The Devotion of Life — Page 376
376 is directed towards the foundation of the Ka’aba so that they join the group of blessed ones who are the constant recipients of His blessings. Although the purpose of the scheme laid before the Jama’at is to train those who, if they were born in Ahmadiyyat, are below twenty five years of age, or if they are new entrants to the Jama’at, below fifteen years of age, it is necessary to train their elders as well so that they in turn can train these youth. Secondly, I am addressing those brothers and sisters of the Jama’at who are over twenty five, because the training of hundreds of thousands in the first category cannot be done by me alone or a few of my companions. We will have to purify every home so that in every home everyone being brought up should become a soldier of God who is the recipient of God’s Pleasure. We must seek to purify every neighbourhood, every village, every town, so that in that atmosphere there develops a generation ready to sacrifice their lives, their time, their honour and their wealth for the honour of Muhammad, the Prophet of God (Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). Maybe I should say that at first the training of elders is necessary so that through them the youth that will soon shoulder extremely important responsibilities can be trained. Remember that if we are remiss in this, God’s wrath will descend on us and another community will be raised which will be the recipient of God’s promises. Thus, worry about your lives and prepare yourselves to carry out the responsibilities which I am about to entrust to you in a Scheme which is in accordance with the Will of God. I will,