Odyssey of Sacrifice — Page 9
! 11 Author’s Note ! I was inspired to write this humble publication through my work serving the Department of Tehrik - e - Jadid USA. Hadhrat Khali fatul Masih II (ra) and subsequent Khulafa have shared numerous inspirational anecdotes about Tehrik - e - Jadid that provide profound insights as to the virtue of financial sacrifices. One of the daunting tasks of any multi - language write - up is to convey the essence of the manuscript in both languages – indeed, there is an old adage that “translation is never complete. ” I express immense gratitude to a group of talented youth from Majlis Khuddamul Ahmadiyya USA who painstakingly translated and edited the manuscript. In particular, Sadr Khuddamul Ahmadiyya USA, Dr. Bilal Rana, inspired me to prepare this manuscript for the particular benefit of a young generation of Ahmadi Muslims. Under Dr. Rana’s supervision, Zarik Khan, Maulana Talha Ali, Attaul Qudus Malik, Amjad Mahmood Khan, Maulana Salman Sheikh and Ahmad Bajwa diligently worked on this project. Additional thanks to Salman Sajid for his cover design and Laeek Mirza for managing the printing and publishing of this work. I am also especially gratef ul to Dr. Ahsanullah Zafar, Ameer Jama’at USA, and Maulana Naseem Mahdi, Missionary In - Charge USA, for fully encouraging this effort.