National Academic Achievement Awards

With the dawn of the 21st century, in order to cope with the rapidity with which knowledge itself changes, today’s student must seek to achieve academic excellence.

From its inception the Worldwide Ahmadīyya Muslim Community has always laid prime emphasis on the teachings of the Holy Prophet Muhammad^sa that, “Acquisition of knowledge is obligatory upon every Muslim man and woman.” It was revealed to the Promised Messiah^as that the members of his community will excel others in the fields of knowledge and wisdom. To recognize those who fulfil this obligation of seeking knowledge, and are an embodiment of the revelation of the Promised Messiah^as, it is Hudūr^aa’s expressed desire to award such members of the community every year at Jalsa Sālāna. Awards are conferred for Academic Excellence on merit basis and overall average of a diploma, degree, certificate is taken into account. Alhamdulillāh every year we receive an overwhelming number of applications for these awards.

This year we had 68 applicants, 36 male students and 32 female students who qualified for these awards. This is the first year ever in Canada that the number of male recipients exceeds the number of female recipients. On behalf of National Majlis Ā`mila Canada and the Ahmadīyya Gazette team we would congratulate all the recipients of these awards. May Allāh Bless their achievements and help them attain higher achievements in their academic careers. May Allāh make them shine on the international scene like Professor Dr. Abdus Salam sāhib and Sir Muhammad Zafrullāh Khan^ra sāhib, Āmīn. Male students who qualified for these awards received their award on the 3rd day of Jalsa Sālāna Canada in the 4th session from respected Amīr sāhib who was assisted by Ta`līm team led by National Secretary Ta`līm Dr. Ijaz Rauf sāhib and Khalifa Abdul Aziz sāhib, chairman, National Ta`līm Committee.

High School Diploma With Distinction Male Students

Member Name	Father's Name	Branch	Marks
Riaz, Umar Aziz	Riaz, Muhammad	Weston North West	92
Nasir, Ata-Ul-Hai	Nasir, Farhat Ahmad	Scarborough	91
Chaudhry, Faatir Ahmed	Chaudhry, Muhammad Ahmed	Durham	90

As for previous years this year as well the top two female students who qualified for these awards, received an additional amount of $500 each as contributed by Fauzia Ahmed sāhiba in memory of her parents Munir Ahmad sāhib and Nasim Ahmed sāhiba. This year this additional cash prize was awarded to Aimen Shayan Bangash sāhiba and Mubaraka Anum sāhiba. The top three female award recipients are as follows:

High School Diploma with Distinction Female Students

Member Name	Father's Name	Branch	Marks
Bangash, Aimen Shayan	Bangash, Abdul Waheed	Brantford	95
Anum, Mubaraka	Ahmad, Khawaja Daood	Durham	93
Bangash, Kashmala Gul	Bangash, Abdul Waheed	Brantford	93

A student is awarded a high schools honour roll if the student maintains an average of above 80% throughout the academic year. For making it to their respective high schools’ honour roll the following members of the Jamā`at were given the award at Jalsa Sālāna, the students’ whose names are highlighted in the following received their awards at the occasion of Jasla Sālāna Western Canada that was held in Calgary on 25th and 26th June 2011:

High School Diploma With Honor Roll Male Students

Member Name	Father's Name	Branch
Rizwan, Shamail Ahmed	Rizwan, Anwer Ahmed	Maple
Zahoor, Gohar Mahmood Khan	Zahoor, Khalid Mahmood	P.V. South
Malik, Danial	Tariq, Habib-Ullah	Milton/Georgetown
Nasir, Muhammad Qasim	Ahmed, Nasir	Vancouver
Yaqoob, Qasir	Islām, Tanveer-ul-	P.V. Centre
Khan, Wasif	Khan, Agha Tariq	Mississauga
Bajwah, Abad-Ur-Rahman Hameed	Bajwa, Hameed Ahmad Mahmood	Malton
Sardar, Muhammad Ahsan	Sardar, Asad Zaman	Woodbridge
Ahmad, Shah Muhammad Khalid	Ahmad, Mobarak	Edmonton
Elahi, Faraz	Mansoor, Fazal	P.V. South
Cheema, Farhan Ahmad	Cheema, Zafar Ahmed	P.V. East
Ahmad, Eizaaz	Ahmed, Anwar	Abode of Peace
Choudhry, Sajid Mahmood	Choudhry, Khalid Mahmood	Calgary North East
Shehzeda, Asad Maqsood	Shehzeda, Maqsood Ahmed	Vancouver
Ahmed, Uzair Rashid	Ahmed, Rashed Mohammed	P.V. East
Ahmed, Rizwan	Ahmed, Muneer Naveed	Mississauga South

High School Diploma With Honor Roll Female Students

Member Name	Father's Name	Branch
Ahmed, Rameezah	Ahmad, Munir	Barrie
Abid, Mahrukh	Mehmud, Abid	Brampton Centre
Ahmed, Marayam Sahar	Ahmad, Mabroor	Mississauga West
Khan, Maria Ejaz	Khan, Ejaz Ahmed	Vaughan West
Sardar, Mariam Asad	Sardar, Asad Zaman	Woodbridge
Rajput, Tehmeena Susan	Rajput, Ijaz Ahmad	Montreal East
Ahmad, Javariyya	Masood Ahmad Bader	Hamilton North
Rana, Abeer	Zahid Ahmad Rana	Toronto Central
Ahmed, Maria	Muneer Ahmed	Mississauga West
Khan, Maymunah Nasar	Khan, Nasrullah	North York
Wasim, Samreen	Ahmed, Wasim	P.V. Centre
Saeed, Wajiha Al	Saeed, Muhammad	Brampton Centre
Chaudhary, Rida	Chaudhary, Rizwan Rashid	Sudbury
Bhatti, Ayesha Sadiqa	Bhatti, Sultan Ahmad	P.V. Centre
Ahmad, Sabeeha	Ahmed, Nouman	Brampton Castlemore

For graduating with a three year’s college diploma:

3 years College Diploma Male Students

Member Name	Father's Name	Branch	Field of Study
Yusaf, Usman	Yusaf, Muhammad	Markham	Business Admin.
Ahmed, Adnan	Ahmed Nadeem	Weston Islington	Accounting

3 years College Diploma Female Students

Member Name	Father's Name	Branch	Field of Study
Naseer, Anila	Ch. Bashir Ahmad	Abode of Peace	Business Admin.
Malik, Zahra Mubashira	Malik, Safiullah Khan	Weston Islington	Accounting & Finance

For obtaining an undergraduate degree with good performance:

Undergraduate Degree Male Students

Member Name	Father's Name	Branch	Field of Study
Khattak, Saad Rustam	Khan, Abdul Hameed	Durham	Hon. Info. Tech.
Raja, Bilal Ahmed	Haneef Raja	Kitchener-Waterloo	BA Applied Science
Talal Khalid	Mumtaz, Khalid	Kitchener-Waterloo	B.Tech Telecom
Tahir, Munib Ahmad	Bajwa, Saeed Ahmad	P.V. Centre	Hon. Business Eco.

Undergraduate Degree Female Students

Member Name	Father's Name	Branch	Field of Study
Basit, Amna	Malik Anwar Awan	Abode of Peace	BA Business Admin.
Farooqi, Salma Sausan	Farooqi, Rafi Ahmed	Brampton Heartlake	BA
Sabahat, Islām	Salam, Abdul	Brampton Castlemore	BA Hon.
Shaikh, Riffat Jabeen	Sheikh, Ijaz Ahmad	Woodbridge	BA of Education
Walayat, Tayyaba	Chaudhry Walayat Khan	Calgary South	BA Com. & Pol Sci.
Majid, Ayesha	Majid, Abdul	Brampton Peel Village	Business Admin.
Khan, Muneeba	Khan, Hashmat Ullah	Surrey East	Economics & Pol. Sci.
Idrees, Yumna	Baqapuri, Mahboob Ahmed	Surrey West	BA Practical Nursing
Saeed, Sana	Saeed Ahmad	Durham	BA Business Admin.
Saeed, Bushra	Saeed Ahmad	Durham	BA Business Admin.

For obtaining a master’s degree:

Postgraduate Degree Male Students

Member Name	Father's Name	Branch	Field of Study
Qureshi, Adeel Iqbal	Qureshi, Khalid Iqbal	Brampton Centre	MA Bus. Admin.
Tahir, Khalid Ahmed	Tahir, Karim Ahmed	P.V. West	MA Biology, Neuroscience
Hadi, Khurram Shahzad	Hadi, Hidayatullah	Vaughan West	MA Education
Farooqi, Naeem Ahmad	Farooqi, Abdul Rashid	Brampton Castlemore	MSC. Planning
Shad, Naseem Ahmed	Shad, Muhammad Sharif	Brampton Castlemore	CGA
Bashir, Salman	Syed Bashiruddin Mehmood	Vaughan West	Mathematics
Salifu, Aziz	Abubakar Alhaj Salifu	Saskatoon	Civil Engineering
Javaid, Mehshan	Rashid Ahmad Javaid	Montreal East	Mech. Eng
Ahmed, Mirzā Tahir	Mirzā Tauqeer Yasin	Montreal East	Elec. Engineering
Ghumman, Shakeel Ahmad	Aziz Ahmad Ghumman	Brampton Springdale	Comp. Engineering

Post-graduate Studies Female Students

Member Name	Father's Name	Branch	Field of Study
Upal, Faiza	Upal, Asghar Haidar	Hamilton North	Medicine
Cheema, Sonia Fatima	Cheema, Zafar Ahmed	Rexdale	B.A. Hon. & B.Ed.
Chaudhary, Sairah	Ayatullah Chaudhary	Mississauga West	B.A. & B.Ed.

Lifetime Academic Professional Achievement

Member Name	Father's Name	Branch	Field of Study
Shaique, Mushtaq Ahmad	Ch. Wadhawa Khan	Calgary Tarradale	Wrote Many Books

This article was published in Nov-Dec 2011 issue of Ahmadiyya Gazette Canada