The Devotion of Life — Page 228
228 draw the attention of young men of my Community to have courage and come forward and demonstrate the enthusiasm that they express by saying that they are ready to sacrifice their lives to preserve the honour of Ahmadiyyat. ” (Al Fazl 8 th December 1938) Hundreds of ‘Abdul Lateefs’ Are Needed! Huzur ra stated, “My objective of 'Tehrik-e-Jadid' is not merely to promote simple living among the Community. Rather, my objective is to make them stand next to the furnace of sacrifices so that when, before their eyes some people jump into this fire, the spirit of gallantry is ignited in their hearts also and inspired by this passion they too jump in the fire and sacrifice their lives for Islam and Ahmadiyyat. If we had allowed the people of our Community to relax in gardens, they would not have agreed to work in the heat and would have retreated and given up like cowards. However, now all the people of the Community have been made to stand next to the furnace of sacrifices so that whenever they are required to make sacrifices, they would jump in the fire, sacrificing their lives. So when the time for sacrifice shall arrive, then it will not be a question of when can so and so missionary return. At that time the question of return will be absolutely in vain.