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Majlis Ansarullah (Arabic: مجلس انصار الله; Association for the Helpers [in the cause] of Allah) is an auxiliary organization of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community for men above forty years of age. It was founded in 1940 by Mirza Bashir-ud-Din Mahmud Ahmad, the second caliph of the community. As an organization comprising the elders of the community it often provides intellectual and spiritual guidance for its younger members and has local and national leadership, with the national leader reporting directly to the caliph.
Aims and objectives
The aim of the organization is to promote the moral and spiritual training of its members resulting in a Godly, righteous, responsible and just society, true both to God and His creatures. The aims and objectives of the organization are reflected in the pledge, which every member has to make and recite in every formal meeting. These aims are: