The Devotion of Life — Page 128
128 On his application, Huzur as wrote: ‘You will be remembered when the time comes. ’ I feel that there were more applications from young students besides the above and they also offered their lives for the ‘waqf’, but they were not entered in the Register and they are not in my records. ” (Zikr-e-Habib; pp. 147-148) The Promised Messiah as expressed his great pleasure on receiving these applications and, on 25 and 29 September 1907, offered much precious advice in this regard that will always remain as a guide post for ‘Waqfeeni Zindagi’. Huzur’s plan was to select twelve Missionaries initially who should be appointed in nearby districts. They would spend a couple of months outside and then come back to the Centre for ten to fifteen days. They would also carry some literature that they could distribute at their own discretion. Conditions for ‘Waqfe Zindagi’ After the announcement of the scheme of ‘Waqfe Zindagi’ by the Promised Messiah as he asked Mir Hamid Shah Sahib ra to write the conditions of Waqf and gave his approval after a few corrections. In those conditions, one condition was: ‘I will ask for no remuneration even if I have to subsist on tree-leaves. I will sustain myself and will continue to preach. ’