We are extremely grateful to our senior-most friends who have affectionaltely provided us with their photographs and profiles. Thier lives should serve as beacons for us and our generations. May Allah bless them, their children and all of us.
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Mohammad Munir Akhtar
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Muhammad Munir Akhtar
s/o Mian Fazal Karim
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Commander (Retd) Mohammad Aslam Chaudhry
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Studied: T.I.College Lahore
Stay period : 1948-1951
Completed: B. Sc. and M.Sc. Govt. College Lahore
His teachers: Hadrat Mirza Nasir Ahmad (Principal),Prof. Akhwand M. Abdul Qaidr, Prof. Ch. Mohammad Ali, Prof. Mian Ataur Rahman, Prof. Dr. Sultan Mahmood Shahid, Prof. Habibullah Khan, Prof. Sufi Basharatur Rahman, Prof. Sheikh Mahboob Alam Khalid. Prof. Mohammad Safdar, Prof. Abbas bib Abdul Qadir, Prof. Malik Faizur Rahman Faizi, Maulana Arjumand Khan
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Mubarik Ahmad Ansari & Family
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Mubarak Ahmad Ansari
Duration of T.I.College : 1944-1952
1954 M.Sc. (Chemistry) University of the Panjab, Lahore
Teaching Staff T.I.College Rabwah : 1954-1988
Head of the Dept.
Dean Faculty of Sciences
Controller of Examanation
Member Admission Committee
President Committee
Vice Principal
Retired as Professor of Chemistry August 1988.
Present Status : Professor Jamia Ahmadiyya Canada
Sadar Qaza Board, Jama’t Ahmadiyya Canada
Member, Editorial Board, Ahmadiyya Gazette Canada
Status : Married with Zahida Ansari, Three Sons and one Daughter. All married.
Mailing Address: Ahmadiyya Abode of Peace, 3001 Finch Avenue West # Toronto, Ontario
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Hadayatullah Hadi in T.I. C. (1962-1967), Member Editorial Board Almanar 1962-1966, Member College Union 1964-1966, Secretary Economics Society 1964-1966, Secretary Arabic Society 1964-1966 Qualification: M.A., LL.B., M.A. L.I. Sc Consultant Research & Information Services Ogoode Hall Law School York University, Toronto, Canada Editor : Monthly Ahmadiyya Gazette Canada (since 1988-) President : Oriental Publishers Canada since 1995 Family : Tahira Hadi – B.A. B. Ed. – Wife, Shazia Hadi – M. Sc. (Physics); M. Sc. Engineer – Daughter – Married, Khurram Hadi – M. Sc. Engineer – Son – Married, Nazia Hadi – B. Sc. Engineer, B. Ed. – Daughter - Married Faraz Hadi - M. Sc. Engineer – Son - Married Address : 55 Ferdinand Avenue, Maple, Ontario, Canada, L6A 2A3 Tel : 905-303-4000 ext. 241 (Office) Tel : 905-303-7749 (Home) Fax : 905- 303- 7750 Email : hhsayyed @gmail.com / gazette@ahmadiyya.com
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Message from S. H. Hadi
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Only those nations survive on this planet those who are actively engaged in preserving their heritage, history and civilization. Hafiz Muhammad Siddiq has written a concise article “ Ta’limul Islam High School Rabwah ki wajh-e-Imtiaz” in an issue of Daily Alfazal, Rabwah, October 27, 2005. In my opinion this should be called an initiative, and that is it is our duty to preserve our heritage, it should be narrated so that it becomes a lighthouse for coming generations.
In my opinion there is no country in the world where a former student of T.I. College is not serving his country. I am delighted to find out that Germany is the first country in the world, which has taken on the task of preserving the heritage of T.I. College, Rabwah. They are trying to memorialize the services of former teachers, students and its employees. I would like to congratulate them on this initiative.
I would like to appeal to formers teachers, students and to put their memories into writing and send it to the webmaster of www.ticollegerabwah.com. If you are in possession of old pictures, articles, Testimonials, I.D. Cards, or anything related to T.I. College send it to them so that it can be displayed on the website. They are trying to preserve our heritage, it’s a noble cause. May Allah bless their efforts.
I have a suggestion to make: On the above website there should be space allocated to teachers and students where they can introduce themselves, reminisce about old times, what they are doing now, their email addresses, telephone numbers, in order an online contact can be established. This in turn will become a chapter in the “ History of alumni of T.I. College”.
Hidayatullah Hadi,
Toronto, Canada hhsayyed@gmail.com
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HASAN MUHAMMAD KHAN ARIF
I was born in the City of Jullundhur, a town in East Punjab (India) eighty five years ago. When I was born, my father had already accepted Ahmadiyyat. He was employed in an office of Government of India and after serving in that office for about 35 years, he retired as Deputy Assistant Financial Adviser to the Government of Pakistan. Since I was five years old I saw him and found him a saint in every respect. He died when I was fifty years old and throughout my life, it was not even once that my opinion about him as saint wavered. A profound Mu’min who acted upon every tenet of Islam very faithfully. A devoted preacher of Islam and Ahmadiyyat. Briefly, I can safely say that dozens of people joined Ahmadiyyat with his tabligh. Converting non Muslims to Islam, it was my personal experience that in British Indian days, he converted two Englishmen to Islam. One of them was Mr. Hutchins and the other’s name I do not remember. Till my primary education, I was extra intelligent student of the class. It was a terrible shock of my life that I lost my mother when I was nine years old. Her death was the death of my academic career. A student getting top grades, slid deep down to the bottom. But somehow I climbed up the academic hill till I reached my graduation classes. During that period I had not flunked even once. But the last ladder, that is, my graduation was a hill I could not scale and flunked. My parents refused to shoulder my educational expenses any more and I had no other choice but to seek some job. This, I got without difficulty and was employed in the Government of India. In 1943 Hadrat Musleh Mau’ood came to Delhi. There I made the final decision of my life and decided to dedicate my life for Islam. It was a deep plunge. My father was extra happy to hear about it. But in warning tone he told me that it was a thorny trail with difficulties mountain high. The life will suddenly change from prince to pauper. My remuneration will be peanuts as compared to that of my job in Government of India. But I had taken the plunge and my decision was final. So, I went with my father to have an audience with Hadrat Musleh Mau’ood. It was a grilling interview half of me and half of my father. Hudur knew my father for the last thirty years. The final decision was that he will accept me as Waqif-i-Zindigi if I could get my B.A. degree. For me it was an uphill task. But I had firmly decided and had to move mountains for achieving the B.A. degree. I worked very hard and graduated in 1945 and humbly informed Hadrat Musleh Mau’ood about it. I received reply which said that I should report as early as possible. In complying with the orders of the Markaz, I resigned my Government of India job, terminated my tennis club membership of which I was a star player and finished other small and big engagements. Hudur was pleased to appoint me as Naib Vakiluttijarat just to say a “Gazetted officer” right from the start. At this job, I served for two and a half years when the great upheaval of partition of India took place and the country was split into India and Pakistan. I took another decision of my life and opted to become a Dervish to live in Qadian for the rest of my life. My request was granted. But just after a few months I received immediate orders to reach Lahore without delay and resume my job as Naib Vakiluttijarat. Our office was still at Lahore and had not moved to Rabwah like other offices. This job continued till 1951 when I was transferred to the office of Vakiluttabshir and I reported at Rabwah. While in this office, the great Punjab Disturbances of 1953 took place and during police search of Tahrik-i-Jadid offices, I was arrested also for committing the crime of sending a Newsletter to our missionaries around the globe every month. After the imposition of Martial Law in Punjab, we were freed and our work of sending newsletters to the missionaries continued. A few weeks after, I was transferred as Settlement Officer of Rabwah land where I worked for two years and it was during my tenure that the whole land of Rabwah was transferred to their owners. It was strange for me and a great honour that I was the highest authority to issue title deeds of all the residential and commercial property of that sacred town. After half a century some people still come and show me that title deed with my signatures for which I am proud but I see that paper with moist eyes. Again I was transferred back in Vakiluttabshir’s office and just after that, Hadrat Sahibzada Mirza Mubarak Ahmad was transferred as Vakiluttabshir and it is my great honour that I worked with him with great success for nearly three decades. Many Naibs Vakiluttabshir came and went but Hasan Muhamad Khan was not moved even once any where else. Again it was my honour that holding my original office, I officiated temporarily nearly all the senior posts of Tahrik-i-Jadid, like Vakilud Diwan, Vakiluttaleem, Vakiluzzaraat, Vakilul Mal etc. At times I think that I am a very humble person and how could I perform these heavy and onerous duties. Then I consider that it was all due the mercy and kindness of my God Who is Almighty. In 1963, T.I. College Rabwah was granted permission to start post graduate classes in Arabic. At the forceful instigation of my very dear friend, Sahibzada Mirza Naeem Ahmad, the younger brother of Hadrat Sahibzada Mirza Waseem Ahmad, Amir Jama`at Ahmadiyya Qadian, we both joined the premier Arabic M.A. class and successfully got my post graduate degree in Arabic. As a student of that college, I am proud to say that our Principal was Hadrat Sahibzada Mirza Nasir Ahmad, who later became our Syedna Hadrat Khalifatul Masih III (peace be upon him). I still cherish the degree which I received at the hands of that great saint. I am proud to spend those two years under the cool shade of that soft spoken principal who had loaded me with favour after favour. But it is a long story. I retired in 1981 and migrated to Canada in that year. Right after my arrival, I was entrusted with the job of Editor of “Ahmadiyya Gazette” which after twenty four years still hold and it is my honour that now this magazine is the leading journal among Ahmadiyya magazines of the World. I take pleasure to say that much of its credit goes to our Amir, Maulana Naseem Mahdi. Contact: Hasan Muhammad Khan Arif 202-3577 Derry Road East Mississauga, Ontario L4T 1B3 Canada Phone / Fax : 905-612-0646 mansadia@yahoo.com
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Abdul Hai Tahir
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Duration of study in the T.I. College: 1971-1976
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FAZAL AHMAD SHAHID, M. A., M. A. B. Ed.
T.I. College Rabwah : 1967-1971
197-1971 – Rowing champion
Sales Representative Century 21
Served International School Terbela Dam (1975-1982)
Served as a Teacher Nusrat Jahan Scheme Nigeria ( 1983-1986
Settled Canada 1987-
Contact : 164 America Avenue, Maple, Ontario, L6A 3E8 Canada
Phone : 905-417-6511
Mobile 416-788-0537
Email: fshahid@hotmail.com
Family
Amatul Wase Aram, B. A., B. Ed. - Wife
Uzma Shahid – Daughter - Computer Graphic – Multimedia Specialist – Editor Alnisa – Lajna Team MTA – Married – Settled Australia
Khaula Shahid – Daughter - B. A. – Lajna Team MTA
Usman Shahid – Son - 3rd year Student Jamia Ahmadiyya Canada – Team Member MTA – National Mohtamam Itifal Canada
Hassan Shahid – Son - Waf-e-Nau – Grade 8 – Member Team MTA Cameraman
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MOHAMMAD SARWAR JAVAID
Studied in T.I. College Rabwah from 1978-1980.
Worked in Oman as a Manager with a Travel Agency 1981-1998. During this
served Jmaat (Buraimi/Alain Branch) as Finance Secretary and on verious
other positions.
1998 Came to Canada.
1999-2002 Worked as IT Operational Technical Support in private industry.
IBM Certified Profesional in iSeries (AS/400) Platform)
2002-2005 Worked as iSeries Consultant with Ontario Ministry of Transport
for multi-platform IT environment.
May 2005-to present
Joined Ontario Public Service (Ministry of Transporation) full time as
Coordinator, Systems Assurance in IT Technical Support Office.
Serving in Tajneed Section and Computer Department at Canadian
Headquarters. Had the opportunity to upgrade and install Jamaat's
iSeries(AS/400) systems in Canada, Germany and UK.
Please let me know if you need more info. Please discuss before publishing
anything.
Married . one son, four daughters.
Mohammad Sarwar Javaid
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ABDUL HAMID HAMIDI
D.O.B: June 15th, 1951
Address: 39 Portsmouth Rd. Maple ON L6A 3Y1
Home Phone No: (905)303-7932
Cell Phone No: (416)275-4806
Enrolment at
Talim-ul-Islam
College Rabwah,
Pakistan
(Fazal-e-umar
hostel): 1969 – 1971
Completed F.se. (Pre-Engineering)
Principal at time: Ch. Mohammad Ali
Teachers: Mian Khurshid Ahmad Sahib
Mubarak Ahmad Ansari Sahib
Nasir Ahmad Parwazi Sahib
Ch. Hameedulla Sahib
Atif Sahib
Warden: Habibullah Khan
Tutor: Mohammad Aslam Mangla
During my stay: I was associated with Al-Minar, the College magazine, assistant to editor. My tasks included proofreading.
A comedy function was organized in Fazal-e-Umar hostel in Rabwah. A group of students participated including myself. I received a first-place reward in a short play called Talkeen Shah. I have unforgettable memories of my stay at TI College. The love I received from the teachers is a valuable asset for the remainder of my life which always warms my heart.
Jama’t
Volunteer
Services: Currently the Audio Video Secretary for Peace Village Jama’t. During my stay in Rabwah I was Muntazan Maal Fazal-e-Umar Mujlis Khudaam-ul-Ahmadiyya Rabwah.
Career: Appliance Repair Technician for Sears Canada 1994-Current. (Mechanical Technology Graduate from NED University, Karachi, Pakistan. Appliance Repair Technician Course from George Brown College, Toronto. HVAC Course from Humber College, Toronto. Natural Gas Appliance Repair Course from Humber College, Toronto. NDT from Mohawk College, Hamilton. Qualified Operator Certificate from Atomic Energy Control Board of Canada.)
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A brief history of the college