Transcript Rishta Nata Department

Lajna Mentoring Conference 2015
The Holy Qur’an Says:
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Chapter 4 Surah Al-Nisa, Verse 2
Sunnah of the Holy Prophet (saw)
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 Marriage is my precept and my practice. Those who
do not follow my practice are not of me. (Sahih
Bukhari)
 A woman may be married for four reasons. She is
either married for her riches and wealth or for her
family’s higher rank or she is married for her beauty
and charm or for her piety and righteousness. A
true believer must choose the one who is pious and
righteous otherwise he will always be in trouble.
(Sahih Bukhari and Sahih Muslim)
Establishment of the
Rishta Nata Department
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Guidelines from Hazrat Masih Mau’ood (as)
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 The Promised Messiah (as) said:
“O! Members of my Jama’at, listen with attention that for
all the righteous people it is imperative to strictly adhere
to these conditions. Therefore, I have made
arrangements that in future a book must stay with me
with complete secrecy and total confidentiality, wherein,
the names of girls and boys of the Jama'at are entered.
And if the parents of the girl are unable to find a boy in
their family who is from the Jama'at, bears good moral
character, and is at the level of their satisfaction; or in
case of a boy, they are similarly unable to find a girl; in
such cases it is imperative upon them to allow us to
find someone from the Jama'at.”
Guidelines from Hazrat Masih Mau’ood (as)
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 And every one must feel confident that we shall with
true sincerity and sympathy for the parents, try to find a
suitable match for their boys or girls. […] High priority
will be given to their good conduct, character and
potential for progression towards goodness. This book
will be kept secret and at times as the situation calls for,
the information will be passed on. […] Therefore, it is
incumbent upon those who show their allegiance to us
that they submit a list of their children with names,
ages and nationality, so that it can be recorded in the
book.”
Extract from the Friday Sermon of Hazrat Khalifat-ul-Masih V (aba) on
December 24, 2004. Quotation from “Ishtaharat” Vol.III, pp 50-51 by
Hazrat Masih-e-Mau’ood (alaihis salam)– Procedure for Rishta Nata
Directives of Hazrat Masih
Mau’ood (alaihis salam)
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Regarding Rishta Nata Department
Guidelines from Hazrat Masih Mau’ood (as)
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1) All of us who are blessed with the opportunity to
serve the Jama'at in this important department will
work with true sincerity and sympathy for our
members.
2) The book (bio data/profiles) and all the personal
information about the candidate/families is kept
secret (this principle will have to be applied to
all our programs including those at Jalsa Salana)
3) We should not engage in facilitating Rishta unless
and until the character and conduct has been
verified
Directives of Hazrat
Khalifatul Masih V (aba)
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Regarding Rishta Nata Department
Guidelines from Hazrat Khalifatul Masih V (aba)
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1) The department of Rishta Nata is a very important
department and members of the department
should pay complete attention to their work.
2) The people who work in the department should
have a soft demeanor so as not to turn off those
who are being dealt with.
3) Whatever personal information one can collect
about the girl should be obtained, however, this
information should be strictly confidential. The
information should be shared before showing the
photos.
Objectives of the Rishta
Nata Department
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Objectives of Rishta Nata Department
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To facilitate contact between families of the
potential candidates.
Help families find matches according to their
requirements.
Arrange a match that is suitable according to
the needs of the candidates.
The Rishta Nata Process
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Rishta Nata: The Steps
Registration
Verification
Confidentiality
Matching
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 The Process
 Reason for Refusal
 Sharing of Pictures
 Progress of the Proposal
Preferences
RN Team Members’ Children & Relatives
Non-US Candidates
Registration
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Candidates or their parents/guardians can
register and submit their profiles on the
Rishta Nata website:
http://www.rishtanata.us
Rishta Nata Registration Form
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Verification
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 Each profile is reviewed by National Secretary, and if
found appropriate, assigned to a member of the
team.
 The coordinator is expected to verify the moral
character and other credentials like marital status of
the candidate.
Verification
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 The coordinator is expected to contact the
family/candidate in order to know them.
 Once the candidates’ credentials are verified, and
there are no concerns, the candidate should be
verified in the database; only after this verification
does the candidate become active and available for
search in the database.
Confidentiality
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 Confidentiality is crucial. Password should not be
shared and one needs to be careful in conversation.
 The member of the team who is assigned the profile
should be regarded as the primary contact for the
candidate unless that member of the team gives you
the go ahead to contact the candidate/family
directly.
Matching
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Steps involved in the Process
 Pray for the candidate.
 Presenting one proposal at a time.
 Allowing time for prayers and thoroughly
considering one Rishta before presenting a second
one.
Reason for Refusal
 Reasons for declining a Rishta
 No proposals should be sent out of the system.
Matching
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Sharing of Pictures
 Very critical step
 Should be dealt with extreme confidentiality
Progress of the Proposal
 Mandatory step for coordinator
Preference
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Preference is given to:
Database candidates
Candidates who are older
Candidates have registered earlier
RN Team Members’ Children & Relatives
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No preferential treatment towards the
children and relatives of RN team
members
Children and close relatives of RN
team members should be assigned to
someone else
Non-US Candidates
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Rishta Nata Department cannot match
non-US girls to the US boys unless there
are extraordinary reasons
Matching a non-US candidate with a boy
from US should be done only under
exceptional circumstances and only after
discussion with the National Secretary.
Additional Guidelines for
Rishta Nata Department
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Additional Guidelines
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 All candidates should be encourage, but not
mandated, to register and submit their profiles in the
Rishta Nata Database
 If candidate/families are unwilling to submit their
profiles, obtain as much information as possible and
put their names/details in the NON-Database
document
 The same process as described earlier should apply
to such candidates (including verification of the
credentials).
Additional Guidelines
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Use of Rishta Nata e-mail address should be
used for ALL and ONLY Rishta Nata-related
matters.
If any of the candidates need to be deleted for
any reason, please inform Shahma Malik
Sahiba at [email protected].
Rishta Nata Conference Calls
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Weekly conference calls
Profiles of the potential candidates are
discussed and matches are suggested.
Updates are given on the progress of
rishtas
Suggestions are made as well
Rishta Nata Team Members
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 National Secretary:
• Dr. Farooq Ahmad Padder
[email protected]
 Additional Secretaries:
• Dr. Mansoor Qureshi
[email protected]
• Naser Noor
[email protected]
 Liaison Lajna Ima’illah USA:
• Dr. Aziza Rahman
[email protected]
 Liaison Khuddam-ul-Ahmadiyya USA:
• Haris Raja
[email protected]
Rishta Nata Team Members
 Data and Outcome:
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• Atif Zeeshan
[email protected]
 Regional Coordinator: East Region
 Jama’at Served: Hartford
• Eamon Chaudhry
[email protected]
 Jama’at Served: Boston, Fitchburg
• Sadka Ahmad
[email protected]
 Jama’at Served: Albany, Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse
• Dr. Abdul Hakeem Nasar
[email protected]
• Amtul Baseer Nasar
[email protected]
Rishta Nata Team Members
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 Jama’at Served: Brooklyn, Queens, and Long Island
• Farkhanda Ahmad
[email protected]
• Fehmida Shah
[email protected]
 Jama’at Served: North New Jersey, Central New Jersey,
Willingboro, Lehigh Valley, Philadelphia, Harrisburgh,
Pittsburgh
• Homaira Khandakar
[email protected]
• Tahira Chaudhary
Tahira. [email protected]
Rishta Nata Team Members
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 Jama’at Served: Baltimore, Laurel, Silver Spring, Potomac, DC
• Farida Malik
[email protected]
• Tazeen Ahmad
[email protected]
• Shahma Malik
[email protected]
 Jama’at Served: North Virginia, Central Virginia, Southern
Virginia, and Richmond:
• Farida Sheikh
[email protected]
Rishta Nata Team Members
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 Jama’at Served: Georgia/South Carolina, Charlotte, Research
Triangle, Orlando, Miami, and Alabama/Tennessee:
• Bushra Salam Bajwa
[email protected]
• Mahmooda Rehman
[email protected]
 Regional Coordinators: Mid/Central Region:
 Jama’at Served: Detroit, Athens, Cleveland, Columbus, and
Dayton
• Dr. B.K. Ahmad
[email protected]
• Amtul Jamil Khan
[email protected]
• Fauzia Qureshi
[email protected]
Rishta Nata Team Members
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 Jama’at Served: Chicago East, Chicago SW, Chicago NW, Zion,
Milwaukee, Minnesota, Oshkosh, Bloomington, St. Louis,
Indiana, and Kentucky:
• Mubashir Babar Ahmed
[email protected]
• Samina Ijaz
[email protected]
• Amatul Naseer Khan
[email protected]
• Durre Sameen Ahmad
[email protected]
Rishta Nata Team Members
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 Jama’at Served: Austin, Houston Cypress, Houston North,
Houston South, Dallas, New Orleans, Kansas City, and Tulsa:
• Muhammad Ahmad
[email protected]
• Namoode Saher
[email protected]
• Tayiba Bashir
[email protected]
 Regional Coordinators: West Region
 Jama’at Served: Seattle and Portland:
• Uzma Waqar
[email protected]
Rishta Nata Team Members
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 Jama’at Served: Silicon Valley, Bay Point, Merced, Oakland,
and Sacramento:
• Samar Munir
[email protected]
 Jama’at Served: LA West, LA East, LA Inland Empire, San
Diego, Las Vegas, Phoenix, and Tucson:
• Naser Noor
[email protected]
• Bushra Bajwa
[email protected]
• Rizwana Haq
[email protected]
• Sadia Mariam Rahman
[email protected]
Rishta Nata Team Members
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 Newly Added Team Members:
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Imam Salman Sheikh Sahib-West Coast Majaalis
Imam Salman Tariq Sahib-Central Region Majaalis
Imam Rizwan Hameed Khan Sahib-East Coast Majaalis
Imam Talha Ali Sahib-East Coast Majaalis
Concluding Prayer
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Chapter 25 Surah Al-Furqan, Verse 75