MKA Baitul Futuh Regional Ijtema 2010 Report

Published on Jun 07 2010 by Athar Naseer

 

 

MAJLIS KHUDDAMUL AHMADIYYA BAITUL FUTUH REGION

REGIONAL IJTEMA REPORT

 

 

  At- a-Glance Facts and Figures

  Date:    24th & 25th April 2010

  Venue: Tahir Hall, Baitul Futuh Mosque and London Playing Fields

  Attendance: 476

  Tajneed:      789

  Percentage: 60%

 

Preparation

This year’s Regional Ijtema was held over 2 days to tailor for the 789 Khuddam in the MKA Baitul Futuh region.

Preparation for this event started almost six months in advance by forming an Ijtema committee headed up by the Nazim-e-Ala, Irfan Ahmed Sahib. Months of hard work and planning were put in by the Committee with numerous meetings taking place in the run up to the event to ensure it ran smoothly on the days. Various initiatives were put in to ensure a good attendance, including a concerted attendance campaign comprising of waves of phone calls, house visits, emails and a central mail shot with an invitation card.

 

Event Delivery (Saturday)

The Ijtema began at 9.00am on Saturday morning, with a continental breakfast consisting of croissants and pastries with tea, coffee and even fresh juice and fruits. Khuddam were asked for their Charity Challenge promise as they were registered, and Qiadats began setting up their respective exhibitions, highlighting their histories.

After the light breakfast, the sports competitions started off, with Khuddam playing Badminton and Table Tennis in the Tahir and Noor Halls respectively, while the Region’s cricketers proceeded to the fields for the cricket preliminaries. A strongman arm-wrestling competition was also held in the Tahir Hall. All the Khuddam enjoyed the sports session, with excellent participation in all the competitions. 

Soon after the sports, lunch was served, followed by Zuhr Prayer.

The Ijtema’s opening session was held after Zuhr, which was attended by the regional Missionary, Maulana Naseem Bajwa Sahib. Bajwa Sahib highlighted to the Khuddam of Baitul Futuh region, that the mosque they were in, was their mosque, and hence a competition that everyone should be taking part in everyday, is that of waking up to offer Tahajjud at the mosque, along with Fajr Prayer. Failure to do so would contradict our own pledge we have made when adhering to the 10 conditions of bai’at. The academic competitions were then held with Tilawat and Nazm followed by the prepared and extempore speech competitions. Masha’Allah the judges were very impressed with the excellent standard displayed in the competitions.

 At 5:30pm Khuddam went for Asr Prayer, after which was the Quiz competition, which proved to be a light-hearted and well enjoyed competition.

Straight after the quiz a barbecue dinner was held, a new feature added to the Regional Ijtema this year. All Khuddam were served kebabs and chicken tikka along with the usual salad, sauces and drinks. A special dinner was arranged at the barbecue with Sadr Majlis, Regional Ameer Sahib and all the previous regional Qaideen of Baitul Futuh invited to share a meal together. Maghrib and Ishaa brought an end to the day.

 

Event Delivery (Sunday)

Sunday began at 8.00am, with a special breakfast of Aaloo Channe with Naan, alongside fresh fruit, pastries and cereals with tea and coffee.

Activities then moved to the sports field, where the semis and finals of the Cricket, Football and Tug of War competitions were held. Despite the weather taking a slight turn for the worse, the Qiadats were still able to display their usual fight and passion on the pitches.

A lovely lunch of chicken biryani was then served, with Zuhr prayers soon after. A formal session was then held to allow Sadr Majlis to address the region. Sadr Sahib spoke on the importance of maintaining high morals, and pointed to the example of Christianity, which has now evolved into a body of political correctness, rather than of faith. The Ijtema was then graced with Maulana Jahangir Sahib’s presence, and he was kind enough to partake in a Question and Answer session, that was thoroughly enjoyed by all Khuddam present. The questions covered a wide range of religious and contemporary issues, such as the afterlife for non-believers, Facebook and marriage.

For the closing session we were honoured with the attendance of Mohtamim Atfal, Najm Khan Sahib. The Ijtema report was read by Regional Qaid Baitul Futuh, Okasha Ahmad Sami Sahib, and this was followed by the prize distribution, which included some special prizes. These were given to special Khuddam for their hard and dedicated work in Majlis Khuddamul Ahmadiyya and in the region of Baitul Futuh. A special prize was given to Zan Khan Sahib, an Alm-e-Inami winning ex-regional Qaid of Baitul Futuh, and he was invited to say a few words.

After the formal prize distribution, Najm Sahib delivered an inspiring and deeply spiritual speech. The silent prayer led by Mohtamim Sahib brought a close to the Regional Ijtema for another year.

 

 

Attendance breakdown

 

 

Attendance

Tajneed

(%)

Lower Morden

59

74

80%

Morden

91

113

81%

Baitul Futuh

100

140

71%

Raynes Park

42

66

64%

Sutton

64

158

41%

Worcester Park

58

106

55%

Surbiton

20

55

36%

New Malden

42

77

55%

Total =

476

789

60%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Attendance

The total attendance was 476 out of a Tajneed of 789 khuddam. This comes to a percentage of 60%.

As for the Charity Challenge, promises totalling up to over £6500 were collected.

 

1.2 List of Winners (Academic, Sports and Qiadat Prizes)

           Name       Qiadat
 Tilawat    
1st Faizan Rajput Morden
2nd Umar Mansoor Sutton
3rd Basil Bajwa Baitul Futuh
     
Nazm    
1st Shoaib Ahmed Worcester Park
2nd Rashid Bashir Mirza Sutton
3rd Faizan Rajput Morden
     
     
Speech    
1st Zan Khan Morden
2nd Syed Mashood Ahmad Shah Sutton
3rd Mobashar Tariq Baitul Futuh
     
     
Extempore Speech    
1st Sumair Naveed Worcester Park
2nd Syed Mashood Ahmad Shah Sutton
3rd Syed Tahir Ahmad Worcester Park
     
     
Quiz    
1st Surbiton  
2nd New Malden  
     
Surbiton: New Malden  
Kaleem Ahmed Tariq Hayat  
Imran Rehman Tariq Basra  
Hamid Raja Ali Khan  
Musawir Maqsood Khalid Hayat  

 

Sports Winners

Name

Qiadat

Badminton single

      

1st

   

Noman Ilahi

Baitul Futuh

2nd

    

Qavi Ahmed

Baitul Futuh

3rd

    

Zubair Ahmed

Baitul Futuh
         

Badminton Double

      

1st

    

Abdul Wakeel & Abid Ahmed

Baitul Futuh

2nd

    

Mubashar Idrees & Sumer Ahmed

Worcester Park

3rd

    

Ataul Qudoos & Muneeb Ahmed Munir

Morden
         

Table Tennis Single

      

1st

    

Afzal Ahmad

Baitul Futuh

2nd

    

Hammad Ahmad

Morden
         
         

Table Tennis Double

      

1st

    

Ataul Qudoos & Muneeb Ahmed Munir

Morden

2nd

    

Afraaz Sultan & Khalil Ahmed

Baitul Futuh
         
         

Cricket

        

1st

    

Morden

 

2nd

    

Baitul Futuh

  
         

Football

        

1st

    

Worcester Park

  

2nd

    

Raynes Park

  

Plate

    

New Malden

  
         

Tug of War

      

1st

    

Sutton

  

2nd

    

Worcester Park

  
         

Strongest Man

      

1st

    

Munawar Malik

Sutton

2nd

    

Abdul Rehman

Sutton
         

IQFL

        

Winners

    

New Malden

  

Top Scorer

  

Sultan Khan - Raynes Park

  

Player of the season

  

Humza Vanderman - New Malden
         

Helper for Badminton Event

Kashif Ram

  
         

Winner of National Badminton Tournament & Helper for Badminton Event

Gohar Maqsood

  

 

Qiadats Awards & Special Prizes

 

Best Exhibition

          

1st

    

Worcester Park

Waqar Basit

  
             

Best Attendance

          

1st

    

Morden

  

Bilal Waseem
             

Most Improved Qiadat

          

1st

    

Raynes Park

  

Waheed Jaswal
             

Best Qiadat

            

1st

    

Morden

  

Bilal Waseem

2nd

    

Baitul Futuh

  

Nasir Gillani

  
             

Special Prizes

Bashir Akhtar Sahib

          

Abdul Wadood Khan Sahib

          

Zan Khan Sahib

          

 

 

 

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