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256 be instructed on what sort of morals should be taught to children. For this reason they will be given the chance to work within Khuddam ul Ahmadiyya for a couple of months and thus after completing the entire course in a year and a few months, they will be sent out to villages. I draw the attention of my Community to endeavour to make this Scheme a success. Local Jama’ats should promptly send young men from their areas who are educated up to primary or middle level and will be prepared to work for allowance on par with that of lower primary school level so that their educational course is fixed and they can be prepared for Tabligh. ” As it was a time of war and inflation was very high, in the beginning only fifteen devotees were chosen. Their regular training was held in a class until January 1945. They were taught by the religious scholars of the Community as well as Hadrat Khalifatul Masih II ra. Huzur ra addressed the ‘ Majlis Mushawarat’ that was held from 7 th to 9 th April 1944: “These days I am teaching rural Missionaries. These people will be teachers as well as Missionaries. They will be ready in six months; they are about fifteen to twenty in number. ” When the training finished, fourteen of these Missionaries were appointed in various villages of Punjab. This Scheme of rural Missionaries was most successful and Huzurr a expressed his pleasure with their performance: “By the Grace of God, this experiment of ours was most successful. There were a few Jama’ats who