Khuddam USA Souvenir 1989 — Page 33
In the area of Education, Noorudm A. Latif. developed the first comprehensive program using a three-phase system. The goal of the first phase was to set a standard that everyone should know and would be great to start any new Khad1m on. The second phase was a branch level study of Ahmadi literature. The third phase was an excel- lent, very comprehensive college level study course for an ind1v1dual Khadim in areas ranging from Hadith to Eco- nomics to Comparative Religions. Studying Arabic was made available and a 100-question comprehensive test was prepared which when completed formed a small pamphlet on many facets of Islam (All 100 questions were answered only by Dhul Waqar Yaqub). In the summer of 1976 the first issue of a new Khud- dam magazine, Tariq, appeared. It was interesting that the Khuddam m America chose this name independently and later found that it was the same name as the one started in Qad1an The early Tariq magazines were not structured as to sections, serials, etc. . but they were well laid out and full of useful information for Khuddam. Again, a section for Atfal was begun called "Atfal Times" but not continued The Tariq magazine, however, is still A scene from 1979 na11onal 11tema held m New Jersey (Photo by Abdus Sarni Khal1q1 being published at 'this writing The Khuddam also republished "kh1lafat in Islam:· a series of articles in Review of Re/1g1ons. by Nafisur Rahman A. G. Sufi, a former esteemed missionary The dedication on the front cover was to Hazrat Khahfatul Masih Ill and the pamphlet emphasized Khuddams' responsibility to understand and follow the establishment of Khilafat. The National Staff or" Al-Tanzim" consisted of the sepa- rated Nazims ofTajneed (Enrollment) and Mal (Finance) as well as the four department Nazims mentioned above. The Fifth was Nazim Atfal The regional officers were the Zaim and the Murabbi The local officers were the Zaim, Naib Za1m, Branch Sec- retary, Branch Nazims, or officers on a local level of the four departments and Zaims-optional community leaders within a bigger branch Some of the national officers at this time have already been mentioned Others were National Deputy Qaid- Dhul Waqar Yaqub; Nazim Administration-Yousuf Ameen, Nazim Finance- Basharat Jamil. Naz1m Atfal- Munir Hamid. A recounting of the organization ofKhuddam although Khuddam-ul-Ahmadiyya U. S. A. - 33