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Fazle Umar 341 He also stated: “This is God’s work and shall be completed successfully. Because this scheme was God’s idea, I shall carry out this obligation even if I have to sell my homes and sell my clothes. God Almighty…shall send down angels from heaven for my support. ” A scheme that started with such conviction, confidence, faith and trust in God and which grew step by step bearing sweet fruits is mentioned in the faith inspiring words of Hadhrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad [rh] (Khalifatul Masih IV). He was connected to this scheme in the capacity of Nazim (Manager) Waqfe Jadeed for many years. He states: “The reason for creating the Waqfe Jadeed scheme was because of poor train- ing and moral decline which for many reasons had grown to dangerous levels especially after the India-Pakistan partition. Hadhrat Musleh Mau’ood [ra] because of his God given wisdom and intellect sensed this danger with great intensity. This could have taken a formidable form if not checked in the nick of time and become out of control. And before we could spread Islam in foreign lands and in other faith communities, there was this danger that God forbid; we ourselves would be in need of guidance anew. In this state, those very people who we would call to Islam would neglect our message and say to us with great contempt, ‘Physician heal thyself!’. ” The other reason for this scheme was much older than this immediate and urgent need. It was connected with a wish of the Promised Messiah [as]. The following words of the Promised Messiah [as] make it quite clear that he wished to start a scheme like the Waqfe Jadeed within India. He states: “It is the wish of this humble servant that for the spread of Islam, an excellent programme should be set up such that within the country of India, everywhere our representative preachers and speakers are calling God’s creation to the truth