The Devotion of Life — Page 418
418 Illallah’ is indeed the way of discernment. This is the way out of human miseries, a way to illuminate one’s self and inner self. Thus my message to you is to shun laziness and to involve yourselves with all your strength in the jihad of ‘Dawat Illallah’. ” (Supplement Khalid December 1985) The Splendid Results of ‘Dawat Illallah’ Thus, Huzur’s rh constant urging towards ‘Dawat Illallah’ and his wise leadership, resulted in the involvement of the Jama’at’s young and old in the spirit of ‘waqf’ and the Jama’at started spreading rapidly. In addition, the blessings of MTA (Muslim Television Ahmadiyya) greatly augmented this work. Today, with Allah’s blessings, around 160 million people in 190 countries are illuminated with the light of Ahmadiyyat, the true Islam, and this light is spreading apace. The Blessed Drive of ‘Waqfe Nau’ The vast spread of the Jama’at and the work of training millions of new Ahmadis demanded an army of ‘Waqifeen- e-Zindagi’. Under divine guidance Hadrat Khalifatul Masih IV rh instituted the ‘Waqfe Nau’ Scheme. The Revival of the Spirit of ‘Waqf’ of Hadrat Maryam as and Hadrat Ishmael as This scheme of ‘waqfe zindagi’ is patterned on the memory of Hadrat Maryam as and Hadrat Ishmael as