The Devotion of Life — Page 224
224 Following Qadian, the external Jama’ats too made sincere endeavours to vie in this sacrifice. As a result, within a few days the value of the dedicated property reached ten million Rupees. Such was the passion in those days that Ahmadis who did not have property participated most fervently in this monetary 'Jihad' by dedicating their monthly or annual salary. (Tareekh-e-Ahmadiyyat vol. 9 p. 559) 'Tehrik' to Dedicate Offspring Huzur ra said that the sacrifice of Hadrat Ibrahim as teaches us that by sacrificing one’s offspring, one’s progeny is increased and if one wishes for one’s progeny to increase and spread and that he and his progeny should be honoured, then the means for that is that he should sacrifice his offspring for the faith. This is a formula that our friends should avail of. If they wish for their future generations to be renowned in the world and for their names to be held in respect for thousands of years to come then they should follow the model of Ibrahim as. It should be borne in mind that the blessings that Hadrat Ibrahim as received were not because he had an exceptional relationship with Allah the Exalted and he was favoured. Each person who follows in his footsteps and sacrifices his self and his offspring in the way of Allah the Exalted can obtain a measure of the blessings that Allah the Exalted granted Hadrat Ibrahim as. Each Family Should Dedicate One Child The minimum indication of faith should be that each family should dedicate one son. Although one who does not carry this out will not verbally say so but in practical