Published on May 15 2010 by Tommy Kallon, Sadr Majlis Khuddamul Ahmadiyya UK

My dear brothers Khuddam and Atfal,

Assalamu Alaikum wa Rahmatullah. May the Lord of mankind open unto you the gates of His mercy and may He so ordain that you are always accompanied by the supplication of His angels.

I begin by expressing my heartfelt and profound thanks for the tremendous support and fundraising efforts towards the Majlis Khuddamul Ahmadiyya Charity Challenge 2010. With Allah’s great blessing, more than £150,000 was promised which, once collected, would be the largest sum in MKA UK Charity Challenge history. It is my prayer that you will crown your efforts by ensuring that all promises are indeed collected as swiftly as possible so that the money raised can reach the beneficiaries who need it most without delay.

Whilst fundraising and collection are important, their underlying purpose stands as the most essential component. That essential component is the service of Allah’s creation, not just in words but in our actions.

With that in mind, on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the Charity Challenge, as you would have heard on the day or read in my speech published earlier this week, it was my honour and privilege to announce that, by the grace and mercy of Allah, Majlis Khuddamul Ahmadiyya has now become a UK registered charity in its own right. As we vie with one another in good works, this new dimension signals an expansion of our service to humanity which will even more apparent to the world than ever before.

Our commitment is a binding one. It is recorded in our pledge and the conditions of Bai’at.  The spirit contained within both of these has, for the first time in the history of any UK charity, been recorded in its registered legal constitutional document. Submitted in the form of a President’s Statement, this is presented below with this message for you to ponder over. 

It is my prayer that these become words that emanate from each one of us to the extent that they enthuse in our hearts a resolute undertaking to serve Allah and His creation to the very best of our abilities. And that we do so not to please people but solely to win the pleasure of Allah.

May Allah bless you all.

Wassalam.

Yours humbly,
Tommy Kallon.
Sadr Majlis Khuddamul Ahmadiyya UK
 

 

President’s Introduction

Our world is diverse and complicated. As the troublesome cracks in society seek to divide us we, Majlis Khuddamul Ahmadiyya (UK) endeavour to transcend manmade differences and bring harmony where there may be discord, brotherhood where there is enmity and unity where there is division. We shall do so by our words and through our actions conveying the pristine message vouchsafed to and first delivered by the Holy Prophet of Islam, Hadhrat Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him).

Our mission, rooted in an unflinching faith in Allah, is to serve Him and His people regardless of creed, colour or kin. Our faith is resolute and our optimism infinite. We shall present Allah’s message as expressed by His appointed messengers with honesty and commitment, and in doing so we shall revitalise human spirit aiming to bring us together as equal children of one God.

We seek to inspire and touch the hearts of those who we come into contact with advancing that perfect faith of Islam. That faultless religion of Islam repristinated by His Holiness, Hadhrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad of Qadian, the Promised Messiah, Mahdi and the Founder of the Ahmadiyya Movement (on whom be peace) and interpreted by the enlightened, divine and blessed institution of Khilafat is the source of our passion. The present Khalifa is His Holiness, Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, Khalifatul Masih V.

Majlis Khuddamul Ahmadiyya (UK) strives for the welfare of its members, training and educating them in true Islamic ways. We inculcate in them the love of Allah and the Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), the spirit of serving Islam, and the spirit of serving their country and mankind with zeal and loyalty.

It is through that demeanour, combined with religious and secular education, that we promote an understanding of the moral and spiritual values propounded by Islam. We promote charity, advance the welfare and well-being of people at large and seek to relieve poverty, sickness and the suffering of those affected, amongst others things, by disease, natural disaster, war and other conflicts.

Ours is a glorious journey; a journey that has already begun to bear fruit. I am convinced that with Allah’s Grace and our effort, we shall banish the hatred, disbelief and fear of many of the misguided. We shall bring hope, guidance and enlightenment to this country to which we are so loyal and we shall do so with fervour and dedication. May Allah make it so.

Tommy Kallon
President, Majlis Khuddamul Ahmadiyya (UK)