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Khidmat-e-Khalq (Social Services) Department


 

To provide maximum service to the poor, helpless and needy without any discrimination of race, religion or nationality. Khidmat-e-Khalq, or the social services department, is focused on internally helping one another in the Ahmadiyya Community, as well as external outreach to the surrounding communities. This is achieved through prayers, community service, donations, volunteer work and advocacy. Khidmat-e-Khalq, or social welfare, is an integral part of our worship. 

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Detroit Lajna “ Muslims For Life” Campaign Report

The Detroit Chapter President called for the auxiliaries to volunteer to support 10 planned events to collect blood with the American Red Cross. The Lajna was especially acknowledged by the organizing committee and Detroit President Dr. Mansoor Qureshi Sahib for contributing the largest group of volunteers consistently across all blood drive locations. [Read more]

Willingboro Lajna Blood Drive Report

Five Lajna members helped man the front lobby booth and register walk in donors. Our Regional Missionary and Naib Amir Azhar Haneef Sahib spent greater part of the evening with our volunteers. The blood drive started at 12:30 pm and ended at 7:30 pm. A total of 31 units of blood were collected.  [Read more]

 

November 2011 Khidmate Khalq activities of Orlando, FL majlis

Operation Diabetes: As a co-chair for this project, one member provided thorough training to volunteers of the clinical aspects of screening for diabetes in preparation for the ‘Step Out: Walk to Stop Diabetes’ event at the University of South Florida. Her group provided free glucose screening, information about the signs and symptoms of diabetes, and provided a ‘Diabetes Risk Screening Test’ to everyone. Approximately 157 walkers were screened [Read more]

Tulsa Muslims for Life: Blood Drive 2011 Report


Al-Islam Student Association at the University of Arkansas was created after 9/11. Each year we do something to remember and honor the event. Last year we organized an interfaith gathering where people of all backgrounds and religions came together to share their stories. This year, we partnered with the Community Blood Center of the Ozarks to host a Blood Drive on September 6, 7, and 8, and also extended to the 12 because we had so many people sign up. [Read more

Kansas City Muslims for Life Blood Drive – brings many blessings:

During the month of September, the U.S Jama’at initiated the “Muslims for Life” blood drive campaign across numerous cities throughout America.  The Kansas City Jama’at was blessed to organize four independent blood drives, one in partnership with the UMKC, one independently held in Emporia, one in Kansas City at a local Montessori school, and the last in collaboration with the local blood centers, which ran through the whole month of September. The results of these blood drives were enormous and overwhelming for a very small Jama’at like Kansas City.  [Read more]

 

Lajna Albany, NY  Khidmate Khalq Activities

On October 1st our lajna joined forces with Sandwich Brigade to help our neighbors who were devestated by the flood. A total of 150 households were delivered boxed lunches. Some indian/Pakistani food was also prepared and delivered. Please see the media coverage below.

Radio coverage: 
http://wgna.com/meals-for-rotterdam-junction-storm-victims/  
TV coverage: 
Channel 13 WNYT
http://wnyt.com/article/stories/S2309938.shtml?cat=0 
CBS 6 TV coverage  
http://www.cbs6albany.com/video/c/1143371293/local-news/1194712852001/wrgb-localnews 
News in print CBS 6 1:30 seconds  time
http://www.cbs6albany.com/news/ripped-1288230-most-efforts.html   
http://www.fox23news.com/mediacenter/local.aspx 
http://www.fox23news.com/news/local/story/Temporary-housing-available-for-flood-victims/WrQlCU25Z0m-4uOEnAaTEw.cspx
 

Lajna Orlando, FL Khidmate Khalq Activities

Alhamdullilah! Along with our regular donations of money inside and outside the Jama’at, non-perishable food to the homeless and providing help and support to fellow majlis members as needed, one of our members was able to give her time and skills as follows:

  • One member organized a "Script Your Future" Campaign event at Sarasota Senior Friendship Centre in which she provided Senior Citizens with tools and resources to use in order to adhere to their medications.  [Read more]

LAJNA OSHKOSH 9/11 OUTREACH ACTIVITIES


Lajna Ima’Illah Oshkosh actively participated in the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community’s Muslim for Life campaign and partnered with First Congregational Church in Oshkosh, our long time interfaith partner, to provide the venue for a blood drive on September 7th 2011. The American Red Cross agreed to provide blood collection services. [Read more]

LAJNA OSHKOSH COMMUNITY AFTARI

On Friday, August 26th 2011 Lajna Ima’illah Oshkosh hosted a women’s only Aftar dinner open to community. The following preparations were made ahead of time for the Aftar event:

  • Invitations were created and distributed to our growing contact list.
  • A registration booth was set up to allow guests to sign up and add their information for our contact list. [Read more]

Mosque in Chino, California - Muslims Host Blood Drive in Remembrance of 9/11

A nationwide Muslim campaign honors the victims of 9/11 and tries to promote Islamic ideals about the sanctity of human life.
The 10th anniversary of the attacks on 9/11 is not only a day of remembrance for the Muslim congregation of the Baitul Hameed Mosque in Chino, California, it was also a day of giving.

“We started this effort in response to what happened to our country some 10 years ago. The idea was, how can we commemorate those lives that we lost? We decided we would launch the idea that for the 3,000 lives that were lost we want to pay back by collecting blood to save 30,000 lives,” said [Read more]