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~55~ How can Waqfeen-e-Nau and Waqifat-e- Nau Attain Special Status? Become Special through establishing high standards On various occasions, Huzoor-e-Anwar (aba) has drawn the attention of parents of the Waqfeen-e-nau and Waqifat-e-nau towards the important obligation of training their children due to the honor that has been bestowed on them of offering their children in the way of Allah the Exalted. Parents of Waqfeen- e-nau should always remember that Jama’at has entrusted these children to them. Our objective should be to train them from a young age so they can become useful members of the Jama’at and the society. In this regard, Huzoor-e-Anwar has given valuable advice in his sermons, addresses and special classes with Waqfeen-e-nau. In a Friday sermon he said: “In another instance, His Holiness the Promised Messiah(as) has referred to Prophet Abraham (as) to further expound on faithfulness, having done so in the following manner by saying, “The path to earning nearness to God Almighty demands the display of steadfastness. ” Stick to truthfulness, and ensure your faithfulness is sincere, “The nearness [to God] Prophet Abraham (as) acquired was due to this. Accordingly, Allah says: o و َ اِبۡرٰہِیۡم َ الَّذِی ۡ وَفّٰۤی ‘And of Abraham who fulfilled the commandments?’ [Holy Quran 53:38]. That, ‘He was that Abraham who displayed faithfulness. ’ Demonstrating faithfulness, steadfastness, and sincerity to God demands a kind of death. Unless a person is prepared to extinguish his attachment to the world and all its pleasures and attractions and endure every humiliation and hardship for God, this quality cannot be developed. Idolatry is not merely that a