The Essence of Waqf-e-Nau — Page 6
6 1 َكَّنِا َتْنَا ُعْيِمَّسلا ُمْيِلَعْلا۰۰ Thou art All-Hearing, All-Knowing. So, please do hear this humble prayer of mine as well. You know that this prayer is my heart’s desire. ” This is the wish of Ahmadi Muslim mothers and fathers of children before waqf and should be [the wish] when giving their child to Waqf-e-Nau. Thus, when the mother of a child that is about to be dedicated to Waqf-e-Nau prays in this manner a sense of responsibility should also remain which is necessary for the fulfillment of the pledge, and acceptance of this prayer and is incumbent upon mothers and fathers. A child is dedicated to Waqf-e-Nau according to the pleasure of both the mother and father. Allah, the Almighty, has not preserved this prayer in the Holy Quran merely to narrate a story of the past. Rather, Allah, the Almighty, loved this prayer so much and preserved it so that, in the future, moth- ers may also offer this prayer and prepare their children to offer extraordinary sacrifices for the sake of religion. While every believer pledges to give precedence to their faith over all worldly matters, one who is about to become waqf should be one who approaches the highest limits of such a stage. Therefore, when, from the beginning, mother and father instill this idea into their child’s mind that you are a waqf , and we have dedicated you solely for the service of faith, and this alone should be the purpose of your life, 1. Sūrah A l-e-‘Imr a n, 3:36 [Publisher]