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From the Holy Qur'an...
"Then they advance and greatly excel others." (Holy Qu'ran 79:5)

In the words of the Promised Messiahas...
"God has informed me again and again, that He will grant me great glory and instill my love in people’s hearts…the members of my sect shall so excel in knowledge and insight that they will confound everyone with the light of their truth and by dint of their arguments and signs."
(Tajalliyat-e-Ilahiya, p36)

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2010 March - Adil Agha Khan

adilkhan_baltimore.jpgMarch 2010 - Adil Agha Khan
Baltimore, Headquarter Region

Adil Agha Khan, Son of Dr. Aga Khan, a senior at Gilman High School in Baltimore, Maryland by the grace of Allah, is an active player as an 18 year old khadim of Baltimore Jam'aat, as a student and as a varsity cross country runner for his school. Being raised in a very close-knit Jamaat and all the Khudaam like his brothers he believes in making sacrifices for the benefit of others, for Ahmadiyyat, and for all of mankind.

 

2010 February - Adeel Ahmed

adeel_detroit.jpgFebrurary 2010 - Adeel Ahmed
Detroit, Great Lakes

When asked what they want to be when they grow up, many children respond by saying movie star, singer, video game player, or any other “profession” which occupies their mind at that time.  Many children do not think about their future at all at that time in their lives.  However, as a child, whenever anyone would ask Adeel Ahmed, currently the Naib Qaid of the Detroit Jama’at and a Waqf-e-Nau, what his plans were, he would firmly answer “Engineer”. Growing up, not only was he very studious, Adeel was also very involved in the Jama’at. 

 

2010 January - Muhammad Ahmad Chaudhry

mac.pngMuhammad Ahmad Chaudhry - January 2010
One's secular commitments and religious responsibilities rarely coincide as uniquely and perfectly as they do in Muhammad Ahmad Chaudhry's daily life. Presently functioning as the Naib Sadr of Majlis Khuddam ul Ahmadiyya USA, Muhammed Ahmad is also the President and CEO of the Silicon Valley Education Foundation. These seemingly distinct responsibilities, inhabiting separately the religious world and the secular world, are in fact two parts of the same whole for Muhammed Ahmad. The unification of the two is evident through his singular passion to serve in the way of humanity.

 

2009 December - Dr Aziz Ahmad

azizpic.jpgDecember 2009 - Dr. Aziz Ahmad
Silicon Valley, Pacific Northwest
Dr. Aziz Ahmad grew up in Detroit, Michigan. He got his MD from Chicago Medical School, and currently resides in Silicon Valley. Aziz has lived his life putting his faith first, following his heart, working hard to do good things, and allowing Allah to guide in his own way the path he should follow.

 

2009 November - Salaam Bhatti

salaam_bhatti.jpgNovember 2009 - Salaam Bhatti
Long Island, NY Metro
Don’t ever try taking this month’s shining star to the same restaurant twice, he has a strict policy of always trying something new.  His young life has been full of adventure and diverse experiences.  With both feet firmly grounded in his faith, he has grasped most of the stars he has reached for.

 

2009 October - Hamid Ahmad

hamid_ahmad_detroit.jpgOctober 2009 - Hamid Ahmad
Detroit, Great Lakes
In my mind, a Shining Star is one who is committed to and sacrifices for the sake of the Jama’at of the Promised Messiah.  Throughout the years, Hamid Ahmad has proven himself to be invaluable to the Jama’at by serving.

 

2009 September - Basiyr Rodney

basiyr rodney.jpgSeptember 2009 - Basiyr Rodney
St. Louis
This month’s Shining Star Series features Basiyr Rodney from St. Louis Jamaat. He serves as a member of the National Majlis-e-Amila USA as Secretary of  Waqf-e-Jadid Nau Mobaeen.* He also serves as an additional secretary of Amoor-e-Tulba (student affairs) for Majlis-Khuddam ul Ahmadiyya – The youth section of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community.

 

2009 August - Rizwan Ahmad

rizwan_ahmad_mke.jpgAugust 2009 - Rizwan Ahmad
Milwaukee

This month’s Shining Star Series features Rizwan Ahmad from Milwaukee, WI. He is the the Qaid of Milwaukee Majlis.

 

2009 July - Mabroor Khan

mabroor khan - chicago west.jpgShining Star of the Month - July 2009
Mabroor Khan
This month’s Shining Star Series features Mabroor Khan from Chicago West Jamaat. He has been the Nazim-e-Atfal of Chicago West Majlis for over two years now, and he was appointed as the Regional Naib Nazim-e-Atfal of the Midwest Region at the start of this year.

 

2009 June - Osman Kwabena

osman.jpgShining Star of the Month - June 2009
Osman Kwabena M.D.
This month’s Shining Star, Osman Kwabena, M.D. from Fitchburg Jamaat was born in predominately non Muslim community in Ghana and his biggest challenge growing up was to hold firm faith as Muslim. The town Osman  was born, was a bit isolated from Jamaat and therefore Osman was deprived of getting proper training as tifl.   It wasn't till high school ...

 

2009 May - Manzurul Sikder

manzurs02.jpgShining Star of the Month - May 2009
Manzurul A. Sikder M.D.
This month’s Shining Star features Manzurul Sikder, serving as Qaid Majlis of Rochester and Naib Regional Qaid of North-East Region. An all rund person who excelled in studies and on the same time fully involved in MKA activities.

 

2009 April - Zahid Mian

zahid_mian.jpgShining Star of the Month - April 2009
Zahid Mian, Boston, MA

This month’s Shining Star features Zahid Mian Sahib from Boston. He is our current National Muhtamim Finance. Here is a story of young man who had to quit college and go into professional life. Still he never lost sight of the goal and went back to college as soon as he could.

 

2009 March - Khurram Shah

khurram_shah.jpgShining Star - March 2009
Khurram Shah, Baypoint

This month’s Shining Star features Khurram Shah of Baypoint Majlis. Quite the entrepreneur, Khurram has been able to successfully found and grow his own 19-truck towing and transportation business. Coming from modest beginnings of one tow truck from his dad’s old auto-body repair shop, he never gave up in the pursuit to make his business successful.

 

2009 February - Khalid Minhas

khalid_wv.jpgShining Star of the Month - February 2009
Khalid Minhas
February, 2009
      Dr. Khalid Mahmood Minhas is the type of person that one seldom forgets. A person who speaks 5 languages and has travelled through more of the world than people will ever see. The very moment he meets someone he makes a positive impression that lasts well after he has left.

 

2009 January - Iatezaz Tariq

iatezaz_tariq.jpgShining Star of the Month - January 2009
Iatezaz Ahmad Tariq, SVA

What makes a star shine? Is it brightness, size, admiration, personality, character or attitude? It is the combination of all these attributes that make Iatezaz glow. A Waqfe-Nau Khadim who prays regularly and recites the Qur’an daily. Iatezaz is 18 years old, stands 6 foot 2, a senior at Cecil D. Hylton Senior School, and at the top of his game.

 

2008 December - Mehbubul Alam Ali

mahbubul_alam_ali.jpgShining Star of the Month - December 2008
Mehbubul Alam Ali, Seattle
As a student studying Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at Drexel Univeristy, Mehboob obtained an internship at Microsoft. He was recruited straight out of school to begin working full time.

 

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