Khuddam USA Souvenir 1989 — Page 2
LAWAi KHUDDA. l\tUL AHMADIYY. . \ C Khudunmul Ahmndiy va Fla~ ' INTRODUCTION Almighty Allah in order lo manifesl 111 s glory and power raised Hazrat Mirla Ghulam Ahmad of Qad1an from among the followers of the Prophet of Islam (peace and blessings be upon him) Elevating him as lhe Mahdi and the Messiah of the age, He blessed him with a team of dedicated disciples who spared no sacrifice in the pursuit of his mission Slowly, but steadily, the message of peace (Ahmad1yyat the true Islam) has spread to the corners of the Earth and now a period of one hundred years has been covered. Under the guidance of the Promised Messiah and the first four caliphs of Ahmadiyyat, one afler the other, the movement has assumed great proportions and it s achievements deserve to be acknowledged towards the renaissance of Islam. Inspired by Allah, Hazrat Musleh Maood, Mirza Bashi ruddin Mahmood Ahmad (r. a. a. ) established the Majl1s Khuddam- ul Ahmadiyya on February 4, 1938 , in Qadian. India, to meet the challenges of the time Since then the organization has nourished and produced resulls in dif- ferent countries all over the world. In 1969 the Missionary in Charge, U. S. A. Imam A R Khan Bengali, appointed Mr. Munir Hamid of Philadelphia to hold the office of First National Qaaid The organization had ten different de- partments. as advised by Hazrat Khalifatul Mas1h II The local branches were established and Khuddam sta1 led implementing the national programs in local maJnhs Today, the US Khuddam are well organi1. ed by the Gr<llc of Allah. At this point of the Centenary year, we can 2 - Centenary Souvenir hardly rnntain our reeling ol gratitude to God Who has benevolently blessed the ettorts made by Khuddarn ul Ahmadryya in U. S. A with success. over the years this body of Ahmad1yya youth has progressed in the areas of physical. intdlectual. moral, and spiritual health as en- visaged by llazrat Musich Maood (r. a a). It is our desire. at the dawn of the new century, to look back and take stock of our past serviles and sacrifices in order to really understand and appreciate the benevo- lence of Almighty Allah. r-or this purpose. we needed a special publication which would grve a picture as well as the history of our past activities, and thus inLrease our knowledge of Khuddarn in the past- their growth and development. Moreover, at the mileslone of the first hundred years. this souvenir wrll stand as a reminder of the obligations the new generations have. In the speech given by Hazrat Musleh Maood in the firsl ljlema, he said the following "The success of a nation is dependent on its youth If the youth of a nation become true custodians or its traditions then lhat nation can survive li:ir centuries upon centuries However, 1f the generations of lhe future arc negligent then a nation can never achieve success and even the progress 1t makes can be transformed into failure" Finally, I would like to thank Syed SaJid Ahmad, the President ol Khuddam ul Ahmadiyya, U. S. A His extreme interest and astute recommendations contributed im - rortantly lo lh1s histoncal work llasan Parvez Bajwa