The Devotion of Life

by Dr. Iftikhar Ahmad Ayaz

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The Devotion of Life — Page 265

265 Need for Graduate Religious Scholars “I estimate that at the moment we need two hundred religious scholars in order to carry out the tasks of the Community in an organised manner. However, currently the number of devotees ranges from thirty to thirty-five. In addition, graduates and people with Masters degrees are needed as professors etcetera for the College. Similarly, future successors for ' Nazars' (Directors) could be prepared from these devotees. I propose that young devotees should be given tasks and trained in such a manner that they may also succeed the current ' Nazars' in future; so young Master degree holders are also needed. ” Need for Physicians Huzur ra also mentioned the need for doctors, “Young men who have passed their Matriculation in sciences or hope to do so this year should also dedicate their lives. Likewise, graduates etcetera, who are suitable for medical studies, should be given medical education and sent for Tabligh to low caste people where the light of Islam has not yet reached. Hindus still consider these people lowly and have an extreme segregation attitude towards them. These poor people are declared slaves. So when they are served sympathetically and the Islamic teaching is presented to them in a fine manner the success rate can be much greater than that of the Christians. So this way is still open and young men who are studying religious education can