For Immediate Release

Sadr MKA USA (President) concludes tour of West Coast (South) Region in Southern California

CHINO, Calif., Jan 14, 2007 - Faheem Younus Qureshi, President (Sadr Sahib) of Majlis Khuddam-ul-Ahmadiyya USA completed his tour of the American Southwest along with Amjad Khan, West Coast (South) Regional Qaid (Reg. Leader) on Friday (01/12) at the Los Angeles East Chapter in Chino, California.

65 members of MKA LA East were present with their Local Qaid (Leader), Anas Chaudry, for an open-forum discussion. During the session, members informed Sadr Sahib as to the key strengths found within their local majlis (chapter). “There is a strong sense of brotherhood here and commitment towards serving our local community,” remarked Fahad Rajpoot, Local Nazim Khidmat-e-Khalq (Secretary of Humanitarian Services).  

Sadr Sahib reminded members in attendance, “you are truly the powerhouse of this region; members here are really fortunate to be a part of this majlis...but now you must raise the bar and activate the inactive.”

Dr. Hameed Ur Rahman, Naib Ameer (Vice President) of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community USA and Imam Shamshad A. Nasir, West Coast (South) Regional Missionary were also present at the discussion.

This marked the end to a week-long visit to the region, where Sadr Sahib visited other majalis including Los Angeles West, Phoenix, Tucson, and Las Vegas.

Majlis Khuddam-ul-Ahmadiyya was established worldwide in 1938, and later in the United States with the auxiliary’s first president in 1969. Since its foundation, MKA USA has grown to nearly 3,500 members in 59 chapters across the United States, with its national headquarters located in Silver Spring, Maryland. According to the auxiliary’s founder, Hadhrat Mirza Bashiruddin Mahmood Ahmad (ra), “the very name of the organization indicates that its members are Ahmadi servants of mankind.” MKA USA is the Youth Auxiliary of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community.

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