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222 for all his property for the cause of faith he would give all his property away, therefore let’s ask him for all his property, this way he will not be able to spend it in the way of God and we will not be at a loss. I advise the Community by way of this example that tribulations such as this can also come to pass, be aware of them! Just as I was saying this I woke up and I realised that there are indeed servants of God who are prepared to spend all their wealth in the cause of faith, however, there is the danger that their wives and children might become a source of tribulation for them. Therefore before they become a tribulation why do we not seek their property from them for the cause of faith. The truth of the matter is that unless man reaches this station in belief he cannot give precedence to faith over worldly matters in the real sense. This dream drew my attention to the fact that if a believer is prepared to spend all for faith and if we do not seek it out from him then it is possible that his sons and offspring might take it. So, before a believer’s property is wasted, why not take it for faith. Thus, I made the 'Tehrik' for this 'Waqf' in the light of this dream. ” (Mutalibaate Tehrik-e-Jadid p. 142-143) The Personal Example of Hadrat Khalifatul Masih II ra Hadrat Khalifatul Masih II ra said: “According to this proposal, first of all I offer my own self. Some of us, whom Allah the Exalted so enables, should dedicate their property to the cause of faith in the sense that when a demand is made by