The Devotion of Life — Page 197
197 A Passionate Response from the Jama’at This Sermon of Huzur ra had not yet been printed and sent to communities abroad that twenty five young men instantly responded in the affirmative. Fifteen of these fortunate young men were from the central Jama’ats of Qadian and ten from the outskirts. When this Sermon reached the outside Jama’ats, in the beginning sixty three young men presented their names, among whom were: Maulvi Abdul Raheem Sahib M. A ra , Sheikh Yusuf Ali Sahib B. A ra , Sufi Abdul Qadeer Sahib Niaz B. A ra , Sufi Muhammad Ibrahim Sahib BSc ra , Maulvi Jalaluddin Shams Sahib ra , Maulvi Zahoor Hussein Sahib ra , Maulvi Ghulam Ahmad Sahib ra , Maulvi Abu Bakr Sahib of Sumatra ra , Maulvi Fazal Zil ur Rahman Sahib Bengali ra , Sheikh Mahmood Ahmad Sahib Irfani ra , Maulvi Rahmat Ali Sahib ra and Maulvi Fazal ra. These devotees were divided in three groups: 1. ‘Rabiteen’ – those who were teachers of the devotees 2. ‘Mujahideen’ – those who were engaged in the practical ‘Jihad’ of the propagation of Islam 3. ‘Muntazi’reen’ – those who were still being educated at the Madrassah Ahmadiyya High School. It is worth remembering that Hadrat Musleh Maud ra had said in the beginning that even if twenty such men would come forward, with the Grace of Allah the Exalted, success could be achieved rapidly. However, the Community presented sixty three men. Huzur ra thanked the Community in his Friday Sermon of 14 th December 1917