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ivities Jamia Awareness Trip to Ottawa April 18th
of Jamia
Respected Sohail Saqib Sahib and two students, Serjeel
April - May 2015 Ahmad (6th year) and Umar Nayyar (5th year), left Toronto
on Saturday April 18th, 2015 for Ottawa. Jamia Awareness
Annual USA Waqf-e-Nau Trip program began after Zuhr which was chaired by the regional
Amir Sahib, Ottawa. After the introduction, Respected Sohail
The annual U.S.A Waqfe-Nau trip Saqib Sahib, Tafsir professor Jamia Ahmadiyya Canada, gave a presentation, about
to Jamia was held on the weekend of April the importance of Waqf/devotion. Next, Umar Nayyar
4th and 5th. The delegation visited Jamia Sahib shared why he devoted his life and the importance
and was given a tour of the classes, the of devotion. Afterwards the delegation presented the Jamia
exhibition, and an introduction to the Ahmadiyya Canada Documentary, which shows an average
teachers. The Waqfe-Nau children also day in the life of a Jamia student. Lastly, Serjeel Ahmad
had a chance to play sports with Jamia Sahib presented a slide show about why he devoted his life.
Students. The trip was headed by National Over 30 members attended the event.

U.S.A Waqfe- After the program, the group visited the parliament building and other
Nau secre- Government monuments in Ottawa and shared a Canadian classic food “Beaver
tary Hafiz
Samiullah Tails” After having dinner in Ottawa they left around
Chaudhry 7:00 PM and arrived back in Toronto at 12:00 AM.
Sahib.

Endurance April 25/26th April 16th May 23rd
Walk/Run National Majlis-e- Jamia was blessed to be Arab guest speakers
Shura was held at Bait-ul- visited by Mukarrum from London, Tahir Nadeem
May 30th Islam. A majority of Jamia Chaudhry Allah Baksh Sahib, Sahib and Ibraheem Ikhlaf
Jamia Ahmadiyya students were placed on Wakilut-Taleem, Rabwah. He Sahib, came to Jamia and
Canada held a 40 various duties such as gave the students a multitude gave lectures on tabligh in
KM (26 mi) run accommodation, hospitality, of advice in respect to them the Arab World and related
from Peace Village and transportation. some faith inspiring inci-
to Bradford in which Students worked multiple being Jamia Students and their future lives dents.
all students partic- hours of the day and and missionaries. There was a question and
ipated. After this, a provided excellent service answer session later on where he recalled (See picture gallery)
barbeque was held for all Shura guests. his days working with present Huzoor
which was prepared before his Khilafat. He also related a few
by the seventh significant incidents from his experiences.
year class. Faculty
and staff were also Picture of Jamia staff and students taken at the Annual Dinner
present.

With heat, hills,
and gravel roads
the run tested the
endurance of many
students. Most
participants were
extremely sore for
a number of days
afterwards. In first
place came Sabahat
Ali (4th year) second,
Musleh Uddin (5th
year) and third Far-
rukh Tahir (1st year).
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