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− will be a practical way of thanking God almighty. " At another occasion, Hadrat Khalifatul Masih IV announced: aba ± ± − − ± "I would like to spend 10 million Rupees, before the Jubilee, towards building and distribution of houses to the poor. " This scheme by the grace of God was very successful. A Buyutul − Hamd colony, consisting of 100 houses (90 houses have been constructed ± and 10 houses are under construction), has been established in Rabwah. Ninety families are living in the colony. The colony has its own primary school and dispensary. Each house was built at the cost of more than 500,000 Rupees. At the same time, millions of Rupees have been distributed among the deserving poor people. Furthermore, 300 families have been given financial assistance. A huge Hostel called, " Darul Ikram" − − has been established to provide accommodation to the orphans. (Jama'at Ahmadiyya ka Ta‘araf, Urdu, 1996, p 302) − ± − − WAQF-I-‘ARDI SCHEME − − means temporary donation of one's time for a short Waqfi ‘Ardi − ± − period of time. Hadrat Khalifatul Masih III instituted this scheme early in rh ± ± − − ± his , under which Ahmadi Muslims would spend at least two Khilafat − ± − weeks of their time at a designated place in the country and teach the local community the Holy Qur’an and explain to them the religion of Islam. − − WAQF-I-NAU SCHEME In his Friday sermon delivered on April 3, 1987 at the Fadl ± Mosque, London, under Divine guidance Hadrat Khalifatul Masih IV aba ± ± − − ± announced the blessed scheme of. At this occasion, while Waqf-i-Nau stating the aims and objectives of the scheme, he stated the following: " While we are making efforts to get an increased number of 382