Mufeezur Rahman, President Jamaat-e-Ahmadiyya Bosnia
On 13 July 2024, Jamaat-e-Ahmadiyya Bosnia held its 10th tarbiyat rally. Throughout the year, classes are held twice a week to prepare children, women and men for this special event, which usually takes place one day before Jalsa Salana Bosnia. To commemorate this event, a special football tournament was organised under the slogan “Voices for Peace.” Seven teams from different orphanages all around Bosnia were happily invited to participate in this tournament. This project was supported and sponsored by four mayors of different cities who frequently work together with Jamaat on different social and humanitarian projects. The football tournament took place in a sports hall called “Sabit Hodzic” in Ilidza. The director of this venue, Mr Haris Topalovic, wholeheartedly offered this venue to the Jamaat free of charge for this purpose.
The day started at 9 am with the flag-hoisting ceremony at the Jamaat’s centre in Sarajevo. After that, all attendees made their way to the sports hall, where the football tournament started with the national anthem of Bosnia. At around 1 pm, everybody returned to the Jamaat’s centre, where salat was offered, and lunch was served. In the afternoon, academic and sports competitions were held separately for children, women and men. Wasim Ahmad Saroya Sahib presided over the concluding session. After the recitation from the Holy Quran, prizes were distributed among the participants. The total number of attendees was around 170.
