The Devotion of Life — Page 304
304 “The Promised Messiah as has mentioned that Allah promised him that his Community will be very strong and robust in three hundred years. Three hundred years is a long time indeed, although a believer should remain determined till the Day of Judgement. However, at least for the next three hundred years, our coming generations should keep this resolve that consecutively they shall carry on discharging the responsibilities of the Movement and will not slacken at all in the propagation of Islam. I observe that these days people from new families are coming towards Waqf but less so from the established families. Pray for the Movement and pray for those people who were enabled by Allah the Exalted to serve Ahmadiyyat in the beginning, that may Allah keep enabling these families to continue in the service of the faith. Allah the Exalted mentions in the Holy Qur’an that the believers who come later should always pray for forgiveness for themselves and for the forgiveness of those who believed before them. It is their due, because faith reached you through them. You should make effort that Allah may maintain your faith and maintain it in such a way that you may always endeavour for the progress of the community through Waqf. No doubt there are many ways to serve the faith. On a communal level, the approach is to keep one’s faith strong. Allah the Exalted mentions in the Holy Qur’an that every person cannot devote themselves, only some can. The Waqf of people at large is that