Khuddam USA Souvenir 1989 — Page 19
MESSAGE OF OR. QAMAR AHMAD SHAMS Sadar, Majlls Khuddam-ul-Ahmadiyya U. S. A. The Ahmadiyya Community is destined to bring about a spiritual revolution The last phase of the revolution brought by the Holy Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him , had been inaugurated by the Promised Messiah, peace be on him , and the world 1s witness to the momentum which ou r community has gained during the last cen tur y It 1s now up to us not only to maintain this momentum but to incr ease this momentum for the comple te victory of Islam. Khuddam-ul-Ahmadiyya being the most active sec - tion of the community has to bear the greatest burden of the task. Mere words will not bring about any change in the world. Sacrifices are greatly n eeded and everybody is expected to sacrifice everything that is required for the furtherance of Islam May Allah enable us to fulfill de- mands of the time. Amen Note From Sajid The decision to publish a souvenir at the occasion of the Ahmadiyya Centenary Tha- nksgiving Celebrations presented a huge number of possibilities. Hasan Parvez Bajwa was delegated the responsibility. Be consulted the missionaries, dignitor- ies of the community, and cosulted a la- rge number of members. As a result of these discussions, an outline emerged which was improved and approved by Cen- ter. To create a balance between the num - ber of pages we could publish and the outline, some of the items had to be omi- tted. The final result is in your hands. Center had been directing us for a while to compile a history of the khuddam in the United States. Tariq Sharif was cho- sen for this task with the approval of the center. He interviewed our pioneers and searched through stacks of documents. Be made a presentation at one of our an- nual ijtemas at Alpine Camp near New York. Later he put his search in writing. Ye have given an edited version of his manuscript in this publication as we pl- anned to publish the original separately. Covering all the activities of the last decades would have made this account too large for this publication. One of such accounts is the tour of Maulana Sheikh Mubarak Ahmad to assist in funding two mosques in Italy and South America. Khud- dam from all over the States participated and donated generously. Ye are grateful to the wife of the late Dr Muzaffar shaheed for writing a note. Ye also want to expres s our appreciation to all, who have been credited for their work or not, for their assistance. Ye could include only one facet of our tabligh activity: Ahmadiyyat in Mexico. I remember Maulana Munir Ahmad Chaudhry showing me, a few years ago, some bai'at forms from Mexico City. A lot of support was provided by Maulana Sheikh Mubarak Ahmad, then Ameer and Huballigh Incharge, U. S. , in the Monterry expeditions. Another important khuddam activity is waqari amal. During the last few years, quite a few mosques and centers have been established in the States. Dedicated and spirited local khudd~m spent most of their weekends at the mosque sites pre- paring land for buildings or renovating, maintaining, and improving these build- ings. In some cases, virtually rubbles were transformed into beutiful worship places and office spaces. Some of these buildings are a monument to khuddam serv- ices to their community. Hasan Parvez Bajwa, Mohammad Daood Munir, and Qamar Ahmad Shams were of great help in collecting and reviewing material for this publication. Hamid Mah Liqa helped me in layout. Hay Allah be our guide and support. Ameen. Syed Sajid Ahmad. Khuddam ul -Ahmadiyya U. S. A. -19