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351 Relating the objectives of ‘Waqf-e-Jadid’ , Hadrat Khalifatul Masih IV rh says: “This ‘Tehrik’ was initiated basically for two purposes. The first was to offer proper moral training in the villages. In Pakistan, it was not possible to have Missionaries at each place, therefore, the signs of moral weakness started to appear, especially among the new generation. Not only the new generation, but after the partition of India the youth were badly influenced in many ways by the social environment. In some instances, they were completely unaware of even the very fundamentals of religion. Therefore, Hadrat Fazle Umar, Khalifatul Masih II ra , felt very strongly that unless there was such a ‘Tehrik’ which was purely devoted to the training of the villagers, we could not remain confident about the future of Ahmadiyyat in the villages. Thus, when Huzurr a started this Scheme, he included me among the very first members of ‘Waqf-e- Jadid’. The initial instructions that he gave me were about the directives for the training of villagers. The second was to do ‘ Da’wat Illallah’ work especially among the Hindus. ” (Al Fazl, Friday Sermon, December 27, 1985) Note: This blessed ‘Tehrik’ has the honour that Hadrat Musleh Maud ra appointed Sahibzada Mirza Tahir Ahmad Sahib (later Hadrat Khalifatul Masih IV) rh as the first member of this ‘Tehrik’ and afterwards he also appointed him the ‘Nazim Waqf-e-Jadid’.