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Fazle Umar 346 respond accordingly after understanding their responsibilities. i. e. the greater the responsibilities the harder they should work. (Al-Fazl, 16 May 1961). In October 1949, Hadhrat Musleh Mau’ood [ra] took over the responsibili- ties of the head of the Khuddamul Ahmadiyya organisation. Commenting upon this change he stated: “I have taken this step to lure the youngsters more and more towards our faith. As far as organisation and security of the headquarters is concerned Khuddamul Ahmadiyya has done a good job. But the reason for its formation — to create genuine religious devotion in the hearts of the youth — has not been fulfilled. The truth is that the sole interest of godly Communities is spirituality. If there is any deficiency in this then the true purpose is completely lost. For this reason I have taken over the leadership myself so that I can supervise them directly. ” (Al-Fazl, 10 Jan. 1950). Regarding Education he advised the youth: “I advise our youth that they should not seek education for the purpose of gaining employment. Employment is not the means by which the nation is nourished rather the employees live off the wealth of the State. If you become tradesmen, work in industry or become inventors then you provide for the State. And it is true that the hand that gives is better than the hand that receives. No doubt the service industry is important but we should not all turn our attention towards it. As far as possible we ought to try and take up a trade or a profession so that the country can develop and progress. ” (Al-Fazl, 14 Dec. 1952). T H E A T FA L S E C T IO n In July 1940, Hadhrat Musleh Mau’ood [ra] instructed the Khuddamul Ahmadi- yya organisation to create the “Atfalul Ahmadiyya” which should consist of boys