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! 38 was also poor, pledged ten rupees. So, such was the con dition of those who sacrificed. ” “ As for the blessings of Al lah, they were showered with Allah’s blessings in such a way that one feels ashamed to even refer to their sacrifices as sacrifices. Allah Ta’ala completely changed the conditions of their families. Allah changed the conditions of their progenies. God’s gr ace was bestowed upon them in such a way that it became impossible to recognize them that which family they used to belong to, which condition they used to live in, and what hardship they used to face. That laborer who I just mentioned who started his pled ge with 30 rupees, today his pledge is more than 5,000 rupees. And that child who started his financial sacrifice with 5 rupees, last year his donation was more than 5,000 rupees. Hence, God bestowed his grace on people of all ages; He showered his blessin gs on people of all segments of life. These people progressed in spirituality and did not remain behind from a worldly viewpoint either. Their progenies reaped the fruits of their sacrifices to such an extent that they reached the stage of fulfillment and yet these blessings are ever continuing. These blessings were not for one generation but they continued in the second, and third generations and these blessings are only moving forward [to next generations]. It is increasing in terms of time, as well as ex panding in its extensiveness. ” 21 In 1940, many dedicated members offered great sacrifices despite difficult situation. A few such incidents are mentioned here as an example to !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ! 21 Hadrat Mi rza Tahir Ahmad, Friday Sermon, November 5 th , 1982