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HIFAZAT-E-KHAS DUTY a couple feet
away everyday
It’s not very often that Canada is made it all
blessed with the presence of our beloved worth it.
Huzooraa and never before have we seen Everyone was
Huzooraa stay for as long as he did. It is grateful for
also not very often that people are blessed this blessed
with the opportunity to participate in opportunity.
Hifazat-e-Khas and be in close proximity
FAHD of his glowing presence. Alhamdulillah This was also a
PEERZADA , five students of Jamia Ahmadiyya great way to get
Canada had the blessed opportunity to to know the humble members of Huzoor-e-Anwar’saa Qafila,
participate in this department. We all participated in various including his bodyguards and other members who showed us
training sessions and performed duties throughout the year the utmost love and kindness during our duty. What showed
and were luckily selected. One of our students was on the is that their personalities were formed because of Huzoor’saa
mobile team and the rest of the four, including myself, company. Along with this, I met many new khuddam that
were on the residence team which I had never interacted with before
guarded the residence of Huzoor- ‫وہ‬ and was able to build a bond of
e-Anwaraa. I wouldn’t say it was an ‫بادشاہ‬ brotherhood with them that will
easy duty, as our hours varied daily last a lifetime. It was Allah’s blessing
from morning shifts to graveyard for us to be able to participate in
shifts (12AM - 6AM) and as the this duty, and was a great learning
weather became colder, it became experience and spiritual uplift that I
more difficult. However, being so will never forget.
close to Huzooraa and seeing him

AZAN ‫آےا‬ AZAN
All praise It had always
belongs to been a desire of
Allah, who mine to give the
gave me the call to prayer
honour of for our beloved
calling the Imam’s Friday
Azan in the presence of Huzoor-e- sermon. When the news of Huzoor’saa
Aqdasaa during his stay in Toronto. I arrival began to spread, I began praying to LABEEB
SAGHER remember clearly, while waiting for be given this opportunity. Alhumdulillah, JANOOD
BAJWA Huzoor’saa arrival, everyone was hoping things worked out in my favor and I gave

that he would leave his car and walk to his residence, however the Azan on the 14th of October, 2016.
Huzoor’saa car drove directly to his residence. When the time
for Maghrib came around, Huzooraa very graciously left his AZAN - PARLIAMENT BUILDING
residence early and made his way to the Mosque. As I was
calling the Azan, I heard people raising slogans outside the Huzoor-e-Anwaraa visited the Canadian Parliament on
mosque and realized that Huzooraa was about to enter the the October 17th, 2016. The time for Zuhr Salat was
mosque right in front of me. I immediately shut my eyes fast approaching. Whilst Huzooraa was meeting various
as I said Hayya ‘Alal Falah and turned towards Huzooraa. dignitaries, he inquired about where Salat was going to be
It was extremely hard for me to finish the Azan in the offered. The prayer mats were laid in the same room and I
presence of Huzooraa. This is a memory I will cherish forever, requested to deliver the Azan, and Amir Sahib allowed me
Alhamdulillah! to call the Azan. I stood in my place afterwards and then
Huzoor-e-Anwaraa approached his prayer mat. He stood
there for about a minute and observed the room. Then,

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