With Love to the Muslims of the World — Page 47
47 The end of the 1 st Century of Ahmadiyyat did see without any doubt the fulfilment of that promise. P ROGRESS IS B ASED ON S ACRIFICE The spectacle of an organization as wide and as demand- ing as mentioned above may prompt people to ask where do the finances come from to support and maintain the work of this dynamic and progressive Jam a‘ at? The brief answer to this question will be found in the following verse of the Holy Qur’an: ‘Surely, Allah has purchased of the believers their persons and their property in return for the Garden they shall have. ’ (9 : 111) All true religious movements not only require extreme financial sacrifices but also require personal sacrifice by way of dedication of one’s life for the sake of the noble ideals of religion. As such the worldwide Ahmadiyya Muslim Jam a‘ at is run entirely on the voluntary contribu- tions of its members. But that is not all. Thousands of devout Ahmad i s, men and women, young and old all offer and dedicate their lives unconditionally for the service of Islam. They make no demands whatsoever about pay or remu- neration. Whatever the Jam a‘ at deems fit they accept willingly and thankfully perform their duties and consider it a blessing of God to be able to do so. They constitute the central core of the Ahmadiyya workers who work in various capacities in the Centre and various countries of