The Devotion of Life — Page 342
342 Companions (may Allah be pleased with them all) had wives and children or not. If they did, then who fed them when the Companions were gone to fight wars? The fact is that the progress of religion depends upon sacrifice. Money is secondary; as I had said in the very beginning of ‘Tehrik-e-Jadid’ that money was secondary, the real foundation would be based on. This place should be reserved for elevating the name of God. This place should remain reserved for carrying out and spreading the name of God. This place should be reserved for teaching the faith of God and to make it its centre. Every one of us should try to lead our children and relatives to walk on this path that not only us but our coming generations should keep this place as the centre for faith. They should always continue to devote their lives for the service of faith and for propagating its ‘ Kalima’ , the Creed. ” A Warning to Those Who Do Not Serve the Faith “However, if God the Exalted does not grant us this status due to a fault or sin of ours, and all our children or some of them are not ready to serve faith; if our progeny lacks trust in God, and has no tendency to repent and turn to God, then we should be prepared for the consequence that, just as a dead body is cut off and thrown away, in the same way, we shall sever it and discard it and replace it by those who are willing to serve the faith. ” (Friday Sermon September 30, 1949, Ref: Tareekh-e-Ahmadiyyat, Vol. 14, page. 31)