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206 yourself and try to somehow make your father agree. ’ Thereafter, I asked Maulawi Abul Ata again and he eventually brought them to an agreement. You see , waqf - e - zindagi is a kind of j ihad and women are not directly obligated to do j ihad. Young w aq i f - e - z indagi men have to go to foreign countries and girls cannot go abroad alone. They are therefore not directed to do this kind of sacrifice. However, w hen girls exhibit this kind of enthusiasm to serve the faith, God Almighty creates the circumstances to fulfill their wish e s …” ( Al - F azl, 25 March 1956; p p. 5 - 6) The Scheme for Raising Chanda for the Holland Mosque Address at Jalsa Salana Delivered by Hazrat Mirza Bashir - ud - D in Mahmud Ahmad, Khalifat - ul - Masih II ra 1956 “ This year, by the grace of God Almighty , a magnificent m osque has been built in Holland solely with the help of Lajna ’s contribution. H owever , the expense has far exceeded the original estimate. So far , the expenditure has exceeded the ladies ’ contribution by ninety - one thousand rupees. Ladies need to collect this amount promptly. ” ( Al - F azl, 3 January 1957; page 1) “ Ladies took the sole responsibility for collecting the chanda for the Holland M osque. Instead of the hundred thousand rupees which I had estimated for the project, a hundred and seventy - four thousand rupees have been spent. They ha ve collected the amount of seventy - eight thousand rupees. This means that the additional amount of ninety - six thousand rupees is still required. Thus , I encourage the ladies to collect ninety - six thousand rupees quickly so that the Holland M osque can be theirs. We have received the m ap of the Holland M osque. It is also installed with electricity so that the m osque is quite beautifully visible.