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! 70 500,000 and paid it off in cash. After a few days, by the time I returned back to Hyderabad, he called me and said, “You came to my house as a representative of Khalifatul Masih. I pledged Rs. 500, 000 because, observing my situation, you felt that I needed to pledge that much, but I feel that the pledge of initiation deserves that I give even more. I should give from what I have and right there and then he pledged one million rupees. When he reached home, his wife said that she wants to present her jewelry in Tehrik - e - Jadid. A phone call was received from him saying that my wife is adamant that I should give the jewelry to the central representative right now. She doesn’t want to keep it overnight. I t was explained to his wife over phone that it is not appropriate to travel at night in Sindh and the jewelry can be given in the morning. But she was adamant that they must be presented right now. So the husband had to travel at night. But once the intent ion is made it is as if the sacrifice has reached God. One should not become so emotional [and should] look at circumstances. If the condition there is dangerous then they shouldn’t have traveled at night. Due to Allah’s blessings nothing happened to him b ut one should still be careful and shouldn’t put one’s self in trial. Secretary Tehrik - e - Jadid of Germany writes that he urged the members to donate in the scheme of Tehrik - e - Jadid and after listening to its blessings a lady presented 1,000 E uro s which she had kept for buying jewelry. Many women of Jama’at Germany presented their jewelry in Tehrik - e - Jadid. One sister had put some money in a committee and she donated the entire amount. He says [Secretary Tehrik - e - Jadid] that I went to a place and someone pas sed me a piece of paper that said 20,000 E uro s for Tehrik - e - Jadid. It