Syed Raza Ahmad, Motamid Majlis Khuddam-ul-Ahmadiyya USA
The 31st Fazl-e-Umar Qaideen Conference and the 17th Atfal Refresher Course were organised by Majlis Khuddam-ul-Ahmadiyya USA on 14-16 November 2025.
The programme began on Friday with a recitation from the Holy Quran, followed by the Khuddam Pledge and a speech by Sadr Majlis, Abdullah Dibba Sahib, on the theme of the year, “Come Towards Success”, which was the focus of the entire event.
Throughout the weekend, practical workshops and presentations were organised on various topics. These included topics on managing events, staying organised and efficient, best practices as a Qaid and Zaeem, building 1-on-1 relationships with khuddam, and walking through the tools and technologies, to name a few. All sessions were interactive. Each officeholder had the opportunity to enhance their leadership skills by learning how to address challenging situations faced by the members.
A session was conducted by Sadr Sahib to revisit recent group mulaqats with Hazrat Khalifatul Masih Vaa. On Saturday afternoon, an interactive session was held with Munum Naeem Sahib, former Sadr Majlis, who spoke on the topic of “Leading by Example”. On Saturday evening, a special session was organised with Ijaz Khan Sahib in which he recounted various faith-inspiring anecdotes of his time spent with Khulafa-e-Ahmadiyyat. This year, we continued the tradition of meals with Sadr Majlis, where each meal was served for all office holders of a region in groups who had the opportunity to seek Sadr Sahib’s guidance on various matters in an informal setting.
In the Atfal Refresher Course, sessions were held on relevant topics pertaining to common challenges and successes that happen at the local and regional levels. Activities were organised for Nazimeen and Murabbian Atfal on how to lead effectively and solve problems. Presentations included how to lead an Atfal amila, a breakout session for regional planning, organising events, and a question-and-answer session with Sadr Majlis. A training session was also organised on how to use the Atfal tracker within the Daftar Salesforce. All sessions were interactive and engaging.
For the Fazl-e-Umar Qaideen Conference, 12 Zu‘ama Halqa Jaat, 44 Qaideen Majalis, 10 Regional Qaideen and 28 National Amila members were represented. For the Atfal Refresher Course, 28 Nazimeen Atfal, seven Regional Nazimeen Atfal, 14 Murabbian Atfal, seven Regional Murabbian Atfal and 19 Atfal National Amila members were represented. The total number of volunteers under various departments was more than 80. The total attendance was 257.