Alieu Fatty, Missionary, The Gambia
On 7-13 August 2024, Majlis Khuddam-ul-Ahmadiyya The Gambia held a regional summer training programme for the Atfal of the Banjul/Kombo Region. A total of 98 junior and senior atfal were registered for this class. The programme’s opening session was presided over by regional missionary, Naveed Qamar Ahmad Sahib, and was attended by other missionaries as well. Throughout the week, atfal were educated in six essential subjects: the basic history of Islam, the history of Ahmadiyyat, Yassarnal Quran, the Holy Quran, Hadith and the demonstration of salat. During the course of the training, Sadr Majlis Khuddam-ul-Ahmadiyya The Gambia, Basaikou Jammeh Sahib, attended the class and addressed the children, urging them to attentively absorb the knowledge being imparted.
On 9 August, atfal listened to the live Friday Sermon, delivered by Hazrat Khalifatul Masih Vaa on MTA. The atfal were also taught the significance of cultivating a personal connection with Khilafat-e-Ahmadiyya and were encouraged to regularly write letters to Huzooraa. Towards the end of class, the teachers tested the atfal on the knowledge they acquired throughout the week. The closing session of the class was held on 13 August and started with a recitation from the Holy Quran, followed by the Atfal pledge and prize distribution ceremony. A total of 117 people attended the closing session.