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hazrat rta 64 a percentage was not £50,000, but rather £500,000? Huzoor rta replied that he had said what he had said and that he would not reduce it and would try to make the contribution as soon as possible. Since the amount was a lot and Huzoor rta did not wish to delay its contribution and as funds were urgently required for Baitul-Futuh, Huzoor rta had to sell a part of his property [to pay the promised amount]. 22 The Habit of Hard Work Hazrat Khalifatul Masih IV rta stated: Someone may think regarding me that I have not undertaken any task which requires hard work or effort; merely obtaining everything through my inheritance. Therefore, I am describing the condition of my hard work. I myself have been attending to the crops. I used to work so hard that many from among you cannot undertake such effort. I have been carrying sacks weighing two and a half mounds * so that labourers come to know that this task is not something which I myself am unable * One mound is equal to 37. 3242 kilograms. [Publisher]