Whilst laying the foundation of this auxiliary organisation, Hazrat Khalifatul-Masih II^ra prophesied:

“I am contemplating over what our response will be to the onslaughts of the opponents. My mind possesses abridged knowledge of each and every matter, which also includes Khuddamul Ahmadiyya. Indeed, [this organisation] is a source of spiritual training, knowledge and moral development. This moment in time is the age of training and developing the youth, and the period of training is a period of obscurity. People may assume that nothing is happening, however when a nation emerges into the practical field having attained moral development, the entire world becomes a witness of the outcome. In reality such a nation – which arises at the gesture of a hand and sits at the gesture of a hand – shall create a great revolution in the world (Tarikh-e-Ahmadiyyat Volume VIII Page 445).

The Establishment of Majlis Khuddamul Ahmadiyya

With regards to the manner in which Majlis Khuddamul Ahmadiyya was established, respected Sheikh Mehboob Alam Sahib states:

“As I arrived home in the evening of the 20^th January 1938 having been dismissed from Jamia Ahmadiyya, an office-bearer of the Private Secretary informed me that I have been summoned by Hazrat Khalifatul-Masih II^ra. When I arrived in the presence of Huzoor, he presented two published tracts of Sheikh Abdurrahman Misri Sahib before me and stated, ‘Write a response to this. Go to the Darul Mujahideen and employ the life-devotees to assist you, and if you please, include some from Jamia as well. However, do not seek assistance from any superior scholars. You are permitted to only acquire the support of Maulvi Qamar Din Sahib and Maulvi Zuhoor Hussain Sahib, and begin immediately. If you require any books, I will provide them from my personal library.’ Thus, I took the tracts and without even eating, proceeded to work along with some life-devotees. One day, Huzoor further instructed me to hold a meeting in order to elect the office-bearers for this task.”

(An extract from the interview of respected Sheikh Mehboob Alam Khalid Sahib by Mirza Sultan Ahmad Sahib and Sultan Mubashir Sahib)

Thus, on 31 of January 1938 following the Asr prayer, ten youth gathered at the accommodation of respected Sheikh Mehboob Alam Khalid Sahib in Qadian on account of his invitation. These very youth proceeded to seek the help and assistance of God Almighty, having vowed to strive towards serving the progress of Ahmadiyyat and remaining steadfast in their corroboration of Khilafat, and to always counter any dissention that arises against it. The youth who were at the forefront of this organisation are as follows:

• Maulvi Qamar-u-Din Sahib
• Hafiz Bashir Ahmad Sahib
• Maulana Zahoor Hussain Sahib
• Maulana Ghulam Ahmad Farukh Sahib
• Maulana Muhammad Siddiq Sahib (Librarian)
• Maulana Muhammad Ahmad Jaleel Sahib
• Hafiz Qudratullah Sahib
• Maulvi Muhammad Yusuf Sahib
• Maulana Muhammad Ahmad Jaleel Sahib
• Choudhry Khalil Ahmad Nasir Sahib

These youth held an election to appoint the office-bearers of this organisation in their first meeting. During the election, the names were suggested first, followed by their approval. Respected Maulvi Qamar-u-Din Sahib was elected as the president and respected Mehboob Alam Khalid Sahib as the secretary which was later approved by Hazrat Khalifatul-Masih II^ra on 4^th February 1938.

The Organisation Being Referred to as Khuddamul Ahmadiyya

Since this organisation was being established with the permission of Hazrat Khalifatul Masih II^ra, Huzoor was requested to provide a name for this organisation. Hence, respected Sheikh Mehboob Alam Khalid Sahib states:

“As I presented the report of the election, Huzoor took out a blue-coloured lined paper from the pad and wrote the words ‘Khuddamul Ahmadiyya’ with his blessed pen.”

Respected Syed Mukhtar Ahmad Hashmi Sahib states that Huzoor also wrote down the date, 4^th February 1938.

(Translated by Huzaifah Tahir, MKA UK Isha’at)