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− spiritual children through preaching before entering into the next Century, we should also devote in the way of Allah, our children who will be born − during the next two years. . . . I am presenting this scheme so that a great army of devoted children may be entering the next Century free of the worldly desires but as slaves of the Holy Prophet Muhammad Mustafa. sa ± ± ± So that we are presenting young children as a present to God Almighty. There is a great need of such a devotion, because, during the next 100 years Islam and Ahmadiyyat will spread so much everywhere in the world − ± that we need thousands of trained servants for that. We need such devotees who for the sake of God Almighty will become slaves of Muhammad ± Rasulullah. We need devotees in large numbers from all sections of the sa − − life and from all countries. . . . As I have mentioned there is great need for a large number of devotees in the next Century of Ahmadiyyat. From all ± walks of life, the devotees should come so that we could present them to God Almighty with the intention that these are the devotees from whose abilities the people of the next Century have to benefit. So this is a present which we have to give to the people of the next Century. Thus, whosoever has the ability to do so, should get ready to present this gift. . . . God Almighty has directed me to present to you this scheme that you should promise that whosoever gets a child during the next two years he will present it to the for the sake of Allah. . . . If people, while praying, Jama'at − − will devote their children, which will be born during the next two years, then a beautiful and well trained (Devotees) will get ready to Waqfin − − sacrifice their lives for the sake of God in a short period of time. May God Almighty Divinely help us to do so. " (Khutbah Jumu'ah, April 3, 1987) ± Initially, this scheme was for children born during two years after the announcement. However, at the request of a large number of Ahmadis, ± − this period was extended to another two years. has stated in one of Hudur ± ± − his speeches at the Annual Convention at London, UK in 2000: "He had desired of getting 15,000 devotees in this Scheme. However, to date there are 20,515 children. There are Waqfin-i-Nau − 14,259 boys and 6,256 girls. The children are devoted towards Waqf-i-Nau Scheme before their birth and it is not known to the parents whether the 383