoud Malik (1981-1985), Mr. Fazal Ahmad (1986-1993), Dr. Karirnullah Zirvi (1993-99), Mr. Nasir M. Malik (2000-2005), and Dr. Wajeeh Bajwa (2006 - to date). Administration The current total tajnid (record of membership) of Majlis Ansarullah USA is 1890. Of these, 391 are moosian (plural of moosi, one who participates in nizam-i-Wasiyyat) and another 62 have submitted We have to reform the whole world. We have to bring the their application for Wasiyyat. Hadhrat Khalifatul entire world to bow before God Almighty. Bring the entire Masih y aha made a historic appeal for new moosian world under the fold of Ahmadiyyat. Establish the kingdom in 2004. In response to that appeal, 225 members of God all over the world. ----------------- applied for Wasiyyat. The But this grand task cannot be Majlis Ansarullah has 62 performed until all members of established chapters in 68 our community - children, youth, Jama'ats. Sixjama'ats do or elderly - organize themselves not have sufficient number internally and follow this code of Ansar to form a Majlis. of conduct day and night. . . For The entire US is divided this internal improvement and into ten regions and each completion of organization, I region has a nazirn who is have established the auxiliary responsible for facilitating organizations of Khuddamul management of the Majlis's Ahmadiyya, Ansarullah, and Atfalul Ahmadiyya. affairs at the regional level. Nazirnin (plural of nazirn) Al-Fazl, October 11, 1944 are appointed by the Sadr, however, elections for the Originally, the Ansar majalis (chapters) all over the world were under the supervision of Sadr Majlis Ansarullah with its head offices at the Center, first in Qadian and then in Rabwah. The Head of Ansarullah in each country was called Nazirn-i-A'la. Hadhrat Khalifatul Masih rvr ta, announced in his Friday Sermon delivered on November 3, 1989, that in the future, Khalifatul Masih would himself supervise all auxiliary organizations. He also mentioned that all over the world and at the national level, the heads of the auxiliary organizations would be designated as zu'ama (plural of za'im meaning local president) are held every two years. Majlis Ansarullah has developed a website (www. ansarusa. org) which ha s been in u se since 2000. This site has two sections: one open to the public and the other password- protected for administrative purposes. ljtema'at and Majalis-1-Shura The National Annual Ijtema of Majlis Ansarullah,