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30 accomplished. If I were to do so, I would be a Mushrik. I am not worried that if we lose some Ahmad i s how shall we find others in their place. If one were to leave us, God can and shall grant us hundreds of thousands in his place. What I am worried about is why at all should even a single A h amd i go astray? Why should our brother get lost after treading the righteous path? What I am worried about is the thought of their own persons, and it is not the Jam a ‘at that I am worried about. There is God who will take care of the Jam a ‘at as He has always done. He has always fulfilled the needs of the Jam a ‘at , and so he shall do in the future. Hence, if we move forward without creating an order in the Jam a ‘at and without bringing all the members up to the minimum standard, then the few, who are the first and foremost, will continue to bear the burden of sacrifices. And people will not even realize that these are the sacrifices of a few people and not of the whole Jam a ‘at. We also pray for our brothers, may Allah grant them understanding and the power and ability to offer sacrifices. " 52 IT IS ESSENTIAL TO REMIND PEOPLE "The reason why the Holy Qur’an has repeatedly instructed us to make financial sacrifices, is that these sacrifices purify people and cleanse their hearts. As a result of it, a believer attains greater Taqw a , the society is reformed and rejuvenated and gets rid of many evils. I can’t do without reminding the Jam a ‘at of this, because the true philosophy and spirit of sacrifice is that you are like beggars in the path of Allah, if you do not make sacrifices, you will be the losers……. . And the Holy Qur’an teaches us that those who make sacrifices in the way of Allah, their possessions are greatly 52 Friday Sermon, September 10, 1982.