The Devotion of Life — Page 29
29 ِ ِ ا ِْ ا ِ ِ اِْ In the name of Allah, the Gracious, the Merciful PREFACE By Maulana Dost Muhammad Shahid, Historian of Ahmadiyyat The system of life devotion is as old as the advent of the Prophets and the Messengers. It is astonishing to see that in this historic period such a large number of electronic and communication inventions have come on to the scene for the Global Unity of the Nations, as mentioned in the Holy Scriptures. At the same time, among all the schemes launched by the Promised Messiah as and his vicegerents, the most significant and exciting scheme with regards to ‘da’wat-e-ilallah’ (inviting people to Allah), is the scheme of ‘Waqf-e-Zindagi’ (). Hadrat Masih Mau’d as , upon receiving a revelation from God Almighty informed us: “There will come a time for my followers when they will continue achieving great heights. ” (Malfoozat, Vol. 3, p 459) He further said, “If any one could become alive after death, after three centuries, he would see that the world is as full of Ahmadis as the sea is full of water drops. ” (Tashhidhul Adh-han, January 1913, p 39) The era of the Khilafat-e-Khamisa (the fifth Caliphate), right from the beginning is foretold as an important