The Devotion of Life — Page 380
380 Islam, persuading the world with your, mine and the Jama’at’s prayers, that the teachings of communism cannot stand before the teachings of Islam in any sphere, whether it is worldly, literary or moral. ” (Hayat-e-Nasir, Vol 1, Pages 610-612) The Blessed Drive of Temporary ‘Waqf’ Although the drive for temporary dedication ( ‘waqfe arzi’ ) was undertaken on special occasions during the Second Khilafat like the three month ‘waqf’ during the Shuddhi Movement, this drive was made permanent during the Third Khilafat, and by the Grace of God, is continuing to the present day. On 18 th March, 1966, Hadrat Khalifatul Masih III rh , in the Friday Sermon, instituted this drive in the light of increasing responsibilities of ‘Islah-o-Irshad’. He also instituted the additional ‘Nazarat Islah-o-Irshad’ for the teaching of the Holy Quran and ‘Waqfe Arzi’. Huzur rh established the office of this new ‘Nazarat’ in the compound of the Private Secretary’s offices, and appointed Maulana Abul Ata Sahib ra as ‘Naib Nazir’. Members of the Jama’at desirous of dedicating two to six weeks sent applications to Huzur rh with details of their expertise and how far they could travel at their own expense. Groups of two were then sent to urban or rural Jama’ats for spiritual training of the Jama’at members. These groups would cook their own food, spend most of their time in prayer, recitation of the Holy Qur’an and the study of the books of the Promised Messiah as. They would submit weekly reports to Huzur rh about their work. The Jama’ats