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204 The endeavours of such people will not go in vain; they may have to walk bare-foot or sleep in the jungle. God shall not dissipate their sincere endeavours; by walking barefoot in the jungles their feet will acquire a hardness, this will avail them on the Day of Judgment at the time of crossing the bridge to Paradise; after death they shall attain a station of comfort and pleasure. This will be the station whose inhabitants will neither be hungry nor thirsty. This hunger and thirst of a few days is nothing compared to those rewards. ” (Tareekh-e-Ahmadiyyat vol. 5 p. 334) An invitation to the Muslims of India to work together Not only did Huzur ra encourage the Community in this arena, he also invited the Muslims of India to work in unison. He said, “Unless and until a long and regular battle is fought (of endeavour and Tabligh rather than of force) it is useless to expect success in these areas. Money will have to be spent in abundance on this task. Despite their former attempts (and subsequent head start), Hindus are demanding a million Rupees; the Muslims have to initiate from scratch and for them two million Rupees is needed. ” With this declaration, Huzur ra also announced that if others came up with the remainder he would donate fifty thousand Rupees, which is one-fortieth of the entire sum. He said,