The Devotion of Life — Page 343
343 ‘Waqf-e-Jadid ’ - The Last Blessed ‘ Tehrik’ of Hadrat Musleh Maud ra It was a deep desire of Hadrat Musleh Maud ra that Islam should spread in the entire world quickly, and in practice all members should become devotees in the service of faith, and thus become close to God. For this reason, Huzur ra repeatedly made calls for life devotion. The devotees who worked under ‘Tehrik-e-Jadid’ were usually sent out to foreign countries for the propagation of Islam. Realising the need for the expanded work of Tabligh and training within the country (Pakistan), Huzur ra initiated ‘Waqf-e-Jadid’. For this, the 9 th of July, 1957 will remain memorable in the history of Ahmadiyyat, because on that day in his passionate Sermon of ‘Eid-ul-Adhia’, Hadrat Musleh Maud ra announced the blessed Scheme of ‘Waqf-e- Jadid’. Following are a few extracts from Huzur’s ra historic Sermon: The Real Sacrifice by Hadrat Ishmael as was that of “Hadrat Ishmael’s as real sacrifice was not the one which is commonly narrated in that he was laid down to be sacrificed by Hadrat Ibrahim as but later, after receiving a revelation from God, changed his mind to sacrifice him, and he sacrificed a lamb instead under the Divine instruction; I have repeatedly said that the dream in fact was shown to Hadrat Ibrahim as to leave Hadrat Ishmael as in the valley of Mecca, because to settle in an arid land is also an extremely great sacrifice.