Khilafat Centenary Souvenir 1908-2008 — Page 185
Khilafat Centenary Nizam-e-Wasiyyat In the concluding address of the 2004 UKJalsa Salana, Hadhrat Khalifatul Masih y aba expressed his desire that 50% of all chanda paying members in the Jama' at should become Moosian (plural of moosi, one who participates in the system of wasiyyat, or will) by the time of the Khilafat Centenary in 2008. Huzur aba said he believed there is a connection between the system of Khilafat and the system of Wasiyyat. In its lOOth year the scheme of Wasiyyat should be dynamic enough to raise the standards of taqwa (righteousness) of the Community. In 2007, almost 100 % of the MKA USA National Amila had either submitted or been approved for Wasiyyat. Ever since the call, 26 4 khuddam have applied for Wasiyyat, and 181 applications have been approved as of June 2007. Jihad by the Pen T hrough ext ensive research, the one underlying sacrificial service that Majlis Khuddamul Ahmadi yya USA ha s made in the service of Khilafat is to defend the beau ti ful face of Islam and its founder, the Hol y Prop het Muhammad saw , through the Promised Messi ah'sas singular example of jihad by the pen. Th e Prom ised Messiah as has said: "In this Age, it is th e sword of the pen with which we ar e attacked and th e spears of objections are being sh ot at us. We also s hould not let our forces go to waste. We should use our pe to pro ve the truth of the religion of God an d th e Proph et hood of this chos en Prophet , ma y God 's bl essings be on him. " ( Had hrat Mirza Ghulam Ah mad as, Malfoozat, Vol. 1 , p. 223). T hrough the department of Majlis Sultan- ul-Q a lam USA, endorsed practice and methodology of Hadhrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad as, and directives of Khilafat-e- Ahmadi yya, me mbers of Majlis Sultan-ul-Qalam, USA (literally, "Committee of the King of Pen") have come forward to be the shields of Islam- Ahmadiyyat in this day and age. They work tirelessly to review media attacks on Islam, sift through piles of published materials, and then pray for courage from Allah before placing their written responses in front of the shooting arrows. Our beloved Huzur abahas stated in his November 3rct, 2006 Friday sermon, that responding to abusive publications directed towards Islam is a most pertinent point in terms of current affairs. Over 50 members of MKA, USA are engaged, one-way or another, in responding to the critics and enemies of Islam that attack the personality of Holy Prophet Muhammad saw. MKA, USA have had hundreds of their written responses published in either a major American newspaper or news magazine, and reached a potential audience of millions of Americans. Huzur aba has instructed us to encourage our youth to become journalists; and as a result MKA, USA is supporting the Jama' at Waqf-e-Nau (new devotees) Department with journalism opportunities and seminars. A Personal Relationship Onjune 27, 2005, the MKA USA National Amila had the privilege of meeting personally with Hadhrat Khalifatul Masih y aba in Toronto, Canada. During the meeting, Huzur a ba asked each Mohtamim about his respective department, and gave each secretary some advice for what he can directly do to improve his department. There were two discussions during that meeting that were of particular remembrance. While speaking with Mohtamim Khidmat-e-Khalq, , Huzuraba asked as to the number of blood donations that were collected by MKA, USA, to which the response was 150. Huzur aba then asked what the total Tajneed of the Majlis was (about 2500+) and replied, "then why is this number so low?" Today in Fiscal Year 2007, MKA, USA was responsible for collecting 420 donations with 76 donations collected by the Seattle Majlis in October 2007, the highest number ever collected during a single drive. Later, during the same meeting, Huzuraba asked Mohtarnim Maal(finance) regarding the collection of chanda throughout the Majlis, and was curious as to what the minimum wage was versus. the average yearly wages of Khuddam. Huzuraba then asked, "You Americans love your hamburgers. . . what does a burger cost in America?" To which Mohtamim Maal replied, "About two or three dollars. " As the non -earning chanda is $24/year, Huzuraba commented "Can't they sacrifice more than 8 burgers?" Huzur'saba instructions were made very clear that while the amount of chanda being brought in was adequate ($216,000), the number of participants (900) was very low and both aspects had room for improvement.