Ahmadiyyat - The Renaissance of Islam — Page 230
230 AHMADIYY AT directed towards the consolidation of the Community and converting it into an effective instrument for the achieve- ment of the purpose for which the Community had been established, that is to say, to bring about the supremacy of Islam over all other religions both through precept and through example. While his addresses and writings aimed at the stimulation of the higher moral and spiritual values in the hearts of the members of the Community and their practical manifestation in action, he did not neglect any of the multi- farious factors that awaited his attention and had to be speedily attended to. One of the most important of these was the organization of the administrative machinery of the Community, that is to say the casting of the Sadar Anjuman Ahmadiyya into an effective and practical mould. This he carried out with such farsighted effectiveness as has success- fully stood the test of time and trials for well over half a century. It is true that in the course of time his own dynamism and the dynamism of the Community, which was continuously stimulated under his fostering care, called for additional organs and institutions which were set up when their need arose, in such manner that the possibility and risk of conflict between the Sadar Anjurnan Ahmadiyya and the new institutions was obviated altogether. The Khalifa's com- prehensive supervision and a continuous flow of advice and directions contributed very largely towards keeping every- one alert and keen on doing his best. Though this was an essential task and its successful perfor- mance was a great achievement, yet it was only ancillary and adjectival to his main responsibility, for the discharge of which he strove hard day and night. That responsibility was to maintain the Community at the highest level of activity, both in respect of self improvement and in respect of striving to carry the message of Islam to wider and wider circles by putting forth all the needed effort and making all the required sacrifices. For this purpose he called in aid all his great talents; he had recourse to continuous advice, exhor- tation and admonition; he set a high and shining personal