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313 The Opinion of Hadrat Musleh Maud ra regarding Suggestions about Following his European tour in 1955, Hadrat Musleh Maud ra emphasised the ‘Tehrik’ of life devotion in several sermons. On 10 th February 1956, he went so far as to say: “If the law of conscription is legal for worldly governments, then why can we not compel our young men for Waqf ?” (Al Fazl 26 th February 1956) In response to this Sermon a few suggestions were received from Ahmadis. Huzur ra mentioned these suggestions in his Sermon of 9 th March 1956 and instructed that parents, in particular mothers, should morally train their children from a very young age. A sense of esteem for the devotees should be inculcated in this Jama’at. The devotees, apart from developing organisational abilities, should also learn some useful skill. The Keen Interest of Hadrat Musleh Maud ra in the Training of the Life Devotees Just as Hadrat Musleh Maud ra was raising life devotees, he was also nurturing them. In the previous pages we have said that sometimes he would personally take classes. In addition, he had numerous erudite articles on every subject published for their academic fulfilment and also delivered many sermons. Furthermore, on several occasions he would give valuable advice to the devotees on an