Ahmadiyyat - The Renaissance of Islam — Page 272
272 AHMADIYY AT His medical advisers had some difficulty in determining the cause of the haemorrhage but advised him that he must not even think of returning to the tropics, and. that he would have to undergo a lengthy course of treatment and observe a long period of convalescence. He was thus compelled to resign the Governorship and stayed on in England. Within a few weeks he was restored to the enjoyment of his normal robust health, but it was too late now for his resumption of the Governor- ship. Later he was able to serve for a term as Commissioner for Refugees under the League of Nations. But out of evil came a great deal of good. In his three Friday addresses on 23 and 30 November and 7 December 1934, the Khalifatul Masih set forth a scheme before the Community with regard to which he had already alerted it, which made nineteen demands from the members of the Movement. Initially the operation of the scheme was limited to three years, but before the expiry of the period it was made permanent. He named the scheme Tahrik Jadeed (New Scheme). To finance the scheme he appealed to the Com- munity to provide Rs 27,500 for the expenses of the first year. The Community made a splendid ~esponse to his appeal and in addition to all other contributions provided Rs 107,000 for Tahrik Jadeed which was nearly four times the amount for which he had appealed. . His nineteen demands, which were subsequently raised to twenty-four, were aimed mainly at rousing the spirit of sacrifice in the Community, stimulating their moral and spiritual qualities and broadening the base of the Movement by carrying its message far and wide. For instance, he urged the adoption of a simple, and in some respects even an austere, mode of life in the matter of food, dress, housing, furnishings, etc. He forbade attendance at cinemas, theatres, circuses and places of amusement generally. He urged the cultivation of the habit of manual labour. He made an appeal for a certain number of dedicated workers. He urged the unemployed to occupy themselves in some kind of work or