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195 as to what vocation to learn. He said even if he could find only twenty such people the current Tabligh could increase manifold and could bring unprecedented results in terms of success; until there are such people, the task could not be done well. Encourage Devotee Children to Commit the Holy Qur’an to Memory Huzur ra said: “Those who wish to devote their children should first ensure that their children commit the Holy Qur’an to memory, because it is most useful for a missionary to be a ‘Hafiz-e-Qur’an’. Some people are of the opinion that if children are made to commit the Qur’an to memory their general education suffers. However, if the children are to be devoted to serve faith, then why not teach them what is most useful for faith. Once the Qur’an is committed to memory, general education can be carried on. At present, only one of my children is of learning age and I have started him on the memorisation of the Holy Qur’an. For such very young children it will have to be seen when an arrangement can be made; meanwhile those who are older can start gradually to commit the Qur’an to memory. However, those who wish to devote their lives should seek my advice about which vocation to learn. Then the plan that is under view can be applied to them. ” (Friday Sermon: 27 th September 1917, Al Fazl 22 nd December 1917)