The Devotion of Life — Page 278
278 Foreign Countries and Life Devotees In the time of the Promised Messiah as his heavenly voice arose from Qadian and via Punjab it spread throughout India. It crossed the border over to Afghanistan and then reached the Arab countries. It was recognised in Africa and in USA. Later on during the First Khilafat devotees were first sent abroad in an organised manner. However, in the Second Khilafat under the tremendous 'Tehriks' of life devotion an ‘army’ of devotees was being prepared. The command of this ‘army’ was in the hands of that general about whom a Divine revelation had foretold: ‘Allah will descend from heaven to support him. ’ Tabligh of Islam in Foreign Countries A large number of life devotees started spreading to the East, West, North and South; to the four corners of the world and they continued to spread. Even as this heavenly battalion conquered many regions spiritually, further territories lay ahead waiting to be won. For this, more devotees were needed; Hadrat Musleh Maud ra said: “Just as friends know, now our young men are going abroad in great numbers for the Tabligh of Islam. When I first made a 'Tehrik' for , four to five hundred people offered their names. However, everyone is not such that they can be sent abroad for Tabligh. Some people who devote their lives simply do not have the capability of Waqf. It is possible that it is not so in the eyes of Allah the