The Essence of Waqf-e-Nau — Page 11
11 significantly increase their level of sacrifice. Do not think that due to our weak financial situation our brothers and sis- ters will think less of us, or our parents will not give us the attention that they are giving to others. It is paramount that parents should never entertain the idea of valuing a waqf i n’s life less than others. Rather, they should consider the station and status of W a qf i n-e-Zindag i to be very lofty, but W a qf i n- e-Zindag i should always consider themselves to be the lowest people in the world. W a qf i n-e-Nau should improve not only their level of sacrifice but also their standards of worship, loyalty, and dedication. In order to fulfill their pledge and the pledge of their parents, they should utilize all of their talents and abili- ties—they should strive for the sake of faith and its loftiness. Only then Allah, the Almighty, blesses [these efforts] and Allah does not leave anyone without reward. His Holiness the Promised Messiah as once noted, while addressing the topic of dutifully fulfilling one’s pledges, “This is why God Almighty has praised Prophet Abraham as, as it is said: 1 َو َمْيِهٰرْبِا ْيِذَّلا ىّٰۤفَو۰۰ ‘And of Abraham, who fulfilled the commandments. ’”2 Thus, fulfilling one’s pledge is no trivial matter and how lofty is the pledge of a Waqf-e-Zindag i regarding which we 1. Sūrah an-Najm, 53:38 [Publisher] 2. Malf uza t, vol. 6, p. 234, ed. 1985, England [Publisher]