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119 Anjuman Ahmadiyya, Tahrike Jadid Ahmadiyya and Waqfe Jadid Ahmadiyya. For more information on these and other institutions of the Jamaat, please see titles given at the end of the chapter. LAJNA IMAILLAH Lajna Imaillah means “maidservants of Allah. ” The organization was founded in 1922 by Hazrat Khalifatul Masih II. He defined its primary objectives as: 1. T o educate Ahmadi women and reinforce the necessity of living their lives according to Islamic teachings. 2. T o prepare them to serve their fellow beings lovingly and to preach Islam in the best manner possible. 3. T o encourage them to instruct, guide and train their children in the precept and practices of Islam. 4. T o promote in Ahmadi women such a spirit of sacrifice as to keep them ever ready for offering their lives, properties and their children in the cause of Islam and for the preservation of the Ahmadiyya Khilafat. There are currently more than 700 branches of Lajna in various parts of the world. These branches, by promoting cooperation and teamwork among their members, are trying to realize Lajna’s objectives throughout the world. One of Lajna’s important achievements is its contribution towards building