The Devotion of Life — Page 142
142 Period of the First Khilafat and Waqfe Zindagi Although the scheme of ‘Waqfe Zindagi’ was commenced formally during the Second Khilafat, some Missionaries inland and in foreign lands were appointed during the First Khilafat. A brief history of those appointments is described below. Appointment of Missionaries With the permission of Hadrat Khalifatul Masih I ra the Anjuman (Secretariat) first appointed Sheikh Ghulam Ahmad Sahib ra (a new Muslim) as a Missionary and later on, Maulvi Mohammad Ali Sialkoti Sahib ra , Hafiz Ghulam Rasool Wazirabadi Sahib ra and Maulvi Ghulam Rasool Rajeki Sahib ra were also appointed. After these notables, some others, like Allah Din Philosopher ra , were also nominated. It would be interesting to give some details regarding these early Missionaries. Hadrat Sheikh Yaqoob Ali Turrab ra sent an application to Sadr Anjuman Ahmadiyya for appointment as a Missionary. Sadr Anjuman , in its meeting held on 30 May 1908, decided that since this appointment was the preserve of Hadrat Khalifatul Masih, Sheikh Sahib should be requested to submit a written application to the Imam. Hadrat Khalifatul Masih I ra , after accepting the request,