The Devotion of Life — Page 276
276 amount of days that I cannot lead the prayer. This way we shall pray for forty continuous days that Allah the Exalted enable us that we may devote our worthless beings for His cause. It is Allah Who looks after the Community, it is Allah Who wins over hearts; however, when man offers his sacrifice then Allah takes care of the rest Himself. ” (History of Ahmadiyyat Vol 9. Pages 627-629) Each One Should be an Ishmael as Huzur ra stated, “So it is essential that each person of the Community offers his sacrifice in the manner that Hadrat Ibrahim as offered Hadrat Ishmael as and as a result of which a being like the Holy Prophet (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) was born. Even today, if each one of us becomes an Ishmael, then soon the impossible can be achieved. Today, there is so much negligence in this world, so much lack of belief in God, so much materialism, there is so much heedlessness with regards to religion that no one can even think for a minute that a tremendous change can come about in the world. Therefore, come! Let us submit ourselves on the threshold of Allah the Exalted and sacrifice our souls so that the kingdom of the Holy Prophet (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) is once again established in this world. ”