The Devotion of Life — Page 371
371 portion of our needs. Islam is currently in peril and we have to hold aloft the Holy Prophet’s (Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) banner even if we must face pain and difficulty; we have to establish the unity of God in the world. Thus, our youth should address themselves to the needs of Islam and for the sake of their lives in the hereafter and for the sake of their and their future generations, should prepare to spend their earthy lives in pain and difficulty so that the whole world may enter into the pale of Islam and the purpose of the mission of the Promised Messiah’s as coming, which is to gather the entire world under the flag of the One God, may be fulfilled. ” (Al-Fazl, 8 th June 1966) Hadrat Khalifatul Masih III rh , during an Annual Prize- distribution Ceremony at Jami’a Ahmadiyya Rabwah, addressed the students thus: “I briefly want to draw my dear children’s attention to the fact that those people, those young men or those mature men and women who dedicate their lives for the sake of Allah, know that the only real honour is that which their God bestows upon them. It is of no consequence to them if the entire world tries to dishonour them and curses them, because they do not seek honour nor are they desirous of hearing praise. They are instead focused on achieving honour in the eyes of Allah. When in their heart or in their being they know that they have honour in the eyes of God, then they reject all worldly honours. In the same manner, those who