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293 despite having the required strength and the capacity, does not come forward, he is a sinner. Therefore, those young men who can offer themselves and who can honour their obligation should offer. It is a precious opportunity for such young men to serve the faith and earn rewards; an opportunity that might never come again. Such prospects can be found historically in times closer to those of Prophets, however, once progress is made then such opportunities cannot be obtained. ” (Friday Sermon 1 st October 1943 – published Al Fazl 19 th October 1943) A Dynamic 'Tehrik' for On his second visit to Europe, Hadrat Musleh Maud ra was delighted to note that the Western world was turning to Islam very rapidly. He concluded that it was time to formulate Scheme in an unprecedented, organised, effective and durable manner because until people needed to serve the faith were not available continually and frequently in the Ahmadiyya Community, it would be impossible to accomplish the key objectives of the triumph of Islam. This is the reason why in the sermons delivered by Huzurr a in Karachi and in Rabwah soon after his return from Europe, he repeatedly made dynamic 'Tehriks' for life devotion. In the Sermon of 16 th September 1955 he said: “Until such time that the ‘Tehrik’ of life devotion is not strong within the Community, it is impossible to