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303 a child of yours, next take a pledge from all your children that they will also devote one of their children for the service of faith. Take a pledge from them that they will in turn take a pledge from their children that they too will demand the same from their next generation. As the Waqf of the next generation is not in your hands, therefore your task will be to only motivate them, if they do not agree, it will be their fault, you will be considered relieved of your responsibility. If you do carry out this task, this spirit will be inculcated in the Community, generation after generation and each person will try to devote someone or the other from his family for the service of the faith, then with the Grace of Allah hundreds of thousands of life devotees will be available for the service of faith. Similarly, the Promised Messiah as made a ‘Tehrik’ for ‘Wasiyyat’. You should also make an effort that each one of you subscribes to ‘Wasiyyat’ and also persuade your children in that they too subscribe to it and also motivate their next generation to do the same. This is also a splendid way to serve the faith. If we follow this, then the chain of Tabligh and propagation of Islam can continue till the Day of Judgment. ” (Tareekh-e-Ahmadiyyat vol. 18 p. 122-131) ‘Tehrik’ of Waqf to Established Families Huzur ra drew attention to the ‘Tehrik’ of life devotion in most forceful and majestic words. He said: