News Update Adelaide

A cricket tournament was held between Ansar and Khuddam on the 11^th of December, 2011 at the Candy Road Ground, Happy Valley.  There were total of three teams, two teams from two different halqas of Khuddam and one team from Ansar.

The program started at 11:00am with a silent prayer.  The competition between the three teams was quite tough; however Halqa Fazl-e-Umar won the tournament on the day.  The captain of the Halqa Fazl-e-Umar team, Fareed Bajwa was presented with a trophy by Sadr Jamaat South Australia, Manzoor Qadir Khan. 

After the tournament, lunch was provided for everyone.  By the time lunch was wrapped up, it was time for a Tabligh Class, which was held at the Marion Church.  All of the attendees made there way to the church for the Tabligh Class.  Before the class started namaz-e-zuhar and asar were offered.  After the namaz, the class was officially started by Murabbi Sahib and Sadar Sahib SA.

A volleyball tournament was held on the 26 December, 2011 at the Reynella East Ground.  The program started at 3:00pm with a silent prayer by Qaid Sahib, Fareed Bajwa.  There were a total of 3 teams, with a mix of Khuddam and Ansar.   After a good competition, the team led by Aslam Masan won the tournament.  Refreshments were also provided after the final match.  Total attendance for the day was 46.

News Submitted By:Imran Ahmed Secertary Isha'at Khuddamul-Ahmadiyya South Australia 21.01.12

News Update Adelaide

In October, both halqas held individual waqar-e-amals at two locations. Halqa Fazl-e-Umar held their Waqar-e-Amal on the 23rd of October, 2011 at Panalatinga Road, Woodcroft. 15 Khuddam and 1 Atfal participated in the Waqar-e-Amal to clean up the area.

Halqa Al-Noor also held their Waqar-e-Amal on the 23rd of October, 2011 but at the Tapleys Hill Road, West Beach. 13 Khuddam participated in this Waqar-e-Amal from this halqa to clean up their area.

May Allah continue to enable the Ahmadiyya Community to serve the nation in every possible capacity!

News Submitted By:Imran Ahmed Secertary Isha'at Khuddamul-Ahmadiyya South Australia 03.12.11

Annual Ijtema Majlis Khuddamul Ahmadiyya Australia

The 28th Annual Ijtema Majlis Khuddamul Ahmadiyya Australia will Insha-Allah be held on Friday, the 30th September, Saturday 1st October and Sunday, 2nd of october at Bait-Ul-Huda Mosque in Sydney.

Program - (Print & Download)

News Submitted By: News Editor Ahmadiyya Australia Web Team 26.09.11

News Update Adelaide

On the 14th and 15th of July, individual matches of Badminton were held among the Khuddam of both halqas at the Reynella East Sports Hall. After the two days of competition, Junaid Abro of Halqa Fazl-e-Umar was declared the winner.

On the 24th of July, a soccer tournament was held between the two halqas, Halqa Fazl-e-Umar and Halqa Al-Noor at the Reynella East Ground. Both teams were well prepared and the competition was quite tough. In the end Halqa Fazl-e-Umar won the match by a score of 6-3. On this day a relay race was also run by both halqas, where Halqa Al-Noor won this race.

On the 31st of July, a cricket match was played amongst the two halqas again. It was a competition of a best of three matches, where the first two matches were won by the Halqa Fazl-e-Umar. It was an intense competition where Halqa Fazl-e-Umar needed 6 runs from 1 ball to win the competition. Junaid Abro managed to score a 6 on the last ball and led his team to victory at the last second. Before the cricket, a long jump competition was also organised for the Khuddam. Faiz Shaikh was the winner of this competition.

News Submitted By:Imran Ahmed Secertary Isha'at Khuddamul-Ahmadiyya South Australia 22.08.11

News Update Adelaide

A Soccer Tournament was held between the two halqas, Halqa Fazal-e-Umar and Halqa Al-Noor at Goodwood Ground on the 15th May 2011. It was a tough competition where both halqas played a brilliant game, however in the end Halqa Al-Noor won the match by 1-0.

The turnout at the match was very good where good numbers of Ansar, Atfal and Khuddam came to see the match. The trophy was presented by Adelaide's new Murabbi Sahib, Imtiaz Ahmed to Halqa Al-Noor's captain, Muneeb Jonud.

After the game, a BBQ was prepared in honour of winning the National Alm-e-Inami, which was announced at the Sydney Annual Jalsa in April.

Jamaat also held two Waqar-e-Amal's in May on the 14th and 21st at Aldinga Mission House where Ansar, Khuddam and Atfal all contributed towards picking up the olives from the Jamaat's property as well as doing maintenance work around the mission house.

Attendance at Waqar-e-Amal on 14th of May, 2011 was:

Ansar 13 | Khuddam 25 | Atfal 7

Attendance at Waqar-e-Amal on 21st of May, 2011 was:

Ansar 18 | Khuddam 28 | Atfal 14

During the waqar-e-amals, Zuhr and Asar prayers were also offered in congregation. After prayers, lunch was provided for all the volunteers who came to make the waqar-e-amal a successful event.

News Submitted By:Syed Tariq Ahmad, News Editor Ahmadiyya Australia Web Team 11.06.11

Jalsa Musleh Maud (ra) Sydney

By the Grace of Almighty Allah, the Musleh Maud (ra) Jalsa was held in Sydney at Baitul Huda Mosque on Sunday, the 27th of February 2011. The Jalsa was chaired by Nasir Kahlon, Naib Ameer of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community of Australia.

The session commenced at 1:50pm with the recitation and translation of the Holy Quran by Muzaffar Mirza, followed by a nazm presented by Zafar Mustafa. Khalid Saifullah then read the Grand Prophecy made to the Promised Messiah (as), Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, the founder of the Ahmadiyya Movement about Musleh Maud (ra), the Promised Son and Reformer. This prophecy was revealed on the 20th of February 1886. Hence, this is the reason every year the Ahmadiyya Community celebrate this day by holding a Jalsa in memory of Hazrat Musleh Maud (as). Due to other commitments of the Ahmadiyya Community on the 20th of February this year, this Jalsa was held a week later.

Michael Vassili, a senior solicitor and Labour candidate for Riverstone in the 2011 State Elections then took the stage for 5 minutes to give advice to the Community members on setting up their own business.

After this deviation in the program, the Jalsa continued with Mustansir delivering a speech on the various aspects of the life of Hazrat Musleh Maud (ra). Another speech followed presented by Khaled Abdul Nasir on Hazrat Musleh Maud’s (ra) knowledge of the Holy Quran. Next was a speech by Mujeeb-Ur-Rahman Sanori, who specifically related various incidents portraying the beautiful personality of Hazrat Musleh Maud (ra). Finally, Nasir Kahlon related a couple more incidents before concluding the session with silent prayers at 3:30pm.

News Submitted By:Syed Tariq Ahmad, News Editor Ahmadiyya Australia Web Team 10.04.11

Jalsa Seerat-un-Nabi (Pbuh) Sydney

By the Grace of Almighty Allah, a Seerat-Un-Nabi (PBUH) Jalsa was held in Sydney at Bait-Ul-Huda Mosque in Sydney on the 16th of January 2011 to celebrate the life of the Holy Prophet Mohammed (PBUH).

The Jalsa commenced after Zuhr/Asr prayers at 1:50pm with the chairperson being Naib Ameer of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community of Australia, Ch. Khalid Saifullah. It began with the recitation and translation of the Holy Quran by Waqas Ahmad. This was followed by a nazm by Saqib Mahmood Atif. The nazm was written by the Promised Messiah (as) on Prophet Mohammed (PBUH) and Saqib Mahmood also presented the English translation of the nazm. Next, the first speech of the Jalsa was delivered by Haris Khan in English on the topic of the Holy Prophet's (PBUH) dealings and conduct with non-Muslims. Following this, Syed Tariq Ahmad delivered another speech in English on the topic of the Holy Prophet (PBUH) in the eyes of non-Muslims. After this, another nazm was presented by Zafr Mustafa, as well as the English translation.

Finally, Ch. Khalid Saifullah gave the concluding address in Urdu, highlighting that the only way to get close to God is to follow and practice the teachings and actions of the Holy Prophet (PBUH). The speaker then focussed on the forgiveness trait of the Holy Prophet (PBUH). The Holy Prophet (PBUH) was very forgiving, even to his enemies. A few incidents relating to this trait were related by the speaker. Silent prayers were led at 3:15pm by Ch. Khalid Saifullah to bring an end to the Jalsa.

News Submitted By:Syed Tariq Ahmad, News Editor Ahmadiyya Australia Web Team 20.01.11

News Update Adelaide

Soccer Match

A soccer match was held for the Khuddam at the Reynella East Ground on the 16th of May 2010 between the two halqas, Al-Noor and Fazl-e-Omar. Halqa Fazl-e-Omar won the game convincingly by 8-1. Ansar and Atfal were also present in the audience. After the game refreshments were served for everyone and in conlcusion, the winning team, Halqa Fazl-e-Omar was presented with a trophy by Fareed Bajwa, Qaid Khuddamul Ahmadiyya South Australia.

Walk-a-Thon

A Walk-a-thon was organised by Khuddam and Atfal for fund raising on the 23rd of May, 2010 at the Hallet Cove Beach. the Walk-a-thon was organied for the Novita Children's Service, who help to improve the lives of children living with disabilities and their families by encouraging them to live, learn and play in an environment that is fostered by the principles of fun and achievement. 28 Khuddam and 7 Atfal participated on the day and they raised around $600. Refreshments were also provided for the attendees at the end of the walk.

News Submitted By:Imran Ahmad, Secretary Isha'at Khuddam-ul-Ahmadiyya South Australia 13.06.10

Khilafat Day Sydney

On Sunday the 30th of May 2010, Khilafat Day Jalsa was held at the Bait-Ul-Huda Mosque in Sydney. The original program for the Jalsa had to be altered due to the unexpected barbaric attacks on two Ahmadiyya Muslim Mosques in Lahore, Pakistan on Friday the 28th of May 2010. Due to these attacks, a large number of Ahmadi Muslims residing in Sydney came to the Mosque to offer funeral prayers for all the martyrs who passed away. There was a sombre mood in the Mosque and emotions were quite high as fellow Ahmadi Muslims had been killed inhumanely for no other reason then just being Ahmadi Muslims and practicing their faith. After Zuhr/Asr prayers, Ameer and Missionary Incharge of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community of Australia, Maulana Mahmood Ahmad Sahib led funeral prayers for the martyrs.

After the funeral prayers, the proceedings of the Khilafat Day Jalsa commenced at 2:15pm. This was chaired by Mumtaz Maqbool and started with the recitation and translation of the Holy Quran by Mujeeb-Ur-Rahman Sanori. Saqib Mahmood Atif then presented a nazm. This was followed by a speech on Khilafat by Muhammad Amjad Khan in Urdu, while Khalid Saifullah presented a brief English summary of the speech. After this, the Friday Sermon delivered by Hazrat Mirza Khalifatul Masih V, Mirza Masroor Ahmad, Worldwide Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community on the 28th of May 2010 was shown to the audience. At the conclusion of this, silent prayers were led by Mumtaz Maqbool at 3:15pm to bring an end to the Khilafat Day Jalsa.

News Submitted By:Syed Tariq Ahmad, News Editor Ahmadiyya Australia Web Team 07.06.10

Annual Ijtema Majlis Khuddamul Ahmadiyya & Atfal-ul-Ahmadiyya Sydney

The 6th Annual Majlis Khuddamul Ahmadiyya and Atfalul Ahmadiyya Sydney Ijtema will Insha-Allah be held on Saturday, the 3rd and Sunday, the 4th of July at Bait-Ul-Huda Mosque in Sydney. There are some new additions to this year's Ijtema, including an exhibition indoor handball match to be played in the new Khilafat Centenary Hall as well as a new interactive Quiz Competition, which promises to be exciting for both the participants and the audience."

Syllabus - (Print & Download) | Program - (Print & Download)
Quiz English - (Print & Download) | Quiz Urdu - (Print & Download)
Nazmeen List - (Print & Download) | Aussie Phrases - (Print & Download)

News Submitted By:Syed Tariq Ahmad, News Editor Ahmadiyya Australia Web Team 24.05.10

Waqar-e-Amal and BBQ Adelaide

Majlis Khuddamul Ahmadiyya South Australia held a Waqar-e-Amal at the Aldinga Mission House on the 25th of April 2010. 26 Khuddam, 8 Atfal and Ansar attended the waqar-e-amal. Besides cleaning the mission house, the attendees also picked olives from the jamaat's olive farm.

In celebration of winning the Alm-e-Inami for the best performing Majlis last year, the Khuddam held a barbeque for themselves as well as Atfal and Ansar at the Aldinga Mission House on the 2nd of May 2010. The barbeque was organised by a small team of Khuddam, which was led by Saleem Shaukat, Atta-ul-Manan and Ferhaj Sheikh.

News Submitted By:Imran Ahmad, Secretar Isha'at Khuddam-ul-Ahmadiyya South Australia 14.05.10

Jalsa Masih-e- Maud(as) Sydney

Saturday the 23rd of March 1889 marks the day when Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, the Promised Messiah (as) accepted the hands of forty faithful servants in allegiance to the 'Ten Conditions of Bait (Initiation)' and founded the Community, which he called the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat.

Every year on this date, the Ahmadiyya Muslim Communities around the World celebrate this day in the rememberace of the Promised Messiah (as) and try to learn from his teachings and examples.

This year, due to the preparations of the Annual Jalsa Salana of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community of Australia the Promised Messiah Day Jalsa could not be held on the 23rd of March and it was held on Sunday, the 25th of April 2010.

The session commenced at 1:45pm and was chaired by Khalid Saifullah, Naib Ameer of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community of Australia. It began with the recitation and English translation of the Holy Quran by Mirza Muzaffar. This was followed by a nazm by Zafar Mustafa. There were three speeches scheduled for this session, with the first one delivered by Dr. Omar Shahab Khan in Urdu on the topic of 'Love of the Promised Messiah (as) for the Holy Prophet (PBUH). The next speech was by Mirza Imran Karim Ahsan in English on the topic of 'The Promised Messiah's (as) defence of the Holy Prophet's (PBUH). The speaker focused on how the Promised Messiah (as) defended the cause for salat (prayers) and highlighted that it is necessary for a healthy relationship bewteen man and God. He summarised his speech in Urdu as well. The last speaker was Dr. Amjad Tariq, who presented a speech in English on the topic of 'The Promised Messiah's (as) mission and the responsibilities of Ahmadis. The Promised Messiah's (as) mission was primarily to re-establish faith through heavenly signs, establish unity of God, strengthen relationship between man and Creator and establish virtue and righteousness. It was also to propogate the true image of Islam to the World. The speaker continued to then talk about the responsibilites of Ahmadis, with abstaining from Shirk or associating any partners with God being the first responsibility. Materialism is also appiled here and one should stay away from this. There are a number of major sins that one should avoid as well, including falsehood, fornication and adultery, trespasses of the eye, indulgence, cruelty and dishonesty. Offering 5 daily prayers is vital as is expressing gratitude to Allah at all times. There were a number of other actions and responsibilties that the speaker highlighted to end his speech.

Khalid Saifullah ended the session with a few concluding words and then led silent prayers at 2:55pm.

News Submitted By:Syed Tariq Ahmad, News Editor Ahmadiyya Australia Web Team 28.04.2010

Clean up Australia Day South Australia

On the 7th of March 2010, the Ahmadiyya Community of South Australia actively took part as every year in the Clean Up Australia Day by cleaning Tapleys Hill Rd, West Beach. 28 Khuddam, 14 Ansar and 8 Atfal participated on the day.

News Submitted By:Imran Ahmad, Secretary Isha'at Khuddam-ul-Ahmadiyya SA 28.04.2010
News Edited By:Syed Tariq Ahmad, News Editor Ahmadiyya Australia Web Team 28.04.2010

Holy Quran to the Libraries

In line with spreading the message of Islam to all corners of the Earth, Shafqat Gohar, Zaeem Majlis Ansarullah QLD, under the direction of Murabbi Masood Ahmad Shahid, initiated work in January 2010 to put copies of the Holy Quran with English translation in the local libraries for access to the general public.

Ansar and Lajna members of QLD Jamaat showed great generosity in donating copies of the Holy Quran when asked by Shafqat Gohar. Currently 24 copies of the Holy Quran have been received by donation, with 10 copies donated to Brisbane City Council Libraries and 5 copies to Logan City Council Libraries. The remaining balance of 9 Holy Qurans are also in queue to be donated to other Libraries. Gold Coast City Council have also accepted to receive copies of the Holy Quran and this should be finalised very soon.

This project is on-going and a number of other Council Libraries are in the loop to be contacted to further spread the message of Islam.

News Submitted By:Shafqat Gohar, Zaeem Majlis Ansarullah Qld 9.04.2010
News Edited By:Syed Tariq Ahmad, News Editor Ahmadiyya Australia Web Team 9.04.2010

Jalsa Musleh Maud(ra) Sydney

By the Grace of Allah, the Musleh Maud (ra) Jalsa was held in Sydney at Bait-Ul-Huda on the 28th of February 2010. The Jalsa was chaired by Nasir Kahlon, Naib Ameer of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community of Australia.

The session commenced with the recitation and English translation of the Holy Quran by Syed Tariq Ahmad. A nazm was then presented by Hawaida Sarwar. Mohammad Younus then read the Grand Prophecy made to the Promised Messiah (as) about Musleh Maud (ra). Usman Omar Khan then read the same Prophecy in English as it was published on the 20th of February 1886 as the 'Green Annoucement.'

Tahir Ahmad Sikar proceeded to give a speech in English on the services of Hazrat Musleh Maud (ra), Mirza Bashiruddin Mahmood Ahmad for the Holy Quran. He highlighted that even though Hazrat Musleh Maud (as) only had minimal formal education, his Quranic wisdom and knowledge gained through God was exceptional. Dr. Abul Noor then delivered a speech in Urdu on the establishment of foreign missions by Hazrat Musleh Maud (ra). He pointed out that the Tehrik-e-Jadid Scheme initiated by Hazrat Musleh Maud (ra) was instrumental in forming tabligh missions amd mosques to be built all around the World. Through this Scheme the Holy Quran was translated in a number of different languages as well. Nasir Kahlon then presented the final speech of the day in Urdu on the establishment of auxiliary organisations by Hazrat Musleh Maud (ra). The organisations that were formed by Hazrat Musleh Maud (ra) were Lajna Imaillah (for women aged 15 +), Nasirat (for girls aged 7-15 yrs), Khuddam (for men aged 15-40), Atfal (for boys aged 7-15 yrs) and Ansarullah (for men aged 40+).

The Jalsa came to a successful end at 2:55pm with silent prayers led by Nasir Kahlon.

News Submitted By:Syed Tariq Ahmad, News Editor Ahmadiyya Australia Web Team 4.03.2010

News Update From Adelaide

Cricket Tournament:

A cricket tournament was held between the two halqas, Halqa al-Noor and Halqa Al-Fazal on the 2nd of January, 2010 at the Reynella Ground. It was a tournament of best of three matches. It started at noon and the first two matches were won by the Halqa Al-Fazal hence, the tournament was won by the Halqa Al-Fazal. The total attendance was 29 Khuddam, 5 Atfal and 4 Ansar, who all enjoyed the day very much. After the match everyone had lunch together.

At the prize ceremony, Fareed Bajwa, Qaid Khuddamul Ahmadiyya Adelaide presented a trophy to the Captain of Halqa Al-Fazal, Atta-ul-Mannan Babar. Qaseem Aslam was also presented with a medal for Man of the Series.

Australia Day Parade:

Ansar, Khuddam and Atfal participated in the Australia Day Parade on the 26th of January 2010, which was held in Adelaide City at 6:00pm. The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community was represented under the "Around the World' banner.

News Submitted By:Imran Ahmad, Secretar Isha'at South Australia 14.02.10

News Update From Adelaide

Halqa Al-Noor of Majlis South Australia held a picnic at the Silver Sand Beach for the Khuddam and Atfal on the 19th of December 2009, where 22 khuddam and 1 Atfal participated. Everyone enjoyed there time with playing games such as cricket and traditional games of Pakistan, Darri. Lunch was also organised and the day ended with Ijlas-e-Aam and Namaz.

News Submitted By:Imran Ahmad, Secretar Isha'at South Australia 28.01.10

Annual Ijtema Majlis Khuddamul Ahmadiyya Australia

Annual IjtemaMajlis Khuddamul Ahmadiyya Australia will be held on the 2nd,3rd and 4th of october 2009.Inshallah.

Program (Print & Download)

News Submitted By:Syed Tariq Ahmad, News Editor Ahmadiyya Australia Web Team 28.09.09

Adelaide Picnic

There was a picnic held at the National Belair Park in Adelaide on the 14th of June, 2009 for the Khuddams and Atfal.  Ansar were also invited to come to the Picnic.  The main guest was Sadr Khuddamul Ahmadiyya, Ejaz Rana who was visiting Adelaide form Sydney. 

A BBQ was held at the picnic for lunch.  It was organised, prepared and served by Ferhaj Mansoor Sheikh and his team.  Every one including Sadr Sahib enjoyed the lunch very much. 

After the lunch, Sadr Sahib held a meeting with the Adelaide Khuddamul Ahmadiyya Aamla.  He explained the duties of each aamla member and then he discussed each shoba with their secretaries.

 The attendance was:

Khuddam - 38

Ansar - 6

Itefal - 11

News Submitted By:Imran Ahmad,Sec Publications Khuddam-ul-Ahmadiyya South Australia

Majlis Khuddamul Ahmadiyya & Majlis Atfalul Ahmadiyya Sydney

Majlis Khuddamul Ahmadiyya and Majlis Atfalul Ahmadiyya Sydney Ijtema will be held on the 11th and 12th of July 2009.

Khuddam Syllabus (Print & Download)

Atfal Mayar-e-Kabeer Syllabus (Print & Download)

Atfal Mayar-e-Sagheer Syllabus (Print & Download)

Atfal Program (Print & Download)

Khuddam Program (Print & Download)

Khuddam Quiz, Religious Knowledge (Print & Download)

News Submitted By:Syed Tariq Ahmad, News Editor Ahmadiyya Australia Web Team 19.06.09

Jalsa Musleh Maud(ra) Sydney

By the Grace of Almighty Allah, the Musleh Maud (ra) Jalsa was held in Sydney at Bait-Ul-Huda Mosque on the 22nd of February 2009. The Jalsa was chaired by Ramzan Sharif and commenced at 2pm. Faheem Ahmad Gondal started the program with the recitation and translation of the Holy Quran. This was followed by a nazm, beautifully presented by Imran Chandio. Usman Omar Khan then delivered a speech in English on the Prophecy of Musleh Maud (ra). Ashfaq Ahmad proceeded to present a speech in Urdu on the sampe topic. Mujeeb-Ur-Rahman Sanauri then delivered a speech in Urdu on the Characteristics of Musleh Maud (ra). There was a break from the speeches with another nazm done by Zafar Mustafa. After this, Khalid Saifullah spoke in Urud on his personal experiences during the life of Musleh Maud (ra). Saqib Mahmood Atif gave a speech in Urdu on Musleh Maud's (ra) love for the Holy Prophet (PBUH). Finally, Ramzan Sharif talked in English about Musleh Maud's (ra) courage during his life highlighted with various examples. The session of informative and interesting speeches came to an end at 4pm, whereafter Ameer Sahib brought the program to a close by leading silent prayers.

News Submitted By:Syed Tariq Ahmad, News Editor Ahmadiyya Australia Web Team

Adelaide Cricket Match

A cricket match between Halqa Al-Noor and Halqa Al-Fazal of Majlis Khuddamul Ahmadiyya Adelaide was held on the 8th of February 2009 at the Reynalla East Ground in Reynalla East. It was a successful event with Halqa Al-Fazal emerging victorious.
The attendance was as follows:   
Khuddam - 35
Ansar - 7
Atfaal - 12

News Submitted By: Imran Ahmed, Secretary Ishaat Majlis Adelaide SA
News Edited By: Syed Tariq Ahmad, News Editor Ahmadiyya Australia Web Team

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Khilafat Jubilee Mushairah - Lajna Imaillah

The year 2008 will be celebrated as Khilafat Centenary Year to mark 100 years of Khilafat in the Ahmadiyya Movement in Islam. Ahmadi Muslims all over the world, InshaAllah, will celebrate this milestone in various ways.

On this auspicious occasion, Lajna Imaillah Australia will hold a Mushairah (Poetry Contest) at the National Level during the Annual Ijtema, in both Urdu and English languages. All Lajna and Nasirat members can participate in this Musha’irah.

National President Lajna Imaillah Australia has kindly extended the last date for submitting poetry. The deadline for ALL submissions is now 30th May 2008.

Following are the Rules and Regulations, which shall govern this Musha’irah:

1. Poetry must be your own. Any copied poetry of any poet or poetess or copy from any book will NOT be included.
2. The topic of poetry must be KHILAFT or RELATED TO KHILAFT.
3. The length of writing should be 30 lines or 8 stanzas (4lines each).
4. All those sisters who wish to participate in this Musha’irah, should send their poetry to Abida Mubashar by email on abida_mmm@hotmail.com or by post to: Abida Mubashar.19-Erin Drive. Browns Plains .QLD 4118, until the closing date of 30th May 2008
5. A committee of 3 members will decide about your poetry. If your poetry qualifies for the Musha’irah you will be informed.
6. You can send more then one poem for selection of the best.
7. A copy of approved poetry will kept on record.
8. You must read approved poems/ poetry only.

Celebrating Musleh Maud(RA) Day in Victoria

By the grace of God, Lajna Imaillah (women’s auxiliary) Victoria celebrated Musleh Maoud Day on the 8th of March 2008. This day is celebrated in remembrance of the Second Caliph of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, Hazrat Mirza Bashiruddin Mahmood Ahmad - the Promised Reformer. The event predominantly commemorates the prophecy revealed by God to Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (as), the founder of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in Islam, on February 20 1886, in which he was told that he would be blessed with a holy spiritual son – Hazrat Mirza Bashiruddin Mahmood Ahmad (ra). To mark this event, Ahmadi Muslims all over the world celebrate Musleh Maoud Day.

The program started with a recitation of Surah Jumah from the Holy Quran. Two speeches were delivered by Lajna (members of the women’s auxiliary) on the topics of “Responsibilities of Ahmadi women according to Hazrat Musleh Maoud” and “Hazrat Musleh Maoud’s devotion to prayers”. A speech was also delivered by a Nasira (young girl) on the topic of “A brief life history of Hazrat Musleh Maoud”. All speeches were thoroughly enjoyed and much knowledge was gained by both the younger and older members.

By the grace of God, many ladies and young girls enthusiastically participated in the program. The celebrations ended with dua (silent prayer) and afterwards refreshments were offered.

Jalsa Salana, Annual Convention,Australia 2008
Lajna Imaillah Victoria's Participation

By the Grace of God, Jalsa Salana, Annual Convention, Australia 2008 has come to a close. As always, this year too, by the Grace of God, Lajna Imaillah (women’s auxiliary) Victoria and Nasirat (young girls) Victoria participated in the Jalsa Salana, Annual Convention, Australia.

News Reported t By: Lubna Ahmad
News Correspondent- Ladies and Families Victoria 15/04/08

Australia Day Celebrations at Bait-ul-Huda Mosque

On Saturday 26th of January 2008, the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community of Australia celebrated Australia Day at Bait-ul-Huda Mosque in Sydney, Australia. This program was organized by Mirza Ramzan Sharif sahib.

 Repeated reminders of this program in the Sydney Halqas and the “Front Page” coverage by the local newspaper Blacktown Sun prior to the day resulted in a good response from both the jamaat members and jamaat guests. Earlier in the day, the Australian Flag was hoisted, followed by the program starting at 2:00pm.

 Next, the Atfal Team presented their very well rehearsed National Anthem, followed by Aboriginal Acknowledgement by Tariq Chauhan. The chairperson explained the significance of both the National Anthem and the Aboriginal  Acknowledgement. He also added the following: “On Australia Day we come together as a nation to celebrate what's great about Australia and being Australian. It's the day to reflect on what we have achieved and what we can be proud of in our great nation. In our bi-centennial year, 1988, the Australia Day public holiday was held around the nation on January 26. Alongside the celebrations 1988 was named a Year of Mourning for Australia's Aboriginal people, who also regarded the year as a celebration of survival. It was the most vocal indigenous presence ever felt on 26 January 1988…...”.

Next, Javed Ahmadi’s speech gave a really inspiring insight into the responsibilities of the day to day lives of the Ahmadis as Australians. The chairperson further added a tradition of the Holy Prophet which reads “Paradise lies under the feet of the mother”. He said that Islam honours mothers so much that they become the central figures in rearing their children in such a way that they become responsible citizens, who in turn, contribute to building this nation.

 The highlights of the speeches were the two short speeches by Nyla Mirza (aged 9 years old) and Fateen Ahmad Khan (aged 11 years old).

Nyla’s topic was “Australia, my Homeland” while Fateen handled a profound subject “Jihad, Let’s Strive for the Better!” very well.

After Fateen’s speech, Mirza Ramzan Sharif sahib reminded the audience of a very common historical human experience: “Swords can win territories, but not hearts; and similarly, force can bend heads, but not minds. He further explained that while human speech has the potential to brainwash a handful of ignorant to do wrong (even to the extent of suicide bombing), the intrinsic beauty and the lovely teachings of the Holy Quran requires softer hearts to be absorbed.

Marcel Braid, a teenage guest and friend to the community, gave a very moving speech on his observation of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. He said that his mum and dad have been heavily involved with the jamaat activities over a number of years. The chairperson also reminded about Mr Vincent Braid’s involvement with designing of the dome of the  mosque.
   
Then the chairperson called upon Farhad Jan Khan sahib to introduce the Councillors from the Blacktown City Council. Some of the dignitaries who attended were Cr Ron Alder (Local Government Ward 1), Cr Alan Pendleton (Local Government Ward 1), Cr Kathie Collins (Local Government Ward 3), Cr Tony Bleasdale (Local Government Ward 5) and Mrs Louise Markus MP (Electoral Division Greenway NSW, Liberal Party of Australia). The guest speakers, Cr Kathie Collins, Cr Tony Bleasdale, Cr Alan Pendleton and Mrs Louise Markus MP all spoke very positively about the efforts made by the community in staging such a program that promotes peace and harmony in the country.

Finally, Mirza Ramzan Sharif sahib thanked the audience, including the guests for attending the celebrations and ended the session with silent prayers at 3:15 pm. The guests were than accompanied on a tour of the library, which was followed by refreshment in the meeting room. The guests remarked during the library tour and refreshment session that they were very impressed with the organization of the whole event. They thought that the extremely well delivered program was a great learning experience for all. This brought an end to the celebrations of Australia Day at the Biat-ul-Huda mosque.   

News Submitted By: Mirza Ramzan Sharif 31.03.08

Tarbiyyati Class Lajna - Nasirat Victoria

By the grace of Allah the first Tarbiyyati class for 2007-2008 was held on the 17th of November.  After combined prayers for Zuhar and Asar, the program started with recitation of verses 32 -35 of Surah Ibrahim from the Holy Quran. The main topic was Namaz. All speakers emphasized different aspects of the importance of Namaz. A small demonstration was made by the Nasirat to show the correct way of performing Namaz. With the grace of Allah the class proved to be very successful. The class ended with dua and afterwards some refreshments were provided. 

News Submitted By: Sect. Publications Lajna Victoria
Lubna Ahmad 29.03.08

News From Adelaide

On the 9th of January 2008, Jamaat Ahmadiyya Adelaide organized a cricket tournament, which was a best-of-three competition involving the two Halqas and was held in the Reynella Cricket Ground.

The match was contested between Halqa Al-Noor and Halqa Fazal-e-Umer. The winner of the tournament was Halqa Al-Fazal-e-Umer and the man of the series was declared Junaid Abro.

The attendance during the cricket tournament was 40 Khuddam and 18 Atfal.

News Submitted By: Sect. Publications Khuddam-ul-Ahmadiyya (Adelaide Jamaat)
Imran Ahmed 08.02.08

Jama'at Ahmadiyya Australia Stands 9th in Waqaf-e-Jadid in World Wide Jama'ats

1. Sydney
2. Adelaide
3. Brisbane
4. Melbourne
5. Canberra
6. Bundaberg
7. Perth

Ahmadiyya Australia Website 30.01.08

Jama'at Ahmadiyya Australia Stands 8th in Tehrik-e-Jadid in World Wide Jama'ats

1. Majlis Adelaide
2. Majlis Brisbane
3. Majlis Al-Sadaqat (Sydney)

Ahmadiyya Australia Website 29.01.08

History of Ahmadiyyat (18 Volumes Set)

This is to inform all the members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat in Australia that Nizarat-e-Isha'at Qadian India is publishing 18 Volumes of Tareekh-e-Ahmadiyyat (History of Ahmadiyyat)  by Maulana Dost Muhammad Shahid Sahib in Urdu. This is the complete set so far. The aproximate price for the whole set is $250.00 The members who would like to have this valuable collection for themselves can place their order. Please note that half of the amount is payable in advance, otherwise the order will not be sent.

For any further enquiries, please contact:
Saqib Mahmood Atif
Seceretary Isha'at Australia
Mob: 0422889956
Email: sm_atif@yahoo.com.au

News Submitted By: Saqib Mahmood Atif 20.10.07

Excursions to Bait-ul-Huda Mosque

One hundred and twenty year 12 students accompanied by 6 teachers from Caroline Chisholm College visited us last year. Caroline Chisholm College is situated at Glenmore Park, the scenic valley just next to the Nepean river in the foothills of Blue Mountains. The students seemed to be impressed with their last year’s visit that they decided to visit us in greater numbers this year – 70 students and 4 teachers on 16th October 2007 and 70 students and 4 teachers on 18th October 2007.

Mirza Ramzan Sharif sahib, who conducted the excursion, received the students and teachers on both days from the Bait-ul-Huda car park and took them to the front of the mosque where they were warmly welcomed by the Ameer and Missionary Incharge Maulana Mahmood Ahmad Shahid sahib. They were then taken on a brief tour of the mosque, both externally and internally.

The very inquisitive students and teachers were shown and explained the architectural features of the mosque (minaret, mehraab, minbar, dome, library, etc).
Of course, this was such a great opportunity to remove all misconceptions concerning Islam and at the same time, enhance the beauty of Islam to heights of zenith. After the brief tour, a power point presentation on Islam and Ahmadiyyat was made. The topics included: Introduction of Islam; Founder of Islam; The authenticity of the Holy Quran; The pillars of Islam; The articles of faith; The purpose of Mosque; The distribution of world religions and Muslim sects; Foundation of the Ahmadiyya Community; Successorship; Khilafat Centenary; Our Motto; Our humanitarian work; Women in Islam; Veil in Islam; etc.

The conference style presentation also had a question answer session. In fact, it seemed that this was the highlight of the tour for our visitors. They enjoyed asking the questions as much as we enjoyed answering the questions. On one hand, the questions asked by the students and teachers were incredibly intelligent; On the other hand, the opportunity was seized to remove all misconceptions while beautifying Islam. Some of the questions asked were based on: Jihad; Spread of Islam by Sword; Purpose of Veil; Abortion; Contraception; Life after Death; Reincarnation; Prohibition of Pork Meat; Facing the Kaaba for Prayers; Sects in Islam; Islamic View on Judaism; Universality of Islam; Holy Prophet saw compared to other Biblical Prophets; Polygamy in Islam; Polyandry and Equality; Slavery and Islam; Truthfulness of Sects in Islam etc.     

Even though the open days held at our centers are always rewarding, this particular tabligh channel has proven to be better in certain ways; the visitors had come on their own will and listened very attentively throughout the two hour lecture and question-answer session. God-Willingly, tabligh approach such as this will be promoted and implemented on a wider scale in the near future.

News Submitted By: Mirza Ramzan Sharif(Program Conductor) 17.11.07

News Update from Bundaberg

1st July 2007 - Jalsa Musleh Maud

Murabbi Jamaat from Brisbane, Masood Ahmad Shahid visited Bundaberg on this occasion. After a few speeches by various speakers, the regular meeting of Jamaat Aamla and elections were held. Murabbi Sahib supervised the Jamaat Election for different
categories. Lajna also attended the meeting and held a separate session of a Tarbiyyat class. The session ended with silent prayers.

5th August 2007 - General meeting of Jamaat Ahmadiyya Bundaberg

This was chaired by the President of Jamaat Bundaberg, Dr. Abdul Ghaffar Ch. The newly elected office Bearers started their work in this meeting. Lajana also held their regular meeting and Tarbiyyat Class.

News Submitted By: Dr. Muhammad Yaqoob Zia 11.10.07

Industrial Exhibition
Majlis Khuddamul Ahmadiyya and Majlis Atfalul Ahmadiyya Australia

Majlis Khuddamul Ahmadiyya and Majlis Atfalul Ahmadiyya Australia are going to hold an Industrial Exhibition during their 24th Annual National Ijtema (19th-21st Oct. 2007).

All Khuddam and Atfal are requested to participate in this event. The only criteria to participate in this exhibition is that you must have built some part of the model yourself. It can be someone else's idea or it could be an existing model you built earlier. A trophy will also be awarded to the best model/product. For more information please contact Sadr Khuddamul Ahmadiyya Australia, Amjad Habib Khan.

Ahmadiyya Australia Website 07.10.07

News Update from South Australia

Waqar-e-Amal

On the 8th of July 2007, Majlis Khuddamul Ahmadiyya Adelaide organized Waqar-e-Amal (Community Work) at Tapley Hills Road with the help of KESAB. The President of Jamaat Ahmadiyya Adelaide, Dr Munir Ahmed Abid began the Waqar-e-Amal with silent prayers and stressed the importance of keeping ones surroundings and community clean. The total number of Khuddam who participated in this event were 35 along with 8 Atfal.

Khilafat Day

Jammat Ahmadiyya Adelaide celebrated Khilafat Day on the 9th of July 2007. On this occasion, various speakers talked on the importance of Khilafat and also highlighted the significance of this day, as in the year 1908, Hakim Maulana Nooruddin (may God be pleased with him) was elected the Jamaat's first Khalifa after the demise of the Promised Messiah (peace be upon him). Hence on this day, Jamaat Ahmadiyya celebrate Allah's mercy in providing the blessings of Khilafat. At the end, the President of Jamaat Adelaide, Dr Munir Abid reminded the Community to be humble with and obedient to the Khalifa of the time and the system of the Jammat.

Ahmadiyya Australia Web Site 14.08.07