by I. Ahmad

On Sunday the 7 September 2025, at Masjid Mahmood, kodambakkam, Chennai, District (Zilla) Ahmadiyya Elders Association (age above 40) Annual Gathering (Ijtima) was held and chaired by Mr. M. Thajudeen (Vice-President, Ahmadiyya Elders Association, India.. The day-long event included Sports Event as well. Masjid Mahmood was built in the year 1979.

In this event, members from Chennai, St. Thomas Mount, Pondichery, Cuddalore, Viluppuram and Thittacheri participated.

The main event started at 9.45 am with Flag Hoisting followed by silent prayer by Mr. M. Thajudeen (Vice-President, Ahmadiyya Elders Association, India. Program further continued with Holy Qur’an recitation by C.G. Nihal Ahmad (Assistant Missionary, Ahmadiyya Community Chennai) followed Tamil translation by F. Irfan Ahmad, (Missionary, St. Thomas Mount, Chennai.)   

Mr. M. Thajudeen (Vice-President, Ahmadiyya Elders Association, India put forward sayings of Prophet of Islam Muhammad, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him.

Pledge of Association read out and the audience repeated. An Urdu poem composed by Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, the Promised Messiah and Imam Mahdi was recited.

A Special Message for the Event from His Holiness Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad (may Allah be his Helper) was read out by Mr. M.S. Wasim Ahmad, Officer-in-Charge (Nazim), Ahmadiyya Elders Association, Chennai District. He also presented Annual Reports.

Message from Ahmadiyya Khalifa, the gist of the message reads: 

 I am pleased to know about this event. May Allah bless this event and May He bring good effects.  Ameen.

Being an Ansarullah member, he should have strong bondage with Khilafat. Pay attention towards your children in Tarbiyath (good reforms). The best way for this, you should be an example to them. Our best examples are the only to show the right direction to our youths and our children. You must keep it in mind, that, our best examples are the one to have a change in the society as well.

Founder of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, Promised Messiah, peace be on him, said: Wake up during the night and supplicate with pure heart and mind, do repentance and seek forgiveness before Allah. Create pious changes in you. Avoid weaknesses in you.

Ahmadiyya Khalifa said: if a believer creates pious changes in him, that will create good effects into his children as well. After his death, his progeny does continue the same good deeds. They pray for their parents. This is a source for their (parents) lofty status. Similarly, your attachment with Khilafat should be in an exemplary manner to your children.

In this age, according to Promise of Allah and the foretold of Muhammad (PBUH), we had the good opportunity of accepting Promised Messiah and also we have the opportunity to accept Khilafat, then, we must give due respect on these blessings of Allah.

In his address, Chairperson Mr. M. Thajudeen said: Elders of the Community should be an example to the coming generation in their family life.

Amir (President) of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, Chennai Mr. K. Nasir Ahmad in his address said: as there is no way for Ahmadi Elders (Majlis Ansarullah) to join in any other groups or association except to the life Hereafter and because of that, Ahmadi Elders should lead a life to win the pleasure of God.

The event included academic competitions such as Holy Qur’an recitation, Urdu Poem, short speech etc. and the prize distribution also part of the event. 

Vote of Thanks by Mr. Fazlur Rahman Fazal, Chairman, Ijtima Committee and the daylong event concluded with the silent prayer led by the Chair Person.

Source: Naeem Ahmad, Chennai.