Khuddam USA Souvenir 1989 — Page 3
THE KHUDDAM PLEDGE During it s formatory stages Hazrat. . . _halifatul- Masih II composed the following words of the pledge as translated in 1938: ASH-HADO ALLA ILAHA-ILLALLAHO WAH DA HU LA SHARIKA LAHU WA ASH HADO ANNA MUHAMMA- DAN ABDOHU WA RASULO. • I solemnly promise that I shall not hes/late to sacrifice my life, property and honour for the sake of my com munif}! and mil/at. It was revised in June 1946 by Hazrat Khalifatul- Masih II as sh ow n here: ASH-HADO ALLA ILAHA ILLALLAHO WAH DA HU LA SHARJKA LAHU WA ASH -HADO ANNA MUHAMMA DAN ABDOHU WA RASULO. • I solemnly promise that I shall at all times be ready to sacrifice my life. property and honour for the sake of my communif}! and mi/lat. On 19th October 1956, Hazrat Musleh Maood reviewed the words of the pledge and recommended the following to be adopted AS -HADO ALLA ILAHA ILLALLAHO WAHDA HU LA SHARIKA LAHU WA ASH HADO ANNA MUHAMMA- DAN ABDOHU WA RASULO. • I solemnly promise that I shall always be ready to sacrifice lime, life , property and honour for the sake of my faith, communif}! and millat Moreover. I shall be ready to mak e every sacrifice for upholding the cause of Khilafat1 Ahmadiyya and deem it binding on me to carry out fOJthfully every co mmand and decision under Shariat by the Khalifa of the time THE PLEDGE OF ATFAL ASH-HADO ALLAA ILAAHA ILLALLAAHO WAHDA- HOO LAA SHAREEKA LAHOO WA ASH-HADO ANNA MOHAMMADAN ABDOHOO WA RASOO- LOHU • I promise to be always prepared to serve Islam and Ahmadiyyat, my people and my country. I will always speak the truth and do my best to carry out all the orders of Hazrat Kha/ijatu/ Masih •Translation: I bear witness that there is no God but Allah, He 1s One, has no partner, and I also bear witness that Muhammad IS His Servant and His Messenger. Khuddam-ul-Ahmadiyya U. S. A. - 3·