Khuddam-ul Ahmadiyya
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Majlis Khuddam-ul-Ahmadiyya is one of the three suborganizations of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. The other two being Majlis Ansarullah, Lajna Imaillah.
Majlis Khuddam-ul Ahmadiyya is the youth branch of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. It is for male members of the community until ages of 40. Until the age of 15 they are called Atfal.
[edit] Foundation
Majlis Khuddam-ul Ahmadiyya was founded in 1938 by Khalifat-ul Masih II, Mirza Basheer-ud-Din Mahmood Ahmad, the second Caliph of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. According to the auxiliary's founder, the name Khuddam-ul-Ahmadiyya literally means that its members are Servants of Ahmadiyya.
[edit] Worldwide establishments
In the United States, MKA USA was founded in 1969 with the appointment of its first National Qaid, Munir Hamid. This position is now titled Sadr Majlis, put into effect in 1989 under the direction of Mirza Tahir Ahmad, fouth Caliph of the community.
