Khilafat Centenary Souvenir 1908-2008 — Page 176
Khilafat Centenary the runner up in theTahrik-ejadid fund collection worldwide for th e last few years. The race to grab th e top position is still at fever pitch. The graph below provides a bird 's eye view, so to speak, of this progress. In the Waqf - ejadid Scheme , the US Jama ' at has done even better, with Allah 's grace. After attaining first position in the world in 1992, with a collection of $87,143, the USJama'at has kept a leading position in this scheme ever since with the exception of years 2002 and 2006. From a collection 15 Y ea r Financial Sacrifices of Ah mad iyya Musli m Commun ity USA in Te hrik e Jadid 10 , 000 , 000 ~------ ------------- -------~ 1, 140. 268 1, 232. 000 1. 287,000 1,000,000 793 , 129 S81. 360 603 , 1173 552 , 474 5'8. 291 ~9. 022 U5 , 036. _. 9,309 249 , 182 203 , 768 196 , 797 170 , 102 100,000 10 ,000 ,_. -- ~'--- - - - - - - '--- - - 91-92 92-93 93-94 94-95 95-96 96-97 97-98 98 - 99 99-00 00-01 01-02 02-03 03-04 04-05 05-06 Tehrike Jadld Year 15 Year Financial Sacrifi ces of Ahmad iy ya Mu sli m C ommunity USA in Waqfe Jad id 10 , 000 , 000 -. ---- ------------------------ ~· 1,000,000 819,255 871 ,1 70 1, 014 , $46 932 , 634 1, 02. 5 , 692 566 , 672 570 , 406 238. 960 159 , 793 126. 750 100, 000 87 , 143 10,000 '-- - - - - - - ----. . . . . . 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Waqfe Ja d id Year of $28,300 in 1990 our collections increased to more than a million dollars ($1,025,692) in 2006. In percentage terms this is an increase of 3,524% in 15 years. The number of participants in Waqf-e-Jadid in 1991 was 1,519; whereas, this number has now increased to 6,530, an increase of 330%. The graph on the bottom left depicts progress made in Waqf-ej adid collections. Thus Jama' at-e-Ahmadiyya, USA has come a long way in financial sacrifices under the blessed umbrella of Khilafat- e- Ahmadi yy a. Since its establishment in this country during the second Khilafat, the Jama ' at has been increasing in size and momentum during successive Khilafats with the grace of Allah. New converts, mainl y from among the African American community, and immigrants have contributed to membership of the Jama' at. An extraordinary leap forward in financial sacrifices was witnessed in the last 20 years, under the blessed guidance of Hadhrat Khalifatul Masih IVr ta. The financial system of the US Jama ' at is on a sound footing through the sheer grace and mercy of Almighty Allah. We humbly pray that this progress continues to grow and glow with the passage of time. Ameen.