DEPARTMENT UMUMI

The Waqar-e-Amal (Dignity of Work) Department establishes among the members of the Khuddam-ul Ahmadiyya, dignity of doing work with their own hands, and encourages the members to engage themselves in collective work for the benefit of the Jama’at and the community.

  • Hold Waqar-e-`Amal activities, e.g., cleaning local Namaz centers, local Mosques and neighborhoods.

  • Encourage members to perform personal chores themselves e.g., washing their own cloths, ironing, cleaning their own rooms etc.

  • Urge Khuddam to perform Waqar-e-`Amal at various functions organized by the Majlis and the Jama`at.

  • Actively participate in construction, cleaning and other activities at Jama`at properties.

  • Educate Khuddam to keep their environment as clean as possible, e.g, to dispose of their garbage at appropriate place.

  • Ensure that Namaz (Prayers) is offered at its appropriate time during all sporting events.

  • Inculcate the habit of starting all sporting events with silent prayers.

  • Encourage the habit of morning walk among Khuddam.

  • Introduce such sports in Khuddam that will be beneficial in their later life, like:

    • Swimming
    • Horse back riding
    • Hunting
    • Bike ride

  • Help improve the general health of Khuddam by educating them about healthy activities and personal hygiene.

  • Educate Khuddam about work place related injuries, repetitive strain injuries, proper seating postures etc.

  • Organize year round local and Inter-Majalis competitions.

  • Emphasize to Khuddam the ill effects of lack of physical activity on the human body.

  • Arrange facilities for regular sporting activities in Majlis.

  • Improve various attributes in Khuddam through sports events like, discipline, sportsmanship, brotherhood, truthfulness, obedience, team spirit, avoidance from foul language and temper control etc.

  • Encourage Khuddam to have regular dental, eye and annual physical checkup.

  • Write articles that are aimed at improving Khuddam’s health and related issues such as eating habits, personal hygiene, smoking etc.

  • Represent Majlis Khuddamul Ahmadiyya Canada in other communities by participating in sporting events after formal approval.

  • Encourage interested Khuddam to become certified referees by taking courses.

  • Arrange for picnics and/or Kulo Jammiyya (pot lucks) for Khuddam and Atfal to promote outdoor activities, brotherhood and sense of sharing.

  • Organize hiking and camping trips.

  • Establish a database of Khuddam consisting of various skills, professions and businesses.

  • Teach New Skills by having individual and collective Training Sessions.

  • Develops basic, professional and trades skill sets in members.

    • Soft skills/internet/email/typing.
    • Basics of automobile checks.
    • Basic First Aid (in co-ordinate with the Khidmat-e-Khalq Department).
    • Basic household skills.

  • Generate income for Majlis. This can be done by organizing stalls, collecting advertisement/sponsorship.

  • Assist Khuddam by providing career counseling services. These services should include, but not be limited to:

    • Job search techniques.
    • Resume writing/critiquing skills and interview skills.
    • Collection of various resources available in the industry e.g. government sponsors program, job fairs, employment agencies etc.
    • Information packages should be provided to Members.

  • Encourage Khuddam to open businesses and provide support to members looking for jobs.

  • Urge Khuddam to prepare items for display at exhibitions organized by the Majlis. Some categories in the exhibition can be as follows:

    • Electronics
    • Models
    • Photography
    • Painting
    • Handicrafts
    • Computers (software/hardware)