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263 that would inspire friends to render grander and greater sacrifices. ” (Al Fazl 1 st April 1944) Extensive ' Tehrik' to Prepare Scholars for On 24 th March 1944, Huzur ra announced a dynamic ‘Tehrik’ for life devotion and said: “Physical work can even be managed by individuals because it is easy to have success in the physical arena. However, several people are required for spiritual work, because it is very difficult to win hearts. So, it is important that we have sufficient teachers who can be spread in the Community. It is imperative that every farmer, business man, professional, lawyer, barrister, doctor, engineer of our Community has good knowledge of the Holy Qur’an, Hadith and the books of the Promised Messiah as. However, this cannot be achieved until such time as we have an abundance of religious scholars. In Islam each person who serves the faith is considered noble and a leader. However, for people and nations who are held in social esteem, it would be a shame to fall into decline due to not participating in sacrifices, especially if people who are deemed to be of lower social standing were to advance ahead in sacrifices. So I make a ‘Tehrik’ that people with high social status should dedicate themselves and their children. The extent of the work dictates that each year two hundred, rather