Published on Feb 01 2012 

 

Morden Ijtema Report 2012

 

Alhamdulillah, Majlis Khuddamul Ahmadiyya and Majlis Atfalul Ahmadiyya Morden held their local Ijtema 2012 in Tahir Hall, Baitul Futuh on Sunday, 8th January 2012.

It was Masha'Allah a very successful Ijtema; very well attended and enjoyed by everyone. A brief overview of the Ijtema activities are shown below:

Planning

The preparation of the Ijtema began in December 2011, when the Ijtema date was finalised and both Khuddam and Atfal were informed about it in a general meeting. An Ijtema committee was formed to help plan and implement various tasks to help deliver a successful event.

Throughout the month of December and the first week of January, regular committee meetings were held to review the progress of the arrangements especially the attendance campaign.

Site preparation

A Waqar-e-Amal session was organised to prepare the stage and get the facilities ready after maghrib prayer on 7th January, the day before Ijtema.

This Waqar-e-Amal session was also used as an opportunity to go through the plans for a final review and all committee members were asked to join the site team; particularly Nazimeen for stage, sports, Ishaat and registration to make sure that they have everything setup and ready for the Ijtema day.

One of the most exciting tasks was decorating the stage with banners and posters. Registration and maal desks along with exhibition desks were also setup; ready for the early start next day.

 

Ijtema day

The day started with Fajr prayer followed by recitation of the Holy Qur'an. Registration started at 7:45 am. During registration every khadim and tifl confirmed their contact details for Amoor-e-Tulaba and Sanat-o-Tijarat database. Khuddam and Atfal also filled out a tarbiyyat survey with the aim of collecting data to improve the Qiadat. A maal desk was also setup for the collection of Khuddam and Atfal chanda.

 

Breakfast

After the registration session, Khuddam and Atfal had their breakfast. The breakfast contained chana naan and tea which was thoroughly enjoyed by everyone.

Opening session

The opening session commenced at 9:00 am and was chaired by respected Regional Qaid Bilal Waseem Sahib. The first speech was by Qaid Majlis Morden, Waqar Laeeque Sahib. He reminded Khuddam and Atfal about the purpose and importance of the Ijtema. The second speech was by Regional Qaid Bilal Waseem Sahib in which he explained what Khuddamul Ahmaddiyya means and what Khuddam and Atfal’s responsibilities are.

Academic competitions

After the opening session, Khuddam Tilawat competitions started, with a number of very competent reciters. It was very pleasant listening to the competition. Tilawat competition was followed by nazm, adhan, and extemporary speech competitions. Extemporary speech participants were given random topics to prepare in five minutes and deliver the speech in three minutes. The final part of the academic competitions was Ta’leem quiz which was the most interesting of all and lasted for more than 40 minutes. Zoama were given the task to form their halqa teams and help them prepare religious knowledge book ‘Ta’lim – A book of religious knowledge’ well before the Ijtema. Simultaneously, the same five competitions took place in the Mosque for Atfal.

 

Sports Competitions – First session

At 12.30 pm the 50 metre race took place for Atfal and penalty shoot out for Khuddam.

Zikre Habib

Zuhr prayer was offered at 1:00 pm followed by Zikr-e-Habib by Respected Naseem Bajwa Sahib. In his address Murabbi Sahib explained the daily conduct of the Promised Messiah (as) and how Khuddam and Atfal can follow the teachings of the Promised Messiah (as).

 

Lunch

Lunch was served after Zikr-e-Habib. The menu was chicken mancholi with egg fried rice which was enjoyed by everyone.

Exhibition & Sanat-o-Tijarat stall

An exhibition containing photos from last year was organised which proved very popular among Khuddam and Atfal. It highlighted the hard work Khuddam and Atfal had done in the last 12 months and also reminded them that they needed to carry on the hard work. The exhibition also had some information about some volunteering opportunities with a charity and some posters about Majlis Ansar Sultanul Qalam. Around 25 Khuddam signed up to Majlis Ansar Sultanul Qalam at the Ijtema.

Sports competitions – Second session

At 2:15 pm the sports competition resumed including badminton, kalae pakarna, arm wrestling and tug of war. Khuddam and Atfal enjoyed the sports competitions and were happy with the variety of competitions with everyone having the opportunity to participate.

 

Atfal competitions were organised at the same time in the tahir hall and included a 50 meter race, sack race, arm wrestling and penalty shoot out. It gave Khuddam an opportunity to appreciate Atfal as well as attend their own competitions.

Closing Session:

The closing session started at 3:45 pm and was chaired by Naib Sadr Khuddamul Ahmadiyya, Dr. Aziz Ahmad Hafiz Sahib. Regional Qaid Bilal Waseem Sahib and Local President Hassan Khan sahib were also present. The session started with recitation of the Holy Qu'ran with translation followed by the pledge. After the nazm, Secretary Ijtema, Asif Hashmi Sahib presented the Ijtema report. Naib Sadr Sahib then distributed prizes for academic and sports competitions followed by his address to Khuddam and Atfal. He praised Khuddam for their efforts especially mentioning the number of Waqar-e-Amal and security duties performed by the Qiadat. At the same time he also reminded Khuddam about the additional responsibility they have being local to the centre. In the end, Local President Hassan Khan Sahib led Khuddam in silent prayer.

 

The Ijtema was Masha'Allah very successful and was attended by 91 Khuddam and 44 Atfal with an average attendance of 81%.