The Devotion of Life — Page 198
198 and said that this was just the beginning. This Scheme went on to achieve continual success by Allah’s Grace. Call to Devote Entire Life A year after the initiation of this ‘Tehrik’ , Hadrat Musleh Maud ra once again inspired the Community to devote their lives for the service of faith on 20 th December 1918. At the start Huzur ra had encouraged people to dedicate three years at a time. Explaining this, he said: “I took the pledge to devote three years and the reason for this was that it was possible that some would find it hard and would want to leave. Lest they were sinful in the eyes of God and were deemed hypocrites, I took the pledge for three years so that if anyone was weak and could not bear the hardship, they could leave after three years. Otherwise to serve faith, let alone three years, devotion of one’s entire life is needed. That plan was for those who were weak but were not deemed defaulters. The current state of Islam demands that an entire lifetime is devoted for it; there are many who would dedicate their lives. For this I motivate you once again after one year to devote your life for the service of Islam. Time is such that presently to serve in a small capacity shall be of greater merit than to give huge services at a later time. Islam is being erased. Therefore little service by those who will serve at this time shall be of greater worth.